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It's kind of like the reverse of this ^
When deciding on the format for the Challenge, be sure to be clear about the following:
- Restrictions on Shards, Nymphs and Marks.
- Number of upgrades. Upgrades specified is always a maximum; a deck may have less upgrades than this maximum.
- Elemental restrictions. Consider banning other cards and defining rules for duo/trio usage if you place elemental restrictions.
- Bans on specific cards or groups of cards.
- Whether decks are fixed throughout the match (not recommended) or it can be changed after a game.
- Whether mark cards are treated as pillars, alchemy bans affect nymphs and any other specification.
- The number of matches to be played and the number of games per match. Be sure to define rules for substitutions.
Some example formats include:
3 players from both guilds will play a Bo5. Shards Banned.
Both guild assign a team element for all 3 players and an individual element for each player. Each player must choose element from a different tier:
Tier 1: :aether :darkness :air :death
Tier 2: :earth :fire :time :water
Tier 3: :entropy :gravity :life :light
Also, for each match, a battle element that is different to both teams' element and individual element for that duel, will be rng'ed.
Deckbuilding:
- Upgraded cards and shards are allowed, but not required.
- No "Other" Cards
- Mark cards treated as pillars.
- Decks can be changed between games.
- Max 2/3 of your deck (rounded up) from one element.
- Only cards from legal elements, including pillar/pend, allowed for each duel.
- 12 Upgrades maximum
- Using one copy of a shard requires using 1 less upgrade in your deck. Maximum of 2 nymphs and 1 mark per deck
Each member of a team builds one deck.
The two decks built by a team must COMBINED contain no more than 6 of any (non-pillar/pendulum) card. Unupped and Upped versions count as the same card.
Elements' usage is defined as follows: An element is PRESENT if any non-pillar/pend/mark card of that element exists in a deck. An element is USED if 2 different non pillar/pend/mark cards appear in a deck. (For example, if the only earth cards in a deck are 6 antlions, Earth is present, but not used. If one antlion and one stone dragon appear in a deck, Earth is used in that deck.) The element Other is used whenever three or more elements are present but not used, or whenever five or more elements are present or used.
The two players on a team may not use any of the same elements in their decks, including Other.
Each player plays a best-of-3 with their set deck against each opponent. This means 4 total best-of-3's are played. All 4 decks should be locked before the match begins.
The 2 player team which wins more total games wins the match. There will be between 8 and 12 total games played, with a max score for a single team being 8.
In case of a tie in the no. of matches won after all matches are completed, either player from each team will play one final match using either deck. The winner of this Bo1 wins that round.
- One player from each guild face off in a best-of-9 match. Players may be subbed if necessary.
- "Other" cards banned
- 15 upgrades per deck.
- Shards unrestricted
- One ban per element per team, chosen by the opponent
The guilds agree on an element. The challenge is played following the rules for the final battle of that element, playing a best-of-9 duel to determine the victor:
Final Battle Ban Rules | 1st Even # Games | Extra Even # Games | 1st Odd # Games | Extra Odd # Games | 1st All-Game Ban | Extra All-Game Bans |
In-element cards | 4 points | 6 points | 5 points | 7 points | 9 points | 12 points |
Out-of-element cards | 2 point | 4 points | 3 points | 5 points | 5 points | 6 points |
’Other’ cards | 1 point | 1 point | 1 point | 1 points | 2 points | 4 points |
Pillars and Pendulums | Unbanable | Unbanable | Unbanable | Unbanable | Unbanable | Unbanable |
Shards
| - | - | - | - | 0 points (also 2nd) | 2 points |
- Game = a single game (1/9), Match is the best-of-nine (winner has to win 5 games)
- Each player is given 32 ban points he/she may use to ban cards.
- Both the unupped and upped version of a card will be banned. Please list your bans using the unupgraded card.
- Pillars, pendulums, and mark-cards cannot be banned. This includes quantum pillar.
- You can use the cards that you banned but not the cards your opponent banned, excluding shards.
- Banning a shard bans it for both you and the opponent.
- Per the above table, shard bans are only for ALL games (they cannot be banned just even or odd)
- The 1st and 2nd Shard Bans both cost 0 points.
- Banning a shard does not count as an elemental ban (IE, as a Trial of Aether participant you can ban Shard of Void for 0 points, then Parasite for 5 points).
- You can ban a card from being used in either an even (2,4,6,8) or odd number game(1,3,5,7,9).
- You may only "ban", "ban for odd numbered games", or "ban for even numbered games" once per card.
- For in-element cards you may either use full bans or ban for (even)/(odd) games.
- Banning an in-element card for all games invalidates any subsequent (even) or (odd) in-element bans.
- Banning an in-element card for (even) or (odd) games invalidates any subsequent (full) in-element bans
- If you choose to use (even)/(odd) bans on in-element cards, you may only have 2 such bans.
- Banning a nymph/alchemy card also bans the corresponding alchemy/nymph card for that element.
- This 'extra' ban does NOT cost ban points.
