40enFri, 25 Jan 2013 14:01:58 GMTFri, 25 Jan 2013 14:01:58 GMTSledg) replaces Michael in my book.]]>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:22:38 GMTMinerva would have been reasonable at 8/6, given that Marina is a 7/5. She is indeed the opposite of the double protection that we were discussing. She is a better wall than Michael, a supercombination of Belgosi and Redra. Even if she doesn't find a home in ELO, she'll be a big boost to Skeelz 1/2s in Type 2.]]>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:21:47 GMTSkeelz delivered nicely this week!]]>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:27:13 GMTSkeelz would be powerful, they will never dominate the meta like the broken Caelus Cr did. the reason why Caelus Cr is broken is essentially because sometimes he is as good as having 14 power, since reducing 7 to 2 against his own 4 is just as good as increasing himself from 4 to 14. although there are other factors like attack manipulation and power manipulation, but you get what i mean.

clans like Montana, Uppers, or All Stars will still give Skeelz a VERY hard time. also, i think that Skeelz need another 4* since Greem is always banned. a 4* or a 5* for next release would be great.

how bout 7/6 SoA

8/4 +1 life per damage (ok kills Manfred but thats what T Gaank did as well)]]>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:14:29 GMTAshigaru, with one more damage. However excellent double protection is in the current meta, it is still a metagame ability that often doesn't have a direct effect on the game. So the problem is not that this would be a "broken" character like Spyke. However, the concern is whether or not whether such a character, where would be clearly the best Skeelz 5* since Caelus, will push Skeelz as a whole into extreme dominance and how the meta would shake up if Skeelz became a top 4 clan (and considering also that this hypothetical character would dominate matchups against several top clans including All Stars, Uppers, Montana, Roots and GHEIST, some of which go immediately from being a bad matchup for Skeelz to a good one).]]>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:00:09 GMTSkeelz released a card so hopefully this Friday we can wait for something to feel the gaps that they have]]>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:00:23 GMTSkeelz card HAS to be weaker than most cards in the meta. Now that I think about it, 8/7 prot: pwoer + damage is not op. tthink about it, Beeboy, Ongh, blaastar cr all still fight evenly towards this card, and their abilities are all blunted.]]>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:13:51 GMTSkeelz are great against SOA and SOB, but if the goal is to carve out a niche as a clan of walls, then they need to be impervious to DRs as well. Praxie is a great card, and Carter is at least conceptually well-intentioned, though a 4* card with neither an ability nor bonus would probably need insane base stats like 8/6 or 7/7 to survive in the current meta.

Skeelz should release more cards like those, imho.]]>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:25:15 GMTLorna for your SOA. She's really the reason why Skeelz don't need SOA.]]>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:41:03 GMTSkeelz to win 3 rounds and then have a wall like Redra or Dwan to assist but I don't know if it can work. So I would probably put Danae somewhere there]]>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:11:15 GMTSkeelz preset too, give me some feedback:

Aylen, Dr Falkenstein, Chiara Cr, andy ld, Sandro, Deebler, Liam, Sasha

note: i am NOT taking out Liam i love SoA; Deebler is terrible i know but i feel weird having a 24* deck having Redra]]>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:31:09 GMTSkeelz is a clan that absolutely DIES to DRs (Snowflake + Greem are playable but as someone has pointed out very 50-50 and has to work in the first rounds). now that i think about it, Aylen might actually be ok, but 7 power is so pathetic. And since she is in Skeelz, I usually expect something a bit special and I mean Aylen is not that special many 5* cards can achieve the same gap or at least similar. I think if Logan had a minimum of 0 he would be so much more usable.....

I still think that Skeelz lack a solid SoA, i again propose:

8/6 SoA since no one saw it.

