Aeon's End Playthrough - Carapace Queen | Optimal Play

The latest in Brandon and Kyle's tour through the toughest co-op games we can find, it's time to give the Carapace Queen a run for her money in the no-shuffle deckbuilding boss fight game, Aeon's End. Can we stop her swarms before they overwhelm the city of Gravehold?
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[@Mordred41407]

Aeon’s End is my favorite co-op game and I love watching people play it. I noticed one little rules mistake. If you focus an ally’s breach they don’t get to immediately prep a spell. You can prep to a closed breach when you focus it on YOUR turn. It’s also not an instant action. You can’t use Amplify Vision to focus, prep a spell during the cast phase, then immediately cast it. Thanks for the vid!

[@nicolai7515]

Very nice editing and commentary. Was a blast to watch you play :) Two errors I noticed: For example at 26:12 when Brandon plays the card "Focusing Orb" and targets one of Kyle's breaches I think he is not allowed to prep a spell cause it's not his turn. Also once it it his turn he would have to focus it again in order to prep a spell in it. 45:10 Kyle can only cast the "Spark" at the beginning of his next turn, not immediately after he prepped it. Maybe you misunderstood the focus mechanic.

[@somefishhere]

What’s your win record for Aeon’s End? I just played Carapace Queen this week! We got crushed.

[@OptimalPlay]

I haven't tracked win records, but we're pretty good at getting crushed on a first attempt at a boss, adjusting our strategy, and winning the second time haha. The market is so important! Consider strategically building it instead of randomizing if you aren't already, because that's such a key part of the game IMO.

[@Thorg42]

Doesn't the Broodwomb prevent removal of husks while it's in play? Need to remove it first?

[@Thorg42]

Read it wrong. I'm a goof. 😁

[@OptimalPlay]

Nope it's the opposite! You cannot damage the broodwomb while there are husks in play.

[@ninjatoaster924]

Where did y'all get the charge tokens from?

[@OptimalPlay]

Those teardrop shaped colored tokens? They're from GolonkoCrafts on etsy!