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Title: Time/Fractal Farming Deck: Seeking Help
Post by: InsignificantWeeaboo on June 16, 2017, 07:12:09 pm
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This is what I have so far. The main strategy here is to use Fractal on Elite Deja Vu, then fill the battlefield with them and copying them. This dishes out lots of damage to the opponent. (Now that I think about it, this kind of strategy is more fitting in a rush deck.) There are other alternate strategies to use in case this doesn't work (Ghostmare, Scarab Rush, Oty, Etc.) My main goal is to make this into a deck that can be used for AI3 grinding.

Constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated.

EDIT: Now seeking help to turn this into a FG farming deck
Title: Re: Deja Vu Control Time/Rainbow Deck: Seeking Help
Post by: kaempfer13 on June 16, 2017, 07:21:10 pm
so many different cards; you say that fractal vu is the main strategy but i only see one of each. You are using lots of different elements, consider cutting them down for more consistency or go full rainbow and use only qts and novas as quanta sources (with maybe a focus one one element, usually the mark should do the trick though). Also theres no need to make the deck this big, smaller decks are more likely to draw the cards you want, so unless you fear decking yourself with hourglass or intend to deckout the opponent (clearly you are not doing that) reduce the deck to 30 cards.
Title: Re: Deja Vu Control Time/Rainbow Deck: Seeking Help
Post by: DoctorC on June 16, 2017, 07:32:09 pm
You honestly better off just building a new deck from scratch. If you really want you deck to have Fractal+Deja Vu as main strategy, I'd suggest having six copies of both cards, for start. After that, we need to have some sort of damage enhancement. Considering we already have enough cards to fill the entire field up with Deja Vus, you can get some Shards of Patience and watch as your 1|1 Deja Vus become more and more powerful by the second. That said, Deja Vus will need some time to generate enough force, that's when sundials can come into play. You'd have to have at least 8 of Deja Vus before you could start chaining those up though. Splash some quanta generators and you're ready to go.

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(Things like Lobotomizers, Lightnings or Mind flayers can also be an option to add)
Title: Re: Deja Vu Control Time/Rainbow Deck: Seeking Help
Post by: InsignificantWeeaboo on June 16, 2017, 07:43:18 pm
You honestly better off just building a new deck from scratch. If you really want you deck to have Fractal+Deja Vu as main strategy, I'd suggest having six copies of both cards, for start. After that, we need to have some sort of damage enhancement. Considering we already have enough cards to fill the entire field up with Deja Vus, you can get some Shards of Patience and watch as your 1|1 Deja Vus become more and more powerful by the second. That said, Deja Vus will need some time to generate enough force, that's when sundials can come into play. You'd have to have at least 8 of Deja Vus before you could start chaining those up though. Splash some quanta generators and you're ready to go.

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(Things like Lobotomizers, Lightnings or Mind flayers can also be an option to add)

I'm going to go with this option. However, I would need a temporary substitute for the SoPatiences until I can aquire them.

EDIT: This is the new deck at the moment:
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5if 5if 5jm 5jm 5jm 5jm 5rh 5rh 5rh 5rh 5rp 5rp 5rp 5rp 5rp 5t2 5t2 5t2 5t2 5t2 5t2 5t2 5t2 61q 61q 61u 622 622 622 622 622 7q1 8pu

I still need help on figuring out how this will work for grinding Elders.
Title: Re: Deja Vu Control Time/Rainbow Deck: Seeking Help
Post by: DoctorC on June 16, 2017, 07:48:15 pm
I'm afraid, there's little to no substitute for SoP. That said, considering the fact that you have to fight in the arena to get those, I don't see you have a problem with just replacing them with some cheap time creatures, like scarabs.
Title: Re: Deja Vu Control Time/Rainbow Deck: Seeking Help
Post by: Aves on June 16, 2017, 07:49:10 pm
The key to any deck is to ask the following: what is my win condition, and how do I get to it quickly? If your proposed win condition is "fractal deja vu" then focus on how you can do that. You'll draw fractal and deja vu more often if you have more copies of them; you'll get fractal and deja vu more often if they make up a greater percentage of your deck-- if your deck is smaller. And you'll be able to play them sooner if you have the quanta to play them when you draw them. Consistency is key!

There are two major points to hit on:
1. Identify and focus your deck around a win condition. Optimize how you get to it, both by increasing the number of copies of key cards(the stuff that is vitally important to your strategy), and by reducing unnecessary cards that you'd draw instead of those key cards.
2. Balance the amount of quanta you use vs what you can generate. If you have too much quanta usage, reduce the number of expensive cards that take up a lot. If you have too much quanta production, you can then consider fitting in some utility or bonus cards that would fit if you replaced a pillar or two.

