The end to the JEHT meta! Version 4.6 balance changes & new action cards review | Genshin Impact TCG
Welcome to the Invokation Akademy Review Session, where I go over all the changes to GITCG from the latest update, and give you my first impressions to get you better prepared for the new metagame.
The previous meta was dominated by various Jeht Hypermagic decks, often able to win the game as early as Round 2 with some consistency. For many players, it was pretty frustrating playing against the same set of cards over and over - and many were anticipating the upcoming set of balance changes. Version 4.6 to the rescue, where we finally see the much anticipated nerf to Jeht, along with some other changes that should also hit the Magic decks a bit more than the Gilded Dreams change. I'll go in depth over my thoughts on the balance changes and new action cards in the upcoming patch, so you can be best prepared for what to expect when Version 4.6 is live!
As usual, I'll be covering the 4 new character cards once I've been able to test them a bit and provide deck suggestions in a later video, so stay tuned!
This series assumes you've been keeping up with GITCG. If you're a newer player, I'd recommend you check out my TCG-101 series which is aimed at beginners. You can find the playlist at • TCG-101
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00:32 - Balance changes
06:20 - New Cards
12:51 - Outro
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"Farewell Jeht, I hope you enjoyed the part you played these past patches.." 🙊
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
She had her fun hehe
@loreyxillumina
3 ай бұрын
Yo, archon quest reference ?
I'm gonna make a bold call now and say this is gonna be the Venti Fish & Chips meta.
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Haha that is very bold! I do wish we see more Fish & Chips, I think it's a cool card
@Aaaaaacfezffss
3 ай бұрын
No it going to be this crab with diamond helmet
Ah Jeht you broke the meta forever but the nerf was needed, farewell 😔 But looking forward to the patch, so many new changes and cards as per usual ^^
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Yeah I was pretty down on the last patch but this one has me hyped. I have new hope for the balance team haha
@Juju_Invokation
3 ай бұрын
The shuffling mechanic interests me the most, but probably calls for way more draw power than usual still like Hypermagic - which makes me believe people may keep the amount of draw to make stuff like Treasure Hunt to work but not sure
Looking forward to hopefully seeing something other than Lyney/Seahorse/Azhdaha in coming tournaments
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Yeah the fact that Atlantic Top 32 are building decks with week 1 info is going to be really crazy for variety I think! Things will probably settle by the time the Prince Cup Top 8 comes around, but until then gonna be heaps of fun
Holly guacamole, what did they do to jeth. Yeah I was getting tired to see everyone playing jeth but now I have no idea what will the new meta look like. And the new cards I hope they don't become hard to understand how to play around with. Thanks for the video!!
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
The new cards are really simple in concept - you play them and they put cards into your deck and you'll draw them. They're only hard to understand if you want to play them optimally. I think if you just try it out it'll become clear
the only thing i'm scared about for the random cards is if you accidentally overdraw a really important card because it makes one appear
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
That shouldn't happen any more than the existing risk of overdraw. Though hand space could really become a factor this version
The Jeht/Hypermagic meta now feels more like a limited time event. It's interesting how through constantly evolving balance changes they can create a feeling of FOMO and broken decks that abuse a mechanic/card/combo become limited time decks you can have your fun with during the patch they are discovered, because you can expect them to be gone next patch.
@jeremiahsmith916
3 ай бұрын
Now imagine a world where the base game would undergo such surprise overhauls every 1-2 patches ;v;
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
TCGs can kind of operate like that though. Balance changes and new card can wildly shift
Ok, I can now actually finally play the videogame. Thanks, devs!
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Hehe yes unleash the brews!
was wondering when you'd post this!!
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Hehe I do my best to have it up right as maintenance drops
@solar3clipse12
3 ай бұрын
@@blepthecat can't wait for your character card reviews too!
Blep, the way you present the information on your videos is amazing! I can't help but get hooked every time there's an upload ❤
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!! I put a lot of effort in making sure it's clear for all player levels so glad to hear it's working!
So glad the devs seem to have finally realized that the unlimited dice works monstrosity needs to go. It will sure feel nice to duel people playing CARDS instead of DICE GENERATION SIMULATOR again. Also, hyped to dust off the Enjou card, and (though not covered in this video) finally buff up Alhaitham with faster off-field electro in Kuki instead of relying on slow ass end-of-phase summons. Overall definitely one of my fav TCG updates so far.
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Haha unlimited dice may not be over, I've been playing with some Treasure Hunt and it could be dangerous. It is harder to use than Jeht though so it shouldn't completely dominate. Really hyped for Enjou as well! I think he's going to be quite strong
@jeremiahsmith916
3 ай бұрын
@blepthecat yep, I already came across some opponents who made good use of the Treasure Hubt, somehow I completely overlooked that it can be used multiple times hahah. I guess it's gonna get nerfed to "once per round" soon. Honestly glad for Enjou enjoyers' W this time :D
@jeremiahsmith916
3 ай бұрын
@@blepthecat small update: dice printing is still very much alive with Boar Princess into [equipping Veteran's Visage + using an Underwater Treasure 0-cost healing card]. If this combo is played twice when the opponent has already ran out of dice, it's a nasty unexpected finisher.
