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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tHe has 2 end-game promotions, with his set 7 being the one you typically want to finish on. It\u2019s a base 70 with 2 effects. Once per-turn, he refreshes himself if your opponent\u2019s support fails. And his support cards gain the effects of his attack target\u2019s support as long as their skills don\u2019t share a name. The refresh ability is pretty self-explanatory: your opponent wiffs their support and then Lloyd gets back up.\u00a0 Lloyd is one of the few MCs you want to attack with first on the off-chance your opponent wiffs on their very first support. There are ways to setup a support fail; but even so, random chance plays a major part in him doing well, more so than most other MC options. Also, Lloyd’s self-refresh is once per-turn, making it hard for him to pull off the same endless strings of attacks someone like Al can.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nHis second skill let’s his support copy any support skills from his opponent’s support as long as it doesn’t share a name with a skill already on his support card. It might seem confusing, but just it means that if Lloyd attacks and pulls a card with Mage Emblem and his opponent\u2019s support also has Mage Emblem, he doesn\u2019t get to draw and discard twice. Also, copying an opponent\u2019s skill doesn\u2019t overwrite any skill his support already has. So, you could get something like Mage Emblem and Flier Emblem on one card with his ability. This also means if your opponent attacks Lloyd and they pull a support card with a defense buff, he gets to use that skill. Once again, this works out great against other Purple decks that use supports skills that trigger on either player’s turn. The final caveat to keep in mind is that he copies the exact text of the card. So, even though Nowi has \u201cDragon Emblem\u201d like Fae and Myrrh, she still requires her supported card to be a blue card\u2026which Lloyd is not. Lloyd copies the exact text on the support card.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nLloyd’s set 13 promotion has a similar cost and stat line to his set 7, but his effects are different. Rather than refresh, he forces his opponent to discard after combat if their support fails, but only when he attacks. I kind of wish this forced a discard when supports are played, since it could lead into your opponent discarding a potential dodge, but I think that screws with the rules process a bit too much. This effect is also once-per turn, so even if you have a way to refresh Lloyd and swing again, it won\u2019t trigger assuming you got it the first time. If I had to name one major flaw for Lloyd, it\u2019s that the design team really tried to prevent him from being able to degenerately loop his effects, a shame since even if he lost the once per-turn clause, he\u2019d still require a crazy amount of setup to get going reliably.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nWhat makes set 13 Lloyd valuable is his support skill that states \u201cyour opponent\u2019s support fails.\u201d This means Set 7 Lloyd gets his refresh off\u2026as long as he\u2019s not the one currently attacking. This also sets up a lot of other Black Fang units that get benefits off support fails.<\/p>\n
There are a couple of ways to build Lloyd, but I think just purple is good enough. He has access to strong early game attackers like Wolt, Roy, and Al, he gets two different ramp dragons along with a myriad of other unique support skills, and purple is the primary color of support manipulation, so you can set up easy fails against your opponent using Lloyd’s set 13 with cards like set 17 Nino (who forces your opponent to put a copy of their MC on top of their deck) or Set 6 Fir (Does the exact same thing as Lloyd for the cost of a bond.). A mono-deck is typically going to play more aggressive and use Lloyd\u2019s promotion as a finisher. It\u2019s a very gimmicky strategy, but will probably give you the safest and most solid returns. The main weakness here is a lack of recovery. A lot of effects Lloyd wants will eat up cards in his hand without replacing them. You can mitigate this with cards like Lute, Matthew, or Lilina, but their draws are all tied to support effects rather than active abilities.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nAs I already said, Nino is also a pretty important staple since her two promotions greatly benefit him. The set 7 is a healer, and the set 17 can set up your opponent for a guaranteed fail against their main character. Set 22 Narcian is also a very important card, since he guarantees Lloyd a reset whenever he attacks as long as your opponent\u2019s support card has a support skill. Other than that, Lloyd is pretty free form, and you\u2019ll just want to stick with purple staples or good support fixers.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nKeep in mind when you\u2019re picking a secondary color, you want it to either compliment or fill in some gap the original doesn\u2019t have. With Lloyd\u2019s gimmick being so unique, it\u2019s a bit harder to find things that directly benefit him, and most of what you\u2019d be splashing in anyways is already done by something in his color already. If you really want to mix around, I recommend the standard red package of Mae and Genny, since they give access to some incredibly strong draw and healing skills.<\/p>\n
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