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Redemption® Collectible Trading Card Game HQ => Deck Building & Design => Type 1 Deck Advice => Topic started by: wmd1999 on July 09, 2017, 07:27:07 PM
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Hey, everybody, I've been out of the game for almost two years now and am looking to get back into the game. I still have my old deck and the aid of Thomas Hunter and Asahel24601, but I have no idea what's going on (especially with "reserve"). I am looking for advice as to what to play, what is currently popular, some of the newer cards that are good, etc. Here is my current decklist:
Disciples/Egyptians: 56 cards
Souls: 7
Revealer
n.t. only
exchanger
three liner
female only
site discard
resurrect
Good Doms: 4
Grapes
SoG (I)
NJ
Angel
Evil Doms: 3
Martyr
Falling Away (w)
Burial
Covenants: 1
The New Covenant
Artifacts: 1
Four D. Coin
Curses: 1
Given Over to Egypt
Good Forts: 2
Fishing Boat
Herod's Temple
Evil Forts: 1
Pharoh's throne room
Sites: 3
Pharoh's Prison (w) x2
Egypt (w)
Heroes: 12
Matthew (Di)
Thomas (Di)
James, Son of Alphaeus (Di)
Thaddeus (Di)
James (I)
Peter (I)
Andrew (I)
Simon the Zealot (Di)
Bartholomew (Di)
Philip (Di)
John (I)
Polycarp (RoJ)
Good Enhancements: 6
Faithfulness
Passover Hymn
AOCP
Reach of Desperation
Authority of Peter
Fishers of Men
Evil Characters: 8
Third seal/famine
the Amalekites' slave
Taskmaster (H)
Murdering Pharaoh
Cupbearer
Egyptian Magicians
Hard-Hearted Pharaoh
Dreaming Pharaoh
Evil Enhancements: 7
Egyptian Horses
Enslaved by Egypt
Wonders forgotten
Ruthless
Magicians' snakes
Swift horses
Egyptian Treasures
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Well, Disciples aren't too terrible, but you may just want to lean towards Martyrs, Angels, or a Martyr/Disciple mix (as all Disciples except John are Martyrs.) Also Peter (EC) and both John the Revelator (RoJ, White/Green) and John the Apocalypist (RoJ, Purple/Clay) are helpful. Reassuring Angels is a major benefit as well.
As for evil... Babylon/The Harlot is amazing, and Revelation Demons can do some work if mixed with the right defense.
Also, it's probably better to look into the new LS's (Darkness can grab an EC if Opponent plays it or it's drawn and no EC's are in play.), Punisher is very helpful in this format, Dull can grab Evil Characters or Enhancements during battle if Opponent uses a good Draw, Search or Reveal Ability, Humble can make all your cards CBP during battle if your hand is smaller then your Opponent's, Imitate can copy an NT LS's effect, Lawless is a better Revealer, and more. Lots of decks have ways to negate LS's and playing cards that keep from SoG rescuing them is just not worth it now.
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Paramos would be pretty awesome to have. That can grab a disciple out of deck, DC, or reserve. The reassuring angels can also exchange for one out of deck or discard.
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As long as you're that close to all 12 already, I would probably add Matthias and Disciples of the Lamb. 8)
I'd probably cut Fishing Boat and one of the Pharaoh's Prisons.