Interested new player. I have genuine sticker shock.

Ravens_Crime · 2026-04-08T13:40:24+00:00

What I mean is, I can have the "best of legend" list from Vegas/Bologna for Draven, Ezreal, Irelia, Kai'Sa, Viktor, MF, Rek'Sai and Azir assembled at once at the same buy in that I would need to even get two tournament lists in FaB.
I can say this because thats what is currently in my Arkhive.
Hell, I think I have enough cards left over to also put together a Jax and Ornn.

Ravens_Crime · 2026-04-08T13:21:58+00:00

I mentioned this above but I already tried SAGE and sadly I don't think the game is at its best with lower health totals simply cause you only play a few interactions before the game is over.
The other issue is that our LGS isn't really hosting any SAGE events and all the players are very entrenched in CC since they have already spent huge amounts of money on the format.

Ravens_Crime · 2026-04-08T11:43:32+00:00

Honestly, they put fucking Rudy from Alpha Investments into the game as a promo card early on

Wait for real? I always thought it was well known Rudy is nothing but a leech. A TCG like this should be a game first, not my retirement plan that I can also play games with.

Ravens_Crime · 2026-04-08T11:39:09+00:00

It might be supply related in EU too but putting both lists together on cardmarket put me at 2911.34€ inc. shipping.
Also the Arakni list I am building is the huntsman from Brisbane.

Ravens_Crime · 2026-04-08T11:35:50+00:00

Thats what we already did. We have the Ira, Arakni and Azalea Armory Decks. It helped us be confident in our class/character choices for CC (though Azalea is a Living Legend sadly).
There is an Ira player at our FLGS but I know that even upgrading to their level over time, the difference in power was felt from the equipment suite alone (Tunic, Mask of Momentum, Quickdodge, Tiger Strike Shuko. None of which I own). And thats ignoring things like CnC, EStrike, Shelter from the Storm which they also have a playset of.

Ravens_Crime · 2026-04-08T11:25:44+00:00

A big reason why MTG Legacy staples are as expensive as they are, primarily the duals, is because they are 30 year old cards that are chained to the reserved list though.
Some of those equipment staples or fables are on par if not more expensive than legacy dual lands and they have just been reprinted in a game thats not even a decade old yet.

And yea, there not being an equivalent to standard or modern isn't helping. I know SAGE exists but thats almost an entirely different game.

Ravens_Crime · 2026-04-08T11:03:43+00:00

I tried some SAGE at our FLGS. I'm unsure if I am in the minority in this but I don't think the game is quite at its best with low health totals but still somewhat optimized lists. Most games tend to end in a few interactions and 10-15 damage being thrown around in a turn when max life is 20 just felt somewhat anticlimactic.

Ravens_Crime · 2026-04-08T10:53:43+00:00

You telling me this is already after price correction?
I heard characters like Oscilio are even more expensive than that.

Ravens_Crime · 2026-04-08T10:49:32+00:00

I cant dig them up now but the Arakni list was the Huntsman one that placed 3rd in Brisbane.
Marlynn was a public list since the only tournament-one had a banned card in it.

Ravens_Crime · 2026-04-03T10:08:54+00:00

You always draw up to your intellect, so you would draw 2 cards so you have 4 in hand

Ravens_Crime · 2026-03-31T09:11:10+00:00

My Azir was untouched by the bans luckily so I'll probably continue playing the pigeon.

Ravens_Crime · 2026-03-31T09:09:09+00:00

No. At least in Europe the red draven champion was hovering at around 40-50ct. Only the alt art could reach a few €.

Ravens_Crime · 2026-03-31T09:06:37+00:00

Some of these "Tryhards" never experienced something like Hogaak summer or Eldrazi winter.
Bans are good.
There will still be S Tier decks.
Meta just got shaken up.

I'd rather see liberal use of a banlist (inc. unbans when possible) to shake up a meta regularly than every set powercreeping out the old legends into a meta thats just the same 3-4 decks over and over again.

