This version of King Arthur changes King Arthur's ability to allow for him to use his health as a resource as well as giving some more consistency to his deck and some added value to Merlin's schemes. The fantasy here is that King Arthur's attacks are still telegraphed and punishable, but he can grit his teeth and push through damage in order to swing again.

It allows for King Arthur to be more aggressive and quicker, because it also removes his ability to stall the game with the addition of "Gain an action" to many of his cards that originally could be used as "passes" (turns that do not require him to draw, thus allowing him to pressure the opponent's exhaustion state.)

A weakness of this variant is simply how much it changes. It requires a player to partially relearn the character and matchup, which for some tables will be a non-starter.