 content creator on YouTube, joins us today to share his insights into a dynamic Flamecaller deck he’s calling 

Tailored for aggressive plays and explosive turns, this deck is perfect for those who want to experience those unmistakable moments that make Sorcery a standout in the TCG world. 

So, get get ready to blast your enemies with a giant fireball and scorch a path across the realm!

 I began my Sorcery journey before the Beta release, learning from Zalem and Haine. I lost more games than I can count, but each loss taught me something I didn’t know before. Starting my YouTube channel, 

, was a way to share what I’ve learned. I want to play against the best players, and the best way to do that is to help people be their best! 

Bruce: I really enjoy playing aggressive lists and making my opponent respond to my actions. With my old decks (like Avatar of Earth) the goal was always, “How can I punch more often and harder?” With the release of 

, I realized there were so many Avatars from Beta I hadn’t fully explored.

 is based on a deck from a local player at my LGS, Rob, centered around the Flamecaller and playing a lot of charge minions and air for movement. It’s right up my alley to be aggressive and then have a big fireball finisher

Bruce: There are a few cards that are key components of this deck.

Blink, Flanking Maneuver, and Grapple Shot are cards that let you outplay your opponent. I like to think of these as the ‘instants’ for 

 They are hard for your opponents to play around and affect the board on the turn you play them. This is very important in the deck, not only to move your minions but also to line up the Death’s Door blow. These ‘kill spells’ are valuable - don’t use them too quickly!

Infernal Legion has an immediate effect with the end-of-turn trigger, and it is a big minion that will finish the game. I also like Sir Pellinore, but the double air threshold can be awkward at times.

Finally, charge minions are the core of the deck as they can immediately impact the board by trading into enemy minions or just dealing damage.

Bruce: The most interesting tactic here is Rifty Valley in the sites. Sites in Sorcery are some of the strongest effects in the game and being able to pull apart your opponent’s defenses to create a hole to attack is huge for this deck. This was a great idea from Roaring Turkey, who previously played Summoning Sphere, but we found that to be a “dead” card late in the game.

Some interesting cards that can be used in this deck are Doomsday Prophet, Warp Spasm, Bane Widow, or Immolation. Doomsday Prophet and Warp Spasm both set up for a huge alpha strike turn, while Bane Widow helps you burn through your deck and put minions in the cemetery. Immolation is an especially cool removal spell that works well with the movement capabilities of air.

I also really enjoy one of the Mix Ignis, as using it to be able to play a Legion on turn 3 is really fun; it will usually kill an opponent’s minon that turn and if they can’t get rid of it, it will take over the game.

War Horse is one of my favorite minions, the 2 mana cost for a 2-power minion with haste with no downside is really strong, and the more you learn the better movement gets.

Morgana le Fey helps the Flamecaller continue to play minions and helps with card advantage. If she gets removed, her hand just goes to the cemetery for the Flamecaller to use later.

: Counter their cemetery synergy with sites like Funeral Pyre and set up big turns using your own cemetery.

 lists, outpace with consistent minion pressure.

: A challenging matchup; counter flyers with deserts and cards like Vile Imp or Quarrelsome Kobalds.

Bruce: This deck embodies big, exciting turns. 

 has so much depth in deck-building, and I look forward to new strategies emerging. For the future, I’m trying to develop more of a control style of play/strategy. It goes against my base idea of just punching my opponent with minions… so it’s taking some getting used to. I think I can get there though, there are a lot of skilled players I can learn from within the 

Big thanks to Bruce for sharing their knowledge with the community. For more insight from Bruce, head over to his YouTube channel 

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Sorcery: Contested Realm Arthurian Legends Gameplay: A Quest for the Holy Grail

, Senior Game Designer at Erik's Curiosa here!

When you look beyond the knights in shining armor, Arthurian Legends is chock full of curious and peculiar cards.

I sat down with the design team to unpack a few of the more interesting ones and ask some questions about how they work. In no particular order, here’s what they said!

(Note: You can find FAQ entries for cards in 

, Sorcery's official deck builder, by clicking the associated card in Curiosa!)

1: Castle Servants, Common Cottagers, Blacksmith Family, Fisherman's Family

The realm can be huge and someone needs to work the fields and tidy up dusty castles… Meet the family cycle! This is the first time that we’ve seen minions with no Threshold icons. 

Are these family cards considered Air/ Earth/ Fire/ Water spells, respectively?

Yes. You can see the spell’s colored frame matches those elements, so Castle Servants is an Air spell, Common Cottagers are an Earth spell, Blacksmith family is a Fire spell, and Fisherman’s Family is a Water Spell.

