As some one who's been playing since the launch and keeps playing around every expansion will say very fun very easy to get into I have never had to pay real money inorder to get in game currency and the cards to make decks, cards are genuinely fun to play and the quote on quote random in the game is pretty much balanced despite one specific card but he's funny so whatever, with my only gripe is the grind on ladder is really annoying but that's with all card games, the biggest problem I found with the game is most aggro decks just pop off and win way too early and lead to less fun games when all you play against is the like top 3 best aggro decks, then again could have been the decks I was playing either way definitely recommend giving the game a try it's free to play unlike a certain digital card game we all know and some love and yeah, now time to watch solems video to see if he said everything I just said

Solem: "Animations are like short movies" referring to champion level ups Me: *Mono shurima flashbacks*

I wouldn't mind seeing more legends of runterra

"i will missplay and you will cringe" second card played: missplay me: cringe not disappointed

2 pros not mentioned. 1. The little eye between the hp bars that helps show you what happens after an interaction, chain, or block. 2. If you right click a card that spawns something it'll show you the card it spawns.

"If you have a 10/10 and the enemy has a 1/1, they can just block you because why not?" *Laughs in overwhelm*

Also just to mention when comparing to hearthstone, LoR actually has balance patches frequently that shake up the meta, as of the last balance patch the game is in the most diverse state it has been ever by many opinions. It’s nice to see a card game actually say “yeah those cards were really bad/broken” instead of sticking their head in the ground and eventually just nuking or banning the card out of existence

8:55 ''okay we take the random'' spoken like a true hearhstone player

I'd love to see Solem play, if he actually learns the game

PLEASE PLAY THIS GAME. The hardest part about giving up Hearthstone has been giving up my favorite content creators. I played Hearthtstone for years, but I can't justify spending $500 for what ends up being 20 hours each month. I don't have time to get the most out of that game, and it costs so much. It's not that I don't want to spend the money. I've spent $100 on cosmetics in Runeterra because I believe they have earned my money.

Geez, I remeber playing Runeterra in summer of 2020, and this review got me hyped again for this game, especially that I don't play Hearthstone anymore, I will surely come back to this game

Very noice. You're joining at the perfect time, after the end of Azirelia's reign of terror.

I’ve started when bilgewater just got released and have to say, this game is so much fun, f2p friendly(I have all the cards without spending 1$ on cards) and developers make changes according to communitys needs and wants. Would recommend 10/10. Oh btw there are counters to almost everything unlike randomstone.

Dont freak out its happening- Solem finally on Runeterra! Hell yeah im excited and want to see more already!!!

LoR could always use more content creators, especially quality ones like you!

I've played the game for about a year and 3 months and without spending a dime I've already got 98% of all the cards and still have all resources I need to craft for atleast 2 expansions without playing. You also get some pretty cosmetics for free during certain events and card backs could be obtained as rewards for reaching some milestones. Learning the passing mechanic of the game could take time, but it gets pretty natural later on and it's really worth learning.

This hurts so good to what him learn. Reminds me of the open beta with me just spamming Katarina/Yasuo Hope solem gets into this game because I would love to see my favorite Hearthstone player also on my favorite card game

Remember watching you years ago when I played hearthstone, but then I switch to LOR and kinda forgot about all the hearthstone creators Would be very happy to see more LOR content from you!

Thee cons aren't even cont... The game is just superb and beyond

Started to play this one again instead of Hearthstone. Muuuuch better

When he said he was going to miss play I was prepared for almost everything and then he didn't use the free attack in his first turn

I've been playing this game for like a year or so and what Solem said is actually very accurate. Good job.

Been playing f2p for 6 months and almost have a full collection

Just started playing this game like a week ago and the fact that solem also started making videos about it it's pretty excited

You forgot to mention the Mana management aspect (saving spell Mana etc) of the game that puts a lot of skill into play. Also the fact with different speed of spells and when to use them gives more skill to it as well.

Heartstone player here. Tried LoR once, never came back to HS lmaooo.

"There is gameplay, there is action", something u dont often say about HS these days... but lor is realy cool, playing both, HS still has my heart as a wild player, but its nice to get everything for free

left hearthstone after 6 years of play. this game is just so rewarding. Been playing 7 months. have the entire collection and so much fun.

I would love to see you play more and build crazy decks like you do in hearthstone :)

I left HS for LoR ages ago, it feels so much better, im so happy you've decided to try it out Solem! I'd totally watch more LoR videos from you.

