Andrew Vandever

Take That, Smartypants!

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Take That, Smartypants! is all about KeyForge. You can find deck reviews, news, set analysis, how-to's, play sessions, and more. Let's dive into the Crucible together!

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Andrew Vandever

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Sep 26, 2024

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Episodes

Untamed in Mass Mutation! 09.07.2020

Stuart and I look at all the Untamed cards coming our way in Mass Mutation! Read along at https://bit.ly/mmuntamed

Savagely Glass 09.07.2020

This is a class super-fun Saurian with a nice Logos acceleration and pretty ok Untamed. Decklist: https://www.keyforgegame.com/deck-details/707d75d6-4bbd-4eb8-9146-4a344f36ad78

Furyk 08.07.2020

I get an anomaly! Plus, some interesting doubles. You only *thought* you had a battleline. Decklist: https://www.keyforgegame.com/deck-details/56394617-657a-450f-bd39-d97fd13ddbaa

Irequeen 07.07.2020

Play effects are more fun when they fire twice! And this has some nice ones. Decklist: https://www.keyforgegame.com/deck-details/17e1e27a-01db-462c-aafd-2ad545b25a1c

Harmdrab 05.07.2020

WC Brobnar strikes again. There are a lot of cards in here that can be high impact if they fire at the right time, but that's a big if! Decklist: https://www.keyforgegame.com/deck-details/52259c8f-50be-4ac5-a5c6-be41b6de9f3a

Dis in Mass Mutation! 05.07.2020

Mark and I discuss all the Dis cards in Mass Mutation! Read along at https://bit.ly/mmdis.

Shadows in Mass Mutation! 04.07.2020

Cadence and I discuss all the Shadows cards in Mass Mutation! Read along at https://bit.ly/mmshadows.

Saurian in Worlds Collide! 04.07.2020

Blackbeann and I talk through all the Saurian cards in Worlds Collide! Read along at https://bit.ly/wcsaurian

PnP KeyForge: Mehitabel, Host of the Hustling Repository 30.05.2020

You can find this and 3 other decks at https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2020/4/16/play-keyforge-for-free/.

PnP KeyForge: Wu, the Naturalist of Car Keys 27.05.2020

You can find this and 3 other decks at https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2020/4/16/play-keyforge-for-free/.

PnP KeyForge: Cyclonium, Chamber Agent 23.05.2020

You can find this and 3 other decks at https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2020/4/16/play-keyforge-for-free/.

PnP KeyForge: Rapidly Ever-Changing Sadao 20.05.2020

You can find this and 3 other decks at https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2020/4/16/play-keyforge-for-free/.

Ooh, got me a Dino Leader. 16.05.2020

Also, have you noticed that the main difference on Mega Cowfyne is the size of the cow? Weird. Anyway, this deck has a good amount of ways to spot-kill creatures, and some capture-based aember control. But is it fast enough? Decklist: https://www.keyforgegame.com/deck-details/20a1de90-9bf8-418c-b846-6f1c8665ba2c

This deck won't play itself 13.05.2020

This deck has a lot of potential, but it's not simply a matter of playing cards and getting bonus aember. It wants to own the board, so that you can draw ALL the cards. Decklist: keyforgegame.com/deck-details/419392c5-f4a0-4758-a391-e3cba8faa8f6

Sometimes you lose... 09.05.2020

This deck is funny, but I think the joke's on me. There's no way I'd bring something with Crassosaurus + Exile to Reversal, but if you take that out of the picture it's almost bad enough. :( Sometimes, the pieces just don't fall together. Decklist: https://www.keyforgegame.com/deck-details/3cfba5f9-aa74-47cd-85c8-3afbadbebcf3

Sometimes, Sealed lets you sneak some stuff. 06.05.2020

First off, reminder that Mars is weird. Second, I managed to pilot this to 2-2 in Sealed. Some of that might be attributable to me playing it well, but also a good portion of it goes to other people expecting really strong plays out of Logos and Shadows, which I just didn't actually have. I don't think it could do nearly as well in Archon. Decklist: https://www.keyforgegame.com/deck-details/8f8750...

The Edai dream... 02.05.2020

2x Edai is pretty good, Ronnie + Kymoor is a real possibility, and a decent Brobnar rounds out this thoroughly decent deck. It  most shines in aember control, but has enough board control (2x Hock helps!) to perform pretty well. Decklist: https://www.keyforgegame.com/deck-details/9d5b3dbc-4238-4d01-819a-bccc48eb8b40

Solid high-middling CoTa. :P 29.04.2020

So many of these cards (Lash, Bumpsy, Shooler, Chota, Challenge, Control the Weak) need to come at the right times to be effective. If you shuffle right, you're probably in good shape, but you may be in for frustration otherwise! Decklist: https://www.keyforgegame.com/deck-details/7ad25fec-f37a-49d7-91cf-1781c3659e18

Speaking of dragons...don't forget this one! 25.04.2020

I just wish the effect were as good as the art. :) The rest of this deck is fairly mediocre as well, with E'e probably being the best thing going in the deck. Decklist: https://www.keyforgegame.com/deck-details/6d292291-932e-4a88-bbbc-56cf212a81f2

More Dragons for the Dragon Princess 22.04.2020

Yeah, this one became property of my daughter shortly after I opened it. It is missing an actual Kelifi Dragon, but the cool board control tools in Brobnar and Sanctum still make it pretty dragonesque, while the Untamed has great tricks of its own. Decklist: https://www.keyforgegame.com/deck-details/41c9cd02-51b3-43bb-b34b-3743abd20a5c

Cinnamon Roll with a Side of Spider Eyes! 18.04.2020

The combo setup here is pretty bonkers! In the ideal case, it lets you burn through the deck very quickly, archiving the Dis for a mega steal turn later on while controlling the board. However, for combo decks it's also important to look at how the deck will perform when the combo doesn't hit. In this case, it's still pretty good. I've played it a bit since recording this video, and one of the coo...

Manipulate all the costs! 15.04.2020

This deck has a whole lot of cool tools, and ought to be able to race pretty fast. It has some nice tools for keeping its own creatures on the board, but its removal tools are...unreliable. Decklist: https://www.keyforgegame.com/deck-details/0b2d0219-3073-4bb2-88c6-d695f3b81a7f

WC really relies on synergy 11.04.2020

While the Dis in this deck is nothing to write home about, the Saurian and Shadows have some good stuff going on. In CotA, I think just having good stuff can often be enough. But in Worlds Collide, this just doesn't quite get us there, and I think it leaves this deck solidly in the middle of the pack. Decklist: https://www.keyforgegame.com/deck-details/61c9db29-bf0d-44ab-9f60-b23b30aad570

Double Val! This is a really fun setup. 08.04.2020

Two copies of Val Jericho can lead to some VERY fun gameplay. Generally the Brobnar in this deck means we have pretty strong board control, and the Star Alliance builds on that. Triple Vines with Rustgnawer (and upgrades to make Rustgnawer big) means we can probably keep key artifacts off the table. But where this deck struggles is in the area of aember control. Igon is our only possible way to re...

Most of these Doubles are good! 05.04.2020

This has a pretty nice board presence, and the ability to really punish the opponent once you have control of the board. Caendle is a sneaky MVP card, in my opinion. Decklist: https://www.keyforgegame.com/deck-details/f450d830-796c-457a-99c5-20ddb0cd25af

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