I find Elven Artisan is the only equipment removal I use in any deck I ever run and both of her options are a 3CD so I decided to see what other options are out there. Am I missing any? Does anyone run any of these besides Elven Artisan? Any tips/hints when facing a deck full of negative equips? Shatter: Ambling Frond Centaur Regulator Elven Artisan Elven Blademaster Gnarlwood Tanglefoot Guardian of the Circle Vashal Quillquip Vashal Ranger Pilfer: Elven Shade Fairy Trickster Gnarlwood Tanglefoot Tortun Corsair Recycle: Centaur Regulator Elven Artisan
I always prefer Centaur Regulator in all the FF or split KF decks I make. I hear Elven Artisan is good and I get that, but it's just not my kind of rune because it sacrifices combat potential (moreso than the Regulator). Also, the Regulator has that great anti-nora gen going for it AND a preemptive aspect to it due to Restrict. It's not just for running around destroying equips, it can prevent them from ever being a problem. As long as you don't play a phalanx-ish deck, Restrict shouldn't be that problematic for your own equips and besides, you can rely more on buffing spells instead of equips when building the deck.
It is hard to pass up Elven Artisan because of all she can do but Centaur Regulator is pretty nice too. I just hate that Nora Link doesn't trigger when Sacrifice is used.
Centaur Regulator is a hard champ to manage as a noob. I am going to try it again now and see how it goes but my first encounter with this champ was pure annoyance. Elven Artisan lacks in combat but is still a great champ for all levels of play imo. Blademaster is cheap but he just doesnt do it for me and I have been eyeing frond since I started playing KF. This guy looks amazing for his cost and yet SUPER crappy all at the same time. I am afraid to use him because he looks like he sucks but by the numbers he is almost OP. Conflicted..... Thank you as always for the feedback everyone!
Centaur Regulator is not that hard to manage, really. Just watch which types of nora gen you include (Thorn Collection is a big no-no with Nora Link). You'd be surprised how often Nora Link can trigger in modern pox (Unholy Tomb, Illuminate, Marsh Song, Banditry, Plunder, etc). With that said, Elven Artisan is still my favorite.
So I decided to go Elven Shade out of all the other options just for kicks (and I love her in the public deck). The first ranked game I played, she was one of my only choices for champs and so I deployed her as harassment. After a spell and relic both with AoE effects that could not detect her thanks to combat awareness, my opponent just surrendered. I am taking this as a sign to use this champ.
Keep in mind better opponents will known better than to use nora on spells that won't reveal champs with Combat Awareness. Elven Shade can be the real deal, though, so play on!
