It's less about combining other commander decks and more about swapping cards out for ones that would perform better with what you are trying to do. For example, in the precon I had, it had cards that would not be great in the deck, such as Desolation Twin in it, which would be generally fairly bad. Because of that, I took out that card and added in Martyr's Cause as it would be significantly better. In Commander, the only main rules of deck building are that you cannot have cards outside of your commanders colors, so I cant run a Blue Green deck and have Red cards in it, your deck has to be a singleton deck, and it cannot include cards from the banlist listed here. Anything else is fair game unless your playgroup wants to restrict something else for being unfun.
As for commander decks to pick from, this year has been sort of strange in regards to how they have been selling the commander decks. The last several years they have sold the commander products on their own as a set of 4-5 decks. This year, they've decided to use "themed commander" decks, so theres been two from the most recent set of Zendikar Rising and 4 from Ikoria: L:air of Behemoths. Instead of just buying the ones from Zendikar Rising, I'd probably take a look at all 6 of those since all of them should still be on the cheaper side of precons (some of the older decks have gotten very pricy). All of the decklists are also publicized online, so I'd recommend finding one that seems to do something that your interested in.
Oh and something else. If none of the precons interest you, you can usually build a decent deck for 40-50 dollars, not including lands which you can usually get for free at an LGS. A great website for just finding other commanders to build is EDHrec under their commanders dropdown.
I'm going to guess this card is going to get a fair amount of play. The video showcased an extremely powerful Anivia -> The Rekindler synergery -- I know Anivia isn't in a great spot right now due to Hush and obliterate but if you can resummon enough maybe it gets to a point where it just doesn't matter.
I love that Runeterra is getting MTG's Enchantments. A bit different of course but the idea is there.
I'm curious if they're only going to be going after existing archetypes or try to use Landmarks to introduce some new ones. New deck playstyles are always rad. It's also nice that they are going to update some Call of the Mountain cards to work with (or against) Landmarks.
If you missed it, Riot did a whole showcase on "what's next" for the game.
"Hey let's play some dual class arena". I got Mage with Priest HP, a pretty decent deck and i went 3-2, not that bad, and i had nothing to complain about.. until that last match...
I faced a Hunter with Shaman HP, after a LONG game that lasted to fatigue. I got him finally down to 1 health, but then he got a random Lord Jaraxxus from the Bandersmosh he drew 1 turn earlier. My last chance to win was to hit a lucky RNG roll on Devolving Missiles, which MIGHT have been enough to lower the damage to my face from his minions + fatigue to live 1 more turn. The opponents board was: 2 totems (healing & spell dmg), 1 6/6 demon from his HP, and a rng Riftcleaver that he somehow got. ALL my Devolving Missiles hit his totems.... he had exact lethal after that missiles, despite me healing my face. Oh well that was my free ticket from not finishing my arena run prior to the event.. but still, this really annoyed me...
That does seem rather strange to me. I feel like they should make it clearer that it isn't as big as the others. Might lead to a bit of overhype otherwise.
Thanks for all the responses. I'm going to step out of Hearthstone for a bit (i'll do my quests and go for Diamond 5 near the end of the month) to test Runeterra a little bit better. It's going to be a difficult month to keep up with as i'm also going to spend time on single player games (Spelunky 2, mainly). It's always a little intimidating to start over in a new online game so i'm going to take my time.
It's kinda stunning that HS is still alive, honestly.
Runeterra (or any other of the popular card games) isn't going to kill Hearthstone. This is a mistake that people makes very frequently when comparing Hearthstone to other card games. HS's selling point is its extreme simplicity. It's a game designed for casual and inexperienced players. I can tell this because i'm not a card game player. HS was the first real card game i played and it was very simple to learn. Casual gamers and people playing card games for the first time are going to be extremely intimidated by the complexity of Runeterra or MtG.
I said that Runeterra isn't as complicated as i thought but this is current me. I learned a lot about card games from interacting with other players and from HS itself. If it was me from a few years ago, i definitely wouldn't have bothered going past the tutorial in Runeterra. They do a good job of explaining the basic stuff but there's a lot more to absorb. The game already has more total keywords than Hearthstone and that's a lot to decorate. It takes a lot more time and dedication and casual gamers most likely won't bother diving deeper into it without outside assistance (friends or content creators).
Hearthstone has a pretty bad economy model and that's a huge issue. It will get a full revamp in two months. Then we will see if the game is going to provide better rewards and become more accessible or if it's going to be bad and die because of it. That's what is going to kill HS. If the economy doesn't become better, it will eventually strangle itself. But, even if it dies, the casual playerbase might not feel like moving to another more complex card game.
There is an article on this topic https://outof.cards/legends-of-runeterra/1975-legends-of-runeterras-next-expansion-monuments-of-power-arrives-october-14
I understand that there is a huge set of card games. Therefore, this topic was created. To find out who played some of them and what can personally advise for buying.
A little later I will find time and look all the options.
