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well first I pick a theme thenI pick the type Heroeless,Defenseless,site lockout,heroelite,defenselite thenI add all the staples Burial SoG NJ etc. then I go looking around the boards at others decks that fit my type and collect Ideas then Iput it all together into a deck(I'm not much at deck making though  )

There's a lot of thought and X factors that go in to deck building.  So it is hard to sum up here.  However, I will give some ideas that will give you a head start.
   1st:  I pick an offense I like to try.   Then I pick 8-10 of it's best heroes.  Next, I pick ALL of that offenses battle winners.  Then I pick complimentary cards (like drawing and searching).  Personally, I don't like oddball combinations, so here is where you would pick/put in those odd cards that you like.
   2nd:  I pick a defense that will compliment my offense.  I pick 6-8 evil characters, then all that colors battle winners. Very similar process as the offense.
   3rd:  I decide if I want/have room for sites.  Then I check for fortresses.  I pick the best arts for the deck
   4th:  I pick the 7 best lost souls that go along with the deck (my decks will NOT exceed 56)
   5th:  I put in all the valuable doms
   6th:  I count to see how far over 50-56 cards I am and then start the elimination process.
   7th:  I test the deck on RTS.
That's a general outline that is a part of the process I use.

well first I pick a theme thenI pick the type Heroeless,Defenseless,site lockout,heroelite,defenselite thenI add all the staples Burial SoG NJ etc. then I go looking around the boards at others decks that fit my type and collect Ideas then Iput it all together into a deck(I'm not much at deck making though  )

English, I figure what style of deck I wanna make and rip off other people's decks

Also, I am partial to using strange cards in my decks, as in, cards that are not battle-winners, I/P/N's, or other common strategic cards.  How many cards like this is it safe to have in a deck?

As many as you want. Heck, More than you want!

Me, I usually have an apostrophy (You mean epiphiny!), I feel like lightning has struck my brain (Ouch, That must of hurt(A cookie to anyonw who knows this quote) with an idea. I then go work on that idea. By doing the following
A: Grabbing any and all cards that fit this idea
B: Removing off brigade ones that I do not need
C: Cutting down the deck below 70 cards.
D: Adding supportive artifacts/a defense
E: Realize I forgot my doms
D: Add Sog Nj aotl Don Cm FA
E: Cut more cards to get to 70
F: Play and find problems with the deck
G: Tweak
H: Profit

E: Realize I forgot my doms
D: Add Sog Nj aotl Don Cm FA

LOL this happens to me ALL The time.  I get so focused on the brigade and battle winners when I count it up and realize I left out the doms I just roll my eyes and try to wrack my brain to figure out what I have to leave out.

I like to take a simple cool combo that I found and then build the deck off of that. This usually involves finding the right themes for both offense and defense to compliment the combo.

I find a card that would be sweet to play over and over again, or an ability that I want to play over and over again. I then build a rediculus combo deck around one card, realize its not working because the combo doesn't draw out often enough, and simplify it down to a deck with a smaller combo and more diverse fire-power.