Nerf or Buff? Featured FG: Serket

[Rutarete]

I would add Antimatter as a counter card. It completely stops the damage. (Can stop)

[TheForbiddenOracle]

29th Week: Serket

by TheForbiddenOracle

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Just like Scorpio, Serket's strategy relies heavily on poison. Most of the time the game is won/lost by getting a shield or not. Eclipse will come fast along with the Deathstalkers, and Scorpions don't need a buff. If you have no shield and let Serket activate her life Nymphs you will get killed. Even with shields you are not completely safe, as Recluse can bypass the shield reduction as can Arsenic. Cloaks is the cherry on top as they let their cards be immune to control.

Counter Cards:

Wings
Effect: Shield: Only flying creatures and ranged weapons can harm you. Lasts 5 turns.

The only Fake God this card will work against, no flying cars= no damage

Purify
Effect: Remove the poison status from yourself. Heals 1 damage per turn. Cumulative.

When you don't draw a shield this can be a life saver

[whatifidogetcaught?]

Serket either needs to be buffed or stay the same. The counter deck against him/her are absolutely amazing and shut it down almost completely.

[Absol]

Serket either needs to be buffed or stay the same. The counter deck against him/her are absolutely amazing and shut it down almost completely.

That's true for Octane too, though.
He has no CC nor PC, but will often overwhelm you with the poison. Especially if you don't have shield up.

Now that all FGs have been covered, what will come up next week?

[TheForbiddenOracle]

Now that all FGs have been covered, what will come up next week?

Wait til next batch of Fake Gods show up

[furballdn]

I'm going to have to say a slight buff for serket. As of right now, serket is already running a trio, quite unstable. Secondly, Serket lacks control of all kinds, no quanta, creature, or permanent control. The only thing that Serket has for himself is poisons (not even poison, but scorpions!). Deathstalkers are also completely useless without eclipse. The fact that Serket lacks control means that dim shield, wings, and even titanium shield are good counters to him.

[puri1]

With some of the popular FG killers, Serket can be a nightmare, since most of them have drifted away from worrying about poison/healing and focus on speed now. CCYB works, since it almost seems made for him (AM for his fairly strong recluses, Permafrost shield to remove poison increase from creatures, Pulvy to remove the unprotected Arsenics, Cloaks and Eclipses, and a Purify to reset poison counter). But if he gets a good hand you can see poison in the double digits by turn 3. Still, I think a slight buff may be useful, though I have no idea what to swap or add.