I agree on the Leona picks. I cleared it with the Diana ability that gives free celestial cards with nightfall triggers, then choosing Ezreal and Fizz. Went hard into elusives, basically. I beat trundle and asol rounds with cosmic inspiration.
In an earlier version I played Savage Roar, but it felt like a win-more card. When I have the boardstate I'm normally in a good position and don't really need it, when I have no boardstate it's a dead card.
this was posted well before the patch. i am aware of general strategy, but the game seems to lean more and more towards highrolling.
Considering the Elementals didn't bring something new, but rather more of the same, I'd say the metagame is at the same spot ever since the removal of the Cannon.
It is a highroll game, but you have to set yourself up for the highroll.
There are two basic ways to go.
If you happen to have a strong early game with a definite direction, then you either level to where your defining cards are (usually 5*) or look for them off of triples
If your comp doesn't have direction, you look for ANY centerpiece and slowly transition over to that. (Hasty transitions are an easy way to die in one turn, with exceptions).
The best way to stay stuck is to blame it all on luck.
Sept got to platinum 5. Going now and only at gold 5 so far. It can beat bomb warrior, but only when it draws perfect it seems :-(
Not the best deck in the meta, but the best DH deck I’m hoping, idk, that’s what I’m trying to make. The Best DH deck possible.
looking for any suggestions too please.
CCG IRL
It's less about combining other commander decks and more about swapping cards out for ones that would perform better with what you are trying to do. For example, in the precon I had, it had cards that would not be great in the deck, such as Desolation Twin in it, which would be generally fairly bad. Because of that, I took out that card and added in Martyr's Cause as it would be significantly better. In Commander, the only main rules of deck building are that you cannot have cards outside of your commanders colors, so I cant run a Blue Green deck and have Red cards in it, your deck has to be a singleton deck, and it cannot include cards from the banlist listed here. Anything else is fair game unless your playgroup wants to restrict something else for being unfun.
As for commander decks to pick from, this year has been sort of strange in regards to how they have been selling the commander decks. The last several years they have sold the commander products on their own as a set of 4-5 decks. This year, they've decided to use "themed commander" decks, so theres been two from the most recent set of Zendikar Rising and 4 from Ikoria: L:air of Behemoths. Instead of just buying the ones from Zendikar Rising, I'd probably take a look at all 6 of those since all of them should still be on the cheaper side of precons (some of the older decks have gotten very pricy). All of the decklists are also publicized online, so I'd recommend finding one that seems to do something that your interested in.
Oh and something else. If none of the precons interest you, you can usually build a decent deck for 40-50 dollars, not including lands which you can usually get for free at an LGS. A great website for just finding other commanders to build is EDHrec under their commanders dropdown.
New Shadow Isles Card - Vaults of Helia
I'm going to guess this card is going to get a fair amount of play. The video showcased an extremely powerful Anivia -> The Rekindler synergery -- I know Anivia isn't in a great spot right now due to Hush and obliterate but if you can resummon enough maybe it gets to a point where it just doesn't matter.
Runeterra's Monuments of Power Introduces Landmark Cards - Persistent Effects for the Whole Game
This was unexpected.
Runeterra's Monuments of Power Introduces Landmark Cards - Persistent Effects for the Whole Game
I love that Runeterra is getting MTG's Enchantments. A bit different of course but the idea is there.
I'm curious if they're only going to be going after existing archetypes or try to use Landmarks to introduce some new ones. New deck playstyles are always rad. It's also nice that they are going to update some Call of the Mountain cards to work with (or against) Landmarks.
If you missed it, Riot did a whole showcase on "what's next" for the game.
https://outof.cards/legends-of-runeterra/1978-whats-next-for-legends-of-runeterra-monuments-of-power-new-event-spectator-mode-card-styles-tournaments
New Shadow Isles Card - Vaults of Helia
A new Epic Shadow Isles Unit, Vaults of Helia, has been revealed!
Discuss this card below or head on over to the card page to give it a rating!
Learn more about Monuments of Power
Head on over to our dedicated guide for Monuments of Power!
[Game] Card Treasure Hunt (The Resurrection Attempt)
The only character I can think of that "ascended to royalty" is Alexstrasza. Would also fit the rest of the riddle pretty well I think.
Group Therapy! Need to blow off some steam? Mega salty? Here's the place!
"Hey let's play some dual class arena". I got Mage with Priest HP, a pretty decent deck and i went 3-2, not that bad, and i had nothing to complain about.. until that last match...
I faced a Hunter with Shaman HP, after a LONG game that lasted to fatigue. I got him finally down to 1 health, but then he got a random Lord Jaraxxus from the Bandersmosh he drew 1 turn earlier. My last chance to win was to hit a lucky RNG roll on Devolving Missiles, which MIGHT have been enough to lower the damage to my face from his minions + fatigue to live 1 more turn. The opponents board was: 2 totems (healing & spell dmg), 1 6/6 demon from his HP, and a rng Riftcleaver that he somehow got. ALL my Devolving Missiles hit his totems.... he had exact lethal after that missiles, despite me healing my face. Oh well that was my free ticket from not finishing my arena run prior to the event.. but still, this really annoyed me...
