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Redemption® Collectible Trading Card Game HQ => Deck Building & Design => Type 1 Deck Advice => Topic started by: RTSmaniac on March 24, 2013, 10:52:02 PM

Title: Help me cut some cards.
Post by: RTSmaniac on March 24, 2013, 10:52:02 PM: Can I cut anything?

Cards in deck: 54
Lost Souls: 8
   Lost Soul (anti-burial)
   Lost Soul (can't be prevented)
   Lost Soul (Female Only)
   Lost Soul (hopper)
   Lost Soul (N.T. only)
   Lost Soul (revealer)
   Lost Soul (Wanderer)
   Lost Souls (2-line)

Lamb Dominants: 3
   Angel of the Lord
   Guardian Of Your Souls
   Son of God

Grim Reaper Dominants: 4
   Burial
   Destruction of Nehushtan
   Falling Away
   Mayhem

Fortresses: 2
   Gate of Samaria
   The Garden Tomb

Green Sites: 6
   Nazareth
   Samaria
   Samaria
   Samaria
   Samaria
   Samaria

Blue Sites: 1
   Hormah

Artifacts: 2
   Four-Drachma Coin
   Holy Grail

White Covenant Cards: 2
   Captured Ark (Crimson)
   Rain Becomes Dust (Gray)

Multi-Color Heroes: 1
   Simon the Zealot (Red/Purple)

Red Heroes: 5
   Ahimelek the Hittite
   Asahel
   David
   Ishmaiah the Gibeonite
   Peter

Purple Heroes: 5
   Ethiopian Treasurer
   John
   King Amaziah
   King Hiram
   Matthew (Levi)

Multi-Color Hero Enhancements: 2
   Foreign Sword (Red/Black)
   Pentecost

Red Hero Enhancements: 4
   A Soldier's Prayer
   Battle Cry
   Centurion's Proclamation
   Mustering for War

Purple Hero Enhancements: 2
   Authority of Christ
   Valley of Salt

Pale Green Evil Characters: 1
   Assyrian Survivor

Brown Evil Characters: 4
   Gomer
   King Ahab
   King Jehoash
   King Omri

Pale Green Evil Enhancements: 1
   Death of Unrighteous

Brown Evil Enhancements: 1
   Haman's Plot
Title: Re: Help me cut some cards.
Post by: The Guardian on March 25, 2013, 12:26:10 AM: I would consider either cutting Pentecost and Captured Ark or just adding a few cards and going with 56.

Some options for adding:
Uzzah
Gib Trick
Widow
Chariot of Fire
Blue Tassels
Title: Re: Help me cut some cards.
Post by: Master KChief on March 25, 2013, 01:38:12 AM: The 4dc/Peter combo is always underwhelming for me and the first thing that ends up being cut.
Title: Re: Help me cut some cards.
Post by: The Guardian on March 25, 2013, 01:58:06 AM: I looked at that as well, but I do like the Purple/Red, John/Peter thing with TGT. Could definitely catch people off-guard if timed right when they don't expect to face TGT. However, Mustering and Pentecost have almost the same effect as 4DC and they can each be used by over half your Heroes as opposed to just one with 4DC. Given the choice of activating 4DC (w/o Peter in play) and RBD, you're probably going to choose RBD every time. If Peter gets removed/discarded before you draw 4DC, it's a dead card.

So all that being said, I like keeping Peter for TGT synergy but I would drop 4DC.
Title: Re: Help me cut some cards.
Post by: Josh on March 25, 2013, 08:13:50 AM: Honestly, Matthew could probably be cut. You probably use him to recur Cent's Proc, or maybe get a draw or two, but you only have 2 purple enhancements that should be played during battle and 6 purple heroes.
Title: Re: Help me cut some cards.
Post by: Master Q on March 25, 2013, 11:41:20 AM: I'd probably replace Mustering for War w/ Counsel o' Abigail, and replace Matthew w/ Abigail. Then cut Cent's proc for David's Triumph. How does only having 5 ECs work out for you, or have you not tested this yet?
Title: Re: Help me cut some cards.
Post by: RTSmaniac on March 25, 2013, 12:54:18 PM: I am currently 2nd place with it in ROOT for the month. so far the sites have held out, and I'm able to give one more free one with it being NJ ban for the variant this month so...

It had Abby in the list but I switched her out for Matt for testing purposes when I added the TGT guys. I still think Abby is better.

I went with Centurion's Proclamation over Triump so it could hit Damsel and just recently noticed it can also be recurred with Matt if in a pinch late game.

I want to go with Guardians idea on cutting 4D coin, but at the same time this crazy notion is telling me to cut Pentecost instead just because of Decree. Chariot would solve this problem.

Uzzah always wants in, and maybe he'll make the cut but I want to get it to 50 as much as possible, just need to cut cards...

Quote from: jmhartz on March 25, 2013, 08:13:50 AM
Honestly, Matthew could probably be cut. You probably use him to recur Cent's Proc, or maybe get a draw or two, but you only have 2 purple enhancements that should be played during battle and 6 purple heroes.

Reach was recently cut before i added Matt and TGT guys but the deck seemed better with the TGT and since i added Peter I figured Id add the 4Dolla Holla to the mix.

Also I can decrease Matt to a 1/1 which is fun.
Title: Re: Help me cut some cards.
Post by: Prof Underwood on March 25, 2013, 04:54:57 PM: I like resetting the 2-liner as much as the next guy, but I'd probably cut Hormah.
Title: Re: Help me cut some cards.
Post by: RTSmaniac on March 25, 2013, 05:07:23 PM: thanks for the imput everyone