[Gittin Gud] Lizard Cult Advanced Strategy Guide for Root
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Күн бұрынRepent, unbelievers! Your sinful days of misplaying Root's quirkiest faction have come to call, and the powers that be have decided that it's time for you to GIT GUD with the Lizard Cult!
In this advanced strategy guide for Root: A woodland game of might and right by Leder games, I'll cover the tips and tricks other channels won't teach you for fear of being excommunicated!
Learn how to sanctify your way to victory while I do everything in my power to teach this faction without inviting actual, real-world cultists into my youtube comments!
CHAPTERS
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0:00 - They recorded this over my wedding footage.
1:22 - Consult your doctor, or maybe a priest.
2:56 - The prosperity gospel.
4:56 - The original song included moaning.
6:50 - The title's only less suggestive by comparison.
9:34 - Limericks for Jesus.
11:23 - The part everyone's going to skip.
11:46 - One million likes, and I'll implement public healthcare.
15:00 - Don't mind me, I just live here now.
18:42 - If you keep playing with bird cards, you'll go blind.
21:56 - Can you fit a wide lizard through the eye of a needle?
24:22 - Sit back and wait for those voice acting gigs to roll in.
26:07 - This song goes with everything.
28:25 - The crows ate the rest of the crayons.
33:36 - The section where all the budget went.
36:03 - Sleeping nude in an oxygen tent in order to gain sexual powers.
Script contributions/review
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The only two lizard tryhards I know, the incomparable:
LilyG ( / @makecraftgame )
and MurderSheRoot (woodlandwarmachine.podbean.com/),
Nitrorev
Sandbox
LINKS
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Lily's lizard guide: makecraftgame.com/2022/07/22/...
DPollere's guide from BGG: docs.google.com/document/d/1E...
Nitrorev's guide: • Lizard Cult - How to P...
River of the valley, for their VHS audio guide: • Addendum: How to simul...
Paul's vids, for the VHS static effects: • VHS Noise in 4k
The Danish Library: www5.kb.dk/permalink/2006/manu...
Seiyria's inimitable root resource pages: rootcards.seiyria.com/
MUSIC
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The following music was used for this media project:
Music: Light Awash by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: filmmusic.io/song/3978-light-...
Music: Scheming Weasel (faster version) by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: filmmusic.io/song/4326-schemi...
Music: Impact Prelude by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: filmmusic.io/song/7565-impact...
Music: Lord of the Land by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: filmmusic.io/song/4002-lord-o...
Music: Too Sexy (instrumental) by Sascha Ende
Free download: filmmusic.io/song/433-too-sex...
Music: Quasi Motion by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: filmmusic.io/song/4254-quasi-...
Music: The Path of the Goblin King v2 by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: filmmusic.io/song/4502-the-pa...
Music: Master of the Feast by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: filmmusic.io/song/4026-master...
Music: The Show Must Be Go by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: filmmusic.io/song/4509-the-sh...
Music: Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnop...
License (CC BY 4.0): filmmusic.io/standard-license
Power Hungry Fool - Fire emblem: Path of Radiance; Nintendo.
Pirate's fortress - Legend of Zelda, the wind waker. Koji Kondo, and Nintendo.
Outset Island - Legend of Zelda, the wind waker. Koji Kondo, and Nintendo.
Tower of God - Legend of Zelda, the wind waker. Koji Kondo, and Nintendo.
Ganondorf Battle - Legend of Zelda, Ocarina of time. Koji Kondo, and Nintendo.
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@HalloikbenJim 6 ай бұрын
20:36, rules mistake in animation, warlord cant be converted, only removable in battle.
@Siennarchist Жыл бұрын
Lizards actually have my second highest winrate of any faction, behind 100% for WA. I have only played two games though.
@epsteindidntkillhimself69 Жыл бұрын
So, 100% for WA, 0% for Lizard Cult?
@Halftroll0 9 ай бұрын
What in the math
@nakramproductions3858 7 ай бұрын
@@Halftroll0 he played 2 games. Won 1 with WA so 100% winrate. Lose 1 with Lizards so 0% winrate. Why am I explaining the joke? Im drunk
@pepsi-man76 5 ай бұрын
I have a 0% win rate with anyone who isn’t the WA or the Duchy, the rest of the games I have played won the vagabond, pretty normal if you ask me
@Siennarchist 11 ай бұрын
"they were made without flaws" *Shows old lizard board*
@Nevakanezah_ 11 ай бұрын
I was worried no one was ever going to notice. Now for people to spot the same joke again, but with the rulebook.
