Take Initiative: An Artifact Podcast

This week we talk about the state of the game and discuss a U/B Control Deck that uses Crystal Maiden and Lion. We are planning to live stream our next episode on twitch on Thursday, January 10th starting at around 3:00 pm Eastern Time If you want to play with us, you can join us on steam, or discord, and as always, you can follow us at @initiativecast on twitter and you can reach us at takeinitiativepodcast@gmail.com.

This week we talk about the state of the game and discuss a U/B Control Deck that uses Crystal Maiden and Lion. We are planning to live stream our next episode on twitch on Thursday, January 10th starting at around 3:00 pm Eastern Time If you want to play with us, you can join us on steam, or discord, and as always, you can follow us at @initiativecast on twitter and you can reach us at takeinitiativepodcast@gmail.com.

The Artifact team has given us progression and our first set of balance changes. This week we take a look at these changes and also talk about a Meepo combo deck that actually works. Here is the official Artifact patch notes: https://steamcommunity.com/games/583950/announcements/detail/1714081669510213123 If you want to play with us, you can join us on steam, twitch, or discord, and as always, you can follow us at @initiativecast on twitter and you can reach us at takeinitiativepodcast@gmail.com.

The first post launch Artifact patch is out this week with more on the way. We also talk about a few cards and finish off with a Black/Green econ deck. Here is the official Artifact patch notes: https://playartifact.com/news/2796070940830551443/ If you want to play with us, you can join us on steam, twitch, or discord, and as always, you can follow us at @initiativecast on twitter and you can reach us at takeinitiativepodcast@gmail.com.

Artifact has launched! We've been playing a lot and share our first impressions of the game. We also talk about a couple of cards that we have had fun with, and finish off with a Black/Red budget deck (

The public Beta is finally here and the artifact news just keeps on coming. This week, we talk about the the importance of free draft modes, the expected effects of recycling cards on the economy, and how a progression system could work in Artifact. Here is the official Artifact announcement of the changes we discussed in this episode: https://playartifact.com/news/2535985526495756390 In this episode, we also announced our first community event.  We will be holding a free draft tournament Thursday, November 29th. You see the details and sign up to participate here: https://goo.gl/forms/JIP4TOiZXUeC52FS2 As always, you can follow us at @initiativecast on twitter and you can reach us at takeinitiativepodcast@gmail.com. See you in Artifact!

Last weekend we had our first officially broadcast Artifact tournament and an ArtiFAQ detailing how the game can be played at launch.  In this episode, we talk about the different games modes that will be available, the cost of playing artifact, and the importance of a healthy community. You can find the official ArtiFAQ here: https://playartifact.com/news/1721959164054855755 You can watch last weekend's tournament here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/334098047 Upcoming Events: BTS will be holding a launch party this weekend: https://twitter.com/BTSartifact/status/1061762728744837120 The Beta Starts on 19th https://i.imgur.com/rxfpcui.png Artifact Officially Releases on the 28th https://playartifact.com/ Finally, you can follow us at @initiativecast on twitter and you can reach us at takeinitiativepodcast@gmail.com Get Hyped!!!

This week we are taking a deep look at a version of the Blue/Green Storm that has been popular in the closed beta. The deck list we discussed today was created by RobAJG and can be found here: https://articraft.io/decks/view/4e00f65c-7eae-4c1b-8261-7f4b11604f53. You can find his commentary on this and a few other deck lists here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99qX6lcH2_w Send comments, questions, feedback to takeinitiativepodcast@gmail.com.

In this week's episode we talk about valve time, tempo in card games, and a couple cards of the week. Send us questions or comments at takeinitiativepodcast@gmail.com

This week we talk about mathematics in artifact, the mana curve, how the different colors affect mana, and demagicking. You can send questions or comments to takeinitiativepodcast@gmail.com

This week we explore the draft format in Artifact, theorycraft about Rix, and discuss a couple of our favorite cards this week.

This week we talk about randomness and how it relates to player skill and winning in Artifact.  We also take a look at the new blue hero Kanna and discuss a couple of our favorite cards this week.

In today's episode we analyze initiative as a game mechanic, delve into Tidehunter's place in a squad, and talk about a couple of new cards that caught our eyes this week.

In today's episode we talk about unit deployment in artifact, speculate on the in game economy, and discuss the hero, Legion Commander.