This deck was 1-0 at MN States, 2-0 at NC Regionals, and 0-1 at Nationals this past year. My other games, I used my Panic Demon Defense and Judges offense (I will post that next). The defense was very similar to last year's 2nd place Nats deck, and it did really well in testing, so I decided to start using it in tandem with my main deck at the big tournies. I decided to go with a Genesis offense to use Abe's Descendant, and also because its speed depends on searching not drawing (which is nice so I don't expose any LSs after my prep phase). Only three cards that could counter the defense were added to the game this year (CwD, Iron Pan, and Abigail), so with a few tweaks I figured it could do well. The reduction to 4 Creepers per deck instead of 5 did hurt, but I was usually able to get them early enough.
The deck was responsible for my only full loss at Nationals though, which was disappointing, so I only used it in that game and went back to my other deck the rest of the time.
112 Cards
Lost Souls (15)
Revealer x2
Withdraw x2
NT Only x2
Site DC x2
Beggar x2
FBTN x2
Shut Door x2
FRP
Sites (15)
Hormah x2
Chorazin x2
Marketplace x2
Pergamum x2
Caesarea Phillipi x2
Hostile Environment x2
Golgotha x2
Desolate City
Artifacts (8)
Hidden Treasures x2
Lampstand of the Sanctuary
Stone Pillar at Bethel
The Bronze Laver
Blue Tassles x2
Unholy Writ
Dual-Alignment Enhancements (2)
Seven Years of Plenty x2
Lambs (5)
Guardian of Your Souls
Angel of the Lord
New Jerusalem
Grapes of Wrath
Son of God
Good Fortresses (2)
Herod's Temple
Storehouse
Heroes (14)
Eve
Benjamin
Dan
Jacob x2
Simeon
Zebulun
Rachel x2
Asher
Levi
Joseph x2
Abel
Good Enhancements (14)
Abraham's Descendant x4
Reuben's Torn Clothes x3
Answer to Prayer x3
Joseph Before Pharaoh x2
Creation of the World
Forgiveness of Joseph
Reapers (5)
Burial
Christian Martyr
Destruction of Nehushtan
Mayhem
Falling Away
Evil Fortresses (3)
Satan's Seat x2
Philistine Outpost
Curses (2)
Captured Ark x2
Evil Characters (12)
Creeping Deceiver x4
Goliath x2
Philistine Armorbearer
Sapphira
Nebuchadnezzar x2
Spirit of Temptation x2
Evil Enhancements (14)
Wolves in Sheeps' Clothing x4
Belshazzar's Banquet x2
Dream x2
Destructive Decay x2
Great Image
Suicidal Swine Stampede x2
Destructive Sin
The defense basically works as follows: Goliath is there for early blocks by kicking out any Heroes with access to Sites (Isaiah with Call, etc.). Outpost and Armorbearer help him to keep coming back. Suicidal Swine Stampede and Spirit of Temptation were there to band to a chain of Archers with Horses or Pharisees from my opponent then play it. I think I only managed to pull that off once this season, but even by himself SoT was able to play SSS a few times which helps since it doesn;t shuffle the Sites, so it's harder for me to get a Soul surplus. Nebby is there to fetch a Banquet, Dream or Great Image, or even a Destructive decay to dispatch a CwD or Iron Pan. And the Creepers+Wolves+ Golgotha+Abe's Descendants can set up an infinite loop of blocks if the game lasts long enough.
The Genesis offense is not particularly strong, and had a lot of trouble with both captures and Horses. However, assuming I could knock out any Iron Pans and CwDs, Jacob and RTC (often with Rachel too) is still super effective, as very few people were playing with anti-ignore stuff this season. My best play, but one that I could never afford to give much space to, is Hidden Treasures+Joseph/Abel+Creation of the World. If I could pull that combo off, topping it off with Eve to reveal my top 10-11 cards and set up my defense, I rarely lost. I had another CotW in the deck earlier on, but I took it out in favor of another RTC, as RTC always seemed more useful. Looking back I'm not sure if that was the right move, but it is what it is. The tricky part about the deck is that so many sites are required that offenses and defenses need to be smaller than average.
The one game I used this deck at Nats was vs. eventual champion Josiah Beers. I never drew a Creeper until the end, and while my sites stalled him awhile, his offense was ruthless. I may have won/timeout lost if I had remembered my Satan's Seat which was negating his Abigail, but I forgot about it. I included Seat specifically for Thaddeus, and never even thought about Abigail until we had ended the game. I was frustrated enough that I shelved the deck for the rest of the tournament and relied on my other deck.
When this deck does get a good setup though, the defense is stifling, which can make up for the weak offense. In the two tournies I used it, it won 7-2, 7-5, 7-6, all against good competition of Mitch Stewart, James Roepke, and Nathan Voigt.
