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Explosion nerf was quite annoying for nova decks... pretty much all my upped nova powered decks feature two+ explosions. Nice deck, I have something similar as well.I agree about the nerf. I had a a lot fun with it, thanks.
Instead of retiring the deck, just drop an explosion for another nightmare, it mostly solves the problem.Not a bad idea. You would hope that you get a nightmare before or momentum before the opponent has a chance to spam shields.
Sure, pillarless decks that don't use immolation have to pack less, but those decks remaining powerful is not part of the basic mechanics of the meta-game.This was my gripe. I'm sure the meta-game has some unique decks but I loved my pillarless deck so much that it being made nearly useless by this small change was extremely upsetting.
Sorry that wasn't the reply I meant for your post.Let's not any of us forget the maximum number of deflags/explosions you get in your deck is 6.Not sure what you're trying to imply here. It doesn't even seem like it's responding to my post.
Yet it's possible to have 60 (sixty) permanents in a single deck.
Did you consider the possibility that this change was done so that new forms of PC can be introduced? As long as there is no revival of cards from the discard pile, destruction of a permanent is one of the strongest forms of PC. The only stronger form of PC would be steal, and PC-destruction-on-a-stick. Any future PC idea will be weaker, so if explosion costs 1, how do you make a PC card that's not completely inferior but still balanced and useful?Let's not any of us forget the maximum number of deflags/explosions you get in your deck is 6.
IMO, Deflagration | Explosion deserved this nerf because it's a terrible card. When you splash two or three Deflags in a deck, you are aiming to kill the opponent before the opponent can get enough permanents out to garner field advantage. It's silly how Deflagration | Explosion and Steal is the only form of permanent control that cannot be countered. Repeatable permanent control is balanced in that the source can be destroyed (Butterfly Effect, Pulverizer) before it is used, but, as for direct spells, you can only hope the the opponent didn't bring them.I agree with a lot of what you say with respect to the lack of counter for PC spells. The problem is we don't have instants or a stack.
This isn't too bad with steals, you only have to keep your important permanents in hand while the opponent has more than 3 darkness quanta.
However, when the opponent always has more than one fire quanta left over, you really can't do anything to strategically hinder Deflagration | Explosion. I see no way to balance a spell that completely destroys a permanent, which was once a card that was put into and drawn from a person's deck, but increasing its cost is a step in the right direction.
Nova decks were already way too strong. A small nerf for them isn't a problem.okay.
Um, and how is this a problem? Creatures are still used way more than non-pillar/pendulum permanents. Why not close the gap?There really aren't many high level strategies to building decks on Elements.This divide in game play between permanent users and creature users is making matches too predictable.I have no clue what you're even trying to say here. Most decks use both, and that doesn't even change predictability.I think the idea is that creating a schism between these two modes of play will level statistical averages of wins/losses, which it does.Schism between two modes of play? Seriously? Using permanents and creatures in the same deck is totally acceptable.
Eternity costs 6 quanta, Deflag costs 3. Who comes out on top? The deflag user.The problem is you only need one eternity to dominate an immo/nova rush deck
And a pure damage deck can usually outdamage a stall.
And a 6 Eternity Deck wouldn't be very good and would lose to a lot of decks that aren't just immo or nova rush.
Fire has been the strongest Element for months. It still is. Nerfing Deflag and Explosion was a great change to bring Fire closer to the strength of the other Elements. If you don't want a balanced game, go somewhere else.There are certainly many more ways to lower Fire's strength. Many of which don't require nerfing an important PC card.
With how many powerful perms there are in the game and continue growing, its sad that limited PC control like deflag/explosion is being nerf'd. Lets just hope new PC control is on the way, but who are we kiddingI agree with you and I'd like to have someone with authority come in and definitely say whether there will be something comparable to deflag/explosion for permanent control for use with nova decks for example.
