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ornate meadowBOT
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THE NOVA NATIONALS

The most prestigious tournament has arrived! All classes compete for the legendary Nova Cup in the ultimate test of magical mastery. Who will come out on top (and why is it Seeker?)! Good luck contestant!

Start: 09 Oct 2025 19:00:00 UTC
End: 16 Oct 2025 19:00:00 UTC

CHARACTER

e_int Arcanist
:crossed_swords: Weapon: Spellbinders
:boom: Weapon Power: Elemental Weapon
:rocket: Starting Card: Fire Nova

OR

e_dexstr Hunter
:crossed_swords: Weapon: Soul Kama
:boom: Weapon Power: Ritual Weapon
:rocket: Starting Card: Bone Nova

OR

e_intstr Knight
:crossed_swords: Weapon: Soulblade
:boom: Weapon Power: Grounding Weapon
:rocket: Starting Card: Storm Nova

OR

e_dex Rogue
:crossed_swords: Weapon: Khanjali
:boom: Weapon Power: Baneful Weapon
:rocket: Starting Card: Poison Nova

OR

e_dexint Seeker
:crossed_swords: Weapon: Triglaive
:boom: Weapon Power: Surging Weapon
:rocket: Starting Card: Sand Nova

OR

e_str Warrior
:crossed_swords: Weapon: Hammer
:boom: Weapon Power: Unyielding Weapon
:rocket: Starting Card: Stone Nova

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CARDS

:white_check_mark: Core: Enabled
:white_check_mark: Progression: Enabled
:x: Metamorphosis: Disabled
:x: Infinitum: Disabled
:x: Catalyst: Disabled
:white_check_mark: Eclypse: Enabled

MALIGNANT AFFIXES

  • Decked Out [5%]: Start the game with all 4 lockets. Lockets you acquire are Cursed.
  • Disenchantment [10%]: You can not imbue cards.
  • You may choose more if you wish!

BONUS OBJECTIVES

A run earns extra points for:

  • +50 Points for cards that have nova in its text. Half Points for additional copies after the first
  • +3000 Points for completing the final encounter
  • +2000 Points for having a Mind Nova (up to a max of 2000 points)
  • +3000 Points for having a deck between 18 and 22 cards. Having more or less than this target in your deck will reduce this bonus

GAME VERSION

1.15.012 or later

Post your results below in order to participate!

Current Rankings: https://blightbane.io/challenge/1759960518320

karmic dagger
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Why do I feel bias?

north hull
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Nova ||gonna give you up||

karmic dagger
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Also, low deck and nova?

gusty pine
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i will do nova warrior, my favorite

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armor away

karmic dagger
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So, here's the thing: knight

gusty pine
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seeker setup looks the easiest so i predict a massive amount of seeker runs

normal lion
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Time to go super nova WhoDoThehellDoYouThinkIAm

gusty pine
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i have won with nova in every class outside of the challenge on impossible, so each one is possible

karmic dagger
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WHY KNIGHT KATANA

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YOU START CHAIN BUILD

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IT's a wrong weapon @glass saffron

normal lion
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Rip none of them have the starting nova card DrinkingProblem

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Wait I'm off my rocker

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Yeah nvm Idk why I confused nova for the weapon power lol

karmic dagger
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@glass saffron The knight weapon listed here isn't the one you get, you get the katana

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For knight

normal lion
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(am I off my rocker knight has longsword in game?)

oak falcon
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I think Soulblade is the old name of the basic.. Should be Stormblade

gusty pine
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soulblade...hehehe

oak falcon
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Blightbane seems to show the right weapon in the tooltip even though it has the wrong name

gusty pine
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@glass saffron sorry to ping you again...knight currently is getting a random starting weapon

glass saffron
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Updating now

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All set

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Credits to @proven fulcrum for the initial inspiration for this one by the way ๐Ÿ™‚

karmic dagger
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Nice, works now

proven fulcrum
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LETS GO HOLY SHIT

proven fulcrum
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This is gonna be a massive power trip and so much fun (I hope)

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I mean I gotta try to win this one right

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I think itโ€™s 100% winnable on 160%, youโ€™d have to reset for perception immediately, but I feel like either seeker or rogue could beat spine/rath on impossible

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With the right enchants of course

proven fulcrum
vast fjord
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Does decked out also give you access to all dual color cards? Or only single color?

proven fulcrum
gusty pine
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based on starting weapons and basically ignoring nova cards, because they really arent worth much in terms of points, i predict seeker, knight, and rogue being dominent builds

proven fulcrum
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Nova go brr

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And itโ€™s fun!

restive hornet
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Lol the quip about seeker , first thing I thought when I saw this was "seeker momentum build then" xD

normal lion
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Maybe I drop the sorcery amassing lockets are cooking me as a draw lmao

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Did I win the nova game lol

normal lion
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I'll be fr idk what I'm looking for anymore lmaoo I know sand nova rn is basically a free spell that makes 1-3 mana and draws 1-3 cards

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But like do I want paths now

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I have 2 cards to work with

normal eagle
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Except for seeker which I haven't tried yet

normal lion
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Seeker is nice once you get more copies of the sand one because it uses the seeker passive very well of making a mana for every 5 momentum

normal eagle
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Ic I'll try it out

normal lion
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I might have cooked myself lmao

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I made it to canto 4 but I have 9 life ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

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And I've only found 1 of the nova to heal

normal lion
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Heal full sure holyMackerel

gusty pine
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Daphne Leighton
e_dexint Seeker [XLII]
๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€ [Hard]


โš”๏ธ Triglaive
๐Ÿš€ Sand Nova
๐ŸŽฒ 6E3B5E088F [OFF]
๐ŸŒ„ Heroes' Rest Cemetery
dante Version 1.15.012

Malignancies (130%)
Decked Out (5%)
Disenchantment (10%)
Haunted (30%)
Eternal Hunger (35%)
Sorcery Amassing (50%)

Decklist (14)
2x Block e_neutral
1x Dash e_neutral
1x Fire Nova e_neutral
1x Pierce the Veil e_neutral
3x Sand Nova e_neutral
1x Surge of Dexterity
1x Surge of Intellect
3x Triglaive [+1] e_neutral
1x Triglaive [+2] e_neutral

Talents (5)
Surging Weapon
Nova Mastery
Nova Savant
Jack of All Trades
Legion Insight

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just goofing around getting rid of all the cursed cards...now that i have a feel for it going to start over

proven fulcrum
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First and only time!

