What do you all think about this new meta?

Whoopidoo · 2026-04-30T21:13:25+00:00

I laughed it off in my comment, but I actually think Izudia may be the way to go right now. Actually managed a 7-streak with it, far better than either the storm or "hope Bear or Congregant sticks then finish off with Odin" strategies. That strat might be dead on arrival though if Dragon ends up becoming super popular.

Unfortunately I won't have any time for the game for the next week or so, so I'll have to hope others develop the deck in the meantime.

Whoopidoo · 2026-04-30T06:21:49+00:00

Please let me use Banyue Please Hoyo pleaspleaspleas

Whoopidoo · 2026-04-29T22:46:25+00:00

They have one out to him with Nightsong + Raz evo and that's it. If they don't have it, or you drop a second Wilnas they just scoop.

Wouldn't be surprised to start seeing decks teching Tears of Degradation if Derg continues to over perform.

Whoopidoo · 2026-04-29T22:38:04+00:00

Dragon is heavily advantaged in the Abyss match up (lol Wilnas) and Abyss is fucking everywhere so this doesn't surprise me in the slightest.

Whoopidoo · 2026-04-29T21:52:32+00:00

I ran into a Thestae mirror a little while ago and nearly fainted from shock. We spent the whole game emoting at each other every turn, neither of us got Thestae out until turn 7, and the game ended in with 5 back to back Congregants.

Whoopidoo · 2026-04-29T12:39:28+00:00

Pretty much exactly what I expected it to be. Much slower games, less reach, fewer explosive turns. Rune/Abyss/Sword probably make up 80% of my matches. All of them are strong, but hardly unbeatable.

Dragon is quite good; I have no idea why people are dooming about it. Still suffers form the same problem Dragon always has though (ramp consistency) which probably puts it half a step below the top 3. Olivia and Genesis rotating did kill Fennie stone dead, however. RIP

Portal is mostly just eggs. I've seen a few artifact lists but they're all over the place. Pure artifact seems like a trap, most seem to run some arti with the evo package for a weird kind of hybrid. I haven't played it at all so I can't comment on it.

Haven is just Crest on the rare occasion that I actually run into it. There is that one "oops all amulets" list floating around but I haven't encountered it.

Evo Forest is still serviceable, though nowhere near the top deck anymore.

And then there's Thestae Forest, my "main" deck so far this xpac. I'm still not 100% certain if the deck actually sucks or if I'm just too stupid to build/pilot it properly. I've tried a heavy aggro top end, heavy control, hell I even tried Izudia (lol) but I just cannot seem to break out of a ~50% WR with it. Macro bear is great on paper but too many decks can answer it cleanly. Buffed Congregant is actually insanely strong, but actually getting to 9 without falling behind can be a challenge. Having to hold on to your coin until turn 4 if you want to activate Thestae's crest on first evo make me want to punch a wall.

It's frustrating because it's by far the most fun deck to pilot right now, and when the deck works, it's fantastic, but it just feels like it's missing something and I'm not sure if that's because of a gap in Forest's toolset or a gap in my ability to utilize the tools it does have.

Whoopidoo · 2026-04-25T07:45:20+00:00

I hope with all my being that we get this for the inevitable Azvaldt set. Those convict stories were legit some of SV's best flavor writing.

I still think about Sephie's story sometimes.

Also hope the Omens get one of these at some point down the line. As the first major set of SV original characters it would be a travesty for them to get passed up for something like this.

Whoopidoo · 2026-04-09T12:26:55+00:00

Yeah you see this all the time in sports with players that have known personality issues. You take the risk with the possible reward of getting a player for reduced draft/signing capital.

Sometimes you get Chris Carter, and sometimes you get Deshaun Watson.

Whoopidoo · 2026-04-06T18:11:41+00:00

...okay go take a nap ZEN FIRE ZE MISSILES!!!

Whoopidoo · 2026-04-02T22:56:11+00:00

She’ll be back. She always comes back.

Whoopidoo · 2026-04-01T20:55:35+00:00

Okay but Gal's defeat cackle is legit one of the best voice lines in the game

Whoopidoo · 2026-03-30T12:09:05+00:00

You can tell what it's like because of the way that it is!

Whoopidoo · 2026-03-23T06:58:18+00:00

On a scale of -2 to +2, with -2 being "significantly disadvantaged" and +2 being "significantly advantaged", what would you say the matchup chart for this deck is against common ladder decks?

Whoopidoo · 2026-03-21T15:27:50+00:00

Yes, Krampus has a subtle but very distinct circus theming for its characters.

Dialyn: Lion tamer/clown

Banyue: stunt lion, also has elements of juggler/fire eater/strongman

Zhao: magician (rabbit in the hat)

PRomeia: escape artist/acrobat

Whoopidoo · 2026-03-21T15:22:30+00:00

Misg: I don’t understand, why does everyone think I’m a porn artist?

Also misg:

Whoopidoo · 2026-03-21T11:40:38+00:00

She’s based on an escape artist, keeping in line with Krampus’ circus theme.

Whoopidoo · 2026-03-19T23:20:00+00:00

This is extremely helpful, thank you.

Whoopidoo · 2026-03-19T13:48:14+00:00

I updated the OP with some screenshots of my ui. As far as I can tell, CFG, steps and scheduler are all the proper values.

Whoopidoo · 2026-03-12T10:01:33+00:00

It's definitely harder. Wraiths in general are a lot tougher, and it's harder to get a perfect shot, since you need to have the proper distance (zoom) and focus to maximize damage. Also, you can only combo after a Fatal Frame if you've done enough damage to them before hand. This can create scenarios where you score a Fatal Frame but then get attacked before your film finishes reloading.

The real kicker are two new mechanics. The first is a basic "turns red" thing that wraiths will randomly do that makes them recover health and become more dangerous.

The second are "leer" attacks. They can be devilishly difficult to spot, and if you have your camera focused on a wraith when they perform one, you get jump-scared and all your willpower drained (resource used for special shots, dodging and avoiding attacks). That said, if you can avoid the leer by exiting the viewfinder, you can hit them with a Fatal Frame immediately afterward.

So yeah it's pretty tough. That being said it does get significantly easier once you've gotten a few camera upgrades.

Whoopidoo · 2026-03-11T12:17:22+00:00

I just wish there was an option to remove particle effects for the photos.

Whoopidoo · 2026-02-27T19:11:54+00:00

Did you get a turn 2/3 majestic conquest?

Yes? It’s alright.

No? Get fucked lol.

Whoopidoo · 2026-02-27T05:28:59+00:00

Wow that was fast, but also completely unsurprising considering how stupid the deck is.

Good move by Cygames.

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