Edit: Since it’s ADAM KLING we are talking about, it would be a sin to not include the animation:
Expansion Spoiler: Atom Klinger (Vetruvian)
Now that’s a nice card! I don’t know whether this guy will stick on board, but for 3 mana looks like a solid investment
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Yes, more artifact support! This card seems like it will fit very well in conjunction with Hexblade + Metalmeld combos (yet it also works well with staff of ykir). Assuming that vet gets an intensity artifact for attack, this card can be a powerful synergy tool for artifact Vetruvian.
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Hmmm, that looks pretty reasonable! P2T1 drop into T2 Artifact nets you a pretty beefy dude. With a 1st Wish I’d probably risk dropping it on the mana tile a lot of the time.
As P1 I’d probably want to play Lost Artificer, then summon Klinger into an Artifact! Seems pretty strong to me 
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Turns out cost reduction for Artifacts also reduces Klinger’s attack buff -____-
reasonable, but it feels like decorated enlistee in reverse
Very good card. 5 health is great and it can reach 3+attack easily. Solid pick for sajj
Thankfully, it gains attack based on the artifact’s cost instead of its attack bonus. I kinda wanna bring back Autarch’s Gifts for the meme and let it go for a spin.
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A card based off of former Duelyst animation creator Adam Kling, I believe this was some of his last work for Duelyst. I love cards based off of real people, have I mentioned that?
As far as the card, could be good if they release some good Vet artifacts, 5hp is a lot for a 3 drop but this thing doesn’t trade well and probably just gets Nat Selected.
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That’s a nice bit of artifact support
Wait, @ThanatosNoa, is the attacc buff based on cost of artifact when you equipped it (ex: grincher cost decrease) or on the base cost of the artifact?
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This is an okay card, not great but not terrible. It is Sajj’s Aurorus, that said it is significantly worse than Aurorus, but at least it is better than Portal Guardian.
I think this is kinda what Artifact Decks have been needing, at least in Vetruvian anyways. It’s a bulky body that gets stronger with each artifact that you play and it somewhat encourages you to go nuts with attacking somyour artifacts break which then means you can equip more or play Metalmeld, which then increases Atom Klinger’s attack which then shifts attention to it over the general as something to focus down.
Upside: Bulky body with 5 HP, Gets stronger when playing artifacts, good looking sprite.
Downside: It requires setup making it a slow card, only has 1 attack to begin with meaning it won’t be doing much aside from taking up space on the board, requires artifacts to work, dies super easy to Natural Selection (But structures are still the supreme champion of dying to it).
Honestly, it’s a nice addition to the Vetruvian family, just hope we get another Dervish.
From what I remember, based on the cost of the equip (so Grincher and Lost Artificer have anti-synergy with Atom Klinger, but you’ll still gain the “full mana” cost from Metalworking?)
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Insta lnclude in sajj , 3 copies
This thing will get annoying really fast
So it’s based on the cost paid, but cards that equip artifacts automatically count as full cost paid in full, correct?
Sounds like what I would expect.
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I dunno whether this card is good or bad.
On one hand, it reminds me of Capricious Marauder in Mantra which is pretty good.
On the other hand, it reminds of Capricious Marauder in Mantra which is pretty bad.
Will have to wait and see.
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Also Skyppy, in case anyone forgot about its existence, would make for a good synergistic card as it can put an artifact in your action bar upon its demise.
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I wonder how Reliquarian’s artefact would go with this.
How much does it cost again?
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8/10 maybe im rating this too high because im already getting whooped by sajj these days