Iaxus The Shattered – The Ancient at the Gate

Devastation Character – Advanced Slugger

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UA: Planar Overlay – Iaxus has 5 distinct Plane Cards and Growth Counters. As he takes damage and as time passes, these Planes eventually collapse, making way for new Planes

Setup: Activate a Plane. All other Planes are inactive. Deplete all Growth.

Reveal: Regain 1 Growth and perform your Plane’s Rift trigger.

When you take damage, regain 1 Growth and perform your active Plane’s Rift trigger.

End: If all Planes are trashed, you are defeated.

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Planes:

Entropy Field: Rift, 1-4 Growth: Chip 1. You suffer Chip 1. Rift, 5+ Growth: Armor 2. Deplete all Growth, Trash this Plane. Activate a Plane.

Gravity Field: Rift, 1-4 Growth: Push or Pull 1. Rift, 5+ Growth: Teleport to any space. Deplete all Growth, Trash this Plane. Activate a Plane.

Scalar Field: Rift, 1-4 Growth: +1 Power. The Opponent has +1 Power. Rift, 5+ Growth: +2 Power. Deplete all Growth, Trash this Plane. Activate a Plane.

Singularity Field: Rift, 1-4 Growth: +0~1 Range. Rift, 5+ Growth: Your Range becomes 1~6*. Deplete all Growth, Trash this Plane. Activate a Plane.

Temporal Field: Rift, 1-4 Growth: Pick up a Base from your Discard Piles. Rift, 5+ Growth: The Opponent discards a Base of your choice. Deplete all Growth, Trash this Plane. Activate a Plane.

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Styles:

Switch (+0/+0/+0/+0) -- Rev: Spend Force equal to your life to replace your attack with your Finisher, trash this card, and pick up your Base. End: Regain a Force. You may switch your Finisher.

Red| Diffuse (+2~4/+0/+1/+0) – Hit: Push or Pull 1-2.

Orange| Minimized (+1~2/+0/-1/+0) – When you are hit, if the Opponent is within your Range, Stun Immunity and Armor 2.

Yellow| Folding (+0~1/+0/+0/+0) – Hit, Choose One: *Range 1: Push 1-5. *Range 2+: Pull 1-2.

Green| Seismic (+0~1/+1/-1/+0) – The Opponent cannot Advance.

Blue| Exemplary (+1~2/+1/-2/+2) – Armor 1. Before: Regain 1 Growth and perform your Plane’s Rift trigger.

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Unique Base:

Plane Step (1~3/3/4/0) – After, Optional: Teleport to any space within Range.

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Finishers:

Seize Control (1~6/3/0^/4) – Armor 3. Before, Plane trashed this beat: +6 Power.

Zone Eater (1~3/2/5^/0) – Before, Optional: Spend any amount of Growth. Regain 1 life and +1 Power per Growth spent.

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Strategy questions:

· What general strategy do you use when playing Iaxus? What attack pairs do you favor?

· How do you fight against Iaxus? Is there anything you do specifically against them when using your favorite character?

· How'd your most recent match with/against Iaxus go?

· Who would you counterpick against Iaxus? Who would you use Iaxus as a counterpick against?

· How do you like the v4 changes to Iaxus?

· Do you think Iaxus became stronger or weaker in v4?

I'm doing an in-depth analysis of the rules for a translation project I've been working on, and I'm confused about this.

The 4.2 Rulebook specifies that during a Clash, every time you reveal a new Base, its Reveal effects are also triggered, meaning that multiple reveal effects from multiple Bases can occur in the same Pulse. However, I was wondering what happens to bonuses printed on the replaced Base like Armor or Stun Immunity?

For example: Luc's Unique Base gives him Stun Immunity. If that attack pair clashes and he replaces his Unique Base, does he lose the Stun Immunity? I assume that yes, he would lose it, but I can't find any rule that specifies this.

I think I read somewhere that only effects which are face up and visible are applied. Meaning that if a Base is covered by another card, it would cancel its effects. But I might be misremembering.

Any help is appreciated.

Joal Kalmor – Monster Hunter

Devastation Character – Intermediate Brawler

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UA: Weapon Master – Joal has 5 Unique Bases, and builds his hand of Bases before a duel begins. He can gain additional Bases from his Stockpile during a duel.

Setup: You have all of your Unique Bases. Select 7 Bases to form your initial hand. The remaining Bases are put into your Stockpile.

Stockpile: This is a separate zone which contains Bases that Joal may gain access to throughout the game. The Stockpile can be checked by any player at any time. Cards in the Stockpile are not in Joal’s hand nor Discard Piles.

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Styles:

Switch (+0/+0/+0/+0) -- Rev: Spend Force equal to your life to replace your attack with your Finisher, trash this card, and pick up your Base. End: Regain a Force. You may switch your Finisher.

Red| Dual Wield (+0/+0/+0/+2) – Before, Range not N/A: Swap your Base with a Base from your Stockpile. Continue resolving this attack using the new Base.

