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I've been doing some deck building lately and I have three decks built. One deck was built strictly with theme (which I won't share right now) and the other two were meant for tournament play. I would like to play these in a future tournament, but I want some to see if I need to tweak these decks at all. The first deck is Judges/Angels/Babylonians, and the other is TGT/Egyptians. So here is the first deck:

Card Count: 50

Heroes
Samson (Promo)
Michael (Wa)
The Angel Under The Oak
Angel at Jerusalem (Pi)
Angel With The Secret Name (RoA)
Tola
Gideon (May replace this with starter deck version)
Jair (RoA)
Ehud (RoA)

Good Enhancements
Samson's Sacrifice
Battle Prayer
Jawbone (I may take this one out)
Fire, Smoke, and Sulfur
Samuel's Edict
Water from the Rock (Pa)
Striking Herod
Entertaining Angels
The Fifth Seal
The First Seal

Evil Characters:
Nebushasban
Nebudchadnezzar (TexP)
Astrologers (TexP)
Red Dragon (G Deck)
Nergalzharezer
Gomer (W)
Ashpenaz

Evil Enhancements:
Carried Into Exile
Belshazzar's Banquet
Nebuchadnezzar's Dream
Dream
Coliseum Lions
Head of Gold

Forts:
Judge's Seat

Sites:
Babylon
Belshazzar's Banquet Hall
Jericho

Artifacts:
Tables of the Law 

Dominants:
Son of God
New Jerusalem
Angel of the Lord
Burial
Falling Away
Christian Martyr

Lost Souls:
2-Liner
Shuffler
Women Only
Site Sharer
Proverbs 16: 28
Matthew 19:23
Psalm 119:176

I can speak more to the first deck because of experience with the deck-type.  I'll just post on that part and let others comment on the second


Samson, you need to use the no-SA 6/6 version for now and the new no-SA 12/6 version from the new set.  The version you are using has no real synergy with your deck, except for being big, and you cannot have a CBN Edict with him.  So swap him out.

Keep that version of Gideon.  Having more toughness helps none, and if you aren't using weapons, the 6/6 version is better.

Keep Jair and Ehud, very useful and powerful if used right.

Remove Tola.  You will never, ever use him.  Jair is smaller, has a D2, can get out Seat (and sit it best), and is CBI.  All make him greatly superior and your go-to for drawing.

Add.  Moses.  I cannot stress how powerful this is against the meta, particularly chump-blocks.  He is a must-add in this deck, so he should take Tola's place.

AutO and AwSN both stay, obviously.

Remove Michael and Angel at Jerusalem, and the rest of the silver offense.  I understand what you want to do with it, but the power in this deck is based on your judges, and AaJ is not really going to win you the battles you need.  If you really worry about site access, throw in Dragon Raid.

With the space, add Samuel.  Even without David in your deck, he stops horses, plays a CBN Edict, and can band in many commonly used offenses your opponent may throw out there.  With his green and the 2 angels, you can also put in WWW to get your angels out and recur them easier.

You need Ehud's Dagger, Deborah's Directive, Ambush the City, and Sword Against Sword.  I also would add Eli the Priest and Eli's Sound Advice.  I recommend dropping (in addition to the silver as mentioned before) Jawbone, Water from the Rock, and Entertaining Angels.  If you have your heart set on banding in Angels, use The Stars instead, but I recommend against it.


On Defense, I say put in King Bel and Swift Horses and take out Coliseum Lions, Gomer (or replace with the new one for the CBN banding if you really want it), and Ashpenez.


I know I said I wouldn't comment on the second, but I wanted to point out a ruling to you.  I Am Love says it must have "ignores" in the ability.  Anything with "ignore" doesn't count, so it cannot recur No Need For Spices.

Good luck