- The order you send in bans will determine what bans are illegal/legal
- This means if you use up too many ban points, they will be accepted in the order of the list (See example 3)
- This also means that if you make any two incompatible bans, the one higher in the list will be accepted and the other invalidated
- Banning cards from different off-elements does not incur the price increase. The price increase is for banning additional cards from the same off-element. (see example 4)
Ban Spark (9)
Ban Dagger (2)
Ban Maxwell's Demon even # games (2 points)
Ban Abomination odd # games (3 points)
Ban Shard of Serendipity (0 point)
Ban Shard of Sacrifice (0 points)
Ban Shard of Void (2 points)
Ban Discord (5 points)
Ban Bone Dragon (5 points)
Ban Short Sword even # games (1 point)
Ban Sapphire Charger odd # games (3 points)
9+2+2+3+2+5+5+1+3=32 ban points used
Ban Spark (9) <- Legit because it's the first ban
Ban Lightning even # games (4) <-Not legit because they banned an in element card for all the games
Ban Parallel Universe (12) <- Legit because it's a full ban
Ban Immortal odd # games (5) <-Not legit because they banned an in element card for all the games
Ban Dagger (2)
9+12+2=23 ban points used
Ban Spark even # games (4)
Ban Lightning odd # games (5)
Ban Maxwell's demon even # games (2)
Ban Abomination even # games (4)
Ban Purple Dragon even # games (4)
Ban Shard of Serendipity (0)
Ban Shard of Sacrifice (0)
Ban Shard of Focus (2)
Ban Shard of Integrity (2)
Ban Shard of Gratitude (2)
Ban Shard of Bravery (2)
Ban Shard of Patience (2)
Ban Shard of Divinity (2)
Ban Shard of Freedom (2) <- Not counted because they already have used 31 ban points at this point
Ban Dagger even # games (1) <- Counted because they still have 1 point remaining
4+5+2+4+4+2+2+2+2+2+2+1=32 ban points used
Ban Maxwell's demon even # games (2)
Ban Abomination even # games (4) <- price increase because second even ban in Entropy
Ban Precognition even # games (2) <- still costs only 2 because first even ban in Time
Ban Firebolt (5)
Ban Phoenix (6) <- price increase because second full ban in Fire
Ban Steam Machine (5) <- still only costs 5 because first full ban in Water
Ban Unstable Gas odd # games (3)
Ban Adrenaline odd # games (3) <- still only costs 3 because first odd ban in Life
Ban Shard of Patience (0)
Ban Short Sword (2)
2+4+2+5+6+5+3+3+2=32 ban points used
Shard Preference RulesEach player must PM the TrOs their preferred rule regarding Shards from the list below:
0. Shards Unrestricted (in terms of upgrades)
1. For each copy of a shard in your deck, you must use 1 less upgrade.
2. For each copy of a shard in your deck, you must use 2 less upgrade.
3. For each copy of a shard in your deck, you must use 3 less upgrade.
4. Shards banned
The shard preferences of both players will be averaged as per the number listed beside each preference (fractions will be rounded up). Examples:
Trials of :underworld has STANDIN vs somepoorchump
STANDIN chose the shard preference: 4. Shards banned
somepoorchump chose the shard preference: 0. Shards Unrestricted
Since the average of 4 and 0 is 2, the shard rules for the Trials of :underworld will be: 2. For each copy of a shard in your deck, you must use 2 less upgrade.
Trials of :underwear has STANIN vs lolnub
STANIN chose the shard preference: 1. For each copy of a shard in your deck, you must use 1 less upgrade.
lolnub chose the shard preference: 2. For each copy of a shard in your deck, you must use 2 less upgrade.
The average of 1 and 2 is 1.5, rounded up to 2. So the shard rule followed here will be: 2. For each copy of a shard in your deck, you must use 2 less upgrade.
Final Battle Deckbuilding Rules- Deck may be of any size.
- You may use any mark.
- At least 50% (rounded up) of the cards in your deck have to be in-element.
- The rest of cards can be from any element, including 'Other'.
- 'Other' is considered off-element for all elements for deckbuilding (but the ban pricing is per the table)
- This means a 31-card deck must have 16 or more in-element cards. A 31-card deck with 15 in-element cards is illegal.
- Your deck cannot contain cards completely banned by your opponent (in any game).
- Your deck in even numbered games cannot contain cards that were banned for you in the even games of your match.
- Your deck in odd numbered games cannot contain cards that were banned for you in the odd games of your match.
- Banned shards cannot be used by either player in any game.
- Mark cards are cards of their respective elements.
- Maximum amount of upgraded cards is the number of points a player scored during Phases 1 through 3 + bonus points from War and Loyalty
- This can be found as your total score per the Trials Standings (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/150cfswO1Jeutr2vI6Ja81WozrKyKr_9k-FiY5y9QuA8/edit?usp=sharing)
- If reducing upgrades as per Shard rules makes you go below zero upgrades, you may NOT use another copy of a shard.
If none of these are to your liking, feel free to craft your own!