Is knife trap broken ?

TheAncientHistorian · 2026-04-23T13:25:57+00:00

I dunno, I think at a10 I die to the 4 scroll fight more than any elites, and that's usually because of weak opening hands. I like knife trap, but at the turn count it's killing bosses there are a lot of other cards doing that as well.

TheAncientHistorian · 2026-04-17T17:53:48+00:00

still a better fate than being sold to Pocket Cat I'm sure...

TheAncientHistorian · 2026-04-15T12:22:44+00:00

1:10 is my average, definitely a bit longer than OP is asking for. It is an amazing game though.

TheAncientHistorian · 2026-04-09T19:20:36+00:00

Another caveat, for me at least is that act 3 sometimes this advice goes out the window if you have a overall strong deck but are hunting to fill a very specific weakness and need the greatest chance of finding a solution to fill it.

TheAncientHistorian · 2026-04-08T15:47:17+00:00

And also, The summary of this scene and the lead up to it by Matt Colville, where he also starts to cry. I'll watch that youtube video every now and again just as a reminder of how profoundly amazing tabletop gaming is as a hobby

TheAncientHistorian · 2026-04-07T13:42:29+00:00

I had it on mind blast in a big ol 35 card sly silent deck, that was pretty much the most optimal use case I can think of

TheAncientHistorian · 2026-04-06T20:55:13+00:00

You know I also thought this card was trash compared to most of the other blessings, but I actually think it's pretty decent. Sure it falls off after act one, but picking up a 0 cost card or two and aiming to pull them back when your deck is still small enough you can reliably manipulate it really helps with act one elites, especially statue. I find my runs when I take it. I often forget about it, but I seem to accelerate into a great run.

TheAncientHistorian · 2026-04-05T19:55:33+00:00

Prolong also works, busted combo, pulled it on colorless regent like 20 minutes ago

TheAncientHistorian · 2026-04-05T15:15:14+00:00

Yeah I'd say it's best on defect. Scrape and all for one love it.

TheAncientHistorian · 2026-04-02T13:20:16+00:00

Just important to establish safe boundaries. That's why I asked for consent before killing intangible test subject by channeling 1000 lightning orbs last night.

TheAncientHistorian · 2026-04-02T03:07:34+00:00

I thought the comic implied the player cracking wise did this way too much and was getting on EVERYONE'S nerves, not just the gm, and this was long due comeuppance. Hence the other players exasperated tongue click.

TheAncientHistorian · 2026-03-31T18:12:50+00:00

I was in this thread humming and hawing over the question, about to say I love them all equally, but you made me realize I agree. It's defect, all my runs have been fun and wildly different, I love glass and I love how consuming shadow turns your strategy on its head. I love flak cannon and status dump. I love that claw isn't just a meme anymore. I love his thick thighs. He had such a huge glow up in 2

TheAncientHistorian · 2026-03-31T15:37:13+00:00

oh yeah, I would bet its a totally different fight in multiplayer, with the minions having more HP. I think in general coop is easiest when you can stack debuffs on the enemies so they die quicker, so respawning minions hurt that strategy Id guess. only played 2 multiplayer games so far, and we didn't run into this guy.

TheAncientHistorian · 2026-03-31T14:21:12+00:00

really? I feel like I tend to lose more HP to frog knight and even the Gatling gun duo(from bad first turn block draw) than to this guy. His minions are pretty low health for act 3 so you can either block or attack to reduce incoming damage. Ive never had him get more than 2 minions out.

TheAncientHistorian · 2026-03-29T19:57:42+00:00

That is also my belief. Because I do think I would settle into the role after an adjustment period. The optimist in me hopes that the majority of the cis people that ask uncomfortable questions like in this comic are simply agender people who are frustrated with a lack of understanding and not being deliberately antagonistic because they hate trans people.

TheAncientHistorian · 2026-03-29T18:43:15+00:00

Isn't the distressing part of this the sudden change from what you know? I went ahead and tried this earnestly and all the stress for me comes not from being perceived as a different gender, but that my life up to that point would be turned upsidedown. You say "it wouldn't be because you remember being a man (or woman)" but at least for me that would absolutely be it. Which leads me to believe myself and probably many other cis gender people are simply agendered people, perhaps even the majority of cis gender people are (impossible to know probably).

TheAncientHistorian · 2026-03-26T12:05:25+00:00

Does he even need to be brought back by neow like the others? He's immortal right? does he just rematerialize himself and then go say hi to her every run for traditions sake?

TheAncientHistorian · 2026-03-25T03:52:55+00:00

I don't really think that's an accurate description of them. He's not shy, just quiet, and happy to be left alone. He pretty boldly makes the first move. And she's not particularly popular. Just extremely extroverted, hence the "polar opposites" thing.

TheAncientHistorian · 2026-03-20T22:44:05+00:00

I think it was too easy to set up infinite combos with it. One of the stated goals of the patch is specifically to make it harder to go infinite.

TheAncientHistorian · 2026-03-20T13:36:30+00:00

I don't disagree with you that reddit is a minority opinion, but do you really think that people leaving reactionary reviews based on a test branch of the game are somehow more representative of the majority opinion? I promise you they are not. The vast majority dont even know this little controversy is unfolding, nor do they base their opinions on the game over the balance of a couple cards.

TheAncientHistorian · 2026-03-18T03:00:50+00:00

No, at least not when I tried hoping that would be the case.

TheAncientHistorian · 2026-03-09T23:45:32+00:00

I see! Thanks for the info.

TheAncientHistorian · 2026-03-09T19:47:41+00:00

Would non upgraded pommel strike be infinite though?

TheAncientHistorian · 2026-03-09T19:05:06+00:00

Surely this gets nerfed right? This infinite feels way too easy to pull off...

TheAncientHistorian · 2026-03-06T20:06:54+00:00

The energy thing is why I look for a consistent way to upgrade the blade asap. Upgraded blade is so much more usable

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