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There are many viable options when it comes to building a successful T2 MP deck so here's a few things to consider.

Speed helps, but it comes at a risk
--Having abilities to draw and search are great, but obviously your opponents know that and will be using counters so you don't want to have your overall deck strategy be reliant on drawing and searching.

Attack whenever possible
--This means stacking your offense with Heroes. Sometimes all you need to win a LS is a single Hero, especially if someone else is in the lead and an opponent wants to give you a free LS to avoid giving it to the leader. The only time you should not attack is when you are 100% certain you will not be successful, and the damage the blocker's defense will do outweighs the benefits of using your Hero's ability.

Include some "assist" cards
--Other than your "blocking" dominants (Burial, CM, FA and Grapes), try to include some cards that can aid an opponent who has run out of effective blocking options. These might include: The Darkness (with ECs such as Uzzah), Unholy Writ or Magic Charms. Having these may force the attacker into an option that the blocking player can better handle. 

Use cards that affect all opponents
--You want to avoid decimating just one player. Taking out the entire defense of one player may get you a LS, but it will probably give the rest of the opponents a free LS as well.

Keep enhancement selection focused
--Avoid being too spread out with enhancements both for offense and defense. Common numbers I use are 4/4/4/2 and 4/4/3/3 (usually including a couple Covs/Curses and a couple Multi GE/EE).

--Avoid being too spread out with enhancements both for offense and defense. Common numbers I use are 4/4/4/2 and 4/4/3/3 (usually including a couple Covs/Curses and a couple Multi GE/EE).

Thanks, Justin. Maybe I'm missing it, but what exactly are these numbers referring to?

Hey I haven't played Type 2 Multi before...any comments and/or advice from those of you who have played it before?.

Run.

...you're still here?  Okay then, get yourself prepared for a mentally-draining category.  Around here (PA/MD), we tend to get very goofy during the games, and that is the best way to overcome it.

As far as actually playing the game?  Since you are playing to 7, you will need to help everyone else beat your opponents A LOT in order to win (echoing sentiments above), and as already stated, you do not waste chances to rescue (even if all you can do is make your deck just a smidge smaller).

Somehow MJB never misses a chance to give that advice...

Great advice.  In a lot of ways T2 is thinking outside of the box, and Multi player is affect everyone, and expect everyone to affect you. 

Somehow MJB never misses a chance to give that advice...

Justin,

I hope I get to play you this year.  I do not believe that I've played you T2 in about 10 years lol

Steven

How good/bad is the 2/3 Liner?

P.S. Many times we end up playing a T2 MP game at the North Heights game nights so if you can make it to any of those, you'll start to get a good feel for T2 MP games.

The only problem with playing type 2 multi at North Heights is you will be the only one at the table that is not a National Champ.

How good/bad is the 2/3 Liner?

Personally, I think that maximizing your flexibility in awarding a lost soul is important in T2 MP. This means the 2/3 Liner is less than an ideal lost soul choice.