Simon from Games Deconstructed

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[Simon from Games Deconstructed @GamesDecon]

I don't get dropping at X-2 at a Skirmish. You already reserved the afternoon to play cards with the boys. Is prizing that much of a factor for people?

RQs are different cause you might switch to a higher EV event, so you're still playing RB, just a different bracket.

[Simon from Games Deconstructed @GamesDecon]

@itsartperson @playriftbound Closest I've been to playing Leblanc rn

[Simon from Games Deconstructed @GamesDecon]

@DaemonXGG I've seen people be infuriatingly confident about that not being the case in Reddit today. Thanks for spreading awareness.

[Simon from Games Deconstructed @GamesDecon]

@dunctcg You 100% should. Peak competitive cardslinging, these events.

[Simon from Games Deconstructed @GamesDecon]

@AlanzqTFT How does he do it

[Simon from Games Deconstructed @GamesDecon]

@Liryns They're attacking the battlefield, you show up to defend it, just a couple seconds late to the attack :D

Except if you don't show up, they're not actually attacking the battlefield (for assault and stuff), they just kinda showed up.

[Simon from Games Deconstructed @GamesDecon]

Serious pet peeve of mine with the official Riftbound website.

The first link to tournament rules on Google is not to the up to date page. It's to the first iteration from last year, which has a small addendum that it's not up to date

Please, please de-index the old versions

[Simon from Games Deconstructed @GamesDecon]

Serious pet peeve of mine with the official Riftbound website.

The first link to tournament rules on Google is not to the up to date page. It's to the first iteration from last year, which has a small addendum that it's not up to date

Please, please de-index the old versions.

[Simon from Games Deconstructed @GamesDecon]

@BlaqNeon Riftdecks has no decks over 10% representation across all available events, so metal or no metal, that's the format.

Besides, "games only good because of the developers good decisions" is something I can be okay with.

[Simon from Games Deconstructed @GamesDecon]

Genuinely unheard of to have metas this wide. You have to prep against everything in the format. Unleashed goat format?

[Zrob @Zrob0]

RQ Vancouver Meta, girls get it done edition

[Simon from Games Deconstructed @GamesDecon]

Riftbound's Growth has been so impressive I even find evidence on the street

[Simon from Games Deconstructed @GamesDecon]

@RiftboundReport Would love to see one in Poland come 2027

[Simon from Games Deconstructed @GamesDecon]

Would've preferred to have written information instead of I formation but thats not the world we live in

[Simon from Games Deconstructed @GamesDecon]

New video on how I formation applies to Riftbound play. Why it matters, how to gain as much of it as you can, use it effectively and prevent the opponent from doing the same.

Enjoy!

https://t.co/cOmqDP8i4L

[Simon from Games Deconstructed @GamesDecon]

@dunctcg That's an optical illusion if I've ever seen one :D

[Simon from Games Deconstructed @GamesDecon]

@SeraphicLaw86 @MillThat Current competitors for A tier include:

- birthing pod but Riftbound
- kinda Tron?
- self bounce control
- my commander has heroic get +1/+1 and I run a thousand combat tricks
- dimir midrange
- whatever Azir is. White weenie with equipment and counterspells?

There's variety.

[Simon from Games Deconstructed @GamesDecon]

@atroooix Dang I'm hungry now

[Simon from Games Deconstructed @GamesDecon]

@BasedDeckDept Two arguments that resonated with me and I'd love to know your opinion on:

1. ❄️homogenizes Orange legend deckbuilding. Best of Lee & Kha being Aurora is a bummer.

2. Power differential between❄️'s best and worst draws is massive and more of a decider of matches than decisions.

[Simon from Games Deconstructed @GamesDecon]

Finished a 3.5 year Pathfinder campaign today, Abomination Vaults officially beaten. Jesus, what a trip.

[Simon from Games Deconstructed @GamesDecon]

@rjtriedtotweet For players who could genuinely hope for a top8 spot if they played bdif but would rather go 9-3 and get a metal, I think it's kinda like berserking in online chess. You play at a handicap for likely bigger EV.

Worth it for a more varied meta and fun matches to see on stream.