I didn't take into account other new cards as I couldn't be bothered to read through them on the reveal page. But yeah, he sounds more reliable.
Given the existence of Caranthir one could also use it to shuffle another full base strength version of Viy into one's deck (not my idea, someone on Reddit mentioned this).
Leo is nice, I was already wondering if we would see him in this expansion, so I guess at this point we should have all named Wolf School Witchers.
Leo is nice, I was already wondering if we would see him in this expansion, so I guess at this point we should have all named Wolf School Witchers.
Well I never read actual books and I don't see a reason to come to the conclusion that he wanted to destroy the city... :0
Why else would he summon a gigantic monster next to a city, knowing that its only real purpose would be destruction ?
These reveals are leaving me with a bittersweet taste: on one side, they are bringing abilities and mechanics that existed in beta that i loved and missed... on the other side, it strengthens my theory me that Homecoming was a huge mistake, just a giant step backwards, since after 2 years and now 6 expansions, and they are still progressively reintroducing the mechanics that they removed, so they werent so bad after all heh? 
Homecoming changed more than just the abilities.These reveals are leaving me with a bittersweet taste: on one side, they are bringing abilities and mechanics that existed in beta that i loved and missed... on the other side, it strengthens my theory me that Homecoming was a huge mistake, just a giant step backwards, since after 2 years and now 6 expansions, and they are still progressively reintroducing the mechanics that they removed, so they werent so bad after all heh?
The provision system, which took them quite a bit of time to get into a decent state, as well as the order mechanic and all made it pretty imperative to change things one step at a time.
Rebalancing the entire cardpool with a cut row, provisions, a handsize limit, 3 draws per round, fixed mulligans per round, no third bronze copies and no bronze tutors is still quite a feat and would otherwise have ended in a horrible mess ... worse than what the early homecoming was.
I wonder if Jad Karadin will get a card. He's a Cat so would be Scoia'teal, and there are several Golds left for that faction. Gaetan gets a card and he's only a DLC character, so it would make sense to have Karadin as well (being retired doesn't disqualify him, as far as I'm concerned).
The background character in Leo's card looks to me like Alvin, not that that makes any sense. Glad Leo got a card, in any case. Poor boy deserves it.
The background character in Leo's card looks to me like Alvin, not that that makes any sense. Glad Leo got a card, in any case. Poor boy deserves it.
I always though Jad Karadin would be a Syndicate card, given the more than objectionable stuff he does to earn money after retreating.
However there could be a younger version of him (from when they kill one of Lambert's friends, who is a Cat School Witcher), after all we have an NG Isbel.
I know all of the changes that came with HC.
But wouldnt make more sense to implement those changes gradually like they had been doing in the past, instead of scrapping the entire game and having to rebuild everything, which resulted in the game feeling 'barebones' for a long time.
I feel like that path they took wasnt the best, taking into account the 'development progress' vs 'how long it took'. I admit the value of a step backwards once in a while to then take 2 steps forward, but what the dev team did was a whole lap backwards.
Jad Karadin would either be SY or neutral, that only makes sense. He was indeed a rather despicable character.
I get what you are saying, however given all the previous reworks they did I can tell you for certain that the game would look a lot more like the Open Beta, if they would not have made this reset, for better or worse.
But Syndicate only have mutants and Salamandra revealed, and witchers wouldn't exactly fit the faction anyway. Not when Salamandra is part of it.
Maybe a younger Karadin would work better, yes. Also wouldn't be retired then.
I actually made that assumption over 1-2 expansions earlier when I asked for a Witcher expansion, adding some Witchers to each faction (except for MO).
My comments to the latest cards:
Salamander: Probably we also get a Griffin for NR, a cat for SC and a bear from SK.
Probably NG loses the place of the most toxic fraction to SY. This card synergises nicely by Fallen Rayla and can be prepared with Stolen Mutagens, Azar Javed and the leader Jackpot.
Probably the neutral poison crew (Basilisk Venom; Maraal; Devil's Puffball; King Cobra) will join the Salamndra to get the most of this deck.
Probably vulnerable to heavy swarm decks and veil-intense fractions.
When I understand Roland Bellheim correctly he only produces at max 2 coins a round if there is poisoned unit on board.
Regarding interaction with Syanna: I am not quite sure how she interacts with Tribute but probably one strategy might be have some veiled units and then get rid of the board
Viy:
Also powerful one and synergizes nicely with Thrive and Tutoring.
Possible interaction Viy -> Oneimorancy -> Viy (11) -> Matta Hu'uri -> Viy (14) -> Royal Decree (17) ->
Alzur's Double-Cross (20) -> Naglfar -> Viy (23). And of course there´s also the remains of Viy in another unit.
This can go over multiple rounds. Not quite sure when there is no more provision left for tutoring. Probably have to carefully select both consumers, other deathwishers and tutors. Probably best synergizes with overhelming
Leo:
Also nice one and great finisher in an almost pure witcher deck. Comparable to Axel Three-Eyes. To my mind it´s easier to have many allied beasts than many allied witcher. So Leo is probably a bit weak compared to Axel (same provision but less body and less flexibility)
Chimera:
Interesting idea to use consume for other purposes than triggering deathwish and getting rid of negative statuses. The adrenaline ability can have a max value of 7 (8 drones/rats, 1 consumed, 7 boosted). So it can be a 12 for 5. Probably better with rats (Pestmaid).
Salamander: Probably we also get a Griffin for NR, a cat for SC and a bear from SK.
Probably NG loses the place of the most toxic fraction to SY. This card synergises nicely by Fallen Rayla and can be prepared with Stolen Mutagens, Azar Javed and the leader Jackpot.
Probably the neutral poison crew (Basilisk Venom; Maraal; Devil's Puffball; King Cobra) will join the Salamndra to get the most of this deck.
Probably vulnerable to heavy swarm decks and veil-intense fractions.
When I understand Roland Bellheim correctly he only produces at max 2 coins a round if there is poisoned unit on board.
Regarding interaction with Syanna: I am not quite sure how she interacts with Tribute but probably one strategy might be have some veiled units and then get rid of the board
Viy:
Also powerful one and synergizes nicely with Thrive and Tutoring.
Possible interaction Viy -> Oneimorancy -> Viy (11) -> Matta Hu'uri -> Viy (14) -> Royal Decree (17) ->
Alzur's Double-Cross (20) -> Naglfar -> Viy (23). And of course there´s also the remains of Viy in another unit.
This can go over multiple rounds. Not quite sure when there is no more provision left for tutoring. Probably have to carefully select both consumers, other deathwishers and tutors. Probably best synergizes with overhelming
Leo:
Also nice one and great finisher in an almost pure witcher deck. Comparable to Axel Three-Eyes. To my mind it´s easier to have many allied beasts than many allied witcher. So Leo is probably a bit weak compared to Axel (same provision but less body and less flexibility)
Chimera:
Interesting idea to use consume for other purposes than triggering deathwish and getting rid of negative statuses. The adrenaline ability can have a max value of 7 (8 drones/rats, 1 consumed, 7 boosted). So it can be a 12 for 5. Probably better with rats (Pestmaid).
At the very least the "Professor" gets what he deserves.Leeeeooo!!
First getting slain by Geralt and then before dying the Kikimore Queen rips him into pieces, with her jaws, while he is still alive ... and conscious.