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Will be interesting to see how this goes I still think the best way to curb play/draw disparity is with card design (better 3 cost units, 2 cost units that can pay 1 to do something, comeback mechanics), but this isn't a bad change Much better than taking away the go 1st draw
The Radiance Standard Challenge side event at #RCStuttgart will be testing a new 'Start of Game' rule where the player going second will draw an additional card after channelling their runes on the first turn. What do you think about this new 'Start of Game' rule? Shoutout to @JibbsUK for spotting it! #RCStuttgart
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Here is the list I have been trying with him. It actually feels very strong. You can sometimes just put down some absurd numbers early/mid game and might-bully the opponent out of the game. The sideboard needs work
The more I play with this guy, the more I'm seeing value in him Most of the time, the threat of playing him is gonna be better than actually playing him. Counters for him are everywhere, and getting hit by star crossed or not so fast or trading with zhonyas is awful However...
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Well, to be clear, by "very strong" I mean maybe not auto loss to top tiers. I still don't think he will be meta, but he will certainly bully a good number of decks
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The more I play with this guy, the more I'm seeing value in him Most of the time, the threat of playing him is gonna be better than actually playing him. Counters for him are everywhere, and getting hit by star crossed or not so fast or trading with zhonyas is awful However...
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I think the hand-check potential he brings to the table may make him worth it, despite the big risks he also brings
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Red morde is still a more well-rounded option imo and is definitely the better midgame development piece, and can bring a lot to the table that this guy cannot, but the threat of the big man might be better
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I am currently testing 3 different builds of Mordekaiser The Decree build and the discard build are what I'm liking. The Herald build is just so bricky with so many dead cards. Your early/mid game just blows with that version
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Mordekaiser is so fun and so sick, but I'm really surprised with how little he got from Radiance You would think that more cards from his debut set would go in his deck, but no not really. It's just Trif Captain, maybe Tracker, and his sig spell. That's all he got
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Free my boi. Honestly I think it's more likely both end up banned tho
Can we have a serious conversation about unbanning Vanquisher? It seems unfair that green can have a S-tier 4 drop whilst red's is banned.
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Well, at least if you're only expecting 2 decks, that is something you can prepare for and try to hard-counter or at least heavily tech and prepare for
Yup riven is perfectly fine and we will see a very diverse gameplay on Stuttgart Riven vs Riven Riven vs Kennen Kennen vs Riven Kennen vs Kennen
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Heron is not the issue The issue is heron + zhonya + star crossed + stranger + stellacorn + defy + discipline + riven + holy shit this deck's average card quality is just so much better than everything else besides a handful of other decks
Hmmm top 4 is all Astral Heron slop? Riven far and away the best performing deck of the event? Better ban Kennen. Big Bird ain't never done nothin to no one. Just a smol lil birb that is heckin overrated and has the fairest play patterns in the biz
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real talk if riven does end up being too good, the solution is to probably ban the chosen champ alongside stellacorn and star crossed, because those two should go anyway purple riven is perfectly fine and is a pretty good card
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star spring* not star crossed
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This might be the best chosen champ in the game im ngl. This feels as crazy as vanquisher in full power midrange draven
"just hold bro, skill issue" yeah let me hold against a buffed Riven who's stunning my biggest guy and potentially a sword that's +3 which is permanently on the board! Very fair!
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Do you like my testing proxy?
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Some things I have learned from early testing: The purple matchups are almost as bad as I expected, but they are not unwinnable Death grip is probably our best answer and is absolutely goated Forerunner probably moving to side or getting cut Chompers is amazing with warrens
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It seems like we still do not have enough good discard outlets. warrens really only triggers like 2 or 3 times per game, and often the first time won't give you chompers value, so really only like 1 or 2 times
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I would like to try shen, but holding up 3 can be rough sometimes this deck sucks at holding, especially without hiddens, so it may help
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