MarcoPulleaux said:
Void King > Astrid (I'd hope).
Cobra Clutch + King of the Ring = smaller handsize, MAC stops as much draw as it possibly can, Ka Technique blanks stuff. Just a thought? =/
its just a speed bump. Even with hand reduction, astrid has so much great card draw that you arent going to want to be setting up twist combos early. Rather, you want to be racing her asap as the more relentless/paying respect/distress she gets into play, the harder it becomes for you to win. Plus the hand lock is SUPER slow. Something you cant do against astrid or any fire deck in this format. Besides, all she has to do is block your high throw and pommel/first rite you on reversal to turn off the rest of your turn.
We have tested the matchup a lot as im probably going to be bumping into that viking bihotch a lot at sas.