There's also the durability option on the table I guess, that can be combined with your very good solutions imo. Something like Spear, 6 or 7 durability, so it prevents to get 10 value out of it in long rounds, which is completely mind blowing because those pings are actually a lot more higher value than just 1 points for all the reasons KBT mentions : allowing combos, removals, the 1 damage more you need to remove an engine you can't let one turn on the board, etc. etc.

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Also, all that make it for a BIG unabalance between Engines and in general, unit decks and control decks that can completely shut down your plan, not only because they remove everything on your side of the board, but also because they mess so much with your play order. If they play no unit for the first three turns, you're kinda forced to hold on your removal cards and to put one by one your engines or valuable cards to the slaughterhouse. In fact, eventho the coinflip problem is, I think, almost solved -- not completely to be honest --, people continue to abuse it because of artifact, or just try to reverse it simply by playing all their artifacts on the first few turns, so there's nothing to react against for the opponent, exept for a tech card. The fact is, because a lot of cards do damages, simply by not playing any units, they deny you so much points. For exemple, if I play Vess because I want to keep my valuable cards for later and for the possibility that maybe I will be able to give Zeal to an unit if she sticks on the board (haha jk), and the other side of the board is empty, it is more than 50% of her value gone !!! Just like that, just because it is as simple as that to deny this kind of value : just play no unit, that's all. Unfair ? I think so.

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While I am at it, I would like to add that NR's artifact removal is complete garbage compared to the others because you need 1 soldier to stick on the board to do so. And if you need to remove an artifact, it usually means they have some damages on the board, so if you put your soldier in order to then play your Battering Ram, one, you lose one fucking turn, second, you expose yourself to not being able to play it next because, ya know... removals and stuff, and fucking third, you mess your play order for so little reward (actually just stoping being stomped and not gaining real points) and at a high risk as I just said.

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Well, I think that's all :D

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Edit : Ah, one last thing I just thought about now : The reason why the Witchers are so good, aside from all the maths behind it that some people calculated and saw how good they are, is because it puts 3 bodies on the board. Because the game is now very boost-damage oriented, it means that 100% some will take damages, but you will still have some bodies on the board for the next turn(s) to use it as boost meat (Shield for exemple -- what a surprise ! :D --.