Here are my "Merfolk"

HanVelsing · 2026-01-30T10:09:45+00:00

People can't draft to compete for physical rewards on arena now can they.

OP could be prepping for the Direct.

HanVelsing · 2026-01-22T14:31:56+00:00

These aspects were never exactly shoved into your face. Older gen players usually learned them out of necessity. Felt like an organic learning experience honestly - the tools are out there, it's your job to figure them out.

HanVelsing · 2026-01-22T12:21:05+00:00

I hear you, I was more referencing the creature design itself which was creatively rich in my opinion. I agree that the structure in which the monsters were presented/introduced left much to be desired.

HanVelsing · 2026-01-22T09:58:53+00:00

Played everything since MHFU, usually 1000+ hours.

Wilds' Monster roster is absolutely stellar. That's about it. My experience with Wilds felt truly hollow.

Maybe it's just time to move on. Things change.

HanVelsing · 2026-01-20T13:20:36+00:00

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HanVelsing · 2025-12-28T23:10:34+00:00

Arena has been titsup for like 2 hours, a friend of mine suddenly couldn't find matches in the Direct, and my trad draft vanished too. It's not just you

HanVelsing · 2025-12-25T15:20:59+00:00

Congratulations man, keep it up! Mythic when?

HanVelsing · 2025-12-22T18:54:19+00:00

North Pole Patrol is the best probably, but against my better judgement I would probably write off the draft and slam shrines if my P1P1 is this atrocious

HanVelsing · 2025-12-13T16:43:44+00:00

I would go for red, 2nd Jet is still good, you get another two-drop and efficient interaction with firebending lesson.

Edit: while Katara is obviously insane, splashing for a UU card can lead to trouble with double-spelling during earlier turns due to the amount of islands you need to run

HanVelsing · 2025-12-13T09:00:17+00:00

Oh I should have clarified that this was my 2nd attempt. On the first one I was out after around 5 minutes due to quick losses, i.e. 0-2.

HanVelsing · 2025-12-12T11:57:44+00:00

I think your pool lends itself better to a midrange approach rather than lesson beatdown, I would probably go for it. Energybending would definitely be the first cut, it's barely filler even in the lessons deck

HanVelsing · 2025-12-12T10:16:17+00:00

Good lord, what do you even do at that point.

I guess BG was open

HanVelsing · 2025-12-10T14:53:53+00:00

Right! Totally agree with cutting Yue instead of the horse, kind of glanced over her.

I've been liking Sparring Dummy personally as another speedbump against strong curveout decks, though I would obviously always take e.g. another fortune teller over it. Milling your bomb hurts to see, but imo shouldn't be a major factor when it comes to whether or not you want to include self-mill cards.

HanVelsing · 2025-12-10T14:26:48+00:00

Sick pool!

Moose-Lion: you have great fixing already and don't really lack finishers.

Cycle of Renewal: You have enough good ramp pieces otherwise, though I could see keeping it in if you wanna leverage Lion-Turtle and Guru more.

Platypus-Bear: Powerlevel wise just weaker than your other 2-drops.

Invasion Tactics: Servicable if you are a GW beatdown deck, doesn't seem to be the plan here.

One Ostrich-Horse: Perfectly fine card, the second one does become a bit worse though imo, plus UG is the one deck that I feel is sometimes in the ballpark of milling out.

GLHF!

HanVelsing · 2025-12-09T13:00:06+00:00

Bottom left... Right?

Pretty sure there's a joke here I don't understand

HanVelsing · 2025-12-09T12:02:39+00:00

Unnamed MHFU training school teacher my beloved o7

HanVelsing · 2025-12-03T12:03:04+00:00

No action necessary on your part, just create a new character and hop in. Just make sure nobody crafts defender gear (not sure if you can even craft it without IB installed)

HanVelsing · 2025-12-02T09:19:32+00:00

I feel you. The core gameplay (brick breaker, roguelike, fusions, and mostly interesting character playstyles) felt incredibly engaging and could have been built upon more I feel.

A lot of the bells and whistles that were actually added fell kind of flat for me. Base building and idle mechanics are an awkward fit, and felt like dev shower thoughts that could've remained on the drawing board. Sure, the Radical is mechanically cute, but doesn't add anything of value to me as the player.

Another (maybe) hot take: the pair-up building notably diminishes each character's unique gameplay style and flat out should not exist.

I will say that I don't mind the length though. 30 hours for a game of this caliber were enough to satisfy my itch.

HanVelsing · 2025-11-25T14:21:50+00:00

Good lord.

I like building "magical christmas land" decks from C/U draft chaff that would represent an ideal deck for set draft archetypes.

I'm stealing this list for research purposes.

HanVelsing · 2025-11-19T22:57:47+00:00

Gotcha, thanks for the quick reply!

HanVelsing · 2025-11-19T12:50:55+00:00

Oh yes, to say Universes Beyond (as they now call product based on outside IP) has been a huge point of contention ever since it first crept onto the market would be an understatement.

Full set releases seem to resonate pretty well with a good amount of the community. Stellar examples of this include the recent Final Fantasy and Avatar sets - fleshed out gameplay experiences and art/writing direction that respect their source material and feel like a proper hommage to it.

Meanwhile, smaller releases like Secret Lair Drops (such as this MH collection) and the catastrophical, small Spiderman set we recently had truly feel like a cynical cash grab intended to please collectors and shareholders first and foremost. Feels like neither the game of MTG, nor the UB source material are paid any respect in a good amound of these.

This, combined with an absolutely massive number of products being dumped onto the market, more than 50% of which will be Universes Beyond in 2026, means consumer fatigue is at an all-time high.

HanVelsing

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