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Storm of Steel

So much better after v2.2. The card itself goes from 2 cost to 1 cost which is huge of course, but even more than that is the Shiv buffs. Blade Dance giving you 3/4 shivs instead of 2/3 and Accuracy increasing damage by 4/6 means that you really go for those cards, and they make SoS so much better as a result. With the right deck, this can do like 100 damage for 1 energy!

It also synergizes heavily with some relics. Shuriken/Kunai are obvious, but also Ornamental Fan or even Silent specific things like Tingsha/tough bandages because it discards your whole hand.

Oh, and this card is crazy with Dead Branch. Use 1 energy, do a ton of damage and get a whole new deck! It's like opening pandora's box.

This card can be a little dangerous though because you might want to play your block cards and then play Storm of Steel which can get you like... 4 damage. SoS is best in act 2/3 when you have 4 energy, and ideally some draw cards like Acrobatics. SoS is a really interesting card with a lot of uses, but you can't just pick it up and use it without considering your deck. Some cards are like that - Wraith Form is always good, for example. but SoS, not so much.


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