I didn't know watching someone new play and learn would be so satisfying. Definitely would watch more of this. Also at the end of the video you mentioned music as one of the pros. I love it as well and it's also cool that all the different boards you can buy have their own music and they are all amazing. I'm pretty sure they are all here on YT if you're curious.

I love seeing you seeing the magic of Runeterra (including the amount of free stuff just for existing, and even more if you just do the dailys,that result in 1 legendary and much more)

Love your approach/process! Really satisfying to watch as you learn the game.

I quit hearthstone a little while back to play this game, and I can say it was one of the best decisions I made. Not that HS is a bad game, just that this game is much more F2P friendly and it feels better to play knowing that I can have more than one or two competitive decks

I would not mind seeing more of this, quite entertaining :)

Love the Runeterra content. Happy you love the game as much as I do. I don't even play competitively (treat it as a different Roguelike by playing Labs :P), but I'm having a TON of fun.

This is great i want to see more of this person playin this game :D

Glad to see you enjoyed the game Solem and listened to my warning considering the meta before the new patch was very toxic. Continue to put out great content!

I have been playing LoR since beta and have seen a ton of youtubers, never seen you before or played HS but you are awesome to watch and very chill! Kinda hope you would play more! I can give you some nasty deck codes + next wednesday there's a new expansion with new champions 🎉

I love LoR, haven't even touched HS since like 2019! Hope to see you playing more of it Solem!

If only we could see Grapllr and person stream lor together

Love to see more player recognizes this gem

played HS for 2+ years and i didn't even complete a single expansion even after spending tons for expansion packs (pre purchase and dust enchantments and all). played LoR for 5+ months and I already have 90+ % of all the card collections without spending anything. only thing I spend my money for is cosmetics (card skins/backs, boards, emotes)

Solem and opponent misplays are so fun to watch. It reminds me of a innocent times with playing the game for first time XD .

I’ve played Lor before and kinda forgot about it, but this video makes me wanna get back into it. Thanks, person!

Cosmetics arent only purchasable, there are event passes that have free cosmetics in them

He hit allegiance first try, get this man a runeterra career stat!

I would love uf you played more of it.

Another pro for people interested in tournaments, you can play official tournaments and there's a qualifier each season that anyone, without spending a cent, by being on the high ranks or by playing a last chance gauntlet can qualify for a tournament spot. I'm not someone interested in that, but I've heard a few people also mentioning it.

Sometimes there is very unfun things like Azir/Irelia or TF/Fizz but it's not even secret mage level of unfun.

LoR is great! Also, the first "con" is not a con, it is part of the mechanics of the game and its strategic depth. The more you play, the more you like the back-and-forth thing.

Great vid!

I used to watch you regularly when I played hearthstone. I've been exclusively playing Runeterra for about a year and it might easily be the greatest digital card game ever made. Would love more content!

only knew solem from dekkster's chat and youtube decides to recommend me this since I play LOR

yes please more.. always love it when creators i like actually play a game that i like :D

Great vid! Would deffo watch if you stream LoR more

Since it's new it still has that strategy aspect, especially due to the mixed turns mechanic. I can definitely imagine that changing though. Like other card games, the more the devs add the more volatile the game becomes.

Honestly I'd love it if person made more runeterra content

you were right I usually don't even cringe over misplays, but you still managed to impress

Solem you should definetly play the games in the challenges section, they are basically tutorials that explain almost all mechanics of the game (keywords, specific archetypes like Deep and Lurk, and interactions with all the cards) so you may get better, I really love your Hearthstone videos, but having a content creator and expert deck builder in a game with so much creativity :3

You just found out about the good way of free to play 💪 Hope I will see more videos will tune in because I want to see your progress 😄

NICEE i love seing more people play one of my favourite games, i recomend Garen Sivir as a first deck it gets you into the basics, sivir is quite strong rn and usable in many decks also garen is free

For shortcuts. Pressing spacebar skips the initiative back to the other player. Pressing A commands all your units to attack in the order they are in the back row. You can also drag cards on the board together to attack so you don’t have to drag them all one by one. The order of triggers for effects and abilities is based in order from left to right on the board.

This is great haha Grapplr can't hit allegiance in a mono deck and you're hittin left and right. Also your first human match against Leo Yas good luck haha

I would love to see more!

very well explained!!

Was the background music of the vid, the bgm in LOR?!!! It sounds SOOO GOOOD!