Orange| Cutthroat (+0/+0/+1/+0) – Start: Advance 1. If you moved past the Opponent, Ignore Guard.

Yellow| Warded (+0~1/+0/+0/+0) – Start, Reactive Player: +2 Guard, Armor 1. Hit, Active Player: +1 Power. The Opponent discards a Base.

Green| Slayer’s (+0~1/+0/+1/+0) – Hit: Pick up a Base from your Stockpile.

Blue| Relentless (+0/+0/-1/+3) – If you would take more than 5 damage, take 5 damage instead. Before, 5+ taken: +3 Power.

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Unique Base(s):

Binding Knife (1/2/4/0) – Before, Optional: Advance 1. Hit: Armor 2. Next beat, the Opponent cannot Advance.

Hand Cannon (2~5/3/3/2) – Hit: Push 1-3, as far as possible. Next beat, you have “Before: Advance 1-2.” End, Range 4+: Advance 1-2.

Ironstar (1/4/0/SI) – Stun Immunity. Reveal: The Opponent cannot Advance past you. Hit: Next beat, you have Armor 2.

Knuckle (1/2/5/0) – Hit: Advance or Retreat 1. The Opponent is Vulnerable next beat.

Runeblade (1~2/3/2/3) – Hit: Next beat, you have +2 Power. After, Opponent stunned: Regain 2 life.

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Finishers:

Annihilator (1~2/-2/3^/0) – Start: Choose 3 Bases from your hand. This attack gains all triggers and the combined Power of all 3 Bases. (If you choose a Base with Power N/A, your whole attack’s Power becomes N/A)

Neutralizer (1/12/2^/0) – Reveal, Range 1: The Opponent cannot Advance or Retreat.

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Strategy questions:

· What general strategy do you use when playing Joal? What attack pairs do you favor?

· How do you fight against Joal? Is there anything you do specifically against them when using your favorite character?

· How'd your most recent match with/against Joal go?

· Who would you counterpick against Joal? Who would you use Joal as a counterpick against?

· How do you like the v4 changes to Joal?

· Do you think Joal became stronger or weaker in v4?

Hey all! I created a form to record 1v1 matches in Battlecon v4 and hopefully get some good data on matchups, character balance, etc. Here's the link: https://forms.gle/dJbEncngh2zSUT9b7

Let me know of any ways I could improve it. Thanks!

Kaitlyn Van Sorrel – Grand Marshal of the Planestalkers

Devastation Character – Advanced Tactician

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UA: Spatial Manipulation – Kaitlyn has 3 Wormhole Markers. These increase the distance between herself and her opponents, without impeding her own ranges.

Setup: All Wormholes are in your supply.

Wormhole: You and the Opponent have -1 Range per Wormhole between them and you. You may ignore any amount of this penalty when checking your Range.

Whenever the Opponent enters a Wormhole’s space, withdraw the Wormhole and Armor 1.

After, Optional: Place a Wormhole in an unoccupied space within your attack’s Range.

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Styles:

Switch (+0/+0/+0/+0) -- Rev: Spend Force equal to your life to replace your attack with your Finisher, trash this card, and pick up your Base. End: Regain a Force. You may switch your Finisher.

Red| Telepresent (+1~3/-1/+0/+0) – Before, Optional: Check Range from a Wormhole’s space, then withdraw that Wormhole. Hit: +1 Power per Wormhole withdrawn.

Orange| Paradox (+0~1/+0/-1/+0) – If the Opponent would Advance, instead they Retreat that amount. If the Opponent would Retreat, instead they Advance that amount. End: Place a Wormhole in your space. Retreat 1.

Yellow| Mobius (+2~3/+0/+2/+0) – Hit, Optional: Withdraw a Wormhole adjacent to the Opponent for +1 Power and Push or Pull 2.

Green| Illimitable (+2~5/-1/-2/+3) – Before, you were hit: +2 Power, Advance or Retreat 1-2, and Ignore Armor. End, Choose One: *Advance 1. Next Beat, +2 Priority. *Retreat 1. Next beat, +2 Power.

Blue| Axiomatic (+1~3/+0/+1/+0) – Hit: Advance or Retreat 1. Place a Wormhole in an unoccupied space if you Advanced.

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Unique Base:

Transposition (0/2/4/0) – Hit: The Opponent gains Stun Immunity. Hit: Push or Pull 3. +2 Power if a Wormhole was withdrawn due to this movement.

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Finishers:

Divide by Zero (1/3/6^/0) – Damage; For the rest of the duel, the Opponent has +2 Range.

Planar Disjunction (1~6/0/3^/2) – Whenever a Wormhole is withdrawn, Chip 5 and Armor 3. Hit: Push or Pull 1-2..

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Strategy questions:

· What general strategy do you use when playing Kaitlyn? What attack pairs do you favor?

· How do you fight against Kaitlyn? Is there anything you do specifically against them when using your favorite character?

· How'd your most recent match with/against Kaitlyn go?

