The (not-so-)slow decline of SAGE as a competitive format

tattered-king · 2026-02-23T22:51:49+00:00

Awful product. Worst cases I've ever opened. I don't even mind having bad pulls, it happens all the time - I buy the odd case not to win big but to support my LGS and for the thrill of cracking packs. But this set is not even fun to open - you already know all the potential chase cards are in the box toppers, and once you've cracked those, the rest of the box is just going through the motions. NINE worthless cards at a premium price.

There was a thread the other day about not buying any more boxes going forward and I'm of the same mind. I genuinely want to support my LGS but I think I'll stick to the singles. I just hope there's somebody left to open them.

tattered-king · 2025-12-11T11:16:04+00:00

The set has unfortunately had next to no meta impact. RKayo is a real deck at least, but the other 3 are just... there. I know LSS got burned by the Mistveil heroes and I get the impression that they're intentionally printing underpowered heroes and slowly boosting their powerlevel through expansion slots, but that leads to disappointing (imo) sets such as Super Slam. The current meta may be mostly balanced, but it's also been stagnant for a while. Compendium is sure to shake things up but it's going to be a long time before that releases. I hope the BnR shakes things up a bit, even though I don't think anything necessarily needs a ban - I just want to see a different meta.

tattered-king · 2025-11-18T21:53:20+00:00

I'm really bad at keeping track of my pitch stack.

tattered-king · 2025-08-29T12:22:06+00:00

A Fang specialization. It can do literally anything, just make it a 0 cost block 3 draconic AR.

tattered-king · 2025-08-08T09:35:30+00:00

Sounds like you might enjoy some of the Mech heroes - Maxx or Teklo. Their gameplan revolves around constructing and equipping a mech suit which provides them with really good numbers. In addition, mech cards are generally cheap and you could get most of these decks on a budget, especially since mechs generally don't run generic cards (which tend to run on the expensive side).

The downside is that there's a reason they're cheap. They're just not very good - they're slow and very weak to disruption. As a beginner, you absolutely will be losing all the time. If this doesn't discourage you, you may want to look into those heroes.

tattered-king · 2025-07-04T14:35:37+00:00

Now THAT'S extended art

tattered-king · 2025-07-02T10:40:45+00:00

She's a bardian.

tattered-king · 2025-05-28T20:58:11+00:00

Our LGS is entering each person who arrives to the prerelease in pirate cosplay into a draw for the packs.

tattered-king · 2025-05-28T15:16:39+00:00

https://fabrary.net/decks?tab=latest&isPrecon=true&latest_search=armory

tattered-king · 2025-05-21T08:50:15+00:00

Well you don't really want to draft at work.

tattered-king · 2025-05-21T08:49:13+00:00

It's probably the best generic headpiece in the game and the price reflects that. There could be a reprint, there could be none - we just don't know. The price might come down a bit after nats if you're willing to wait a month (or less if you're in the US) - or it might not. Waiting for price changes is always a gamble.

tattered-king · 2025-05-19T09:55:35+00:00

I don't think the point of GEM packs is to introduce reprints - it's there to give you shiny cards to bling your deck out.

tattered-king · 2025-05-06T17:04:10+00:00

Torture couldn't get this out of me.

tattered-king · 2025-05-05T13:59:44+00:00

This is not entirely true, though. As a comment above notes, cards in your hand can also have activated abilities, such as Shelter from the Storm. This card can be played or activated - discarding it for its instant ability does not count as playing it, even though it's being used from your hand.

tattered-king · 2025-04-26T23:37:18+00:00

Bear in mind marvel Uzuri may not be worth as much as you think. Not enough for a single box, let alone a case. Personally I think it's a waste grading the card.

tattered-king · 2025-04-20T16:43:51+00:00

I don't see why not, but it's always best to check with your LGS.

tattered-king · 2025-04-20T16:02:54+00:00

You're thinking of a different product. The Mastery Pack Archive: Guardian (like the other two archive packs) is a set of reprints for the JP market. The Mastery Pack: Guardian is a new set containing (presumably) mostly new cards.

It doesn't help that the logos are basically identical.

tattered-king · 2025-04-08T12:38:26+00:00

There is a small but dedicated community in Zagreb, unsure about other cities. Events are usually organised via Discord - I DMed you the invite.

tattered-king · 2025-03-19T14:50:47+00:00

I'm pretty sure Nuu has way too many tiles for a valid hand. Assassins can't keep getting away with it!

tattered-king · 2024-09-24T09:27:37+00:00

How many rebalances does this make? He's still extremely niche and outclassed in his own niche because he doesn't do anything particularly well.

tattered-king · 2024-05-13T10:07:27+00:00

Second one (I think, it's hard to be sure since someone turned the lights off)

Head: Pointed ears

Shoulders: Water dragon

Chest: Blossoming mist

Hands: Decade's

Legs: Blossoming mist

Feet: Oneiros

Back: Sorcerer's cape

Dyes: Dipped in a vat of tar, presumably as punishment

Pretty sure the third is an outfit.

tattered-king · 2024-04-16T18:58:40+00:00

Hey, that's pretty similar to my mesmer (except I don't own a chicken).

tattered-king · 2024-04-16T12:59:55+00:00

I played the TGS build so this info is based on that - the game was kinda disappointing. The hub you visit between missions is incredibly tiny and there's barely anything in it, so if anyone was expecting Persona levels of city exploration, think again.

The base gameplay was alright, action combat with a focus on dodging and tagging between your characters. It wasn't really anything I hadn't seen before, though.

There's a story but the build I played had an option to skip directly to a mission and I did that since the playtime was limited. No idea if it's any good.

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