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The problem with mentors is that each shuffle is typically worth at least two points, and could be worth more than that. Moreover, the buffs are possible carryover value. And mentor can be used to help fix a bad hand. I do not find it lacking value at 5 provisions

In all cases of which I am aware, the Berserk ability is triggered after other effects from an action. Thus if the unit dies from an action, it is not present to trigger berserk abilities and these will not be triggered. If the unit is temporarily reduced below the berserk threshold and then...

Unfortunately, I am not the person to take this bet — I almost always play Heatwave instead.

Sorry for the delayed response to a reasonable question -- I have not been feeling well. Some of the binary decks that deck manipulation helps control are the following: Hyperthin (all varieties). Hyperthin, in virtually all forms, has the ability to vomit points in round 3. But because...

^^ banned for slapping mosquitoes with a sledge hammer. ^ banned for mistaking mosquitoes for chickens.

Questionable ban

And I would absolutely miss the mechanics that interfere with other's deck/hand. They provide a critical check on many of the most binary, toxic decks that are conceivable. They force players to balance high thinning with risks. They encourage players to balance points across multiple cards...

Shinmiri has become my favorite remaining streamer. He plays some meta, but a lot of meme decks. His analysis is often very good, but lacks the big picture concerns (like match-up strategy and analysis of his opponent) that I appreciated with Spyro. He is helpful in developing understanding...

GWENT DECKBUILDING STRATEGIES Round Thinking In Gwent, where decisions and success typically revolve around points, it is easy to make optimizing total points the primary objective of deck design. But surprisingly often, this thinking during deck building is misguided – the ultimate goal of...

1. From my observations (which are admittedly pretty limited), that deck was very draw dependent (which makes it somewhat binary), but it was not strong enough to be top tier. And it tended to be most successful against decks that themselves were very binary — decks that had almost no...

You completely ignore one absolutely critical fact: precision strike sentinel play is generally NOT beneficial thinning. Thinning has consistency value only when there are future draws to benefit from the absence of low provision cards in the deck — or at least higher probability of drawing a...

Although I never play meta decks, I find that I really appreciated streamers who did — they helped me stay current on cards and combinations that were strong and popular, as well as on how to counter them. I have no desire to play competitively enough to encounter top pros myself, so I tend to...

It’s not totally impossible — I completed the contract because a thoughtful opponent recognized what I was doing and let me win.

I can’t ban you because you’re already banned ban.

There are a lot of archetypes I dislike. Interestingly, NG is pretty far down the list — only Imperial Practitioners (which are rarely played) are really awful. By far the worst are the highly binary archetypes where quality of play is completely irrelevant. NR soldiers are the current worst...

If you carefully read the definition of exposed on the card, it states “trigger this ability whenever the unit loses its armor” — not whenever the unit is without armor. Thus, the Redanian Elite became exposed when the Shackles were played, but reset was not triggered because the unit was...

I think that only one card from the entire list could be used in a given deck — thus, e.g., if you use Oneiromancy, you are not allowed to use Aerondight.

I did not vote, because I, too, do not believe this is an effective approach. Limiting decks to one card from a menu of excessively powerful cards does not make the OP cards any better -- they are still OP. And many of the over-used neutrals are an essential response to to OP cards in general...

It absolutely amazes me; I would have thought that multiple strong engines would make a strong deck — but after encountering this deck with a greedy harmony - Quaraxis deck, I note that even 30 point Milva and a five point per turn Gezras are insufficient to keep up the greed possible in current...

The untransmuted Torres can still play for 18 or more very easily. If you want to play the transmuted form effectively, you need to design you deck to provide him with good replay value -- my suggestions would be either by Artaud (who also takes set up) or by either the double cross or imposter...