This poor guy is clearly struggling with all those weapons! 

Once he’s delivered all those lances and isn't carrying any more Lances, is the Thankless Squire still Immobile?

Yes, he's very tired and in need of a rest!

You can’t tell a knight’s tale without getting involved in a joust somewhere along the path, so it's great to see this card in the set. 

After both units have taken their step they will fight from their new locations. If either doesn't move, they haven't passed each other and therefore no joust takes place.

Coming from the upper midwest, I know two things about snowballs: 1. Don’t eat the yellow ones, and 2. Don’t trust your brother not to use ice balls as their core. But giant snowballs are a different story, don’t ‘cha know? 

Does the snowball’s path include both the starting and ending locations?

Yes! The projectile's path determines which locations are affected by the rest of the snowball, gathering up everything along the way, just as giant snowball physics should work after watching all those Saturday morning cartoons.

A massive ball of static electricity is certain to cause some serious damage. 

After bouncing off a unit, does the ball hit them again immediately since the ball and the unit are both at the same starting location?

No. But the ball can hit other units at that location after changing direction, bouncing back and forth.

I love the idea of using a horn to signal a mass charge, but 

if my minion gains charge from the Horn to Move & Attack and then leaves the Horn's range, can it finish the attack?

Yes, as the minion has already tapped, the rest of the Move & Attack will resolve. Once a charge has been sounded in the heat of battle, there’s no stopping it!

So theoretically speaking, the harp is pacifying the area around it, causing things like Island Leviathans and knights alike to lose their edge in combat. But, 

how does this work with other effects that modify damage?

The Harp is always applied last, setting a ceiling. So no damage or life-loss can be above 2.

I understand that the warrens will protect my beasts from physical attacks, but 

does this prevent enemy magic from harming my beasts?

Yes, as long as the effect says “target”. You’ll need to bring in a specialized exterminator to flush out these hidey-holes.

Ah, the classic whitebeard magician makes his appearance! 

When I cast one of the banished spells, is that placed back in the cemetery?

No. There's no way back from being banished, which overrides the part of the resolution that would place the card in the cemetery.

Sir Tom Thumb is great, and he has an enormous stable of mounts to choose from! But

 if my opponent’s beast snatches him up, do they now take control of Tom?

How dare you!? Sir Tom Thumb is no mere trinket. He's a fully autonomous being and acknowledges no other controller!

Sir Morien was one of the knights I didn’t know much about before Arthurian Legends, so it was good to learn more about him, especially the description of him slicing spears in two as if they were reeds! With ability in the context of Sorcery, 

can enemy projectiles be shot from Morien's location?

No, Morien cuts them down immediately, like the total badass he is.

Morgana is a top-shelf character in the Arthurian tales so it makes sense that she’s an absolute powerhouse in Sorcery too. It's interesting that she keeps her own spells, but 

Anywhere you normally would, but make sure they don't get mixed up with your own. When Morgana dies, any remaining spells follow her to the cemetery.

Alright, earlier I said these were in no particular order, but I wanted to do this one last. Vivian is insanely awesome on several levels. If you get a chance to read her story, Merlin and other magicians help develop Vivien’s magical abilities, but she rapidly overcomes them all. So her ability makes sense. But 

Anywhere! The realm, your hand, and cemetery, and even while in the middle of your spellbook.

Lances offer a new tactical option to players, allowing units to hit something and remain safe (unless they hit something too big!). 

But what happens when two things that strike first clash at the same time?

If multiple units in the same fight have an ability that allows them to strike first, they strike at the same time. Then any surviving units without that ability make their strikes.

Lances: Arthurian Legends Mechanics Explained

15.  Multi-Element Cards & the Philosopher’s Stone

Merlin’s reputation as the greatest philosopher the world has ever known makes me wonder, 

how does the Philosopher's Stone work with multi-element cards? Would King Arthur, who requires 4 mana, cost 3 or 0 Mana to cast using the Stone?

Cards that have different element symbols count as a spell of each of those affinities. So King Arthur is an Air spell, an Earth spell, a Fire spell, and a Water spell, all at the same time. But you are still casting them together as a single spell. So, assuming Arthur is your spellcaster’s first spell of the turn, the Stone will offer a discount of 1 mana for Arthur, making him cost 3 mana.

This also means that when Arthur is played he uses up the Stone for the turn because he’s simultaneously the first Air, Earth, Fire, and Water spell played this turn. So the Spellcaster 

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Arthurian Legends FAQ - October 10th 2024

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