1. REVISITING SOME “OLD FAVORITES”:

2. WHAT HAS CHANGED IN DESTINY?

Resources are ALPHA-OMEGA and EVERYWHERE. Following my previous tournament successes with Reyla (Rey2 and Aayla) last season, I wrote an article about resource management for a 2 character, middle-middle aggro deck. At that time, resources were the scarcest commodity of an aggro player (they had plenty of dice in their pool and cards in hand, but often lacked the resources to play out their turn at maximum efficiency). When I wrote the article, resources was so scarce that I compared a round 1 resource at being worth roughly the same as 5 indirect damage. Let that sink in!

The game has changed a lot since then! For a lot of decks resources are no longer the scarcest commodity, in fact some decks are now so resource flooded that they have rounds where they are unable to spend it all (things are of course never black and white and for a middle-middle agro deck like Luke3/Rey2, a resource is still worth A LOT more than it is for a resource generating machine like Thrawn/Snoke) .

The value of an action has dropped significantly. The game have slowed down, back in May 2018 during the World Shampionships, Two character aggro lists were dominating the scene. Both players were playing out there rounds fast and the Battlefield of choice was often the very rewarding Outer Rim Outpost, Obi-Wans Hut or Frozen Wastes, and the value of an action was sky rocketing and getting the claim was important, not only for the immediate value granted by the Battlefield claim, but also in order to keep initiative throughout the following round, allowing for another fast claim, ensuring the advantage again! Playing Reyla at Euros 2018 throughout the top 32, I averaged claiming out after 8 actions! Again, think about how much the game have changed: when is the last game of Destiny, you’ve played or seen on coverage where claiming out after 8 actions was the most efficient use of a turn?

Decks are MUCH slower these days. We see Mill, Vehicle and 3wide Damage decks all easily racking up 15-20 actions per round. This causes the value of an action to drop significantly. When the game slows down, it becomes more important to resolve dice as efficiently as possible.

3. THE CARDS:

4. CONTINUE THE SEARCH:

Destiny game mechanics are changing constantly, not only does the constant flow of new cards adding to the card pool (and eventually cards leaving the card pool when rotating out) change the meta when printed, new cards entering the card pool might also change the dynamics of older cards making them either stronger or weaker.Furthermoreis also changing continuously (at least if the meta is healthy), whenever a new deck rises to the top, it shifts the metagame, making us constantly having to go back and reevaluate old cards to see if their value have gone up or down.In the following article I will try to look at cards in a snapshot of the current meta (post US and German Nationals) considering the above mentioned shifting dynamics of the game as the basis for the reevaluation of the cards available.I will tryto look at the cards solely in a vacuum,will I say anything about their respective power level. The goal is simply to analyse the game of Star Wars Destiny as it appears to me at the moment, and how this changes my previous evaluation of the cards available.My slave master, functional manager, travel companion, play test buddy and very good friend, Claus, gave me the following assignment: “”.As I was pondering cards I should be considering, I finally gave up on 10 as a specific number, instead deciding to just list old cards I think gainedFirst things first though: How has the dynamics of the game changed?The value of a single resource have dropped slightly, but the total amount of resources have increased (funny dynamic occurs here, even though the value of a resource have dropped, the value of disrupt have increased, due to the higher frequency of resources able to be disrupted) .The value of an action have dropped significantly.Following the dynamical changes in the game presented above, I consider the following cards to have increased a lot in power level:andonsides, means that, a card likecan easily steal a game. Even it you only switch one Resource, it is still great value for zero resources (your opponent hasand you resolve a die showinggiving them that resource and stealing their two). But anything more early in the game is likely to put away the game.Your opponent is likely to have resources in their pool for a larger duration of the game, makinga consistent way to Disrupt them every round for almost no cost (if you have enough dice with resource sides).Being able to remove dice for zero resources have always been great in destiny, but with the increasing amount ofand the rising consistency in the guise ofand, being able to reroll a die that have been focused into maximum efficiency for zero is a easy way to get ahead. Bothanddoes this better than most other free mitigation.is, as some readers of my articles and listeners to thewill be aware of, is one of my favorite cards and a very efficient way to mitigate or reroll your opponent's dice, while also being able to fix your own. It is truly a very flexible card that have only gotten better.is absolutely bananas, and the slower your opponent is, the easier it is to set it up for those complete blowout turns. This was the strongest card during bothand, and it definitely feels like it has only gotten better.The game has slowed down, and the sides have gotten BIGGER. With asitting in your pool, your opponent is locked out of A LOT of possibilities. Thesides have also increased in value. Furthermore, it is a good way to mitigate dice againstdecks without losing cards as well as inflicting damage simultaneously. If Indirect damage is continuing its rise in popularity, you are less likely to lose the character you theon, while having bigger sides to throw back at your opponent.With the speed of the game slowing down, you are now more likely to face a, this combined with the value of resources going down makes it easier to pay for the. The current meta has turned this uprgade into a GREAT CARD!With a lot of the same logic follows thatshould be at his best right now !Generating resources is easier now, and that makes cards likebetter, it is an efficient way to spend aand it functionally replaces itself allowing you to put more dice in the pool and spend your resources every round. Because of the slower pace of the game, you have more time to play, capitalize on it, and have it replace itself before you lose tempo and options with this stuck in your hand.Paying oneto draw up to five new cards is incredibly strong, and with the value of agoing down, the speed of the game slowing down and the need of good efficient ways to spend your resources this card is bound(less) for a comeback.tradesfor. The slower the pace the game is played at, the less you give up (). Combine this with the fact that it also ensures another good way to spend your resources efficiently and you are looking a great card in the current meta.is a pretty bad card. Trading "" is always bad for the reactive player, but with the rise in the number ofis starting to look like a possible way to gain an edge on theplayers. Removing their Cube, after it’s been paid for and focused into a 3side might be enough upside that you should consider putting this normally very weak card in your deck.A new meta is a constant challenge, and an opportunity to search for cards that due to circumstance rather than - or solely due to - their inherent power level. I hope this article might have inspired you to go through your stash of cards again and look for the hidden gems that might just swing the power in your direction!