So in the exact same way that I did for the first Revival Collection, for the newly announced second one I am going to try and predict what stride each clan will be getting. I am not going to look at the g-guards because there aren't really any g-guards that are either expensive and in need of reprint, or key to any premium strategy; and these are the two biggest factors I will be looking at. The third factor I will take into account is that Nightmare Doll Alice was reprinted in the first Revival Collection shortly before Nightmare Doll support was announced. So if an old card is being revived in standard, then I will consider that that card's specific stride will potentially be reprinted in Revival 2.
So let's get straight into it, starting with the clans in the United Sanctuary!
Royal Paladin
The stride here was a very obvious choice. The Blaster engine is still an integral part of the Royal Paladin premium deck, and will remain so as long as Alfreds are being printed that require Blaster Blade. The price is still at around £25-£30. This is one that I would be more surprised if it wasn't reprinted as I don't really know of anything more in need of it.
Oracle Think Tank
This one was not as obvious as I initially thought it might be. I discounted anything Battle Sister because that strategy is just not effective like it was, and doesn't relate to any of Standard OTT's strategy. Susanoo support, similarly don't do anything for the strategy either. I then considered that in VBT03 we are getting the first real OTT Witch support. but upon looking at the stride they got I discovered that it isn't particularly inspiring, or difficult to get. So ultimately I did land on the obvious choice, but there was a pathway!
Angel Feather
This was one of the early Angel Feather strides with a very simple effect. You heal. It has caused much upset at events where games go to time and it becomes down to damage change and this cards effect becomes "Win the Game". However Rescue has been well and truly moved away from, and of all the Angel strides, I think this is the one people will play at four; outside of Gyze that is.
Shadow Paladin
Hardest choice so far. I found myself asking; Is Luard too recent? Does it hold enough value to be the reprint choice. Is it played in every deck? Then I looked at the other strides. Phantom Blaster Diablo, the bane of many a g-format game, was reprinted recently in the form of a congratulations promo. So I don't think that would be reprinted so soon, despite it fitting with the standard Shadow Support so well. The rest of the strides aren't really worth the reprint either; so the choice ultimately made itself. However Bushiroad may see it differently!
Gold Paladin
No questions about this one. New Gold Paladin is Ezel. Premium Gold Paladin is Ezel. For a lot of people this card is the gatekeeper of Premium Gold Paladin. It's skill isn't the best. But it is really strong, and one of those cards that you need to play because you have access to it by playing Ezel. I'd even argue that anything other than this would be a waste of a reprint.
Genesis
Revelation was such a niche keyword that a lot of the strides are automatically out; for example Ishtar without a lot of revelation units is just a power increase to rear-guards. Similarly Hellsky Fenrir only plays the role of engine part to the dreaded Fenrir-Wiseman without revelation units to buff. I had to consider if Regalia would make a return to the game; i tentatively decided no given that in the anime it was Misaki's deck; a character who seems to be sticking to OTT at least for the time being. With no Genesis support in sight for the next six months to a year, I had to consider which unit would be most used in a genesis premium deck from when their support is released in Answer of Truth. So this choice is not just one card, because I cannot see which way they will go. I believe it I will be one of these three.
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| Mythical Destroyer Beast, Vanargandr |
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| Mythical Hellsky Beast, Fenrir |
This is the third option. The logic behind this is that perhaps Regalia will pick up what Artemis started with the Divine Gauge mechanic. Answer of Truth has given us two quite different decks; The Himiko build which revolves around her skill to give your front row a lot of power and crit or draw a lot of cards, or the not-so support new mechanic. If this is the card they do choose they will also be revealing to us that Divine Regalia may be what is to come.
So that is all the United Sanctuary clans! In the next part I will look at the Dragon Empire!
Thanks for reading.
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