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Needless to say, this deck has been through a lot this year. Thanks to Justin for planting the idea in my head to do a Music Leader/Martyr-based offense with brown (a brigade I've not really used much). Record in the tournament was 5 wins, a 4-4 timeout tie, a 4-2 timeout win, and a 3-5 loss. +17 LS differential.

51 cards
LS: 7
Humble
Lawless
Crowds
Imitate
Gain
Dull
Jim

Dom: 7
TSC
SoG
AotL
GoYS
3 Woes
CM
FA (w)

Arts: 4
Image o’ the Beast
Ark o' the Covenant
Covenant o’ Prayer
You Will Remain

Fortresses/Sites: 2
Heavenly Temple
The Ends o’ the Earth

Heroes: 9
AftS
Peter
Claudia
Polycarp
Faithful Witness
Justin Martyr
Music Leader
24 Elders
Woman w/ Child

Good Enh: 5
Overcome!
Word o’ Christ
Consider the Lilies
Hate Wickedness
Love Righteousness

DAC: 4
Fifth Seal/Justice Seekers
Warning Against Rebellion
“Today”
Kinsmen’s Agreement

EC: 8
Doeg
Medium in Endor
King Saul
King Zedekiah
King Rehoboam
Gomer
Job’s Wife
The Deceiver

EE: 5
Scattered
Bad Dealings
Gibeonite Trickery
Dungeon o’ Malchiah
Haman’s Plot

Reserve: 10
Eternal Covenant
Eternal Inheritance
Blood o’ the Lamb
Word o’ Their Testimony
Gamaliel’s Speech
Third Bowl o’ Wrath
Foreign Wives
Emperor Claudius
Uzzah
Treasures o’ War


I think the only cards I never used were Eternal Inheritance and Third Bowl o' Wrath, but the only one of those I'd cut would be EI. I checked in three copies of this deck just for Haman's Plot. I ripped one, my very first ever, in the 5th or 6th game to win. It was fun to finally let it rip, but I'll probably never use Plot again because I don't really like it as a card. Too many bad vibes.

Overall, I'm pretty sure this is the most consistent, efficient, enjoyable deck I've ever played (not to mention the prettiest, with all the AB CoW, RoJ, and Dom cards). It should win against most balanced decks, and has lots of options for defending or attacking. Comparing this to my previous builds, I can safely say every change has been for the better. It could've gone all the way if it had a better master.

Quote from: Master Q on August 07, 2017, 12:32:40 PM

I think the only cards I never used were Eternal Inheritance and Third Bowl o' Wrath, but the only one of those I'd cut would be EI.

I gotta say this surprises me. In my build, EI was pretty amazing. I played it a couple of times at Nats as a clincher for 5 souls and it allowed me to bypass a Balaam's Disobedience against a Pharisee defense. You can also bait opponents into a Foreign Wives block for initiative.

Probably just my personal preference. I'd usually grab Gam's Speech out of Reserve with Fifth Seal, with 3rd Bowl coming after. Eternal Inheritance is kind of a boring way to win a soul, and only like a last resort. 

Did you give any consideration to using Brown/Crimson Outsiders and then putting Image in the Reserve? That was one of my favorite "surprise" plays if my opponent was counting on You Will Remain to get around Martyr or a CBN Scattered.

I did use Outsiders at Iowa States with Image in the Reserve. Problem is I'd rather block with just about any other Evil Character, and Image is too good to not have in the main deck (against Moses, YWR, HSR, etc).