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Redemption® Collectible Trading Card Game HQ => Deck Building & Design => Type 1 Deck Advice => Topic started by: Isildur on April 06, 2009, 11:33:25 AM

Title: I did what?
Post by: Isildur on April 06, 2009, 11:33:25 AM: Well this is a 70 card deck that is 5 and 2 as of right now I made it as a joke 30 minutes before I came to a tournament and some how it got third... So yeah thats all I can really say about it. Any minor tweaks would be welcome.

Name of Deck: The Beast
Cards in deck: 70
Lost Souls: 9
   Lost Soul (can't be prevented)
   Lost Soul (deck discard)
   Lost Soul (female only)
   Lost Soul (N.T. only)
   Lost Soul (revealer)
   Lost Soul (Site Discard)
   Lost Soul (Wanderer)
   Lost Souls (3-line)
Lost Soul (Hand Discard)

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: 3
   Raiders' Camp
   Storehouse
   Zerubbabel's Temple

Multi-Color Sites: 2
   Banks of the Nile/Pharaoh's Court (Green/gold)
   Dragon Raid

Gold Sites: 1
   Egypt

Artifacts: 4
   Asherah Pole
   Chariot of Fire
   Gifts of the Magi
   Holy of Holies

White Covenant Cards: 3
   Given Over to Egypt (yellow)
   Plagued with Diseases (Brown)
   Unknown Nation (Yellow)

Multi-Color Heroes: 3
   Joiada, Son of Eliashib (Teal)
   Joshua the High Priest (Teal)
   Phinehas, son of Eleazar (Teal)

Red Heroes: 1
   Jephthah

Gold Heroes: 1
   Zaccheus

Green Heroes: 2
   Haggai
   Hur

Multi-Color Hero Enhancements: 6
   Burning Incense (Teal)
   Feast of Trumpets
   Filling Zerubbabel's Temple (Teal)
   Passover & Unleavened Bread
   Pentecost
   Zeal for the Lord (Teal)

Multi Color/Orange Evil Characters: 2
Alk Slave
Deceiving Demon

Gold Evil Characters: 4
   Jambres
   King Elah
   King So
   Pharaoh's Magicians

Pale Green Evil Characters: 3
   King Jehoiakin
   Prince of this World
   Women as Snares

Brown Evil Characters: 4
   Graven
   King Zedekiah
   Unclean Spirit
   Uzzah

Multi-Color Evil Enhancements: 1
   Lying Unto God

Gold Evil Enhancements: 5
   Enslaved by Egypt
   Moses kills Egyptian
   Pagan Sacrifices
   Swift Horses
   Take as a Slave

Pale Green Evil Enhancements: 5
   Death of Unrighteous
   Sin in the Camp
   Slave Trade
   Stocks
   Two Thousand Horses

Brown Evil Enhancements: 4
   Dungeon of Malchiah
   Face of Death
   Siege
   Weakness
Title: Re: I did what?
Post by: Lawfuldog on April 06, 2009, 11:52:44 AM: 70 card decks have to have 9 Lost Souls. :P
Title: Re: I did what?
Post by: Isildur on April 06, 2009, 12:03:31 PM: It does....

*Edit dont worry I didnt cheat :p
Title: Re: I did what?
Post by: New Raven BR on April 06, 2009, 12:25:30 PM: :laugh:
the name of the thread title is pretty funny
Title: Re: I did what?
Post by: Bryon on April 06, 2009, 12:59:34 PM: 3rd out of 20 in Type 1 2-player at our last local tourney. I think the key to the deck's success was the driver, not so much the deck. :)
Title: Re: I did what?
Post by: DaClock on April 06, 2009, 02:14:52 PM: Quote from: Bryon on April 06, 2009, 12:59:34 PM
3rd out of 20 in Type 1 2-player at our last local tourney. I think the key to the deck's success was the driver, not so much the deck. :)

Burn!
Title: Re: I did what?
Post by: Bryon on April 06, 2009, 03:08:56 PM: I was complimenting his playing skills more than dissing his deck. Could YOU win 4 out of 5 games with that deck? :)
Title: Re: I did what?
Post by: Warrior_Monk on April 06, 2009, 05:11:01 PM: no theme? just a random deck that isn't that great that did well? the offence is digusting... as much as I hate Z's temple. I think I hate it more then Garden Tomb.
Title: Re: I did what?
Post by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on April 07, 2009, 04:27:28 PM: Quote from: Bryon on April 06, 2009, 03:08:56 PM
I was complimenting his playing skills more than dissing his deck. Could YOU win 4 out of 5 games with that deck? :)
Probably ;) I specialize in 70 carders :-p
Title: Re: I did what?
Post by: cforce44 on April 09, 2009, 02:30:30 AM: Good thing you had Zaccheus in that deck to rescue my NT lost soul! Should have put it in my Green site just to be safe. :-[ It made me throw up in my mouth a little bit. :-\

Also, Promise Land would be an upgrade over Dragon Raid because or Pergamum. Suppose you can only use Promise Land twice though...
Title: Re: I did what?
Post by: Isildur on April 09, 2009, 11:27:17 AM: I got lucky with Banks of the Nile though lol