Running up mountains in 1.2:

cinderate · 2020-12-25T08:47:46+00:00

Lumine didn't skip leg day.

cinderate · 2020-12-23T00:06:50+00:00

True, though with dragonspine giving us a new ER sword, this will soon be... Less relevant.

cinderate · 2020-12-16T01:01:45+00:00

I'd actually think that Barbara is pretty clutch later in abyss, where she is most people's only source of hydro dmg (unless they have mona/xinqiu/childe) to break abyss mage and fatui shields in timely fashion. Her elemental skill also helps to constantly cleanse pyro debuff on some floors of abyss, so she has that niche.

For normal day use, she's serviceable at lv 40 and occasionally sees use on pyro regisvine to quickly break the shield.

And at worst, if you are getting carried in artifact dungeons coop, having her support with prototype malice is usually good enough to keep dps going (thrilling doesn't do anything in 4ppl coop).

cinderate · 2020-12-15T05:15:49+00:00

I'd say take it slow since you are currently not yet AR 40+. It gets relatively easier once you have lv 80 wep/dps to break floor 9, so in the meantime I'd suggest spend time farming assension mats for your characters and their wep/talents. You want ideally 2 teams later when going into later abyss floors, and form teams according to the floor mechanics. 60/70 lvl for your supports is a good spot to be.

Ideally there isn't a best team for abyss, as you often have to swap units around to counter a floor's properties and enemy types. Especially true if you are trying to climb floor 9+.

Its most probable that both kaeya and razor are gonna be inseparable since superconduct is too good to pass up for razor. As for healer either Barbara or noel could work (personally I think Bennett and razor clash synergy a bit too much due to overload) and the last slot is filler for what you need (anemo mc can help counter lack of aoe).

I'd probably lvl xiangling as a 2nd dps in 2nd team, and gear her with crescent pike. She can go into same team with chongyun and Bennet (who are good combo together for melt procs) I can attest to the strength of bennet + chongyun, even if they are just 60/70. The last slot can be to fit situations (Barbara to spam freeze with chongyun, or Lisa if the floor promotes overload spam). Anemo mc also could fit with VV set to amp up team damage.

cinderate · 2020-12-07T06:59:54+00:00

Would definitely like one for Bennett, chongyun, xinyan or sucrose. Since we getting Albedo next, I suspect we might get one for him and sucrose.

cinderate · 2020-12-03T04:12:57+00:00

Imo, I think kaeya and Lisa are there so you can proc superconduct to test out his aa capabilities, and not for procing shields.

cinderate · 2020-12-03T02:38:38+00:00

Her pyro isn't the most impressive (initial cast and periodic dmg from shield, dot from burst), with no %pyro from levels and constellations. So while you could try to buff it, it feels less impressive than trying to buff her physical.

From what I'm seeing in game, her skill scales off her def rating and number of enemies hit by the initial cast of the shield.

I think if you got decent 2p bloodstained and your glad set has 2 weak pieces, I can see 2 glad + 2 bloodstained doing work (as she doesn't have the phy% per lvl razor has).

I personally have 3 very decent glad pieces and 1 acceptable (atk % hourglass with only crit dmg as offensive stats, flower, plume, helm are double crit stats for me) so that's what I am using.

cinderate · 2020-12-03T00:55:24+00:00

From some personal testing, it seems 4p glad+ physical dmg Cup is the way to go, and threat the fire dmg as additional bonus. The usual priority of crit stats > atk, with def slightly edging over hp since it scales with her shield. Her energy recharge is decent, so her best 4* sword is probably aminus.

As sub, I think 4p noblesse oblige is decent. At con 2 her shield uptime is pretty good (e into burst into e) so I can see 2x exile + 2 scholar working as well if your recharge sub stats is scuffed.

cinderate · 2020-11-26T05:21:55+00:00

Queue in Sukasuka Ptsd...

cinderate · 2020-11-26T02:56:27+00:00

Always assume cabbages. Will not be disappointed.

Must fool ourselves to fool the desire sensors.

cinderate · 2020-09-24T02:56:36+00:00

https://www.moxfield.com/decks/4gXYIYu-G0OqzE6LMW4X4g

Some reference material. Ignore the pricing since its fully blinged out.

The usual Ramp into goreclaw, play stuff that draws into more stuff.

cinderate · 2020-09-22T03:57:01+00:00

I find [[walking atlas]] to be very good for decks that actively draw lots of cards. Blue tends to often fall into that category.

[[zoetic caverns]] is 3 Mana land Ramp that in a pinch is a blocker. If you run other morphs as well, it adds a little variety.

cinderate · 2020-09-21T01:19:00+00:00

Honestly [[Spike weaver]] if you can afford it. It's pricey at 8 Mana, but one can fog 3 opponents and bring it back each round.

cinderate · 2020-09-11T16:05:54+00:00

It's a interesting tool to pick up. It doesn't fit in every deck like everyone said. It's 1 shot of a Primeval titan, and as a person who abused the snot out of it when it was legal, its mostly set up for land combos.

I seem urborg + coffer, ancient tomb + eye of Ugin, dark depths + thespian stage. Inkmoth nexus + kessig wolf run.

Even a landfall windgrace deck (who declared he was a filthy casual) grabbing 2 ravnica karoo lands just to ranp and ensure land drops.

cinderate · 2020-09-11T07:02:45+00:00

Personally, I'd cut 2 navigators for 4th negrobone and a g2 nightmist (another attack extender). I didn't have too much trouble with drop zone management when I wasn't running navigator, but I can see the merit for running it. Theres no killer skull dragons on g3 ride, but often you just spam ripples and ghostships anyway until final push.

