This week we’re back at it again with another Faeria Community Highlight! Faeria Community Highlights are a series of posts that discuss some of the most important and well-known community members and highlight their content. This week we’re speaking with Skorch13, a community member most know for his Twitch streams on MetaGamingTV. Let’s hop right into it!

Thanks for speaking to PlayFaeria! Would you be able to introduce yourself and what you do to the readers?

Hello everyone, I am skorch13 and I’m a member of MetagamingTV. I’m pretty new to streaming, having just started at the beginning of this year but I’m loving bringing my view on Faeria and the interaction with all the viewers. I played Magic the Gathering way back and Hearthstone so playing Faeria, a game where those card mechanics are really put to the test by the strategic depth of the board, has been really refreshing and enjoyable.

What are your thoughts on the current meta?

I think the meta is the most diverse I’ve ever seen it. There are a few really top tier decks and even some of those have little variations you can make by changing certain cards to have better matchups. The biggest thing is we’ve gone through waves where the majority of people were playing a single deck on ladder just because it was so powerful but that isn’t the case right now. There are strong Control decks, strong Rush decks, and even some viable combo decks, all while representing each colour pretty evenly.

We still have a bit of the Rock-Paper-Scissors happening in the current meta, but it seems to be at a healthy level. Although out of everything, Rush is probably still the strongest and most played, with the preferred choice probably being Yellow. The deck follows similar gameplay regardless of the matchup and can still earn wins from poor matchups just because of how strong it is. Even though people may not like playing against it, I think Rush always has to have a place in games like Faeria to keep Control decks from running rampant with no counter.

What’s the most powerful deck on the ladder at the moment? What other fun and viable decks can you recommend to readers?

I’ve been mainly playing Pandora recently so I don’t know if there is one super powerful deck but I think Rush seems to still be the most powerful archetype. Yellow Rush has been a staple for a long time now and with some of the recent changes Red Rush has become pretty strong since the creatures are stronger than the Yellow version, although it gives up the Haste advantage in order to gain more board strength. Mono-Red Burn can be pretty powerful, where you slowly whittle your opponent down while fighting with creatures on board, and anyone who has watched my stream knows this is my personal favourite. This style of deck can become even stronger by mixing in some Yellow cards in for the Drain effect.

One of the decks I enjoy watching a lot is the current Green/Blue Apex Predator deck. The deck focuses on creating one large creature, or using one of your opponent’s big creatures, to snowball multiple Apex to the point where you have one which can’t be contested. The deck requires you to make some intricate decisions in the early game to build up enough of a Faeria pool and pull off some crazy Apex combos in the late game. It can be a bit inconsistent if you draw poorly but when the cards line up, its seems like it would be a really fun deck to play from what I’ve seen.

Who do you currently think is the best player right now? Runner-up?

Its hard to say there’s a clear frontrunner for best player right now because we’ve seen mixed results in recent tournaments and the sheer number of really strong players in the community. Kingdanzz has won a few tournaments, including a massive one with the GO Faeria Clash as well as the recent Top 8 Gods tournament, Nightingale’s been consistent with multiple top finishes in tournaments, and then Cappuccino has two accounts in the current Top 8 Gods. I’m looking forward to see the Monthly Cup play out and hopefully we get some really cool underdog stories from some of the lesser known names.

How has it been working with MetaGamingTV so far?

It’s been amazing! I started streaming just for fun, not expecting it to really take off anywhere, bouncing around random games to see what I enjoyed playing the most on stream and then I found Faeria. The community has been unreal since I started playing and streaming and then Scream112 approached me about joining onto MetagamingTV and it only got better with the support from the community there as well. From there it lead into being on a few Kappa Council episodes which have been really cool to be a part of. It’s always really enjoyable discussing how I view aspects of the game and hearing opinions from different people on the show.

Do you plan on competing yourself more often in the future or will you stick solely to streaming?

I don’t see myself competing in many tournaments in the future, mainly because I simply don’t have the time to invest in testing decks beforehand and then playing in the tournament. I’ve always really enjoyed just watching people play games and casting tournaments has been something I’ve been really interested at getting into for a while now. I was able to cast the GO Aurora Cup #1 and the first Monthly Cup Qualifier for June and I had a blast doing both of those so I’m looking forward to being on that side of things.

What new features would you like to see added to the game?



I think a 2v2 mode would be amazing to see with a brand new board set up to play on. I know this would be a lot of work for the devs so we would be a long way off from seeing it come to life but it would be so cool to see the weird combinations people come up with. A bigger map and more players should lead to some long, crazy games which I would love to watch.

As far as in game mechanics go, I think some form of Hexproof would be the next thing to look at, where a creature can’t be targeted by events or other creature effects. It might be a bit difficult to balance, but I think it would have a really good spot in Faeria due to the way the board can be used to kite around. Different strategies could become available when you have a creature that your opponent can only kill in combat with one of their creatures.

And then there’s always the chance of another colour being added to the game with its own identity. The possibilities really are endless when you’re able to combine colours to gain synergy. Every expansion down the line doesn’t just add new cards, it makes you look at every single other card with a fresh slate to determine whether they are useful or not. Cards we consider as terrible or unplayable right now may gain insane value with the right combos, and cards we view as powerful may be completely shut down by something in the future.

Thanks so much for taking the time out to answer these questions!

Thank you! Can’t wait to see what’s in store for Faeria in the future and hopefully you guys will continue to see lots of me!

That’s all for now, folks! You can check out Skorch13’s streams over on https://www.twitch.tv/metagamingtv!

For the next Community Highlight, we plan on bringing on one of the Abrakam staff members! You won’t want to miss it.