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If we're truly voting in a vacuum then I think Matthew is actually a better Hero. He lets you draw up to 2 more or recur something. That's always useful as opposed to peter's demon negation which only matters if the opponent is playing demons.

It's hard to vote in a vacuum, though, and TGT is so good which makes Peter really good. But I'm going with Matthew for the sake of what the voting is supposed to be about.

Quote from: Redoubter on April 03, 2015, 04:00:36 PM

Don't forget Four Drachma Coin for Peter, which is an insane card advantage.

Next, drawing one is actually more useful more often than you'd realize.  It doesn't activate FW, while still letting you draw, for instance.  With Matthew, it's 3 or nothing (generally), and his recur is frankly awful.

Also, don't scoff at negating demons.  Most demon abilities are not CBP, and this part of his ability has been vital in T2 play, in particular.  Additionally, Golgotha is going to help demons more generally, since there are lots of them as NT, so adding that negation does actually help.

Matthew says up to X so you can draw 1 even if X is more than that, which just makes him more flexible than Peter imo.

How much negating demons helps doesn't change what I said, his negate is still useless if the opponent isn't playing any demons, haha.

Did you even read my last post? Because it doesn't seem like you did, lol.

I fully understand his point, but I don't think you're getting mine. Matthew, by himself, draws 1 card. This is the same as Peter. Peter also negates demons. Those are the facts. These are not in dispute.

Matthew also contains, printed on his card, the potential for other effects. Peter does not. Even in a vacuum Matthew still has this potential, it's just not currently being met. Peter still does not. This has nothing to do with other, outside support cards, I'm referring specifically to the active and potential abilities printed on the 2 cards.