850 gold? Yeah. I mean, you don’t need the one if you have the other.
Bolas 2 feels a bit more PVE optimized, for the long hard fights, I’ll not use him too much in pvp since the ai doesn’t play him well.
The main problem I see is the gazillion runes required to level him, while there are still at least 9 walkers in the line to be released this year. If they manage to rotate them all through the vault, of course. Two duals, six monos and a colorless one.. I surely won’t buy any other walker I can’t afford to level.
He’s a beast for shutting down the AI. Once you transform and get the third ability off, it’s smooth sailing while the AI can’t draw cards. You build loyalty so fast it’s crazy.
I use him against the God version all the time with hexproof or can’t kill creatures. He’s not very good against high speed mana builders like Koth or Kiora.
I believe he’s far superior to B1 in PvP and PvE. Imho, B2 makes B1 look like a kitten. But @bken1234 is right. He’s best if leveled all the way. He’s been my go to over B1 since he came out.
Well put. Not to mention, the amount of loyalty that flows in when he flips is insane. There will be matches where you find yourself firing the 3rd loyalty, only to find it refilled at the end of your turn from a small cascade
I have him at max level. He’s ridiculous. When I first saw him I thought his abilities looked weak, but that was a mistake. He’s a legit control deck on a stick . Even if you don’t transform him, you can control the game pretty well with his first 2 abilities. Once he flips he can kill creatures or dome Greg, bring creatures back from the yard and make them bigger and his ult completely shuts down your opponent’s ability to advance the game. He has a bit of a learning curve, but I like him a lot . In fact , I like him better than the God Pharaoh. 320k to level is a bit brutal, but it was worth it.
Another thing I like about him is you can play him creatureless. I wouldn’t suggest it as a main strategy, but playing against heavy destroy decks or Nyx / Hixus or StW, it has come in handy
I’ve done this once as an experiment. Makes for a long match but yeah, you’re all but untouchable once the 3rd on the flip side fires and you’ve dumped Greg’s hand. pretty much a ping game then
B2 is worth it. Not as explosiv like other pw, but pure control in endgame. He can completely shut down opponents.
Also great for objectives like kill/cast x or less xx hp objectives. Reach the point and then destroy board and hand, denial draw and win in own pace.
With StV legal you reach ult2 every other turn. So even vraska have to win fast.