Here's an overview of the competitive cards and how they are available. I've added a list of free-to-play combos at the bottom.
Generally speaking, it's great to see older cards like Galzra, Hope, Rhiannon & Vambrael become playable again. It's also nice that almost half of the gem-only card have had at least limited availability as wandering bosses or such. I still think we're due for a significant update to the summon pool. Longer term players will have Galzra, Hope, Rhiannon & Vambrael. That only leaves Young Arthur & Young Lancelot, and they have become a bit less attractive now that Young Morgana is more often played in Tender Mercies (Igraine, Nimue, Rhiannon & Young Morgana).
The broad effect is that summon stones are much less valuable with few or no cards to summon. (E.g. I don't have Caelia at t4, but getting her won't actually improve my deck). I think we're overdue to roll:
* Icemaw
* Shinobi
* Valrakk
* Wraith-kin
into the summon pool. Those four would unlock a number of playable combos, while still leaving many cards to drive summon pack and chest sales. And the introduction of 7* cards to the summon pool, when it comes around, will drive a lot of excitement too. In a storm I see a 6* card every 40 ss or so, so I would think that 7* cards would drop at about 1/3 that rate, or 1 in 120-ish.
Cheers,
Rosen
Summonable cards
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Galzra
Hope (not current pool)
Infernus (only marginally competitive)
Rhiannon
Vambrael
Young Arthur
Young Lancelot
Event cards
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Blighted Galzra (nightmare event)
Juicifer
Loholt
Maelgwn
Mordred
Nuriel
Ogrim
Uther
Young Morgana
Gems
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Arthur
Blighted Arial
Ghula (also, wandering nightmare card)
Golden Drust
Golden Galzra (and recent summon storm pack)
Golden Godfrey
Golden Gwar
Golden War
Icemaw (event when only Drust/Gwar reflection existed, also via ice tokens in the exchange shop)
Igraine
Morgause
Nimue
Pellinore
Ryjm (also, wandering nightmare card)
Severa
Shinobi
Vambrael Fallen (and scorched chest)
Valrakk (event, though few folk had reflection back then)
Wraith-kin
Tower
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Ice Overlord
FTP combos
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Divine Mercy: Nuriel, Vamb, Hope
Gilded Youth: Young Lancelot, Young Arthur, Young Morgana
Fire & Ice: Ice Overlord, Infernus
Generally speaking, it's great to see older cards like Galzra, Hope, Rhiannon & Vambrael become playable again. It's also nice that almost half of the gem-only card have had at least limited availability as wandering bosses or such. I still think we're due for a significant update to the summon pool. Longer term players will have Galzra, Hope, Rhiannon & Vambrael. That only leaves Young Arthur & Young Lancelot, and they have become a bit less attractive now that Young Morgana is more often played in Tender Mercies (Igraine, Nimue, Rhiannon & Young Morgana).
The broad effect is that summon stones are much less valuable with few or no cards to summon. (E.g. I don't have Caelia at t4, but getting her won't actually improve my deck). I think we're overdue to roll:
* Icemaw
* Shinobi
* Valrakk
* Wraith-kin
into the summon pool. Those four would unlock a number of playable combos, while still leaving many cards to drive summon pack and chest sales. And the introduction of 7* cards to the summon pool, when it comes around, will drive a lot of excitement too. In a storm I see a 6* card every 40 ss or so, so I would think that 7* cards would drop at about 1/3 that rate, or 1 in 120-ish.
Cheers,
Rosen
Summonable cards
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Galzra
Hope (not current pool)
Infernus (only marginally competitive)
Rhiannon
Vambrael
Young Arthur
Young Lancelot
Event cards
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Blighted Galzra (nightmare event)
Juicifer
Loholt
Maelgwn
Mordred
Nuriel
Ogrim
Uther
Young Morgana
Gems
----
Arthur
Blighted Arial
Ghula (also, wandering nightmare card)
Golden Drust
Golden Galzra (and recent summon storm pack)
Golden Godfrey
Golden Gwar
Golden War
Icemaw (event when only Drust/Gwar reflection existed, also via ice tokens in the exchange shop)
Igraine
Morgause
Nimue
Pellinore
Ryjm (also, wandering nightmare card)
Severa
Shinobi
Vambrael Fallen (and scorched chest)
Valrakk (event, though few folk had reflection back then)
Wraith-kin
Tower
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Ice Overlord
FTP combos
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Divine Mercy: Nuriel, Vamb, Hope
Gilded Youth: Young Lancelot, Young Arthur, Young Morgana
Fire & Ice: Ice Overlord, Infernus
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