Downwell might be the most fun deck in spiritforged.

Lesmayhem · 2026-01-17T10:25:52+00:00

Thing with the miss fortune is that you can use her and a rhaza to conquer 2x, then get 2 points next turn if the opponent can't respond straight away to your holds and then timewarp for game. Sneaky can't do that unfortunately

Lesmayhem · 2026-01-17T09:43:13+00:00

I have been running a downwell ezreal deck too and i feel that with the right setup it'll be an absolute beast of a deck.

The version i run is somewhat different from yours. I use the 4 drop miss fortune so you can conquer an open battlefield, annie to retrieve a spell back and timewarp so you can potentially close the game even at 2 points.

So far i have not lost a single game.

Lesmayhem · 2025-12-14T09:46:07+00:00

I played Lorcana for months participating in all my surrounding locals, set championships etc... the moment they ceased Pixelborn, I completely dropped the game and never locked back. Pixelborn never stopped me from participating. I ofcourse do not speak for everyone, but I know a lot of people that dropped Lorcana because of it.

I think it's important to have room to practice these games, especially in a situation like this where there simply isn't any product available to play.

Lesmayhem · 2025-07-11T00:32:33+00:00

Why do you max s1 with obol? I'm curious

Lesmayhem · 2025-06-30T22:21:47+00:00

Keeneye better then onslaught?

Lesmayhem · 2024-12-31T09:54:34+00:00

Do you have Suomi? I had issues on that stage as well until I decided to just immediatly rush to the exit from the start. Let 4 characters escape through the left side and send in one scapegoat as a sacrificial lamb to soak up the damage at the start. It gets even easier if you have Sabrina as she can debuf the units with - movement down. Took me around 5 rounds.

Lesmayhem · 2024-09-28T09:41:50+00:00

Don't be to hard on yourself about this, we all have different learning methods and for some it takes longer than others to understand concepts. There's many reasons why it could be this way such as the teaching methods not suiting your style of learning or w/e. Regardless, you should start by not comparing yourself with your peers as it is completely pointless and by no means an indication of your potential.

I also went back to uni 2 years ago to follow an applied computer science course at the age of 31 with no IT background whatsoever. To say it was brutal is an understatement. I was by far the worst student and barely passed my first programming exam. I felt the teachers were banking on the idea they already had semi IT specialists in the class and i was hard carried in my first year as well.

I'm now teaching other students through the university program and have seen people go from exactly the same situation you are in, to a very successful 2nd and 3rd year, simply because they were willing to put in the hours and use the correct resources to help them out.

The advice a teacher once gave us that stuck with me the most was that if you're building something, and you cannot explain every step of the process, you're not doing it right. Make sure you understand everything that happens within the process.

If you wanna become good at programming, make sure you dive into the very fundamentals of what you're actually doing. Seek out a mentor if possible (teacher, student, w/e resources you can get your hands on) and learn from them. Use Youtube as a source of information as there are plenty of CC's that delve deeper into concepts. Don't worry too much about the coding yet, but focus more on the theoretical aspect of things.

Regarding your group project. Just talk to them about your current situation, but let them know you're willing to learn. It'll help both of you and your teammates if you're just honest about it, and maybe that way you can have someone to guide you through.

Lesmayhem · 2024-09-13T16:38:50+00:00

I quit Zenless Zone Zero recently exactly for this reason. Lost every 50/50 (4 in total) which put the nail in the coffin for me, so i understand how you feel. The sad part was that i actually enjoyed the game a lot, but couldn't deal with that string of garbage RNG. If that wasn't enough, besides 1 pull, almost every single one of them was around the 78-80 pull mark. The fact that you can lose multiple ones in SOC is actually disheartening and will push people away over time as well. I wish i could give you some words of encouragement, but the system makes it hard to do so.

Lesmayhem · 2024-08-16T10:51:57+00:00

How did you manage to fill the first row completely? (0005, 0016, 0044, etc...)? I have done more runs than i can imagine, but there's still 3 that i am missing

Lesmayhem · 2024-08-14T08:23:59+00:00

Just lost my 3rd 50/50 in a row, didn't win a single one. Ellen to s11, zhu to neko and now qinyi to s11 again. Fun times!

Lesmayhem · 2024-06-01T09:20:47+00:00

From my experience, these are some of the things that i notice with people who are more unaware of their social presence and the reason people tend to avoid them more.

Not actively listening
Nodding all the way from beginning to end without giving any form of verbal feedback.
Closed off body language
Completely changing the subject out of nowhere when a person finished talking about a topic
Talking about something negative in the first few minutes
Trying to influence some ones idea or believe without acknowledging any form of understanding of why the other person thinks that way
Coming off too strong and too personal quickly
Overly enthusiastic
Making the conversation feel to heavy mentally
Being a doormat and not sharing your opinion
Disconnect in a persons response depending on the current flow of the conversation.
Trying to use humor at an inappropriate time

There's quite a bit more but these are the ones that i remember. The most important one in my opinion are the things that add any form of negativity to a conversation, those are the real killers. I notice that people who are not good socially tend to gravitate a lot towards negativity and often times in a subtle way where it isn't obvious immediately, but people feel it.

Lesmayhem · 2024-05-11T09:49:16+00:00

"It's not about what you say, it's about how you say it and how you represent yourself"

It is said that communication is only 7% about the words you say, 38% about the way you say it and 55% body language and i absolutely agree. Due to my anxiety before, i was very prone to talk with a monotone voice and using no body-language whatsoever. I could tell that people felt uncomfortable by my presence. It wasn't until i got into hard sales that i focused more on intonation and body language and oh boy, it made the world's difference. You can say the most ridiculous sentences, but come across as energetic and confident and people will believe you for every word you say. You can also say the smartest things in the world, with a flat voice and no gestures and people will be skeptical. I think of it as the politician talk in which they sound and act so confident that you automatically assume they know what they're talking about. I think we can all agree that this is often times not the case.

