I think the fact that you can shift Simba onto Bodyguard Simba, which comes in exerted, helps with the speed. If you have both in your hand on turn 5 it's the same as playing it for 5 on its own.
I think you might be right about Mim, too. It may have a spot in blurple, especially. Being able to sink 10-12 ink into her ability may be back breaking. And while we're in magical Christmas land in going to pretend I managed to stick a mufasa the previous turn. Maybe we're running Merlin shift and can grab her when we need.
You Came Back - Action - 3 cost uninkable. Ready Chosen Character. I think this has a lot of potential for boosting lore on a character, questing, readying and questing again, potential for a cool OTK.
3 cards I think you missed: Peter Pan - Shadow Catcher. I think this gives Blurple a way to contest wide boards or consistent control. If they cant answer it you have a permanent elsa on board to exert and continue to challenge and trade up. Peter Pan - Never Land Prankster - This card is being slept on. they CANNOT gain ANY lore from any card unless they challenge. No character to challenge with? NO LORE! That's insane. Inkable, great stats. Bend To My Will - This burst discard will be so annoying. Even non discard decks can just run this and turn tempo so quickly. Green Steel wheel and then discard their entire hand with all ink open, or green blue burst discard? Yikes. Will be so oppressive. Also, I think you didn't hype the Maleficent Staff enough - this card punishes the entire purple bounce package. It doesnt trigger only on your turn, if theyre bouncing rabbits, goats etc they give you a lore now!
I think the best shitf target for Simba is the 1/1 2 ink red 3 lores. Turn 1 playing daisi or lilo / turn 2 red Simba / turn 3 take 5 lores and than shift Simba to protect him and the turn one. In addition playing 1/2 copies of blast from the past for recycling both Simba and keep proposing a lot of quest power on the bord
Do I not understand the wording on Basil correctly? So you play a card in your inkwell to use 1 ink to have your opponent discard 1 card. Wouldn't you have to ink again to be able to have the opponent discard again?
Simba Pride Protector… it doesn’t say that you can’t quest…. This is more than a good card especially if you use a card that reads “chosen character gains rush” or “exert chosen character”…
I'm not sure why that would matter. The readying happens at End of Turn. You wouldn't be able to do anything with them. It just keeps them from being challenged on the opponents turn, really.
@ is that what it means? If you complete your actions and you ready the card then what stops you from questing again. Other cards specifically state that the readied card cannot quest. Why would this one be used the same way without the distinction?
I think you missed some on Owl Island. Pairing with Ursula Deceiver of all is strong. Her singing a song twice should trigger the 3 lore from the island. Pairing with Ruby could make for an amazing action matters deck
Best steel card is actually 2 drop Jim Hawkins. Test it and you’ll thank me later. It does only work in blue steel but it’s definitely the best steel card if you use the correct deck.
I think Tiana is overrated. If you get her late game and you're losing, it's kind of a dead card when you are behind. She can't exert until turn 4 so you could easily just spend 3 ink to knock her out then take something else out. I think she's still good but I also think she's a bit overrated. It will be better during certain matchups I'm sure.
I really don't like the Tiana... I think she's incredibly slow and i would rather play a baloo that almost guarantees 2 lore. Tiana is an uninkable 3 drop that is easily removed by the usual red removals or even by kit cloudkicker
I think the fact that you can shift Simba onto Bodyguard Simba, which comes in exerted, helps with the speed. If you have both in your hand on turn 5 it's the same as playing it for 5 on its own.
31:06 Sail the Azurite Sea, the inking is a "may" ability, so you could just play it for card draw and skip the ink.
heyy specii! 6:50 twin fire cannot hit the same target twice, so it cannot kill a diablo in a cove 😉
Key downfall to the card making it most likely only a niche pick card to answer the meta if it’s real fast
Ive been missing this top tier analysis and content..thanks mate
Great video. I like your take on these cards. I would have gone a different direction on a couple placement but great information!
Good to see Yzma's VA get a shout out. Eartha Kitt was one of a kind.
The Tigger character type best character type ❤❤
I think you might be right about Mim, too. It may have a spot in blurple, especially. Being able to sink 10-12 ink into her ability may be back breaking. And while we're in magical Christmas land in going to pretend I managed to stick a mufasa the previous turn. Maybe we're running Merlin shift and can grab her when we need.
