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Redemption® Collectible Trading Card Game HQ => Deck Building & Design => Topic started by: southpawkev on July 22, 2009, 10:26:32 PM

Title: Speed Deck Info
Post by: southpawkev on July 22, 2009, 10:26:32 PM: hey folks,i'm kevin from fresno calif. Formerly a top magic the gathering player in calif. and looking to get
my feet wet @ nats.i've been playing redemption for about a year

i was a speed deck player in mtg and just wondering what makes a good speed deck in this game?i do have some ideas,but lookin for more

thanks,
southpawkev
Title: Re: Speed Deck Info
Post by: lightningninja on July 22, 2009, 10:31:05 PM: Cards in deck: 52
Lost Souls: 8
   Lost Soul (1st round)
   Lost Soul (anti-burial)
   Lost Soul (female only)
   Lost Soul (hopper)
   Lost Soul (N.T. only)
   Lost Soul (punisher)
   Lost Soul (revealer)
   Lost Soul (Wanderer)

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

Grim Reaper Dominants: 4
   Burial
   Christian Martyr
   Destruction of Nehushtan
   Falling Away

Multi-Color Sites: 2
   Dragon Raid
   Promised Land

Artifacts: 2
   Gifts of the Magi
   Unholy Writ

White Covenant Cards: 1
   Captured Ark (Crimson)

Multi-Color Heroes: 3
   Elishana the Priest (Teal)
   Joshua the High Priest (Teal)
   Priests of Christ (Teal)

Silver Heroes: 1
   Captain of the Host

White Heroes: 1
   Maharai

Gold Heroes: 2
   Moses
   Simeon

Green Heroes: 1
   Hur

Blue Heroes: 3
   Claudia
   Jacob
   Tribal Elder

Purple Heroes: 3
   Elijah
   Ethiopian Treasurer
   King Jehoshaphat

Multi-Color Hero Enhancements: 3
   Jehoiada's Strength (Teal)
   Pentecost
   Zeal for the Lord (Teal)

White Hero Enhancements: 3
   Love at First Sight
   Transfiguration
   Words of Encouragement

Blue Hero Enhancements: 3
   Abraham's Servant to Ur
   Book of Hozai
   Obedience of Noah

Purple Hero Enhancements: 2
   Authority of Christ
   Reach of Desperation

Crimson Evil Characters: 1
   Red Dragon

Gold Evil Characters: 1
   King of Tyrus

Gray Evil Characters: 1
   Sabbath Breaker

Brown Evil Characters: 1
   Uzzah

Basically, a lot of the speed strategy is based on making your opponent draw cards, and then with gifts of the magi active, you'll draw cards as well. For example, Hur will make them shuffle all but one card from their hand and then draw seven more. Then you can draw seven. Love at first sight makes them draw a whole new eight card hand, and so you get to draw eight cards.
Title: Re: Speed Deck Info
Post by: Mr.Hiatus on July 22, 2009, 11:59:54 PM: Just take any the the cards that say draw three and put them in your deck. A white, blue, purple deck is solid and fast. Book of Hozai, Book of Jashar to copy Hozai, Propserity, Pentecost, Great Faith to get out a draw card, Reach of Desperation, First Fruits, and Words of Encouragement.
Title: Re: Speed Deck Info
Post by: lightningninja on July 23, 2009, 12:02:36 AM: Not to mention Maharai + Tribal Elder + King David gives you all three brigades, or any combos similar.
Title: Re: Speed Deck Info
Post by: southpawkev on July 23, 2009, 12:20:03 AM: yeah i know about the blue stuff my buddy is runnin a blue(good)and brown(evil). has all the draw,copy,more draw more copy....hhhhaaaa (0);:doh:
Title: Re: Speed Deck Info
Post by: Ironica on July 23, 2009, 08:44:52 AM: *note to self...include Rain Becomes Dust next time I play Kevin :P
Title: Re: Speed Deck Info
Post by: BubbleBoy on July 23, 2009, 09:10:20 AM: Yeah, if you do mainly Blue, White, and Purple, and then throw in Hur, Moses, Simeon, and Captain of the Host, you can have a very nice speed banding deck. Another thing that works well is Teal/Green/Purple, although banding decks are much more fun.
Title: Re: Speed Deck Info
Post by: BubbleBoy on July 23, 2009, 04:26:06 PM: TGT is cheap; it isn't speed, and it really isn't fun at all.
Title: Re: Speed Deck Info
Post by: SerpentSlayer on July 27, 2009, 09:08:32 PM: We're glad you fill this way... ::)
Title: Re: Speed Deck Info
Post by: BubbleBoy on July 27, 2009, 10:53:16 PM: Quote from: xCaLeBx on July 27, 2009, 10:32:21 PM
Oh Come on Bubbleboy...the winners table is calling you. :laugh:
I never said TGT didn't win games; I just said it was cheap.