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I am wondering everyone's thoughts on the merits of using weapon class enhancements with a Greek defense.  I'm thinking of this a a counter to TToD, but there aren't a lot of weapons in black and only 2 for orange.  The ones available aren't horrible but aren't spectacular either.  The best ones though, IMO, require discard as the cost so don't continue to serve my intended purpose of a throne counter.  Greeks have 3 warrior class ECs so it should be relatively easy to have a warrior and a weapon at the same time except for the fact that a weapon probably would not make the cut over other enhancements.

Is throne enough of a threat to counter always?

I'm noticing that Greeks have a lot of banding but am really liking how the banding is extremely flexible with how you end the chain as a discard with Epiphanes, or Goat w/ Horn, or heretics, or philosophers.

Have Greeks been a strong defense recently?
 

That's true, but I was think of the play enhancement aspect of throne

but there aren't a lot of weapons in black and only 2 for orange

I disagree with this.  Black has 5 and Orange has 3:

Lahmi's Spear
Ishbibenob's Spear
Ishbibenob's Sword
Philly Horses
Every Man's Sword (is also Orange)

I was not aware of the reprint for Every Man's Sword.  I think that may be the only one which would make the cut over the other enhancements I would include.  A Greek theme weapon would be nice as a future card.