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Deliah Tattersail
e_dexint Seeker [XLII]
๐Ÿ’€ [Normal]


๐Ÿ† Total score: 9818
๐Ÿ”ฅ Top damage: 28
๐Ÿ‘‘ Deck value: 315
๐Ÿช™ Gold remaining: 553
๐Ÿ• Duration: 01:10:10

โš”๏ธ Triglaive
๐Ÿš€ Sand Nova
๐ŸŽฒ 85D4C44044 [OFF]
dante Version 1.15.012

Malignancies (155%)
Decked Out (5%)
Disenchantment (10%)
Twisted Echoes (40%)
Sorcery Amassing (50%)
Rotting (50%)

Bosses slain: Weeping Mother, Garvin Greaves, General Ral-Dagar, Dawnbringer Solspear, Melchor the Cursed, Arachnid Progenator, Rathael the Slain

Decklist (29)
1x Arcanist's Locket
1x Bone Nova [+3]
1x Casa Nova
1x Centaur's Truth
1x Chaos Nova
1x Deep Study
1x Divine Focus
1x Fire Nova
1x Flashing Fists
1x Frost Nova
1x Holy Nova
1x Mind Nova
1x Poison Nova
1x Rogue's Locket
7x Sand Nova
1x Soul Nova
1x Spellstrike
1x Stone Nova
1x Storm Nova
2x Surge of Dexterity
1x Symbol of Unity
1x Warrior's Locket

Talents (15)
Surging Weapon
Nova Mastery
Nova Savant
Jack of All Trades
Legion Insight
Perception
Forgery
Repetition
Supernova
Balor's Blessing
Marksmanship
Fire Resistance
Brain Training
Rolling Tides
Lifesteal Venom

ornate meadowBOT
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Run has been submitted for The Nova Nationals!

Score: 22111
+12293 Bonus Points

proven fulcrum
keen rivet
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I've been meaning to give the Nova archetype in general a serious try lately (finally) and along comes Nova Week. Good timing! (props to @proven fulcrum for the idea too, I see!)

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Also lol at the Seeker comment; I figured I'd go against the grain (at least for my first try) and do non-Seeker, my first runnerup choice was Bone Nova but god damn ya had to pick the worst Hunter starting weapon didn't you ๐Ÿ˜…

(well, outside of Duskblades being bad for non-Darkness runs obviously)

keen rivet
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๐Ÿค” the Hunter setup seems pretty awkward/arbitrary in general, actually...Soul Kamas without access to the Soul Hunter cardpool from Metamorphosis, Ritual Weapon even tho there are literally only two cards available that interact/use the Totems mechanic (Totemstrike and Carving Knife) so it feels real lackluster to use, especially without the totem Basics

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The other classes, for the most part, have setups that can synergize well enough with just the core set archetypes... Armor, Chain, Poison etc.

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Arcanist is iffy with the Attunement set disabled but at least there are still plenty of elemental cards between the two enabled sets this week (including three Novas!) that you can at least utilize Attunement bonuses often enough

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Anyway. Just thinking aloud while I decide what to actually run with here ๐Ÿ˜…

proven fulcrum
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My aim with this challenge was to create a fun little power trip using an archetype that can be tough to get off the ground normally

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(Triglaive was a TON of fun good pick Reyality!)

keen rivet
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Yeah, and that's actually a really good idea because you're right, Nova decks are a pain in the ass to build/run with so this challenge can give a lot of people (newer players especially) exposure to what they're like to actually play with

keen rivet
# proven fulcrum Go with whatโ€™s fun!

Indeed! Although I do love my Bone Nova based on my previous Nova deck attempts (extremely small number of attempts tho ๐Ÿ˜…), imma forego Hunter this week (Soul Kamas really are that bad...plus they're rock-bottom tier when it comes to all those Hunter Make-a-Basic cards due to having no secondary effects; it's just flat damage). Bone Nova from the get-go is awesome too cuz it can be upgraded...just needs some time/investment and Kamas aren't good enough to carry till you can get your Nova game up to par.

I'll forego Arcanist too I think, also Seeker (I'm a rebel yo, imma burn yo bandwagons ๐Ÿ˜…)

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Love Chain decks but the best Chain decks are small Chain decks and I know I'm gonna pull my hair out from Charged Blade-ing into Lockets and shit all the time, so Knight's out for now ๐Ÿ˜…

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Literally just did an Armor deck run a day or two ago so Rogue it is!

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(Thank God Rey that Poison Nova gives Potency as well, haha)

normal lion
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nanobots son
e_dexint Seeker [XLII]
๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€ [Impossible]


๐Ÿ† Total score: 9660
๐Ÿ”ฅ Top damage: 879
๐Ÿ‘‘ Deck value: 205
๐Ÿช™ Gold remaining: 767
eye_spine Spine damage: 6666
๐Ÿ• Duration: 02:13:51

โš”๏ธ Triglaive
๐Ÿš€ Sand Nova
๐ŸŽฒ E24A10E436 [OFF]
dante Version 1.15.012

Malignancies (15%)
Decked Out (5%)
Disenchantment (10%)

Bosses slain: The Pale Warden, Garvin Greaves, Bolgar Blightbane, Viola Skysworn, Melchor the Cursed, Priest of Agony, Lord of Despair, Spine of Night

Decklist (22)
1x Arcanist's Locket
1x Bone Nova [+6]
1x Casa Nova
2x Chaos Nova
1x Divine Focus
1x Fire Nova
1x Frost Nova
1x Holy Nova
1x Mind Nova
1x Poison Nova
5x Sand Nova
1x Sloth
1x Soul Nova
1x Stone Nova
1x Storm Nova
1x Warrior's Locket
1x Wrath

Talents (13)
Surging Weapon
Nova Mastery
Nova Savant
Jack of All Trades
Legion Insight
Supernova
Headhunter
Greater Strength
Innate Knowledge
Blessing of the White Rose
Malice
Spellfury
Marksmanship

ornate meadowBOT
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Run has been submitted for The Nova Nationals!