8/4 +5 damage

7/6 -3 opp. power min. 3]]>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:28:00 GMTAylen is my go to 5* for Skeelz....as someone mentioned the 5* is meant to be a bomb and Aylen does that job perfectly

In all honesty Kitsune is right....for once...Michael has been solid as the heavy end Dr's were all banned, not to mention the lack of Montana in ELO

An 8/7 5* with protection everything is pretty much what they need...but it would make them OP almost instantly...Falkenstein and probably either Sasha or Chiara would be banned every other week

Skeelz only need that strong bomb card like Askai to send them flying to tier 1 and turn the meta into another rock-paper-scissors situation like it was when Caelus Cr was aroune]]>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 05:59:00 GMTMichael could have been a great card if only the rest of the Skeelz clan doesn't completely lack any semblance of damage whatsoever. I guess you could put Greem and Snowflake in, but that would make your deck very 50-50ish.

I prefer Aylen, or none if using a half deck
]]>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 01:23:37 GMTSpiaghi and Avola are lose and Montana is the flavor of the week, that's not a good week to use mono Skeelz.

DR and Power reduction are some of Skeelz's worst matchups. An 8/7 or 7/8 that is immune to everything would be really playable. It'd assure that Carter and your highest damage can get through without DR or power reduction, at least one. Carter doesn't replace Falkenstein if he was double protection, but you could use Carter+Snowflake instead of Greem.

I think 7 power bombs are fine, the only 8 power bombs that Skeelz have are Corvus and Manfred. But they die to AS, even Greem dies to AS. So 7 power protected is certainly not a dealbreaker.]]>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:14:29 GMTEloxia=Michael without the possible extra power.. How often are you going to use her poison? And waste what should be your best card? Unless you're using Jay then that's soooo predictable.]]>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:57:00 GMT I should have probably pointed out that I do see Michael's weaknesses. 7 damage that doesn't go through DR isn't terribly impressive for a 5* these days, and Courage definitely makes the problem worse... But I do value the ability to help win 3 rounds pretty highly. Skeelz that are great round-winners are good vs SoA for obvious reasons, and because they don't rely on a bonus to win rounds, they are good against SoB as well. If both SoA and SoB are prominent in the meta, I find Michael very playable.]]>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 13:59:18 GMTCarter had double protection he would still be balanced... and I would STILL use Dr Falkenstein and Greem over him. ok maybe 7/8 protection power and damage would be a bit more balanced, but 7 power seems a bit weak.

sorry for once i disagree with ghelas

Michael is soooo predictable. he gets countered by a lot of cards, and in the case lets say he is the ONLY bomb in your hand, you WILL have to pill with him, but will face the risk of getting DRed. courage never works that well, and personally I have tried him in a lot of games. I honestly prefer Tomas i know Tomas is kinda terrible too but thing is Skeelz is DESPERATELY lacking a good 5*. Aylen just does not work at all 7 power is terrible. heck sometimes I think I need to use Dwan for that extra DR.

how about Eloxia? she is actually usable.]]>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 06:57:28 GMTMichael is pretty good is because Skeelz already have a bunch of incredible round-winners. Even if you throw a few pills on Michael and he just gets DRed, between cards like Sandro, Chiara Cr, Dr Falkenstein, Sasha, and a mess of 8 powers, he helps Skeelz threaten a 3 round win.

You can't just look at cards out of context and expect to be able to assess them accurately.]]>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 02:57:36 GMTSkeelz 7/8 or 8/7 Protection power and damage. Skeelz would go nuts with a Protection power and damage. Skeelz would be nuts right now if Carter had been double protection.

I'm glad we at least agree on the sad state of Skeelz 5*. Michael was good for this week but once the topend DRs are back in play and Pussycats and Montana are out in force Skeelz will be far less effective. Tomas' 6 damage is just pathetic, SOB and protection have very little synergy with each other (he can't even beat Protection: Bonus!), Tomas is a wall when Skeelz 5* need to be bombs. It's not like there isn't a DR with Tomas' name on it just like Michael.

For me it's only Michael and Aylen. Aylen is not so good in mono, 7 power is pathetic, but she is a bomb that threatens every round and she can win in a 1/2 deck with Pussycats. As for Michael, with Falkenstein, Skeelz are now much better at winning 3 than they used to be, and Michael can work despite his predictability if you win 3. He also has terrific synergy with Falkenstein (2HKO), Redra, Sandro and the pill manipulators.

Thankfully Greem isn't banned all the time.]]>