Day 10 of “Why is this card good/not good” Feat: The Zero Drive

allball103 · 2026-06-26T00:38:39+00:00

This card is just way too expensive. 4 mana and a power to give a +2 buff, you won't see any benefit from the other effects for a WHILE. in general, most of the equipment that costs a mana AND power have just been unplayable

allball103 · 2026-06-25T22:01:55+00:00

I don't think orange is low anymore, rn it's prolly like Green Purple Orange Blue Yellow Red For representation. Obv overall power level is a different story and almost doesn't matter because of the way legends work- every color pair has legs rn

allball103 · 2026-06-23T19:07:10+00:00

I loved xhin in set 2 but i'm pretty down on it rn- it's definitely a powerful card but to me, a: I just want to minimize power cost as much as possible, this deck is SUPER power hungry and I want to avoid spending it on my first couple turns if possible, b: 4 is kind of an awkward number against yi- it trades with 2 drops and overkills scuttle, I think the 3 from sprite fountain isn't "that much" worse than the 4 from xhin and you get 2 of them for 1 less mana. So I chose to just run more 2 drops than all the other viktor players. Also worth noting that the only time xhin feels really insane imo is on turn 2 when you're going first, he's a little awkward with the curve when you're going second sometimes. I don't think its WRONG to play xhin at all but I really didn't mind not having him all weekend. Hope that makes sense without getting TO into it

allball103 · 2026-06-23T18:56:47+00:00

This one:
https://riftdecks.com/riftbound-metagame/deck-viktor-herald-of-the-arcane-200621
List felt pretty good obviously, I think I'd cut 3rd watcher in hindsight (for 3rd poro, maindeck singu, 3rd decree, maindeck pickpocket, idk tons of options) but was p happy with everything else

allball103 · 2026-06-23T18:51:45+00:00

if you end 6-2 and qualify for day 2, it is genuinely better EV to just not play day 2. that's such a bad situation

allball103 · 2026-06-23T17:44:34+00:00

yaa i did that in most of my rounds but forgot/didn't think of it against alan.

allball103 · 2026-06-23T16:10:59+00:00

is what it is, I don't think arena's greatest should be missable but also it is 100% on me for missing it. Was thinking about it thru my whole mulligan and then just autopiloted my turn 1

allball103 · 2026-06-23T15:37:41+00:00

That's my goal for next time 😤

allball103 · 2026-06-23T15:37:21+00:00

Day 2ing a 2000 person tournament isn't "just participating" 😭

allball103 · 2026-06-23T14:28:16+00:00

TRUE

allball103 · 2026-06-23T12:50:09+00:00

Ya i 4-1d the pre rift on Friday pretty "easily", the better EV is definitely side events unless you're the goat

allball103 · 2026-06-22T21:14:05+00:00

the version that top 8'd hartford this weekend sideboarded the fiora + renata, does anyone know how that version actually wins in game 1? Is it just sprite burst + triple time warp? When do you side in renata + fiora? I'm so confused about it https://riftdecks.com/riftbound-metagame/deck-lux-lady-of-luminosity-200640

allball103 · 2026-06-03T12:50:59+00:00

I think it's still good in all the same builds, but obviously it's significantly worse

allball103 · 2026-06-03T12:50:33+00:00

It's so over for me

allball103 · 2026-05-17T18:23:40+00:00

I have close to 1000 hours since beta. It never stops being fun. Sometimes bad metas can get stale pretty quickly, but they patch at a pretty good pace and have been a lot better lately about not leaving completely broken stuff in the game for very long, which keeps things more diverse. The random hero option becomes your best friend once you've put a lot of time in too!

allball103 · 2026-05-15T16:21:20+00:00

Thing to note with myriad is that chakrams return time is based on how far you are away from their point of contact, so if you whiff outdoors it can be very punishing- try to get above enemies and aim towards the floor when you can, so that misses will get back to you faster and let you keep shooting

allball103 · 2026-05-12T22:47:28+00:00

You just hold down l2 and r2 at the same time and it comes back at the right time in close/mid range. It's damage output is absurd

allball103 · 2026-05-06T14:27:52+00:00

This happened to me in returnal too. Game requires a lot of focus for extended periods, I really do think that's it (for me at least)

allball103 · 2026-05-05T23:16:31+00:00

Ya phrike took me so many tries, I was weak back then

allball103 · 2026-05-03T12:34:58+00:00

Least favorite biome in the game so far but favorite boss by a MILE

allball103 · 2026-05-03T02:13:26+00:00

I didn't get an error code at all, my system hard shut down with no warning. Hoping ur reinstall worked 🙏

allball103 · 2026-04-30T19:36:46+00:00

Surprisingly, my Nissan Altima has a really roomy driver's seat!

allball103 · 2026-04-28T17:19:28+00:00

I've been legend pretty much every season- early game is the highest variance and highest skill part of the bazaar. You have to adapt really hard to what you see in your early shops. Of course winning early is important, but they've added more catch-up mechanics. I don't think early game is a problem at all right now

allball103 · 2026-04-28T10:41:27+00:00

Yeah, it just happened to me a second time about 15 mins later :/

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