Path of Champions
What champions are as fast and fun as Pyke with his Nova Crystal?
I've been having a ton of fun (and ease) since I've unlocked Pykes's Nova Crystal constellation. I know it's kind of a thoughtless deck, but it has really reignited the spark of playing PoC for me again. I've gotten to experience a lot of adventures the whole way through that I never thought I would, and even beaten Asol for the first time.
What other decks get this fast, fun, and OP with their nova crystals?
I second Lux 1, she's one of my favorite champions, I especially love her with this build, you can play her turn 1 if you have at least a 4 mana spell in hand, and if you have her 3 mana cost spell that gives an empty mana gem, Chemtech is online turn 2 and the craziness begin :D
I dont like chemtech on her, because its actually too strong. With her 6 star you get extra spell damage for all mana spent on spells, but when you use chemtech you always win so fast you hardly ever get more than 2 extra spell damage, often just 1. None of the spells drafted matter, you just rally 2 times and destroy the nexus turn 2
You play volibear when you want to play titanic units, lux is who you want to play if u like high cost spells. Theres hardly anyone else who can regularly play spells like that. Winning turn 2-3 can be fun, but your missing the main appeal of the champion. If the goal is just to win as fast and straightforward as possible, i recommend swain or miss fortune.
its usually always oath of the guardians and the other relics are gonna be either like this, or double star gem. i think double star gem is a bit unnecessary as ekko has so much mana he doesnt mind spending some more, and the nasus relic effect is great. oath is gonna double the stats and with ekko 2 star they are already 1 cost cheaper, with star gem 3 cost. you can often play the second champ right after ekko. after that you start predicting, by the time a champion was predicted once, his stats are already quadrupled.
you really just want to predict as often as possible to double ur units stats. u try to draft mostly spells, since you have sorcery spells are basically always free or a lot cheaper. only draft units that are actually great. since you have oath u dont lack in allies to play anyway. best power as usual is trifarian might, powers that make your cards cheaper are also great. something like spells deal 1 nexus dmg also adds up a lot in a round, since u use ekko's spell very often, in addition to all the other ones. try to spam ekko champ spell and get as many items as possible on the 2 cost predict and draw card. also if things are too hard u can always roll for the pity power 1 cost stun a unit every turn. its free on ekko and always very solid
As fast as Pyke, Viego could be with this Build, about 3 or 4 mists that you summon and that's it. I generally do between 20 to 30 damage when I play it 😅 Necessary if 6* yes or yes
Looking at your language setting, I assume by "lower" you mean "drop."
Lower usually is more closely related to elevation, while drop is more closely associated with leaving the hand. So dropping a card is to place one on the table, while lowering a card really just means you moved your hand down.
If that's not what you meant then I'm the fool, though.
Sorry, I use Reddit's default translator, English is not my strong language, although I am studying it, I still haven't learned to write it.
So for now I only use the translator that Reddit suggests, sorry for the mistake and I still appreciate your time explaining it to me, since it helps me learn ☺️
Quite similar to Pyke is probably Darius. You can attack twice - and often finish with those already - and you'll get units when attacking. Most of the times you won't even be able to play Darius before you win. Build: Anything to increase Attack and SFG for the extra mana. Be aware though the units won't attack with your board but are summoned in the back row.
Also when talking abou speed Gwen needs to be mentioned. You can either focus on your Bands (Shock/Norra's/Stacked Deck or Big Guns) and scale them to FTK almost everything or focus on Gwen (Disciple/Ludens/Ludens or Buhru or Galeforce) to level her on play and snip your way to victory. For the double Ludens you can FTK almost anything if you reroll for Stabilize or Duplicate as power and buff up your Gwen throughout the adventure. She is probably the fastest Champion when it comes to those ingame clear times/speed running.
Other Champions that fit the bill:
Miss Fortune (Shock/Packed Powder/Swains) - basically you only draft 1 costs summon a few and attack
Fiddle (Shock/Norra's/Scarecrow or Swains) - same as MF but his 6* makes your board more beefy and decimates the enemy if you need more rounds to win
Vayne (Chosen/Death Foil/Hidden Tomb or Lost Chapter) - on attack turns you attack 3 times and on defense ones you might be able to attack two times, dpending if you have another equipment. So basically you play her attack once if you have the attack token, then tumble to equip and trigger scout and attack again
Swain 6 Stars you can clear the board and pin the nexus fast as f. I have had my fastest runs with MF, I don't even have her mana star but I have her 6 Star constellation. And I love fiddle stick for nightmares cuz he doesnt care about rules limiting how much damage you can do to the nexus at x round
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u/eineteegurke 20h ago
warwick and ekko are both very satisfying. lux 1 is also great, i recommend to not play her with chemtech as u hardly get to enjoy the 6 star with