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Redemption® Collectible Trading Card Game HQ => Deck Building & Design => Type 1 Deck Advice => Topic started by: lightningninja on July 11, 2009, 04:38:28 PM

Title: Help!
Post by: lightningninja on July 11, 2009, 04:38:28 PM: I want some help on this deck... a close version of it won regionals, but still... I don't feel it's strong enough against speed or defense-heavy decks. This version is a little better, but I'm wondering what you all think. Thanks.

Cards in deck: 56
Lost Souls: 8
Lost Soul (demon discard)
Lost Soul (Female Only)
Lost Soul (hopper)
Lost Soul (N.T. only)
Lost Soul (revealer)
Lost Soul (shuffler)
Lost Soul (Wanderer)
Lost Souls (2-line)

Lamb Dominants: 5
Angel of the Lord
Guardian Of Your Souls
Harvest Time
New Jerusalem
Son of God

Grim Reaper Dominants: 4
Burial
Christian Martyr
Destruction of Nehushtan
Falling Away

Fortresses: 1
The Garden Tomb

Multi-Color Sites: 2
Dragon Raid
The Ends of the Earth

Artifacts: 6
Gifts of the Magi
Hidden Treasures
Holy Grail
Holy of Holies
Household Idols
Unholy Writ

White Heroes: 2
Mary the Mother of James
Salome

Green Heroes: 5
Hur
Joanna
Joel
Micah
Miriam

Multi-Color Hero Enhancements: 3
Feast of Trumpets
First Fruits
Spiritual Warfare

White Hero Enhancements: 1
'He Is Risen'

Green Hero Enhancements: 6
A New Beginning
Plague of Frogs
Provisions
Search
Two Bears
Sword of the Lord

Pale Green Evil Characters: 2
Messenger of Satan
Women as Snares

Gray Evil Characters: 1
Sabbath Breaker

Brown Evil Characters: 2
King Zedekiah
Uzzah

Multi-Color Evil Enhancements: 1
Torment

Pale Green Evil Enhancements: 2
Confusion
Death of Unrighteous

Brown Evil Enhancements: 1
Dungeon of Malchiah

The offense strikes hard and fast. The defense stalls like a pathetic coward. ;D

Typically speed banding always stopped me, so I added unholy writ, holy of holies and household idols. When I go to nationals I'll also have haman's plot, but I'll only use that when I need it, so I can't rely on it. I don't want to drop this to 50, it's just not my style, so any help while keeping the deck size is much appreciated. Thanks.
Title: Re: Help!
Post by: Kyp Henderson on July 11, 2009, 04:41:26 PM: I liked the deck but i think you should take out a card to add hidden treasures myself but since this is a speed deck it might not work as well.
Title: Re: Help!
Post by: lightningninja on July 11, 2009, 04:42:52 PM: Hidden treasures is there... unless you meant take it out? In which case I say "NO!" lol ;)
Title: Re: Help!
Post by: Kyp Henderson on July 11, 2009, 04:44:28 PM: also i forgot to mention to maybe put in an anti-capture card like I am redemption or the white brigade enhancement Undefiled.
Title: Re: Help!
Post by: Kyp Henderson on July 11, 2009, 04:45:14 PM: reply lol i missed that :D
Title: Re: Help!
Post by: Kyp Henderson on July 11, 2009, 04:46:51 PM: you also need a demon killer ( A child is Born) hint hint
Title: Re: Help!
Post by: lightningninja on July 11, 2009, 04:47:28 PM: Capture has not yet been a problem with the help of ignore, choose the blocker, initiative and pre-emptive strikes.
Title: Re: Help!
Post by: Kyp Henderson on July 11, 2009, 04:48:36 PM: you are right no one uses negates anymore.
Title: Re: Help!
Post by: lightningninja on July 11, 2009, 04:50:36 PM: Also, HT can get rid of pesky enhancements like confusion, shady self-discards and captures. I'm not sure how this deck would do against a stiff defense, but I think not too bad, especially with a new beginning and recursion of battle winners with Micah.

EDIT: Women as Snares is my demon killer. There are not female demons except cubus, but I'm not worried about her. ;)
Title: Re: Help!
Post by: Kyp Henderson on July 11, 2009, 04:51:42 PM: Yah but i still like a child is born and maybe even Words of Encouragement.
Title: Re: Help!
Post by: lightningninja on July 11, 2009, 04:53:23 PM: It takes too many cards and I find a few things:

1. About 90% of decks that use demons are stand-alone defenses that I'm not worried about cause of garden tomb.
2. Women as Snares is typically enough.
3. Even when people have demons, he is risen, plague, and two bears do a lot of damage, not to mention angel of the Lord.
4. Nationals is in Minnesota, where no one uses demons. ;)
Title: Re: Help!
Post by: RTSmaniac on July 14, 2009, 04:29:43 PM: i would throw in a jepthah
Title: Re: Help!
Post by: Korunks on July 14, 2009, 04:32:47 PM: Quote from: lightningninja on July 11, 2009, 04:53:23 PM
It takes too many cards and I find a few things:

1. About 90% of decks that use demons are stand-alone defenses that I'm not worried about cause of garden tomb.
2. Women as Snares is typically enough.
3. Even when people have demons, he is risen, plague, and two bears do a lot of damage, not to mention angel of the Lord.
4. Nationals is in Minnesota, where no one uses demons. ;)

I thought Nationals was in California?
Title: Re: Help!
Post by: Lawfuldog on July 14, 2009, 05:02:19 PM: It's a joke. :p
Title: Re: Help!
Post by: Captain Kirk on July 14, 2009, 05:02:59 PM: How do you stop another Garden Tomb offense or your opponent banding to your TGT heroes? ::)

Kirk
Title: Re: Help!
Post by: Isildur on July 14, 2009, 05:34:40 PM: Imo you need to use a FBTN defense instead of that one you have... Cause its so spread out its more funny then me getting 4th at a tourney with a 70 deck :P
Title: Re: Help!
Post by: lightningninja on July 14, 2009, 06:53:12 PM: Quote from: Captain Kirk on July 14, 2009, 05:02:59 PM
How do you stop another Garden Tomb offense or your opponent banding to your TGT heroes? ::)

Kirk
Not very many people band to them, if they do, good for them. :D

As for stopping garden tomb, I either try to win before they can draw garden tomb or Hopefully one of my guys matches their brigade so that I can block.

EDIT: deck being edited for a way to stop garden tomb. :)