Score: 19015
+9355 Bonus Points

normal lion
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Okay the idea is there now just gotta run it back with malignancys

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I'll be for real though idk what malignancies id run like I was getting cooked from just sorcery amassing

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Though had some solid buffs going so shrine of trickery might be one had figmented on the chain one and a talent to give bonus damage by potency then 50% crit chance for my basic to smack for like 500 and if I'd been a little more careful with it I think I could have gotten that higher

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Oh my top damage was 879 nice

keen rivet
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Ack, my Rogue run was shit ๐Ÿ˜… I was not feeling RNGJesus' love whatsoever, in fact I probably pissed him off taking his name in vain again or something

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In other news, current #1 is Arcanist ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

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(with THIRTY-TWO Talents nonetheless. Jesus chr...Oops sry my lord, plz don't tank my next run too)

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lol he didn't even have a single Nova card either. Even removed the initial Fire Nova card...savage disrespect for this week's theme tbh ๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ˜‚

keen rivet
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OH and isn't there a malignancy that gives Jack of All Trades?

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Might as well apply that one too since you already have that Talent AND the Lockets give you all-color card access too, which the malignancy also gives iirc

EDIT: Oh damn, it also re-enables the card expansions the Weekly banned...YMMV here methinks ๐Ÿ˜…

restive hornet
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Seems a new person is also reaching level 5 before first boss and getting 31 talents, huh

proud stormBOT
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GG @restive hornet, you just advanced to level 9!

keen rivet
proven fulcrum
proven fulcrum
proven fulcrum
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I just saw the โ€œand why is it seekerโ€ note on the intro to the challenge, NICE LMAO

glass saffron
frail umbra
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Cordelia the Silent
e_int Arcanist [XLII]
๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€ [Hard]


๐Ÿ† Total score: 10140
๐Ÿ”ฅ Top damage: 5729
๐Ÿ‘‘ Deck value: 395
๐Ÿช™ Gold remaining: 1055
eye_spine Spine damage: 6666
๐Ÿ• Duration: 03:38:38

โš”๏ธ Spellbinders
๐Ÿš€ Fire Nova
๐ŸŽฒ 5A4C903ACF [OFF]
dante Version 1.15.012

Malignancies (30%)
Decked Out (5%)
Pantheon of Trickery (5%)
Disenchantment (10%)
Bonfire (10%)

Bosses slain: Weeping Mother, Count Vesparin, Bolgar Blightbane, Viola Skysworn, Gorn Tagdahar, Statue of Ilthar III, Queen of Decay, Spine of Night

Decklist (31)
1x Arcanist's Locket
1x Casa Nova
2x Chaos Nova
1x Combust
1x Coven's Sight
1x Crone's Recipe
1x Divine Focus
1x Fan the Flames
3x Fire Nova
3x Frost Nova
1x Glimpse of Evil
1x Greed
2x Holy Nova
1x Mind Nova
1x Occult Secrets
1x Occultism
1x Rogue's Locket
1x Sand Nova
1x Spellsnap
1x Storm Nova
1x Surge of Intellect
1x Surgestone [+2]
1x Warrior's Locket
1x Wicker Crux
1x Witching Hour

Talents (18)
Elemental Weapon
Nova Mastery
Nova Savant
Jack of All Trades
Legion Insight
Compassionate
Malice
Sacred Zest
Alchemist
Greater Intellect
Stormscarred
Supernova
Headhunter
Blessing of the White Rose
Diamond Mind
Frozen Heart
Fire Immunity
Repetition

ornate meadowBOT
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Run has been submitted for The Nova Nationals!

Score: 18710
+8570 Bonus Points

normal lion
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I gotta get that Nova talent again time to go next every canto 1 if I don't find it lmaoo

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If I believe in the nova it will grant me its power Prayge

keen rivet
# glass saffron lol yeah that starting setup needs some work - had not considered it turned off ...

Yeah all except perhaps one (the legendary card from Voodoo set that grants max HP/heals based off Soul Count iirc) but yeah obviously the point remains...

...perhaps a simple swap to the Totem Basics would work?

It's not too relatively boring a solution since Knight also has a setup that basically mirrors one of its normal game starting loadouts. Warrior too...also Rogue ๐Ÿ˜… ok forget this last paragraph

Otherwise, yea literally anything but Kamas/Duskblade (duh ๐Ÿ˜…) and voodoo stick

proven fulcrum
keen rivet
keen rivet
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(in terms of deck consistincy ofc)

proven fulcrum
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I mean sorcery amassing + Triglaive + sand Nova made it so I was literally ftking everything, alter memory took it to extremes

proven fulcrum
proven fulcrum
keen rivet
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I felt sad adding Unique. But it better have Unique lol

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(or not, I dunno shit about balancing the Nova archetype for a given class ๐Ÿ˜…)

proven fulcrum
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PLEASE SUBMIT THAT FOR THE NEXT DESIGN COMP

keen rivet
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Already did

proven fulcrum
keen rivet
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There

proven fulcrum
proven fulcrum
# keen rivet

If they want to nerf it, it could be exclusive to the tundra?

keen rivet
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(gotta capitalize his name always to emphasize he's always pissed off and ready to wrestle)

normal lion
proven fulcrum
proud stormBOT
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GG @proven fulcrum, you just advanced to level 13!

proven fulcrum
normal lion
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I only do impossible nowadays but so far I'm running trickery shrines commons only rotting

gusty pine
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Issalyth the Corrupted
e_dex Rogue [XLII]
๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€ [Hard]


