Posts from Shadowverse: Starforged Legends

Star Reader Stella
Art - 4. Cute, nice background landscape, but weird clothes.
Effects/Voice acting - 4. Funny.
Mechanics - 3. Random is fun! *Ben Broadus laughter*

Loki
Art - 3. The guitar is good, but Loki himself is kind of meh. I understand that this strange black-blurred outfit is supposed to symbolize his trickster nature, but in reality, it looks vague.
Effects/Voice acting - 5. Now here everything is cool.
Mechanics - 3. And under Brann! And under Loki! Interesting effect, but slow and consequently - not very playable.

Twilight Queen
Art - 5. Cool.
Effects/Voice acting - 5. Both are good.
Mechanics - 4. And under Rivendare! And under the Queen! If in HS Brann turned out much stronger than Rivendare, then here the situation is somewhat opposite. Lower mana cost, good stats and synergy with Neftys build.

Mars, Silent Flame General
Art - 4. Good, but I agree with Revan regarding the iron.
Effects/Voice acting - 3. Just okay, in both versions.
Mechanics - 4. Wouldn't say it's very cool, but quite useful.

Venus
Art - 4. Hair and dress are weird, otherwise good.
Effects/Voice acting - 3. Japanese is more or less okay, English is sad.
Mechanics - 2. Just okay. Festival isn't playable, so here take it for 0, still won't be playable. Maybe fine in arena.

Draconic Singer
Art - 4. Not bad.
Effects/Voice acting - 1. No.
Mechanics - 2. Greetings from 2016.

Ceres of the Night
Art - 5. Cool. And the dress is excellent.
Effects/Voice acting - 5. Maybe I'm a pervert, but the English voice acting here is simply lovely, ten "I trust you are prepared!" out of ten. Japanese is also good.
Mechanics - 5. Probably my favorite card of the expansion. It's like heal for Rogue, only heal for Shadow and not Khavi. And a great clash ability.
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Snarling Chains
Art - 4. Quite stylish.
Mechanics - 4. Good removal in the blood style.

Lute, Leonard Necromancer
Art - 3. Just okay.
Effects/Voice acting - 4. Not bad.
Mechanics - 2. Good in theory, slow in practice and I don't know how to fit him in. Although it's like an Aegis counter.

Lightning Lancer
Art - 2. Meh.
Effects/Voice acting - 3. Average.
Mechanics - 2. Greetings from 2016 (2).

Fenrir
Art - 2. Cerberus is better.
Effects/Voice acting - 4. Cerberus is better. Japanese is cooler here, I'll go with that one.
Mechanics - 3. I like Warfind more. Although maybe I just can't do blood control/midrange.

Princess Juliet
Art - 2. Meh. Strange pose.
Effects/Voice acting - 4. It'll do.
Mechanics - 4. Combos well with a bunch of cards, strong, but a bit boring.

Beast Rider
Art - 4. Didn't like it at first, but on closer inspection it's actually cute and funny. By the way, I didn't remember this card before the contest and, not seeing the little wings, thought it wasn't dragon or blood, but forest)
Effects/Voice acting - 3. Cool, but kind of so-so.
Mechanics - 1. No idea where this could be playable. Mountain Captain is better.

Dragonrearer Matilda
Art - 3. Matilda herself is quite pleasant, but these dragons bother me, don't know why.
Effects/Voice acting - 4. Quite fitting.
Mechanics - 3. Yes, in a PDK build this card creates a lot of spam, but I don't know if it will be worth anything without PDK.

Star Reader Stella
Art - ☆☆
Another generic anime girl in underwear. If she were dressed, I would give her one more point. Let's move on.
Effects/Voice Acting - ☆☆☆
Honestly, the voice doesn't quite match the art. Usually, in anime, they voice moms, not young girls. However, it's still better than something overly cute and squeaky.
Mechanics - ☆☆☆
I haven't had a chance to play with Stella, but on paper, it looks decent. Better than some legendaries. But it can't be called an original or reliable mechanic.

Loki
Art - ☆☆☆☆☆
Good art. Especially compared to Loki from Granblue.
Effects/Voice Acting - ☆☆☆
It's okay, but sometimes he speaks too nasally. I imagined his voice differently.
Mechanics - ☆☆
It seems interesting, but not very applicable in practice. I've only seen a successful application of Loki once – in a deck with a legendary chimera. But even that deck is slow and not very reliable.

