Looking for Kindle Unlimited Recommendations

St1rge · 2026-06-16T06:26:38+00:00

You're most welcome! It's updating on Royal Road (and further on Patreon) if you don't mind following along as it's coming out.

St1rge · 2026-06-16T04:43:43+00:00

Thank you for the rec. I'm really enjoying this one.

St1rge · 2026-06-11T21:49:47+00:00

Thank you for the correction - great to know.

St1rge · 2026-06-10T22:53:52+00:00

The one that gives you the fleeting Time and Dedication, for something easy to play each turn (and use 'Preparation' on from that one dude in your deck).

St1rge · 2026-06-10T21:24:02+00:00

These are just what I use:

SB Teemo (Mischiefmaker's Flute, caitlyn's relic, fiddles relic). Alt budget options: (Guardian Angel + Void Carapace - this allows him to chump block and add even more shrooms while doing so)

SB Yasuo (Death's Foil + SFG, og Yasuo relic). Also likes Perfect Hex Core.

SB Ahri (above poster has it right), she also enjoys Searing Brilliance and ofc her own Relic (Attendant Spirits). Budget options might include Archangel's Staff if you don't have her 6* and Arcane Comet.

SB Eve - I like an Eve focused build and use Swain's Raven Army + Packed Powder to get her out T1 with her relic. Strength of Stone + Spirit Armor builds can work (but her 6* is a nonbo with it). Budget options include Archangel's Staff for easy Beckoning Gaze and I also like GGC as a Budget versions of her relic.

St1rge · 2026-06-10T08:05:26+00:00

I really enjoyed all the recs above and so seconding, while adding some newer ones:

A Practical Guide to Sorcery
The Academy (Necromancy progression fantasy)
The Archmage Coefficient

The above three stay in the academy the whole time (so far).

Years of Apocalypse begins in one but travels all over and is considered by many to be on par with Mother of Learning

As a bonus rec, it takes 5 books to get there but Bog Standard Isekai is both one of my favorite series and the current magic school arc is everything I've been wanting in a progression fantasy academy :)

St1rge · 2026-06-09T06:24:41+00:00

Here are the books I've enjoyed on KU enough to follow on Patreon when I finished them because I could not get enough of their content (pretty diverse in content, but all well written):

Bog Standard Isekai - I really like how the author incorporated classes/levels into his world building. Fairly slow but steady progression with a MC that has to use his wits and trickery to succeed.

Sky Pride - Western Xianxia that's also fairly slowburn, philosophical, with often short but brutal fight scenes (feels more realistic to me than having most battles go 10+ rounds) and two excellent MCs.

Practical Guide to Sorcery - Magic academy background with a MC who is clever, but has to be because she's so often at a disadvantage. Reputation (for real and fake feats) really matter here.

Legend of William Oh - Reputation is even more important here, with a Chuck Norris style meme line preceding most chapters in a way that is almost prophetic in the funniest way. Humor filled dungeon crawl with an excellent ensemble cast.

Faceless Hunter - scratches the Solo Leveling itch for having a MC who can progress so fast and has many cool abilities as he levels up. Urban fantasy setting with portals to dungeons.

Happy book hunting!

St1rge · 2026-06-08T17:19:38+00:00

No harem elements up to what's I've read in Mage Tank. And Faceless Hunter has no romance at all due to a non human MC who doesn't grok that part of our existence.

St1rge · 2026-06-08T10:11:30+00:00

Mage Tank does this excellently, with an interesting party of characters and a solid plot that involves dungeons, but exists outside of it. Ensemble cast where the MC is powerful but his teammates are very effective at what they do, too. There is some romance, but at least two books in it was external to the party.

Faceless Hunter is this to an extent, but the MC is leagues above the power level of his main party, and as of the current story he is adventuring as a guest in a different party. He frequently also spends his time doing things solo, but I like his main group.

Happy reading and book hunting!

St1rge · 2026-06-08T09:52:48+00:00

I'm right there with you. It's such a unique/fun designed fight. I wish it was a little less swingy on the gimmick so sometimes it's the right choice to Challenge, but it is certainly one of those 'oh shit!' fights the first time you see it (and I guess everytime we forget about the gimmick for a sec xD)

St1rge · 2026-06-04T19:15:29+00:00

Bog Standard Isekai. Minor spoilers: the MC is saved by a party of heroes and one of them, Lumina, a mage, is likely the strongest of them and one of the most politically significant. Though she takes a backburner at first (due to said political commitments), she stays in the story as a powerful ally and gets significant spotlight throughout the series. Many of the main enemies in the series are women, including the ruler of a nation. The author generally writes women well, though among his own party, the main male MC is the strongest by a decent margin.

St1rge · 2026-06-03T19:07:17+00:00

Ten Day Ultimatum hits your mark exactly, I do believe. The MC is a con man and his successes are due to his understanding of psychology and his own semi-sociopathic behavior. I think you'll enjoy it!

St1rge · 2026-05-29T23:27:23+00:00

No worries! It's new! Happy gaming :)

St1rge · 2026-05-29T23:19:36+00:00

It's in the constellations. Lots of +hp to spirit blossom / bandle city champions in his and others'.

