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Redemption® Collectible Trading Card Game HQ => Deck Building & Design => Type 1 Deck Advice => Topic started by: Minister Polarius on March 29, 2010, 04:08:57 PM
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I realized that Philistines have a ton of staying power the other day, so I made this deck to see how well they stand up to solid offenses.
Cards in deck: 56
Lost Souls: 8
Lost Soul (discarder)
Lost Soul (female only)
Lost Soul (hopper)
Lost Soul (N.T. only)
Lost Soul (revealer)
Lost Soul (Speed Bump)
Lost Soul (Thorns)
Lost Souls (2-line)
Lamb Dominants: 4
Angel of the Lord
Grapes of Wrath
New Jerusalem
Son of God
Grim Reaper Dominants: 3
Christian Martyr
Destruction of Nehushtan
Falling Away
Fortresses: 4
Kingdoms of the World
Philistine Outpost
Temple of Dagon
Zerubbabel's Temple
Artifacts: 5
Altar of Dagon
Book of the Covenant
Lampstand of the Sanctuary
The Bronze Laver
Urim and Thummim
White Covenant Cards: 2
Covenant with Levi (Teal)
Covenant with Phinehas (Teal)
Multi-Color Heroes: 6
Amariah the High Priest (Teal)
Jaddua, son of Jonathan (Teal)
Joiada, Son of Eliashib (Teal)
Jonathan son of Joiada (Teal)
Joshua the High Priest (Teal)
Phinehas, son of Eleazar (Teal)
Multi-Color Hero Enhancements: 8
Filling Zerubbabel's Temple (Teal)
First Fruits
Holy unto the Lord (Teal)
Jehoiada's Strength (Teal)
Jordan Interrupted (Teal)
Pentecost
Scapegoat (Teal)
Zeal for the Lord (Teal)
Black Evil Characters: 7
Fallen Warrior
Goliath
Lot's Wife
Philistine Armor Bearer
Philistine Garrison
Philistine Priests
The Twelve-Fingered Giant
Black Evil Enhancements: 9
Bringing Fear
Devourer
Foolish Advice
Joseph in Prison
Land Dispute
Overwhelmed by Philistines
Philistine Chariot and Horses
Pride of Simon
Wrath of Satan
Advice?
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My Philistine defense is almost exactly that except that I use Simon the Magician in place of Goliath. Having a more dependable block against TGT heroes is better IMO than having just another big Philistine, especially since your other big Philistines are recurrable enough. Also, he gives you the option of throwing in a Magic Charms, which can often win a battle from the sidelines, or even force your opponent to use AotL outside of battle.
Also, I have never found Philistine Chariot and Horses to be terribly useful. Think about it: of your eight other EE's, only three that will usually be played in battle are non-interrupts. It could be useful, but I might suggest using one more hero in place of it. Priests of Christ or Abiathar are good choices.
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I don't like playing foolish advice when playing a philly defense. I would take that out for burial. Also I would take out goliath and lot's wife for king amon and mannaseh and also add simon and magic charms so you can have two people to use it on.
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I don't like playing foolish advice when playing a philly defense. I would take that out for burial. Also I would take out goliath and lot's wife for king amon and mannaseh and also add simon and magic charms so you can have two people to use it on.
Don't take out Lot's Wife. A ninja LW can effectively get rid of an opponent's Uzzah, The Amalekite's Slave, or Sabbath Breaker, and you get to reap the awesome benefits of any of those three. I have done this many times myself, and it is always worth it. In addition, she is at the very least a good initiative character to use Wrath on. King Amon is great, but I'd bet you'd use him maybe once or twice per game. And Foolish Advice is more useful than burial 98% of the time. Especially if you are using Lampstand.
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Yeah, good advice on the Simon.
I use the horses more for the drawing (possibly multiple times) than anything else. More speed is always good imo.
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Horses also come in real handy vs any of the Kings(the set not the theme) warrior FBTN banding chains. With the exception of CotH I have shutdown many chains that use Ira, Benaiah, or The Strong Angel(Kings). I don't know if you those alot, but in my current Meta I see them often.
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not sure what you mean by discarder lost soul. is that the one from Tin 1?
I probably wouldn't use Speed Bump, since it could stab you in the back with Pentecost, First Fruits, Phili Horses and Joiada. Prof has a point though, Phili horses aren't that useful. you have Fallen Warrior when you need initiative.
I like this deck. a lot.
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not sure what you mean by discarder lost soul. is that the one from Tin 1?
I probably wouldn't use Speed Bump, since it could stab you in the back with Pentecost, First Fruits, Phili Horses and Joiada. Prof has a point though, Phili horses aren't that useful. you have Fallen Warrior when you need initiative.
I like this deck. a lot.
The discarder is the deck discarder ls. What happened if Fallen Warrior gets up in numbers? I always play philly chariot and horses, it gives me inititive each time.
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According to the REG, the discarder LS is actually this one.
Type: Lost Soul • Brigade: • Ability: None • Class: None • Special Ability: When you draw this card, you may discard an evil card from your territory to make an opponent discard a good card from hand or territory. • Identifiers: None • Verse: Psalms 119:150 • Availability: Faith of Fathers (Set 1)
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oh my bad. i got confuzzled on that