tawdry mauve
I’m of the opinion that that speedrun is not a necessary joker, but I also understand the intention behind it.
I think the biggest complaint about it (at least mine) is that it causes you to have to play fast unexpectedly, it’s also super annoying when someone is ahead of you and finds one just before PvP, and you have to either sack value / rush to catch up, or give up your spectral.
What if instead of speedrun being a joker, it was a deck? It could have the same effect as currently - first player to get to PvP gets a random spectral, second has 30 seconds to ready up or doesn’t get one. That way, you’d know from the beginning of the game you have to play fast. It also would eliminate being able to copy speedrun to get multiple spectrals which I think is way too OP anyway.
To play with the theme this deck could even perhaps have a slightly shorter timer? People who are preferring a faster game could also choose to veer toward this deck in bans while people who aren’t can ban the option. Could also make for some interesting cocktails.
latent grove
icy sundial
clear wedge
serene rover
raven bloom