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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

If I out how I really feel right now about this I'd have to mark the post NSFW

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

You're crazy. Drone pitches and attacks too. This is just a 3 block. (You can tell where I land on this argument) Haha

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

See I'm with you. The fact it is a block and doesn't pitch or attack makes me think it is worse than drone and because it goes back in deck only slightly better than titanium bauble.

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

#fabtcg community. Settle this for me and a local. What would the market price of this card be? Fabled Gem. No pitch color, Block card. Defends for 3, has the text "when the combat chain closes place this card on the bottom of your deck" A) $50 or less B) $50-100 C) $100 - 150 D) infinite.

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The true damage prevented number is infinite because I put us in the "nobody can win loop" and he conceded.

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I didn't realize the dream Judges were the fun police. If I was juding that event I'd allow it. The real question is what class was the penguin hero?

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

40% of the time it works every time

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The whole point is trying to drive to a game state where it is impossible for either party to win the game

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Also I'm sitting at just under a 50% WR with this deck archetype. It still folds to all the things you'd expect malice to fold to, but has helped squeak out a few more wins against once that were tossups. I still don't recommend her if you want to win comp decks, but play this if you hate friends

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Jake Stewart: I Know You Hate Me

ALT: Jake Stewart: I Know You Hate Me

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Been working on my Metafy Malice page where try to hone in on what may be the best way to play her until LSS gives us cards that make her halfway decent. This is the title of the current version of her I'm running. I've already made 2 people concede, and had one friend crash out on me. 10/10

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

First calling I attended was a great time. All in all I've been loving the game and community.

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I'll also be breaking out a lot of the stuff in more detail as I play and do more detailed matchup guides on what doesn't work, and what doesn't work slightly less (because I'm convinced nothing with what she has now will make her a top tier hero)

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Spoiler alert you don't need to pay for it....the key game plan is right in the front page for free. But I will be editing this and the decklist as I keep trying to find anything to make her click. This lady hurts me but also I can't help but to keep playing more of her

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Me up until after midnight banging my face against the wall over and over again playing Malice: "Why would anybody want to play this her she is so frustrating!" Also me:

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Phil....buddy.....you know it is okay to take a break right? Every time I blink you've come up with some awesome new feature. Thanks for all your hard work @fabtcg.com hire this man!

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm excited for her so I'm saving her for last. I'm on Dietrich right now.

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I did Leda first as well. My initial plan was to do a chapter of each at a time and end them at the same time...but I liked Leda as well. I didnt lose anybody in my party until the last fight in act 1 then I lost somebody and it still kills me.

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

100% this. I'm about 30 hours in and have only complete part1 of one character's stories. I need to do the other 3 before I even consider going to part 2

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

People need to know paying the prerelease price is paying for convenience of not waiting and having to get the cards over time. You're paying for card, not value.

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Rock collecting is so 1900s. Throw that away...and let me know what garbage can do I can dumpster dive for it. Great pull @blackwingstudio.bsky.social

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I say this all the time. My wife and I bought a "starter house" before things went insane with the market and while we don't love it we are an under 3% interest rate so we absolutely can't justify moving like we planned on about 8 years ago.

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I'll take this over AI anyday.

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

If leadership for LSS and #fabtcg was run like electing politicians. I'd run on the campaign promise of putting NF white boardered fabled gems in gem packs at the marvel or CF hit rate that exists today. Gems for the people!

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Anime: Man Throwing Money and Gems

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Somebody said (which I agree with) if CC is 60 card legal deck with 20 card flex to get to 80 card max count, sage should be 40 card deck 20 card max for 60. Those 5 extra slots would help so much

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I'd also have less of an issue with this if we had more sideboard space in SAGE. But I'm already giving up half my side yard for arcane and now I have to dedicate more spots potentially because people are value chasing promos.

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I'd have less of an issue with this if they did it at larger events (battlegrounds and up) where you aren't messing with smaller events. But with sage being already difficult to prep for with limited sideboard space, knowing this means I have to prep for kavdeen potentially sucks as well.

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

See that feels bad to me. At 7th you then don't get anything for making top 8 cut, but the person above you did, the person below you did, and the person 2 down from you did who didn't even make the cut. Like that sucks.

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

People say this will encourage people to play unique heroes but you still need to do well. 2 people are on unique heroes with the same record for the last promo, and not in top 8, how bad will it feel for gem to determine who gets it? All in all I really dislike this change.

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Okay more thoughts on the skirmish change (once again pictured below). Curious. Go back and look at your most recent skirmishes. What are the odds your top 4 players walked away with any event specific prizing. How many unique heroes top 8? Who lost in top 8 on a duplicate hero? Etc.

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Not if 1st and second are a mirror match. Likely many of top 8 will be on a duplicate here. So you may have multiple people in top 8 receive no event prizing unless they were 1st after swiss rounds on that hero.

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The playmat should have gone to second instead of playmat and card to first

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Yes most stores would but it still feels bad that you can come in 2nd in a skirmish and walk away with zero event specific prizing. Like that just feels bad.

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Counter counter point. You could end up in second in the skirmish and walk away with nothing. That feels bad and just encourages people to bring jank to chase something as opposed to playing for the spirit of the game as it was intended to be played.

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

So if you end up in top 8 there is a chance you get but gem packs unless you win it all. Hate this change. Why no runner up prize? Why nothing for top 4?

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Thank you. I just messaged you via your site contact form as well.

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Do you know approximately how much this would cost to ship to the US?

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

He also designed a lot of Arakni. This piece of information could either bring a lot of FaB players joy, or torches and pitch forks will be coming out.

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Yeah a FaB friend got into it here and has been pushing for a while but most decks are like $150 or less if you buy base rarity (no showcases, etc) which is nuts compared to my FaB deck prices. So I got into it and it's fun. I'm having a good time with it as my more casual game

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Smithel @smithelgaming.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Hey! I'm just getting into riftbound! Jealous of your pull!

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