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Redemption® Collectible Trading Card Game HQ => Deck Building & Design => Type 1 Deck Advice => Topic started by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on September 23, 2009, 01:44:47 PM

Title: With herods gaining some cards
Post by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on September 23, 2009, 01:44:47 PM: I updated my super old herod deck into one that... needs work.

Cards in deck: 70
Lost Souls: 9
   Lost Soul (Color Guard)
   Lost Soul (deck discard)
   Lost Soul (Female Only)
   Lost Soul (N.T. only)
   Lost Soul (Site Discard)
   Lost Soul (site guard)
   Lost Soul (site remove)
   Lost Soul (Speed Bump)
   Lost Soul (Wanderer)

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: 2
   Storehouse
   Wall of Protection

White Sites: 1
   Herod's Dungeon

Purple Sites: 1
   Herod's Temple

Artifacts: 4
   Chariot of Fire
   David's Harp
   Household Idols
   Unholy Writ

Gold Covenant Cards: 1
   I am Redemption

Silver Heroes: 1
   Captain of the Host

Red Heroes: 9
   Abishai
   Adino
   Asahel
   Caleb
   Jael
   Jephthah
   Peter
   Spy
   The Centurion at Capernaum

Multi-Color Hero Enhancements: 1
   The Sabbath

Red Hero Enhancements: 10
   A Soldier's Prayer
   Baggage
   Battle Cry
   Counsel of Abigail
   David's Mighty Men
   Freedom!
   Holy Ground
   Jael's Nail
   The Battle is the Lord's
   Warrior's Spear

Crimson Evil Characters: 5
   Ananias
   Archers of Kedar
   Gomer
   Herodian
   Sapphira

Gold Evil Characters: 5
   Egyptian Warden
   Herod Agrippa II
   Herodias
   King of Tyrus
   Salome

Multi-Color Evil Enhancements: 1
   Herod's Treachery

Crimson Evil Enhancements: 7
   Christian Suing Another
   Deceit of Sapphira
   Dream
   Great Image
   Imitating Evil
   Midianite Attack
   Sarah's Jealousy

Gold Evil Enhancements: 6
   Enslaved by Egypt
   Evil Spirit
   Lies
   Moses kills Egyptian
   Swift Horses
   Wonders Forgotten
Title: Re: With herods gaining some cards
Post by: The Guardian on September 23, 2009, 01:49:33 PM: Outburst of Anger and Temptation go very well with Herod's "forced withdraw" theme.
Title: Re: With herods gaining some cards
Post by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on September 23, 2009, 02:07:14 PM: I can remove enslaved for tempt but what about outburst?
Title: Re: With herods gaining some cards
Post by: The Guardian on September 23, 2009, 02:54:42 PM: Probably pull out one of the Crimson enh.
Title: Re: With herods gaining some cards
Post by: Professoralstad on September 23, 2009, 05:39:43 PM: I would say that the forced withdraw theme is made much better with Raider's Camp, since HA2 turns withdraw cards into capture cards. I don't really see a reason to put in Outburst if you don't plan on using it to capture the hero and put it in RC, since your opponent can add a new hero to battle. You already have Egyptian Warden for capture, so RC is definitely good.

Also, if you add Herod Agrippa I, you have another target for Herod's Treachery (who is Crimson), and you can capture Peter for a nice self-capture auto-block.
Title: Re: With herods gaining some cards
Post by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on September 25, 2009, 12:43:29 PM: I was thinking about that but I was wondering what to remove for it. Thats my issue this deck used to be 77 cards but it played too slow.
Title: Re: With herods gaining some cards
Post by: Gabe on September 25, 2009, 01:38:36 PM: I know I'm stating the obvious here... but if you add RC, you already have Peter so Herod Agrippa I is a no brainer.
Title: Re: With herods gaining some cards
Post by: Minister Polarius on September 25, 2009, 04:19:52 PM: This offense is fluffy to say the least. Take out a battle-winner and a Negate for Jahaziel and Kereth Ravine. Gives you a ton more staying power and the ability to use The Battle is the Lord's pre-block.

There are too many EE's, too. Take out Sarah's Jealosy and Dream. Lies, Swift Horses, and Moses Kills Egyptian should be Failed Objective and Egypt. Get rid of either Archers or Gomer (or both), Storehouse, and Unholy Writ, and you can take out a Soul to get down to 63.

Then, get rid of WoP and one of the Hero Recursion artifacts (you don't need both) in favor of HAI and RC for self-capture.

Great Image is only so-so when you're not using side-battles, so you can take that out for Temptation.

That's the advice I have to offer on this deck.
Title: Re: With herods gaining some cards
Post by: TheKarazyvicePresidentRR on September 26, 2009, 04:17:33 PM: Yeah, I like my red fluffy. I knew I forgot something. I used to abuse him with valor of warriors.

I'm a bit lax to remove all my interrupts though. Any reason why you would remove them?