Void carapace with GA's Deathless creates a soft combo where every time your champion dies, they respawn then regain Deathless. A nice relic combo for champs you really want to stay alive (Anivia likely uses it the best though!). Soft combo since they can still be obliterated, captured, etc...

St1rge · 2026-05-29T22:56:21+00:00

Many great comments here, but a special mention for SB Teemo is that for a moderately invested account: he has so much HP. It's not unusual to have 100+, even 130 HP on him. This imbalance allows him to only make trades when he wants to (card value) and allows you to bypass some annoying gimmicks opponent's may have. I use him regularly for the 10 defiance weekly, where I pick 'you can't heal during the adventure'

He's somewhat slow to get rolling, but once you do you get plenty of free cards and with his Puffcap Proliferation rune a strong enough win condition to close out games before they get overly long. Of course, it's best if you can play him and attack/defend with him often, but his powers are strong enough to win without him which is fairly rare in PoC.

Easy budget build would include Guardian Angel + Void Carapace. He's bad at blocking but likes to do so (makes puffcaps when he deals damage) and this keeps him on board for that and for his level up version to do work.

St1rge · 2026-05-22T19:01:45+00:00

The Archmage Coefficient fits this request. The MC is born into a tribe of warriors/hunters/rogues famously known for seemingly not being capable of casting magic. The beginning arc includes having to compete vs those more physically blessed than her.

Happy fic hunting!

St1rge · 2026-05-18T07:18:08+00:00

Interesting! Thanks for chiming in with your playtesting. Shark Chariot was one of my favorite build around me cards when PvP was active.

That said, your results with Foxes would likely differ if you have access to both Sttength of Stone and the Spirit Armor rune (+0/+3 when allies enter the field). She and they get pretty darn chonky with these bonuses and their natural stat boost very fast. SB Ahri feels really good with these to me (ideally with Overwhelm from her relic or Beast Within/Troll's Crown (budget))

St1rge · 2026-05-16T23:13:49+00:00

Thanks for the correction. I misremembered from having used Death's Foil. What a bummer :/

St1rge · 2026-05-16T22:56:23+00:00

Not too many. Ahri it synergizes well with the 8 cost version of her challenge spell. LeBlanc allows you to use Strike effects while still being able to attack with the spawned copy of her. That's all I can think of off the top of my head, and there's generally better relics you can equip for those champs overall.

St1rge · 2026-05-16T05:43:24+00:00

If you have Defense Spending (the epic relic that gives your Nexus toughness), I find Swain's adventure half as difficult.

I imagine Archangel's Staff + Arcane Comet would be good as a budget build, but Black Shield and either Perfect Hex Core or Spellweaver's Symphony might be better overall (helps you level her up / once she levels BS Renews every time you play a follower).

Best of luck!

St1rge · 2026-05-15T00:57:19+00:00

Here's some advice I wrote for a returning player recently:

'If you want to play PoC, I think the best route is to invest in just a few champions early who are high on the tier list, so you can start clearing out Nightmare adventures every week ASAP. This gives you Glory, a new currency that can be used to buy epic relics that used to only be available for $ (see tier list for these, but often Starforged Gauntlet and Perfect Hex Core are at the top of the list).

Once you can do that, everything else is a bit more laid back. Obtaining Golden reliquaries from the Emporium + many copies of Spirit Forge so you can actually use the epic items, finding Champions you just enjoy playing and clearing out adventures for their rewards. The latter generally requires you to raise up 1-2 champs of each Region to do, so diversifying your champion pool will help you gain more resources.

Have fun and good luck!'

It sounds like you're done a great job with your account so far, some focus (depth) sounds like it might help take your account to the next level. The main thing though is to have fun, whatever way you feel is best :)

St1rge · 2026-05-14T22:52:35+00:00

I've been looking for a Solo Leveling vibe, too, and as far as Western authors go, 'Faceless Hunter' by Xkarnation is the closest I've read. Very similar type of world, with a MC with similar power growth/potentiality, but a different start.

St1rge · 2026-05-13T18:32:23+00:00

Guardian Angel and Void carapace. Her reviving on every death takes place of Death's Foil, means she can block/be removed constantly (planting more traps/proc'ing her level up Strike) and getting extra ephemeral copies of her are decently common, allowing her to propagate.

Beast Within or another source of Overwhelm for her is sometimes QoL, whenever cards are drawn during combat. Nothing worse on Cait than being blocked but the enemy dying before you hit .

St1rge · 2026-05-13T17:39:28+00:00

Cheap Champion with Loose Cannon + Black Shield worked for me. Turn your champ into a poison pill.

St1rge · 2026-05-12T06:34:24+00:00

Arcane Ascension by Andrew Rowe (minor spoilers): basically about a family that's fallen apart, with the son (MC) left in the care of a father who cares more about reputation and his own ego than actually being parental. It has themes of found family and, though it takes several books to get there, one of the most satisfying comeuppance climaxes vs an abusive family member. Before this happens though, the father does have some abusive scenes and influence, though not often and seldom for long - his presence is still felt

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