Malignant Bond

[Gandora]

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Not sure on how to improve this...
Sometimes I wish for a faster setup (usually I got the first cell on turn 3 or 4 which).

Main problem is PC because if your bonds get stolen or destroyed you're in trouble.
With two bonds you're already around 40 healing which is plenty to survive. Against 100 HP
you have enough attack after 3 turns, given your field is filled with cells.

I might try a Nova version later.
Looking forward to suggestions

[furballdn]

Not sure about epis. I'd personally swap them for something else. Nice skull shields though. Also relevant http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,37392.0.html

[Dragoon]

That's a nice looking deck Gandora. In the past, one of the major problems with these Malignant Cell decks was the damage output, especially if they threw up any kind of damage-reduction shield. But these new Shard of Patiences really help with that.

If you're having problems against PC cards, why not trade out your BLs for Gnome Gemfinders and then add a couple of PAs? As for the Epis, I personally would keep them, as they really speed up how fast your/their side fills up.

If you don't want to add PAs, then my only suggestion might be to possibly replace a BL and/or Bond for 1-2 Pendulums to increase your chances to get a turn-2 Afla played. But really, from just eyeing it, it looks like a lean, efficient deck.

Edit: Your current odds for a turn-2 Afla is 35.5%; 9 Pends would get a 45.3% chance; 10 pends would be a 54.8% chance.

[Gandora]

I like the idea of PA. In fact it was the card I wanted to build in with Novas but the Gemfinders are a more elegant solution. Thanks for this suggestion!

I noticed that speed is a very important advantage because the faster you are, the better your heal and earlier your victory.
That's why I tried to put in more Pendulums while keeping it consistent.

Currently, this is the version I'm testing:

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10 Pends, 1 PA. I did cut down on creatures, Bonds, and Epis. 1 PA is enough because I rarely encounter mass creature and mass PC so depending on the opponent I either protect the Bond or the Buckler. I'm not sure if to make it 31 cards with one more gemfinder or even 32 with a second PA.

@furballdn: the epi are quite useful if you had bad draws and need to fill the field fast to get enough heal to keep you alive. With a faster setup you might take them out for maybe the 5th Gemfinder and second PA. As for now I'll keep it in because it's also a nice starting damage. To your deck: It's very straightforward and has been done before the SoP buff. If you're interested you can tweak it accordingly, I'd be curious to see what you'd come up with

[furballdn]

PA is nice, but I don't think that one alone will do anything. It seems foreveralone and the only card I see that really needs protection is skull shield.