@pjdarkr7019 Жыл бұрын
Having text on screen that provides related but very different commentary to what's being narrated is a galaxy brain strategy to get me to watch your videos multiple times. I have to watch it once for the memes, then again for the actual content. Then again because I enjoyed the first two so much. Top marks.
@Nevakanezah_ Жыл бұрын
My engagement stats look like a stock market ticker
@tinthefoil1734 Жыл бұрын
16:45 Well holy smokes thanks for the shout-out! Engaging and comprehensive guide as always, the humour throughout makes it such an easy watch.
@Nevakanezah_ Жыл бұрын
This man's work is better than mine is, go check out his socials
@lizardvineblue2264 Жыл бұрын
"beloved garbage children" is my favorite part
@aliasisudonomo Жыл бұрын
As with so many things, Adset really does help the faction. Having that much better of a chance to start with something useful to craft in the opening hand, especially a card that grants you a better option to interact on the board than "hope the lost souls goes your way", and knowing when NOT to play them in a given matchup means when you do play Lizards, you're in a better position to pull a win.
@urvidhnarula6362 11 ай бұрын
I was enjoying a drink while watching this video, and then you said, "Also, builder is here". Now there's cold beer all over my laptop screen, you evil man. To Lizard hell with you!
@Nevakanezah_ 10 ай бұрын
Also, Budweiser is here.
@em6392 Жыл бұрын
These are the best guides to root i have ever seen. The pruduction quality is insane for how many subs you have. Keep going, i am very exited for more.
@pedrobernardos 5 ай бұрын
I watched all your faction guides and I just wanted to say Thank You and Good Job!! Absolutely love your editing, I laughed a lot while learning a lot! This is certainly the best kind of information to learn all factions. I highly enjoyed all the hours I passed in front of your videos :D
@Nevakanezah_ 5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed them!
@llamarama6976 Жыл бұрын
I was confused at first about the change of audio. Then i realised what you were doing lol
@Nevakanezah_ Жыл бұрын
The audio changes so often in my videos, it's basically my brand now.
@llamarama6976 Жыл бұрын
@@Nevakanezah_ well i realised it wasn't actually an audio change. It wash a lissard lisp
@Nevakanezah_ Жыл бұрын
@@llamarama6976 a Lizp, if you will
@c.vanderleek9535 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely incredible: hilarious, insightful, great production. Such a treasure! Clearly a labor of love, thankyou Nev.
@hqo4050 Жыл бұрын
FOR THE ALGORITHM! Best root content bar none
@Bubagummmm 10 ай бұрын
I have watched this video 3-4 times while drifting to sleep and failed to retain any information on how to play them. I played my first lizard game and WON. I simply absorbed the information from the video directly into my brain.
@pootispaghetti Жыл бұрын
So excited to see another one of these! I love how in depth you are with these vids, it helps me appreciate root sm more
@Mousespenser Жыл бұрын
Wow. Incredible. Loved this guide! I'm looking forward to more Adset games on digital to master the 2x2 method.
@magtheidio Жыл бұрын
Dude your edditing is gittin gud! Love your humouristic style, yet full of details and insight. I consider to be a veterant player, but still learned couple of small tweeks here. I think lizards are one of the hardest to play, but definitively my favorite faction, for no reason other than i like them! Thanks for the video, looking forward for more and hoping playing against you on an async game :)
@Nevakanezah_ Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, i dont like playing async; i much prefer live games
@magtheidio Жыл бұрын
@@Nevakanezah_ Yeah I totally understand! Async is particularly painfull when people leave in the middle of a game. But I have to admit, with work and a baby to take care of, async give more control :P
@boardgametotears Жыл бұрын
Awesome Lizards guide. This had me laughing throughout. Make sure and pause to read the text portions. They are very helpful.
@HalloikbenJim Жыл бұрын
Top quality content here, thank you!
@mitchnostrand9700 Жыл бұрын
That intro was amazing 👌🏼
@JustinDynamicD 5 ай бұрын
I'm here for the healthcare.
