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Title: Herolite deck
Post by: Red Wing on October 26, 2011, 04:36:52 PM
Cards in deck: 63

LSs 8
Site-Doubler
Revealer
3-liner
Shuffles NT LS
Hand Discard
Anti-burial
Female only
Anti-Angel


Doms 9
SoG
AoTL
NJ
GoYS
Grapes
DoN
CM
Burial
FA


Arts/Covs/Curses 7
Plagued with Diseases
I am Redemption
Davie's Harp
Writ
Lampy
I am Healing
WoNL

Sites 5
DR
Samaria x4

Forts 4
Goshen
Gates of Jerusalem
Judges Seat
Solomon's Temple

Heroes 7
Samuel
Zaccheus   
Samson
Jair
Gideon
Angel under the Oak
Angel with a Secret Name

GEs 9
Ehud's Dagger
Convincing Miracle
Sword against Sword
Battle Prayer
Shibboleth
Debs Directive
Sams Edict
BF

ECs 12
Haman
Persian Presidents
Jezebel
King Ahab
King Jehoash
King Omri
King Jeroboam
King Nabab
Ammy's Slave
Uzzah
Abimelech
King Saul

EEs 10
IoJ
Plot
Wickedness of the Tenants
Land Purchase
Shimei's Malicious Curse
Stiff-Necked
Breaking Jerusalem's Wall
Korah's Rebellion
Gib Trick
Zeleophead's Sin

I got the idea of this deck from http://www.cactusgamedesign.com/message_boards/complete-decks/2010-nationals-t1-2p-3rd-place/
I'm basically trying to make pick off a few ECs with Seat, destroy opponent's offense with my defense, and then walk in with unstoppable judges. I've edited out the black, so I can focus on the brown. I've also bumped it up to 63 with a little more offense and haman & Persian Presidents. This is completely untested. I also want something that might get me some freebies early: Moses or CoTH?

Any thoughts?
Title: Re: Herolite deck
Post by: Nameless on October 26, 2011, 05:19:09 PM
If you want to destroy your opponents D then you definently need Woman as Snares.
Title: Re: Herolite deck
Post by: Red Wing on October 26, 2011, 05:35:40 PM
If you want to destroy your opponents D then you definently need Woman as Snares.

WoS might be nice, but I don't have any PG EEs, so I don't know if that would be worth it. Also, what would take out?  :dunno:

Title: Re: Herolite deck
Post by: Chronic Apathy on October 26, 2011, 05:45:18 PM
I think there are stronger offenses for Herolite. Maybe try Isaiah or tiny Genesis (Zeb + Joseph + Rachel + Judah).
Title: Re: Herolite deck
Post by: Red Wing on October 26, 2011, 05:52:46 PM
I think there are stronger offenses for Herolite. Maybe try Isaiah or tiny Genesis (Zeb + Joseph + Rachel + Judah).

Yeah, maybe, but I think this is will be more unexpected and I'll get a better element of surprise than with Prophets or Genesis  ;)
Title: Re: Herolite deck
Post by: Chronic Apathy on October 26, 2011, 06:52:04 PM
Element of surprise won't mean much in my opinion. Because most Sam decks have a lot from Judges, Judges as a whole remain firmly in the meta, and as such, are targeted easily by anti-meta decks. Now admittedly, both Isaiah (which is different from Prophets) and Genesis are also affected by the same cards, but they're also overall, stronger.
Title: Re: Herolite deck
Post by: Red Wing on October 26, 2011, 06:57:42 PM
Element of surprise won't mean much in my opinion. Because most Sam decks have a lot from Judges, Judges as a whole remain firmly in the meta, and as such, are targeted easily by anti-meta decks. Now admittedly, both Isaiah (which is different from Prophets) and Genesis are also affected by the same cards, but they're also overall, stronger.

Thanks for the suggestions, but I think I'll try this concept out before I give up on it and do something else. I didn't make this to be my main deck, but I wanted to try a herolite offense that was kind of different. 
Title: Re: Herolite deck
Post by: Red Wing on October 26, 2011, 09:13:00 PM
First post updated
Title: Re: Herolite deck
Post by: Nameless on October 27, 2011, 08:44:00 AM
Shibileth would be good for good enhancements.
Title: Re: Herolite deck
Post by: Red Wing on October 27, 2011, 09:03:11 AM
Shibileth would be good for good enhancements.

