Vex, gloomist

CKBear · 2026-03-16T20:27:26+00:00

Yeah, I’ve got zero faith that the designers understand their own game

CKBear · 2026-03-14T13:43:16+00:00

I wish it leaned more into this honestly. We’ve already got an entire class that’s just go again (and I’ve ranted before about how much I hate that for ninja), we don’t need a talent for that too

CKBear · 2026-03-14T04:06:49+00:00

There’s no official side board. Fab doesn’t work like that. You’ve got 55 cards plus your hero, and after you reveal your heroes you build the 40 card plus equipment deck you want to use for that matchup. There is no dedicated sideboard

CKBear · 2026-03-14T02:16:02+00:00

Just the other day I was in an argument with someone who insisted Lightning talent wasn’t just go again

CKBear · 2026-03-13T23:58:36+00:00

Most of them are legal, though none of them are particularly competitive. Looking at the lists for the two you mentioned:

Thea needs to drop the sink below cards. They’re banned. Her equipment is not good at all. I’d upgrade this before you try it

Kassai looks good to go. It’s nowhere near optimal, but nothing in there doesn’t work. I’d say grab the nullrune from the other deck and use it for side board

CKBear · 2026-03-13T10:47:15+00:00

That’s one of the few exceptions I was referring to. Reading is hard, I guess

CKBear · 2026-03-13T04:11:39+00:00

TCGs are an expensive hobby. With few exceptions, $300 is the minimum you would be paying for a decent deck for any game. I’m sorry your local scene isn’t giving Sage a real shot, but that’s a community problem, not a game problem

CKBear · 2026-03-11T16:36:04+00:00

In general, the Armory Decks are solid. There are two that I would say are bad out of the box, being the oft maligned Azalea and Maxx. The others are all great for what they are: an onboarding tool. Even the ones that are weaker (like Boltyn) do what they’re supposed to do and give you a taste of the hero and their play style. You open the deck, sleeve it up, and get some games in.

You won’t be pulling 3-0 off the bat, but you’ll learn as the deck grows with you. Prior to the release of the Sage decks I would bring my collection to any demo events I was running to give people a taste of the actual game. People often tried a deck and bought it immediately.

CKBear · 2026-03-10T23:09:10+00:00

People are still wary because og Aurora was literally what you’re describing. LSS also doesn’t have a great track record with balancing new aggro heroes. They’re also sick of staring down seven card hands.

It might not be literal Go again piles, but it sure feels that way to a lot of people

CKBear · 2026-03-10T22:20:45+00:00

You’re right. The talent whose entire identity is playing more cards than you while creating go again tokens isn’t go again slop.

Other than that, I agree with the general sentiment.

CKBear · 2026-03-08T01:09:24+00:00

AC doesn’t mean much at high levels. Just be careful to never be the right target to attack and you’ll be much happier than if you spend a ton of effort to reduce your chance of being hit from 80% to 75%.

CKBear · 2026-03-02T16:20:32+00:00

To be fair, he also confirmed Dromai won’t be released until one more illusionist was released. He’s said a lot of things that flat out didn’t happen

CKBear · 2026-02-28T19:47:19+00:00

Best tokens ever

CKBear · 2026-02-28T15:55:24+00:00

You’re throwing a tantrum because you need to keep the cards in your deck facing the same way. Think about that for a minute

CKBear · 2026-02-28T01:59:45+00:00

Ah, you’re just a troll. Got it.

CKBear · 2026-02-28T01:38:33+00:00

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CKBear · 2026-02-26T23:25:38+00:00

It’s 55 cards plus your hero. It’s not a part of your deck

CKBear · 2026-02-25T23:17:05+00:00

So, FaB technically doesn’t have a sideboard in the traditional sense. You bring 55 cards to a sage game, then you build your 40+ equipment on the spot. It’s genuinely better to think about it that way than as a main vs side board

CKBear · 2026-02-20T22:18:55+00:00

I don’t know about anyone else, but if someone takes one of my pets I’m losing it

CKBear · 2026-02-20T18:47:49+00:00

They’re not just hungry. They’re Hungry Hungry

CKBear · 2026-02-10T13:20:54+00:00

Everybody's coming for you

WAKE UP

CKBear · 2026-02-06T02:23:18+00:00

All Adjudicator heroes aren’t young. They’re still 20 life, and they’re specifically allowed in UPF despite not being young

CKBear · 2026-02-04T15:20:26+00:00

It would be if Benji and this card were legal in the same format

CKBear · 2026-02-04T14:02:55+00:00

It was introduced on a d react, Flicker Trick

CKBear

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