I've been playing Riftbound quite a bit recently, been building decks and playing events! Currently not superrrr happy because 2 of my battlefields I've picked up for my Irelia deck are now...
I've been playing Riftbound quite a bit recently, been building decks and playing events! Currently not superrrr happy because 2 of my battlefields I've picked up for my Irelia deck are now useless, and my Teemo deck is also in a bit of a rough spot, but I'm looking forwards to seeing what's gonna happen when Set 3 arrives with Pyke my beloved
These cards, particularly the battlefields and Fight or Flight were so ubiquitous that almost every deck was hit one way or another. As a funny side note, the Jinx starter deck is now standard...
These cards, particularly the battlefields and Fight or Flight were so ubiquitous that almost every deck was hit one way or another.
As a funny side note, the Jinx starter deck is now standard illegal due to Scrap Heap and Fight or Flight. Though I expect it to be allowed if someone is playing the starter deck card for card.
Sort of. Origins (the first set) is pretty much non-existent at this point. It's impossible to get, but they're reprinting them allegedly. We shall see. Spiritforged (the second set) looks much,...
Sort of. Origins (the first set) is pretty much non-existent at this point. It's impossible to get, but they're reprinting them allegedly. We shall see.
Spiritforged (the second set) looks much, much better, but it's still not particularly great. At this point, towards the end of the current set, its availability is pretty low, or you pay super high prices for it due to scalping. But overall, Spiritforged was fine if you were there in the first month or so.
With set 3 coming in just over a month, I expect it to be even better supply-wise.
As for singles, Origins singles are way too expensive due to the lack of supply, but Spiritforged is completely fine. So if you're looking to get into the game, I recommend picking up a starter deck and maybe a few commons / uncommons as singles and build your collection from there.
I did not expect to see Riftbound on Tildes! But let's go! Been playing Riftbound for a month-or-so and I'm hooked. I love these changes and Riot's reasoning behind them. From my anecdotal...
I did not expect to see Riftbound on Tildes! But let's go!
Been playing Riftbound for a month-or-so and I'm hooked. I love these changes and Riot's reasoning behind them.
From my anecdotal experience only going to Nexus Nights, it was already an issue. We're usually 6-8 people, and every night there's at least 2 Dravens and 2 Irelias. And that's in a non-competitive environment. In the last Shenzhen regional, the top8 were 2 Irelias and 6 Dravens.
With my current upgraded Fiora starter deck, I have won 0 out of ~12 games vs Draven and maybe 1 out of 8 vs Irelia. The issue (in my opinion) was mainly how consistent these decks were.
Irelia always had access to her from the champion zone, and she only really needed boots of swiftness and one of guardian angel / zhonya's to get going. Fight or Flight and Reaver's Row made traditional battle attempts impossible and most games devolved into "do you have enough direct kill spells to get rid of Irelia? If not, you lose." With the removal of her battlefields and Fight or Flight, the matches get a lot more interesting because she can't just not interact with the opponent anymore.
As for Draven, I think everyone saw that one coming. Drawing through most of your deck to then cheat out cheap, big units for free has been a ban waiting to happen. No bad feelings there.
Overall, I'm very happy with this and hope that people can return to at least trying to brew some decks. I am a timmy-johnny through and through and if I win 1 out of 5 games that I actually get to play I'm happy with that. Obviously losing the game on turn 2 was not particularly great.
I've been playing Riftbound quite a bit recently, been building decks and playing events! Currently not superrrr happy because 2 of my battlefields I've picked up for my Irelia deck are now useless, and my Teemo deck is also in a bit of a rough spot, but I'm looking forwards to seeing what's gonna happen when Set 3 arrives with Pyke my beloved
These cards, particularly the battlefields and Fight or Flight were so ubiquitous that almost every deck was hit one way or another.
As a funny side note, the Jinx starter deck is now standard illegal due to Scrap Heap and Fight or Flight. Though I expect it to be allowed if someone is playing the starter deck card for card.
I haven't been keeping up with this game. Have they sorted out the supply problems?
Sort of. Origins (the first set) is pretty much non-existent at this point. It's impossible to get, but they're reprinting them allegedly. We shall see.
Spiritforged (the second set) looks much, much better, but it's still not particularly great. At this point, towards the end of the current set, its availability is pretty low, or you pay super high prices for it due to scalping. But overall, Spiritforged was fine if you were there in the first month or so.
With set 3 coming in just over a month, I expect it to be even better supply-wise.
As for singles, Origins singles are way too expensive due to the lack of supply, but Spiritforged is completely fine. So if you're looking to get into the game, I recommend picking up a starter deck and maybe a few commons / uncommons as singles and build your collection from there.
I did not expect to see Riftbound on Tildes! But let's go!
Been playing Riftbound for a month-or-so and I'm hooked. I love these changes and Riot's reasoning behind them.
From my anecdotal experience only going to Nexus Nights, it was already an issue. We're usually 6-8 people, and every night there's at least 2 Dravens and 2 Irelias. And that's in a non-competitive environment. In the last Shenzhen regional, the top8 were 2 Irelias and 6 Dravens.
With my current upgraded Fiora starter deck, I have won 0 out of ~12 games vs Draven and maybe 1 out of 8 vs Irelia. The issue (in my opinion) was mainly how consistent these decks were.
Irelia always had access to her from the champion zone, and she only really needed boots of swiftness and one of guardian angel / zhonya's to get going. Fight or Flight and Reaver's Row made traditional battle attempts impossible and most games devolved into "do you have enough direct kill spells to get rid of Irelia? If not, you lose." With the removal of her battlefields and Fight or Flight, the matches get a lot more interesting because she can't just not interact with the opponent anymore.
As for Draven, I think everyone saw that one coming. Drawing through most of your deck to then cheat out cheap, big units for free has been a ban waiting to happen. No bad feelings there.
Overall, I'm very happy with this and hope that people can return to at least trying to brew some decks. I am a timmy-johnny through and through and if I win 1 out of 5 games that I actually get to play I'm happy with that. Obviously losing the game on turn 2 was not particularly great.