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They added some new interactions. It's a shame that half of them will never be heard. But I really like this theme; it immediately adds some depth and interest.

Yeah, it's a good theme. Fenrir sounds like a man voicing it in English...

Oh, after listening to all of this, I'm switching to Japanese; you've convinced me. The Goblin Mage's voice doesn't fit the character at all.

You bunch of assholes, damn it. I hope you all die, you scum. Your meta is over, go back to your past. Neutral-craft whores, you're annoying, you vile creatures. I hope that one day, you, you bastards, will be nerfed to zero, so you won't even show your faces. Play classes properly, use your brains, and don't just vomit a bunch of stats in a random way.
Ahem. Sorry, guys, I just had to vent. It's just that in unranked matches right now, half of the opponents don't even know that a new pack has been released, and they're running around with their [DATA REDACTED] garbage neutral-craft. Damn, I'm more interested in playing with my crappy zero-aggro dragon. Aren't you tired of vomiting the same five cards?

Everything is fine, Tox.

Are they winning, or something?

They just annoy me. I genuinely hated the neutral creatures and the whole neutral-creature-crafting theme ever since it was announced in *Horn of the Abyss*. I was only happy that they nerfed this garbage and came up with a new, trendy expansion, but no, there are still people... Hmm. Nasty people who still play this crap.
The only cool neutral creatures that I enjoy using are the Forest Troll. Wincons like the Black Dragon and the Sahar-Pak, and from the forest cards, only a couple of specific ones for control. That's really interesting – sitting back, defending, and then hitting units one after another like with the Black Dragon.

After spending another 800 gold, I finally got my second legendary. It's the Avatar of Heresy, if you're wondering. Not exactly what I wanted, but it could have been worse. Does anyone know if it activates Seraphim immediately, or just removes the first layer?

Only the first layer.

Hmm, maybe we could play three neutral decks against Koshi as part of the tournament? Of course, it will be an easy 0-3, but, damn, it will be worth it.

Ugh... I just don't understand neutral builds. There's no excitement in them. I tried playing them, trying to get into it. But no. It's boring. The neutral blood build was basically just bullying. The other neutral builds are dull; you just attack a weak enemy, and there aren't many options. I only got excited a couple of times with the dragon build because I didn't have a good collection for it, but eventually, I put together some decent aggro cards, I'm completing the daily quests with difficulty, and that's fine. I think sooner or later, I'll get around to the dragon build. Before, I could only manage the forest, but now I'm also slowly improving my shadow and blood decks. It's just a matter of time before I have good cards for all classes. I don't really like mid-range builds. Yes, they are good and stable, but they're too vanilla. They lack atmosphere, excitement, and enjoyment. It's neither aggro nor control, just somewhere in between. But the others... Aggro is amazing. It's a crazy rush. A race for survival. Holding your breath, you pounce on your opponent, turn after turn, fighting through all obstacles, not worrying about defense, and gnawing, gnawing, gnawing, winning by the fifth turn because if you don't, you lose. Overwhelm your opponent with units, pings, buffs, and spells, don't give them a chance to breathe or recover, build up your board to the point where they have no chance of clearing it, threaten from all sides, and gnaw, gnaw until their last breath. Fight through shields, bypass sophisticated defenses, recover after removals, don't waste time, your goal is your opponent's face. Sometimes, in a mirror match, it can be tough; study your advantages, minimize the threat on the board, but don't forget the main goal. While your opponent hasn't stabilized, you have every chance. Don't let them stabilize. Kill them quickly and painfully. Control is the opposite. You don't rush. Slowly and methodically, you brush off enemy units like annoying flies. You have plenty of time and plenty of resources. Your opponent won't go anywhere. They won't realize this right away. They will attack you fiercely, pushing your health to dangerous levels. Don't panic. They won't break through. They won't have enough resources. At first, they won't understand what happened, they will try to recover, restore pressure, break through your defenses, eat up your restored health. They will have the illusion that victory is near. But it's just an illusion. At some point, you will gain the upper hand. And then you will attack their face. Calmly, slowly, methodically. Step by step. Many don't make it to this stage and give you the victory when they realize they can't break through. But some are particularly stubborn, trying to break through until the very end, not realizing that they have no chance. The realization comes too late - when you unleash the unit you've been carefully preparing since the middle of the game, which finishes off your opponent with a quick, precise, and deadly blow. Combo... Combo is something else. It's a wild thrill and a lot of pleasure; the feeling of a well-executed combo is comparable to... Well, nothing, you have to try it! You don't pay attention to anything. If they don't kill you, that's fine. You don't care about the board, you don't care about your opponent's health, you don't care about your own health. Your efforts on the board are almost imperceptible - just enough to survive. The whole game takes place in your hand. And then comes the decisive turn. You have almost no health left. Your opponent is confident in their advantage, they have full health, and a lot of strong units on the board. They relax, realizing that you won't be able to pull it off and will die in the next round. But there won't be a next round for them. The threat comes suddenly, sharply, quickly, out of nowhere. Your opponent watches your mysterious manipulations - some strange spells, illogical moves... Some already suspect and are filled with horror - they know what will happen next. These manipulations send them only one message - "you are doomed." And then you play out the winning combo to the end.

Midrange is the most flexible style; you can tune it however you want: make it more early-game focused or shift it towards a late-game strategy. And what a thrill I experienced when experimenting with different third-drop selections in Neutral Sword... Ah, RIP, my favorite deck.

If you ignore the table, then this is just an incredibly good deal from Alice...



Yes, I'm a necrophile, leave me alone...

And this jerk won the game because he had Alexander with that stupid spell for five.

I spent half the evening trying to find a dialogue about him in this thread. I couldn't find it. But I definitely remember asking if they were worth leveling up, and either Revan or Loken said yes, they were.

THANKS, GUYS, THANKS FOR THE ADVICE.

Added after 10 hours 35 minutes
Japanese poll on the popularity of heroes from the original RoB:

Who are you referring to as "them" - Alexandrov? If so:
- you're drawing conclusions about a bad card based on a single game out of thousands;
- you're drawing conclusions about a bad card based on a single combo (which I personally didn't even know about before your post, because I've never watched Starforge decks);
- the card is terrible, it's not even decent AoE, it wasn't played (and I don't think it will be played much now, when there's Barbos, Antique, and "normal" garbage face-hunter decks); it's a panic button in tier 2, nothing more. You usually have to clean up these garbage decks, not the other way around;
- if the "thank you" for the advice is sarcasm, then you should only blame yourself for running to ask for someone else's opinion instead of thinking and figuring it out yourself at 20+ years old.

Personally, I wouldn't craft Alexandros, because I already have almost a complete collection of cards and 100k dust in my wallet, and I haven't regretted disenchanting the Animated one for a long time. But that's just me.

Don't know, but right now, half of the decks on GamePress, including both mid-range and control decks, contain 2-3 Sanctuary units. That's sad =(