I am tempted to run blue chorus, pitching it all game and the. Discard it on the power turn.

Great to see your face my man!

Your mana screw example has to be the most disingenuous thing I've ever seen. You're holding in your had two Mantis Riders, a Blue/Red/White 3/3 with flying vigilance and haste. It's an unplayable card in any constructed format. And also in your had are two Bloodbraid Elves. These *might* be playable but they add an extra color: green. And then in your mana base you have a black source: Blood Crypt. You're implying that you're playing a *Five color deck* with these dogshit cards and you're complaining about mana screw?!?! You mention deck construction being important later in the video for your flesh and blood decks. You say: "you'll be able to cast your cards if you construct your deck properly." And yet you showcased an MTG deck that is heinously constructed to prove your point that Magic's mana system is bad. The only reasonable competitive format where these cards are available is Modern (a format you specifically mention later in you video, so you know what it is). Modern mana bases are incredible, you can easily play four color decks off the back of fetch lands. You obviously know this, because you specifically call out Blood Moon--the card that keeps 4 color piles from taking over the format--as an odious hate piece. Your point boils down to: Magic decks are bad if they're constructed badly and don't consider the metagame. I'm sure this is also true of Flesh and Blood decks. Mana problems do exist is Magic, but your examples shouldn't be "Bad five color deck" and "Bad Tron hand."

Sold all my high end magic cards for Fab too. All the issues above really matters to the quality of the game also the affordability to be able to play competitive formats is WAY BETTER in monetary point of view and longevity. The 120$ I spent on a tunic for example gave me more gameplay than any magic card of the same value in the span of 2 years and still going. Modern in magic needs like 50-90$ cards and 4 copies and it was silly. I made Prism deck with 90$ and have fun with it more than any of the invested commander/modern deck I made.

Great video, I learned to pay MTG during the pandemic on Arena. When i tried FAB it was a more enjoyable experience due to having a high level of interaction on offense and defense. Also, pitch stacking is a great idea for a TCG!

I love Flesh and Blood so much, I started about a year ago and it quickly became my favorite game. I tried to go back and play commander with friends a few times and got bored with it so quickly. Mtg has gotten so annoying with the constant releases, not to mention the ridiculous things they've tried to jam into the game,the AI art, raising pack prices and more. Long live LSS and Flesh and Blood. 😁

You didn't take rarity into account? It seems like rarity should provide some benefit, even in the formula.

I played Magic since 1995. Now I onli keep one modern deck and one commander deck to play with my friends. In 2021 I discovered Flesh and Blood. I like it because plays completily ditfernt from Magic, as pointe in this video. Recentily I've been playing FaB Round of the Table bos with my friends. Last year I start playing Grand Archive TCG. Is like 50% MtG, 50% original mechanics and no land cards.I like the art style too. A GA competetive deck costs half of other games.

Very smart system. I’ve been making custom card concepts for fun and it’s been hard to feel out whether a card is OP or not. Obviously this system isn’t perfect like you stated, but it definitely helps.

Merry Christmas buddy. Thanks for sharing!

I’ll have to check this spread sheet but I think your assumptions are pretty good.

Excellent Video! You really articulated a lot of the thoughts I was having but hadn't put into words.

I understand your point. But this comparison is valid for competative players only. I enjoy MTG because of all the crazy things you can do in casual formats like Commander. Infinite life , mana , creatures, inifite storm ,draw and cast your whole deck etc etc. The MTG examples you gave are very specific to competative play and NO casual player ever is going to experience them. Currently FaB is a Spike only game. No one makes a FaB deck to "do cool stuff" , you make a FaB deck to win and that's it.

your very first point about mtg with hate cards is one of the bigger reasons I stopped playing as a new player. so often me and my friends would just sweep one another and it really wasn't a fun or engaging time. fab looks like it is designed to minimize this as much as possible and I can't wait to get started

Do you have a video that teaches how to play?

Long time MTG player here. I know next to nothing about FaB but after doing some research online, it seems to me that in competitive play, there are a ton of "same" decks. As in, small number of heroes and gear that are worth playing. Is this true? Does it affect the meta? My LGS is going to start carrying FaB product. Im interested in learning more.

This will be the first set I pass on .I have no interest in mech.never liked the class at all

I reduced my set purchase to just single case for Bright Lights. If LSS is going to increase product release frequency, as a sealed box collector this will make me buy less of each individual set. I have 2 or 3 cases of each of the sets released so far: OUT, UPR, DYN, EVR 1st, TOA 1st, MON 1st, DTD and the first 3 unlimited sets. Bright Lights is the first set I reduced my order to just a single case. Plus I dislike the stempunk vibe. FAB got to me because of the fantasy feel: armours, crossbows, arcane magic, savage brutes, dexterous ninjas, paladin like guardians.