Group Therapy! Need to blow off some steam? Mega salty? Here's the place!
Yesterday i thought i had 3 quests so i started the game, but i've found that i only had 2 quest.
I was very very very happy that i didn't have to play the game, this tells a lot about the state of the game.
[Game] Card Treasure Hunt (The Resurrection Attempt)
Alright, second chance. Let's hope this is a little trickier than the last one.
What I take I will give, though little it is
I will obey my master's wishes
I was once unique, until others copied me
But now I have ascended to royalty
[Game] Card Treasure Hunt (The Resurrection Attempt)
Mal'Ganis it is, back to you KANSAS :D
New Expansion : Monuments of Power
That's a pretty fast turn around actually.
If you're free to play you probably just grabbed the last champs for your collection on Thursday.
So now you have 2 weeks to grab your epics.
[Game] Card Treasure Hunt (The Resurrection Attempt)
Mal'Ganis?
Legends of Runeterra's Next Expansion, Monuments of Power, Arrives October 14
That does seem rather strange to me. I feel like they should make it clearer that it isn't as big as the others. Might lead to a bit of overhype otherwise.
[Game] Card Treasure Hunt (The Resurrection Attempt)
You're on the right track. It's a bit more iconic than that, though.
I finally decided to test Runeterra
Thanks for all the responses. I'm going to step out of Hearthstone for a bit (i'll do my quests and go for Diamond 5 near the end of the month) to test Runeterra a little bit better. It's going to be a difficult month to keep up with as i'm also going to spend time on single player games (Spelunky 2, mainly). It's always a little intimidating to start over in a new online game so i'm going to take my time.
Runeterra (or any other of the popular card games) isn't going to kill Hearthstone. This is a mistake that people makes very frequently when comparing Hearthstone to other card games. HS's selling point is its extreme simplicity. It's a game designed for casual and inexperienced players. I can tell this because i'm not a card game player. HS was the first real card game i played and it was very simple to learn. Casual gamers and people playing card games for the first time are going to be extremely intimidated by the complexity of Runeterra or MtG.
I said that Runeterra isn't as complicated as i thought but this is current me. I learned a lot about card games from interacting with other players and from HS itself. If it was me from a few years ago, i definitely wouldn't have bothered going past the tutorial in Runeterra. They do a good job of explaining the basic stuff but there's a lot more to absorb. The game already has more total keywords than Hearthstone and that's a lot to decorate. It takes a lot more time and dedication and casual gamers most likely won't bother diving deeper into it without outside assistance (friends or content creators).
Hearthstone has a pretty bad economy model and that's a huge issue. It will get a full revamp in two months. Then we will see if the game is going to provide better rewards and become more accessible or if it's going to be bad and die because of it. That's what is going to kill HS. If the economy doesn't become better, it will eventually strangle itself. But, even if it dies, the casual playerbase might not feel like moving to another more complex card game.
New Expansion : Monuments of Power
There is an article on this topic https://outof.cards/legends-of-runeterra/1975-legends-of-runeterras-next-expansion-monuments-of-power-arrives-october-14
New Expansion : Monuments of Power
A totally mindless video with no content or info....
I just wasted 40 sec of my life.. ;-)
CCG IRL
I understand that there is a huge set of card games. Therefore, this topic was created. To find out who played some of them and what can personally advise for buying.
A little later I will find time and look all the options.
New Expansion : Monuments of Power
Riot just teased the second part of the set : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSz0IwiqD1E&feature=emb_title
So we are getting 3 new champions with this one who do you think they're gonna be ?
What You Need to Know about the New Runeterra Lab, Journey to the Peak
I agree on the Leona picks. I cleared it with the Diana ability that gives free celestial cards with nightfall triggers, then choosing Ezreal and Fizz. Went hard into elusives, basically. I beat trundle and asol rounds with cosmic inspiration.
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS PENGUIN? - Top 100 EU Legend
In an earlier version I played Savage Roar, but it felt like a win-more card. When I have the boardstate I'm normally in a good position and don't really need it, when I have no boardstate it's a dead card.
[Game] Card Treasure Hunt (The Resurrection Attempt)
Siegebreaker?
Legends of Runeterra's Next Expansion, Monuments of Power, Arrives October 14
Hoping for Riven so I can invoke the young tryhard in me and play Yasuo and Riven in the same deck.
Looking for help - extremely stuck at 6k
Considering the Elementals didn't bring something new, but rather more of the same, I'd say the metagame is at the same spot ever since the removal of the Cannon.
It is a highroll game, but you have to set yourself up for the highroll.
There are two basic ways to go.
If you happen to have a strong early game with a definite direction, then you either level to where your defining cards are (usually 5*) or look for them off of triples
If your comp doesn't have direction, you look for ANY centerpiece and slowly transition over to that. (Hasty transitions are an easy way to die in one turn, with exceptions).
The best way to stay stuck is to blame it all on luck.