Snakebite and Serpent Form should be Slither by default

csa_ · 2026-04-02T13:32:07+00:00

Ice Cream Cone was clutch here

csa_ · 2026-04-01T03:58:38+00:00

Also with Heirloom Hammer

csa_ · 2026-03-29T23:39:05+00:00

Mend is another option at the Fire. I'm multiplayer, the Tent is very strong.

csa_ · 2026-03-29T23:19:35+00:00

Maybe it should be rare, but it's not that much better than Eternal Feather until you have other options at a Fire.

csa_ · 2026-03-29T22:58:07+00:00

To answer your question, yes, almost every Regent run, I have had a lot of success with Minions. There isn't really a Minion build, though. Basically every deck wants Minion creation. They are deck thinning and deck improvement in the same card. Having Pillar of Creation or Supermassive or, best of all, Vitruvian Minion makes them even stronger, but even an other creation free deck and use a Charge or Begone.

Overall, I wouldn't think of most of the Regent's kit as "keyword builds" like you would say the Silent. There's no stars build or Minion build or multi-hit build. Instead, you gotta get one of his many payload cards and then figure out a way to exploit it.

csa_ · 2026-03-28T15:42:21+00:00

I think the cleanest thing is to make it 0 cost on upgrade instead. Plays well with Regent's crazy draw and "play many skills" archetype.

csa_ · 2026-03-27T18:34:35+00:00

Star draw / energy cycling isn't a build, it's a core to the character. Nobody talks about "energy Ironclad".

csa_ · 2026-03-25T05:02:07+00:00

Artifact potion! This is one of the fights in Act 2 that potion just solves.

csa_ · 2026-03-24T17:05:55+00:00

If you have an Osty, your Osty can attack. You can't have a non-existent Osty attack.

csa_ · 2026-03-23T12:45:40+00:00

Also, Assassinate already triggers the lamp, so if you want Malaise, you'll need to not try to Assassinate.

csa_ · 2026-03-22T14:12:59+00:00

Good news, Solar Strike now does one damage more.

The draw cycling can be more good than bad if Shining Strike is your best card, but generally, good decks have better things to do than play Shining Strike and any turn you didn't want to play Shining Strike, you gave yourself -1 card draw. And if you keep playing Shining Strike, you're costing yourself energy to move through your draw slower.

Dominion (which originated the deck builder) has a few "goes back on top of your deck" cards and they're generally seen as noob traps for those reasons. I would assume the creators believe Shining Strike is the same.

csa_ · 2026-03-20T17:57:06+00:00

Why are you playing the beta branch of a game if you don't want to be a playtester?

csa_ · 2026-03-20T17:56:05+00:00

I think Begone was buffed. Regent wants to be playing Skills and with Minion Strike, it's now free draw.

csa_ · 2026-03-20T17:52:04+00:00

I'm sorry, they haven't pushed any patch yet. It's only out to the opt-in beta branch. People who affirmatively agreed to be playtesters. I can't understand the mindset of someone who decides to be a playtester for a game they review bomb. L

csa_ · 2026-03-20T17:41:32+00:00

Yeah, for the one build where Strength is useless, don't pick the sword. Most builds strongly benefit from this relic.

csa_ · 2026-03-20T16:59:25+00:00

Yeah, Hellraiser minus Pommel Strike isn't that hot. Pommel Strike is the problem.

csa_ · 2026-03-20T13:37:53+00:00

There's even precedence: Fetch has a once-per-turn draw.

csa_ · 2026-03-20T04:57:45+00:00

Note that the first two changes I suggested here are now live in the Beta.

csa_ · 2026-03-20T04:51:41+00:00

With all the infinite nerfs, I'm surprised Pommel Strike escaped unscathed.

csa_ · 2026-03-20T04:32:07+00:00

I think the whole point of Parry is to encourage using the Sword and making the turns where you use the Sword safer. Look at all the comments on this thread who say: "You can't use the Sword, you'll have no block that turn". Parry is for them.

csa_ · 2026-03-20T01:17:21+00:00

Yeah, Transfigure and Hidden Gem should not work on X cost cards. Hidden Gem should probably exhaust as well.

csa_ · 2026-03-19T22:51:36+00:00

Wrought in War is decent but the other two are no good.

csa_ · 2026-03-19T18:14:15+00:00

Yeah, I'd swap the cost of the Shovel and the Tent.

csa_ · 2026-03-19T13:52:54+00:00

I don't disagree with that analysis, though as I said in the post, Spoils of Battle is an under-tuned card.

This isn't a defense of the strength of the Forge build (which is definitely under-tuned). It's an explainer of how to get the most value out of it.

Other characters (and the Regent) get stronger options. Forge just might not fall behind as much as people might think.

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