I liked the 3/4 releases per year. With LSS increasing this to 4/5 per year I am a little bit overwhelmed. But, if they are going to make some of these releases single class specific decks, this might make it more manageable as other mains will not be forced to buy those sets. So for players this new increased set frequency won´t be too much. However, for collectors it will be more difficult. I hope LSS does not go down the MTG path, bombarding us with product every 20 days.

Good side bordering optional L Generics would help sell drafting this and getting a few boxes

Well In the lore nul rune equipment is made in metrics so some of the legendarys are probably going to be a L version of nulerune something? Maybe

You forgot warmonger from DTD, but other than that you're right. I'm a wizard player and since uprising I don't see any new mechanisms to play with. The cards that came in DYN were just upgrades from what we had. My Kano deck is the same for a year now lol I hoped that DTD would've something for everyone, but no. Even the classes that promised to buff aren't exactly winning events left and right

its a good thing they are doing this to be honest. It lowers wallet fatigue, less product to be made good for investors and those that like to buy it for trade fodder, don't like it don't buy it no problem, fixes issues later when they introduce new classes. Need to look at the larger picture not just it doesn't suit me mentality

Biggest upside to BL is getting new players to sit down. I picked up FaB this year when WotC went scorched earth on players’ wallets. Unfortunately, FaB being in a lull means that I have a lot of trouble finding play groups in my area, but if BL is new player friendly then we could see a turn around in that. Crack, shuffle, play seems like a great way to get into the game and teach someone the basics similar to blitz decks. I fully acknowledge the down side of BL being the potential loss of established players, however. LSS seems to have made a mistake putting DtD and BL next to each other. I enjoy the new Prism, so DtD had a lot of stuff that I needed for that deck, but I imagine there’s a lot of players zoning out right now with two sets in a row that don’t support their play styles. I wonder how it would go over if LSS switched to running 5-6 sets a year. 3 big, draftable sets that support a lot of heroes, and then 2-3 smaller sets that set out to balance out lagging heroes. That would give 3 must have products a year with 2-3 for players to optionally engage with.

LSS is an innovative publisher and they will continue to innovative. They were the first to use paper wrappers and they will be the first at many more things in this industry. Not every product is meant to please everyone and they so much said so. It is difficult to take your opinion seriously because we do know very little about the set. Perhaps it is best to actually let the set release, try it, and then make an opinion backed back with actual experience versus hot guesses. James White said that there will be some people who hate the set, but many who will enjoy it. So they very well know what they are doing. They are taking a risk, because if you are not taking risks you are not growing.

the way you describe things is very narrow-minded and hopefully not wide-spread :D "if you don't play those 8+ heroes LSS printed new cards for - you have no motivation to get the product" - this is what you are saying and it's just stupid, just play all/several classes and stop complaining about a vision you have, it's not you who is making the game.... stop comparing the game to your vision p.s. i just disliked the video - you get another chance, make it count (;

Although I'm not a mechanologist player, I'm hoping it will give a great drafting experience, with a lot more flexibility than past sets. Previously, it was incredibly hard to pivot from an archetype if it dried up and you could end up with a poor deck. All the cards being mechanologist means that they will all be playable. I look forward to seeing how it plays.

I am holding my judgement until they announce the rest of the set and more stuff in the expansion slot. On the surface I agree that the mech only set doesn't catch my attention, but I think Lss has a trick up their sleeve or two that they havent revealed yet, but who knows your guess is as good as mine

Before outsiders Uprising was the only draft set for almost a year. Everyone was burned out on it which is sort of fitting thematically😅 (draconic, burning...) I don't forsee Bright lights being the draft set longer than 3-6 months as LSS is shifting towards more sets a year. If plans go correct we'll see more draft sets that either follow this same path or follow the original paths of OUT and before. There'll still be a supp set or two. On top of that we may see changes to the structure as a whole. If you look at past sets they always support one maybe 2 playstyles. BL supports 3 for one class. As opposed to old sets that just showed a new playstyle then either stopped supporting it or abolished an older playstyle. This is something many players want to see more. Not just "My crush Bravo is stronger now" but instead "now I have new playlines for Bravo, shield Bravo go! Or Hammer Bravo smash" etc. Having a set that shows it is possible to not only support a class that's been without support for a long time but also implementing multiple playstyles is new and exciting for the game. Or so the hope is. As for Dash, she has a different title so hopefully she's different. I'd be upset if she's the same Dash. Not too upset but a little upset.

