Guest posts by Gongsun

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Random, Normal and Elder / Re: What bands do u listen to while grinding elders?

« on: September 26, 2010, 09:01:16 am »

I've been on a Corvus Corax kick lately, it really gives my grinding an epic medieval feel.

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Duo-Decks / OM NOM NOM - Egyptian Style! A cheap, unupgraded half-blood killer.

« on: September 22, 2010, 02:15:07 pm »

by Gongsun

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5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rq 5rq 5rq 5rq 5rq 5rq 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61t 61t 61t 622 622 622 622 63a 63a 8pl

??? = Aether Pendulums

Grinding AI3 getting too boring, yet don't have enough electrum to take on the false gods? This deck is a pretty fun deck to farm half-bloods with, and boasts a great winning percentage too.

30 games had a 27/3 win/loss ratio, with those losses being due to two gravity shields and one case of early devourers.

Strategy is simple, keep a scarab in your hand at all times, play dimensional shields as they come up or to stall for time, and eat everything that moves.

Shields can give you trouble, with the most notorious one being gravity shields, although jade shields and diamond/titanium shields are no walk in the park either. An eternity might be a good option to try to deck out your opponent if you can't deal with their shields, as chances are they won't be doing much damage if you keep eating everything.

Changing around some of the pillars with pendulums might be a good idea too, although what I have in the deck image has been working great for me.

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Rainbow Decks / Re: DEMA: Destroy 'EM All! V2.1

« on: September 21, 2010, 12:33:38 pm »

Here's a variant I was using containing no upped or rare cards:

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4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 590 590 5c2 5c2 5c2 5f9 5f9 5f9 5f9 5f9 5f9 5fa 5fa 5fa 5fa 5fa 5fa 5ut 5ut 61p 61p 61p 61p 61p 61p
Even without the upgrades or daggers, this deck is FAST.

Some caveats though:

Those vampires are pretty poor stiletto substitutes, since they cost so much you will only be able to get one out usually, and should be replaced ASAP (I have since switched one out since getting a stiletto).

I'd suggest buying a phoenix and upgrading it first thing, then replacing a nova with it.

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Forum Archive / A Thanks to Everyone who puts up Farms

« on: September 09, 2010, 03:33:08 am »

So, I started playing Elements about a week ago, and just wanted to say thank you to all the top 50 players who post farms, biting or not.

If it weren't for you guys, I wouldn't have been able to build my false god farmer deck without huge amounts of AI3 grinding, and I really appreciate anything that cuts down on mindless grinding and lets me enjoy this awesome game.

So, once again, thanks!