You Came Back - Action - 3 cost uninkable. Ready Chosen Character.
I think this has a lot of potential for boosting lore on a character, questing, readying and questing again, potential for a cool OTK.
Go Go Tomago is a green sleeper
3 cards I think you missed:
Peter Pan - Shadow Catcher. I think this gives Blurple a way to contest wide boards or consistent control. If they cant answer it you have a permanent elsa on board to exert and continue to challenge and trade up.
Peter Pan - Never Land Prankster - This card is being slept on. they CANNOT gain ANY lore from any card unless they challenge. No character to challenge with? NO LORE! That's insane. Inkable, great stats.
Bend To My Will - This burst discard will be so annoying. Even non discard decks can just run this and turn tempo so quickly. Green Steel wheel and then discard their entire hand with all ink open, or green blue burst discard? Yikes. Will be so oppressive.
Also, I think you didn't hype the Maleficent Staff enough - this card punishes the entire purple bounce package. It doesnt trigger only on your turn, if theyre bouncing rabbits, goats etc they give you a lore now!
I think the best shitf target for Simba is the 1/1 2 ink red 3 lores. Turn 1 playing daisi or lilo / turn 2 red Simba / turn 3 take 5 lores and than shift Simba to protect him and the turn one.
In addition playing 1/2 copies of blast from the past for recycling both Simba and keep proposing a lot of quest power on the bord
Do I not understand the wording on Basil correctly? So you play a card in your inkwell to use 1 ink to have your opponent discard 1 card. Wouldn't you have to ink again to be able to have the opponent discard again?
Twin Fire can’t handle Coved Diablo can it? It says “to another chosen character” for the second 2 damage
Simba Pride Protector… it doesn’t say that you can’t quest…. This is more than a good card especially if you use a card that reads “chosen character gains rush” or “exert chosen character”…
I'm not sure why that would matter. The readying happens at End of Turn. You wouldn't be able to do anything with them. It just keeps them from being challenged on the opponents turn, really.
@ is that what it means? If you complete your actions and you ready the card then what stops you from questing again. Other cards specifically state that the readied card cannot quest. Why would this one be used the same way without the distinction?
Thank you for your great work
Completely snoozing on Alice in sapphire and shift Moana in Ruby is pretty absurd imo
Calhoun's insane
I think you missed some on Owl Island. Pairing with Ursula Deceiver of all is strong. Her singing a song twice should trigger the 3 lore from the island. Pairing with Ruby could make for an amazing action matters deck
personally I’m looking forward to emerald Jasmine Legendary that you didn’t mention
Personally Alice Savvy sailor is a top 5 for sapphire
Yeah I should have included her I agree! Should have just put Baymax in as an honourable mention
Best steel card is actually 2 drop Jim Hawkins. Test it and you’ll thank me later. It does only work in blue steel but it’s definitely the best steel card if you use the correct deck.
Hope the powercreep is non-existent in Lorcana! Loving the game so far!
diablo with merlin crab would be a great combo.
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Crazy you didn't include Alice in sapphire
I think shifting big simba takes out a lot of speed
You missed on Genie C4 Uninkable 2-4 Evasive. When play draw card
29:26 ….he will be 1 through the entire set by champ meta reports
For Moana 1 cost I want it to say Amber Piglet cost 2 is a captain.... 😮 So amber ruby is a reality now 😎
I think Tiana is overrated. If you get her late game and you're losing, it's kind of a dead card when you are behind. She can't exert until turn 4 so you could easily just spend 3 ink to knock her out then take something else out. I think she's still good but I also think she's a bit overrated. It will be better during certain matchups I'm sure.
For anything outside of Agro, yeah
You Mulligan for Tiana. I have been testing an aggro deck and getting two Tianas out in turn 3 and 4 is pretty deadly
Honestly surprise mad hatter didn't make your top 5 for amethyst
14:34 ….it’s a MUST shift
Do you think Tiana will be able to be challenged without the cost or does the ability apply to her too?
It applies to her also
pluto turn 1, tiana turn 2
rockstar steach just got A LOT better with Simba and Lilo
I really don't like the Tiana... I think she's incredibly slow and i would rather play a baloo that almost guarantees 2 lore.
Tiana is an uninkable 3 drop that is easily removed by the usual red removals or even by kit cloudkicker
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If you compare Calhoun to banzai it’s Fkin disgusting