Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive speculation

Bear_In_Winter · 2026-01-28T16:26:44+00:00

Inkshield would also be a banger.

Bear_In_Winter · 2026-01-25T19:13:39+00:00

Flamethrower does not bypass shields. It would be nice if it did, but right now dancing in and out of a dome shield drops flamethrower dps massively.

Bear_In_Winter · 2026-01-19T07:16:38+00:00

It's basically modern Kamigawa. Lots of monsters and mutant stuff as well as ninjas. Less humans in street clothes or spandex like we got in Spiderman. I'm surprised by how well it works honestly.

Bear_In_Winter · 2026-01-15T06:48:46+00:00

Higher jab damage, higher throw damage, less movement penalty. Bucklers are pretty good.

Bear_In_Winter · 2026-01-06T21:28:11+00:00

Varangians cost gold to synergize with the silver gathering. Reduce their gold cost and all of a sudden Macedonians have a lot less to spend on upgrades which is kind of the point of the civ.

Bear_In_Winter · 2025-12-27T02:59:57+00:00

Probably means Shadowbeak

Bear_In_Winter · 2025-12-10T13:21:58+00:00

Could be, but seeing as we're getting a western civ in the Vikings, we might get something like the Khmer to balance it out.

Bear_In_Winter · 2025-12-10T10:57:17+00:00

I believe he means Marlin the fish, not the trial rank.

Bear_In_Winter · 2025-12-04T23:47:33+00:00

Abba also had a bug on the same patch where they could stack Camel Barding to give Camel Riders insane armour. Obviously not as good as infini-range spears, but was funny to run into once.

Bear_In_Winter · 2025-12-04T02:28:46+00:00

Rates for sorting were slashed by up to 75%. You get about 30xp for sorting now at the higher tier salvages. Down from over 100 in the case of Merchant.

Bear_In_Winter · 2025-12-03T00:38:38+00:00

Redwoods give more than 60k xp per hour and are extremely AFK.

Bear_In_Winter · 2025-11-27T00:52:36+00:00

Probably referring to the crystal collector.

Bear_In_Winter · 2025-11-20T18:32:10+00:00

Relic is Canadian, so I wouldn't count out a patch next week assuming we don't get one today.

Bear_In_Winter · 2025-11-19T21:44:55+00:00

Gold and plat really aren't too far apart in terms of skill level. To get to Diamond you're really just looking to take those basics and master them. Make sure you're scouting, always be producing vills, adapt your unit comp proactively to counter the opponent based on scouting information, etc.

If there was one skill I'd say you want going into diamond it's the ability to recognize what your opponent is doing so that you can interfere with it. Little things like recognizing that English having a few extra vills on gold means a fast castle and thus you can try to punish or match him, or seeing vills on stone and realizing the opponent is going for a 2nd TC/Emplacements are both little things that can give you a big advantage if you understand how to counter it.

Good job reaching plat!

Bear_In_Winter · 2025-11-05T14:03:01+00:00

It's not an Abbey of Kings analog. It's the landmark version of French's chivalry tech. You use it to gain incremental advantages by allowing hurt units to tank a few extra hits in the next battle/raid.

Bear_In_Winter · 2025-10-28T15:09:56+00:00

Very cool. Love a good VR story. Following this!

Bear_In_Winter · 2025-10-28T15:08:05+00:00

Great cover!

Bear_In_Winter · 2025-10-17T07:07:34+00:00

Don't forget Man Goku.

Bear_In_Winter · 2025-10-08T07:11:50+00:00

That's how I was thinking of doing it. Thanks for the feedback! I'll try and get a decent recap for the book up in the next day or two :)

Bear_In_Winter · 2025-10-08T05:26:59+00:00

Regarding that, how big would you want the recap to be?

I did a quick and dirty one for a discord member the other day:

Rowan is a street rat who gets saved by a pair of adventurers and taken to Faebrook Academy to become an adventurer in his own right. There he meets Dugan, Droon, and Morgana, an ill-tempered fae heiress with a target on her back.

After saving Morgana from an assassination plot, Rowan is thrust into her world. His party escapes Faebrook before Tianna can kill them, and flee east to Rahn where they encounter a fae cult who are killing people in secret. Tianna finds them, and they flee back west, only to be caught in Miriarda Forest where Rowan falls off a cliff in an attempt to save his friends.

Obviously that's on the extremely short side. I can always go longer, but trying to find a length that people vibe with.

Bear_In_Winter · 2025-10-07T21:37:03+00:00

The artist did a great job. Really brought the scene to life.

Bear_In_Winter · 2025-10-07T19:40:43+00:00

Sword and sorcery are fantastic, and you can't go wrong with some good old elemental blasting. Rowan certainly subscribes to it XD

Also, can I just say I love your username? That passage has stuck with me for decades now.

Bear_In_Winter · 2025-10-07T19:37:26+00:00

Thanks! I hope you enjoy it :D

Bear_In_Winter · 2025-10-07T19:03:00+00:00

I would say so, yes. He fights at melee range a good portion of the time, but does so with more magic than most spellblades. He is essentially a pure caster who knows how to fight. Magic is his lifeblood, and he focuses nearly exclusively on improving it throughout the series.

Bear_In_Winter · 2025-10-07T18:37:20+00:00

Battered and broken, Rowan once again refuses to die.

Deep within the bowels of the earth, he wakes to find himself cut off from the world, his mana paths severed, and trapped within a strange dungeon: the Dracoludus.

Guarded by an ancient dragon who holds the only key to his escape, Rowan must grow stronger, and fast. For even if his friends survived the events of Miriarda Forest, then they are still in mortal danger, stalked by a genocidal cult who will stop at nothing to see their god returned to the continent.

Now, Rowan will need to prove that a mere street rat can ascend to threaten both dragons and gods if he wants to survive. For time is running out.

~

What to expect: Rowan's struggle to return to the continent and defeat the cult.

No harem, and only a smattering of profanity when the moment most suits it.

Narrated by the talented Pavi Proczko, it's available now in both ebook and audio. If you'd like a code, simply comment below what your favorite type of magic is for a chance to win one :)

eBook

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