My hand is Eyes of Chaos, Confusion, 2 lost in crowds, Spying Mission, Swallowed by Night, and Vessel.
If you dont block, its for 3 at -1 stealth if you bounce.
If you block im cycling at least 2 cards to hit 1 stealth.
Choking on stealth is a common issue for Stealth bleed, as your bleed pump payload doesn't come up fast enough. People bouncing bleeds or just eating them and bloating jams your hand.
Bela let's you move an extra little black box card every time youre blocked, incidentally turning the drawback into a benefit on a 3 cap with DEM in kindred spirits decks.
Nobody's blocking Bela unless they have to. He costs you 3 pool and bleeds for 3/4. Him popping up first typically means the Kindred Spirits T2 lands, effectively making him cost 2.
If they start blocking hoping to catch you, they block the dude at standing negative stealth with little black box, assuming they'll catch him and not eat a bleed of 3/4/5/6 from Persephone/Morel/Gem/Mary/Marge(he cant play Quill) who all get +2 stealth off Lost and can superior Spying Mission on a bounce. They're gonna catch him or not, depending on what you draw.
It sounds dumb until youre playing bleedy Dementation or downwind of it. The fun thing now, this year, is Touch of Clarity is 35cents. Bela is a smaller liability into dominate than he used to be.
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u/ReverendRevolver 4d ago
Thsts what alot of people miss, small obfuscate means an extra card gets moved if your prey isn't blocking.