Four Block changes the evaluation, not the identity
Regalite's v0.111 nerf is small on paper: the first creation each turn now gives 4 Block instead of 6. In a run that was counting that six to cover an attack, the change is not small at all.
The relic still has a coherent job. It rewards a Regent deck that can make one creation happen on most turns. What it no longer does as comfortably is cover a weak defensive deck by itself.
Regalite and Pillar use different clocks
Pillar of Creation and Regalite are easy to group together because both mention creation. Their math is different.
| Pattern this turn | Regalite v0.111 | Pillar of Creation | Better fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| No creation | 0 | 0 | Neither helps |
| One creation | 4 | 2(3) per current beta text | Regalite for the floor |
| Two creations | 4 | 4(6) | Depends on upgrade and the rest of the turn |
| Three or more creations | 4 | Keeps growing | Pillar for the ceiling |
The useful planning numbers are therefore different:
- Creation turns: how often can the deck make at least one card? Regalite cares about this.
- Creation events: how many cards can it make during a strong turn? Pillar cares about this.
A deck that creates once nearly every turn can still value Regalite after the nerf. A deck that occasionally makes five cards should not call Regalite its burst payoff.
The first-turn test
When a new reward or relic asks whether Regalite is enough defense, run the first-turn test.
- Can the opening hand create a card without spending the whole turn?
- Is four Block enough to change the damage taken after the rest of the hand is played?
- If the creator is missing, what is the backup Block line?
- Does the deck need Block every turn, or one explosive creation turn before a boss attack?
If the answer to the third question is "nothing," the deck needs defense more than another creation payoff. That is true even if the Regent engine looks beautiful once it is assembled.
What the nerf changes at a shop
Before v0.111, six reliable Block could make Regalite a comfortable value pick against mediocre alternatives. Four Block still matters, but it has to be compared more honestly with draw, Energy, direct Block, and a card removal.
Take it more readily when:
- the deck already creates once on most turns;
- the route contains repeated small hits where four Block adds up;
- the deck's other defenses are adequate; and
- the relic choice does not give up a direct answer to the next elite.
Pass more readily when four Block is being asked to solve a 20-damage problem, or when the deck has no consistent creator. A payoff for a future engine should not displace a card that lets the run reach that future.
Pillar does not replace basic defense either
Pillar can outscale Regalite on high-creation turns, but that does not make it automatically safer. A burst turn may arrive after the enemy's first large attack. It may require Energy, cards, and time the deck does not have.
The stable Regent habit is to separate engine defense from survival defense. Regalite and Pillar are excellent when they supplement a hand that can already function. They are fragile when the whole plan is to draw them before anything goes wrong.
Verdict
Regalite remains a solid consistency relic, just with less forgiveness. Count four, not six. Build for one safe creation on the turns that matter, let Pillar own the explosive turns, and keep an independent Block plan for the hand where neither appears.