Twilight Queen
Art - ☆☆☆☆☆
The best legendary of the expansion, in terms of art. And overall, one of the best girls in the game.
Effects/Voice Acting - ☆☆☆☆
It's not bad, but she whispers too much.
Mechanics - ☆☆☆☆
A good and quite original ability, and it fits well into my favorite deck. The main thing is that Neftis summons her successfully.

Mars, Silent Flame General
Art - ☆☆☆☆
Pleasant face. I would have given her five stars if she didn't wear a dress and such a silly helmet. She's the goddess of war, so why not put her in armor? Besides, it would add some nice variety. However, it's better to have this outfit than some kind of breastplate.
Effects/Voice Acting - ☆☆☆☆☆
But the voice is five stars. Music to my ears.
Mechanics - ☆☆☆☆
An example of a useful and interesting, but not overpowered, legendary.

Venus
Art - ☆☆☆
Average, not to my taste.
Effects/Voice Acting - ☆☆☆
She also sounds like someone's mom, but here it fits the character.
Mechanics - ☆☆☆
A typical forest card, nothing new.

Draconic Singer
Art - ☆☆☆
The dragon in the background is not bad. The girl isn't very good, and she's blocking it.
Effects/Voice Acting - ☆
It's nice when you kill her, but it still hurts my ears. I have to turn off the sound.
Mechanics - ☆☆
It's been done with dragons many times before. Almost since the very first pack. Not very interesting, and the benefit is questionable.

Ceres of the Night
Art - ☆☆
It feels like the head was taken from one character, the body from another, and the legs from a third. And the outfit is very peculiar, the neckline is clearly unnecessary, and there's not enough fabric at the bottom. It feels like the outfit was also made in pieces. However, the body proportions are better in the evolved art. The outfit is still not very good, although it doesn't look so out of place.
Effects/Voice Acting - ☆☆☆☆
Not bad, but there are better ones. For example, Mars from the same expansion.
Mechanics - ☆☆☆☆
A useful card, although it doesn't fit my deck very well. Especially since it's a 4-drop, and that slot is reserved for the queen of this expansion.

Snarling Chains
Art - ☆☆☆☆☆
One of the best cards in Bloodcraft, in terms of art. Of course, it's not a great achievement, but the art is really good.
Mechanics - ☆☆☆☆
I played with it in Arena. I liked it. Convenient.

Lute, Leonard Necromancer
Art - ☆☆☆
Average, there are better guys in Shadowverse. But at least he's not some Walfried or, worse, Kudjel.
Effects/Voice Acting - ☆☆☆
The art is average, so is the voice acting.
Mechanics - ☆☆
It seems original, but it's too exotic. A dead card.

Lightning Lancer
Art - ☆☆☆☆
Perhaps the best of the Rune girls in the expansion. And one of the best overall.
Effects/Voice Acting - ☆☆☆☆
Not bad, but not the best. A solid four points.
Mechanics - ☆☆
For its craft, the card is frankly weak. If it were neutral, it might find some use as an alternative to Tina. But even then, it couldn't be called top-tier.

Fenrir
Art - ☆
I don't like giant wolves (or small and ordinary ones, for that matter), but I'd rather have them than this. It's still better than Cerberus, but it also hits rock bottom. If they really wanted to make Fenrir a girl, they should have taken her art from Granblue. It's better drawn, and she looks more mature. But the best option, as I wrote above, would be to make a canonical wolf. And as Loki's son, not his pet.
Effects/Voice Acting - ☆☆☆☆
But the voice acting is good. Not the best, I was torn between 3 and 4 points, but I decided to choose the latter. Especially compared to the usual soft or squeaky voices in Shadowverse.
Mechanics - ☆☆☆
I haven't used it myself, but I've encountered it many times. An unpleasant card, even if only in Arena.

Princess Juliet
Art - ☆☆
If it weren't for the completely broken spine, she could have been good.
Effects/Voice Acting - ☆☆
Meh. Too generic.
Mechanics - ☆☆☆
I use it in my aggro-mech deck and I'm happy with it. A good card. Not very interesting (to put it mildly), but good.

Beast Rider
Art - ☆☆
I don't know, if it wasn't a dragon card, I would have thought it was Blood. However, they have Forte, who is listed as a demon. The scene itself could be funny if it weren't for the central character. Well, players of Blood can at least be happy that it didn't affect them.
Effects/Voice Acting - ☆
Someone from the contest clearly hates my ears.
Mechanics - ☆☆☆
It seems to have potential, but I haven't encountered this card in the game. So it's hard to judge.

Dragonrearer Matilda
Art - ☆☆☆
Average art, not to my taste.
Effects/Voice Acting - ☆☆☆
And she also sounds like someone's mom. It fits the image well.
Mechanics - ☆☆☆
Not the most useful or interesting card, but it has its uses. This is clearly visible both in Arena and in Ranked. Very clearly.