With the seed dispensary change I can see Wagner weapon decks coming back in popularity
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Possibly, but you'll need more than just Wagner discounted to make Seed worth running. Remember before it had about 6+ things in each deck it worked with. It will depend if there are other 2 costs now worth playing alongside Wagner, but definitely possible!
Seirai island coming to punish healing stall decks, thank god !! 😆
Man Jeht was such a fun card with sunyatta flower that I really enjoyed messing around with before people realized she was good
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Yeah the early days were great. I think hopefully Treasure Hunt will occupy a similar slot to Jeht without being as broken, we'll have to see!
Watch me forget about these changes and still play later the usual and then make a surprised Pikachu face lol. Jokes aside, finally the Jeht and magic nerf. Feels like new cards this patch focuses on adding cards in deck which might make draw cards engine good.
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Yeah the new cards play in an interesting space where they can definitely be as powerful as Jeht used to be, but do ask even more draw to balance it out, so might hit the right balance. Haha and for sure there'll be plenty of people in the first week queueing up their Jeht decks and then pausing and top right-ing when their Jeht doesn't work like they thought
I think this is a patch revolving three S: Stall, Shield, Summon. Rainbow Macarons, Taroumarou (seed dispensary now discounts taroumarou and tenacity), jeht changes to no cost elemental skill (which encourages skills with "prepare skill". Imagine this, you did not spend any dice for two turns and your enemy spent at least 2 dice when they switch for both turns, 4 dice when they attack and switch, or even 6 dice when they attack twice in a row). Summons mitigate the loss of damage from the stall nature of shielding. Edit: added the word "least"
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Keep in mind seed box is support only, so no tenacity discounts. It definitely could be the stall patch which is why I'm hoping seirai is good
@peeenguinne3858
3 ай бұрын
@@blepthecat wait it was changed? I thought it still functions the same before. Gamblers was an equipment card and was still eligible to get discounted, so I though tenacity counts as well when the dice cost requirement was changed. Dang...
@AquaCrystalOrb
3 ай бұрын
@@peeenguinne3858 Yeah, it no longer discounts equipment cards, precisely because that would make it a better version of Golden House.
Thanks so much for the balance changes update!
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
R.I.P. I had alot of fun playing my Neuvillette deck using Jeht cards. I even had THREE Jeht cards set before using Neuvillete's ultimate.
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Haha yeah it's unfortunate because I think Jeht was really fun before people figured out how to break her!
Imagine the face of guy who use Kokomy healing deck and see seirai island against him(its six damage in endfase for one dice)
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Barbara too, every char gets tagged for 6 DMG for 2 rounds lol
I think sumeru resonance can sometimes off set the card cost of the cards added to your deck by giving you the option of putting them back and drawing them later granted you have one in hand, definitely gonna be messing with this idea as my focus this patch
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Hehe yes a few people are cooking with Sumeru Resonance and if the shuffle cards end up being good, it could be like when Mondstadt resonance was good and people tried to build for it. Honestly I think that'd be really cool, I liked that can force you to swap out some stronger chars for Sumeru
Now that Seed Dispensary will discount the fan, I am going to try the fan again!
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
OMG LOL! Thinking outside the (seed)box
11:07 If Mamere can create those extra omni dice cards aswell, then we will have to let Mamere cook...
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Taroumaru and White Glove yes! Not treasure hunt though
She came and went just like her story quest. I hope she gets a redemption arc someday both in open world and tcg
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Some people are playing her in decks, but I think that was also alongside Treasure Hunt haha. After that nerf she might be really gone for good
as a mamere main, all i see is a mamere buff, considering she can create pseudo-vowen and cryo reso now. let her COOK
Omg!! I didn't know Jeht was that broken, when I play Jeht I cant proc her ability
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Yeah pretty much every deck was Jeht to the end of last patch heh
The nature is healing...
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
🥹 it's so beautiful
@TheRovingPunster
3 ай бұрын
This is the calm before the storm. I fear this is a hogaak situation where they went after cards that were ancillary to the engine at best, and the "draw your deck, then play a hand of wovens/double wovens" strategy will still be the best thing
@gravityhurts2910
3 ай бұрын
The waifu Jeht era is over. Now it's dogge era.
