Most commonly cancelled events

By Maester_LUke, in 1. AGoT General Discussion

Given the my post in the "Best Martell Card thread, I thought I'd start something to keep that one on topic:

I do find it interesting, from a historical perspective, what path events have taken. PS (along with Immunity to Events) came out in Valyrian Edition as part of a design direction to make characters more durable. Events like Put to the Sword, Tears of Lys and Contested Claim had been the dominant neutral character control, and could create huge swings (especially a first turn Sword & Put to the Torch), and it almost functioned as a save in those cases as such. Now it seems were more about cancelling effect events (or forcing through said events, when the opponent holds a Paper Shield.

I still wish Paper Shield couldn't cancel events that had other costs like "kneel a character to..." and the above point is supported by what seems like little play of "Fear Cuts Deeper Than Swords."

I realize this will vary by deck-type and house, but what do you find yourself mostly regularly cancelling with A) Paper Shield and B) The Hand's Judgement (with the assumption that everything listed for A are suitable targets for B. Obviously, He Calls it Thinking is quite powerful in that it cancels both, though it's more limited in what other events it can stop. And I will be interested to see how much Doran's Game get's played as the current cycle rolls out (ironic that playing the card for full effect makes it cancellable by both Paper Shield _and_ He Calls it Thinking, or am I making Alanis' mistake with that comment).

A) Paper Shield, He Calls it Thinking, Narrow Escape, Forever Burning

B) Westeros Bleeds, Favorable Ground, The Hatchling's Feast, Field of Fire, See Who is Stronger.

Perhaps we can skip B, as it's really just a question of what are the strong events out there, or particularly the subset that hurts your deck.

I still haven't played enough with PS to know what I tend to cancel the most. I've seen it used against me most to cancel my Lannister kneel events.

Same here but I have probably used it most on things like burning on the sands and he calls it thinking, pretty much use it to ruin someones well thought surprise move. thou I have gotten also my PS canceled most of the times with he calls it thinking :D

I really don't use paper shield much unless I'm already playing a controllish build that can draw alot. In more aggresive decks I want to play my own suprises not ruin opponents and sometimes with aggressive decks I feel that there is just not enough draw to make PS useful enough.

I'm not sure there is a single event that I cancel the most, but there is a type of event, I cancel character control when it is going to prevent me from pushing through a needed challenge. I don't most of the effects, draw, recursion, etc. etc. I hit the control elements first and foremost.

You should never cancel draw. Cancel WHAT they draw.

Edit: Unless you think the cancel you have won't cancel what you are afraid of them drawing.

Lannister kneel cards, Superior Claim, and Die by the Sword + Price of War that one of my meta buddies loves to play.