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I just want to start off by saying this deck dominated a slightly modified version of Gabe's T2 Nats winning deck in the hands of a very capable player, 7-2. But I also want to say that my experience in T2 is very limited, and I'm sure this could be improved.

Cards in deck: 105
Lost Souls: 14
   Lost Soul (Beggar)
   Lost Soul (Beggar)
   Lost Soul (Far Country)
   Lost Soul (first round)
   Lost Soul (first round)
   Lost Soul (N.T. only)
   Lost Soul (N.T. only)
   Lost Soul (revealer)
   Lost Soul (revealer)
   Lost Soul (Shut Door)
   Lost Soul (Site Discard)
   Lost Soul (Site Discard)
   Lost Soul (site remove)
   Lost Soul (site remove)

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

Grim Reaper Dominants: 3
   Burial
   Christian Martyr
   Destruction of Nehushtan

Fortresses: 5
   Chamber of Angels
   Dust and Ashes
   Dust and Ashes
   Herod's Temple
   Storehouse

White Sites: 1
   Golgotha

Red Sites: 2
   Caesarea Philippi
   Caesarea Philippi

Gold Sites: 1
   Chorazin

Green Sites: 1
   Nazareth

Purple Sites: 2
   Marketplace
   Marketplace

Artifacts: 4
   Lampstand of the Sanctuary
   Priestly Crown
   Priestly Crown
   The Bronze Laver

White Covenant Cards: 4
   Captured Ark (Crimson)
   Captured Ark (Crimson)
   Go Into Captivity (Crimson)
   Go Into Captivity (Crimson)

Blue Covenant Cards: 3
   I am Holy
   I am Holy
   I am Holy

Silver Heroes: 8
   Angel at Shur
   Angel at Shur
   Angel of Warning
   Angel of Warning
   Captain of the Host
   Gabriel
   Seraphim
   The Strong Angel

Blue Heroes: 3
   Job
   Job
   Job

Silver Hero Enhancements: 2
   Birth Foretold
   Birth Foretold

Blue Hero Enhancements: 15
   Abraham's Descendant
   Abraham's Descendant
   Abraham's Descendant
   Abraham's Servant to Ur
   Abraham's Servant to Ur
   Abraham's Servant to Ur
   Eve's Descendant
   Eve's Descendant
   Job Overcomes
   Job Overcomes
   Job's Faith
   Job's Faith
   Job's Faith
   Job's Faith
   Job's Faith

Multi-Color Evil Characters: 1
        Philetus

Crimson Evil Characters: 15
   Creeping Deceiver
   Creeping Deceiver
   Creeping Deceiver
   Creeping Deceiver
   False Teacher
   False Teacher
   False Teacher
   False Teacher
   Judas Iscariot
   Leviathan
   Leviathan
   Nebuchadnezzar
   Nebuchadnezzar
   Sapphira
   Sapphira

Crimson Evil Enhancements: 17
   Belshazzar's Banquet
   Belshazzar's Banquet
   Belshazzar's Banquet
   Desecrate the Temple
   Desecrate the Temple
   Judas' Plot
   Judas' Plot
   Midianite Attack
   Midianite Attack
   Midianite Attack
   Midianite Attack
   Nebuchadnezzar's Pride
   Nebuchadnezzar's Pride
   Nebuchadnezzar's Pride
   Wolves in Sheep's Clothing
   Wolves in Sheep's Clothing
   Wolves in Sheep's Clothing
Deck updated.

Basically the strategy is to get Job, attack with Job, if they harm or defeat him, he goes to D&A. If they give him initiative, he uses Job Overcomes or Job's Faith to clear their hand of evil cards. I am Holy, Chamber, and the Angels make Job's job (heh) easier, and Angel at Shur and Angel of Warning have the added benefits of searching for Job and Dust and Ashes respectively. And when everything I need is searched for, AoW can search for Nazareth to put searches on hold the rest of the game (Nazareth really messed with my opponent's Outpost/Numerous as the Stars, etc.).

On defense, the Heretics are there to stall by protecting the choses LS's from rescue, and they are even recurrable with Marketplace. The best thing about the Heretics is their genericity, which helps vs. both SWJ lock and makes Marketplace really nice. Creeping Deceiver and Sapphira make a nice little 7/12 FBTN with the added bonus of some LS protection. Then of course I have the standard Crimson cards of Nebby+Pride, Leviathan, Midianite Attack, yada yada yada. Wolves in Sheeps Clothing helped in the one game I played in countering both Zebulun and Jacob+RTC.

I'd take out the books of Jashar copies for Abes Servant to Ur copies to get around immunity/ annoying SA though Job's faith does that as well.  Very nice deck.  Job's Faith/ Dust and Ashes are just a sick cards.

King Reaboam+Jobs Faith sounds mean too. It seems like false teacher gives up initiative. maybe more decievers and crown of thorns to help with inish and abe servant

I'm not too worried about initiative, since False Teachers protects, and the only way they can get around that is a BTN Character or Enhancement, which will most likely give me initiative if I need it. But Crown of Thorns seems interesting for my CD's, I might just try it. I probably will take out the Jashar's and put in Abe's Servant. I may also want another copy of Abe's Descendant, just in case someone uses Set Fire on my D&A.

King Rehoboam and Job's Faith does sound mean. I might put one or two of him in there, but if they have a Wall of Protection, I have to use two of my own guys, and I have limited Heroes that could give Job init in a side battle.

site discarder ls is NT as well

  I can't believe I forgot that! I'm definitely adding that one. I might also add the site remove soul, as that could definitely help as well. Thanks!

I added two more sites, took out one copy of Lampstand and one copy of Laver. I may add two more and take out a Birth Foretold and a Judas' Plot, I'd like to test it a few times to see if that's a good idea though.

lemme know if you want to playtest- im game

I'm not much of a T2 player, but I would try to work in 5x Job's Faith. That card wins me battles almost every time I use it in t1.

I suggest you remove Nazareth. That card is awful.

awful to others. great 4 u.

I suggest you remove Nazareth. That card is awful.

I actually liked the effect it had in our game. My deck does have some searching in it, but it is not central to my strategy. I rather like the fact that it ruins many of the strategies in other decks. I think I'll keep it.  

Deck updated.

Quote from: Rawrlolsauce! on August 23, 2010, 09:41:39 AM

I suggest you remove Nazareth. That card is awful.

I actually liked the effect it had in our game. My deck does have some searching in it, but it is not central to my strategy. I rather like the fact that it ruins many of the strategies in other decks. I think I'll keep it. 

Deck updated.

I'm not giving you an option. Take it out. Either you have to take Nazareth out of everyone's deck or I'll have to change my deck so 95% of my cards aren't 'search' anymore. Searching was my entire defense and 90% of my offense.

I switched offenses anyway and they can deal with it now. Benedictus (in case of that red site)+ T Blast. I'm just disappointed that I can only have one benedictus, so I might have to splash in some epic red or another way to negate sites.

(Red goes good with Teal anyway thanks to Trumpet and Sword, which I can also only have one of....)