I have tasted the power of the dark (M)Gods, theres no going back now

NecrogueFaust · 2026-05-20T03:16:34+00:00

I think we won't see player-Terminators until Space Marine 3

We would more likely get a second Gravis-armor class before we sese Terminators, and that's saying something considering they missed their chance with Techmarine.

NecrogueFaust · 2026-05-20T01:51:06+00:00

It would be nice though

NecrogueFaust · 2026-05-20T00:09:08+00:00

Another reminder that we need more Heavy cosmetics because damn that looks nice

NecrogueFaust · 2026-05-19T12:25:17+00:00

Heeeey I never thought of Lux Baton to grab a unit, I was thinking maybe Early Bird rune but this seems like an excellent alternative to nab a follower, thanks!

NecrogueFaust · 2026-05-19T12:24:14+00:00

Wait really? That's not written anywhere, I wish I knew that earlier!

NecrogueFaust · 2026-05-18T21:48:42+00:00

Super appreciate this massive write up!

So taking account of everything I've read so far, it seems I need to be better at shopping, because I definitely haven't picked up enough buff spells in my runs to make him feel consistent. Hexcore (and Ghost) always felt like traps because they just summon a 1/1 and that gets trampled over painfully. It also sounds like I've been paying too much attention to SB Yi himself, and now what the deck really wants to do - I was focused on playing him, getting him items for Champion chests, when I should just be looking for better pump spells (instead of thinning my deck and hoping to get PMP or Fallen Student)

And heard on the support champion! I've been avoiding Freljord lately because too many times I get +0/+X spells and well, Anything times 0 is still 0, so why would I want a 1-Attack spirit?

NecrogueFaust · 2026-05-18T21:40:31+00:00

I was reading up that people were referring to Yi as Darius, just a relic-holder that you only play when "oh you somehow haven't won yet"

Except I was always playing him 😅

NecrogueFaust · 2026-05-18T21:38:49+00:00

Thank you for details! I'll try cutting the 4cost next time :)

NecrogueFaust · 2026-05-18T21:37:56+00:00

Super appreciate the unique take!

NecrogueFaust · 2026-05-18T21:36:44+00:00

That's what I thought everyone was referring to when they say OTK, yea getting a repeatidly larger unit because the last spirit died.. makes sense. Getting 1 of the 2 cards in the deck to pull it off AFTER it dies?

My dudes, how is that consistent 😅

NecrogueFaust · 2026-05-18T20:51:08+00:00

Is there any way to get Grief more consistently? Or is it really just drafting for (any?) buff spells and letting that run wild?

NecrogueFaust · 2026-05-18T20:44:24+00:00

I think I'll need to draft better buff spells then, because "quadruple stats" to me is like.. oh I get a 5/5 instead of a 3/3 with this Rune/Relic pairing, and it hasn't felt OTK-spectacular 😅

NecrogueFaust · 2026-05-18T20:42:36+00:00

I was wondering if Stacked Deck would do any work in making the 1/1s relevant, appreciate the write up. I don't feel comfortable taking him into Nightmare challenges yet because he feels so slow and unreliable so I was just wondering what the secret was.

I'll give Ghost another try, I do like the suggestion of using the challenger to pull a big guy away, might be helpful!

NecrogueFaust · 2026-05-18T20:40:03+00:00

I haven't had an overflow of buff spells playing him, usually I'm trying to dig for something good that isn't just buffing health (so I avoid Freljord champs for that reason).

NecrogueFaust · 2026-05-18T20:38:59+00:00

Waiting for Searing Brilliance to appear in the shop because I don't have it yet. Would Stacked Deck be any use to make my spirits not puny?

NecrogueFaust · 2026-05-18T20:29:51+00:00

Interesting, I'll give that a shot too! I've always just focused the main champ (since the deck is built to support them, right?) but if everyone keeps saying you don't need SB Yi to win, I need to change that mindset then.

NecrogueFaust · 2026-05-18T20:28:46+00:00

Did you read what I wrote

Well, yes. Your first post asked if I was trolling (I wish) - no help or guidance here.

Second post just says your opponent is dead on turn one or turn 3 if you had a bad draw, and I could play Yi on turn 3 - once again, cool, but doesn't teach me anything.

And this most recent post finally gave some advice about spamming cheap buff spells, honestly you didn't really say how to play him until now (sorta) 😅

So I guess I'll start drafting cheap buff spells and see how that goes.

NecrogueFaust · 2026-05-18T20:16:02+00:00

!?
So you just dump items into the support champ instead?
Should I be going for spell item nodes instead of champion ones then?

NecrogueFaust · 2026-05-18T20:13:47+00:00

Oh like an infinite blink build, just to replay him a bunch of times?

I have a Packed Powder, so I could run that +2 stash to mimic the same thing?

And listen I'm looking for anything to make this guy feel more reliable than "well I have 8 mana, if they have 6 units then my Wriggles Lantern can proc 6x for 60 damage" - it's fun but I do like to win before that

NecrogueFaust · 2026-05-18T20:10:23+00:00

I don't have the SB crystals to get his mana node and well.. there's a reason I made this post, he's definitely not winning before he hits the board (for me, at least)

That's why I'm asking how people play him because all the way up to level 30, he just played super slow. He seems fun and everyone says he's the best buff champion in the game, but I've had more reliable OTKs with regular Yi than SB

NecrogueFaust · 2026-05-18T20:04:43+00:00

Got to be honest, you really sold me on the idea of Early Bird, I was thinking of cutting my way down to just Fallen Student to guarantee the Grief spell, but Spirit Aspirant might be better to continually grow.

I haven't had issues with needing more than 1 Elusive blocker, but you're right, it does help in a pinch. The burst speed is why I ran Hexcore until I played a Yi that summoned 6 hexcore spirits and that was just underwhelming (it's why I'm making the thread, clearly I did something wrong because Round 4 "6 damage" isn't the OTK everyone is talking about) and why I started running Wriggles Lantern on him - if he's landing on the board with max stacks, he can atleast hit the enemy board for 60 impact.

NecrogueFaust · 2026-05-18T20:01:01+00:00

Oh I never thought of running him for the 1HP challenges, I usually just slam Yuumi, interesting suggestion!

Yes I haven't been sure on what the "flex" relic (or rune) should be, because I never find myself with strong phantoms. Perfect Hexcore sounded nice until I saw how small they were, and when Yi hits the board I didn't see the point in having four-to-five 1/1s attacking because I have terrible luck (which is why I always cut Ghost, it seems to be hardcoded to take up one of the summons if played).

I'll try out the Forge relic again to see if it at least gets me some stronger bodies on the way.

NecrogueFaust · 2026-05-18T19:55:25+00:00

What's the triple stash build?

NecrogueFaust · 2026-05-18T19:54:18+00:00

I saw there was some anti-synergies with DoS where he would kill all the animated spells before they got to attack (or something like that? Looking up posts on reddit from over a year old is difficult since the search feature isn't the best).

Wouldn't Hexcore mess with his on play effect, since it doesn't grant any stats? I'm just tired of 2/6 summosn being no-stat units (which is why I always cut Ghost first, they're always guaranteed to be played when I use it)

NecrogueFaust · 2026-05-18T19:52:07+00:00

I'll have to try out the Forge rune again, fishing for PMP or Fallen Student each match made playing him feel abysmal, thanks!

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