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Title: My deck what do you think?
Post by: hobbit on July 29, 2009, 09:40:47 PM: Cards in deck: 131
Lost Souls: 13
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul (shuffler)
   Lost Soul (site doubler)

Lamb Dominants: 3
   Angel of the Lord
   New Jerusalem
   Son of God

Grim Reaper Dominants: 2
   Burial
   Christian Martyr

Fortresses: 1
   David's Tent

Silver Sites: 1
   Garden of Eden

Red Sites: 1
   Dangerous Way

Gold Sites: 1
   Tree of Knowledge

Green Sites: 1
   Desolate City

Artifacts: 4
   Blue Tassels
   Gifts of the Magi
   Priestly Crown
   Temple Veil

Gold Covenant Cards: 1
   I am Healing

Silver Heroes: 7
   Angel of His Presence
   Angel of Revelation
   Arianna
   Captain of the Host
   Guiding Angel
   Servant Angel
   The Strong Angel

White Heroes: 3
   Jeremiah
   King Amaziah
   Woman of Wisdom

Red Heroes: 7
   Barak
   Jephthah
   Jude
   King Jehoshaphat
   Mentor
   Tabitha
   Uriah

Gold Heroes: 3
   Archippus
   Joshua
   Prochorus

Blue Heroes: 4
   Abiezer
   Seth
   Shepherd
   Tribal Elder

Multi-Color Hero Enhancements: 3
   Fountains of Living Water
   In the Clouds
   Shoes of Peace

Silver Hero Enhancements: 8
   Angel's Sword
   Fifth Seal, The
   Fourth Seal, The
   Sent to Serve
   Seventh Trumpet
   Sword of the Fighter
   Sword of the Guardian
   War in Heaven

White Hero Enhancements: 6
   Angel Food
   Banner
   Battle Neutralized
   Hailstones
   Purity of Enoch
   Valley of Salt

Red Hero Enhancements: 3
   David's Sling
   Lamplight
   Temperance

Gold Hero Enhancements: 1
   Wedding Party

Blue Hero Enhancements: 4
   Book of Hozai
   Cup of Wrath
   Jacob's Grandsons
   Sword of Justice

Crimson Evil Characters: 5
   Diotrephes
   King Pekah
   King Zimri
   Leviathan
   Nebuzaradan

Gold Evil Characters: 6
   Jaazaniah
   King Ahaz
   King Shishak
   King So
   Lahmi
   Obsidian Minion (2)

Pale Green Evil Characters: 4
   Beast from the Sea
   Er
   Panic Demon (5)
   Shechem

Black Evil Characters: 4
   Abaddon the Destroyer
   Goliath
   King Zechariah
   Panic Demon (4)

Gray Evil Characters: 7
   Abihu
   King Menahem
   Laban
   Lying Spirit
   Obsidian Minion (4)
   Oppresive Women
   Shaphat

Brown Evil Characters: 6
   Abner
   Beast from the Earth
   Foul Spirit
   Philetus
   Shimei
   Unclean Spirit

Crimson Evil Enhancements: 8
   Coliseum Lions
   Going to their Deaths
   Grievous Departure
   Ishbibenob's Spear
   Mistakes Made
   Peter's Lie
   Stormy Seas
   Untested Sword

Gold Evil Enhancements: 2
   Lahmi's Spear
   Troops Discharged

Pale Green Evil Enhancements: 3
   Bad Dealings
   Lance
   Slave Trade

Black Evil Enhancements: 4
   Goliath's Spear
   Knocked to the Ground
   Posterity Removed
   Satan Released

Gray Evil Enhancements: 2
   Fortress of Ashdod
   Sword

Brown Evil Enhancements: 3
   Fruitless Tree
   Sick Unto Death
   Sword of the Rebellion
Title: Re: My deck what do you think?
Post by: lightningninja on July 29, 2009, 09:41:33 PM: Make it MUCH smaller... probably 56-63 cards, and pick one good brigade and one evil brigade and just use those.
Title: Re: My deck what do you think?
Post by: hobbit on July 29, 2009, 09:46:31 PM: I play type 2
Title: Re: My deck what do you think?
Post by: The Guardian on July 29, 2009, 10:23:19 PM: You don't have enough LS so unfortunately the deck is not legal in its current form.
Title: Re: My deck what do you think?
Post by: Bap7 on July 29, 2009, 11:31:53 PM: SHEESH! thats alot of birgades and cards!!!
Title: Re: My deck what do you think?
Post by: happyjosiah on July 30, 2009, 12:33:44 AM: Unless I miscounted:
54 good cards
67 evil cards
Not allowed in Type 2.
They have to be even.
Remember: Lost souls, sites, and artifacts are neutral.
Fortresses, Covenants, Curses, and Dominants all count towards good or evil.You

You have too few lost souls.

Troops Discharged is good not evil.

Work on getting it legal first. But just as a general note, you typically want to have 5 copies of the really good cards in your deck, especially enhancements. For example, you have a copy of Purity of Enoch in here, a 2/2 white card. This is almost always useless. Put in another copy of a different white enhancement.

Try to focus on one or two brigades. You have a 1 in 131 chance of drawing a gold enhancement. How effective do you think your gold heroes will be?