๐Ÿ† Total score: 16298
๐Ÿ”ฅ Top damage: 5150
๐Ÿ‘‘ Deck value: 680
๐Ÿช™ Gold remaining: 588
eye_spine Spine damage: 6666
๐Ÿ• Duration: 02:19:14

โš”๏ธ Khanjali
๐Ÿš€ Poison Nova
๐ŸŽฒ 81B47D5BDF [OFF]
dante Version 1.15.012

Malignancies (105%)
Decked Out (5%)
Disenchantment (10%)
Boundless Spoils (15%)
Monstrous (30%)
Slow to Act (45%)

Bosses slain: The Pale Warden, Garvin Greaves, General Ral-Dagar, Avatar of the Pyre, Melchor the Cursed, Priest of Agony, Lord of Despair, Spine of Night

Decklist (22)
1x Arcanist's Locket
1x Burst of Radiance
1x Code of Chivalry
1x Code of Hope
1x Divine Focus
1x Flying Carpet
1x Hidden Flurry
1x Mind Nova
1x Pocket Aces
1x Poison Nova
1x Potion Sash
1x Radiant Recovery
1x Recite
1x Represent
1x Rogue's Locket
1x Roll the Bones
1x Sand Nova
1x Simulacrum
1x Sleight of Hand
1x Venomancing
1x Warrior's Locket
1x Word of Purity

Talents (15)
Baneful Weapon
Nova Mastery
Nova Savant
Jack of All Trades
Legion Insight
Toxic Triage
Perception
Benevolent
Survival Instincts
Balor's Blessing
Greater Dexterity
Fire Resistance
Endless Arsenal
Strategist
Blighter

ornate meadowBOT
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Run has been submitted for The Nova Nationals!

Score: 28003
+11705 Bonus Points

gusty pine
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might go one more with higher malignecy

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kind of slow going but the momentum starts building up towards the end

proven fulcrum
gusty pine
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i was using a lot of sand nova via sleight of hand, pocket aces, roll the bones, and simulacrum

proven fulcrum
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you can legit just

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take a bunch of sand novas

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and spam them

normal lion
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Basically all the novas are common and tbh if I get the talent to get all of them Ive won anyways

gusty pine
normal lion
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Figmenting a sand nova and chain nova were my wincons

proven fulcrum
ornate meadowBOT
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At the start of your turn, inflict [[enchantmentStacks]] Poison then increase this by 1. Unique.

proven fulcrum
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whats the aura that gives you energy whenever you give poison?

normal lion
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Avatar

ornate meadowBOT
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e_dexe_dexe_dex

This combat, gain e_dex when you inflict Poison.<br>e_dex: Gain 1 Potency. Unique.

normal lion
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Also whenever you spend green you gain potency

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I wish I'd found it in the seeker run after I got the talent to increase basic attack damage by potency would have let me go off on the damage

keen rivet
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Electrosurge+20 Chain Novas+Zap mirite?!
e_intstr Knight [XLII]
๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€ [Hard]


๐Ÿ† Total score: 7418
๐Ÿ”ฅ Top damage: 2375
๐Ÿ‘‘ Deck value: 295
๐Ÿช™ Gold remaining: 169
eye_spine Spine damage: 6666
๐Ÿ• Duration: 02:41:06

โš”๏ธ Stormblade
๐Ÿš€ Storm Nova
๐ŸŽฒ 44F376AC35 [OFF]
dante Version 1.15.012

Malignancies (15%)
Decked Out (5%)
Disenchantment (10%)

Bosses slain: The Pale Warden, Garvin Greaves, Bolgar Blightbane, Dawnbringer Solspear, Melchor the Cursed, Statue of Ilthar III, Rathael the Slain, Spine of Night

Decklist (23)
1x Arcanist's Locket
1x Blinkstrike [+6]
1x Conduit
1x Consecration
1x Divine Focus
1x Electrosurge
1x Rogue's Locket
1x Spell Echo
3x Storm Nova
1x Storm Shield [+6]
1x Storm Shield [+7]
1x Storm Shield [+9]
3x Stormblade [+6]
1x Stormblade [+7]
1x Surge of Intellect
1x Surge of Strength
2x Tempest Blast [+5]
1x Warrior's Locket

Talents (20)
Grounding Weapon
Nova Mastery
Nova Savant
Jack of All Trades
Legion Insight
Storm Scholar
Quick Study
Sanctifier
Forgery
Thundergod's Blessing
Greater Intellect
Emporium Discount
Fast Recovery
Fire Resistance
Skylars Kiss
Strong Arms
Blessing of Serem-Pek
Watched
Balor's Blessing
Sharp Mind

ornate meadowBOT
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Run has been submitted for The Nova Nationals!

Score: 13624
+6206 Bonus Points

keen rivet
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There; gottem chain

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Once I managed Remented on my Storm Nova, then Levity made it free, then the game let me copy it....all before the end of C4, well...

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Just a Chain deck lol

proven fulcrum
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damnnnn nice

keen rivet
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Oh my luckiest break might have been Electrosurge in bandit camp.

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Suddenly I can cycle through my deck in a couple turns instead of, like, 4

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Well, once I was able to memorize it that is

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(oh, "Remented" was totally intentional. It's my new term. Hint: it's a portmanteau ๐Ÿ˜…)

proven fulcrum
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I'd just call that

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"barely nerfedecho"

keen rivet
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What, Recall?

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Figmented existed alongside Echo I think. From the Shrine that is

proven fulcrum
proven fulcrum
keen rivet
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Recall replaced it in the Trickery Shrine methinks

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Heh, after using Levity to make the card free, then I could just refer to my Figmented+Recall+Costless card as "Freemented" which might be a portmanthree???

