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Title: Scarlet Knights, Take 2
Post by: DDiceRC on June 21, 2012, 08:17:58 AM: Need some quick help. I'm going on vacation next week, and we're bringing along some Redemption decks to play when it's too hot to go outside. (We're heading to Florida-if our vacation started a week later, we might have made SE Regionals!) I reworked my Scralet Knights deck, but would appreciate any advice. The only restriction on this deck is that all heroes/ECs/enhancements have to contain red or crimson.

I cut down to 50 cards and added a couple of drawing cards to speed it up a little, but it certainly is not a fast deck. It's not designed for tournament play, but to be a viable, fun deck to play with. I should cut an EE, but am waffling as to which one.
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Cards in deck: 50
Lost Souls: 7
   Lost Soul (*/4)
   Lost Soul (female only)
   Lost Soul (human)
   Lost Soul (shame)
   Lost Soul (Shut Door)
   Lost Soul (Wanderer)
   Lost Souls (3-line)

Lamb Dominants: 4
   Angel of the Lord
   Grapes of Wrath
   New Jerusalem
   Son of God

Grim Reaper Dominants: 3
   Christian Martyr
   Destruction of Nehushtan
   Mayhem

Fortresses: 1
   Headquarters at Riblah

Multi-Color Sites: 1
   Dragon Raid

Artifacts: 1
   Chariot of Fire

White Covenant Cards: 2
   Captured Ark (Crimson)
   Confusion of Mind (Pale Green)

Multi-Color Heroes: 1
   Seeker of the Lost

Red Heroes: 7
   Abishai
   Ahimelek the Hittite
   Amasai the Raider
   Asahel
   David
   Ishmaiah the Gibeonite
   The Centurion at Capernaum

Multi-Color Hero Enhancements: 2
   Drawn Sword (Green/Crimson)
   Foreign Sword (Red/Black)

Red Hero Enhancements: 7
   A Soldier's Prayer
   Bravery of David
   David's Triumph
   Freedom!
   Mustering for War
   Power of the Cross
   Warrior's Spear

Multi-color Evil Characters: 2
Astrologers
The Winged Lion

Crimson Evil Characters: 5
   Babylonian Soldiers
   Nebuchadnezzar
   Nebushasban
   Nergalsharezer
   Red Dragon

Crimson Evil Enhancements: 7
   Belshazzar's Banquet
   Carried into Exile
   Deceit of Sapphira
   Dream
   Head of Gold
   Imitating Evil
   Nebuchadnezzar's Pride
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Thanks!
Title: Re: Scarlet Knights, Take 2
Post by: KingLeo on June 21, 2012, 09:42:32 AM: For cutting an EE i would say Carrried into exile

KingLeo 8)
Title: Re: Scarlet Knights, Take 2
Post by: Red Wing on June 21, 2012, 10:29:55 AM: Quote from: KingLeo on June 21, 2012, 09:42:32 AM
For cutting an EE i would say Carrried into exile
I agree. It could come out for King Belshazzar. Also, the 3-Liner is risky without Burial. I'd use the Revealer or the NT Only instead.
Title: Re: Scarlet Knights, Take 2
Post by: DDiceRC on June 21, 2012, 10:59:53 AM: Thanks for the catch on the LS. I had intended to take it out when I pulled Burial and just forgot.

Carried Into Exile was my candidate. KB was the last EC I pulled, so I'll switch those two. Any other suggestions are welcome.
Title: Re: Scarlet Knights, Take 2
Post by: Jmbeers on June 21, 2012, 12:03:40 PM: You should get a King Bel. Also, your playing 50 so I don't think you need DoN and Capture Ark.
Title: Re: Scarlet Knights, Take 2
Post by: Red Wing on June 21, 2012, 12:06:14 PM: Quote from: Jmbeers on June 21, 2012, 12:03:40 PM
Also, your playing 50 so I don't think you need DoN and Capture Ark.
I'd definitely use one of those two, but both is probably a little excessive, especially with Foreign Sword.
Title: Re: Scarlet Knights, Take 2
Post by: Professoralstad on June 21, 2012, 12:25:32 PM: I would take out Drawn Sword for Desecrate the Temple. An early Neb searching for that will often snag an SoG before any arts are active or temples are out. DS is an interruptable EE battle winner that pant an interrupt, which will rarely do you much good.

