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blueskysnapper.bsky.social @blueskysnapper.bsky.social · 5h

They should just do something like "If you haven't gotten inked or gold your 20th split is one of them. Your 30th split is the other"

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blueskysnapper.bsky.social @blueskysnapper.bsky.social · 14h

No shark. Robot!

blueskysnapper.bsky.social @blueskysnapper.bsky.social · 23h

Nebula 2-Cost? It must be code. What is safety bot trying to tell us?

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blueskysnapper.bsky.social @blueskysnapper.bsky.social · 23h

Goddammit! This is the third time I’ve been offered the wolf. I don’t want the wolf. Stop giving me the wolf

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blueskysnapper.bsky.social @blueskysnapper.bsky.social · 1d

Another no

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blueskysnapper.bsky.social @blueskysnapper.bsky.social · 1d

Want two emotes (Ultron and Capt Marvel). Ultron came up but at the literal one time I didn’t have the charms to buy it. Let’s see if he ever comes back. Been two days of no

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blueskysnapper.bsky.social @blueskysnapper.bsky.social · 2d

They replaced my emote in the Sanctum shop with the same emote. Come on man

blueskysnapper.bsky.social @blueskysnapper.bsky.social · 2d

Ah so they know these are coming and people just randomly guessing codes. I’d ask don’t people have better things to do but obviously not!

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blueskysnapper.bsky.social @blueskysnapper.bsky.social · 2d

I’m thinking they activate it to test something and then someone leaks it. I can’t think of another way people just know to put in codes.

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blueskysnapper.bsky.social @blueskysnapper.bsky.social · 3d

So Horde play fact :

If there is no Horde on the field a played card will create a new one. So you can bounce a Horde, play a Horde creator, then play the other Horde to get two in play

BUT

If the Horde is played with the Horde creator EVEN IF UNREVEALED the creator will simply buff the Horde.

blueskysnapper.bsky.social @blueskysnapper.bsky.social · 3d

Guy on the left

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blueskysnapper.bsky.social @blueskysnapper.bsky.social · 4d

Let's be honest. This is an "Uh oh we screwed up with these Zombie Cards" OTA, with ZSW ZGM and Shadow King trying to make Horde good so they can sell some stuff.

Throwing those in though could mess up the meta so the other changes had to be very mild and they were.

The new toys were the new toys.

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blueskysnapper.bsky.social @blueskysnapper.bsky.social · 4d

Side note "interactive cards are a bit more niche" Yep, who wants to play an opponent? Sigh.

Firelord 4/7
Warlock 3/4

tweaking recent release low-play cards to see if a little buff changes things (yet somehow Thaddeus Ross can't be a 2/3?)

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blueskysnapper.bsky.social @blueskysnapper.bsky.social · 4d

Shadow King nerf to 3/4. Mobius nerf to 3/3. Rogue buff to 3/3

Mobius - 0k. 3/3 is probably a touch too low and 3/4 is probably a touch too high. He'll probably bounce between the two as needed

Rogue - sure, why not.

Shadow King... this is BUY MORE ZOMBIES cards in nerf form. Weak move SD.

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blueskysnapper.bsky.social @blueskysnapper.bsky.social · 4d

IWFS 3/3

Yeah, again I'm not sure this matters other than psychologically but these are the standard first steps to take. The "we aren't happy" thing suggests changes in the future (bc she's now a limit on EOT card design)

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blueskysnapper.bsky.social @blueskysnapper.bsky.social · 4d

OTA Stream o' Conciousness

ZSW 3/4
ZGM 5/4 and Horde +2 instead of +1

Basically admitted they were playing "full Horde" and piecemeal the deck stinks.

Will that mean in two weeks Horde gets some de-buffs? I guess so but there isn't an easy solution here other than dump all them to start.

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blueskysnapper.bsky.social @blueskysnapper.bsky.social · 4d

Mad Thinker. Doom. Phastos. I mean
There are a lot. Spidey is super smart and you just got to say “sorry, not making the cut”

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blueskysnapper.bsky.social @blueskysnapper.bsky.social · 4d

yeah i thought about that after I posted. 3/4

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blueskysnapper.bsky.social @blueskysnapper.bsky.social · 4d

"Zombies have taken over the OTA machine and arrrrgh!"

"Zombies like braaaiins. Zombies buff all big braaaaaaains"

Leader 6/8
Mr. F 3/4
Iron Man 5/3
Prodigy 3/6
Sage 3/5

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blueskysnapper.bsky.social @blueskysnapper.bsky.social · 4d

The green looks cool. They should have done other ones that would have had different colored skull heads

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blueskysnapper.bsky.social @blueskysnapper.bsky.social · 4d

I see that the Grapplers also got you into a Marvel Two-In-One mood

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blueskysnapper.bsky.social @blueskysnapper.bsky.social · 4d

At 2/2 she would mirror Mercury with a strong ability and one move, but w/o the killer Cannonball synergy. She would still be understatted & her importance is variable making it unlikely for her to be the default 2, but at a lower cost she's easier to run.

Plus mother's cost and father's power!

blueskysnapper.bsky.social @blueskysnapper.bsky.social · 4d

NEW TOY #2
Nocturne 2/2

Merlin has broken location changing w/ Omniversal Presence, making it hard to deck the basic statted two cost Scarlet Witch. The understated 3 cost Nocturne has no shot & the extra ability to reach into locked down locations matters less with Prof X (rightfully) sidelined

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blueskysnapper.bsky.social @blueskysnapper.bsky.social · 4d

He can be used in Patriot/Ka-Zar decks but again the banish part is tricky in a combo deck.

Without rock buffs, he has to hit a 4-Cost+ to pay off into an effective 5/12+. That's a lot of work for 2 extra power spread. He needs to have more payoff. Overstatted w/ his potential downside feels right

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blueskysnapper.bsky.social @blueskysnapper.bsky.social · 4d

NEW TOY #1
Mole Man 3/6

Mole Man is a tricky ability best used IMO to balance ramp style decks. But in ramp he demands to be played on curve when you hope to play your ramp and once you play a ramp you have no impetus to play him. Also if you don't see your ramp chances increase he hits that card

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