So SG, good is going to use a pile of earthquake'd towers and ice lances to kill us? We have Poison, Siphon, and Fire Lance. Granted our decks might not use those due to reflective/jade sheilds. Btw SG, might it be OK to have players up their towers + the six cards? Or an option to up all the towers and not take any other upgrades?
We can spend all day describing all kinds of scenarios where one of us will win. The point I'm trying to make is that:
- having Earthquakes does not mean all GOOD Pillars get automatically destroyed
- having permanent removal does not mean all the GOOD permanents will be instantly destroyed
- having immaterial creatures does not mean EVIL cannot be killed
All these things are
situational. How well it works for you is entirely up to my deck and our luck in drawing cards. Whatever EVIL deck you build, I'm sure I could build a counter to using only GOOD cards.
And regarding to extra upgrades.. the rules are there and they are designed to make this event more accessible to new players. So no, you cannot take any more upgraded cards.