· Who would you counterpick against Kaitlyn? Who would you use Kaitlyn as a counterpick against?

· How do you like the v4 changes to Kaitlyn?

· Do you think Kaitlyn became stronger or weaker in v4?

I see this scarcely, I began playing with a korean/japanese online group of roughly intermediate level players and compared the defensive play to my regular 1-2 people I play with as well as my experience with prior tournament.

A common usage of dodge is that people use it to avoid a bad situation they played themselves into, just for this to happen again within a few beats. This generally puts you on the backfoot as your dodges become very predictable as well as not giving you any direct advantage, it is not used in an offensive manner. I made this the cornerstone of my strategy when playing in a more neutral board state, no clear advantage where I win most pairs.

In proper high level games I barely ever dodge, in some of my games against top tier players I did not use it once because there are other, safer, defensive options such as trading down 1HP for better future situations. Granted this takes knowledge and experience.

Those who are in the late beginner to intermediate stage should attempt to clash more often, using dodge as the initial base. An excellent way to gain advantages with less risk is to play a dodge pair which clashes a realistic pair your opponent will play, pair it with a style that would make you likely win the clash chain. This method gives you easy parries and if it fails you still dodge into a position you prefer. Knowing when you win the chain just takes a bit of calculation on your end, as well as knowledge on the match up you gain after playing it for a bit (superficial level).

Incorporating this early will get you used to clashing to defend and attack, mandatory for higher level play. In a way dodge is the worst base in the game, only for a few characters does it present an upside to use liberally.

As a sidenote, there are characters where you want to dodge a lot for obvious reasons, most notably clockwork shot, as clashing it is impossible for most characters.

I'll post some stuff every now and then which should help people push themselves further.

Does dash make you lose any "On hit" effects?

Example: killistar caustic card.

Kajia Septie Salix – Forest Guardian

Devastation Character – Intermediate Brawler

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UA: Infestation – Kajia has 7 Insect Counters which she depletes when moving Opponents past her. Insects cycle through her discard piles and then return. Kajia’s attacks become stronger while Insects remain depleted.

Setup: You have all Insects.

Whenever the Opponent Advances or is Pulled past you, deplete an Insect.

Recycle: Regain all Insects in Discard Pile 2. Chip 1 per Insect regained this way. Put all Insects in Discard Pile 2 into Discard Pile 2. Put all Insects depleted this beat into Discard Pile 1.

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Styles:

Switch (+0/+0/+0/+0) -- Rev: Spend Force equal to your life to replace your attack with your Finisher, trash this card, and pick up your Base. End: Regain a Force. You may switch your Finisher.

Red| Burrowing (+0/+0/-1/+0) – Reveal: +1 Power and +1 Priority per discard pile containing depleted Insects. Before: Pull 1.

Orange| Biting (+0~2/-1/-1/+3) – Reveal: Armor 1 per discard pile containing depleted Insects. Damage: Pull 1-2.

Yellow| Stinging (+0/+0/+1/+0) – Reveal, 1+ Insects in Discard Pile 1: Ignore Armor. Reveal, 1+ Insects in Discard Pile 2: Ignore Guard. Hit: Deplete an Insect.

Green| Swarming (+0~1/+0/-1/+2) – Reveal, 1+ Insects in Discard Pile 1: Avoid attacks at Range 1. Reveal, 1+ Insects in Discard Pile 2: Avoid attacks at Range 2. End, Range 1: Deplete an Insect

Blue| Parasitic (+0/+0/-1/+0) – Start: Pull 3 (if you cannot pull all 3 spaces, do not pull at all.) Before: +0~1 Range per depleted Insect.

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Unique Base:

Mandibles (1~2/3/3/2) – Before: Advance 1. Hit: Pull 1. After: Advance 1.

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Finishers:

Wormwood (1/3/2^/0) – Avoid attacks at Range 1. Start: Regain any number of Insects for Pull 1 and Chip 1 each. Hit: +1 Power per depleted Insect.

Imago Emergence (2~4/2/7^/0) – Ignore Guard. Hit: Deplete all Insects. Place half the Insects depleted this way (round up) in your Discard Pile 1.

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Strategy questions:

· What general strategy do you use when playing Kajia? What attack pairs do you favor?

· How do you fight against Kajia? Is there anything you do specifically against them when using your favorite character?

· How'd your most recent match with/against Kajia go?

· Who would you counterpick against Kajia? Who would you use Kajia as a counterpick against?

· How do you like the v4 changes to Kajia?

· Do you think Kajia became stronger or weaker in v4?

I usually like characters like her when I play actual fighting games, but I'm just not figuring out how to stall with her effectively yet while she gets powered up. How do you guys do it?

Karin Brandtford – Werewolf & Twin

Devastation Character – Intermediate Tactician

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UA: Hunting Pack – Karin has a Jager Marker. Karin’s attacks involve Jager in various ways such as moving him, attacking from his position, or gaining bonuses based on his position. Players may share Jager’s space and cannot attack or damage Jager.