Tomorrow morning I'll vote, right now I'm after the concert, my head hurts terribly.

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Stella:

1. ☆☆☆☆ Cute, but not a top-tier waifu.
2. ☆☆☆ The voice acting sounds a bit strange, the flavor of a slightly eccentric astronomer is not bad, but nothing more.
3. ☆☆☆ Randomness a la Hearthstone is a no-go. And she's not in the top decks yet, unfortunately. But overall, a good effect, strong.

Loki:

1. ☆☆ This strange bishonen bard doesn't really associate with Loki.
2. ☆☆☆☆ Well, it's hard to ruin the image of a trickster.
3. ☆☆ There is potential for possible niche combo decks, but nothing more.

Twilight Queen:

1. ☆☆☆ Plus for the landscape and the owl, but the queen herself isn't very appealing to me...
2. ☆☆☆☆ Everything fits well with the image.
3. ☆☆☆☆ Hello, Nephthys.

Mars:

1. ☆☆☆☆ The art looks a bit chaotic, but otherwise, almost a top-tier waifu.
2. ☆☆☆☆ MOEAGARU!
3. ☆☆☆☆ Thank you, Mars, for reviving mid-range swords <3

Venus:

1. ☆☆☆ Well, there was so much potential to make the GODDESS a true embodiment of female sexuality and beauty... But we got a cute, homely, but somehow too pastoral girl.
2. ☆☆☆☆ AISHITERU!
3. ☆☆ Unplayable, but I'll add a second star for the flavor of the effect.

Dragon Singer:

1. ☆☆☆☆ We need lolis, lolis are important.
2. ☆☆☆☆ Nya.
3. ☆ I haven't seen this card even once during the entire time of the new expansion. This is telling.

Ceres:

1. ☆☆☆☆☆ Oh yes.
2. ☆☆☆☆ I'm taking away a star because she's still a bit too creepy in some places... And the English voice acting is a nightmare, please don't listen to it.
3. ☆☆☆☆ Thank you, Ceres, for helping Shadows survive against the onslaught of aggro in the ladder.

Chains:

1. ☆☆☆ Well, okay.
2. ☆☆ I don't even know what to rate here, so I'll give it two stars.
3. ☆☆☆☆ A good removal in almost all versions of Blood.

Lute:

1. ☆☆☆ Just for the little ghosts around him.
2. ☆☆☆☆ Appropriate flavor and voice acting.
3. ☆☆ A situational curve-ender for mid-range, but I'm not sure if it's worth playing yet.

Lancer:

1. ☆☆☆☆ I somehow overlooked her, but she turned out to be a very pretty girl.
2. ☆☆☆ I can't give bronze cards, which are basically just ordinary soldiers and so on in the story, more than three stars...
3. ☆☆ Hey guys, we finally gave Rune a decent follower for 4 with an evolve effect! Oh, you say that no deck wants to take him... Well, okay... T_T

Fenrir:

1. ☆☆☆☆ Nyaaa.
2. ☆☆☆☆ Woof-woof, motherfucker.
3. ☆☆☆ A situational card for control builds of Blood.

Juliette:

1. ☆☆☆ She really has a strange face...
2. ☆☆☆☆☆ It's hard to ruin a classic plot.
3. ☆☆☆☆ Hey, look, I'll rush your face for 4 (or maybe even 6) on turn 5, because summoning the Round Table will give me two Juliettes. Like it? I do!

Beast Rider:

1. ☆☆☆☆ Funny. :3
2. ☆☆☆☆ Yeeeey!
3. ☆ The same situation as with the Dragon Singer. I haven't seen this card in action even once during the entire time. Thanks, P&D, for that.

Matilda:

1. ☆☆☆☆ The main milf of the entire SHV. If I loved milfs more, I would give her 5.
2. ☆☆☆ Same as above, but I'll give her 3.
3. ☆☆☆ IMHO, one of the key elements of the P&D deck. Gives card advantage and allows you to clear the board with P&D on the board like a boss. I'm not giving it 4 stars only because the effect itself doesn't represent anything original and outside the context of P&D and T2 looks like crap.

How are you writing from this account? What kind of magic is this...?

He was banned just 20 minutes after I wrote that, haha.

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Also, Ment, are you going to vote yourself?

