"Turn your deck into junk"

[Sines]

Well, can't say the game didn't warn me.

Still managed to win handily though. Blood Minions just kind of do their own thing without much input from me. I did have to use Blood Preparation quite a lot, but honestly, the Blood Minions were just fine doing their own thing.

I think it's a key difference between this game, and Slay the Spire. The cards are all good (except for your starting ones). Some fit your build more than others, but putting in 20 random cards doesn't destroy the deck, you just need to work with what you got. Granted this would be a lot less acceptable with other classes, Blood Mage might be the most able to handle it (so glad I learned what that option did on that class). But still, it's why I feel that claims that this game is too RNG-swingy to be baseless. While some cards and passives can be better or worse choices than others, there's not quite the Clash vs Corruption difference in power you can find in StS.

[Omega AI]

its ok for bloodmage and to lower extent summoner. However really bad for necro. basically necro really depends on a chain that breaks at many points with this change
-less minions - less sacrifice - less lich form.
I always go for this option, since sometimes it does give quite a different playstyle, but in my necro run it meant there were turns I had no minions out and too many barrier/healing/sigil spells. Like had 11 turns of not being able to use any decent card at all (no summons alive anymore), so just spamming barriers. I will not do it again on necro.

[Parachu]

Is it random how many you get? I've only tried it once and I ended up getting 50 cards I think. Had a 64 card deck lol.

[NamThunder]

Yeah. At first I thought it would be like transmuting some cards in the deck into something. I didn't expected a buttload of cards to be added to the deck. I ended up with 79 cards in deck by the time I finished that run.

Honestly, this is only useful to classes that don't need specific cards. Having a lot meant the ones you wanted might come at the wrong turn, or not in the turn you wanted.

[Nokturnal]

I can usually work with whatever cards I'm offered leveling up but I always remove the stance card from the Archer classes that reduces armor for 3 turns. That's just god awful for all 3 archers lol. There's better stance cards that upgrade damage too, that card needs to die in a fire.

[Soul4hdwn]

i can definitely say that on the bow using class... the turn deck into junk is more honestly a downside via those maneuvers that change effects after use. some are completely negative (with a positive on other use) so runs risk of wasted draws sometimes if not ready to eat penalties to get the good "side" back on the cards.

[Dæmon]

Originally posted by Parachu:

Is it random how many you get? I've only tried it once and I ended up getting 50 cards I think. Had a 64 card deck lol.

Sorry to necro, but I have a 88 card deck now :S :-( good luck me! Died 2 minutes later xD <3

[LionheartVIII8]

I can't say I've ever been tempted to try this option. Is there any benefit/reason for doing this other than funsies?

[Soul4hdwn]

Originally posted by LionheartVIII8:

I can't say I've ever been tempted to try this option. Is there any benefit/reason for doing this other than funsies?

lets you have stuff you haven't unlocked, otherwise no (and very no if you're bow class but not sentinel). its not make or break for general runs at least because it gives a nice even spread of average and advanced cards.

[Mestev]

Yeah the only positive from picking that deck option is to do a big page lore unlock for cards, could to up to 50 lore pages just from that. But man trying doing that with apostal and still being able to play the hand.