Cost of G/H Starter $10. Cost of Tin pack XXI $10, Cost of Tin pack VII from TLG, $10. Cost of Single cards, $19.75. Total $49.75.
7 Lost Souls: Female Only (G/H), 6x generic
5 Doms: Sog (G/H), NJ (G/H), AotL (G/H), CM (G/H), Burial (G/H)
2 Curses: Covenant with death (XXI), Go into Captivity (1.00)
3 Artifacts: Assyria’s Tribute (VII), Gifts (3.00), Magic Charms (1.25)
2 Forts: Obadiah’s caves (.75) Assyrian Camp (2.00)
3 Silver Heroes: Angel of God (VII), The Destroyer (VII), Seraph with live coal (XXI), Cherubim (1.50)
3 Green Heroes: Isaiah (XXI), Hur (.75)
1 Purple Hero: King Hezekiah (.25)
1 Teal/Green Hero: Aaron (.50)
1 Gold Hero: Moses (G/H)
4: Green Enhancements: Plague of Frogs (G/H), Sword of the Lord (.25), Swords into Plowshares (.25), Provisions (.25)
3 Silver Enhancements: Burning censor (VII), Fire Smoke and Sulfer (VII), Birth foretold (1.00)
2 Silver/Green Enhancements: Protection of Jerusalem (XXI), Live Coal (XXI)
2 Green/Pale Green Enhancements: Siegeworks (XXI), Razor (XXI)
6 Pale Green Evil Characters: Assyrian Archer (VII), King Asnapper (VII), The Tartan (VII), Assyrian Survivor (XXI), Assyrian Siege Army (XXI), Enchanter (1.50)
1 Pale Green/Orange Evil Character: Damsel with Spirit of Divination (.25)
4 Pale Green Enhancements: Captured by Assyria (VII), Forgotten history (.25), Two thousand Horses (2.50), Death of Unrighteous (2.00)
I've been wanting to build an Isaiah deck since the new set came out. The Challenge posted by stefferweffer was just the prompting I needed. It's definitely not the best Isiah deck ever but I don't think that it's soooo bad... I'm really happy that I got GIC and Charms to fit in here. Any ideas on what to add? Just remember that suggestions can't raise the price above $50.
The Offense: Isaiah + Angels + Assyrian work well. Tin XXI has Isiah + Angels + Assyrians and Tin VII has Assyrians + Angels. G/H seemed like the natural choice for a starter as it would have green in it. I included all the Tin card heroes then added in Hur + Gifts for speed and Di Aaron because he's green and can band to G/H Moses or Hur. Then lastly I added in Birth Foretold to get it SoG and Cherubim to make for more banding.
The Defense: I just threw in all the Assyrian stuff from the Tin packs. Once I did that I figured the defense could use a little bit more, so I added in a damsel for more drawing and Enchanter for a potential auto-block. Having Magicians also allowed me to squeeze in charms. I'm really happy with how the defense turned out I think that it's pretty darned strong considering how little money I was allowed to spend.
The Problems: 1) Like the last deck I posted it needs to be faster, but even with the financial limit removed, is there a way to make it faster? 2) Lack of total synergy. Specifically the destroyer and angel of God. While both are decent characters they don't flow like the rest of the heroes do. 3) Battle winners. The good battle winners aren't even close to being as good as they could be, not striking Herod, not spiritual warfare and no HT to get stuff of preblock.
At any rate I'm pretty happy with how this turned out. I feel the defense looks pretty solid, the offense could use a little work but who knows maybe it would to alright. Frankly I'm tempted to make this deck and take it to a tournament myself.
