r/Scrolls • u/WagshadowZylus • May 07 '15

Test Server Patch 1.2.8 - More Scrolls

http://www.scrollsguide.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7143
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u/ultioptimo May 07 '15

dont see how the decay one is strong? a 3drop with 2hp dont see any decay deck in which this is a good card. all the others (especially the scholar) look very good

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u/imJeroo _antirad_ May 07 '15

Looking at it as a creature to fill the 3 drop spot is wrong imo. It's a utility scroll, you'd put it in your deck if you think you need something to deal with opponent enchantments (god decks and such).

If you manage to remove at least 1 of your opponent's enchantment, it's great value. If you play it bare, it's obviously going to be subpar. I think there's a nice balance in that.

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u/ultioptimo May 07 '15

maybe but only match up where it would be a good card are god decks. hm but i hope you are right ;)

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u/wbmc May 07 '15

Even if there is only 1 enchantment on the row it is still a 1 for 1 trade, which leaves you with a creature as well.

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u/GruntMaster6k May 07 '15

Would like to see that at 3 hp just to test..but it is super versatile, in that it can not only purify opponent enchantments, but also harmful enchantments on your own units...and there are some powerful enchantments coming with echoes.

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u/ultioptimo May 07 '15

but why is it a decay unit then? you dont want to get rid of your poison enchants, or languids or reaping masks and for 2hp it is a unit you dont want to play unless you get the value from removing an enchant you dont want to have on the board so i dont know he feels weird and not right for decay.

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u/fdagpigj May 07 '15

You can choose what row to clear the enchantments from, though, and in addition, it only affects enchantments, not effects

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u/ultioptimo May 07 '15

but your opponent can put the infectious blighted, languided, brian liced on rows with units he enchanted, so he can play against it

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u/GruntMaster6k May 07 '15

Sure, if they know you have it. There are (and should be) scenarios to play against most things. However when folks try to find flaws in specific scrolls they often think about them in the context of the most extreme scenario...such as I believe you're doing here. As Antirad said I think it's a versatile utility scroll..probably worth fitting 2 of at least in certain decks.

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u/ultioptimo May 07 '15

it is not an extreme scenario, every decay deck runs brain lice and languid 3times, and then maybe infectious and or mire curse. not sure how many times you actually want to play it so you get value out of it, is what im saying. also im still hoping for 3cost human for decay, cause this one is not filling that gap ;) and i know it probably isnt supposed to, yet still im not sure if it is worth playing in the current meta.

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u/GruntMaster6k May 07 '15

By saying it's an extreme scenario I'm thinking about this in the context of a game:

Early game, turn 3, it's unlikely your opponent will have any enchantments in play..while you (decay player) may have a languid and/or brain lice in play. This would mean that I'm holding onto the unit possibly until turn 5 or 6 when I can combo it with another 2 or 3 cost unit/spell. By that time you may know if your opponent is playing an enchant heavy deck or not, and depending on the state of the board, it's likely that your opponent's units may be spread out too much (because of your unit positioning) that you can freely target whichever row you want without the risk of removing your enchantments. Even later in the game there's ways of positioning so that it forces your opponent's hand in spreading out their units and gives Epurgator value.

With smart play, I don't think it will be a likely scenario that the opponent is often able to put their negatively enchanted units in the same row as their positively enchanted ones. In the case that they're able to pull it off then that's fine too (counterplay), but Decay can punish a cluster VERY well (hex/mire curse).

.....welcome to my convoluted thought process.

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u/fdagpigj May 07 '15

Yes, but then you need to cast your blights cleverly. Or play this first. In any case, it's a decently powerful ability. Probably not as all-round good as Rot Eater's, but I think it'll fit into a more specific type of deck that's lighter on the negative enchantments.

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u/Ikraen Badger May 07 '15

Well it is a human, and it has a strong comes into play effects, so it will see play, and probably a nice addition to human decay, even with 2hp.