I wish I could give 4RM3D 2 red points for the answers he gave...but for now have my 2 cents.
I do not see what the problem is with the seize version of Sweers. In previous metas, he has had a problem finding targets that had 3 points of strength, but now this is not the case. He is an 8 provision card that usually steals a 5 provision card from an opponent and gives you 3 points of strength...which is 8 provisions for net gain of 18 provisions (8 for Sweers, a -5p to opponent +5p card to NG) ...or a net gain of 9 points of strength for 8 provisions.
The only reason he is not in every NG deck is because NG has a number of different deck builds that are competitive and fun to play as and oppressive to play against...as Control factions should be.
Northern Realms has a ton of cards that reach this strength if unanswered...in a 10 card round
Redanian Archer is 5 provisions for 3 health, 2 armor, and 9 - 10 points of targeted damage...so that is a 5p for 13 power...
Arbalest does the same thing, for a provision and armor less
Reenforced Trebuchet does nearly the same thing, if boosted, though non targeted damage
Aretuza Adept doubles the output of those units
By my count, you can have all 8 of these cards in one deck vs 4 - 6 bronze removal cards in an average NG deck. If Sweers steals one of these cards, you have 7 vs 7.
Sweers should be compared to Vysogota...who if unanswered as a 3rd or 4th card play in a 10 card round, is worth about 16 strength of boosts for 8 provisions... (closer to 20 strength if either player plays a card that summons more cards.)
Or compare him to Anna...who can also output 20 points of strength if allowed to sit on the board unmolested for 7 or more rounds...and these are just the tip of the engine iceberg NR has.
Not to mention all the other factions have equally ridiculous engine options. All of which are cost less than the 5 abilities that control them. Sweers, Muzzle, Enslave, Succubus, and the worse of them all...Philippa Eilhardt...(followed by Madame Luiza into Savolla.)
Before the Warfare BS was given to Northern Realms, John Natalis summoned Tactics cards and Menno Coehorn destroyed any spying unit. Later Menno became a copy of John Natalis, and Royal Decree got the Tactics tag along with a few other neutral cards (Garrison, Marching Orders, Commander's Horn and Decoy) primarily to help Northern Realms muster more units.)
This was also the time period when CH was considered fairly OP because it was a gold that gave 15 health for 14 provisions...one of the only gold's that was a positive on power to provision output....my how times have changed.
I do not see what the problem is with the seize version of Sweers. In previous metas, he has had a problem finding targets that had 3 points of strength, but now this is not the case. He is an 8 provision card that usually steals a 5 provision card from an opponent and gives you 3 points of strength...which is 8 provisions for net gain of 18 provisions (8 for Sweers, a -5p to opponent +5p card to NG) ...or a net gain of 9 points of strength for 8 provisions.
The only reason he is not in every NG deck is because NG has a number of different deck builds that are competitive and fun to play as and oppressive to play against...as Control factions should be.
Northern Realms has a ton of cards that reach this strength if unanswered...in a 10 card round
Redanian Archer is 5 provisions for 3 health, 2 armor, and 9 - 10 points of targeted damage...so that is a 5p for 13 power...
Arbalest does the same thing, for a provision and armor less
Reenforced Trebuchet does nearly the same thing, if boosted, though non targeted damage
Aretuza Adept doubles the output of those units
By my count, you can have all 8 of these cards in one deck vs 4 - 6 bronze removal cards in an average NG deck. If Sweers steals one of these cards, you have 7 vs 7.
Sweers should be compared to Vysogota...who if unanswered as a 3rd or 4th card play in a 10 card round, is worth about 16 strength of boosts for 8 provisions... (closer to 20 strength if either player plays a card that summons more cards.)
Or compare him to Anna...who can also output 20 points of strength if allowed to sit on the board unmolested for 7 or more rounds...and these are just the tip of the engine iceberg NR has.
Not to mention all the other factions have equally ridiculous engine options. All of which are cost less than the 5 abilities that control them. Sweers, Muzzle, Enslave, Succubus, and the worse of them all...Philippa Eilhardt...(followed by Madame Luiza into Savolla.)
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Why does Royal Decree have ‘Tactic’ tag? Is that fair?
Before the Warfare BS was given to Northern Realms, John Natalis summoned Tactics cards and Menno Coehorn destroyed any spying unit. Later Menno became a copy of John Natalis, and Royal Decree got the Tactics tag along with a few other neutral cards (Garrison, Marching Orders, Commander's Horn and Decoy) primarily to help Northern Realms muster more units.)
This was also the time period when CH was considered fairly OP because it was a gold that gave 15 health for 14 provisions...one of the only gold's that was a positive on power to provision output....my how times have changed.
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