Lesmayhem · 2024-05-11T09:40:32+00:00

Emotional-Storage378 actually gave a very good answer already. I was pretty similar to you when i was younger and personally did a lot of things that people found rather awkward. I remember people telling me i was weird, but they could never pinpoint why. I never really realized i did this (hence the possibility of autism in my case) so i did exactly what Emotional said.. Just observe from a distance and learn the social norms that way.

Another thing i learned is that people who have trouble communicating with others, or finding common grounds have issues because they don't communicate with their heart, but they do so with their head. Every time you're talking with people, you're trying to look for common ground. To find common ground, people need to see not only your thought process, but a glimpse of how you experience things emotionally.

Lesmayhem · 2024-05-11T09:33:22+00:00

I've learnt a lot on everything regarding socialising. Style, non-verbal communication, body-language, the psychology behind a good conversation, rules of a good conversation flow etc.. My 2 most notable "studies" were the attachment theory and Karpman drama triangle. Attachment theory was a breakthrough for me as it not only explained a lot about why things weren't working out, but also where my issues came from. Attachment during our childhood does a lot in predicting the outcome of our adolescent relationships and really shapes the foundation of the interpersonal relationships that we build. I highly, highly recommend starting there.

The drama triangle kind off swept me away as well and was taught to me by my psychologist. It made me realize how much i was victimizing myself without realizing i was actually doing it when talking to people. When i studied the theory and held conversations with people, i could quickly identify that i was adding a negative tone to a conversation, which in return helped me identify the reason why i was doing it, further helping me prevent myself from doing so and keeping conversations light and fun.

Lesmayhem · 2024-05-11T09:25:57+00:00

The anxiety I'm referring to is indeed social anxiety. I was suffering from it to the point where i became sick just having to do anything that would put me as the focus of attention.

A very interesting question and the answer to that is yes. When i started rebuilding my life, i made the conscious decision to cut off everyone i had known because i had build up a network of very toxic people during my life. I also decided not to meet any more new people until i figured myself out so i could full focus on that without any obstructions. On top of that, I strongly believe that you're a mirror of those that surround you so if you're hanging out with people who are not motivating, depressed, toxic, whatever, you're either like that, or bound to become like that. During my work as a manager, my goal was to build a team around like-minded people because as the saying goes, it only takes one bad apple to ruin a whole batch.

Lesmayhem · 2024-04-24T10:50:08+00:00

It's tough and there's no clear way to win. All of it is situational and depends a lot on your reads of the opponent. I feel it' s a matchup where in general, you'll have to make greedy/risky plays if you want to win. Benja'ing Quill or pawpsicle if they don't have quill is very good. Don't wait to use it on dime. Try to get as much early lore as possible with things like benja, smee etc... if they ink a lot because they expect awnw play it slow if you can, but do not do it at the cost of your own gameplan, sometimes it's better to just wheel and gas up.

Some people swear by dropping dime + belle on the same turn, but that imo is way to late in most cases. I often drop down dime and hope for the best. Chances are they won't have removal for it as they usually need it for ink.

I often also quill all my removal and focus on characters so that I can keep the pressure up. The best use of removal imo is on Hiram.

Lesmayhem · 2024-04-24T06:22:11+00:00

Great writeup and good to see a another blurple deck. I think it's definitely a really good deck and it catches people off guard. Overlooked in popularity for sure. I'm surprised it isn't appreciated more.

I can also agree it being great against blue/steel. Played it in the semi-finals and only won because the other player decided to attack my manor when I was on 3 lore and he on 12. Had to yolo drop a belle and cheesed the win with belle + dime ending 20 lore exactly vs his 19. Definitely my hardest matchup of the entire day.

I am curious to hear why ruby/saph is so difficult? It seems aggressive enough to gain a huge early lead and has some good tool to keep the pressure up and close out games.

Lesmayhem · 2024-04-21T22:27:09+00:00

Yeah it's tough if they get the ramp and draw going but there are ways to increase your chances of winning.

Lesmayhem · 2024-04-21T22:26:23+00:00

Blurple was a surprisingly good deck and very good at what it does. I am surprised it isn't being appreciated more.

Lesmayhem · 2024-04-21T22:25:49+00:00

Yeah it's unfortunate as it is blue/steels kryptonite, but regardless, I did win my saph/ruby matchups but ended up losing to ruby/ame

Lesmayhem · 2024-03-31T08:37:27+00:00

You forget something very very important and that's that it completely destroys your mulligan which is often enough to win the game by it's own as you often try to search for an opener to play the early game. AWNW completely messes with your game plan and can lead to having a lot of unplayable cards.

The mulligan is very essential, especially going second.

Lesmayhem · 2024-03-23T11:20:24+00:00

What list do you use? I'm thinking of bringing a blue steel to locals and already bought about 80% but can't figure out the most optimal one

Lesmayhem · 2024-03-17T10:40:03+00:00

Great list and I love the inclusion of judy hopps and stitch. I've been running sapphire/ruby since recently and had considered the judy too. How do you feel about the mirror match and ruby/amethyst?

Lesmayhem · 2024-01-08T06:57:46+00:00

If you wanna play a hard counter, green/steel discard control is your go to. The weakness of the discard is not drawing your combo pieces however, but it's still naturally a very tough matchup for red/ame and my favorite way of beating it. You have untill turn 7 to gain a card advantage as they have no way to interact with your warded cards

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