I guess many people awaited the Ciri Nova rework and this new version has some interesting features. Like the other Ciri cards it could offer card advantage in specific situations and the deck restrictions hearkens back to the beta version. Overall i like it, build-around cards always have potential however there are some concerns about it aswell.
First of all, like other cards that have deck restrictions, it siphons value from other cards and transfers it into this one card, which you absolutely need to draw and play. Not only that but this has to happen in round 1 or 2. Now this hasn't been a problem for a card like Radeya because there are many tutor cards out there you can use, but the problem here is that Ciri Nova can't benefit from any of them, Royal Decree and Oneiromancy can't be slotted due to their prov cost and Matta doesn't guarantee it, most likely you'll have plenty of 9 prov cards in your deck.
So from this point of view i think it would actually be a benefit to "nerf" the card to 10 prov with the text "If your starting deck has no other card with prov cost of 10 or more". It would also put her in line with the other Ciri cards.
My second issue, which i mentioned in another thread, is about Vincent, comparing to the original Roche Merciless. While Vincent is in the game there isn't really a point to play a Ciri Nova deck. If you play Ciri and it's met by Vincent you lose the game, especially in the second round because of the tempo swing, so while Ciri can be countered with purified, that usually is a low tempo play. If you don't play her against NG, then you'll also probbaly lose the game because the quality of your deck will be lower and you're not playing your best card.
Personally i'm looking forward to play it, will most likely see some experimentation but i doubt she will succeed as a meta deck and will be quickly dumped and forgotten just like her previous version.
First of all, like other cards that have deck restrictions, it siphons value from other cards and transfers it into this one card, which you absolutely need to draw and play. Not only that but this has to happen in round 1 or 2. Now this hasn't been a problem for a card like Radeya because there are many tutor cards out there you can use, but the problem here is that Ciri Nova can't benefit from any of them, Royal Decree and Oneiromancy can't be slotted due to their prov cost and Matta doesn't guarantee it, most likely you'll have plenty of 9 prov cards in your deck.
So from this point of view i think it would actually be a benefit to "nerf" the card to 10 prov with the text "If your starting deck has no other card with prov cost of 10 or more". It would also put her in line with the other Ciri cards.
My second issue, which i mentioned in another thread, is about Vincent, comparing to the original Roche Merciless. While Vincent is in the game there isn't really a point to play a Ciri Nova deck. If you play Ciri and it's met by Vincent you lose the game, especially in the second round because of the tempo swing, so while Ciri can be countered with purified, that usually is a low tempo play. If you don't play her against NG, then you'll also probbaly lose the game because the quality of your deck will be lower and you're not playing your best card.
Personally i'm looking forward to play it, will most likely see some experimentation but i doubt she will succeed as a meta deck and will be quickly dumped and forgotten just like her previous version.
