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My mind hasn't been on Redemption much lately, and there's a tournament coming up in my area in August that I should think about preparing for.  So I was hoping some of you could help me come up with some deck ideas.  Here's the primary criterion:  I am not interested in using any strategies devised by Cactus (civilizations, Genesis, Judges, etc.).  I like decks that deviate from the norm.  For instance, for my last tournament I used an anti-draw deck (props to Gohanick for coming up with the idea).  If anyone's got some equally unusual ideas, I'd love to hear about them.


P. S.  I would love to use Windows of Narrow Light, but I haven't been able to come up any ideas of how to use it without also using a Cactus-defined strategy.  Any ideas involving this card would be most appreciated.

Windows of Narrow Light + the red card that gains CBN + the card that gains 2 brigades + Built on the Rock + Melkiladeck's Blessing + no SA hero = awesomeness.

how about someone make a red deck that actually will win on a consistent basis... havent ever seen that. Us Kansas City folk have pretty much given up on red.

Quote from: Cameron the Conqueror on June 28, 2009, 11:48:57 AM

Windows of Narrow Light + the red card that gains CBN + the card that gains 2 brigades + Built on the Rock + Melkiladeck's Blessing + no SA hero = awesomeness.

I'm not sure why Windows of Narrow Light is here. Once you play "the red card that gains CBN" (Passover Preparations), your no SA hero becomes an SA hero. 

A simpler path to the same thing is convert Saul to Paul then play Built on the Rock + Melchizedek's Blessing on Paul. Before converting Saul you could Tower him (to stop Uzzah/Trembling Demon). Once converted, you can turn up Hidden Treasures.

Unfortunately, you can't play L Blessing on Paul, he is NT.

I'm not sure about the no SA thing.  A hero with the red card still has no SA, he has a gained ability, something different.

Unfortunately, you can't play L Blessing on Paul, he is NT.

Good point, and Altar of Incense won't work for the same reason.  I guess you'd just need to add healing cards.

I'm not sure about the no SA thing.  A hero with the red card still has no SA, he has a gained ability, something different.

I'm right about the SA thing. In fact that's why I thought you added Built on a Rock (as it does the same thing as Windows of Narrow Light)--to protect after upgrading.

Just as a follow-up to jtay: I don't know what anyone else calls them, but our playgroup calls these kind of decks Rambo decks. A Rambo deck is one where you devote your effort to creating one unstoppable hero--who wins the war for you single-handedly.

Also, I don't like it when people keep stating that "I'm right", without room for argument.

I'm sorry if I came of an insensitve or something, but the point is that the question has been asked and answered, as you can read here...

http://www.cactusgamedesign.com/message_boards/index.php?topic=15484.0
http://www.cactusgamedesign.com/message_boards/index.php?topic=12594.0

There's also the Play As for Passover Preparations in the REG...

Set aside a Hero that has no special ability (or added special ability) for four turns. Upon return enhancements played on Hero may not be interrupted, prevented, or negated.