Maligus vs Furios pack
Hey,
another draw-2-and card! These are always great. I think I like Wild’s other
one Smash and Burn better, but this definitely plays into the burn deck
archetype more. It’s a solid card that can either give you removal and cards,
or straight damage and cards. Unlike Smash and Burn, you don’t need more Wild
cards to fully benefit with this, so it can be included in any deck and be a
decent choice. Obviously, this is a great card to have in Limited. This is like
the perfect anti-Thought Plucker card, if only it was free, lol.
Yay
more Wurms! I always love the visuals and theme of these guys, so I can’t wait
to see the art. This is on the lower end of the stat spectrum for Wurms, which
is pretty crazy to think about, but it’s still pretty devastating. Like its
Burrowing cousin, it provides a huge, if not slow, Breakthrough Champion, and
if you can hit the loyalty, THIS one at least can deal some damage. Using Final
Task with this will be quite lovely. That is 6 damage to a target, not just a
champion, so defending decks beware. If you can hit the loyalty, this is a
decent draft in Limited, but like Burrowing Wurm, I would not go crazy trying
to get it. I would rank it higher than the Burrowing, but probably lower than
the Rampaging.
Now
that is a much better Elf name than Burger, Or Bagel, or whatever that other
guy’s name is. This was also spoiled a while ago, although at the time it was
just called Elf Shaman. I like this one better, although the visual in my head
of an elf trying to read a piece of bark is not very flattering, but I’m sure
the art is amazing. This is a very simple, but awesome, card. 5/5 0-cost
Blitzer is going to be tough to deal with without spending gold, and then while
it is around your opponent, and your opponent only, cannot gain health. This
card sounds like it was made in the days of Kark’s reign, but it will hold its
own in the current meta. I think there is a viable strategy in just playing
this guy and never attacking with it, forcing your opponent to take him out, or
risk never healing. I shall enjoy putting this into my aggressive Wild decks
and watch my opponents squirm as they force themselves to Drain Essence the
elf, all the while letting some other giant Wild Champion in for the kill.
Since this card requires no loyalty, this is a solid Limited draft choice as
well.
Herald of Angeline
Good Angel Champion
7/5
Airborne – Righteous
Tribute → Reveal the top three cards of your deck. You may choose a good card among them and put it into your hand. Banish the rest.
Good Angel Champion
7/5
Airborne – Righteous
Tribute → Reveal the top three cards of your deck. You may choose a good card among them and put it into your hand. Banish the rest.
Ok how
many angels is this? This is another Scrying-like Champion, this time for Good,
I do not like that 5 defense, and although it has Airborne and Righteous, I
feel as though it will do nothing other than help you draw a card you need.
That is very important for sure, but I think Good has so many other great
1-cost cards, that I doubt I personally could make room for this in my decks.
Maybe if it had Ambush or Blitz, now THAT would be Epic. It is a fairly weak
Limited choice except for the Airborne, which automatically makes it
not-so-bad.
Angeline’s Will
Good Event
Gain 10 health
—OR—
If it’s your turn, banish target expended champion. If this is the first card you’ve played this turn, gain that may only be used to pay for good costs.
Good Event
Gain 10 health
—OR—
If it’s your turn, banish target expended champion. If this is the first card you’ve played this turn, gain that may only be used to pay for good costs.
This is
the last “Will” card, and the card I got to spoil for this set, a few hours
before the entire set was spoiled anyway, lol. Anyway, you can check out my
review of it, but in short I love the card. Yes, it doesn’t have a draw 2
option, but it just does so much else. Removal while allowing you to play
another Good card, or +10 health? That is quite the swing any way you put it. I
don’t usually try to build Good decks, but this card makes me want to try. Could
Kark have a revival with this card? This is also a solid choice for Limited,
maybe even more so, than some of the other “Wills”. My favorite is Gareth in
theory, but we’ll see if that changes in practice.
Knight of the Dawn
Good Human Knight Champion
6/3
Blitz
Tribute → You may banish target evil token champion.
Good Human Knight Champion
6/3
Blitz
Tribute → You may banish target evil token champion.
Another
Kickstarter brought to life! This guy hits hard and removes tokens that are not
really being used for now. It should be noted that it gets buffed by the
countless Good human buffers in the game. I love that Good is getting some
offensive power in this set, and I look forward to seeing what people can do
with it. This is a solid choice in Limited as well. It requires no loyalty,
could possibly take out an opponent, and hits like a truck. In fact, I think it
hits harder than any other Blitzing 0-cost Champion. It’s a great way to start
off a turn. Your opponent can only take so much damage from 0-costs before they
spend their gold first.
Scara’s Gift
Evil Event
Deal 2 damage to target player.
Gain 2 health.
→ You may banish two other cards in your discard pile. If you do, Recall.
Evil Event
Deal 2 damage to target player.
Gain 2 health.
→ You may banish two other cards in your discard pile. If you do, Recall.
I
love this card. This may have been the first card that had my mind racing for
combos and breakages. This is just a huge health swing for a 0-cost card. Yes,
it does not remove anything from the board, but a 4 point health swing for free
is a big deal. Plus, you can get it back for a Recycle-like ally trigger. This
and the Steed of Zaltessa make me think they want Evil to start doing more
direct damage decks. I’m inclined to give them a try. I think this is a fine
choice in a Draft. Without Evil it is greatly diminished, but if you have a lot
of Evil, this will cause a lot of havoc.
Krieg, Dark One’s Chosen
Evil Human Mage Champion
8/8
Tribute → Put two zombie tokens into play.
→ Put a zombie token into play. Your zombie tokens gain blitz, +1 and +1 this turn.
Evil Human Mage Champion
8/8
Tribute → Put two zombie tokens into play.
