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My new deck - I'm actually using defense!
« on: April 10, 2009, 05:54:29 PM »
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I need some advice on a new deck I created. RING WRAITH, DO NOT LOOK HERE. I WILL KNOW IF YOU DO  :P
Wanderer can look here though. He won't remember anything about the deck at our next tournament...   ::)

Cards in deck: 56
Lost Souls: 7
   Lost Soul (can't be prevented)
   Lost Soul (female only)
   Lost Soul (revealer)
   Lost Soul (shame)
   Lost Soul (shuffler)
   Lost Soul (Wanderer)
   Lost Souls (3-line)
    Lost Soul (Hopper)

Lamb Dominants: 4
   Angel of the Lord
   Guardian Of Your Souls
   New Jerusalem
   Son of God

Grim Reaper Dominants: 4
   Burial
   Christian Martyr
   Destruction of Nehushtan
   Falling Away

Fortresses: 2
   Raiders' Camp
   Wall of Protection

Multi-Color Sites: 2
   Dragon Raid
   Promised Land

Artifacts: 2
   Chariot of Fire
   Gifts of the Magi

White Covenant Cards: 1
   .Captured Ark (Crimson)

Multi-Color Heroes: 1
   Faithful Servant

Silver Heroes: 1
   Captain of the Host

White Heroes: 1
   Maharai

Gold Heroes: 2
   Moses
   Simeon

Green Heroes: 1
   Hur

Blue Heroes: 3
   Claudia
   Jacob
   Tribal Elder

Purple Heroes: 1
   Elijah

Multi-Color Hero Enhancements: 2
   First Fruits
   Pentecost

White Hero Enhancements: 2
   Transfiguration
   Words of Encouragement

Gold Hero Enhancements: 1
   Repentance and Restitution

Green Hero Enhancements: 1
   Plague of Frogs

Blue Hero Enhancements: 1
   Abraham's Servant to Ur

Purple Hero Enhancements: 2
   Authority of Christ
   Reach of Desperation

Brown Evil Characters: 7
   Complainers
   King Jeroboam I
   King Nadab
   King Zedekiah
   Persian Presidents
   The Jeering Youths
   Uzzah

Brown Evil Enhancements: 7
   Dungeon of Malchiah
   Gibeonite Trickery
   Haman's Plot
   Korah's Rebellion
   Shimei's Malicious Curse
   Stiff-Necked
   Zelophehad's Sin

NOTES:

I chose Repentance and Restitution over Cov w/ Moses because it still brings Moses to 12 offense, which wins him the battle about 50% of the time. Simeon is from Luke, so it converts the EC and can't be negated by an evil card. Not to mention I get to draw 4 if I have Gifts of the Magi up!

I don't have a lot of site access in here. I want to put in 1 more site, I just don't know what to take out.

I find Raider's Camp awesome. I have 2 set aside enhancements and the "shame" lost soul, so Persian Presidents can be a block. King Nadab recurs Dungeon of Malchiah, which not only wins the battle but sends the hero to Raider's Camp! Infact, I'm going to start a Raider's Camp chart :p

Number of Releases per game
     Amount of Times
           0                              1
           1                              1
           2                              2
           3                              1
           4                              0
           5                              0
           6                              1
Average amount of "blocks" Raider's Camp provides: 2 and 1/3


Anyone have any ideas? Currently this deck is 5-1. Although, the one loss was due to 3 factors: a bad draw, my MANY mistakes, and the fact I didn't have site access vs. a site deck.

EDIT: You better look out tommorow, Ring Wraith. I dropped two cards and added in the Buckler and Andrew :)
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Re: My new deck - I'm actually using defense!
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2009, 11:05:55 PM »
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Raiders camp... isn't too useful for this deck.  Dungeon can't be negated if used on zed, but, since you don't have lions den, p.pres can be negated.  I have a deck that's similar to this; 'cept i play crimson, w/ a 19 card offense and i made it some time ago.  The theme is banding and it's beastly; i have two way of banding in ALL 10 OF MY HEROES!
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Re: My new deck - I'm actually using defense!
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2009, 11:30:53 PM »
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Raider's Camp is a lot more useful than it seems. Its obviously not taking full advantage of the card, like a self capture would, but I have no doubt in my mind it can average at least 1 "block" per game. When I can add one card that will do that, I'm going to keep it in ;)