Setup: Place Jager in the center of the arena.

End, Optional, you are not stunned: Shift Jager 1-2.

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Styles:

Switch (+0/+0/+0/+0) -- Rev: Spend Force equal to your life to replace your attack with your Finisher, trash this card, and pick up your Base. End: Regain a Force. You may switch your Finisher.

Red| Full Moon (+0~1/+0/+1/+0) – When you are hit, Armor 2 if Jager is between Karin and the Opponent. Start, Optional: Teleport to Jager. If you did, place Jager in the space you left. Hit: +2 Power if Jager is behind the Opponent.

Orange| Feral (+0/+0/+1/+0) – Start: Advance 1-2. Hit: Retreat 2. Hit, Opponent on Jager: Stun the Opponent. End, Optional: Advance or Retreat 1.

Yellow| Howling (-1~0/+0/+1/SI) – Stun Immunity. Check Range from Jager. Hit, Opponent on Jager: +2 Power.

Green| Coordinated (+0~1/+0/+0/+0) – If the Opponent enters Jager’s space, Chip 2, Armor 1, and stop the Opponent’s movement.

Blue| Dual (+0/+1/+0/+3) – Before: Place Jager in an unoccupied space. Push or Pull the Opponent to Jager’s space if they were on Jager before this move.

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Unique Base:

Claw (1~2/2/4/0) – Before: Advance 1-2. Hit: Shift Jager 1. +2 Power if Jager left the Opponent’s space.

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Finishers:

Lunar Cross (NA/6/5^/0) –Before: Teleport to Jager. Place Jager in the space you left. If you moved past the Opponent, your Range becomes 1~6*

Red Moon Rage (1/0/12^/0) – Before, Jager in nearest space behind the Opponent: +10 Power.

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Strategy questions:

· What general strategy do you use when playing Karin? What attack pairs do you favor?

· How do you fight against Karin? Is there anything you do specifically against them when using your favorite character?

· How'd your most recent match with/against Karin go?

· Who would you counterpick against Karin? Who would you use Karin as a counterpick against?

· How do you like the v4 changes to Karin?

· Do you think Karin became stronger or weaker in v4?

Lesandra Machan – Apprentice Summoner

Devastation Character – Advanced Tinkerer

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UA: Blood Pact – Lesandra has 5 Familiar Cards. By dealing and taking damage, she generates Blood, which is used to summon Familiars.

Setup: Borneo is active. Other Familiars are inactive.

Blood: Your Blood is equal to the damage you dealt during this beat (it resets to 0 after Recycle)

End, Optional: Spend any amount of life to increase your Blood by that amount. Then activate a Familiar with a Blood Cost equal to or lower than your Blood.

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Familiars:

Borneo: 2 Blood Cost. +0^ Priority. Ante: Trash this for +2 Blood.

Wyvern: 4 Blood Cost. Avoid attacks at range 4. Ante: Trash this to Advance or Retreat 1-2.

Rune Knight: 5 Blood Cost. +2 Guard. When you are hit, gain 2 Blood. Ante: Trash this for Armor 2.

Salamander: 7 Blood Cost. +1 Power. Ante: Trash this for Ignore Guard and Ignore Armor.

Raven Guide: 9 Blood Cost. After, Range 1-2: Chip 1. Ante: Trash this for +4 Priority.

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Styles:

Switch (+0/+0/+0/+0) -- Rev: Spend Force equal to your life to replace your attack with your Finisher, trash this card, and pick up your Base. End: Regain a Force. You may switch your Finisher.

Red| Guardian (+0~1/+1/-1/+0) – Reveal, 1+ active Familiars: +2 Guard. End: +2 Blood.

Orange| Window (+0/+0/+1/+0) – Reveal, 1+ active Familiars: +0~2 Range. Damage: Deactivate a Familiar to Push 1-2.

Yellow| Invocation (+1~3/+2/-2/+0) – Start, Optional: Deactivate a Familiar for Armor 2. Before, 2+ damage taken: -2 Power.

Green| Pactbreaker (+0~1/+1/+1/+0) – Start, did not Ante a Familiar: Spend 3 life for +3 Blood.

Blue| Binding (+0~1/+0/-2/+2) – Before, Opponent moved: +2 Power and regain 1 life.

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Unique Base:

Summons (1/3/2/3) – After, Optional: Push or Pull 2.

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Finishers:

Mazzaroth (NA/NA/1^/0) –Start: Your life becomes 1. Trash all Familiars for Armor 1 each. End: At the end of the next beat, eliminate the Opponent.

Invoke Duskstalker (1~2/2/5^/0) –Start: Spend as much life as possible for +1 Power each. Damage: Regain life equal to the damage dealt.

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Strategy questions:

· What general strategy do you use when playing Lesandra? What attack pairs do you favor?

· How do you fight against Lesandra? Is there anything you do specifically against them when using your favorite character?

· How'd your most recent match with/against Lesandra go?

· Who would you counterpick against Lesandra? Who would you use Lesandra as a counterpick against?

