New video out!

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There's a weird cargo cult in discussing banlists that treats no bans as a goal of it's own.

It should really center on "what do we think the consequences of this decision are and do we think it's good or bad for the game". Not having TO ban anything is laudable. Not having bans might not be.

I think the only ban I'm split on is red Draven. Idk, feels like losing 2 battlefields and FoF would've brought Midrange down to acceptable levels of Tier 1, now we'll have to see if the deck can be salvaged.

Called Shot + peeeerhaps FoF/Rebuke.

No power-level rules changes or erratas like tapping Draven.

Bringing 1.5kg of Riftbound bulk cards to the LGS today. Ask around your local stores if you need commons and uncommons to start playing!

Just secured Skirmish top8 with yellow Viktor, running hot so I hope to take the whole thing

Is There First Player Advantage in Riftbound Spiritforged, Scientifically? YouTube video by Games Deconstructed

Is there first player advantage in #riftbound #spiritforged?

I analyzed 500 games to get as close as I can to an objective answer.

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Not sure we're gonna see a lot more of these in this xpac, but I hope they come back to this idea in the future. How about a card that destroys a battlefield and we only have 1 now? More battlefield tokens than just brush?

Super fun theorycrafting area, more of this.

3. Battlefield Manipulation

Hell yeah, this is the best one there's so much design space here, messes with a core and important element of the game.

The fact they printed both an effect that deals with the battlefield number and battlefield effects is exciting AF.

Who accomplish a similar thing but WAY more telegraphed and with narrower use cases.

Having a combat trick in the champion zone in Diana/Rengar is also fun, though you'd need to hold up 4-5 energy for them, so that threat is limited to your own turn mostly. Still, cool mind game.

2. Ambush

Looks very good! We've seen the Shen->Rengar->Ambush pipeline develop and each step of the way has been a cool card.

These are effectively combat tricks on a stick that you can play both on attack and defense. Hopefully they don't overshadow actual combat tricks or units with hidden...

With spenders - Poppy Vs Levels - Yi. How exciting it is will depend on what other payoffs we see. Like that it's granular, which should help with balancing - we might see sticking an ETB 1xp or Hunt 1 on cards that are otherwise slightly too weak for their cost.

My initial thoughts on #riftbound #unleashed mechanics we've seen so far, a 🧵:

1. Exp, Hunt and Level.

Workhorse mechanic, assuming it's gonna be evergreen. Having a number go up and not doing anything on it's own is not super exciting, but I appreciate the payoffs coming in 2 flavours...

No idea if she's gonna be good yet but you know I'll be testing her

Whatever happens in #riftbound s third expansion I hope I'll get to keep casting my absolute fave source of dopamine

Can't wait for Riftbound Unleashed spoilers to give more support for stuff that was missing 1-2 good cards in the current meta.

As someone who left Twitter with no intention of returning, I appreciate you also posting this on here.

New #riftbound video out - Meta Review of 120 events from the past month.

Which legends see play, which dominate, how's Miracle looking?

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Feeling a lack of #riftbound in my life after Bologna and I'll have to wait until Friday to play a Nexus Night :C

Attending the Biggest Riftbound Tournament in Europe | Bologna Regional Tournament Report YouTube video by Games Deconstructed

My tournament report from the #RQBologna is live! #riftbound

Irks me that people see ambiguous situations and what's most likely genuine mistakes on the #RQBologna broadcast and immediately jump to cheating accusations.

You're not privy to info that casters, judges and players at the table are not. Unfounded cheating accusations ruin careers. Be better.

5-2-1 at the Bologna Regional main event with Viktor. No day 2 sadly, but I'm really happy with the result either way.

#riftbound sealed with the crew, what a fun format

How Expensive Are Spiritforged Top Decks, Scientifically? YouTube video by Games Deconstructed

If you wanna see what rarities and split of sets belong in the top Spiritforged meta decks and how many boosters it'd take to build one of these lists 1:1, boy have I got a video for you!

Kept one Spiritforged box wrapped to play Sealed with buddies tomorrow. Gonna have a blast AND get cards for Bologna 💕

Fully on board with mixing card languages now being allowed in #riftbound.

Any changes towards more accessibility and lower prices is good in my book, even if it creates the occasional "what the card do?' judge call.

What Are Good Stats In Riftbound, Mathematically? YouTube video by Games Deconstructed

I calculated the expected Mights at different Energy and Power levels for #riftbound cards and you can check that out in neat video format:

Need to get to Spiritforged testing next week. Haven't figured out what my deck for Bologna is gonna be yet...

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Genuinely considering that option for Spiritforged :D

How Many 2 Drops Should You Play in Riftbound, Mathematically? YouTube video by Games Deconstructed

Wanna know how many 2 drops to run in #Riftbound? How your odds of drawing them turn 1 change depending on how many you play? How that might be of different importance for different decks?

I wanted to know as well, so I found out and made this video!