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Deck Title: Speedy Capture
Deck Size: 50 Cards


Lost Souls: 7
Revealer
Wanderer
Anti-Burial
Female Only
Lost Souls (3 line)
Shuffler
NT Only

Sites: 1
The Ends of the Earth

Artifacts: 1
Gifts of the Magi

Fortresses: 5
The Garden Tomb
Wall of Protection
Rome
Raiders Camp
High Places

Good Dominants: 5
Angel of the Lord
Son of God
New Jerusalem
Guardian of Your Souls
Harvest Time

Evil Dominants: 4
Christian Martyr
Burial
Falling Away
Destruction of Nehushtan

Heroes: 8
Claudia
Jacob (FooF)
Tribal Elder
Ethiopian Treasurer
Maharai
Hur
Captain of the Host
Peter

Hero Enhancements: 10
Abraham's Servant to Ur
Book of Hozai
Obedience of Noah
Authority of Christ (promo)
Prosperity
Reach of Desperation
Great Faith
Words of Encouragement
Protection of Jerusalem
Coat of Many Colors

Evil Characters: 4
Emperor Nero
Emperor Claudius
Herod Agrippa I
Self

Evil Enhancements: 5
Stocks
Snare
Take as a Slave
Denial of Christ
Dungeon of Malchiah


This is designed to capture heroes during preparation and/or discard phases and protect high places from discard with protection of jerusalem. It is a speed deck because in order for it to be successful there are a lot of cards that I need to draw. I think when I test it what I will see is that I need to make it faster and drop some EH's...if it is a speed deck it should win fast and won't need to make more than 3 blocks. I also have dominants to use on my souls as a block. Shoot me some comments please! This is totally experimental and I would love to hear your thoughts on it.

Mayhem would help as well...

How would that help? It doesn't work with Gifts of the Magi...

Wait to play it until it's the only card in your hand.

IMO, this def is not going to work. You would be better off having no def at all. The problem with it is that you need too many cards right away for it to work: you need to have High Places, Protection of Jerusalem, two disposable silver GC's (BTW, you only have one ATM, and he's one you don't want to waste), and just the right evil cards, which will be especially difficult with so many evil brigades in here. I don't know what advice to give on this, but if I were you I would try again. No offense or anything.

No offense is taken...like I said this is purely experimental...I did not really think it was going to work but immediately when I found out about protection of jerusalem I wanted to try it. I play tested the deck once so far and I won 5-3 but not without having to give up 2 free lost souls before everything was in place (I also drew Hur and Gifts of the Magi first hand). I am gonna keep testing it and tweaking it until either it actually miraculously works or fails.

Oh man...you're right. I didn't really read the text on that card I just thought that I would play it on captain and set aside ONE other hero...which now I know is totally illegal haha. hmmm...well thanks for the heads up I may fiddle around with it. Ugh i have to add so many cards now haha!