yo, these point may be concerning, but at this level im sure lss has thought about that too for sure. What i think is just soo great, that more casual peops who, like me, maybe before even really trying the game really hung soo long at deciding which deck, hero, playstyle is the suiting one. To choose Mech as the main is just smart imo, it has always been a reliable class and always a treat so if you wanna start afterwards cause youre warmed up on mech, its just really possible to do that. Also, just look at how the game is expanding by that. Youre playing freakin Mechanoid Robo suits and weapons like in late matrix or somethin... HOW FREAKN COOL IS THAT?? Its a great opportunity for every LGS imo to get new peops in the game and everybody is starting with the same mechanics, like in yugioh sets back in the day or maybe even still. love that. So yeah com on lgss, host some fun and cool events and lets just enjoy a completely different world of fab. Lorewise as gameplaywise <3 And you cant do sealed cheaper than that. Easy. With one box u can just do a 6 peops sealed and 8 peops draft. Ill use this sooo instant to get my friends together that im always trying to get more into the game and do a fun evening! asap And yeah, com on, sure many peops are like im playin that class only and none other, but how boring is thaat? try and experience this crazy cool game in every of its aspects. MORE CASUALS to the game and still, the learn to play phase is faaar from over for FaB, this set is highly usable for that id think. (: Was playin arena today again, against mono black..as green.. after 5,6 turns of opponent deleteing all creatures i played every turn i was just done. quit and closed the game. Or against blue and counter every spell i wanna summon as a jff player...disgusting experience if thats the first game u have man ^^ Love that FaB is not offering those experiences and always trys to do something new. PS. in a quiet peaceful moment - What would you say or guess what lss is thinking whats to do with that set? They always have a idea with what theyre doing i think. its on us to make right use of it. Thanks for sharing dude!! Best wishes to you and much fun!! This is gonna be FUN

Personally I think it's a good thing. I don't want to "Have to" buy every set that comes out. With the current plan to release 4 to 5 sets a year that's alot. One of the biggest reasons why I just got sick of MTG was the constant barrage of set after set after set. With each set trying to be the set that you need to get cards from.

Yeah can't wait to see how this set rolls out and it's reception from the community.

i see bigger positive potential, especially to casuals or new players - but im listening :)

As a Ranger player that doesn’t play Lexi, at the release of Outsiders there was some interesting tools but overall kinda disappointing not seeing “enough” due to Lexi not receiving any actual balance. DtD was very disappointing, though I do like the new heroes. It’s brought in a lot of thought about how under baked Riptide is. As Vynsett is already viable in CC and Blitz and Riptide has taken heavy hits in CC and Blitz 😢 BL is more DtD, while I do love draft I get the feeling that it’s gonna be worse overall than OTS cause of all the overlap. Really hope we get an EXTENDED supplement set afterwards that has 800+ cards, cause I have been waiting for ages on Assassin and Ranger for hero specific cards.

The only thing what i will is my nicola tesla Hero😅

Yep good points

I started one month ago playing FAB. I can agree with many Points you made. One thing I would mention is the fact, that you start with your maximum strenght in FAB while in Magic and most other tcgs you start weak. To start with everything you need to play big turns ensures that nearly every game you will be able to put together one of those turns you and your oponent will talk about.

From what I remember of this game, it was quite fun! It felt a little bit oversimplified, which is both a strength and weakness imo. Nice video!

I actually dont think jank is too bad in fab! I think it is hard to win on a bad hero but fab is a best of one format where you use matchup experience to side deck before you even fight for the first time so throwing an unorthodox strat at your opponent, as long as it can do decent numbers, can be good! There are much less wacky ways to win but i dont see that as bad neccessarily cause getting cheesed out with thassas oracle like effects in magic feels like shit

Nice CnC!

i started the game around uprising, bought myself 2 starter decks and 2 boxes. i pulled 0 legendaries, every display got a value of around 40 euros pulled for around 90 euros per display. my best pull was a marvel ouvia and thats it. went to some local events and tried to compete with my fai deck, but just wasnt able to stand the other players with their expensive legendaries. i quit the game after that and kept it with magic commander. its a horrible design and all your boxes value is decided on pulling a legendary or not.

Woof. That box was heinous. Worst I've seen by far

If I am going to play Flesh and Blood, I will play it with precon decks as a single owner game and not a TCG. Apparently my interest in doing this resulted in myself being banned from both a local game store AND FaB community. I have piles of stand alone games. I am not one to commit to a single game. What is this pull business about?

There’s nothing to pull in DTD.

Good pull. I just love the new Dusk Till Dawn set.

Love the intro! Keep the good work up 🎉

Emphasis more on nearly than sane in the context of this expansion. 🥷

I think Kano may have fatalitied one of your Post It Note subscribers 🥷

Dang you could organize by language, nice 👍

Love the shirt! Great video, keep up the good work!