Psycog 101 - Drawing
Hello Psycogs! And welcome to this new Psycog 101!
Victor is still with us, the best of coaches!
Drawing is one of the fundamentals of any card game, cards being your actions, it is primordial to have as many as possible.
The first introduction we have to drawing cards are Genetic Cycling cards that we obtain fairly early in the game.
Genetic Cycling all work the same and ask that you discard a Mutant of the same gene as the card.
It is highly encouraged to use your ephemeral starter, that will spawn in your hand each turn, as a ressource when a card requires a discard.
This card seems bad at first glance: who would like to sacrifice a Mutant and give its EVO to your opponent just to draw? Still it becomes very strong in certain conditions!
The first one is simple, using it on a invoke that is not a Starter or a Fantassin will not give any EVO to the opponent!
This card will easily be played in decks that invoke Mutants on the field.
There is finally a support card specific to Necro users: Astralgomancy.
This one allows to have a strong use of Bones in your deck with a huge draw !
Support cards aren't the only one that allow you to draw, there is also Buildings!
We can then talk about two cards you easily get access to: Data Bank and Data Fuse
The first of those one will draw a lot of cards but is an easy target with 3 HP and 1 EVO!
Oh and don't forget...
... the World Tree !
This card is a very powerfull tool that allow you to draw each turn and heal your Psycore at the start of your round, it is one of the rare cards that can do this.
It's true. Talking about things that like to be destroyed, what if we talked about the Mutant that allows to draw?
The Mutant, as there is only one at the moment. It's the Lichlock that once destroyed allows you to draw cards. The more ranks you have the more you draw!
Oh yeah that's right Victor! But to end this article, why is drawing so important?
Card Advantage is a way to measure who has the advantage in the game or not. You say that a Player has Card Advantage when they have more cards and possibilites than their opponent. Drawing is a way to gain Card Advantage.
Ahem yes... It's very... Explanatory. Even if its a bit caricatural, we can understand that Player A with 2 Mutants on the field and 5 cards in hand has 7 possibilities compared to the 5 of their opponent. We can say that Play A has a Card Advantage of 2.
This does not win you the game but Player A is in a better spot even if we don't know what Player B has in hand. If they have a lot of cards to draw, Card Advantage can shift!
Here we are at the end of this new Psycog 101! We'll see you for more articles!
Of course they did, of course. See you latter Psycogs!
Team Mutants Genesis
Victor is still with us, the best of coaches!
Originally posted by Victor"Hahaha ! Flattery will get you nowhere. But you can keep them coming...!"
Drawing is one of the fundamentals of any card game, cards being your actions, it is primordial to have as many as possible.
Originally posted by Victor"This is why it's mandatory to include drawing cards in your deck, either under the effects of some Mutants, Support or Building cards!"
The first introduction we have to drawing cards are Genetic Cycling cards that we obtain fairly early in the game.
Genetic Cycling all work the same and ask that you discard a Mutant of the same gene as the card.
Originally posted by Victor"This card allow to quickly understand the ressource system of Mutants: Genesis, cards and especially our starter are our ressources!"
It is highly encouraged to use your ephemeral starter, that will spawn in your hand each turn, as a ressource when a card requires a discard.
Originally posted by Victor"We shouldn't forget Bio-Recycling! One of my favourites!"
This card seems bad at first glance: who would like to sacrifice a Mutant and give its EVO to your opponent just to draw? Still it becomes very strong in certain conditions!
The first one is simple, using it on a invoke that is not a Starter or a Fantassin will not give any EVO to the opponent!
Originally posted by Victor"The second one asks to play it on your Starter when the board is empty so you don't give any EVO!"
This card will easily be played in decks that invoke Mutants on the field.
There is finally a support card specific to Necro users: Astralgomancy.
This one allows to have a strong use of Bones in your deck with a huge draw !
Originally posted by Victor"It's not an Ultra for nothing!"
Support cards aren't the only one that allow you to draw, there is also Buildings!
We can then talk about two cards you easily get access to: Data Bank and Data Fuse
The first of those one will draw a lot of cards but is an easy target with 3 HP and 1 EVO!
Originally posted by Victor"The second one is a given draw but it's just one card. Still, it allows you to protect your building line with its Guardian ability."
Oh and don't forget...
Originally posted by Victor"Oh I really like this one, reminds me of forests!"
... the World Tree !
This card is a very powerfull tool that allow you to draw each turn and heal your Psycore at the start of your round, it is one of the rare cards that can do this.
Originally posted by Victor"Yes but don't forget that with only 4 HP it's pretty fragile, the World Tree also gives 3 EVO when it's destroyed!"
It's true. Talking about things that like to be destroyed, what if we talked about the Mutant that allows to draw?
Originally posted by Victor"The Mutant?"
The Mutant, as there is only one at the moment. It's the Lichlock that once destroyed allows you to draw cards. The more ranks you have the more you draw!
Originally posted by Victor"It's one of the cards that really shine with Mass Cannon. It's combos we talked about previously!"
Oh yeah that's right Victor! But to end this article, why is drawing so important?
Originally posted by Victor"Because of the principle of Card Advantage. It's a slightly advanced concept but one you shouldn't ignore."
Card Advantage is a way to measure who has the advantage in the game or not. You say that a Player has Card Advantage when they have more cards and possibilites than their opponent. Drawing is a way to gain Card Advantage.
Originally posted by Victor"I made you a drawing:"
Ahem yes... It's very... Explanatory. Even if its a bit caricatural, we can understand that Player A with 2 Mutants on the field and 5 cards in hand has 7 possibilities compared to the 5 of their opponent. We can say that Play A has a Card Advantage of 2.
This does not win you the game but Player A is in a better spot even if we don't know what Player B has in hand. If they have a lot of cards to draw, Card Advantage can shift!
Here we are at the end of this new Psycog 101! We'll see you for more articles!
Originally posted by Victor"Do you think they liked my drawing?"
Of course they did, of course. See you latter Psycogs!
Team Mutants Genesis