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Title: Thoughts on my fast 16 Card Defense
Post by: bmc25 on July 27, 2017, 02:50:44 PM
What is the fastest 15 card defense you can build?

I'm assuming it would be gray?

"Edit"
Multi-Colored

Outsiders (Blk / Gold)
Fire Foxes
Sanhedrin

Scattered
Plot to Kill

Grey
Proud Pharisee
Sabbath Breaker
Emperor Vitellus

Pretension
Balaam's Disobedience

Black
High Priest Ananias
Saph

Seized by Rioters
Joseph in Prison

Orange
Messanger of Satan
The Deceiver

Reserve:
Uzzah
Foreign Wives
Stone of Thebez
Title: Re: Fastest 15 card defense?
Post by: Gabe on July 27, 2017, 04:03:33 PM
It should include gray but if "fast" is your primary goal it will be multi-color. Cards like Messenger of Stan and Outsiders (black&gold) are staples.
Title: Re: Fastest 15 card defense?
Post by: Kevinthedude on July 27, 2017, 04:32:27 PM
Sabbath Breaker + Deceiver and Darkness to help insure you get SB turn 1 is all you need.
Title: Re: Thoughts on my fast 16 Card Defense
Post by: bmc25 on July 28, 2017, 11:59:08 AM
Based off of your suggestions this is what I came up with.

I really like it. It has been fun.
Title: Re: Thoughts on my fast 16 Card Defense
Post by: Red on July 28, 2017, 01:18:38 PM
Jamming the best cards in the game into a deck is always fun:)
Title: Re: Thoughts on my fast 16 Card Defense
Post by: bmc25 on July 28, 2017, 01:33:21 PM
Jamming the best cards in the game into a deck is always fun:)

This is true, especially when they are all in two colors that go together so well and are wicked fast.

This is what I put together based off of the gray defense I was using and Gabe's suggestions of adding Outsiders and messenger.

Sanhedrin and The deceiver make it work.

Title: Re: Thoughts on my fast 16 Card Defense
Post by: Red Wing on July 28, 2017, 04:18:48 PM
No Chief Priests?
Title: Re: Thoughts on my fast 16 Card Defense
Post by: TheHobbit13 on July 28, 2017, 04:37:34 PM
Probably don't need pretention if you only have 2 pharisees. I would also rather have Goliath than Saph. The Chief priests is a great EC and you could even put Disbelieving Sadducee in your reserve for an auto block against angels.
Title: Re: Thoughts on my fast 16 Card Defense
Post by: Jonesy on July 28, 2017, 04:47:54 PM
Messenger of Satan
Damsel
Vittels
Sabbath Breaker
Outsiders
Neb
Dream
Swift horses
A slave
Deceiver
Gomer
Uzzah
Plot
Wickedness abounds? The one that lets you draw a bunch
 Balaams disobedience
Title: Re: Thoughts on my fast 16 Card Defense
Post by: bmc25 on July 28, 2017, 05:02:01 PM
No Chief Priests?

Yeah, but what would I drop for it?

Probably don't need pretention if you only have 2 pharisees. I would also rather have Goliath than Saph. The Chief priests is a great EC and you could even put Disbelieving Sadducee in your reserve for an auto block against angels.

I love the disbelieving seducee idea!

Messenger of Satan
Damsel
Vittels
Sabbath Breaker
Outsiders
Neb
Dream
Swift horses
A slave
Deceiver
Gomer
Uzzah
Plot
Wickedness abounds? The one that lets you draw a bunch
 Balaams disobedience

Yeah, that is definitely quicker, I somehow forgot about damsel. Once I use hamans plot though the deck wouldn't be able to get too many blocks.
Title: Re: Thoughts on my fast 16 Card Defense
Post by: Jonesy on July 28, 2017, 05:06:07 PM
You don't need blocks lol
Draw your doms faster to get some blocks then it's game over you win ;)
Title: Re: Thoughts on my fast 16 Card Defense
Post by: bmc25 on July 28, 2017, 05:15:03 PM
You don't need blocks lol
Draw your doms faster to get some blocks then it's game over you win ;)

That defense you came up with might just be fast enough to pull it off.
Title: Re: Thoughts on my fast 16 Card Defense
Post by: Red Wing on July 28, 2017, 11:29:51 PM
It really comes down to how much blocking power you want to sacrifice. 16 slots should be plenty of room for any mid range defense in the game, so unless your offense is consistently winning in 2-3 turns, something like Hobbit suggested will probably get run over.
Title: Re: Thoughts on my fast 16 Card Defense
Post by: Kevinthedude on July 28, 2017, 11:48:36 PM
It really comes down to how much blocking power you want to sacrifice. 16 slots should be plenty of room for any mid range defense in the game, so unless your offense is consistently winning in 2-3 turns, something like Hobbit suggested will probably get run over.

This is correct. 16 slots is plenty for a real defense. If you really want a defense in a deck where the plan is to win in 2-3 turns, you run it half that size and all your defensive cards need to either be a self contained block (Uzzah, Firefoxes, etc) or draw 3+ cards. In such a defense cards like Messenger, Vitles, and Outsiders are not consistently 3+ card draw on turn 1 and thus too slow to have in main deck.
Title: Re: Thoughts on my fast 16 Card Defense
Post by: kariusvega on July 29, 2017, 12:00:49 AM
+1
Title: Re: Thoughts on my fast 16 Card Defense
Post by: TheHobbit13 on July 29, 2017, 01:01:55 AM
Yeah, wouldn't recommend the defensive lite anymore (8 cards ish). People are playing with too much defense now and are inevitable going to block you here and there. When they do, you're basically handing your opponent a lost soul.
Title: Re: Thoughts on my fast 16 Card Defense
Post by: Minister Polarius on August 08, 2017, 07:29:22 PM
If you're building your offense and defense separately, you're not going to win anyway.
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