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CUT IT DOWN!seriusy WAY to big cut it down.

Cut it down why?  Too big for what? 

There are plenty of cards, other than SoG, that you will need against various decks. Smaller decks help you get all of your important cards sooner. Against site-lockout, only two of your cards will be useful, so you need to get those cards out of your deck asap.

I am no expert since I have not played in anything higher than a State tournament, but I would think a general rule of thumb would be to keep the number of ECs and Heroes equal, as well as the number of enhancements for each. Mathematically speaking, if you want an equal probability of drawing an EC, Hero, GE, or EE, then you need to have the same amount of each. If you have more of any subgroup, then you are more likely to draw those than the others. Subsequently, you may draw a great defense, but have no offense (or vice versa). Similarly, you may have a handful of enhancements, but no characters.

Your current count:

Heroes: 9
GE: 12
EC: 13
EE: 15

Based on shear probability, you are more likely to draw EEs than anything else, and more likely to have a handful of evil cards than good cards.

Cut it down why?  Too big for what?  To rescue any lost souls? 

It is hard to rescue lost souls with a handful of evil cards. 

70 Cards
Lost Souls: 9
Lost Souls x9

Artifacts: 2
Chariot of Fire
Priestly Crown

Covenants: 1
Covenant of Noah

Curses:2
Captured Ark
Go Into Captivity

Fortresses:2
Wall of Protection
Headquarters at Riblah

Sites:1
Promised Land

Dominants:4
Son of God
Angel of the Lord
Burial
Christian Martyr

Heroes:9
Zebulun
Asher
Rebekah
Benjamin
Sarah
Leah
Levi
Simeon
Jacob (Faith of Our Fathers)

Hero Enhancements:12
Reuben's Torn Clothes
Abraham's Servant to Ur
Baptism
Answer to Prayer
Ehud's Dagger
Obedience of Noah (with special ability)
Numerous as the Stars
Jubilee
Trapped in Cleverness
Sign of the Rainbow
Jacob buries the Foreign Gods
Paying Tribute

Evil Characters:13
Gomer (Womens)
King Merodach-Baladan
King Evil-Merodach
King Zimri
Arioch
Archers of Kedar
Judas Iscariot (Priests)
Nergalshalrezer
Nebuchadnezzar (TxP)
Astrologers (TxP)
Red Dragon (G)
Babylonian Forces
Ashpenaz

Evil Enhancements:15
Imitating Evil
Apprehended
Great Image
Nebuchadnezzar's Pride
Swift Horses
Belshazzar's Banquet
Coliseum Lions
Carried into Exile
Dream
Deceit of Sapphira
Nebuchadnezzar's Dream
Axe (TxP)
Midianite Attack
Desecrate the Temple
Head of Gold

I cut it down to 56. Hopefully you'll like it...
Cards in deck: 56
Lost Souls: 7
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul

Lamb Dominants: 2
   Angel of the Lord
   Son of God

Grim Reaper Dominants: 2
   Burial
   Christian Martyr

Fortresses: 2
   Headquarters at Riblah
   Wall of Protection

Multi-Color Sites: 1
   Promised Land

Artifacts: 3
   Chariot of Fire
   Priestly Crown
   The Bronze Laver

White Covenant Cards: 2
   Captured Ark (Crimson)
   Go Into Captivity (Crimson)

Blue Covenant Cards: 1
   Covenant of Noah

Blue Heroes: 8
   Asher
   Benjamin
   Jacob
   Leah
   Levi
   Sarah
   Simeon
   Zebulun

Blue Hero Enhancements: 9
   Abraham's Servant to Ur
   Answer to Prayer
   Baptism
   Jacob Buries the Foreign gods
   Obedience of Noah
   Paying Tribute
   Reuben's Torn Clothes
   Sign of the Rainbow
   Trapped in Cleverness

Multi-Colored Evil Characters:1
     Astrologers (TexP)

Crimson Evil Characters: 7
   Ashpenaz
   Babylonian Forces
   King Evil-merodach
   King Merodach-baladan
   King Zimri
   Nebuchadnezzar
   Nergalsharezer

Crimson Evil Enhancements: 11
   Apprehended
   Belshazzar's Banquet
   Carried into Exile
   Desecrate the Temple
   Dream
   Great Image
   Head of Gold
   Imitating Evil
   Midianite Attack
   Nebuchadnezzar's Pride
   Swift Horses