If you continue to play in a match during to see the effects of whats going on like if certain actions will kill a champion, a spell effects a certain thing and so on you'll click on the blue eye in the middle of the two Nexus (known as the oracles lense) you can see what is going on or what is happening with the current board state during an attack ,defense or spell is going through.

Would love to see you play some more lor in the future :D

Welcome. It's about time. I stopped playing that other dumpster fire of a game Hearthstone long ago. Look forward to your deck building skills in Runeterra.

nice review! any moreLoR in future?

Decks and ways of winning vary so much that the make the game so refreshing.

YESSSSSSS. Welcome to LoR!!

I would *love* to see more of this content if you get the chance, Solem. One big pro I specifically thought you might enjoy is the 'Spell Mana' feature, which makes the game feel so much smoother mechanically than hearthstone. You might notice under your mana there are 3 little bubbles that get filled if you end a turn with unspent mana. These bubbles are 'Spell Mana', which is mana that stays from turn to turn but can only be used on spells and never for creatures, so if you just miss a 1 or a 2 drop for the first two turns your mana isn't completely wasted and you lose a turn, that mana instead just get saved in a slightly less versatile form. This way slower decks can comfortably skip the first few turns, or you can end a turn with a little bit of extra mana and not even sweat it, which just feels so much smoother than Hearthstone.

the misplays are pain. fun video

I honestly would love to see you play more legend of runeterra , id love to see the whacky stuff that you might pull out

I've played since the open beta and never looked back. I'd be shocked to see someone release a higher quality card game anytime soon

I think the "back and forth" gameplay actually is a HUGE pro!

I honestly would love to see you play more LoR, you seem to have fun

13 minutes in "what're they going to do play one card?" *skies descend enters room*

As a grapplr stan, i respect how you hit allegiance

Damn this one actually looks good! Downloading it now.

The Moment I been waiting for

I would really like to see more LoR videos from you.

What i love about runeterra is that u dont have to play against ppl if u dont want to. There is a game mode in the labs where u have to win 9games in a row vs the CPU, u begin with a small deck that u upgrade after each win with random cards and unique passives. The CPU decks never change but yours always do, making this mode a rogue light, so u can play it again and again to find the best synergies. U dont need any cards to play it, u can take ur time to play and know what u will face after some runs so it is the best thing to do when u begin LOR and improve.

"I will missplay and you will cringe" Doesn't attack turn 1 Tries to attack on turn 2 without attack token Me: that's 100% a HS player... You can attack the round you summon the ally

Yoo welcome my dude!

I’m glad I found this video I have been playing LoR since launch and I have had a lot of fun with it personally I came from Mtg real cards not arena and this game ruined it for me which I think is a good thing for my wallet but I always enjoy seeing other peoples opinions on LoR it is such a great game

I'd gladly watch Person learn LoR a little more - Stream times are a little out of my comfort but I might wanna watch the Vods :P

Honestly I have lived Lor and it becomes an even better game after you have completed the prologue for sure. Starting to level up your favorite region is really cool ass you get cards that are in a deck style that you want to build towards.

I would like or love to see you being coached by great and fun people like GrappLr, Swim or MegaM0gwai! But that is up to you, other than that, this is fun to watch esp someone new to LoR!

beautiful soundtrack: its worth noting that the boards you pay real cash for all have their custom music attached, since earning cards is so f2p a lot of players choose to get cosmetics

At 6:24, you could have leveled up Garen with the Concerted Strike. Garen had already struck once the turn before.

Makes me miss the time I've started playing a year ago.

Solem would LOVE a Barkeep P&Z build. You play the green man, he makes a random card, if you play another one of him, he makes an additional card, and so on. There's even a Champion that works with this card creation, called "Viktor" and the whole "Augment" keyword!

Ok listen dude, i am gona subscribe. You better make more Rountera videos.

I played LoR during the beta and it immediatly became one of my favourite games, they give you a bunch of free stuff that helps a lot to new and returning players (sorta like me, cos there are times where I can't play due to university, but I have always enough resources to get back into the game once I have more free time); it's just an amazing game, and the community is super wholesome.

the aniamtions are insane yes :P 14:40

Not sure if you know about this but in the options it's best to turn off auto pass so you can bluff that you have an answer to your opponents plays.

What game should i get into? Im still quite new to hearth stone. But the pay wall though. Is this better? Or would you recommend me something else? Maybe recommend me like 3 card games i should try