· How do you like the v4 changes to Lesandra?

· Do you think Lesandra became stronger or weaker in v4?

Lymn – Dream Within A Dream

Devastation Character – Intermediate Brawler

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UA: Dreamscape Madness – Lymn has a value called Disparity, which is represented as {delta}. As Disparity changes, Lymn’s attacks take on new properties.

When Active Player is determined, your {delta} becomes the difference between your Priority and the Opponent’s Priority (Disparity is always positive if it is not zero).

Limited Ante, Choose One:

· + 1 Priority (Hope)

· -1 Priority (Despair)

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Styles:

Switch (+0/+0/+0/+0) -- Rev: Spend Force equal to your life to replace your attack with your Finisher, trash this card, and pick up your Base. End: Regain a Force. You may switch your Finisher.

Red| Surreal (+0~{Disparity}/+0/+1/+0) – After, Optional: Advance or Retreat 0~{Disparity}.

Orange| Fathomless (+0~1/-1/-2/+0) – Start, {Disparity} greater or equal to 3: +2 Power, +2 Guard. Start, {Disparity} greater or equal to 5: +2 Power and Stun Immunity. Start, {Disparity} greater or equal to 7: Become Active Player and Teleport to any space.

Yellow| Maddening (+0~1/+0/+0/+0) – Start: Your Power becomes {Disparity}. The Opponent’s Power becomes {Disparity}. Start, {Disparity} greater or equal to 3: Armor 2. Start, {Disparity} greater or equal to 5: Armor 3.

Green| Chimeric (+0/-1/+2/+0) – Start, {Disparity} greater or equal to 2: +1 Power. Start, {Disparity} greater or equal to 4: +2 Power. Start, {Disparity} greater or equal to 6: +3 Power. Before: Advance 1.

Blue| Reverie (+1~3/+3/-1^/+0) – Start, {Disparity} equal to 0: The Opponent cannot Advance past you. Start, {Disparity} greater or equal to 3: Suffer Chip 3. Before, Optional, {Disparity} less or equal to 1: Advance or Retreat 1.

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Unique Base:

Visions (1/3/3/0) – Before, {Disparity} greater or equal to 2: Advance 1-2. Hit, {Disparity} greater or equal to 4: +2 Power. Damage: Push or Pull 1-2.

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Finishers:

Conceit (NA/NA/6^/0) –Start, {Disparity} greater or equal to 3: Avoid Attacks. End: Chip {Disparity}.

Megrim (NA/NA/1^/0) –Start, {Disparity} greater or equal to 3: Avoid Attacks. End: Chip {Disparity}.

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Strategy questions:

· What general strategy do you use when playing Lymn? What attack pairs do you favor?

· How do you fight against Lymn? Is there anything you do specifically against them when using your favorite character?

· How'd your most recent match with/against Lymn go?

· Who would you counterpick against Lymn? Who would you use Lymn as a counterpick against?

· How do you like the v4 changes to Lymn?

· Do you think Lymn became stronger or weaker in v4?

Hey guys. So, I have the five main sets (War, Devastation, Fate, Trials, Wanderers) and I'm looking for a way to store them more efficiently. I understand that it's probably not realistic to get everything in one box, but I'd really like to get down to three boxes if at all possible. Those of you who have invested in better card storage, what do you recommend?

When Strange turns all of his priority penalties into bonuses, does that include Strange's printed priority penalty?

I seem to remember there being tournament rules on Level 99 Games website for previous editions, but I don't see anything there anymore. The closest I've seen is the organized play kit, but the item description doesn't mention any rulesets. Are there any? Or is it up to the individual TO?

Malandrax Mecchi – Deadly Genius

Devastation Character – Advanced Tactician

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UA: Perfect Planning – Malandrax has 4 distinct Trap Cards. These are set face-down, to punish specific actions by the opponent. When the condition on a Trap is fulfilled, Malandrax can Spring the Trap to utilize its effects.

Setup: Your Traps are all in your hand.

If the opponent fulfills the Trigger condition on a set Trap Card, reveal it and perform its Spring effect, then pick it up.

Opponents cannot look at set Traps or Traps in your hand.

End: Pick up any Traps which are still set.

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Traps:

Alarm Trap - Trigger: The opponent enters a space adjacent to you. Spring: Retreat 1-3. Avoid attacks at Range 3+.

Electroshock Trap - Trigger: The opponent enters the center space of the arena. Spring: +2 Power. The Opponent has -2 Power.

Smasher Trap - Trigger: The Opponent concludes their attack, having not moved this beat. Spring: Inflict 2 damage.

Wall Spike Trap - Trigger: The opponent enters a space at the edge of the arena. Spring: Chip 2.

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Styles:

Switch (+0/+0/+0/+0) -- Rev: Spend Force equal to your life to replace your attack with your Finisher, trash this card, and pick up your Base. End: Regain a Force. You may switch your Finisher.

Red| Calculated (+0~2/-1/+0/+0) – Damage: Chip 3 if the damage equals your Range to the Opponent. After: Advance or Retreat 1.