Title: Re: Deja Vu Control Time/Rainbow Deck: Seeking Help
Post by: kaempfer13 on June 16, 2017, 07:49:15 pm
as its the only mass buff in the game and deja vus are weak on their own there is no direct replacement. if you insist on time an fractal use ghosttal ( scarabtal is amusing but kinda slow). Technically you could use empathic bond and deja vus to create a decent (read bad) control deck. The list of weaknesses is long, but its probably the closest to rareless viable deja-vu-tal
Title: Re: Time/Fractal Deck: Seeking Help
Post by: InsignificantWeeaboo on June 16, 2017, 08:22:44 pm
Time/Rainbow Deck changed to Time/Aether deck, right now the Deja Vus are for filler:
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Constructive criticism still requested, I need a good creature to use Fractal on.
Title: Re: Time/Fractal Deck: Seeking Help
Post by: kaempfer13 on June 16, 2017, 08:27:00 pm
if you really want to use fractal on scarab make sure you can use its ability. if not dont use scarab
Title: Re: Time/Fractal Deck: Seeking Help
Post by: InsignificantWeeaboo on June 16, 2017, 08:33:33 pm
if you really want to use fractal on scarab make sure you can use its ability. if not dont use scarab

Should I have Gravity cards to go along with this? If so, what should I have?
Title: Re: Time/Fractal Deck: Seeking Help
Post by: DoctorC on June 16, 2017, 08:37:58 pm
if you really want to use fractal on scarab make sure you can use its ability. if not dont use scarab

Should I have Gravity cards to go along with this? If so, what should I have?
:gravity Pendulums. Maybe some Gravity shields too. I don't think anything else is necessary.
Title: Re: Time/Fractal Deck: Seeking Help
Post by: kaempfer13 on June 16, 2017, 08:42:28 pm
gravity cards that are sometimes splashed: gravitypull (kinda doubles with scarabs ability not that good here), black hole (only if you are expecting rainbows or decks with very tight quanta), shard of focus (rare and kinda expensive), guard (only good when upgraded and doesnt fit the deck; while guardtal is good and guard itself is good this deck doesnt generate  enough gravity for guard to be fractaled and spalshing it for the damage alone isnt in line with this decks strategy). sometimes gravityshield can deal with some annoyances for your scarabs.
In short: no
Title: Re: Time/Fractal Deck: Seeking Help
Post by: Aves on June 16, 2017, 08:43:36 pm
If you go on that path, catapult would be a good choice to get you past shields. However, mixing in three elements can get to be pretty tricky quanta-wise.

One thing I will say is that sundial doesn't do a lot for you, since every turn you defend with it is a turn that you're not attacking. It would be better if you used something else for defense, either reverse time or dimensional shield. If you go with the latter, then you'll need to re-tweak your quanta balance.

Here's a deck that Team Time used in the last War:
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5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rl 5ru 5ru 5t2 5t2 5t2 5t2 5t2 5t2 5t2 5t2 61t 61t 61t 61t 61t 61t 624 7q5 7q5 7q5 7q8 7ri 7ri 80i 80i 8pu

For you, it might look something like:
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Title: Re: Time/Fractal Deck: Seeking Help
Post by: InsignificantWeeaboo on June 16, 2017, 08:57:19 pm
If you go on that path, catapult would be a good choice to get you past shields. However, mixing in three elements can get to be pretty tricky quanta-wise.

One thing I will say is that sundial doesn't do a lot for you, since every turn you defend with it is a turn that you're not attacking. It would be better if you used something else for defense, either reverse time or dimensional shield. If you go with the latter, then you'll need to re-tweak your quanta balance.

Here's a deck that Team Time used in the last War:
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5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rl 5ru 5ru 5t2 5t2 5t2 5t2 5t2 5t2 5t2 5t2 61t 61t 61t 61t 61t 61t 624 7q5 7q5 7q5 7q8 7ri 7ri 80i 80i 8pu

For you, it might look something like:
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5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rl 5rl 5rl 5rl 5ro 5ru 5ru 5t2 5t2 5t2 5t2 5t2 5t2 5t2 5t2 5t2 5t2 61t 61t 61t 61t 61t 61t 622 622 8pu


Should've chosen to get the Eternity instead of the Pulverizer. Anyways: here's my new deck, following the guidelines of Aves' unupgraded version of the Team Time deck:
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Still not fit for farming Elders, but at least I can battle AIs 1 and 2 without too much of a problem. I have enough Electrum to upgrade one card, which card should I upgrade?
Title: Re: Time/Fractal Deck: Seeking Help
Post by: kaempfer13 on June 16, 2017, 09:00:23 pm
what you cant even beat elders with that? make sure to chain shields correctly and only play ghost if you have a spare in hand. also dont use fractal if you cant play any ghost
Title: Re: Time/Fractal Deck: Seeking Help
Post by: InsignificantWeeaboo on June 16, 2017, 09:02:38 pm
what you cant even beat elders with that? make sure to chain shields correctly and only play ghost if you have a spare in hand. also dont use fractal if you cant play any ghost
I tested it using the Elements Game Simulator made by xenocidus. Maybe it's better to test it on actual elders instead of using the simulator. Properly testing right now. (Tested properly, it can beat elders.)
Title: Re: Time/Fractal Deck: Seeking Help
Post by: Aves on June 16, 2017, 09:04:28 pm
The simulator will play exactly like the AI does. This includes things like fractaling GOTP and then killing itself by discarding them. The simulator is a great tool, but it's always good to throw in a practice game or two as well. Good luck!
Title: Re: Time/Fractal Deck: Seeking Help
Post by: InsignificantWeeaboo on June 16, 2017, 09:26:35 pm
Thanks for the help! The deck is a great way to farm Elders. Only problem is that now I need to get an Eternity to counter Maxwell's Demons.
Title: Re: Time/Fractal Deck: Seeking Help
Post by: JonathanCrazyJ on June 16, 2017, 09:30:06 pm
Thanks for the help! The deck is a great way to farm Elders. Only problem is that now I need to get an Eternity to counter Maxwell's Demons.

eternity is a way to counter deckout, maxwells deamons are countered by bursting. save your quanta and your fractal and ghost, and play all of them except one at once to burst down opponent. if you play one at a time they can be picked off easier or healed through easier
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