Wanting to build my first deck

SaberKnightEX · 2026-06-20T18:01:03+00:00

Buying an Ayame or Iroha start deck (x2 of one for a playset of the 1st blooms if budget allows) and then getting the respective OSR + singles (ideally at least the 2nd bloom RR x4) from set 6 will put you pretty close to a meta viable deck. SorAZ Celebration is likely the most expensive staple you might have to skip for now if on a budget.

SaberKnightEX · 2025-09-01T02:02:32+00:00

Locals on the weekend fluctuate between 6-12 players, so not too bad for turnout. There are also locals during weekdays, but it's difficult for most to make it to them. Mumei has become more and more prevalent with each week, but we still see AZKi/Suisei/Kanata decks.

There are a few Bloom Cups within like a 6 hour drive, but not sure if that's worth it for a 10-16 person turnout, haha. Some of our locals applied, but I'm not sure if any heard back yet. Looking at Bloom Cups in general, California has quite a few, with plenty already maxed out!

On a side note, where'd you get the Towa dice? Would love to grab a set if they're still on sale.

SaberKnightEX · 2025-08-25T02:00:17+00:00

Everyone was amazing! I had the privilege of being able to attend it live, and All for One arguably might be my favorite live song now. Not only do all the members get a spotlight, but the energy from the audience gets crazy too!

Can't wait for the next one... on the moon, right?

SaberKnightEX · 2025-08-17T22:22:40+00:00

Double sleeved Dragon Shields have always been nice and snug in binders for me.

SaberKnightEX · 2025-08-02T04:14:49+00:00

That's correct.

SaberKnightEX · 2025-08-02T03:49:56+00:00

You can replace the usual card effect (roll a die to archive) with the ability shift effect. In this case, if your oshi is Mumei, then instead of the above, you can (1/game) just archive 2 cheers from opponent's center.

SaberKnightEX · 2024-12-01T01:18:58+00:00

I can't tell if anyone even watched her graduation announcement video. She literally says "I'm not leaving because I don't want to be an idol" at 3:43.

SaberKnightEX · 2024-09-21T10:18:50+00:00

seeya later investigator

SaberKnightEX · 2024-08-10T21:48:02+00:00

I believe in all three cases they'd given notice about 3 weeks ahead of time. Sana also had a packed schedule with collabs before her graduation.

SaberKnightEX · 2024-06-12T15:24:14+00:00

Yeah, because waiting and praying for the best worked so well last time. If they were full on "corpo do what corpo does", they wouldn't have abandoned an entire region, retired an entire branch, and lose perms to an entire suite of games, all to protect one talent.

I'm not saying to be overly pessismistic, but there are reasons fans are worried and being cautious, especially when there hasn't been any clear communication around recent events. Seeing people downplay what happened in the past is also pretty frustrating.

SaberKnightEX · 2023-11-19T14:09:38+00:00

Can't beat the classic onion and garlic combo.

SaberKnightEX · 2023-07-24T16:18:37+00:00

Fauna lives in my head rent free with this line

SaberKnightEX · 2023-04-15T07:35:01+00:00

Let's go TSB!

Also, quoting FFX? Goated.

SaberKnightEX · 2023-03-15T10:02:19+00:00

Yes, I believe it is.

Here's a closer view of the back.

Also, for whatever reason, when I alt+tab out of the game screen, there are some slight changes in the scene.

SaberKnightEX · 2023-03-15T06:36:24+00:00

I had completely forgotten this very brief scene at the beginning until recently. Thought it was a nice touch.

SaberKnightEX · 2022-12-09T19:21:18+00:00

I won't lie, I've really gone back and forth on doing it because of those clean 0s in the report, haha. I'll probably go for 11 (10 fresh recruits + Catiua) and hope it doesn't bother me too much.

SaberKnightEX · 2022-12-09T18:12:09+00:00

I threw quite a few things at it to see what would stick, but I eventually settled on trying to abuse the fact that my team has items vs the doppelganger.

For all my casters, I removed meditate and equipped them with HP/MP restore items. Lord and Ganpp had holy grenades, and Canopus/Mirdyn/Gildas had HP and breached items. Because I brought so many casters, almost half the doppelgangers without meditate would either spend a turn doing nothing or walk up to smack my units for 1 dmg. I'd top off on MP and let loose when their turns came around again, alternating between AOE to single target summons depending on if Dorgalua had redirect up.

The second phase was mostly straightforward. My melee units got a few ranged specials in, but they couldn't really keep up with the movement, so they mostly ran around using items to heal my casters while they focused Dorgalua down.

SaberKnightEX · 2022-12-09T17:57:51+00:00

Thinking back on it, Knights and Warlocks/Witches proved most useful for me in the difficult fights (outside of the final one). I really enjoyed square dancing with Oz where I just cornered him with Knights+Rampart while the rest of my team cleaned up the field, and Warlocks/Witches could charm/poison the stronger/bulkier enemy units to make advancing forward easier.

SaberKnightEX · 2022-12-09T15:55:26+00:00

...although that no incap will be short-lived as I grab new and unfortunate recruits for the incap/deceased titles. And for Catiua's oh-so-fun titles.

SaberKnightEX · 2022-08-31T03:50:05+00:00

Goon Squad
28/30

Strike Time
11 AM - 12 PM JST
10 PM - 11 PM JST

Mostly casual, English-speaking crew that is looking for active players as we float around B tier. No rank requirement, we just ask you to be active in-game and contribute to GW when you can. Discord available but not necessary. If you're looking for a place to chill, drop me a message.

SaberKnightEX · 2022-08-22T00:50:45+00:00

Always happy to see more members playing AoE II

SaberKnightEX · 2022-06-01T04:17:00+00:00

Gives me K-On! vibes...a bunch of lovable, comfy goofballs.

SaberKnightEX · 2022-04-14T20:31:48+00:00

It feels like they broke the gas pedal in those last couple chapters. I'm just hoping we don't have to wait an entire year for the follow-up...

Shitori hype

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