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Quick question for anyone:
Would it be worth it to have Jehu in the reserve so I can fit in CoA to the main deck? I would have 9 Characters and 9 Enhancements in the main deck if I did that. My only way to get Jehu out would be the new Wages.

Out of curiosity, why are you running Barak? Is it to have another musician to search with Music Leaders? I kinda feel like Elhanan would be better if only to give reserve access to your offence.

Music leader searches him out, and he can be added to battle with Faith of David. He's not a main hero, but he is a really good back up.

I would consider Peace Treaty over Battle Cry, as playing it off of Throne to band in Ahimelek is really strong. Also, I would try to find a way to fit in Abigail (and of course Counsel too).

Looks really good and fun!

One thing that I was considering in a similar deck is Razor in reserve. Wages grabs it, Isaiah makes it CBN, and if you need to replay it Ends can grab it after Isaiah topdecks it. That said, that version of the deck didn't have music, so it might be a tougher fit.

That was also something i was considering, and i still may, but I didn't because Isaiah isn't a priority hero, so i won't be chasing after him, meaning he won't be out on the table all that often, and i don't want to throw in an Assyrian just for razor.

Have you heard of the Throne/not alone/ ASP combo with Ahimelek and ethan? music leader speeds that whole process up a ton and is a back up for ethan if he gets taken out. that's what this whole deck is basically built around. Plus, he does search for most of my heroes in my deck, and the only essential character in this deck that he doesn't grab is Ahimelek. (who can be grabbed by both david and TMW, who music leader searches for)
Royal parade is something i considered adding, but i ultimately just came to the conclusion that i shouldn't be wasting a GE slot on an ok recurable enhancement when i could focus on getting a wide array of cards that can serve win the battle two different ways (Ahimelek or Isaiah with kings) Honestly, bravery is just for backup and i find my self not really using it too often.   

You know, looking over this offense, it's kind of funny that i'm using cards that are linchpins in most decks as my backup cards lol. I barely use BoD and I'm happy if i can get ML to trigger once or twice, but my deck is fast enough that i can get most of my offense out pretty quickly without much help from him.

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Throne/not alone/ ASP combo with Ahimelek and ethan?

Yes I am familiar with this combo. I agree with what you said, and so long as you have a reason I'm happy with it. Just a banding card that is able to be recurred and searched for then played off of Throne and can also be used in a pinch isn't too shabby. What has been slowing this offense down?

Well i haven't done nearly as much testing as i would have liked at this time, but it's mostly cards that shut down searching and banding. mainly HHI and HSR, so i have a bunch of artifact destruction on defense to take care of it. mostly all the counters for this are cbn banding or various artifacts. I've tried a variation of this deck with wool fleece, and i may try that again later, but cbn banding hasn't been super common in my limited testing.