We got a chance to talk to Cory yesterday about Spectral Lotus, and its use in PVE “tournaments”.
Spectral Lotus
Cory confirmed yesterday that when you take a deck into a PVE “tournament” you won’t get to change your deck until the tournament is over. That leads to lots of interesting decisions around when to use your lotuses – once used they become Black Tigers, and you won’t have the opportunity to sideboard more lotuses in. The term “Lotus Screw” was also coined – getting 3 or 4 lotuses in an opening hand of an early round of a PVE tournament when you’d prefer to keep them for later in the day. If you use them too early, you could live to regret that decision! Of course, they still have utility as zero cost cantrips that allow you to draw a card, and the equipment can further enhance that utility.