I'm an audio only listener and had to come here after that TBC exchange. Brendan calling out the Aussie phrases always gets me going! The Burning Crusade 100%.
this transcend mechanic and upgrading the cards in your deck kind of playstyle feels very slay the spire, i'm super keen to see how it plays out. This opens up soooo much potential design space that I had not even previously considered before and makes me even more excited to see what the future of fab is like now that we have mechanics like this - making decisions about building your deck as you play
I wonder if Brendan entertained Commander with a deck theme. I recently saw someone building a chair deck where every card Art needed chairs and they scoured a bund of random alt arts to find chairs. I’m a huge fan of that aesthetic and wouldn’t be opposed to FaB doing that.
So something in regard to Transcend that should be noted (and given how often I have to explain this interaction when I play Kano, it definitely should be explained more) is since they are instants you can play 1 Transcend card and respond with another Transcend card and they will see each other and both Transcend.
More Kano sidenotes: the BoJ is for stacking vs brute. You get an extra blocking card going through first cycle and 1 card closer to the stack. The strat is OK, not amazing but prob better than comboing first cycle if you're already on a list that has the pitchstack package in the sideboard.
Hayden - "Do you think blocking or attacking is good in this format?" Brendan - "You have to admit Kano is the funnest deck!" Selective hearing at its finest.
I'm an audio only listener and had to come here after that TBC exchange. Brendan calling out the Aussie phrases always gets me going! The Burning Crusade 100%.
this transcend mechanic and upgrading the cards in your deck kind of playstyle feels very slay the spire, i'm super keen to see how it plays out. This opens up soooo much potential design space that I had not even previously considered before and makes me even more excited to see what the future of fab is like now that we have mechanics like this - making decisions about building your deck as you play
I would never have guessed that Brendan was super into deck customization and alt arts. Respect 💪
I wonder if Brendan entertained Commander with a deck theme. I recently saw someone building a chair deck where every card Art needed chairs and they scoured a bund of random alt arts to find chairs.
I’m a huge fan of that aesthetic and wouldn’t be opposed to FaB doing that.
Great pod! Azalea all the way this pq season! 🏹
So something in regard to Transcend that should be noted (and given how often I have to explain this interaction when I play Kano, it definitely should be explained more) is since they are instants you can play 1 Transcend card and respond with another Transcend card and they will see each other and both Transcend.
The old play a gaze, play a gaze holding priority.
More Kano sidenotes: the BoJ is for stacking vs brute. You get an extra blocking card going through first cycle and 1 card closer to the stack. The strat is OK, not amazing but prob better than comboing first cycle if you're already on a list that has the pitchstack package in the sideboard.
Excited to learn how to sideboard
Hayden - "Do you think blocking or attacking is good in this format?"
Brendan - "You have to admit Kano is the funnest deck!"
Selective hearing at its finest.
Only 30 minutes to get to the main topic this week? You guys OK?
Lol them talking crap about 3 for 7s while battlefield bastion is the card I'm most excited about 👁👄👁
Brendan weeb confirmed ?
CONFIRMED.