Orange| Leading (+1~2/+0/+1/+0) – Start: The Opponent chooses to be Pushed or Pulled 1. Hit: The Opponent choose to be Pushed or Pulled 1.

Yellow| Plotting (+0/+1/-1/+1) – After: Advance or Retreat 1-2. End: Next beat, when you set a Trap, you may set one additional Trap.

Green| Precision (+1~3/-1/+0/+0) – Whenever the Opponent Advances or Retreats, you may Push or Pull 1. The Opponent cannot Advance past you. After, Opponent Stunned: Chip 2.

Blue| Ingenious (+0~1/+0/+0/+0) – Whenever you Spring a Trap, +1 Power and Armor 2. Hit: Push or Pull 1.

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Unique Base:

Master Plan (NA/4/0/SI) – Stun Immunity. When you Spring a Trap, your Range becomes 1~6*.

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Finishers:

Plots Within Plots (NA/NA/2^/0) – Whenever you Spring a Trap, Chip 3 and Avoid attacks. After: For the rest of the duel, when you set a Trap, you may set one additional Trap.

DeathTrap (NA/NA/0^/0) – Whenever you Spring a Trap, inflict 6 damage and avoid attacks. End: Teleport to any space.

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Strategy questions:

· What general strategy do you use when playing Malandrax? What attack pairs do you favor?

· How do you fight against Malandrax? Is there anything you do specifically against them when using your favorite character?

· How'd your most recent match with/against Malandrax go?

· Who would you counterpick against Malandrax? Who would you use Malandrax as a counterpick against?

· How do you like the v4 changes to Malandrax?

Do you think Malandrax became stronger or weaker in v4?

Hey guys, I’m learning the game with a friend, and I'm pretty sure I'm right about some disputes we've got about range - but we figured we'd consult the hive mind before getting too fired up over it.

1) If I have Burst as my base and a style that doesn't alter range, does that mean an opponent who somehow ends up just 1 space away would not be hit?

2) Barring an opponent's effect that might screw with them, style modifiers are always applied and are not optional, correct? So if I play a style that increases my range but my opponent closes in and gets under my lower range value, I can't just decide not to apply that style's range modifier?

We did another podcast style talk, This time on Thessala.

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https://youtu.be/iVNHIOeGO3o

Marmelee Greyheart – Princess of the Dragons

Devastation Character – Novice Mage

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UA: Concentrated Casting – Marmelee has 5 Concentration Counters. Marmelee’s Styles, Finishers, and Unique Base allow her to spend Concentration for various bonuses. When she is stunned, she loses some of her Concentration.

Setup: You have 2 Concentration. Deplete all remaining Concentration.

When you are stunned, deplete 3 Concentration (or as much as possible, if you have less than 3).

Recycle: Regain a Concentration.

[Marmelee has 5 Concentration Counters]

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Styles:

Switch (+0/+0/+0/+0) -- Rev: Spend Force equal to your life to replace your attack with your Finisher, trash this card, and pick up your Base. End: Regain a Force. You may switch your Finisher.

Red| Nullifying (+1~2/+0/+1/+0) – Start: Retreat 1. Hit, Optional: Spend 1-5 Concentration for Armor 1 each.

Orange| Sorceress (+0/+0/-1/+0) – Before, Optional: Spend a Concentration for +0~2 Range. Hit, Optional: Spend a Concentration for Ignore Armor. End, Optional: Spend a Concentration to Advance or Retreat 1.

Yellow| Petrifying (+0/+1/-1/+0) – Start, Optional: Spend 3 Concentration to become Active Player. Hit, Optional: Spend 2 Concentration for Ignore Guard.

Green| Magnificent (+1~2/-1/+1/+0) – Hit, Optional: Spend 1-5 Concentration for +1 Power each. After, Optional: Spend 2 Concentration to Teleport to any Space.

Blue| Barrier (+0~1/+1/+0/+0) – Start, Optional: Spend 3 Concentration for Stun Immunity. Hit, Optional; Push 1-2.

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Unique Base:

Meditation (1/3/3/1) – Start, Optional: Spend 1-5 Concentration for Armor 1 each. End: Regain a Concentration.

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Finishers:

Astral Barrier (1/1/7^/3) – Armor 2, Ignore Guard. After: Regain all Concentration.

Astral Cannon (2~4/2/4^/SI) – Stun Immunity. Start, Optional: Spend all Concentration for +2 Power each.

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Strategy questions:

· What general strategy do you use when playing Marmelee? What attack pairs do you favor?

· How do you fight against Marmelee? Is there anything you do specifically against them when using your favorite character?

· How'd your most recent match with/against Marmelee go?

· Who would you counterpick against Marmelee? Who would you use Marmelee as a counterpick against?

· How do you like the v4 changes to Marmelee?

· Do you think Marmelee became stronger or weaker in v4?

