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That is a cool idea. I love more hand control stuff

EDIT: After more thought Sean, I really like this idea. Pre-block ignore on offense would be far more viable. Zebulun and The Watchful Servants pre-block ignore would gain a solid boost. I think this would be good for the game.

@RedemptionAggie, @Gabe, @TheGuardian, @RedDragonThorn: what do you guys think of this idea?

Zebulun pre block seems more balanced to me than Watchful Servant because you have to give up your resources in order for him to be really strong and then you still always have at least 1 until your deck runs out (if it does).  Watchful Servant, on the other hand, could just be saved until end game or can be accelerated by deck discard without any draw back to your own resources and overall strategy.  Basically, Zeb is much harder to splash but Watchful Servant is a pretty easy splash.  I'm not sure if either is overpowered though because the new way to play ignore makes it an instant block if you can somehow get the ignored character into battle.

Overall though, I think ignore as an offensive strategy is not great for the game because it pushes the game towards solitaire.