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Tho Recall being in there isn't as obvious. Whatever ๐Ÿ˜…

vocal jewel
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This week was challenging for me to get a good build going. But did get a run with Malignancies at 95%. Pretty happy with that one

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And I managed to remove all those cursed lockets lol

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No fragmented or recall keywords, kinda unlucky

normal lion
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Removing lockets 0-0

simple pond
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Just spent a level up choosing pirate parlor amd it isnt working ๐Ÿ˜ข

restive hornet
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Volska Starlight
e_dexstr Hunter [XXXVIII]
๐Ÿ’€ [Normal]


๐Ÿ† Total score: 4510
๐Ÿ”ฅ Top damage: 82
๐Ÿ‘‘ Deck value: 395
๐Ÿช™ Gold remaining: 186
๐Ÿ• Duration: 01:24:53

โš”๏ธ Soul Kama
๐Ÿš€ Bone Nova
๐ŸŽฒ 9052C3D90D [OFF]
dante Version 1.15.012

Malignancies (120%)
Decked Out (5%)
Disenchantment (10%)
Haunted (30%)
Mana Flux (30%)
Slow to Act (45%)

Bosses slain: Mudfang Kingpin II, Garvin Greaves, Empowered Hydra, Avatar of the Pyre, Melchor the Cursed, Statue of Ilthar III, Lord of Despair

Decklist (21)
1x Arcanist's Locket
1x Bone Nova [+72]
2x Divine Focus
1x Fire Nova
1x Frost Nova
1x Holy Nova
1x Lost Lagoon
1x Mind Nova
1x Poison Nova
2x Rogue's Locket
1x Soul Nova
1x Soulbinder
1x Spell Thief
1x Stone Nova
2x Surge of Dexterity
2x Surge of Strength
1x Warrior's Locket

Talents (16)
Ritual Weapon
Nova Mastery
Nova Savant
Jack of All Trades
Legion Insight
Wild Infusion
Hide Armor
Butcher
Peace of Mind
Greater Strength
Fire Resistance
Quick Crafting
Sanctifier
Hellforged Weapons
Craftsman
Vexing Alteration

ornate meadowBOT
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Run has been submitted for The Nova Nationals!

Score: 17254
+12744 Bonus Points

restive hornet
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Hunter was pretty fun! I leaned hard into the reaping hp aspect and just focused on buffing bone nova to the max. Took a lot of damage, tho, tried mana flux instead of amassing and it was hard to play defensively without losing my ability to close a battle

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No soul cards showed up until very late, but the card i got worked great with the ethereal malignancy

normal lion
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Most of the soul package isnt enabled ๐Ÿ˜ข

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Bone nova is so good though

gusty pine
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im going to do a run on imp with knight since it appers to be unpopular...i thought it might be broken and did a test run and it works fine

keen rivet
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Now, two zero-cost Storm Novas with Remented could be considered busted ๐Ÿ˜… (nah getting them to that point isn't trivial)

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But yeah with Electrosurge (even more important than usual given Locket deck bloat) I was drawing my whole deck by turn 2 usually

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(Consecration was just my Spine solution)

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(...Tempest Blast is always worth mentioning too. Thx to Mr. Josh Bruce for that little piece of awesomeness ๐Ÿ˜…)

keen rivet
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||Ugh I know Rey said he forgot to consider Soul Hunter cards being disabled this week, which is fine, but Soul Kama ought to get a buff/minor redesign imo. It's weak whether Metamorphosis is enabled or not lol||

restive hornet
idle ginkgo
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I got so unlucky with Novas, but I've managed to remove all the lockets

gusty pine
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Geoffrey Virccinetti
e_dex Rogue [XLII]
๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€ [Impossible]


๐Ÿ† Total score: 19988
๐Ÿ”ฅ Top damage: 7335
๐Ÿ‘‘ Deck value: 680
๐Ÿช™ Gold remaining: 805
eye_spine Spine damage: 6666
๐Ÿ• Duration: 02:19:54

โš”๏ธ Khanjali
๐Ÿš€ Poison Nova
๐ŸŽฒ FDFDB7FE94 [OFF]
dante Version 1.15.012

Malignancies (105%)
Decked Out (5%)
Disenchantment (10%)
Boundless Spoils (15%)
Monstrous (30%)
Slow to Act (45%)

Bosses slain: The Pale Warden, Garvin Greaves, General Ral-Dagar, Avatar of the Pyre, Melchor the Cursed, Priest of Agony, Lord of Despair, Spine of Night

Decklist (22)
1x Arcanist's Locket
1x Burst of Radiance
1x Code of Chivalry
1x Divine Focus
1x Dragon Punch
1x Flying Carpet
1x Fur Hide
1x Mind Nova
1x Pacifism
1x Pirate's Parley
1x Poison Nova
1x Radiant Assault
1x Represent
1x Rewind
1x Righteousness
1x Rogue's Locket
1x Sand Nova
1x Simulacrum
1x Spoils of War
1x Storm Shield [+1]
1x Venomancing
1x Warrior's Locket

Talents (16)
Baneful Weapon
Nova Mastery
Nova Savant
Jack of All Trades
Legion Insight
Toxic Triage
Perception
Headhunter
Benevolent
Balor's Blessing
Greater Dexterity
Fire Resistance
Warpriest
Strategist
Blessing of Serem-Pek
Sacred Shield

ornate meadowBOT
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Run has been submitted for The Nova Nationals!

Score: 31693
+11705 Bonus Points

gusty pine
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al right done with rogue i swear, on to warrior

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rogue is just too much fun

late crag
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Do you have to play on a specific difficulty for the โ€œbonus objectiveโ€ points to apply? Had my last run end with a deck between 18-22 cards but didnโ€™t get +3000 at the end.. sorry new to this

restive hornet
late crag
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I see.. one other q then, how do you share the score here

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Nvm figured that out, thanks

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Still donโ€™t know how I finished last run and didnโ€™t get +3k but all good

oak falcon
late crag
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Ohhhh thank you much

oak falcon
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If you paste the archive snippet here youโ€™ll see the final score

late crag
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People say you can get 250 fateshards for the weekly, but that didnโ€™t seem to apply for me either, any idea why not?

