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Hi there,

after discovering Redemption I ordered the 10th Anniversary Gift set containing starters G + H and 3 Unlimited as well as 3 Prophets Boosters and New Jerusalem. In order to also be able to play with some friends I additionally ordered Starters I + J and one Disciples Expansion pack (more will follow).

Now I am trying to set up my own deck on Lackey but I only want to use cards I own myself. Included are already all dominants, artifacts I consider "useful" regarding their abilities, Lost Souls with special abilities, 2 sites without special abilities and some generally functionaly multicolor enhancements.

For this I wonder what will be the best way to assemble heroes/characters and their enhancements? Shall I go for those where I've got the greatest choices of (the brigarde where I've got the most cards from)? Or would another attempt be more effective, for example do some of the brigades harmonize with each other more then other brigades?

In addition I would like to know how many different brigades are reasonable for each side (good resp. evil)?

Furthermore would like to know whether it is also reasonable to keep artifacts in deck which may also harm my setup (like Golden Calf for example)?

Building according to one/two concepts doesn't seem to work out since I do not have enough cards with abilities regarding the same concepts.

Hopefully these are not all already answered questions or too stupid ones! If these already have been addressed please just redirect me to the appropriate threads!

Many thanks in advance!

Bye

Thanks!

Another more specific question came to my mind while working on my deck: When there are too many cards which support a concept what are the criteria which ones to choose then? Of course there are: usefulness in terms of numbers, additional abilities, CBN or other CBs, multicolor. But is there maybe more which I might overlook?
For example I currently would be able to fill up my good side using only heroes and enhancements from one single color or I would be able to put into deck 23 good cards supporting the concept (gold and purple). This is way too much - since I've only 30 - 34 slots left!

Other questions are:
Whats a reasonable rate of heroes/ECs per deck in general on the one hand and with regards to their enhancements on the other hand?
And is it wise only have one concept in deck for each side (good or evil) or should it at least be 2 in order to be flexible against as many decks as possible?
Should there be at least 2 different brigades at each side (good and evil) or might only one also be sufficient?

(I know questions upon questions!)

Now I am trying to set up my own deck on Lackey but I only want to use cards I own myself.

I would actually encourage to utilize Lackey as a way to test cards that you do not own to see if it is worth your time/resources to acquire those cards.

Perhaps have one deck that is only cards you own and then make the same deck except with swapping in a card or two that you do not own to see how well they fit into your deck. Playing with cards you do not own also helps becoming familiar with the most commonly used cards are so you can make the optimal decisions based on what it appears your opponent is using.