The Minotaur Archon Is Brave
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As of the writing of this post, there were about 2 hours remaining before the fourth legendary Archon, Hanv enters the battlefield of Praetoria, and dominates over Goblins and Undead. And after that comes the preparation for the next conflict Archon, with repairing the Wagons and adding new cards to cover the increased number of entries needed to get a guaranteed airdrop. Meanwhile, we also got the details of the upcoming Conflict Archon, which will be from the Death element, and also has the Minotaur Bloodline. The archon's name was Brave The Bull, which will be second to the last of the remaining Conclave Arcana Airdrops.
In this post, I want to take a look at this Archon, check for its potential card synergies, as well as its Conflicts requirements that could help players prepare their Wagons and Wagon Kits.
The Eight Airdrop Card
| Card Name | Brave The Bull |
|---|---|
| Card Type | Archon |
| Edition |  Conclave Arcana |
| Mana Cost | 7 |
| Element |  |
| Bloodline | Minotaur |
| Rarity | Legendary |
| Bloodline Dominion | Minotaur, Djinn  gets  Last Stand |
| Tactics Abilities | 2 unit gets  Armored Strike,  Execute |
Just like the previous legendary Archons, Brave the Bull also has a 7 mana cost, and I guess this will be the standard for the rest of the legendary airdrop, except maybe for the Dragon Archon if they follow the same pattern that they did with Rebellion Archons. Anyway, this Archon has the Death Element with the Minotaur Bloodline that has a dominion over Minotaur and Djinns, so as long as there are cards with these two bloodlines in any of the available elements, they can be summoned by Brave the Bull and give them the Last Stand ability, giving a 50% increase in all of its stats if the unit is the only remaining card in your team. At the same time, it gives 2 units the Armored Strike ability, allowing the units to attack using their armor, as well as Execute, which will allow a card to perform another attack if the target has 2 or less health.
As the name suggests, this Archon design was made with the input from bravetofu, one of the top 6 players who bought the most packs during the presale period. And if I should say, the art of the card was magnificent, and the abilities it can provide were quite powerful.
As of the moment, there are 10 Minotaur and 14 Djinn units that are available for use along with Brave the Bull in modern.
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Among the Djinn units, the ones that I can see to benefit the most, if given the tactics, were Surgeblade, Surgehammer, Palimpest Prophet, since these cards have a decent amount of armor on their own, and can attack regardless of their position, making a good use for Armored Strike along with the chance to attack again with Execute.
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Meanwhile, for the Minotaurs, maybe we can see the modern version of Scarred Llama Mage- Flesh Golem, Pelacor Mercenary combo in modern with Brave the Bull and Sea Dog of Eight.
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And if we include the 6 units from Conclave Arcana that have the Shapeshift ability, then we have a total of 30 units that can be played using this Archon across all elements.
Airdrop Requirements
To get a guaranteed copy of Brave the Bull, a player will need to have a minimum of 1,400 entries, with each entry worth 100,000 Points. It's 50 entries higher than Hanv, and makes acquiring it more difficult. The chance to receive the airdrop card from each entry has also dropped to 0.071% (rounded off) from the last Airdrop.
For every 25 cards they get, a player will get a guaranteed Gold Foil version of the card, and by using 50 alchemy potions per card, it can be reduced so that the guaranteed comes for every 13 copies. Players can also use 50 Midnight potions per entry to increase the chance of getting a Black Foil version of the card to 0.20% from its base chance of 0.10%.
| Potion Type | Boost | Cost Per Card |
|---|---|---|
| Alchemy | Gold Foil chance 4% → 8% | 50 potions |
| Midnight | Black Foil chance 0.1% → 0.2% | 50 potions |
Jackpot Additions
At the end of the conflict, there will be 1 Black Foil Arcane and 5 Gold Foil Arcane versions of Brave the Bull that will be added in the Conclave Arcana Jackpot Prices and can only be acquired through any of the Conclave Arcana packs except for the starter pack.
Closing
And that was all for now for Brave the Bull. Looking at the potential synergies of this Archon with its Bloodline cards, I can say that this card can really be a very powerful Archon. I mean, Elias Max Pruitt with only one unit that can give Armored Strike is already hard to deal with, then you have Brave the Bull that can give Armored Strike in two cards, given it does not have the Piercing in it.
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