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I figured it was because of not getting the bonuses, I guess I didnโ€™t share here?

proud stormBOT
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GG @late crag, you just advanced to level 1!

oak falcon
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That happens at the victory/defeat screen. Sometimes you have to wait on that screen for a bit for the message to pop up. If you donโ€™t have an internet connection at that time then it may skip it

late crag
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Interesting okay, thank you much!

oak falcon
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It should look like this

late crag
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Ahhh itโ€™s because I didnโ€™t submit it here then

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Didnt realize how tied the site is to the app, pretty cool

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Thanks again

vocal jewel
gusty pine
vocal jewel
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Yeah ok, but i thought you got a lot of points if you had all the nova cards in your deck, but i guess they are pretty low value

gusty pine
vocal jewel
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good point!

normal lion
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50 pts per nova really the only nova worth much is mind nova for 2000

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Having said that I'm glad I full committed all novas was a pleasant run

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I'm hoping I can pull it off again with malignancies I did a run for 19k with no malignancies so

proud stormBOT
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GG @normal lion, you just advanced to level 13!

vocal jewel
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Yeah I had a full nova build it it got crazy in the end, super fun challenge this week too

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im way too addicted to this game ๐Ÿ˜ฉ

karmic dagger
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But I got bored after winning in hard

plush fog
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I just noticed that letting the minic steal your lockets and get away removes them. Also, demon lady will remove your divine locket (but also your holy nova) if you recruit her

proud stormBOT
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GG @plush fog, you just advanced to level 1!

late crag
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Thereโ€™s not any way to remove cursed cards anymore right? No events or anything?

vocal jewel
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I used quick adaptation to remove my cursed cards, swap them for any monster card and then remove those at a campfire or something

proud stormBOT
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GG @vocal jewel, you just advanced to level 2!

normal lion
normal eagle
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impossible is jeol's terrority

normal lion
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I have a 20k score this week and working for a 30k

normal eagle
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i mostly play on normals

vast fjord
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Was surprisingly difficult to stay on the nova theme despite the insane starting talents. Got all of them except frost and poison I think.

Super fun challenge @proven fulcrum ๐Ÿ™Œ
Affliction nova really shuts down the Spine.

normal lion
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The cheat you do is get the talent to give you all the novas leof

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I ended up one turning spine with 6 sand novas a figmented chain nova and a free mind nova + 1 of every other nova

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I gotta figure out how to crack higher damage though figmented chain got me to like 800 idk maybe it's recall + figmented chain because of how fast I can churn through the deck could probably play 4 copies in a god and jump to 2400

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Oh shoot it's definitely simulacrum

vast fjord
normal lion
vast fjord
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Seeker has a pretty high fatigue resistance. Don't remember if it's 6 or 7 cycles.

normal lion
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Usually when that deck grows purpley enough I quit

normal lion
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Idk how y'all crazy people did this sorcery amassing for this run lockets have ended so many fights

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The grave dog keeps killing me too lmaoo

gusty pine
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probably going to do another run tomorrow as warrior

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maybe 125% malignecy

normal lion
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holyMackerel good luck!! I don't know I like ftk decks so if my decks don't draw I get scared

normal lion
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Since adding sorcery amassing I've lost so many runs lmao

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If it weren't worth a whole run worth in multipliers I'd have dropped it by now

normal lion
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Thanks rey sad_cat ghostylove

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Someday I'll learn the way of sorcery amassing without save scumming this week may not be it lol

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Ive lost 6 runs to a locket draw just ending a fight

gusty pine
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Artus Stoneborn
e_str Warrior [XLII]
๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€ [Hard]


๐Ÿ† Total score: 9450
๐Ÿ”ฅ Top damage: 1046
๐Ÿ‘‘ Deck value: 250
๐Ÿช™ Gold remaining: 369
eye_spine Spine damage: 406
๐Ÿ• Duration: 01:56:22

โš”๏ธ Radiant Mace
๐Ÿš€ Stone Nova
๐ŸŽฒ F933FBDC50 [OFF]
dante Version 1.15.012

Malignancies (75%)
Decked Out (5%)
Disenchantment (10%)
Sanguine (15%)
Basic Chaos (15%)
Monstrous (30%)

Bosses slain: The Pale Warden, Garvin Greaves, General Ral-Dagar, Avatar of the Pyre, Melchor the Cursed, Priest of Agony, Lord of Despair
Slain by: Spine of Night

Decklist (22)
1x Arcanist's Locket
3x Bash
1x Bunker Down [+1]
1x Bunker Down [+9]
1x Divine Focus
1x Holy Nova
1x Living Fort
1x Not Dead Yet
1x Rogue's Locket
1x Sanguine Surge
1x Savagery
1x Stand Your Ground
7x Stone Nova
1x Warrior's Locket

Talents (15)
Unyielding Weapon
Nova Mastery
Nova Savant
Jack of All Trades
Legion Insight
Weapon Training
Skylars Kiss
Headhunter
Greater Strength
Endless Arsenal
Fire Resistance
Darksteel Plating
Sanctifier
Hellforged Weapons
Lionheart

ornate meadowBOT
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Run has been submitted for The Nova Nationals!

