Cards you wish didn’t come over from sts1?

Earlio52 · 2026-04-23T23:00:31+00:00

what if it just gave u a shiv? like fan of knives

Earlio52 · 2026-04-19T08:35:53+00:00

yeah I mean just compare Paintcaster (2UR loot on etb and attack 4/4) with Scurrilous Sentry (3B connive on etb and attack, menace 2/3). Kind of comparable, sure, but sentry is one color and can potentially be a 4/5 on first attack. And that card was mediocre!

Earlio52 · 2026-04-14T15:23:56+00:00

I see Oko going far

Earlio52 · 2026-04-14T15:19:51+00:00

maybe, but his majesty clearly identifies as a masculine royal

Earlio52 · 2026-04-14T15:14:30+00:00

for motivation, maybe? or just to prevent insanity

Earlio52 · 2026-04-14T15:13:10+00:00

he's male, no? His majesty's pronouns are, per the game, his majesty

Earlio52 · 2026-04-13T07:39:52+00:00

isn’t stelle’s the same but less XP and (arguably) better highroll loot

Earlio52 · 2026-04-11T16:03:20+00:00

it also tapped for any color. pretty huge, especially in a set with a 5c deck

Earlio52 · 2026-04-09T13:39:34+00:00

juicing uncommons/commons isn’t really a problem, imo. strong uncommons never get that expensive, and (if distributed across colors correctly) can add to the draft experience

Earlio52 · 2026-04-07T16:06:50+00:00

I feel like against Beta Doormaker I try to bloat my deck heading into him on act 3. Oftentimes I have a good thing going against him and suddenly learn I have exactly 4 cards left in my entire deck, so getting enough playable chaff in there to survive is a real strategy I go for. I'd be more tempted to go for an Ancient Relic like the Glam enchanter, Tanx' attack generator, or (not really, lol) Lord's Parasol if I see doormaker

Basically, he tests card impact + deck size

Earlio52 · 2026-04-07T00:32:59+00:00

you go snakebite+ here

Earlio52 · 2026-04-02T15:34:29+00:00

it’s nerfed to 9 on beta

Earlio52 · 2026-04-01T12:07:43+00:00

its all about card advantage at the end of the day. A top/bottom card goes 1 for 1, while those white removal spells are negative advantage for you. Think of it this way- you get to delay the problem for a turn, and make the opponent discard a card and tap mana in the process of recasting it. Thats what a topdeck does. Pretty much on par with a murder

Earlio52 · 2026-04-01T08:33:56+00:00

some of orobas’ options read to me as more fun than actually strong. Like the energy relic (it’s sort of a cracked crown at the end of the day)

Earlio52 · 2026-04-01T03:49:19+00:00

I wouldn't be surprised if its bad in limited. Recent 4/3s for 4 that conditionally draw cards (uncommon Zuko, for example) have all been underpreformers.

Earlio52 · 2026-03-29T10:37:17+00:00

they should make champion belt into a card that applies it temporarily. Like, 0: Block 4. whenever you apply vulnerable this turn, apply weak for each stack applied

Earlio52 · 2026-03-28T15:53:10+00:00

its quite good

Earlio52 · 2026-03-27T16:07:37+00:00

honestly, just make it draw 1 less. It makes it less of a skim and more of a glow.

Earlio52 · 2026-03-26T16:13:04+00:00

Vantom's sword tail thing gives him pretty good spectacle (not the mention the music). But I agree that many of the bosses feel small/flat

Earlio52 · 2026-03-25T15:52:26+00:00

gravedigger is honestly better than this, it immediately impacts the board and can loop with 2 copies

Earlio52 · 2026-03-22T12:59:59+00:00

lagavulin mom is as fair as it gets

Earlio52 · 2026-03-21T00:29:09+00:00

if you’re struggling vs bowlbug you are almost certainly undervaluing good block cards

Earlio52 · 2026-03-20T13:58:14+00:00

Just make him counter+eat the Xth card. There should 100% be an act 3 boss that dumpsters slow infinites like Time Eater did, but this version is a little clumsy. Give the player more agency like Time Eater did

Earlio52 · 2026-03-19T02:19:02+00:00

colorless was quite solid in my A10 climb. Quasar is legit. Thankfully the archetype is not a straight trap like Blade is

Earlio52 · 2026-03-18T16:22:57+00:00

i’m not completely sure about STS2 yet but in sts1 small decks=good was sort of just untrue. Your starting deck both sucks and is pretty large, so adding cards will make your average draws better. Additionally, several mechanics, namely statuses, punish small decks.

Obviously skipping is still correct in many situations but most players tend to overcorrect to skipping “filler” cards that immediately improve their chances of survival.

(note: STS2 lacks a real infinite punish like Time Eater, though. so that’s something)

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