Rise of the Floodborn Amber Sapphire Starter Deck Breakdown

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

Which starter deck is your favorite starter?

[@NicciMatheny]

I’m excited for BOTH decks!

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

@@NicciMatheny me too! They’ve improved from set one starters quite a bit. Would expect starter deck challenges to be even more competitive

[@Dragonia9]

Steel/Amethyst

[@PudakFilip]

@@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt is the starter deck challenge just using starters or also the 1 pack that comes with them?

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

@@Dragonia9 make sure you check out todays video!

[@twitchster77]

This video was freaking awesome! I was hoping to find a video that'd go over this deck and this video went above what I was hoping for!

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

Thanks again! I’ve also done in depth guides on set 1 decks with a few tournaments popping up using all five of the existing starters

[@matthewulrich8817]

Thanks so much for making this video, haven't found anyone else making a review of the new decks

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

I like to research them anyways so figured I’d share my thoughts 😃

[@minimoonfc]

Agreed! I’m very inexperienced with TCGs and it helps a ton to get feedback with someone so knowledgeable about this type of game.

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

@@minimoonfc glad you all enjoyed it

[@dsimpson1997]

I like this deck better than the other starter for Floodborn; I’m excited to see how it shakes out!

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

Yeah, I think this will be the more expensive starter long term as Queen and Pooh are both quite playable

[@PlomiennyJacus]

thanks for the breakdown, it helped me prepare for my very first time playing Lorcana which will be at a tournament

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

You are very welcome and I’m glad it helped!

[@hmgaming283]

Remember us little people when your channel blows up! 💪😎

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

Haha, maybe I’ll get Logan Paul on here to guest star

[@minimoonfc]

OG subs will never be forgotten! 😎

[@riukenavatar8625]

Good stuff going on here, and the other being my favorite ink combo (Amethyst & Steel). Going to be a spicy start to the second set!

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

Yeah, I’m glad they switched up the color combinations

[@lorcanabanana]

I agree with you that the queen is by far the best card in the set. Having her in a starter is going to be great for keeping her price down.

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

Yeah, will probably also keep the price of the starter up

[@jeremymiller7482]

Great analysis!

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

Great comment!

[@minimoonfc]

@@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt😂

[@ShivanAngel15]

Thanks for the great rundowns of these decks. Like #103

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

You are very welcome

[@johncantrell6309]

Very cool to know about some of the cards and hwo they will compliment others.

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

Yeah sometimes hard to get a feel for the deck just by looking at the cards

[@stephenchambers6039]

So with Pooh there are 2 things he is allowing as far as inking. 1) he lets you ink an Uninkable from your hand. 2) the card is played facedown in the inkwell but not exerted, meaning unlike detective Mickey, Gramma tala, or one jump ahead we can use the ink we just played; so on turn 4 we can play a 5 cost card

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

Correct, he is in line with Fishbone Quill and Belle in that it’s ready to use when he adds to inkwell.

[@princetonnguyen9984]

Great review. Might get the other just for more steel cards for my em/steel

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

Some good staples in both decks

[@Anthony_Smith365]

I just bought this deck today. Since I've been thinking about adding my Snow White (well wisher) to the deck. That way, I'm able to keep adding characters from my discard to my hand!

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

You could also add Perdita or Hades for similar effects!

[@joshcaldwell84]

Good break down! Thanks for the video!

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

No problem!

[@nathanemerickainsworth1278]

I’m excited for the queen!!!

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

Same. Big fan of that card.

[@minimoonfc]

I got so excited for the Queen I started rewatching Once Upon a Time last night. 😂 Great card for sure!

[@blueboi698]

Think I'm like #67, looking forward to the new decks, will be interesting to see what people come up with all the new effects, synergies, etc.

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

Think a lot of the old decks will be what we see out of the gates until people start exploring.

[@sarkiskhachmanian8635]

The art is just amazing

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

I’m really impressed by how consistent the theme of the art is yet there are some really unique and impressive pieces

[@thesexwaffles5013]

6 more subs to 750 congrats on the milestone!!!!!

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

Thanks! Hopefully 1k just around the corner

[@ChaosSin]

Amber and Sapphire definitely have more cards I would like to have Pooh Theme and Secen Dwarves theme, but my release night I’ll be playing Amethyst/Steel started.

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

Not a a bad choice at all. I think this could be the “valuable” starter with the other being better for deck battles

[@ChaosSin]

Like #5

[@minimoonfc]

@@ChaosSinDid you end up playing amethyst/steel? Were you happy with it?

[@ChaosSin]

@@minimoonfc mirror match I struggled but then dominated against the other deck. Overall very happy with it. Madam Mim/Merlin combos really don’t kick off as hard in pure starter deck but the taste of it is there.