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Re: My new deck - I'm actually using defense!
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2009, 11:35:20 PM »
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Seems pretty good... You need harvest time to get more ls. And I'm not sure how well speed works in 2p... it may win ls fast but it also draws ls fast and can only have so big of a defense, therefore leaving you vulnerable. It will only win some of the time and you'll be forced to rely on a good draw and your opponent not having a big defense. :dunno:
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Re: My new deck - I'm actually using defense!
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2009, 11:41:16 PM »
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I was thinking about adding HT/Hopper, I just wasn't sure what to take out. I haven't played this much, but from what I've seen when against my other decks/against other people the defense is able to hold out for quite a while (unless they're using a massive offense...), and that allows my offense a little extra time... which it doesn't really need.

I'll disagree on the large defense bit. AOCP, Transfig, Repentance and Restitution, Abe's Servant, etc all can win battles. Not to mention there is always AOTL and SOG + NJ. The band in the offense often gets multiple lost souls in some games I've played.

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Re: My new deck - I'm actually using defense!
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2009, 10:05:07 AM »
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The band in the offense often gets multiple lost souls in some games I've played.


Are you talking about the maharai-->claudia-->Simeon-->jake-->captian band? cause if so, yeah, it's really effective.  There are bigger ones, but that one's effective.
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« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2009, 12:10:47 PM »
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No, I'm talking about Tribal Elder --> Maharai --> Claudia --> Simeon --> Jacob --> Captain :).

I'm not looking for bigger, that is like 40/35 FBTN which almost always wins a soul. If I wanted it bigger I could throw in Gathering of Anngels and do that big Red band that is like 30/30, but this works how it is.

UPDATE: This deck is now 4-0.

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Re: My new deck - I'm actually using defense!
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2009, 06:44:47 PM »
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This deck is now 8-2. Both losses happened against a deck with sites, I really need to add in one more access card. Maybe Feast of Trumpets could come out?

On a side note, that last loss wasn't cool. I only drew 3 evil characters the entire game, 5 were in the bottom 10 cards of my deck :s. I probably could have won if it weren't for that. (he couldn't block me, and it was end game when I finally got access)

EDIT: I already took Feast of Trumpets out to put Lying Spirit in...

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Re: My new deck - I'm actually using defense!
« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2009, 08:27:07 PM »
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I'd take out Book of Hozai for Promised Land if you need more access.  The Hopper Lost Soul and The Amalekite's Slave would also go a long ways towards helping that cause.
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Re: My new deck - I'm actually using defense!
« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2009, 11:10:46 PM »
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I'm not looking for bigger, that is like 40/35 FBTN which almost always wins a soul. If I wanted it bigger I could throw in Gathering of Anngels and do that big Red band that is like 30/30, but this works how it is.


Here's just an idea for bigger: attack w/cherubim banded to ET and play Second seal. ;D 
I have it in my deck, and every time i use it, i have aocp as a backup plan ;)
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« Reply #10 on: April 14, 2009, 04:19:03 PM »
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I'm not looking for bigger
Yeah, book of Hozai will probably come out. The only time I've used it has been when Jacob first plays Abe's Servant to Ur, and that is in a band.

I need 1 more card to come out for the Hopper. I'm thinking Unclean Spirit or The Jeering Youths.

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Re: My new deck - I'm actually using defense!
« Reply #11 on: April 16, 2009, 05:15:24 PM »
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OK, this deck is looking pretty good.

I need to talk out 2 more cards to add my secret hero and secret enhancement ;). I'm thinking Elijah and.... something..

THIS DECK IS NOW COMPLETE.
It's record as of May 16th (took out The Jeering Youths, added in Haman Promo) is a pretty good 22-4. I'll admit, a good number of those wins are from less experienced players but this deck is still able to hold it alone against some great players! (Gabe, SS, etc)
« Last Edit: May 16, 2009, 12:43:40 AM by Rawrlolsauce! »

 


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