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Just asking for general recommendations and advice. I'm thinking I'm spreading my defense too thin, as the only really advantage is that is draws fast(ish).

Cards in deck: 56
Lost Souls: 7
   Lost Soul (*/4)
   Lost Soul (female only)
   Lost Soul (N.T. only)
   Lost Soul (revealer)
   Lost Soul (shuffler)
   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
   Burial
   Christian Martyr
   Mayhem

Fortresses: 1
   Storehouse

Blue Sites: 1
   Hormah

Artifacts: 4
   Chariot of Fire
   Gifts of the Magi
   Hidden Treasures
   Stone Pillar at Bethel

White Covenant Cards: 1
   Unknown Nation (Yellow)

Multi-Color Heroes: 1
   Joseph (Blue/Green)

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

Multi-Color Hero Enhancements: 1
   Spiritual Warfare (Green/Silver)

Green Hero Enhancements: 2
   Creation of the World
   Search

Blue Hero Enhancements: 5
   Abraham's Descendant
   Answer to Prayer
   Forgiveness of Joseph
   Joseph Before Pharaoh
   Reuben's Torn Clothes

Crimson Evil Characters: 3
   King Belshazzar
   Nebuchadnezzar
   Nergalsharezer

Gold Evil Characters: 3
   Pharaoh's Baker
   Pharaoh's Cupbearer
   The Dreaming Pharaoh

Brown Evil Characters: 1
   Uzzah

Multi-Color Evil Enhancements: 1
   Invoking Terror

Crimson Evil Enhancements: 4
   Belshazzar's Banquet
   Dream
   Imitating Evil
   Swift Horses

Gold Evil Enhancements: 3
   Egyptian Horses
   Enslaved by Egypt
   Swift Horses

HT,spiritual warfare, and search all rely on Joseph,so if you really want a green splash put in Abel.

Actually, with all the ways I can get Joseph, I found he's the only green I need. Also, I found egyptians by themselves never seem to actually make a worthwhile block. But right now all my defense does for me is draw alot (except when RBD is out)

It must be how you use them. I play a Egyptian defense and can at least 75% of the block successfully. My deck though is a 70 card balanced deck so the defence can be bigger than in a 56 deck. You can draw at least 8 cards off of Dreaming Pharaoh+ Egyptian Chariot+ Swift horses. I have decked out also 4 out of 8 of the games I've played with my Genegyptian deck

which with the new rules is not that great. SoG+NJ can't get your own souls and if your main goal is drawing than add  in failed objective to help protect your souls or wonders forgotten.

A drawing defense can't really beat a disciples or Sam offense. Disciples have Phil and Bart a 19/17 CBN band and protect from capture and then Sam has the high number banders so how could his drawing defense beat that