Eternal allows twelve on each side vs Heathstone's seven. similar to HS, Eternal limits the number of creatures you can have on the board.You can turn it off, since it has a bit of disadvantage (it conveys information to the opponent) MTG Arena does this automatically as well. the game will automatically pass priority whenever you don't have any relevant plays.And you can only play fast spells (basically MTG instants), there are no creature abilities to activate at instant speed. In Eternal, there are only three windows: during combat, at the end of the enemy's turn, and whenever the enemy plays a spell. MTG Arena has to stop and ask you what you want to do every time there's an opportunity to play fast effects, and there's tons. Some of the relevant changes that I believe make it feel like a faster MTG: I'm also playing MTG Arena regularly these days, so I know that by comparison Eternal's games feel like they flow quicker and finish faster. Eternal feels like a smoother, more streamlined MTG. You send in creatures to attack and deal damage to the enemy until the enemy's life total is at 0 (Eternal starts at 25 life vs MTG's 20.), the enemy can send his units to block your attackers, and so on. Each player plays mana sources (called Power in eternal), then uses his pool to play creatures and spells to interact with the enemy. As such, my review will tend to compare Eternal to MTG.Įternal games play out almost exactly like MTG games. That's not really surprising, since a number of Eternal's lead designers are MTG Pros and Hall of Famers.

I think one of the main factors is that out of all the online ccgs I've tried, Eternal is the one that's closest to Magic the Gathering. What changed my mind? I'm not sure, but once I got around to playing Eternal regularly, I found myself enjoying it. I started playing Eternal regularly July of that year, and have been playing regularly ever since. I stopped playing Duelyst after around six months. Odds are, if you manage to land spellshield on watcher against say, a control deck, you'll probably be happy, but without say, a 2/5 endurance for 3 with upside, any Hooru Mentor deck is going to be a pretty optimistic longshot.I said in my previous Duelyst review that Eternal didn't really hook me. Nostrix and Watcher are alright if you can stabilize the board, but a Hooru Mentor deck just has such immense trouble doing exactly that early on, and then whatever value you gain through mentor, you're essentially losing because you're playing a collection of undersized dorks that get blasted by aggro. Stonescar runs you over, argenport will most likely dumpster you as well. If you're on the draw with Hooru mentor, turn 1 ronin into turn 2 instigator with a torch backup is a nightmare of monumental proportions that has you scrambling for multiple permafrosts. A 2/4 for 3 with fairly strenuous influence requirements (you want to play either enforcer or aerialist) that provides very little relevant bonus does not compare well to Combrei Healer or Feln bloodcaster, and any other 3 drop is a 3/3 that dies to torch or trades with instigator. Threw in some spellshield architects as well to protect watcher. Tried putting together the Hooru Mentor deck implied by such cards as Kothon, watcher, nostrix, and spirit guide. Next discussion: Please vote for for the card you think it will be more interesting to discuss about, not your favourite card.

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Eternal card game review 2017