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In all of my current T2 MP decks, I have the potential to have 3 artifacts active at once. 1 as a regular art, 1 in a Tabernacle/Temple and 1 that can get placed elsewhere. With the frequent use of Captured Ark in T2 MP decks, I feel it is a huge advantage being able to have 3 artifacts, particularly if the "3rd artifact" is a highly useful card (for example, my main T2 MP deck uses some Pharisees so I have High Priests Palace and a couple Unholy Writs, a great card for MP).

The one drawback I see to this strategy is that I end up including a lot of artifacts in my MP deck which takes away from slots to use for more Heroes or more battle winners. This becomes a bigger problem when other players use cards like A New Beginning which forces me to get "set-up" again. My offense and defense are not reliant on the artifacts I'm using, but they are both stronger when I have the ones I need. 

So, your thoughts on the "3rd active artifact" strategy--worth it or not?

Most of the time I feel like having an extra way - and especially multiple extra ways - to activate artifacts is unnecessary unless the cards you need to do so are already in your deck and the artifacts that you will be able to activate are relevant to your strategy, like with ZT and Lampstand or HPP and Unholy Writ, or in cases where your superspecialawesome combo needs to have certain temple artifacts active to work to its fullest. However, in most decks, I would say that adding in a temple or tabernacle is unneeded.

I would, over, and over, and over and over, and over, and over.

Just saying.

i would drop the tabernacle... especially if you are playing multi. because these days you are going to get shuffled, and it will be a while until you get them all set back up. i guess it really depends on the offense too.  but i think being able to stick up a writ or a thirty pieces of silver would be so much more helpful.