I, for one, didn't manage to listen to all the voices, so I'll skip the second point if Revan allows it. Stella A good-looking girl with a nice face (that's why I chose this face as an emblem), but the dancer's outfit never impressed me personally. Nevertheless, I don't want to give her less than 4 for her appearance. Mechanics... It's a strong card in any case, and in about half of the cases, it's very strong. But the mechanics of randomness are unreliable in themselves. You can't build long-term plans around it. So, three. Loki The hat is good, and the overall costume is cool. The face... well, as always... 4 for appearance. The mechanics have great potential and good synergy. Although the downside of such cards is that you have to wait at least one turn. In some cases, this is critical, especially in the late game. Mechanics 4. Queen The appearance is average, a 3. Mechanics... Well, it would be better if she had normal, unique last words, but as it is, it's just some nonsense. It's slow and has a low chance of being effective. 2 points. Mars Very pompous, of course. The costume is questionable, but who cares when there are tongues of flame and burning dragons? I'll give it a 4. The effect... Well, I've already said that it's not a legendary card. You can exchange cards more effectively, of course. 3. Venus I don't understand people; this is the best (in terms of appearance) card, at least in this expansion. I haven't seen a more beautiful girl, definitely a 5. Mechanics. Well, I'm not a fan of forests; it looks interesting, but from experience, there are many more effective ways to get fairies. I didn't include the card because of the effect. So, only a 2. Dragon Singer Normal, quite cute. But I'll still give it a 3; you can't give everyone a four... Now, the mechanics. What can she even do? Seriously... Oh, it's a cut-down card from the original game, I see. 2. Ceres The appearance is decent, but too doll-like. 3. Mechanics... Ugh. How annoying this card is for the Shadow faction, almost as annoying as Ectar. In short, it's a good, fair card, a 5.

Chains

I don't like the appearance at all. 1.
The mechanics are very good and effective; we haven't seen anything like this in a long time. 5.

Loot

Give me the loot. The appearance is a 2, nothing interesting.
The mechanics... I think I saw it used in the arena, but I wouldn't say it was super effective. 3.

Lightning Spearman

^ 2
The mechanics don't synergize well with the rune. And there's Levai. 2.

Fenrir

Unlike Loki, this character is cuter in GBF. Here, she's just... well, the background is okay, let's rate it a 2.
The mechanics are a 4.

Juliette

Her face is... The background is excellent, and overall, everything is good. Except for the costume, ahem. Ahem, the costume... They should have taken it from GBF. But it's still a 4.
The mechanics are top-notch; the card is incredibly effective. 5.

Beast Rider

Cute beast, humorous card. 4.
The mechanics turned out to be surprisingly annoying in the arena. 4.

Matilda

Is that Sibylla Ovens? ) Although the stats are a bit low for that lady.
The appearance is simply pleasant, without any frills, calm. I would, of course, like it to be more colorful, with exploding dragons, but a solid 3.
The effect... some kind of anti-aggro, with these lizards ) But I can't say I'm impressed. 3.

I don't understand people; this is the best map (in terms of appearance) at the very least in this expansion. I've never seen a more beautiful girl; definitely a 5.

Menta's love for pastoral girls confirmed.

Ples, a Fortress for the Draken race... What does blood have to do with it?

But the festival lacks fairies; it's just a waste of resources. In the "Prison of the Past" map, in the first weeks after the game's release, it was ridiculously good for 2 power points along the curve, so they increased its price, which simply ruined the map. Now it has been somewhat revived, but it's not possible to get any benefit from it; I couldn't manage it.

Ah, yes, my mistake.
From a certain point of view, the Fortress is more interesting. Of course, it's pointless in the "roach" build. Maybe I'll reconsider my assessment.
Actually, no, it's golden, and there are strict requirements for gold.

Ples, Fortress is also a draft race... What does blood have to do with it?

She first appeared in Bahamut, where she is listed as a demon. In Granblue, they changed her race for some reason. And they increased her bust size.
They did a very strange thing with the characters there. Some seem to be the same, but others are different. Even Nephthys from Granblue is a completely different character, both in terms of design and personality. Lucifer's story is also completely different, for example.

Hmm... And where in Bagamut is her race specified?
It's strange. Sometimes characters are repeated (Hades and Pluto), and sometimes the lore is changed on the fly.

That’s how different worlds are. There are just a lot of common elements. Like with FromSoftware games, where Patches appears from game to game, along with some other characters and equipment items. Although the world in Demon's Souls and Dark Souls is completely different, for example.

Revan (Blood) def ToX (Rune) ToX (Shadow) def Revan (Rune) ToX (Sword) def Revan (Sword) Revan (Sword) def ToX (Rune) Revan (Rune) def ToX (Rune) Isabelle, we are getting a divorce.