I’ve noticed this mistake happening too often recently, and it’s really frustrating. Just yesterday, I observed two players with dark themed decks make the same error by playing Koga when their board was completely empty.
For those who might not be familiar, if you use Koga without any cards in play, you instantly lose the game. It feels unfair, like a punishment for a bad move. I really don’t understand why this is happening consistently, especially among seasoned players.
Is there something specific about shadow deck tactics that leads to this kind of oversight? Or could it be that these are newer players still learning the game? I’m really interested to know if others have noticed this ongoing issue with dark deck users.
I think some players just panic when they’re getting pressured and forget the basics. Koga’s such a strong card that desperation makes you want to play it even when you shouldn’t.
Yeah I’ve seen this too. Think it’s because dark decks usually have so many cards on board that players get used to always having something out there. When they’re behind and desperate, they just throw Koga without thinking.
Honestly this might be a UI issue too. When you’re stressed and losing, it’s easy to misclick or not notice your board is actually empty. I know I’ve had games where I thought I still had a minion up but it got cleared the turn before. Dark decks are so used to having board presence that your brain just assumes there’s something there to target.
It’s probably muscle memory honestly. Dark decks are all about flooding the board early so most of the time you do have targets for Koga. But when you’re getting wrecked and scrambling to stay alive, that autopilot kicks in. I’ve almost done it myself a few times but caught myself last second. The card should really have better visual warnings or something.