Good idea :). I'll take out Furnace for that. I took out Harvest Time for Convincing Miracle (CBN battle winner if opponent is decked). Also, any suggestions on the number of cards that is best for this type of deck: 56, 63, or 70?
Title: Re: Herolite deck
Post by: Neil Da BOMB J on October 27, 2011, 01:55:35 PM
I don't see the defense "destroying" your opponents offense.  They will get past with CBN's.
Title: Re: Herolite deck
Post by: Red Wing on October 27, 2011, 02:50:46 PM
I don't see the defense "destroying" your opponents offense.  They will get past with CBN's.

In my limited testing of it, it seems to work quite well, but maybe I haven't used it enough to see it's weaknesses. I don't necessarily need to destroy my opponent's offense, just stall enough for my to judges to win.
Title: Re: Herolite deck
Post by: Nameless on October 27, 2011, 05:32:08 PM
I would try to put woman as snares in there even if you just have her. You could add her and someone else and put in Death of unrighteous, Confusion of maybe forgotten History.
Title: Re: Herolite deck
Post by: adotson85 on October 27, 2011, 05:47:06 PM
I wouldn't really consider the current version of the deck as herolite. You are going to have major problems with any sort of deck that has speed in it. Your deck has 63 cards, no speed and no way of slowing down speed decks. I would add in at least 2 anti-speed artifacts (Hezzy's Ring, Cov. w/ Death or Rain Becomes Dust). I would also put in the FBTN lost soul since all your heroes are OT and male. Samuel needs to be in here also.
Title: Re: Herolite deck
Post by: Nameless on October 27, 2011, 07:02:48 PM
I wouldn't really consider the current version of the deck as herolite. You are going to have major problems with any sort of deck that has speed in it. Your deck has 63 cards, no speed and no way of slowing down speed decks. I would add in at least 2 anti-speed artifacts (Hezzy's Ring, Cov. w/ Death or Rain Becomes Dust). I would also put in the FBTN lost soul since all your heroes are OT and male. Samuel needs to be in here also.
Why would you put Sam in? He does not have King Saul or David?
Title: Re: Herolite deck
Post by: Red Wing on October 27, 2011, 07:03:53 PM
yeah why Sam?  :miss:

and the fbtn ls is the one negates all other Lost soul abilities right? How would that help?
Title: Re: Herolite deck
Post by: adotson85 on October 27, 2011, 09:00:11 PM
yeah why Sam?  :miss:

Why not Sam? He is another Judge with low numbers, negates play abilities, Sam's Edict is CBN off him, can band to your opponent's I Samuel heroes and can be a +3 card advantage if you add the evil King Saul. I would also put in Ehud's Dagger.


and the fbtn ls is the one negates all other Lost soul abilities right? How would that help?

It negates your opponet's souls, such as Female and NT only.
Title: Re: Herolite deck
Post by: Red Wing on October 27, 2011, 09:55:49 PM
I have the Wanderer to get by Female/nt only LSs, so I dont think I need the fbtn Ls. Besides, I should have plenty of Lost Soul choices by the time my offense gets started. But maybe sam would be a good idea so maybe something like this:

Out
Deborah
Moses
Foul Spirit

IN
King Saul 
Ehud's Dagger
Samuel
Title: Re: Herolite deck
Post by: Minister Polarius on October 28, 2011, 12:34:48 PM
Moses and FbtN LS are musts for any Judges offense.
Title: Re: Herolite deck
Post by: Red Wing on October 28, 2011, 12:37:22 PM
Moses and FbtN LS are musts for any Judges offense.

Why fbtn ls? it negates other ls abilities, but I cant see that being very helpful.
Title: Re: Herolite deck
Post by: SomeKittens on October 28, 2011, 12:55:18 PM
It allows access to the NT/Women only LS.
Title: Re: Herolite deck
Post by: Red Wing on October 28, 2011, 01:35:20 PM
It allows access to the NT/Women only LS.

I have the wanderer to get by nt/female onlys. But I should have plenty of LS choices by the time my offense gets going.

Moses and FbtN LS are musts for any Judges offense.
I used to have moses in there, but I switched him out for something else. This isn't really a normal Judges offense, but I might try him out.   
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