Score: 17942
+8492 Bonus Points

gusty pine
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lost to spine i think i will give warrior another try

idle ginkgo
normal lion
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Well yeah seeker is working but if I don't find more ways to keep up momentum I lose, or if I just hit the lucky 4 consecutive lockets

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It's my personal preference to never save scum fights even if I will for transmutes lol

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No fun if I can't lose amongus_skeledance been liking the challenge in weeklies where I just sit down and go with as many malignancies as I can

normal eagle
normal lion
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Technically I survived walked away with 1 hp lmao

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Hmm I'll just stick to what I got 90% malignancy was enough and pretty easy with seeker but I can't figure out sorcery amassing this weekend without alt f4ing the second I brick into a locket

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Good challenge though the run where I get all of them was hella fun

vocal jewel
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wait you can play on PC?

normal lion
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There's emulators and stuff I personally have an emulator and my phone alt f4 was really just me saying close the game lol

vocal jewel
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right, i see. my bad!

formal ice
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Daphne Miller
e_dexint Seeker [XLII]
๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€ [Hard]


๐Ÿ† Total score: 20150
๐Ÿ”ฅ Top damage: 3055
๐Ÿ‘‘ Deck value: 195
๐Ÿช™ Gold remaining: 1030
eye_spine Spine damage: 6666
๐Ÿ• Duration: 01:54:03

โš”๏ธ Triglaive
๐Ÿš€ Sand Nova
๐ŸŽฒ B43D382EF1
dante Version 1.15.012

Malignancies (160%)
Decked Out (5%)
Disenchantment (10%)
Slow to Act (45%)
Sorcery Amassing (50%)
Rotting (50%)

Bosses slain: The Pale Warden, Garvin Greaves, General Ral-Dagar, Avatar of the Pyre, Melchor the Cursed, Statue of Ilthar III, Lord of Despair, Spine of Night

Decklist (22)
1x Arcanist's Locket
2x Bone Nova [+5]
1x Casa Nova
1x Chaos Nova
1x Consecration
1x Deathwish
1x Fire Nova
1x Gluttony
1x Greed
1x Holy Nova
1x Mind Nova
2x Poison Nova
1x Pride
1x Rogue's Locket
1x Sand Nova
1x Soul Nova
2x Stone Nova
1x Storm Nova
1x Warrior's Locket

Talents (19)
Surging Weapon
Nova Mastery
Nova Savant
Jack of All Trades
Legion Insight
Perception
Endless Arsenal
Momentous Strikes
Whimsical
Energized
Skylars Kiss
Supernova
Fortuitous
Emporium Discount
Brain Training
Wavedancer
Bad Intentions
Insatiable Curiosity
Mythology

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Run has been submitted for The Nova Nationals!

Score: 34887
+14737 Bonus Points

frail umbra
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Amerinth of the Blightwood
e_dexstr Hunter [XLII]
๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€ [Hard]


๐Ÿ† Total score: 9620
๐Ÿ”ฅ Top damage: 2717
๐Ÿ‘‘ Deck value: 390
๐Ÿช™ Gold remaining: 1007
eye_spine Spine damage: 6666
๐Ÿ• Duration: 02:05:51

โš”๏ธ Soul Kama
๐Ÿš€ Bone Nova
๐ŸŽฒ 65CC4B2670 [OFF]
dante Version 1.15.012

Malignancies (30%)
Decked Out (5%)
Pantheon of Trickery (5%)
Disenchantment (10%)
Stable Magic (10%)

Bosses slain: Weeping Mother, Count Vesparin, Bolgar Blightbane, Dawnbringer Solspear, Gorn Tagdahar, Priest of Agony, Lord of Despair, Spine of Night

Decklist (26)
1x Arcanist's Locket
1x Bone Nova
1x Bone Nova [+5]
1x Broken Amulet
1x Burning Resolve
1x Casa Nova
2x Chaos Nova
1x Cloak and Dagger
1x Divine Focus
1x Enfeeble
1x Fire Nova
2x Frost Nova
1x Holy Nova
1x Idolize
1x Innervation
1x Mind Nova
1x Poison Nova
1x Rogue's Locket
1x Shard of Malice
1x Soul Nova
1x Stone Nova
1x Storm Nova
1x Toxic Relation
1x Warrior's Locket

Talents (18)
Ritual Weapon
Nova Mastery
Nova Savant
Jack of All Trades
Legion Insight
Perception
Headhunter
Strategist
Mobility
Greater Intellect
Innate Knowledge
Fire Resistance
Craftsman
Battle Prowess
Thundering Strikes
Dark Ritualist
Supernova
Emporium Discount

ornate meadowBOT
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Run has been submitted for The Nova Nationals!

Score: 18710
+9090 Bonus Points

glass zephyr
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Nora Frostgard
e_intstr Knight [XLII]
๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€ [Challenging]


๐Ÿ† Total score: 3853
๐Ÿ”ฅ Top damage: 59
๐Ÿ‘‘ Deck value: 295
๐Ÿช™ Gold remaining: 442
๐Ÿ• Duration: 05:01:09

โš”๏ธ Stormblade
๐Ÿš€ Storm Nova
๐ŸŽฒ 15077F367F
dante Version 1.15.012

Malignancies (15%)
Decked Out (5%)
Disenchantment (10%)

Bosses slain: The Pale Warden, Spirit of Aethos, General Ral-Dagar, Viola Skysworn, Melchor the Cursed, Statue of Ilthar III, Lord of Despair

Decklist (25)
1x Arcanist's Locket
1x Aura of Divinity
1x Battlecry
3x Blessed Strike
1x Clarity
1x Divine Focus
1x Frost Nova
1x Holy Nova
1x Mage Armor
1x Poison Nova
1x Righteousness
1x Rogue's Locket
1x Searing Radiance
1x Spellstrike
1x Storm Nova
2x Storm Shield [+5]
1x Stormblade [+4]
1x Surge of Intellect
1x Tempest Blast [+5]
1x Warrior's Locket
2x Word of Purity

Talents (20)
Grounding Weapon
Nova Mastery
Nova Savant
Jack of All Trades
Legion Insight
Storm Scholar
Compassionate
Quick Study
Benevolent
Greater Intellect
Blessing of Aethos
Emporium Discount
Keen Mind
Magical Aptitude
Thundering Strikes
Repetition
Blessing of the White Rose
Trovan's Blessing
Purity
Tough Bones

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Run has been submitted for The Nova Nationals!

