Starting With The WORST Possible Matchup! Hyper Aggro Amber/Amethyst vs SteelSongs Lorcana League

[@wazowski2246]

Thx for the video! It was really nice and enjoyable. I really like this kind of video! Thx again and keep going!

[@ericherr4319]

@13:04 why do you play the broom but then snake it back?

[@SnapquesterMage]

Snake being a 3/3 dodges Storm and Swords. I have to bounce something and it was the cheapest! In retrospect, I probably should have done Broom, Snake, Simba (leaving me with two 3wp characters), and only put one in the library (inking a Piglet instead). Still learning the deck!

[@ericherr4319]

Thank you for the explanation. I am still learning Lorcana myself so I appreciate it. I think I understand now… when you play snake you are absolutely forced to bounce a card, is that correct?

[@SnapquesterMage]

@@ericherr4319 Yes. Rules text says basically "Banish the snake or return another character to hand." It's supposed to be a down-side, but it can be used to protect characters or to get multiple enter-play triggers (like Goat). You HAVE to return something.

[@ericherr4319]

@@SnapquesterMage thank you I understand now. If I may ask a stupid question, what if you board has been wiped clean? Are you not allowed to play the card then?

[@SnapquesterMage]

@@ericherr4319 Correct. If you play it on an empty board, you have no choice but to banish Snake. So it's usually paired with cheap 1-cost characters, or characters that gain something from entering or leaving. 🫡

[@jerrypaganb]

Hey where did you get those dice?? ive been lookin for big dice for a long time but not those huge foam ones which is all i get from the online stores like amazon and temu

[@SnapquesterMage]

They are the 30mm d6's from Chessex! I love them and use them all the time! Usually get compliments on them too. Feel great and fun to use. The bigger ones are even better, but 4x more expensive! These aren't cheap, but at about $5 each, you can definitely grab a couple to use. 👍

[@SnapquesterMage]

Forgot to add link! www.chessex.com/30mm-loose-dice-large-d6-pips

[@jerrypaganb]

@@SnapquesterMage thats awesome. been wanting these for a long time and had no idea how to identify which ones were them. they are awesome. i think they use them on commander at home too and they look awesome. also. hey nice game. im playing that deck this weekend and wanted to know a few strategies to beat steelsong. love your videos!!

[@jerrypaganb]

@@SnapquesterMage thanks. lol im from Puerto Rico. 52$ shipping hahahaha. i'll see what i can find cuz thats insane. but thanks for the response!

[@SnapquesterMage]

@@jerrypaganb oof! Maybe ebay? Do any local game stores carry them? Good luck!

[@waynewrz]

You played the deck well, great job. What camera/mount are you using to record these?

[@SnapquesterMage]

@@waynewrz Using a Samsung S24 phone (0.6x wide zoom), and this neck mount... TELESIN Magnetic Neck Mount... www.amazon.com/dp/B09X33WBRD?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

[@robbiecgaming]

What's the name of the notepad you're using to keep track of lore? Amazon link possibly?

[@SnapquesterMage]

@@robbiecgaming This is it! Amoretti Sonnet Mini LCD Writing... www.amazon.com/dp/B0BBPV4491?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

[@johnchomos1342]

@3:53 Why didn't you take the card draw from Chernabog's Followers? You always take the card draw! He destroyed it next turn, so all you got out of it was 1 Lore.

[@SnapquesterMage]

@@johnchomos1342 I should have!

[@chags3512]

If he would have got big Cinderella sooner he would have won likely. Steel song with big Cinderella on turn 5 or sooner is impossible to beat. Have you made any changes to the deck list since this was posted? You played it really well.

[@SnapquesterMage]

@@chags3512 I'm actually playing something else this week. I feel like I got my 4-0 last week and wanna ride that high for a while! Haven't decided yet (tonight is League Night), but probably something more traditional, either Ruby/Amethyst or SteelSong. I'm waiting for some pieces to make Ruby/Sapphire, but I'm looking forward to fumbling and stumbling through that deck eventually! Though I don't know how much I would change. One of the things I like is just how brutally consistent it is. Every round it's able to present multiple threats turn after turn. If I were to make a change, it might be to get rid of one of the cyclers (probably Chernabog's Followers) for four 1-ink 1/3s. If I keep one, it would likely be Broom, because Broom can draw a card the turn it's played if needed.

