Hey, folks! Got a treat for you! Rhino Games was kind enough to offer us a sneak peek at the upcoming Rings of Immortality expansion with an exclusive card! But first, let's talk about Aztlan, the Yellow faction of the game.

Megacorp Madness

Magpyre Corporation: A global mega-corp that earns it's living from dealing pharmaceuticals and weaponry. It has exploited the wildlife of the American jungles for its own good for a long time now and has become a powerful player in the world of Mythgard. Most of their forces are made up of heavily armoured soldiers, humans spliced with animal DNA, remote-controlled drones, and assault vehicles in the form of space crafts.

     

Like any corporation that achieved a near-monopoly in its field, Magpyre wants control, and this is what the Aztlan color excels at. Most of its Minions have more health than they have strength, their Enchantments and Artifacts are focused on strengthening their minions using buffs, and they have a high abundance of Spells that heal you directly.

     

With all that in mind, let's take a look at Magpyre's latest experiment.

With Great Power Comes Freat Fragility - EXCLUSIVE CARD REVEAL

Pretty good, right? Fragile 1 means the minion you cast this spell on will take 1 extra damage from all sources, but you get a permanent auto-buffer in exchange.

Before I get into how you can use this card on your own minions, I want to talk about casting it on an enemy. The card isn't limited to friendly minions, so if there's an enemy in your way that you would leave at 1 health, you can cast this on it and finish the job. It can also be casted on minions with Warded, which can't be damaged by spells. If you're also playing Purple, there's a new card this expansion that synergizes well with this one.

 

Cast Steroid Drip on a minion, and Born in Cruelty will instantly destroy it because of the Fragile 1.

Ok, but what's the best way to to use this card on your own minions? Well, the biggest downside of Steroid Drip is obviously the Fragile 1, so you'd likely want to cast it on a minion that mitigates that. A good candidate is a minion with Armor:

   

If Fragile increases the amount of damage a minion takes, Armor reduces it. A minion with equals amounts of Armor and Fragile will act as a minion that has neither most of the time. The most because there are minions with Piercing, which ignore Armor, so a Fragile minion will still take the extra damage in this case.

Another way to combat the Fragile is with Regen:

   

A minion with Regen 2 will restore 2 of its health at the end of its turn. It's not as effective as Armor, especially during your opponent's turn, but it can help combat some of that extra damage your minions would take. 

A more unorthodox application would be to cast Steroid Drip on a minion that's already Fragile, like this one:

You're probably thinking "Oh, come on! Poor guy is already falling apart, and you want to make it even more vulnerable?". But here's the thing: keywords in Mythgard DON'T STACK! If you have a minion with Armor 3, and you give it Armor 2 using some effect, it won't have Armor 5. It will pick the higher value, and use that, in this case, Armor 3. So, going back to Jotun Shatterfist, it'll still stay on Fragile 1 while gaining the buff from Steroid Drip at the end of the turn.

Another great contender for this card is Yahui:

His special ability completely negates the attack, making him a perfect target for Steroid Drip. What's more, they're both in the same color, so you'll see the two in the same deck a fair bit.

But if I think there's one card Rhino wants us to use Steroid Drip with, it's this one:

Duoflex is obviously the character depicted on Steroid Drip. Any buffs he receives at the end of your turn, it'll be doubled by his ability. And that doubling is going to add up real fast. Put Duoflex on an Enchantment that gives it Armor, and it'll be a great force to be reckoned with. Granted, you can't attack the turn you use his ability, but that's a small price to pay for exponential growth.

Thanks, Rhino Games!

Thanks again to Rhino Games for providing us with this card. I hope you enjoyed this reveal, and if you crave more Mythgard, I recently released an article talking about 6 Mechanics I want to see in the game. Rings of Immortality comes out this Friday, and there's still more to talk about with it, so keep an eye on the site.