Score: 10190
+6337 Bonus Points

daring drift
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Owen Godwin
e_dexint Seeker [XLII]
๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€ [Challenging]


๐Ÿ† Total score: 6988
๐Ÿ”ฅ Top damage: 80
๐Ÿ‘‘ Deck value: 265
๐Ÿช™ Gold remaining: 453
๐Ÿ• Duration: 02:05:51

โš”๏ธ Triglaive
๐Ÿš€ Sand Nova
๐ŸŽฒ A41685A6F0 [OFF]
dante Version 1.15.012

Malignancies (115%)
Decked Out (5%)
Pantheon of Trickery (5%)
Disenchantment (10%)
Slow to Act (45%)
Sorcery Amassing (50%)

Bosses slain: The Pale Warden, Garvin Greaves, General Ral-Dagar, Viola Skysworn, Melchor the Cursed, Statue of Ilthar III, Queen of Decay

Decklist (22)
1x Agile Mind
1x Arcanist's Locket
1x Aura of Rime
1x Bone Nova [+10]
1x Bone Nova [+2]
1x Chaos Nova
1x Code of Steel
1x Cursed Cauldron
1x Divine Focus
2x Fire Nova
1x Frost Nova
1x Frostblock
1x Infernal Racket
1x Mind Nova
1x Rogue's Locket
4x Sand Nova
1x Storm Nova
1x Warrior's Locket

Talents (17)
Surging Weapon
Nova Mastery
Nova Savant
Jack of All Trades
Legion Insight
Sanctifier
Compassionate
Headhunter
Endless Arsenal
Balor's Blessing
Perception
Greater Strength
Strategist
Insatiable Curiosity
Blessing of the White Rose
Profane Ward
Infuse Power

ornate meadowBOT
marsh pebble
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Brien the Moth
e_dexint Seeker [XXXVI]
๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€ [Hard]


๐Ÿ† Total score: 6600
๐Ÿ”ฅ Top damage: 89
๐Ÿ‘‘ Deck value: 170
๐Ÿช™ Gold remaining: 438
eye_spine Spine damage: 6666
๐Ÿ• Duration: 02:05:56

โš”๏ธ Triglaive
๐Ÿš€ Sand Nova
๐ŸŽฒ E97952EC99
dante Version 1.15.012

Malignancies (20%)
Decked Out (5%)
Weapon Obsession (5%)
Disenchantment (10%)

Bosses slain: Weeping Mother, Garvin Greaves, General Ral-Dagar, Serena Hellspark, Melchor the Cursed, Priest of Agony, Lord of Despair, Spine of Night

Decklist (22)
1x Arcanist's Locket
1x Bone Nova [+3]
1x Casa Nova
1x Chaos Nova
1x Fire Nova
1x Frost Nova
1x Mind Nova
2x Poison Nova
1x Rogue's Locket
9x Sand Nova
1x Soul Nova
1x Storm Nova
1x Warrior's Locket

Talents (22)
Surging Weapon
Nova Mastery
Nova Savant
Jack of All Trades
Legion Insight
Momentous Recovery
Perception
Repetition
Greater Intellect
Sacred Shield
Supernova
Mark of Taurus
Deadly Accuracy
Vexing Alteration
Deal with the Devil
Elemental Conflux
Mobility
Trovan's Blessing
Infuse Energy
Diamond Mind
Sharp Mind
Steelmind

proud stormBOT
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GG @marsh pebble, you just advanced to level 3!

ornate meadowBOT
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Run has been submitted for The Nova Nationals!

Score: 19635
+12647 Bonus Points

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Run has been submitted for The Nova Nationals!

Score: 16020
+9420 Bonus Points

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Achievement unlocked by marsmoxie:

Slay the hidden boss Spine of Night with 6666 spine damage.

marsh pebble
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This challenge was my first time beating the spine!!

vocal jewel
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Borken the Moth
e_dexint Seeker [XLII]
๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’€ [Challenging]


๐Ÿ† Total score: 7995
๐Ÿ”ฅ Top damage: 35
๐Ÿ‘‘ Deck value: 1220
๐Ÿช™ Gold remaining: 1052
๐Ÿ• Duration: 01:26:59

โš”๏ธ Triglaive
๐Ÿš€ Sand Nova
๐ŸŽฒ FE522B0FB2 [OFF]
dante Version 1.15.012

Malignancies (105%)
Decked Out (5%)
Disenchantment (10%)
Boundless Spoils (15%)
Monstrous (30%)
Slow to Act (45%)

Bosses slain: The Pale Warden, Count Vesparin, General Ral-Dagar, Serena Hellspark, Melchor the Cursed, Statue of Ilthar III, Queen of Decay

Decklist (22)
1x Code of Hope
1x Coven's Sight
1x Divine Focus
1x Double Nock
1x Essential Oils
1x Flying Carpet
1x Majestic Grandeur
1x Mind Nova
1x Pirate's Parley [+7]
1x Power Armor
1x Pure gold
1x Revive
2x Sand Nova
1x Sanguine Shield
1x Taurus' Rage
1x The Journey
1x Time is Money
1x Tinkerer's Toolbox
1x Warrior's Locket
1x Vexing Echoes
1x Worldbreaker

Talents (18)
Surging Weapon
Nova Mastery
Nova Savant
Jack of All Trades
Legion Insight
Repetition
Mark of Taurus
Strategist
Momentous Strikes
Greater Intellect
Perception
Balor's Blessing
Strong Arms
Diamond Mind
Trovan's Blessing
Fortuitous
Blessing of Serem-Pek
Deep Studies

ornate meadowBOT
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Run has been submitted for The Nova Nationals!

Score: 19648
+11653 Bonus Points

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Achievement unlocked by zashoo:

Gain the talent Trovan's Blessing.

vocal jewel
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I donโ€™t know how it works but I got the currently highest score in challenging difficulty with this run

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But Iโ€™m not on the leaderboard. Maybe because I got a higher score on impossible difficulty?

gusty pine
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thats correct you check in blightbane and blightbane shows the actual standings

vocal jewel
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wowowowowo!

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really want one of those challange winner icons ๐Ÿฅ‡

ornate meadowBOT
vocal jewel
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GZ everyone!

glass saffron