→ Put a zombie token into play. Your zombie tokens gain blitz, +1 and +1 this turn.
I hope
this art portrays Krieg from Borderlands 2, but I doubt it. Fan art maybe? This
is another token generator. I like zombie tribal decks, and I missed out on
doing a Halloween themed deck, so maybe this guy can join in for next year. I
feel like using this card along with Scara’s Will shall be fun. That’s a lot of
zombies and breaking. I’m unsure if this card would make it into a competitive
deck, but I still really like the card. I think it’s a nice card for Limited as
well. I love the guys that put in tokens, as it is very difficult to get rid of
all of them, and you usually can start giving your opponent a death by a
thousand paper cuts. Plus, this guy can keep churning out new zombies, while
making the existing ones much harder to kill. A 3/3 is so much better than a
2/2.
This
feels similar to Raxxa’s Displeasure, except this gets all non-Evil stuff,
rather than just all non-Demon stuff. Slightly different ability, although if
you are facing a non-evil deck, and that’s what you are playing (like a zombie
deck), this card could be amazing. In Limited, unless you specifically have
Evil on board, and your opponent doesn’t, this card is a draw 2.
Erwin, Architect of War
Sage Human Champion
1/5
Tribute → Recycle
This card has all alignments, even while it is in your hand, deck, or discard pile. (During deck construction, it is only sage.)
Sage Human Champion
1/5
Tribute → Recycle
This card has all alignments, even while it is in your hand, deck, or discard pile. (During deck construction, it is only sage.)
I love the
adaptability of this card, and it was an ability I have been talking about
having in Epic for a while. I am glad it made it. This is the only card in this
set that has this, but I look forward to more. This is a weenie blocker of a
card, but it Recycles, and it allows you to use it for any Loyalty for any
alignment. That will be quite useful. It’s cards like these that will allow
deckbuilders the ability to have 4 colors in their decks, and still use Loyalty
triggers. I don’t think this card is broken or anything, but it is a welcome
addition. This is a great card in Limited as well. In a mode where Loyalty
triggers are so hard to come by, this card could be a life saver.
I am very
happy about another Dragon. In terms of visuals, they are my favorite tribal in
Epic I think, and I can’t wait to see what this one looks like. The Dragon Soul
from Gems of War anyone? Anyway, this thing is a beast. Such a simple card, but
this is a huge pain for your opponent. 8 defense is tough to crack, Airborne
along with it and there are very few that can beat it in a fight, and no
targeted removal for you. I could easily see this being put in “Reel Steel”
decks (Happy, Dixon?). It doesn’t hit as hard, but add in some Winds of Change
and you could have a monster. This is also a very solid pick in Limited. Sure,
it doesn’t have card draw, so you have to be wary of that, but this card could
crush your opponent if they don’t have sweepers or combat tricks or very large
fliers. This will be a popular pick in Limited.
Scrap Golem
Sage Construct Champion
6/6
Loyalty 2 → Blitz
: Banish a card from your discard pile: Put a scrap token into play.
Sage Construct Champion
6/6
Loyalty 2 → Blitz
: Banish a card from your discard pile: Put a scrap token into play.
Scrap Golem Token
Sage Construct Token Champion
6/6
: Banish a card from your discard pile: Put a scrap token into play.
Sage Construct Token Champion
6/6
: Banish a card from your discard pile: Put a scrap token into play.
And
lastly, another Kickstarter card brought to life. I love the idea of this card.
I hope someone can build an awesome deck with this card. I also hope we get
enough tokens for such a deck as proxies suck. This gets my vote for the next
alternative art card, so we can all build up our stock. It’s also a decent
card. It comes in and you can most likely get another scrap golem. If both of
them survive to your turn, that’s two more. It could get ridiculous. 5/5 stats
are pretty brutal, and it’s the best token we have so far in that regard. I’m also very glad
they created a separate token for it, because now all of the alignments have tokens!
The deck will probably fail in practice, but I’m looking forward to giving it a
try. It’s a decent card in Limited simply because if left unchecked, you will
have an army of minions at your disposal. You will be really hurt by discard
pile banishing effects, but those are less likely (although there are more and more every
release). Recall abilities are always welcome in Limited in case you don’t have
gold to spend for some reason.
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Well, that is all the packs of cards that have been released so far. My MVP for this pack is Kalani Woodreader. I plan on trying this elf in a number of decks. However, Angeline's Will is the card I am most excited to see how it can be abused. I think this is a very solid set, and a welcome addition to Epic. I can't wait to get my hands on it, and am very sad it won't be until well into next year. Some year maybe I will qualify and get to worlds.
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Well, that is all the packs of cards that have been released so far. My MVP for this pack is Kalani Woodreader. I plan on trying this elf in a number of decks. However, Angeline's Will is the card I am most excited to see how it can be abused. I think this is a very solid set, and a welcome addition to Epic. I can't wait to get my hands on it, and am very sad it won't be until well into next year. Some year maybe I will qualify and get to worlds.
Just FYI, the reason I said "cards released so far", is because in May/June of 2018, we should get the rest of the packs, which include the god/demigod cards from the kickstarter. I'm guessing there are some other cards as well, and these cards as a whole should give players the opportunity to play Epic in a different way. I am looking forward to what we shall get in those, and you can bet I will write an article or two discussing them. Just so you know they are called:
- Pantheon: Shadya vs Valentia
- Pantheon: Riksis vs Tarken
So thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed these articles and I hope it gets you thinking and excited about the new set. What cards are your sleeper choice? What cards are your MVP? What combos or decks are you most excited about trying out? Anyways, I need to rest my hands. Thanks again for reading, and happy gaming!
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