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Title: Deck Styles
Post by: LordZardeck on July 30, 2011, 01:16:15 PM: Can I get a list of the popular Deck Styles? They used to have names for them, but I don't remember them. Like Speed Deck or something, where the goal was to burn through your deck as quickly as possible and the deck was full of cards that made you draw. If you'd just post all the ones you know, that would be great. Thanks!
Title: Re: Deck Styles
Post by: The M on July 30, 2011, 04:44:58 PM: Speed
Turtle
Balanced
Offense-Heavy
Defense-Heavy
Combo
Trolololol
Title: Re: Deck Styles
Post by: goldencomet on July 30, 2011, 04:46:58 PM: could you please give examples of turtle, combo, and Trolololol?
Title: Re: Deck Styles
Post by: The M on July 30, 2011, 06:39:02 PM: Turtle: Watchful Servant. also called Stall.
Combo: PM Ring Wraith. I wasn't at last Nats.
Trolololol: PM Ring Wraith. I'm not a troll*.
*Not anymore
Title: Re: Deck Styles
Post by: CJSports on July 30, 2011, 07:47:49 PM: Choose the blocker, territory destruction.
Title: Re: Deck Styles
Post by: RedRanger on July 30, 2011, 09:02:52 PM: Disciples
lol
Title: Re: Deck Styles
Post by: CJSports on July 30, 2011, 09:10:47 PM: Rogue
Title: Re: Deck Styles
Post by: Alex_Olijar on July 30, 2011, 10:17:15 PM: Quote from: goldencomet on July 30, 2011, 04:46:58 PM
could you please give examples of turtle, combo, and Trolololol?

Turtles are almost all defense with a (hopefully) undefeatable end game offense strat.

Combos are decks entirely based around completing a combo that results in the opponent being unable to win for some reason (usually via either deck discard).

Trololols are decks designed to make the opposing player incredibly frustrated.
Title: Re: Deck Styles
Post by: Nameless on July 31, 2011, 08:24:56 AM: Quote from: RedRanger on July 30, 2011, 09:02:52 PM
Disciples
lol
Disciples are normally considered speed
Title: Re: Deck Styles
Post by: SomeKittens on July 31, 2011, 05:42:47 PM: Quote from: RedRanger on July 30, 2011, 09:02:52 PM
Disciples
lol

This was deck styles, not themes. Another style is endgame recursion. (Scribe + Golgatha + Abe's Decendant? Epic win)
Title: Re: Deck Styles
Post by: Aelec Enitnel on July 31, 2011, 07:14:44 PM: Was Lost Soul Maintanence already mentioned?
Title: Re: Deck Styles
Post by: humbleprisoner on August 06, 2011, 01:56:52 AM: You mentioned speed as a deck style. Am I mistaken that 'speed' would be considered also a banding deck of sorts?
Title: Re: Deck Styles
Post by: Nameless on August 06, 2011, 09:19:12 AM: Quote from: humbleprisoner on August 06, 2011, 01:56:52 AM
You mentioned speed as a deck style. Am I mistaken that 'speed' would be considered also a banding deck of sorts?
Some times. Speed goes in a lot of decks as a splash to make it go faster.

other style
FBTN banding
Title: Re: Deck Styles
Post by: CJSports on August 06, 2011, 09:29:29 AM: Quote from: Nameless on August 06, 2011, 09:19:12 AM
Quote from: humbleprisoner on August 06, 2011, 01:56:52 AM
You mentioned speed as a deck style. Am I mistaken that 'speed' would be considered also a banding deck of sorts?
Some times. Speed goes in a lot of decks as a splash to make it go faster.

other style
FBTN banding

I don't agree with this statement you can add drawing cards into a deck to make it go faster but it doesn't mean it is speed. If I add Pentacost, First Fruits, Feast of Trumpets and Gifts, I don't consider it speed. Speed is a deck where you base your deck around drawing to get out doms or a set up like thaddeus with his disciples.
Title: Re: Deck Styles
Post by: SomeKittens on August 06, 2011, 07:48:50 PM: Are we making a distinction between styles and themes?
Title: Re: Deck Styles
Post by: LordZardeck on August 15, 2011, 12:42:00 PM: Themes would be good too. Please inform me though when you are talking about themes instead of styles.
Title: Re: Deck Styles
Post by: SomeKittens on August 20, 2011, 11:19:01 PM: If you're looking for themes, check out the "tier list" thread.