@val1380 Жыл бұрын
Excellent as always
@HobGungan 4 ай бұрын
I am training myself on Root Digital to win with Lizards (and everyone really) on standard setup with base deck, just so that I don't have to always rely on adset and partisans. I've been doing fairly well, but I'm also not comfortable going past Easy AI yet. However, Lizards were the first faction I played the one intro game I played years ago, and while I lost spectacularly their playstyle and vibes really felt cool to me. What I'm finding out the more I practice on Digital is that I tend to favor the Insurgent factions - while I have so far won at least once with the original six except for Otters, I tend to get consistently closest playing Lizards, WA, and Vagabond. And I only played one game as Otters so far and am about to try them again using *your* guide (this is also why I can't wait to afford Underground and try the Crows out)
@Nevakanezah_ 4 ай бұрын
To me insurgents feel a bit more creative, allowing you to try a more freeform approach. Militants are of course more tactical; very rewarding when your plans succeed, but rigid in their options.
@blueberrylps Жыл бұрын
Another banger by content creator Nevakanezah, I hope my recommended tab gives me more to click on
@lonewaffle231 Жыл бұрын
Great work!
@josephdiscavage2709 Жыл бұрын
These videos are like, the coolest things
@Nevakanezah_ Жыл бұрын
danke, danke; I wouldnt do it if people weren't enjoying it
@Yacovo 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video.
@xSean0607 Жыл бұрын
Nice, I love all factions but looove this faction, riverfolk expansion has 2 of my fave factions.
@Nevakanezah_ Жыл бұрын
RF gonna be a weird video to make
@jogywhite5389 11 ай бұрын
Oh my god is every video as good as this.. u are prime late KZfaq my friend
@Nevakanezah_ 11 ай бұрын
Early KZfaq was better.
@tomscott3376 Жыл бұрын
Outstanding
@SaniFakhouri Жыл бұрын
"Also just in: Feudum's charming artwork obscures brain-melting rules" Ok Nev, that made me laugh because of how true it is. Take my thumbs-up!
@Nevakanezah_ Жыл бұрын
Cant take the credit for that one, it was a meme the community's passed around for a while now
@timetaker7816 7 ай бұрын
OMG YOU PUT IN POWER HUNGRY FOOL FROM PATH OF RADIANCE. Bro por is literally my fav video game and root is fav board game great taste nev
@Nevakanezah_ 6 ай бұрын
I'm a whore for harpsichords
@PurpleTrapezoidProds Жыл бұрын
Did you speak with a lisp to sound like a Lizard for the ENTIRE video? That’s commitment
@Nevakanezah_ Жыл бұрын
Perhaps the real lizards were the friends we met along the way
@JohnSmith-lx8fh 11 ай бұрын
Fantastic vid!
@Nevakanezah_ 11 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@griffincrump5077 7 ай бұрын
19:01 I’ll have you know that I personally love the length of video because it strikes just the right balance between keeping pace while also giving me the information I need to know, and manages to be entertaining the entire time!
@Nevakanezah_ 7 ай бұрын
I normally aim for ~20m, but this one needed the extra time
@griffincrump5077 7 ай бұрын
@@Nevakanezah_ And it used that extra time very well! Glad I came across this channel and subscribed, and am excited to see any future faction guides
@The_Invisible_Hand Жыл бұрын
27:32 If the WA is in the game, LoAM is even better. You can reveal all your hand cards first, then attack their sympathy, and not lose any cards.
@Nevakanezah_ Жыл бұрын
Great call. I'd forgotten about that one
@waterman121 Жыл бұрын
Intuition comes with constant devotion.
@Nevakanezah_ Жыл бұрын
The warmth of the dragon god's embrace is surprisingly similar to a decently large lamp.
@franz83 Жыл бұрын
Acolytes for the Dragon God, Engagement for the Algorithm God!
@zachrittel679 Жыл бұрын
Tier list is pure gold
@kylemckell Жыл бұрын
ALL HAIL THE DRAGON GOD
@liamout 11 ай бұрын
love this guide. based on your ease of use tier list, should we expect a rats guide from you in the future?
@Nevakanezah_ 11 ай бұрын
Probably. I'd like to complete the set.
@robm9951 4 ай бұрын
“Shock your friends by taking their toys away and using them to burn down their house!”😅
@meowymeowz3948 3 ай бұрын
no no no, thats vagabond lizard cult takes your toys away and then sends a completely seperate orbital strike to your entire village
@robm9951 4 ай бұрын
20:30 calling the WA rats and the warlord the WA if on purpose- *chef’s kiss* if on accident-still wonderful.