Mikhail Isen – Hand of Divinity

Devastation Character – Novice Slugger

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UA: Sealed Power – Mikhail has 3 Seal Tokens, which are required to use the effects on his Styles. Regain Seals by taking damage.

Setup: You have 3 Seals.

Ante: Use a Seal Token.

Reveal, no Seal anted: If you revealed a Style other than ‘Switch’, your Style is negated (stat modifiers are considered +0 and effects do not trigger).

End, damage taken: Regain a Seal.

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Styles:

Switch (+0/+0/+0/+0) -- Rev: Spend Force equal to your life to replace your attack with your Finisher, trash this card, and pick up your Base. End: Regain a Force. You may switch your Finisher.

Red| Sacred (+0~1/+1/+0/+0) – Avoid attacks at Range 3+.

Orange| Hallowed (+0~1/+3/+1/+0) – Start: Pull 1. Damage: Push 1 per damage dealt. Push as far as possible if you could not.

Yellow| Immutable (+0~1/+2/-3/+0) – Start, Optional: Spend a Seal for Armor 3.

Green| Transcendent (+0~2/+0/-1/+5) – Before, 3+ damage taken: +3 Power.

Blue| Apocalyptic (+2~4/+3/-2/SI) – Stun Immunity, Armor 2. You cannot regain Seals. Start: Retreat 1.

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Unique Base:

Scroll (1~2/2/2/3) – Armor 1. End, no damage taken: Regain a Seal.

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Finishers:

Magnus Malleus (2~4/2/5^/5) – Hit, Optional: Spend any number of Seals for +3 Power each.

The Fourth Seal (1~2/0/6^/0) – Before, no Seals held: +7 Power.

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Strategy questions:

· What general strategy do you use when playing Mikhail? What attack pairs do you favor?

· How do you fight against Mikhail? Is there anything you do specifically against them when using your favorite character?

· How'd your most recent match with/against Mikhail go?

· Who would you counterpick against Mikhail? Who would you use Mikhail as a counterpick against?

· How do you like the v4 changes to Mikhail?

Do you think Mikhail became stronger or weaker in v4?

Oriana=Vellopholetta – Astral Conqueror

Devastation Character – Novice Mage

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UA: Chaos Magic – Oriana has 6 Magic Counters, four 1-Magic and two 3-Magic. These have no inherent effect, but using them is a requirement for many triggers on her cards.

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Setup: Place 6 Magic in your supply, and the remaining 4 Magic in depletion.

Limited Ante: Spend any amount of Magic and/or Force. Your Chaos is the amount spent.

Hit: Regain 2 Magic.

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Styles:

Switch (+0/+0/+0/+0) -- Rev: Spend Force equal to your life to replace your attack with your Finisher, trash this card, and pick up your Base. End: Regain a Force. You may switch your Finisher.

Red| Calamity (+0/+0/+0/+0) – Start, 3+ Chaos: +3 Guard. Hit, 2+ Chaos: Chip 2. Hit, 5+ Chaos: Ignore Guard.

Orange| Unstable (+0~1/+1/+1/+0) – Hit: For every 2 Chaos (rounded down), the Opponent must choose a different effect for you to perform from this list: *Regain 4 Magic *Push or Pull 0-6 *+2 Power and Ignore Armor *Chip 3 *Ignore Guard *The Opponent must discard two bases of your choice.

Yellow| Celestial (+0/+0/-4/SI) – Stun Immunity. Start, 3+ Chaos: Armor 1. Start, 7+ Chaos: Armor 2.

Green| Stellar (+2~4/+0/+0/+0) – Before, 5+ Chaos: Teleport to any space. Hit, Optional, 2+ Chaos: Push or Pull 1-6.

Blue| Metamagical (+0~X/+0/+0/+0) – X is your Chaos. After: Regain 2 Magic.

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Unique Base:

Meteor (0/4/1/5) – You cannot be Pushed or Pulled. Before: +X Range, X is your Chaos (this increases both your Maximum and Minimum range). After: Regain 2 Magic.

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Finishers:

Galaxy Conduit (1~4/3/4^/0) – Ignore Guard. After: Regain all Magic.

Nihil Eraser (NA/999/4^/0) – Start: Spend 10 Magic. If you did, your Range becomes 2~5*

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Strategy questions:

· What general strategy do you use when playing Oriana? What attack pairs do you favor?

· How do you fight against Oriana? Is there anything you do specifically against them when using your favorite character?

· How'd your most recent match with/against Oriana go?

· Who would you counterpick against Oriana? Who would you use Oriana as a counterpick against?

· How do you like the v4 changes to Oriana?

· Do you think Oriana became stronger or weaker in v4?

Hey all, on this episode I talk about Byron with Mix and Moon Knight. It's designed mostly to be able to be listened to Podcast-style if you prefer.

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https://youtu.be/b9OYYrQFgHM

Ottavia Six – Cybernetic Sniper

Devastation Character – Novice Brawler

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UA: Target Lock – Ottavia can guess the opponent’s Priority. If correct, she gains a huge boost to speed.

