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Title: My Annual Deck Critique Request 2011
Post by: MrMiYoda on March 07, 2011, 10:45:18 PM
Blessings, all.

I still owe last year's critique contributors breakfast if they attended Nats 2010.

This year, poor man Roy will offer the same treat for my top 10 critique contributors.

Please help me create my 2011 deck for large tournaments.  Thanks much in advance, and Godbless!

Thus ---

Cards in deck: 63
Lost Souls: 8
   Lost Soul (anti-burial)
   Lost Soul (FBTN)
   Lost Soul (Female Only)
   Lost Soul (N.T. only)
   Lost Soul (revealer)
   Lost Soul (site doubler)
   Lost Soul (Wanderer)
   Lost Souls (2-line)

Lamb Dominants: 6
   Angel of the Lord
   Grapes of Wrath
   Guardian Of Your Souls
   Harvest Time
   New Jerusalem
   Son of God

Grim Reaper Dominants: 5
   Burial
   Christian Martyr
   Destruction of Nehushtan
   Falling Away
   Mayhem

Fortresses: 5
   Dust and Ashes
   Jerusalem Tower
   Philistine Outpost
   The Garden Tomb
   Wall of Protection

Multi-Color Sites: 2
   Promised Land
   The Ends of the Earth

Red Sites: 3
   Babylon
   Babylon
   Babylon

Green Sites: 1
   Babylonian Banquet Hall

Purple Sites: 1
   Pergamum

Artifacts: 4
   Chariot of Fire
   Holy Grail
   Three Nails
   Unholy Writ

Silver Heroes: 2
   Captain of the Host
   The Strong Angel

White Heroes: 2
   Mary the Mother of James
   Salome

Blue Heroes: 4
   Ira
   Jacob
   Job
   Mary Magdalene

Multi-Color Hero Enhancements: 1
   Philosophy

Silver Hero Enhancements: 1
   Victory

White Hero Enhancements: 2
   Blessings
   'He Is Risen'

Blue Hero Enhancements: 5
   Abraham's Descendant
   Abraham's Servant to Ur
   Job's Faith
   Numerous as the Stars
   Reuben's Torn Clothes

Black Evil Characters: 3
   Philistine Armor Bearer
   Philistine Garrison
   The Twelve-Fingered Giant

Brown Evil Characters: 2
   Gomer
   Uzzah

Black Evil Enhancements: 3
   Bringing Fear
   Land Dispute
   Wrath of Satan

Brown Evil Enhancements: 1
   Korah's Rebellion
Title: Re: My Annual Deck Critique Request 2011
Post by: Rawrlolsauce! on March 07, 2011, 11:25:56 PM
I'm seeing two problems with this deck. The first is you're trying to do too much. TGT, Job, and FBTN are all great, but not together necessarily. I think this deck would be much better if you went Job + FBTN (and some Genesis) or TGT + Silver. Although I think TGT + Silver would be a bit more powerful, I listed my suggestions if you're going for Job + Silver + FBTN beings it is much closer to your original deck. The second problem is the defense is pretty frail for a slow deck.



I'd take out:
Anti-Burial Soul (It just isn't that great in t1)
Site Doubler (Beings I'm suggesting you take out most your sites)
Jerusalem Tower (it will only really stop Harvest Time, not worth a card slot. Deck DC decks will be able to discard JT easily)
Victory (Demons aren't popular, and Golgotha is really popular)
3x Babylon (see below)
1x BBH (either disciples or CP + Ends of the Earth would make all your sites worthless)
Philosophy
TGT
Salome
Mary Mother of James
Blessings
He is Risen
Mary Magdalene
Pergamum

This would bring your deck down to 47, so then 9 cards could be added (one soul):

Punisher Lost Soul (Just a matter of preference. This goes great with Holy Grail if they're running a few brigades) OR Shuffler (for soul manipulation)
Golgotha (this goes AMAZINGLY with Abe's Descendants)
Ceasera Phillipi
Striking Herod (This is an amazing enhancement)
Seraphim (bands to blue)
Angel of Warning
Protection of Angels
Asher (end game recursion)
Jubilee



As for defense, not sure what can be done. If your opponent gets an early Nazareth, something that'll probably be popular, your philistines are essentially useless, and that'll leave you with Uzzah and Gomer. Not a great spot to be in. I'd suggest you take out your entire defense (except Uzzah) and replace it with Proud Pharisees, Entrapping Pharisee, Hard Hearted Religious Leaders, Pharisees, Balaam's Disobedience, Night Raid, Pretension, and Self-Righteous Prayer. That speeds your deck up a tad and it'll probably provide the same amount of blocks, if not more, than your philly defense.
Title: Re: My Annual Deck Critique Request 2011
Post by: RTSmaniac on March 07, 2011, 11:36:37 PM
Im going to agree with the above post- looks alot stronger.
Title: Re: My Annual Deck Critique Request 2011
Post by: Isildur on March 07, 2011, 11:37:50 PM
Rawrlolsauce got like 3/4 of it right there lol But just curious how big do you want the deck 56 or 63? The would make a huge difference in how large your defense can be.
Title: Re: My Annual Deck Critique Request 2011
Post by: RTSmaniac on March 07, 2011, 11:39:56 PM
again I agree, cut it down
Title: Re: My Annual Deck Critique Request 2011
Post by: JSB23 on March 08, 2011, 12:17:56 AM
I'd take out Job's faith for Jacob buries the foreign gods
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