@a_somebody9519 Жыл бұрын
Ahahah oh man I remember a digital game where I was Lizards, and got into a sanctify-revolt cycle slapfight with WA. Birds imperialized their way over both of us
@A_Beech_Boi Жыл бұрын
LET'S GOOOOOO!
@AnonymouseFilm Жыл бұрын
Hot dog! A new video!
@dumbtastical 6 ай бұрын
Lizards are OP, I dominated my first game playing as them... against 2 first time players, and misreading their rules to the point of agregiously cheating... So just do that
@tintintin26 Жыл бұрын
Im poups, we are playing right now
@pongwong5463 Жыл бұрын
I played my third lizards game of all time after watching this video. I spent the entire game ahead of everyone else, and despite the rats efforts, I managed to clutch the win because no one else could score. Just as God intended.
@Nevakanezah_ Жыл бұрын
That's rad as hell; glad I could help!
@pongwong5463 Жыл бұрын
I’m glad too; my lizard gameplay was terrible before lol. Actually, out of curiosity, have you decided what faction you’re going to make a guide over next? Also do you have a patreon or something because I would gladly help fund it
@Nevakanezah_ Жыл бұрын
@@pongwong5463 i had a poll a while back, people seemed to very much want things chronological. As for patreon - havent thought much about it yet; id have to figure out what i could offer to make it worthwhile
@pongwong5463 Жыл бұрын
Ah, that is good news indeed! The otters are probably the faction I understand the least of so that is definitely something to look forward to. As for the patreon, that’s fair enough. The only thing I can think of that you could have would be merch, which wouldn’t necessarily be enough to justify a patreon. I’d still probably buy merch though, you’ve got the sort of art style that you could kinda wear anywhere.
@Nevakanezah_ Жыл бұрын
@@pongwong5463 shame all the art is other people's.
@triplea657aaa 9 ай бұрын
Kind of funny how the lizards hate the birds and the birds kind of counter the lizards pretty hard. They can take your dom cards and lock them away in the decree. They can build a huge army and wipe out your gardens. They often actually BENEFIT if you turn their roosts into gardens as now they can place another roost without turmoiling and if they have despot they get 2 VP for free.
@Nevakanezah_ 9 ай бұрын
It would be a far more interesting relationship if the scoring pace wasn't so wildly different
@TheJAMES4014 Жыл бұрын
lets goo
@republikadugave420 6 ай бұрын
I love them but only manage to win online with them ... Over the board somehow i almost never win
@phenix4181 Жыл бұрын
making me excited to play lizards btw, i cant help but notice your pfp is from the oath game, any videos coming from that?
@Nevakanezah_ 11 ай бұрын
You're not the first to ask, but I'd need to actually learn the meta before trying my hand at it.
@fletcherkeel8903 Ай бұрын
0:40 OK i am genuinley confused... why are these the only "good ones", what does he mean by "Good", and why are the WA VB Keepers and Moles considered "Not Good". I am actually confused, please explain someone
@Nevakanezah_ Ай бұрын
It's my blatantly subjective opinion.
@Rimbombannus 11 ай бұрын
Hello! I have a question with eyrie Emigre. Does the power of the card has to be used in an outcast suit? Or it can be used in any clearing???
@Nevakanezah_ 11 ай бұрын
Any clearing! You only need the outcast suit for abilities printed on the faction board, hence why EE is so nice. You do still have to adhere to things like Rule, though.
@svinnibg 11 ай бұрын
I stumbled upon this video in my recommended list and clicked it without any expectations. It turned out to be the best Root video I have ever seen. The video has everything from humor, dynamics, editing, tips, tables, and statistics - all of which are just unbelievably amazing! I am very grateful for this content and will definitely share it with my friends. Please keep up the good work! By the way, how should your nickname be pronounced?
@Nevakanezah_ 11 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! I tend to pronounce it with soft e's and a's. Neva (like "never") Ka ("car", no r) Nezz-uh (cant think of an analogue) I read it aloud at the start of most videos, also
@The_Invisible_Hand Жыл бұрын
11:43 Which are the "blue circles"? They all look red to me... (Edit: Are they the two central western ruin clearings, one above the other? Excluding the river, they actually block off a total of *five* western clearings, including themselves.)
@Nevakanezah_ Жыл бұрын
Yes; the two western circles adjacent to the pass, and also I am an idiot.
