Relic database
Tezcatara Relics
Engine relic family and payoff-timing audit
Tezcatara Relics is an engine-family page for deciding whether setup relics pay off early enough to change the run.
High ceiling with setup-cost caveats
Make payoff timing reliable
Engine note
Engine relics should be judged by the first dangerous fight where they matter. Tezcatara-style relics can look excellent after the deck is finished, but the page should ask how much draw, discard, exhaust, or cheap-action support is needed before the relic pays rent.
- Raise the family when the deck already has the support engine.
- Lower confidence when the relic needs several future rewards.
- Route narrow payoffs into build pages instead of one flat tier.
Payoff timing audit
Tezcatara Relics should pass a timing audit before the site treats them as premium. The deck needs a way to find the engine, survive setup, and convert the payoff before elite or boss patterns punish the delay. Exact family triggers and numbers are needs verification, so the page should describe support requirements instead of claiming a solved combo.
- Count draw, cheap actions, discard, exhaust, or other support before raising the tier.
- Check whether the relic helps when drawn late or only when the opening hand is perfect.
- Tie engine claims to best-build pages once a repeatable shell exists.
Best partners
The best Tezcatara partners are decks that already want to cycle, chain actions, or convert setup into repeated payoff. If the deck is still solving basic damage and block, the relic family may be too speculative. Use it as an engine upgrade after the floor is stable, not as the first piece of a fantasy build.
Common mistake
The common mistake is taking an engine relic because the final build could be powerful while ignoring the next three fights. Tezcatara pages should keep the first dangerous fight in view: if the relic does nothing before that fight, the deck needs another answer first.
Evidence to collect next
The next Tezcatara evidence pass should capture setup turns, not only payoff turns. Record the hand before the engine starts, the HP cost of waiting, and whether the relic still matters when the key support card is late. Those clips decide whether the family is a reliable build direction or a narrow ceiling pick. Keep exact trigger sequences and current-patch payoff numbers as needs verification until the footage is readable.