Guest posts by Antervis

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The Arena / Re: Banning Supernova and Quantum Tower from Arena

« on: July 04, 2011, 03:40:22 pm »

I don't think some cards should be banned, but I really believe some cards should be limited. Every third arena deck is a doubled rainbow with BH/steals/explosions/EQ, this makes farm REALLY hard. You can do nothing when stealing/exploding not only permanents, but even pillars is so cheap to the enemy.

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Rainbow Decks / Re: Dragonsdemesne's Rainbow "The Deck"

« on: June 26, 2011, 12:38:09 pm »

You can see you lose to all the fast false gods often, that's because you have too much cards and you don't use SN's. QT are too slow - for example, if you have a permafrost shield and 3 QT's at the begining, you will need about 5-12 turns (depending on luck and other QT draw) to play it. For example, Eternal phoenix plays fractal earlier.

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Rainbow Decks / Re: Safe Draw Dragon Rainbow [PvP]

« on: June 17, 2011, 07:27:38 pm »

I have 5 QT's as an alternative quanta source - you can rely on it if you didn't draw the last SN and it provides some entropy quanta too, so it's enough for amethyst dragon.
Also, when you remove two dragons you become more vulnerable to hp boosts.
About EA - I just rely opponent doesn't have enough PC early  Average rush-lover needs about 3-4 attacks (3-4 explosions in 10-15 turns) or more turns of preparation then I need.

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Design Theory / Re: Steal My Idea!

« on: June 17, 2011, 06:26:41 pm »

Wraith
7 
N/6 -> N/8
ability: attacks random enemy creature and itself with N damage , where N is minimal of creature's and wraith's HP. So total damage can't exceed the wraith's health. Don't attack if no enemy creature on the field.

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Rainbow Decks / Re: (1.272) Evaluation of Contemporary CCYB - statistics and farming guide

« on: June 17, 2011, 05:25:41 pm »

You make this deck much more effective adding two momentum cards

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Rainbow Decks / Safe Draw Dragon Rainbow [PvP]

« on: June 17, 2011, 05:00:26 pm »

by Antervis

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6qq 6qq 6qq 6qq 6qq 6tv 6u3 6u3 6u3 6u3 6u3 6u3 711 74g 77b 7ad 7di 7gt 7k6 7n9 7q5 7q5 7q9 7q9 7q9 7q9 7q9 7q9 7t5 80d 80d 80d 8pj

What's new:
I've put much more survival and a chimera. If there were no sundials/phase shields chaining failures you need to use hourglass for 3-4 times to be sure you are protected until deck-out.

How to win:
Play quantum towers and supernovas. Chain sundials and phase shields, use hourglasses until you have 4 or more dragons (their summary damage must be more then half of an enemies max hp), chimera (optionaly useful if enemy has a shield), sky blitz and quanta for all of this. Play all the dragons, sky blitz and chimera. Win.
Sometimes you need to discard smth. You can play sundials anytime, so you'd better waste a hourglass (one hourglass is enough), then comes a dragon with the smallest attack (Basalt, Ivory,..), but remember you need at least four of them. Chimera can be discarded if only enemy can't play strong damage reduction shields (for example, mono  or mono  opponents). Also phase shield can be discarded if you are sure you wouldn't die.

This deck is weak against:

• quanta controls (1 Sanctuary isn't enough to be sure you can avoid this problem)
• many permanent controls
• momentums
• oneshot strats based on spells
• poisonous decks (physalia, deadly poison, neurotoxin)
• max hp boost: shards of divinity or stone skin. Summary damage of all dragons under sky blitz is 170.
• nightmare (still just one sanctuary)

Possible changes:
-1 Sanctuary +1 SoG (beware of sog consuming aether quanta)
-1 Sanctuary +1 Purify
+1 Sky Blitz
-1 Obsidian dragon +1 Liquid Shadow (for more elemental masteries, use on chimera)
-1 Obsidian dragon +2 cloaks
+1 Electrum Hourglass (just to be sure you'll have it early, you don't really need so many of them)

Remember:
Don't put a lobotomizer into this deck. It wastes an essential  .
Don't play a dragons combo when a sundial is on the board. You'll Waste Sky Blitz.
Don't play a Chimera before Sky Blitz. It's not airbourne.
Don't play sanctuary if you have no extra  for sundial.

Sorry for possible grammar mistakes as I'm Russian.