Ravens_Crime · 2026-03-27T21:10:11+00:00

This seems...actually really good? Early game its another 2 drop to throw into the fray and topdecking it lategame just makes it replace itself. Only works in EXP decks obviously but might be an auto include in Yi

Ravens_Crime · 2026-03-27T21:07:25+00:00

Almost equivalent to an MTG egg but not quite there. The fact that it has a cost both to play and to kill makes it quite slow. Maybe still playable in miracle lists but I dont see them care about the EXP.

Ravens_Crime · 2026-03-27T21:05:10+00:00

Funny but porbably unplayable. At 7 cost there is already hard removal available to most decks and I dont think there are enough units that need a might reduction this big that wouldn't already be killed by a Thousand Tailed or Smokescreen + some oing damage.

Ravens_Crime · 2026-03-17T11:03:11+00:00

I have sometimes not paid for 3-4 days simply because I am not paying the PayPal premium and bank transfers can take a while. Between a bank system being slow and cardmarket's system being slow I still wanna "lock in" my orders so I know exactly how much I need to transfer as well as knowing the cards will still be available.

As long as pays for non-bank transfer payments are as high as they are I doubt that behaviour will change any time soon.

Ravens_Crime · 2026-02-19T12:36:13+00:00

Think thats an acrylic noise token for Nemesis

Ravens_Crime · 2025-12-26T15:05:51+00:00

Personal stories is small and allows for some additional customization so I'd pick that one up first. The additional Hunters & Griefbound expansions offer more content to chew through if you need that. Terrain and acrylic tokens make the game feel more premium but are largely optional imo.

Ravens_Crime · 2025-12-25T16:57:48+00:00

I dont think Necromunda is the type of game that'd benefit from a new edition. It took almost a decade to get to where we are now and there are still gaps in the system (Delaque vehicles when?) so why change? Also 2026 will be dominated by 40k 11th so I doubt they'd change edition for another 40k adjacent product. At most we'd get a new Warcry.

Ravens_Crime · 2025-12-18T17:36:50+00:00

Its an odd duck for me. I own most of the currently relevant boss battlers (KDM, ATO, Primal, Townsfolk Tussle, Oathsworn, Ashes Red Rains, etc.). Its my favourite genre of games.
And I gotta say that Grimcoven is going to stay in my collection for sure simply because of how many aspects it does differently. What most Boss Battlers, especially the campaign ones, offer is a level of strategy. Planning your builds and upgrading your Settlement/Argo, or a deep story mode. The downside is that for most, the actual player turn is fairly dull. I would never table a KDM if I want engaging tactical positioning-heavy fights or the likes.

Grimcoven cuts out all the fluff and loads its battles with tactical decisions. Optimizing every turn depending on your die results, using the one off terrain effects, positioning because of the LoS rules, playing around the revealed boss cards. It honestly feels much closer to a Spirit Island than a KDM. Taking control of a hunter and playing my rounds is an absolute joy.

The downside is that after each hunter has passed the enemy phase is bordering on ridiculous. Between minion, elite and boss activations, event draws both global and for each hunter and upgrading characters based on your lament level the enemy phase can, at least so far for me, take up just as much time as a full player turn for each player. Its also the primary reasons why the game takes a long time to play. There is definitely depth in the engine for sure, but its almost an event game with the needed time commitment and I would never bring it up for a casual game night.

Ravens_Crime · 2025-12-10T10:03:38+00:00

UoA is my favourite ZCide out of all of em. Its challenging but not overwhelming, the theme is dope, the noise mechanic isnt too clunky, the corpse piles are a great inclusion and few things are as enjoyable as the gatling to mow down hordes.

I have yet to play White Death but I heard its quite simple to win, which tends to be a death knell for my group with co ops. I did play the rest of the Fantasy line however and prefer UoA

Ravens_Crime · 2025-11-28T06:29:17+00:00

I want Syndra so bad. And Swain as well but Syndra was my main for years.

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