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
@@gravityhurts2910 I would bark for wovens
@actualcube5349
3 ай бұрын
@@TheRovingPunster 🤫 Let me live in peace for now
i'm predicting the next meta will be freeze with taroumaru + lumenstone. mona summon + taroumaru against cryo application is 6 dmg end of turn so that'll probably be goated
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
End round shatter is pretty fun! Taroumaru has so far felt slow but maybe freeze is the key!
you deserve more subscribers than me you make amazing content oml
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Thank you!!! The TCG community is just small so this is already a large portion of it hehe, but appreciate the kind words!
rip jeht engine and magic decks. I appreciate this change, i believe it’ll bring back more diversity in meta decks
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Yes definitely! Looking forward to the new meta for sure
I am so happy that building decks got a buff, because I'm just.... bored whenever I use a popular deck... but companions were just better than buildings in every way Also is rightful reward a cyno buff..? I know he doesn't want to burst a lot but I mean... if he's in stall and face a swirl deck then he can become early aggro.
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Hm I think Cyno would probably prefer a weapon that buffs all damage, but it could work! Definitely something to try. But yes I'm really hyped for this version
pardon me but can you reexplain the torumaru card with razor language? 😅
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Easiest way is it puts 4 Wovens into your deck for 2, and then after playing 2 turns into damage. Once you play with it, it'll make sense I think!
Jeht was nerfed really badly, even if your skills cost 0 dice (like Noelle+geo artifact+food NA) you use up the 3 dice reduction at once. Yes I tried that lmao, and was so disappointed
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Oh wow I didn't even think about the conflict other discounts! I think though because it's a character status, it will depend on the order which discount is used, so it'll work in some scenarios but you'd have to be careful
@justapasserbyrandomperson9325
3 ай бұрын
@@blepthecat Now that you mention it, I think I used food late, I used my ult then used the food, so Noelle already had the dice reduction status from Jeht first
I hate the seed dispensary nerf so much
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Yeah Seed DIspensary is looking pretty bad after the change - but it was quite deserved. It was quietly one of the best cards paired with Seelie.
I think we can call the Tresure hunt deck:"ONE PIECE".
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Love it
9:10 Rip aquila aswell lol
@jeremiahsmith916
3 ай бұрын
Honestly, deserved
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Ah yes, definitely a good way to combat Aquila Lynette in particular. She might take 4 piercing end of turn!
Hello! So I don't really play tcg since the release and just got back to it. But I realized I'm rlly bad and constantly loose against npc's and dunno really about the meta and how to play the best teams. Can u do a video for ppl getting back in tcg?
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Hm that's tough, people struggle for different reasons. I think if you are getting back, I would look for a tournament deck you like the look of and try to get good at that deck and learn fundamentals. Learning one deck is usually easier and you can build skills slowly while playing it. I don't have a specific video, but the TCG-101 series is exactly for around that skill level if you haven't watched those yet. They're all under 10 mins and teach you fundamentals which should help you beat NPCs pretty easily.
Wonder what will they make for full set version of Amethyst Crown card 🤔 because they will add it for sure
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Yup there's always a full set one we'll have to see. It'll probably generate dice as well though I imagine, but since it's locked to Dendro much safer than something like Gilded
Okay finally finished watching the whole thing, so Jeht is permanently gone, her discount conflicts with other discounts which is really disappointing Not happy about the Yayoi nerf, now we need to being Timeaus for Millelith too. They could have literally nerfed Gilded by making it so you get one omni the first two times you react with it equipped on your active character instead of straight up giving dice, that would let your opponent have a chance of avoiding reactions to avoid the gilded combo while also letting it stay as flexible as it was with the original omni+elemental dice. Yayoi was balanced already except for Gilded, and now she's worse than Timaeus :( Seed Dispensary is uh.... A buff? Nerf? I can't tell at all lol. Since you usually run 1-2 2 cost supports in a deck normally (Timaeus/Stormterror), you can use the box as a sacrifice for Sunyata after using it once now without worrying if you need it later, but at the same time, I can no longer generate magic dice from Opera Epiclese, which makes me kinda sad lmao. I think they reworked the box to stop free Gilded > Gilded > Gambler combos with two Yayoi but they could literally just nerf the artifacts instead?? Abyss Lector's talent is better than what you said I think. It's also piercing damage, which means it goes through shields, so if your opponent has a 2 HP character with 30 shields like the crab (which will be nerfed badly, calling it now, I got a 20 damage ult out of that thing on against a Barbara and it's unkillable with Tenacity on all your team), you just use the pyro lector's shield twice and let your opponent kill themselves Rightful Reward + Emblem will be a deadly combo on burst spam characters, and I'm particularly worried about Raiden Quicken with Yaoyao, since both Yaoyao and Raiden can use that thing, and it'll actually give everyone a reason to use Raiden's talent Yup, Amethyst Crown is Hoyo playing favorite with Alhaitham lmao Seirai Island, I feel like it's situational because it only lasts 2 rounds. I feel like combo decks actually want it more than aggro