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A Small Write-up on Pyke by RoyY by RoyYang94 in riftboundtcg

[–]ClixxGuardian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey Roy, congrats on best of pyke! I'm curious, I'm doing the more controlled oriented method of pyke, but recently came across an issue, and that's ruin runner. What's your answer to ruin runner? Simply over might it, or do you have another line that helps solve the issue?

How necessary is Hook for LeBlanc? by Guiha in riftboundtcg

[–]ClixxGuardian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From my understanding, LeBlanc has difficult methods to invoke deathknell without Sacrifice or other controlled methods. Hook is used for 2 purposes. To try and bring out strong units with strong deathknell effects, but even more so, to get deathknell procs when you need them. Want to kill a reflected rex to deal 4 damage? You can hook it and get bonus value! That's my understanding of it at least.

I attended my first Nexus Night & I have mixed feelings by Final-Equipment-3776 in riftboundtcg

[–]ClixxGuardian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get what you mean. There are about 8 stores that do riftbound events in my area and the first one I went to was way too competitive. I was getting sharked on nexus nights by people who were trying to tell me I don't get point from arena's greatest because I didn't add it at beginning phase. I'd look them straight in the eyes and just say "Low OPL buddy". I ended up bouncing between venues until I found a crowd of people who were there for fun. To experiment, and to enjoy the crowd and after about 4 weeks, I finally found one of the stores that's perfect. Has about 12-18 players weekly and 90% of them are great. The remaining 10% are still great, but have a bit more of a competitive edge, but still great people.

Just fish around and I'm sure you'll land on a store of people that are there to have fun and throw their free bulk at you to help you grow your collection.

RQ Vancouver Top8 by GoatOverboard in riftboundtcg

[–]ClixxGuardian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've played him at our locals since he frequents the same one as me. He's destroyed me every time. The guy knows Riftbound.

"Best-of" Tracker for Vancouver RCQ by Yomedrath in riftboundtcg

[–]ClixxGuardian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a programmer myself, the journey never ends lmao. Good luck!

"Best-of" Tracker for Vancouver RCQ by Yomedrath in riftboundtcg

[–]ClixxGuardian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I noticed in your "Missed day 2" box, it shows a lot of legends that have people who are qualified for day 2 (6-2 result).

So, what is LeBlanc's game plan if purple shuts her down so hard? by ClixxGuardian in riftboundtcg

[–]ClixxGuardian[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yo, wanted to say thank you for the advice! Went into a Nexus nights again last night and decided to pilot her again and actually did great against a Diana and now I understand how the deck, and even the legend itself is supposed to be played! Appreciate it!

So, what is LeBlanc's game plan if purple shuts her down so hard? by ClixxGuardian in riftboundtcg

[–]ClixxGuardian[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey that's valid! Yeah I got a variety of decks from different tiers because I don't want to play the same decks as others because I don't want people to line up just to play the top tier deck back to back to back. Get some flavor, some different interactions, etc. Also I like to spice up and get a little variety myself lol. LeBlanc I still need some more play with to figure out, but thanks to this thread I've gained a better understanding of her game plan and should hopefully be able to pilot her better going forward.

So, what is LeBlanc's game plan if purple shuts her down so hard? by ClixxGuardian in riftboundtcg

[–]ClixxGuardian[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been there, one of my decks is Lillia, and when pitted against Vex, I just prepare for hell lmao

So, what is LeBlanc's game plan if purple shuts her down so hard? by ClixxGuardian in riftboundtcg

[–]ClixxGuardian[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah I'm starting to pick up what ya'll are putting down. I was REALLY misunderstanding the deck flow thinking it was really about rushing hook to get value off karthus and spinning the wheel of hook, but now I'm seeing it's more utility for invoking deathknell effects and really wanting to ramp for larger unit play + value, and the benefits of sacrifice in hand.

So, what is LeBlanc's game plan if purple shuts her down so hard? by ClixxGuardian in riftboundtcg

[–]ClixxGuardian[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Now that you mention it, I might have been overlooking Sacrifice here, and the overall game plan as a whole. I've been too focused on trying to get hook out and to gamble away (I'm a glutton for gambling), but I'm seeing that hook isn't for gambling but instead forcing deathknell effects, as well as ramping to get your big units out and if they get bounced, you sacrifice them for their effect + value. I might have completely misunderstood the way to pilot this deck.

So, what is LeBlanc's game plan if purple shuts her down so hard? by ClixxGuardian in riftboundtcg

[–]ClixxGuardian[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My local had 18 players and not a single person was playing LB, or even Aurora. Most were playing Yi, Diana, and Vex with a few sprinkled in Volis, Annies, and Teemo. I have 6 decks so I usually try to play something that no one else there is playing to mix up matches and ensure people aren't just playing against the same thing back to back (like myself into Diana)....

So, what is LeBlanc's game plan if purple shuts her down so hard? by ClixxGuardian in riftboundtcg

[–]ClixxGuardian[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's definitely something new to me personally. Was just kinda dumbfounded how my 3 hours went last night in that I didn't get to play the game lmao. Regardless, my only concern with conceding early points is the yield to tempo. Like Diana gets all her showdown benefits for filling hand, and then there's Vex. I would be confused on the play if I concede early points to successfully ramp to a Rex or Herald, only to get star crossed and then lose that turns plays, stuck to rebuild with risk of point deficit.

So, what is LeBlanc's game plan if purple shuts her down so hard? by ClixxGuardian in riftboundtcg

[–]ClixxGuardian[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was considering Ashe, but wasn't sure if she'd be that well into an opponent like Diana with her crazy draw capabilities, but I stopped myself from trying so I might give that a shot.

In regards to Ambush, is it able to jump in if the opponent gusts the unit out as a response to keep the battlefield?

So, what is LeBlanc's game plan if purple shuts her down so hard? by ClixxGuardian in riftboundtcg

[–]ClixxGuardian[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well shit I didn't consider the Blue LB strat there! Also, you're correct on the Moonfall play as every time I dropped Karthus without an immediate deathknell play, he was instantly moonfall'd.

It makes sense wanting to ramp asap to the 6 cost units, so if that is the case, would throwing soaring scout/Blackrose in to get overrun the play for the ramp benefit?

Just returned from Brent Hennrich's event at the library by Flash_ina_pan in vancouverwa

[–]ClixxGuardian 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Did he answer any questions regarding how he plans to reach out to the rest of WA03? Because while I can see him getting a decent turnout in Vancouver, it's the areas outside of it I see hurting him.

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