@fishcanroll Жыл бұрын
I clicked immediately
@tinthefoil1734 Жыл бұрын
Crystal can shield.
@fishcanroll Жыл бұрын
@@tinthefoil1734
@inquisitorbenediktanders3142 4 ай бұрын
24:11 did you run out of "pot of greed" cards to sneak in or why else did you use the "tower" tarot card there (btw, try sneaking in a Magic the Gathering card in there for once. It's the oldest and (aside from a lot of stuff happening nowadays thanks to hasbro) best tcg).
@Nevakanezah_ 4 ай бұрын
I usually pick cards that align with whatever message I'm trying to get across. In this instance, I'm presaging potential disasters.
@Manfred71 Жыл бұрын
Did you really put Wiki in your vid? 2:58
@sylvanas9329 Жыл бұрын
*rewatches the intro* Hold up, wasn’t Patrick involved in making the crows and warlord and not involved in making the cats, birds, or either riverfolk faction?
@Nevakanezah_ Жыл бұрын
Bold of you to assume that my videos contain any facts.
@mtrybu 10 ай бұрын
I prefer the name Thin Lizzy instead of Skinny Lizards 😉
@secondengineer9814 Жыл бұрын
14:40 Why pray to RNJesus when the Dragon God answers all prayers?!?
@6ftTiny216 Жыл бұрын
I AM THE FIRSTBORN!!!
@kosolangsanantsukh6102 Жыл бұрын
En Taro Adun? //wrong game
@chesscakee Жыл бұрын
Can I ask why the Moles, Eyrie, and Badgers are considered bad factions when created by God?
@Nevakanezah_ Жыл бұрын
It was badgers, WA, VB, and moles. And it was on account of their sinful ways
@purplepotato1038 Жыл бұрын
Why is this guide taking OH GOD BIRDS WHY
@MutedAndReported3032 Жыл бұрын
Ooo eee
@stevenagelutton4322 Жыл бұрын
this video makes me hate the lizards even more. knowing there is actually a way to win with them after all makes getting my sawmills pointlessly sanctified out from under me with a single ritual lizard to defend it even more annoying. Turns out "be annoying and end the game with 2vp but make it last 3 turns longer" isn't all they can do!
@Nevakanezah_ Жыл бұрын
Yeah, there's part of me that wishes Digital's sanc-heavy meta actually paid off, but sadly it's self-defeating. If you like, my recent "grudge match" video has me playing lizards, and it's not a bad showcase of what they can manage with some reasonable RNG
@arthursimsa9005 6 күн бұрын
11:44: what blue circles?
@Nevakanezah_ 6 күн бұрын
Damnit, I thought I had corrected that before publication. ...Also "1/3" instead of "1.3." The "Blue" circles are the two clearings just west of the pass.
@Carsonist Жыл бұрын
They should get rid of Dominance and Dominance swaps, which is unintuitive and silly, and give the lizards crafting without needing outcast in exchange.
@Nevakanezah_ Жыл бұрын
One of the most common complaints that new players bring into the Root community is that Lizards are very overpowered. The rote response the community will provide them is: "Are you allowing lizards to craft regardless of outcast?"
@Carsonist Жыл бұрын
Yeah, there would have to be some balance adjustments
@Carsonist Жыл бұрын
To be honest, I don't care what the balancing thing is, I just don't like Dom swapping. I would also put the calculations for Outcast at the end of Lizard's turn so they could spend the time between turns planning what they're going to do. Are these good changes? I have no idea. But they feel good.
@Nevakanezah_ Жыл бұрын
@@Carsonist The only good changes are ones that have been playtested. Put that shit to the test and become the game designer.
@Carsonist Жыл бұрын
I absolutely agree that ideas need playtesting, I'm just spitballing for user experience changes.
@uma327 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic vid but could you perhaps turn the music off or at least make it way more quiet, it's annoying and it's fighting your voice. Doesn't really add anything just makes us understand less.. 😢
@Nevakanezah_ Жыл бұрын
Weird; p sure it was lower than usual on this vid. Ill keep it in mind though!
@Nevakanezah_ Жыл бұрын
@@uma327 Gotta keep those dopamine levels high for the tiktok crowd
@j.prt.979 Жыл бұрын
@@Nevakanezah_ Must say I hard disagree. The music is a great background to your voice and it doesnt overpower it imo
@liammkirby Жыл бұрын
I think the mix is pretty spot on personally
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