Bazleebub 115 Posted August 27, 2019 Honestly, I think the Phoenix deck is still the 'strongest' in the environment. The Crane and Scorpion decks that did so well at Krakow were the ones actively playing cards to stop the Forebearer's combo. So we see lots of cancels, we see a decent number of Peasant Advice to remove the bird before it's charged out, stuff like that. The eventual winner, Konstantios, had build his deck to meta against the decks metaing Phoenix. There are some great notes from him at the bottom of the article that really sum it up. Phoenix players might be able to adjust their strategy to move away from the 'raw power' style and add in more subtlety. I'm a little surprised the Master of Gisei Toshi isn't making the cut, as it would make their spells more reliable, but I'm not a Phoenix player so there might be some reason. They're already playing Ancestral Shrine to try deal with the Scorpion matchup, so there's definitely a meta back and forth happening. It'll be interesting to see how Nova goes. The difference between Gencon and Krakow might be regional, as suggested, with the US environment more focused on fine tuning the 'best deck' while the EU environment is more focused on working out the meta cards needed to 'beat the best deck'. Now all the EU decks are posted though, we might see the US meta shift? Or will US players mentally backflip and claim that the Forebearer's deck isn't the best deck anyway? 1 HirumaShigure reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaito Kikaze 1,662 Posted August 28, 2019 Well from Aneil's perspective, the other clans just "figured out how to play against Echobird" so between that attitude and some comments I've seen from my fellow Phoenix, I think for NOVA we're likely to see a much higher percentage of Phoenix players on Seeker of Void decks instead of Keeper of Air. Especially since the Toronto GC was won by Seeker of Void Phoenix. Incidentally, and I'm sure this has little to do with perceived deck strengths or meta shifts, I think we'll likely see some bandwagon action with Dragon at NOVA, after seeing only 1 Dragon show up for Toronto (I'm still kicking myself a bit for not playing a random Dragon deck at Toronto to snag the easy promos). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ignithas 275 Posted August 28, 2019 I think that the Seeker Phoenix is actually better against the field, but Echo Bird dominates the mirror. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bazleebub 115 Posted October 2, 2019 Review for pack 4 here. A bunch of events also added along with tons of decklists. Youtube has our review of the Lion pack. We've also got a bit of a backlog of articles that we're working on, so keep an eye out for those. Baz 1 HirumaShigure reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ishi Tonu 2,854 Posted October 2, 2019 Yay! Content. Many thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bazleebub 115 Posted October 3, 2019 Added a little more content. Another in my own pet project of Dragon articles: Dragon Strategy - This is not a Test Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bazleebub 115 Posted November 24, 2019 Episode 60! This time we consider how the Kotei season started, the improvements for this year, and we the changes announced for the upcoming year. 1 Matsu Kenshin reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RafaelNN 158 Posted December 19, 2019 Theres a review for the dragon clan pack, but not for the crab one (or the reamining packs of the past cycle). Will they be coming soon? I really like your reviews Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bazleebub 115 Posted December 19, 2019 7 minutes ago, RafaelNN said: Theres a review for the dragon clan pack, but not for the crab one (or the reamining packs of the past cycle). Will they be coming soon? I really like your reviews I've been a little slower on writing articles lately due to a number a reasons, but one was finishing up my university course which I finally completed this week! We'll probably still be quiet until after Christmas but I'm hopeful we'll catch up after that. Eoin has actually been working on the Crab pack! So there's a draft partially complete, that just needs the last few details. 2 RafaelNN and HirumaShigure reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RafaelNN 158 Posted December 19, 2019 Awesome, cant wait and grats on thw course! =D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hinomura 848 Posted January 21 Fantastic episode, and couldn't agree more with Baz's comments about both the current state of the game and its future. Well said, dude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bazleebub 115 Posted February 13 Review of the Clan Wars deluxe expansion is now up https://imperialadvisor.com/2020/02/10/clan-war/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bazleebub 115 Posted May 7 Still plugging away! This time we have a a preview from the upcoming set. For our hot-takes, check out https://imperialadvisor.com/2020/05/07/card-preview-lost-papers/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BayushiFugu 145 Posted May 7 When is preview of pack 2 of dominion cycle? Cards are already revealed and on jigoku and five rings db. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bazleebub 115 Posted May 8 10 hours ago, BayushiFugu said: When is preview of pack 2 of dominion cycle? Cards are already revealed and on jigoku and five rings db. Ha! You are right. We had started writing it up but it ended up on hold. I'll get working on it again this weekend as we're expecting to see the next pack soon too! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BayushiFugu 145 Posted May 14 On 5/8/2020 at 3:17 AM, Bazleebub said: Ha! You are right. We had started writing it up but it ended up on hold. I'll get working on it again this weekend as we're expecting to see the next pack soon too! Great review. BTW, third pack is up at cardgamedb if you want to review that one too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bazleebub 115 Posted May 14 1 hour ago, BayushiFugu said: Great review. BTW, third pack is up at cardgamedb if you want to review that one too. Don't mind if I do! https://imperialadvisor.com/2020/05/13/dominion-cycle-pack-3-in-pursuit-of-justice/ This one is spicy pack. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BayushiFugu 145 Posted May 19 Hopefully pack 4 will get previews and then FFG will reveal the last pack of the cycle (Atonement) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BayushiFugu 145 Posted June 2 Time to review pack 4 lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bazleebub 115 Posted June 23 Previews have started again! https://imperialadvisor.com/2020/06/23/preview-breaking-in/ Oh God. That means I need to do another pack review soon! 2 BayushiFugu and HirumaShigure reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BayushiFugu 145 Posted July 9 https://imgur.com/a/jCDGjon?fbclid=IwAR2i2vLdw-YAuiYv5zywk5CoEadpgg9lN8sUF2Gv_uCiuWcXw-60fVosPQA looks like another pack review is in the making. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RafaelNN 158 Posted July 9 Ikoma Tsanuri and Isawa Tsuki are amazing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonbo Karasu 2,317 Posted July 9 Hey, there's a quote from the previous Elemental Master of Earth. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BayushiFugu 145 Posted July 10 On 6/23/2020 at 11:33 AM, Bazleebub said: Previews have started again! https://imperialadvisor.com/2020/06/23/preview-breaking-in/ Oh God. That means I need to do another pack review soon! https://imgur.com/a/jCDGjon?fbclid=IwAR2i2vLdw-YAuiYv5zywk5CoEadpgg9lN8sUF2Gv_uCiuWcXw-60fVosPQA looks like another pack review is in the making. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