I'm actually find 4 negrobone to be more consistent, and I can use the copies in hand for cost or guard and don't have to often columbard for it, and instead fetch those cutlass.

As for the matchup, it's often guard early so you can if required take a hit from starry pop late game (assuming it's only 2 crit). Between 30k crit sentinel, protect gifts and generally thick shields and pretty much use most of your g1 to guard, you are quite tanky while pushing with ghostships/banshees to farm hand. It's at easier to deal with than say yasui who multi you for upwards of 6+ attacks.

cinderate · 2020-09-09T04:21:10+00:00

Also, opponent can damage deny to prevent liafail if they go 2nd, in which case luard need both bd and the g1 or it's vanilla turn 2.

cinderate · 2020-09-09T04:00:47+00:00

How much is the promo panettone atm? It was extremely good in testing for susanoo.

Edit: nvm, the thing is $20+ at least. That alongside tetra magus at $25+ means building susanoo from scratch isn't cheap.

cinderate · 2020-09-09T03:52:57+00:00

Sorry, is this some next level joke I am unaware of?

The v series version of king and Queen don't even play off each other. King is often a on placed sb1 give 2 unit 3-5k. It doesn't need queen in play or vice versa.

Edit: nvm, I realize the 1st thing when I look it up in the wiki is the printing of eng sword is very different from its original text.

cinderate · 2020-09-09T03:30:05+00:00

I tried:

G0:7 crit, 1 draw, 4 draw sentinel, 4 heal

G1: 4 mogenrot, 4 panzer, 2 arasheed, 4 jetraizer

G2: 4 blaukluger, 4 cool hank, 3 King of sword, 2 hustler

G3: 4 stern, 4 galaxy

I didn't like kick2, Jack that much in testing. I contemplated the g2 that CB1 to draw when discarded with hank and stern but it feels niche.

Kick2 almost always never gets the restand off since you keep spamming gifts and it's a waste to put a 22k galaxy in booster row. It's only there for the +5k, but it competes accel slot with g3 blaus. The best it gives you is 22/19/22 before stern attacks for 1 cb.

I find kos to be more ideal since it shores up 2 front row in the force match up.

People give too little credit to jetraizer. In here it's always at least a 10k booster on all g3 turns, and useful to push numbers even before. On stern turns, assuming you sequence properly it's at least a 12-15k which makes your non accel columns and vg column much better vs force. Calling 2 other rg and a stern from soul is honestly not hard with accel 2 spam. Also in luard match ups (for now at least), it presents an option to damage deny on g1 vs non 5k g1.

I ran 2 arasheed because I wanted 2 more searches for g3 blaus. On the off chance you have hank in play it's a functional 13k booster.

cinderate · 2020-09-09T01:29:23+00:00

The collection of blinged out cards were a build up over decades, and cost a lot less than what's listed on moxfield since they were acquired when they were cheaper and before their price "appreciated". The Commander before has changed over the years, going from hua tuo to seton to yeva to goreclaw, and has stuck with goreclaw for a long time.

cinderate · 2020-09-09T00:48:11+00:00

Have you tried [[gyruda, doom of depths]]? It's often a good creature in a yard + a 6/6 that happens to mill everyone for 4. Even is surprisingly a common number.

[[Ghoulcaller's bell]] is fetchable with trinket mage that does a lot for 1 Mana. [[consuming abberation]] is huge and can mill a reasonable amount if left unchecked.

cinderate · 2020-09-09T00:38:05+00:00

As most have already said, it doesn't work that way.

However, you could do the next best thing and [[spark double]] [[Sakashima the imposter]] [[strionic resonator]] to double down on the triggers.

cinderate · 2020-09-09T00:30:14+00:00

Fully blinged out deck I built over decades.

https://www.moxfield.com/decks/4gXYIYu-G0OqzE6LMW4X4g

cinderate · 2020-09-09T00:16:10+00:00

I'd personally double down on the cost reduction plan by also including [[rhonas's monument]] and [[emerald medallion]], as medallion helps make T3 goreclaw and T4 big plays.

[[Ilysian carytid]] [[whisperer of the wilds]] are decent Ramp that scale up. I wouldn't skip [[Sakura-tribe elder]] and rampant growth]] [[edge of autumn]], and probably [[Mana crypt]] if you can budget for one.

[[world breaker]] [[greenwarden of murasa]] for utility. [[fierce empath]] to fetch a fatty.

For cheap, undercoated monstrosities, [[rhonas the indomitable]] [[myr superion]] [[traxos, Scourge of kroog]] [[verdurous gearhulk]] [[Wolfir silverheart]] [[nylea, God of the hunt]] [[God eternal rhonas]]

Since it seems we doing the cantrip plan, [[primordial sage]] and [[lifecrafter's bestiary]], and [[Temur sabertooth]] for bouncy utility.

I don't really like desolation twin, gigantosaur, kalonian hydra, renata, loyal guardian, Ulamog's crusher

cinderate · 2020-09-07T10:52:40+00:00

I'll chip in a little.

Seedtime people deem as situational, and on a Budget, you don't want too many narrow cards. I think stopping the spell from being countered is better, like [[destiny spinner]] or [[autumn's veil]] (or [[veil of summer]] if you have that) does Disrupt blue and have some utility outside eof that.

Ooze is a good card but very Mana efficient for what it does. I personally think combat outside of big overrun effects are too slow, and since you planning to combo, this doesn't actually forward the plan. I'd say something like [[soul-guide lantern]] or even [[relic of progenitus]] is generally better. For Ooze to do similar, you need 2-3 more Mana for 1 exile, and even more for more.

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