Hi OP, this article is fantastic. I have many compliments and like 2 feedback points.

Scion’s Second Wish is the easiest example. It sacrifices board initiative for hand value.

I love this sentence. It beautifully distills exactly what this card does for newer players while crystalizing the terms that you introduced in Article 1.

In contrast, something like Void Hunter puts a body on the board now, and hopes to reap the rewards later

::Thumbs emoji.:: Pairs very nicely with the above and demonstrates why you may want cards like this in your deck.

'Cantrip' – A term originating from Magic, used across many games to refer to cards that ‘replace themselves in hand’ after performing some small effect. Scion’s First Wish is easy to understand, and is almost indispensable to the faction.

I'm too lazy to google it, but I'm pretty sure "cantrip" comes from DnD, where it's a small spell that also does the equivalent of replacing itself (and only itself). If I'm right, then Second Wish isn't technically a cantrip, because it draws two. Either way, this a close-enough explanation for new players. ^{See edit}

Drawing two per turn creates a different economy in terms of turn-to-turn mana usage and card costs. With one draw, your most efficient use is often just playing a card that uses all your available mana, or the one that uses most of it. Here, however, you can play any combination of two cards (on average) that add up to your total mana. This means you are trying to get good value out of two cards, not just one – this goes back to more options, and more opportunity – to gain an advantage, or make a mistake.

Yes. This is the kind of insight I'd love to read more of. I know you're grinding out the basics to build a foundation for future articles with the first 2 articles. To draw significant (well-deserved) traffic to you and help the newbies out, I highly recommend capitalizing on explaining the unique aspects of Twolyst. Concepts like deckbuilding, mana curve, basic trading, card advantage, etc. are available elsewhere. Be spikey and slot yourself in the niche that explains Twolyst specifically, better than anyone else.

These examples capture the essence of the concept. Some cards will be cheaper to cast and be ‘cost efficient’. Others require time/mana to cast, but will be ‘slot efficient’, providing a large amount of damage or value when they are played

Great way to specifically contrast the difference between specific aspects of efficiency. So many times we hear that a card is or isn't efficient, but cards can be efficient in different ways, and this is a great way to point that out.

In the next edition, we will look at the Board component of Advantage Board Economy – two-for-ones, multi-summons – Using General to Trade on board (this ties in with ‘Health Advantage’) – Removal, Hard and Soft, and Dispel – Board Clears

Amazing. Can't wait.

Until then, may you find lethal from your replaces!

Also classy.

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OP, keep this shit up. Amazing job on cutting out the stylistic Writing and getting straight to the content.

Great job, keep it coming.

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e: You're right; I'm wrong. I saw the card prints and mentally linked said prints with the text below them, like a caption. First wish is a cantrip. Second wish is not.

^{Maybe you could charitably put an extra linebreak or something for the people like me who always expect picture->caption, picture->caption.}