Most of all, let me recommend you get familiar with Type I first. It looks like you just don't have the cards at this point to make a competitive Type II deck.
Title: Re: My deck what do you think?
Post by: hobbit on July 30, 2009, 11:26:12 AM: my troops discharged is evil. are fortresses neutral
Title: Re: My deck what do you think?
Post by: happyjosiah on July 30, 2009, 11:28:52 AM: Quote from: hobbit on July 30, 2009, 11:26:12 AM
my troops discharged is evil
Sorry you are corect. I was confused by the fact that it really isn't defensive at all, causing two evil characters to fight. It will be tough to defend with that enhancement.
Title: Re: My deck what do you think?
Post by: hobbit on July 30, 2009, 11:32:23 AM: but you can make two of your opponets strongest evil characters fight each other or i can make one of them fight my levithan. Can you tell me which brigades i should keep and which i should get rid of?
Title: Re: My deck what do you think?
Post by: Beefstew on July 30, 2009, 04:10:58 PM: having all the giants will hurt if your opponent has Abishai, Sibbechai, and Elhanan; because that will take out three of them right away.
Title: Re: My deck what do you think?
Post by: Beefstew on July 30, 2009, 04:15:16 PM: also with troops discarged you could pick a stronger evil character of your oppoents and then use your enhancements with the character you are using in battle, so then when you get back to the original battle your opponent can either use a bunch of enhancements or a discard special ability. Though if the opponent uses a discard ability you should save a negate and discard last enhancement card to really hurt your opponent. I win a lot of battles relying on that strategy.
Title: Re: My deck what do you think?
Post by: hobbit on July 30, 2009, 04:31:45 PM: Here's my improved deck.

Cards in deck: 105
Lost Souls: 14
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul
   Lost Soul (shuffler)
   Lost Soul (site doubler)

Lamb Dominants: 3
   Angel of the Lord
   New Jerusalem
   Son of God

Grim Reaper Dominants: 2
   Burial
   Christian Martyr

Silver Sites: 1
   Garden of Eden

Red Sites: 1
   Dangerous Way

Gold Sites: 1
   Tree of Knowledge

Green Sites: 2
   Desolate City
   Samaria

Artifacts: 4
   Blue Tassels
   Gifts of the Magi
   Priestly Crown
   Temple Veil

Silver Heroes: 7
   Angel of His Presence
   Angel of Revelation
   Arianna
   Captain of the Host
   Guiding Angel
   Servant Angel
   The Strong Angel

Red Heroes: 7
   Barak
   Jephthah
   Jude
   King Jehoshaphat
   Mentor
   Tabitha
   Uriah

Multi-Color Hero Enhancements: 4
   Fountains of Living Water
   Helmet of Salvation
   In the Clouds
   Shoes of Peace

Silver Hero Enhancements: 11
   Angel's Sword
   Defeating the Enemy
   Fifth Seal, The
   Sent to Serve
   Seventh Seal, The
   Seventh Trumpet
   Sixth Seal, The
   Spiritual Sight
   Sword of the Fighter
   Sword of the Guardian
   War in Heaven

Red Hero Enhancements: 10
   David's Sling
   David's Staff
   Freedom!
   Goodness
   Holy Ground
   Lamplight
   Temperance
   Valor of Warriors
   Wall's Collapse
   Wrestling with God

Crimson Evil Characters: 3
   King Pekah
   Leviathan
   Nebuzaradan

Gold Evil Characters: 8
   Chief Captain Lysias
   Jaazaniah
   King Ahaz
   King Jehoiakim
   King Shishak
   King So
   Lahmi
   Obsidian Minion (2)

Black Evil Characters: 6
   Abaddon the Destroyer
   Fallen Warrior
   Goliath
   King Zechariah
   Obsidian Minion (5)
   Panic Demon (4)

Crimson Evil Enhancements: 9
   Coliseum Lions
   Going to their Deaths
   Grievous Departure
   Ishbibenob's Spear
   Peter's Lie
   Selfish Ambition
   Stormy Seas
   Treasures of War
   Untested Sword

Gold Evil Enhancements: 8
   Enticed
   Facing Angry Mobs
   Jephthah's Tragic Vow
   Lahmi's Spear
   Mace
   Partner Abandoned
   Smashing Tablets
   Troops Discharged

Black Evil Enhancements: 4
   Goliath's Spear
   Knocked to the Ground
   Posterity Removed
   Satan Released
Title: Re: My deck what do you think?
Post by: drb1200 on July 30, 2009, 04:37:55 PM: Quote from: hobbit on July 30, 2009, 04:31:45 PM
Here's my improved deck.

<quoted deck deleted>

You need the dominants Guardian of Your Souls, Falling Away, and Destruction of Nehushtan.
Title: Re: My deck what do you think?
Post by: hobbit on July 30, 2009, 04:39:45 PM: i don't have them
Title: Re: My deck what do you think?
Post by: happyjosiah on July 30, 2009, 05:39:25 PM: Well, there's basically two ways you can make a deck:
-For Fun
-To Compete

If your deck is just for fun, don't worry about it, but don't expect a very useful critique. If you want to be competitive, on the other hand, you will have to get some of those cards mentioned above.
Title: Re: My deck what do you think?
Post by: hobbit on July 31, 2009, 12:22:09 PM: are fortesses neutral
Title: Re: My deck what do you think?
Post by: Alex_Olijar on July 31, 2009, 12:23:45 PM: No they are not.
Title: Re: My deck what do you think?
Post by: Professoralstad on July 31, 2009, 12:24:49 PM: Quote from: hobbit on July 31, 2009, 12:22:09 PM
are fortesses neutral

No. Fortresses are either good or evil. If the icon box is the same color as a lamb icon or multi color good enhancment, it is good. If the icon box is the same color as a multi color evil enhancment, it is evil.
Title: Re: My deck what do you think?
Post by: hobbit on July 31, 2009, 12:29:46 PM: thanks