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Title: Re: Scarlet Knights, Take 2
Post by: Minister Polarius on June 21, 2012, 02:54:30 PM: Quote
Cards in deck: 50
Lost Souls: 7
Lost Soul (*/4)
Lost Soul (female only)
Lost Soul (human)
Lost Soul (shame)
Lost Soul (Shut Door)
Lost Soul (Wanderer)
Lost Souls (3-line)
Hopper

Lamb Dominants: 4
Angel of the Lord
Grapes of Wrath
New Jerusalem
Son of God

Grim Reaper Dominants: 3
Christian Martyr
Destruction of Nehushtan
Mayhem
Falling Away

Fortresses: 1
Headquarters at Riblah

Multi-Color Sites: 1
Dragon Raid

Artifacts: 1
Chariot of Fire

White Covenant Cards: 2
Captured Ark (Crimson)
Confusion of Mind (Pale Green)

Multi-Color Heroes: 1
Seeker of the Lost

Red Heroes: 7
Abishai
Ahimelek the Hittite
Amasai the Raider
Asahel
David
Ishmaiah the Gibeonite
The Centurion at Capernaum

Multi-Color Hero Enhancements: 2
Drawn Sword (Green/Crimson)
Foreign Sword (Red/Black)

Red Hero Enhancements: 7
A Soldier's Prayer
Bravery of David
David's Triumph
Freedom!
Mustering for War
Power of the Cross
Warrior's Spear
Battle Cry

Multi-color Evil Characters: 2
Astrologers
The Winged Lion
The Amalekite's Slave
Crimson Evil Characters: 5
Babylonian Soldiers
Nebuchadnezzar
Nebushasban
Nergalsharezer
Red Dragon
King Belshazzar

Crimson Evil Enhancements: 7
Belshazzar's Banquet
Carried into Exile
Deceit of Sapphira
Dream
Head of Gold
Imitating Evil
Nebuchadnezzar's Pride
Desecrate the Temple
TAS is absolutely required. Being able to chain him to Nebuchadnezzar is the best play Crimson has.
Title: Re: Scarlet Knights, Take 2
Post by: Josh on June 21, 2012, 11:05:33 PM: I'd personally replace Warrior's Spear with Counsel of Abigail. CoA is just so useful. But Warrior's Spear is a lot of fun, and can give LS to rescue or occasionally snipe Doms.
Title: Re: Scarlet Knights, Take 2
Post by: TheJaylor on June 21, 2012, 11:43:20 PM: Quote from: Minister Polarius on June 21, 2012, 02:54:30 PM
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Cards in deck: 50
Lost Souls: 7
Lost Soul (*/4)
Lost Soul (female only)
Lost Soul (human)
Lost Soul (shame)
Lost Soul (Shut Door)
Lost Soul (Wanderer)
Lost Souls (3-line)
Hopper

Lamb Dominants: 4
Angel of the Lord
Grapes of Wrath
New Jerusalem
Son of God

Grim Reaper Dominants: 3
Christian Martyr
Destruction of Nehushtan
Mayhem
Falling Away

Fortresses: 1
Headquarters at Riblah

Multi-Color Sites: 1
Dragon Raid

Artifacts: 1
Chariot of Fire

White Covenant Cards: 2
Captured Ark (Crimson)
Confusion of Mind (Pale Green)

Multi-Color Heroes: 1
Seeker of the Lost

Red Heroes: 7
Abishai
Ahimelek the Hittite
Amasai the Raider
Asahel
David
Ishmaiah the Gibeonite
The Centurion at Capernaum

Multi-Color Hero Enhancements: 2
Drawn Sword (Green/Crimson)
Foreign Sword (Red/Black)

Red Hero Enhancements: 7
A Soldier's Prayer
Bravery of David
David's Triumph
Freedom!
Mustering for War
Power of the Cross
Warrior's Spear
Battle Cry

Multi-color Evil Characters: 2
Astrologers
The Winged Lion
The Amalekite's Slave
Crimson Evil Characters: 5
Babylonian Soldiers
Nebuchadnezzar
Nebushasban
Nergalsharezer
Red Dragon
King Belshazzar

Crimson Evil Enhancements: 7
Belshazzar's Banquet
Carried into Exile
Deceit of Sapphira
Dream
Head of Gold
Imitating Evil
Nebuchadnezzar's Pride
Desecrate the Temple
TAS is absolutely required. Being able to chain him to Nebuchadnezzar is the best play Crimson has.
Like he said, it's not a tournament deck and so to stick with the theme he wouldn't want to add The Amalekites' Slave because of it's lack of Red/Crimson.
Title: Re: Scarlet Knights, Take 2
Post by: Minister Polarius on June 22, 2012, 04:59:27 AM: That's the outline of a tournament deck. From there he can customize it to his thematic preference.
Title: Re: Scarlet Knights, Take 2
Post by: DDiceRC on June 22, 2012, 08:00:15 AM: Actually, I can't add TAS to the deck, not because of theme but because all my copies of TAS are already in other live decks. (Time to go shopping?)
Title: Re: Scarlet Knights, Take 2
Post by: Jmbeers on June 22, 2012, 09:35:38 AM: Good luck, they are hard to find.