decks. Now if it sat around indefinitely and triggered when either side healed, that would be a different story, but I can just avoid healing for two turns when it's up, and you need to draw it in your opening hand to prevent enemies from healing if you're playing an aggro deck, and aggro decks also want talents in their opening hand so that makes it even harder to justify putting it in your deck since it's harder to pull in your opening hand. Combo decks can set it up right when they sweep which is way more useful, but again, there are a lot of good cards for combo decks, including the new Taroumarou/Treasure Hunt, and 3 dice = 5+ damage > 6 total damage in end phase for all three characters, so Taroumarou is actually better than un-unerfed Jeht imo, it doesn't have any trigger conditions, and also gives 4 free damage in end phase. And you can also delete the dog from your support zone with Sunyata after using it, without losing the dice. Plus you can stock up and use exactly how much you need, so you won't lose your dice if you get frozen or have 1-2 dice left over. And tuning cards are always welcome even if the opponent decides to use Passing of Judgement It's worse than Jeht only for aggro decks that need all their dice before round 4. Stall and combo decks will love Taroumarou imo Same with treasure hunt, especially since Gilded gives so much card draw already, you can still draw all your cards by round 4 even with 16 extra cards in your deck And treasure hunt is upto 12 healing in one round, which is insane because you can completely stop bringing food because just 2 cards gives you more healing than all your food combined. Sweet Madame was memed for healing 1 HP, but 1 HP healing is meta now lmao Even if you don't bring Taroumarou, you can get it from Sunyata or Mamere so that's 4 free dice
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
I personally like the direction to nerf the discount cards and keep Gilded in the game, I think it's an interesting card if you pay 3 or 2 for it most of the time, and only sometimes 1, but never 0 easily. But yes we are getting to an interesting meta with lots of things to try!
Now that they've nerfed gilded and jeht to the ground, I can't see what the meta is gonna be like...
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Neither, but that's the fun part hehe
Macarons + Rightful reward sounds pretty nice? I'm not sure
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Ooo neat combo for sure - every time they attack you it's 2 points!
if i assume right, taroumaru and other cards that create subcards to decks is just like how you play portalcraft archtype in shadowverse?
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Uhhh unfortunately I don't get that reference haha. But there's definitely similar mechanics in TCGs already
Good bye hypermagic and it's silly support card plays, you will never be missed.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 But yeah we still has this Dog, this 4 Omni dice generator that encourage card digging is pretty unsettling, made players too focused on doing the digging.
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Hehe yeah we'll see. At least it should be more challenging than Jeht
After Taroumaru is discarded, the remaining 2 free omni cards are still in your deck?
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Yes! You will still draw those as normal
When taroumaru is discard, does his cards that havent draw yet still remain in the deck or it would be gone?
@jeremiahsmith916
3 ай бұрын
I think I received a Taroumaru's Treasure card even after the summon was done. It takes forever though, had only one match lasting that long so far.
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
The created cards are created forever, so you still have them yes!
still one of if not the most iconic thing that has ever happened in genshin tcg meta history, but alas a nerf was needed. thank you for your service jeht
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Every TCG goes through it's "combo winter" period - it's a canon event haha
I think the counter mechanic change is worth nothing No, if you have an effect like klees ult that deals alteast 2dmg, if you use beidou's, not only do you immediately lose the shield, but you also won't prepare skill meaning, no counter or turn pass. Personally, I would say it's a nerf, but it could be good in some situations
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
So I think it used to interrupt, but now with the change you should still prepare skill even if the shield goes away due to something like Klee burst
@Tecco273
3 ай бұрын
Guess I read it wrong My bad
@Tecco273
3 ай бұрын
Then the crab is absolutely broken Sc ec decks will probably be the only counters
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
@@Tecco273 mm there are some downsides to crab I'll go over when the character review goes out. It's still early but there definitely are plenty of ways to counter it
How many activations every round has Seirai?
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
There's no limit - it will debuff anyone that heals while it's on the field. Because it's a status though it won't stack, so healing a character multiple times is still 2 piercing
Jeht 👏 is 👏 no 👏 more 👏
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
She joins her friends 😔
@jeremiahsmith916
3 ай бұрын
The evil is defeated!
So sad for Jeth
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Haha yeah, but it was quite deserved based on her usage rates
haha jokes on them as an og paimon player soo the 2card less is good for me
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Honestly I think any meta where Paimon is a good card for some decks is a healthy meta, same with food
why do they even bother nerfing
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
I think it worked out well this patch, I like their changes
Oh heeeyy would you look at that. 2 minutes ago
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Haha I had to scramble to get it done in time after streaming Wheel of Fortune, but I made it!!
Finally Jeht meta is dead lol
@blepthecat
3 ай бұрын
Yeah looking forward to all the new stuff!