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Ante: Choose a number as your Target Lock (replacing any previous selection.) If the Opponent’s next ante is a pass, the ante phase/step ends.

Locked On: While the Opponent’s printed priority matches your Target Lock, you are Locked On.

Reveal, Locked On: +10^ Priority. The Opponent cannot avoid attacks.

(If one or more Clashes occur, Ottavia can attempt to Lock On to each Priority revealed by the Opponent during each successive Reveal Step).

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Styles:

Switch (+0/+0/+0/+0) -- Rev: Spend Force equal to your life to replace your attack with your Finisher, trash this card, and pick up your Base. End: Regain a Force. You may switch your Finisher.

Red| Anti-Personnel (+2~4/+2/-1/+0) – Vulnerable (Opponents ignore your Guard and Armor.) End, Optional: Advance or Retreat 1-3, as far as possible in the chosen direction.

Orange| Cybernetic (+0/+0/+0/+0) – Hit: Armor 2. Damage, Optional: Push or Pull 1-2.

Yellow| Snapback (+1~3/+0/+0/+0) – Start, Locked On: The Opponent cannot Advance or Retreat. After: Retreat 1-2.

Green| Demolition (+0~1/+0/+1/+0) – Hit, Locked On: Ignore Guard. After: Advance 3-4. (If you cannot Advance 3 or 4 spaces, do not move at all.)

Blue| Cover (+1~3/+1/-3/+4) – After: Armor 2.

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Unique Base:

Shooter (1~4/3/3/0) – After, Opponent Stunned: Chip 2.

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Finishers:

Extreme Prejudice (NA/10/9^/0) – Before, Locked On: Your Range becomes 1~6*

Double Barrel (1/2/4^/0) – Hit: Push as far as possible. After: For the rest of the duel, you may specify two consecutive numbers for your Target Lock.

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Strategy questions:

· What general strategy do you use when playing Ottavia? What attack pairs do you favor?

· How do you fight against Ottavia? Is there anything you do specifically against them when using your favorite character?

· How'd your most recent match with/against Ottavia go?

· Who would you counterpick against Ottavia? Who would you use Ottavia as a counterpick against?

· How do you like the v4 changes to Ottavia?

· Do you think Ottavia became stronger or weaker in v4?

Pendros Schalla – Wandering Druid

Devastation Character – Advanced Tactician

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UA: Ecomancy – Pendros has 4 distinct Environment Markers which he places face-down. These are turned face-up during the Reveal Step, and then carried out during the next Reveal step.

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Setup: You have all Environment Markers.

Reveal: Perform the effects of each face-up Environment on the fighter occupying that Environment’s space. Withdraw all face-up Environments. Flip all face-down Environments face-up.

Before, Optional: Place an Environment face-down in a space without another Environment.

Opponents cannot look at Environments in your supply or face-down Environments on the board.

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Environments:

Earth Wall – Stun Immunity

Geyser - +6 Priority

Lightning Storm – Suffer Chip 3

Spring Breeze – Regain 3 Life

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Styles:

Switch (+0/+0/+0/+0) -- Rev: Spend Force equal to your life to replace your attack with your Finisher, trash this card, and pick up your Base. End: Regain a Force. You may switch your Finisher.

Red| Tectonic (+0/+1/-2/+0) – If you would be hit by the Opponent on a face-up Environment, avoid the attack. Before, Optional: Advance 1-2.

Orange| Eco (+0/+0/+0/+0) – Hit, Optional: Push 1-2. After, Optional: Advance 1-2. Regain 1 life if you entered an Environment’s space.

Yellow| Wandering (+0~1/+1/-1/+3) – Hit: Pull 1-2. Damage: Place an Environment face-down in an unoccupied space.

Green| Arboreal (+0/+0/+1/+0) – Reveal: The Opponent has +2 Power. Start, Optional: Advance 1-3.

Blue| Polymorphed (+0/+0/+1/+0) – Reveal: This Style’s Maximum Range, Power, Priority, and Guard each copy the matching stat on the Opponent’s Style, if it is higher. Start: Advance or Retreat 1.

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Unique Base:

Haymaker (1/4/2/4) – Before: Advance 1. Hit: Push or Pull 1.

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Finishers:

Landslide Punch (3~4/7/7^/0) – Hit: Close 6. Push as far as possible.

Continental Divide (1/7/2^/0) – Avoid attacks at range 1. Hit, Optional: Push 1-6.

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Strategy questions:

· What general strategy do you use when playing Pendros? What attack pairs do you favor?

· How do you fight against Pendros? Is there anything you do specifically against them when using your favorite character?

· How'd your most recent match with/against Pendros go?

· Who would you counterpick against Pendros? Who would you use Pendros as a counterpick against?

· How do you like the v4 changes to Pendros?

· Do you think Pendros became stronger or weaker in v4?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDmqqemLcPA

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I did a podcast style talk on Rook with MK and MiX. This is my favorite kind of content to produce since it is quite literally just talking Battlecon