[@chags3512]

@@SnapquesterMage yeah what are some good 1/3s? Wendy? Is that already in the list?

[@SnapquesterMage]

@@chags3512 There's Tiana/Aladdin in steel and the vanilla Daisy 1/3 in Amber. Could also do the 0/4 Nala as something to quest a few times.

[@stormysky7370]

Nice vid. Wondering why I see so many lorcana players constantly shuffling the cards in their hand and moving them around I find it quite distracting

[@SnapquesterMage]

@@stormysky7370 It does a couple things. -Something for hands to do, instead of sitting still, like a fidget spinner -Allows me to see the hand and all cards in it -Doesn't give a tell to what's in my hand if I'm always doing it (I'm not obviously looking at or lingering on any particular card) -it's similar to poker player shuffling chips in their hand

[@JayL1105]

Where did you get your large dice?

[@SnapquesterMage]

@@JayL1105 chessex! 30mm size. They're about $5/ea. www.chessex.com/30mm-loose-dice-large-d6-pips

[@JayL1105]

@@SnapquesterMage thank you

[@Churmander]

@8:30 should of played dolores first to see what card to ink, rather than inking first. his whole new world really helped ya a lot and bad luck to see no daisy

[@SnapquesterMage]

Had to ink Broom because only had 3 ink! My thought was both sort of draw a card, but Dolores dodges Swords and Storm as a 3/3, and draws right away. Broom doesn't draw right away (at least here), and more fragile. And yeah, 0 Daisy, 0 Goats...!

[@brendanhenkel4809]

Should’ve kept a chromicon or banished chernabogs followers to get an early draw

[@nguyenhoang7244]

His gain 2 lore after destroying libary is wrong. Robin only gain 2 lore if he destroys a charakter

[@tinynstrong]

He gained two by questing the other two characters swing and killed library

[@IamCarlosElVerdadero]

Gotta save and play one of those chromicons bud, not ink both.

[@SnapquesterMage]

@@IamCarlosElVerdadero I assumed at some point he'd wheel us, which would both lose the cards I draw and fill my hand anyway. And I didn't want to draw him into removal. Maybe it's right to play one out? Just felt really bad in the moment.

[@OptImusPrimFL86]

@@SnapquesterMage nah I think it was the right play the chromicons the other stuff was valuable and since you had advantage you pushed it correctly in my opinion

[@SnapquesterMage]

​I remember at least one point I should have inked a Piglet and saved/played a Simba. The 3 willpower matters a lot in staying alive to quest. And Piglets were likely dead in arrival anyway.

[@LoreMart_tcg]

hard casting whole new world vs hyper aggro is like boiling hotdogs in pickle water and drinking it. Just doesn't make sense insta gg when it happens.

[@SnapquesterMage]

@@LoreMart_tcg 😂🤣😂🤣

[@bobdejong2185]

Playing this bad and still winning. Deck is so broken lol

[@SnapquesterMage]

😅😂🤣

[@OliverOettli]

I agree, you hesitate way too much. You got a hyper aggro deck but play control. You got a whole new world as a gift but keep sitting on cards and keep inking instead of going all in. I never have more then 4 inks on this deck. Just push put these cardsa and make pressure. Oh and notice how you inked all chromicons? Thats a sign. May also think about switching dolores. Its a slow card.

[@youngadrian]

I would have played the Donald bodyguard turn 3, rather than the fox. No use of the rush ability and just loses a character off the board

[@SnapquesterMage]

@@youngadrian yeah, looking back that's definitely better! I'm just so used to playing Fox in R/A and Ame/Steel that I just default to thinking that. 😅

[@SnapquesterMage]

@@OliverOettli I specifically inked them because I don't want to draw them cards, and was hoping they eventually had to AWNW. They were great against Ruby Sapphire.

[@nguyenhoang7244]

Ahhh ok