[@CuniculusFurtim]

I am not sure on my like number, maybe #59? Great videos, I am new to the channel and it took a bit for me to gather the details on entering the contest so my like number may very well be inaccurate. Thanks for the content though I do appreciate the details on the starter decks for Floodborn. I had no idea they had first chapter cards in them so that threw me for a bit of a loop.

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

All good! The accuracy of the number isn’t important just the commenting of it.

[@minimoonfc]

I wasn’t expecting repeats from set 1 either! Definitely thrown for a loop myself. I heard it from some others today too.

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

@@minimoonfc pretty common in TCGs especially with theme decks

[@darkmage7771]

This looks better than the set 1 decks for sure

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

I agree. Dramatic reduction in uninkables.

[@minimoonfc]

@@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jtSeriously. I felt less pressure on deciding what to mulligan with these starter decks.

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

@@minimoonfc yeah more of which good card to keep!

[@GeoffreyCS]

#89 Thanks for the great overviews before we get to play tomorrow.

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

Hope you take home the gold!

[@NicciMatheny]

I already love Amethyst and it’s about to get sweeter❣️

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

There are a lot of new fun cards. Can’t wait to get them in hand

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

Congratulations you won the drawing!

[@NicciMatheny]

@@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! WHOO Hoo!!

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

@@NicciMatheny thank you!

[@duelghoul9984]

Like 124, looking forward to trying this game with set two as I missed set one

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

I’m hoping more people come back to the game that missed out first time around.

[@edwardmorse6283]

Can’t wait to play the seven dwarf deck… love tribal decks!!

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

Was hoping we would get a song for them too. Oh well maybe next set

[@edwardmorse6283]

#73 like

[@minimoonfc]

@@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt I do look forward to more and more songs with additions of each set! ☺️

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

@@minimoonfc which one are you waiting for the most?

[@minimoonfc]

@@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt Give me Colors of the Wind!!! 😍

[@minimoonfc]

8:13 - sorry if you’ve already explained this more, but how does it work with Doc reducing shift cost with his ability? Can you give an example to help me follow that?

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

Shift costs are a replacement cost but they are still the cost to play the card and Doc reduces the cost to play your next character by 1 ink. So if you have a 3 shift cost character and quested with Doc it would only cost 2 to shift the character at that point

[@johnchace5524]

Is there a video for the other starter set yet 😊

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

Rendering now and should be up in a bit

[@boezou]

Pretty decent starter deck - I feel like the first set had some stronger cards in some of their starters but maybe I’ve yet to appreciate how good these are.

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

Set one had higher top end but these decks all cap at 6 drops so that opens up for some bigger bombs with higher curves

[@jonathansarky1640]

Like #19. More excited for the amethyst steel just because I’ve mostly played steel in set one

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

Lot of great stuff in that deck as well!

[@jkbeads969]

Love it 😍

[@cinci33]

Much prefer this deck to the other. The new Queen and Pooh both seem like good additions to the card pool.

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

I agree! Both cards made it to my top 10 impact card list for set 2

[@minimoonfc]

18:24 Can the 5 drop Queen choose herself for +4 damage or does it have to be a different character?

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

She can give any chosen character the +4 including herself. Also helpful to kill characters with Worlds Greatest Criminal Mind

[@matthewburton6360]

Hmm, this seems like a pretty decent starter. I kinda wanna build around the dwarves. Still learning the ropes tho. I didn't know there was already different variations of the game (Limited/Constructed). Like #124

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

Yeah, they have officially sealed, draft, starter deck challenge, multiplayer and constructed formats and several casual formats popping up all the time

[@gravelytrain7993]

The seven dwarfs are so good

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

They start filling up the board and get to be a problem real fast

[@kirkpolka976]

Amber amethyst for sure

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

Going back to set 1 eh

[@RandomVidsMedia]

are these starter decks worth keeping sealed?? pls reply

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

I wouldn’t think so. No unique cards in them so not sure there would be any value to keep sealed

[@RandomVidsMedia]

@@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt can you still hit a rare or anything valuable in the starter decks

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

@@RandomVidsMedia there is a sealed pack inside that could have anything in it

[@hangilchoi3115]

Like #81 lets go!

[@grimwald3157]

#60 Thx for the video and the giveaway.

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

No problem! Love the game and hope they help

[@kmarie0107]

Like 118!

[@Bored_Barbarian]

Sub number 667 lol

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

Whew 😅

[@minimoonfc]

Nice! Good looking out!!

[@bryang00142]

Amber/Sapphire

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

Good choice! Any particular cards you’re excited for?

[@Mugiwaravic]

Like 84 :)

[@Dragonia9]

Number 43

[@alexandertrader5432]

The other starter deck

[@shelbystewart7513]

Like #126

[@andrewquiroz4335]

No idea what my like # is lol

[@minimoonfc]

But you commented, so that’s what counts. ☺️

[@AffinityForCardscom]

Cool breakdown! Thanks!

[@HobbyHeroPlays-oi8jt]

You’re welcome