Northern realms can put out the most damage by far compared to other decks and isnt neccissairly tied to 1 row to do do.
Niilfgaard has worse spies and less power but is the most effeciant with resources compared to other decks. It is statisistically the best deck.
Scoiatel CAN draw allot of cards but relies on opponents spies.and dodges weather the best. Its the hardest deck to play. Best played with allot of scotches and medics.
Monsters is simple but very vulnerable. It can put out ALLOT of damage but is tied to 1 row. Its easily hurt by scotches and weathet. Relying on muster to draw hurst consistency.
Havent played enough with skelligr yet but seems pretty weak and inconsistent.
Scoia'tael is my favourite based on the fact they inherently generate card advantage, their passive is my favourite aspect of the faction. It basically gives you a +1 every game and can extend your advantage even more
Im at an impasse between skellige and northern realms. I like NR for its versatility, but Skellige is my monster hunter deck. And how i do enjoy making eredin squirm.
Hmm... I don't have favorite faction at the moment. And when I have, it keeps changing all the time. Monsters, Skellige and Nilfgaard are probably most played for me.
My favourites are the guys from Skellige because "Nordic by Nature" you know? Not these "Realms" lamers.
But I also like Scoiatael, Nilfgard and Northern Realms for the lore. For the closed beta I've decided to stuck to one faction (Skellige) and try to learn all about the possibillities, even if my Scoiatael deck has more "ranking potential" (at the moment).
And there is no favourite cards, it always depends heavily on the situation during the actual round I play.
My favourite faction is the monsters faction because of its ability to keep a unit and the things you can do around that. (Ekimmara, Adrenaline rush for example) and also their ability the counter some of the most annoying Skellige decks these days like Morkvarg/Olgierd/Skirmisher/QGuard/CiriDash with Caretaker and Succubus.
My favourite deck is my strong/consume deck. It's not really strong but I have a lot of fun with it. Each game is different, not like all the decks I'm facing these days which are always played the same way. It's boring af...
My favourite card is the Succubus. I know no one plays her and people think she's weak and too situational but I don't agree. I find her really fun to play and she can be game breaking if played properly and counters a lot of decks these days.
I voted ST. Lately, I'm playing nothing but themed decks in Casual anyway, and I have a Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs deck that I really enjoy playing. It's not exclusive, and I am not a huge fan of all ST metas, but since you can only pick one...
Please answer based on your overall favorite faction, not your favorite faction for a specific patch or meta. Whichever you find overall the most fun, interesting, visually appealing, etc.
NG takes the top spot, simply because I feel they have a wider variety of options. With ST I never play dwarves (I'm sick of seeing them), which leaves me with fewer possibilities within that faction.
As for favourite cards... Igni, Letho, Peter and Auckes are definitely up there.