Just wanted to get some constructive talk about our newest set. GeneralReaction89 posted a pretty solid top 5 that was pretty quickly derailed. Let's keep this thread on topic and lets get some creativity flowing around in regards to our newest helping of SC4.
Some VERY general, brief observations about the new set:
1. Paul gets REALLY good. Not that he wasnt before, but he gets a HUGE push in this set. Possibly even better than Astrid/King (Possibly guys. dont flame me bro.) He gets great speed pump and damage in Defeated the Rifle and an excellent 1/5 in Strength Within to replace the otherwise unexciting Ancient Fighting Style. Furthermore, we have utility like Battle Tested and the new rezone green/gray cards.
2. LIfe is VERY viable now if not A tier or even S tier. Lots of excellent front runners like Rugi, X, Ziggy, Tira, the newly legal Kisheri (well legal in the states), and a host of other very playable characters. Untouchable staging area due to Perfect Sense and Torn Hero, tons of speed with Acrobatic acting as a pseudo Absurd Strength, interesting and flexible attacks, great 1/5's and ons of other high points will make life a definite front runner in the coming regional season.
3. Amy. It might just be Atlanta, but we really like this young lady. Order or Good Amy, while both play very different, each have very explosive kill conditions, tremendous speed, and great defensive tricks like Triple Botta in Tempo and huge reversals. Havent looked much into water builds though.
4. Mist Stance. Incredibly solid new win condition in a lot of different decks. Life and Fire give you the best high attacks. This card, especially in decks like rugi, marius gaius, and cassy, is going to do a lot for changing the face of aggro.
5. Tower of Remembrance- Ancient Gate. People calling for more hard control just got their prayers answered. This card busts combos like crazy, slows the game down to a crawl, and is even a very powerful offensive asset due to its ability to punish players for committing out (opponent commits 4 foundations, you hit twice on your turn to 2 card in card pool, blocking is now VERY tough.) Having access to Tower Of Souls (yeah go ahead and read what it does) ensure that you can get yours in play and protected before your opponent. Helps a ton in boosting White Crane and Lu Chen;s spot in the tiers (both characters i feel are very strong mid tier, if not top tier characters after the new set).
6. I LOVE Seal. This is probably my new favorite poke in Chaos right now. I dont know if i like it in life right now as i prefer mist stance + high attacks, but in aggressive mishima decks, it is very strong. Feeding need to destroy to Seal gives you 2 fresh foundations to beat your opponent up with and the 5 base speed and +1 mid makes decks like jin and heihachi very happy. Love this attack and I am sure it will see a ton of play.
So let me know what you guys are seeing with this new set. Any cool combos/interactions that you guys are trying out?