Darkened Sky

[kobisjeruk]

Trial of Darkness - Darkened Sky

by kobisjeruk

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This is my deck submission for the Trial of Darkness 2011. Further info can be found here (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,19002.0.html)
I have decided to explain my deck creation/selection/whatevertion in the form of FAQ[TIMUM].

Frequently Asked Question [That I've Made Up Myself] :-

Why 'Darkened Sky'?
Yes, the title is very cheesy but it was either this or Flying Troupe of Impending Doom: Blitzkrieg!.

Why Sky Blitz?
I figured Darkness has an awesome selection when it comes to mid-range critters and luckily both of them (yes, just 2 but some elements has none at all) have the passive: Airborne.

Why Eclipse?
There are many buff to make the spell: Sky Blitz utterly broken but none of them grants +2 attack (+4 after a Blitz) to each critters you have on the field (under the condition that they are either in Darkness/Death) and could work just as well even if you did not draw a single Blitz all game which is why I add a couple. They are fabulous, period.

Dude, Imp.Fog? Where's the Imp.Dusk man?
Pretty easy, Improved Fog is 1/4^th the cost of Improved Dusk and you'll most likely have 1 quanta by the start of your second turn. You probably have 4 quanta or more by your second turn too but you already Darkness quanta heavy in this somewhat duo so spreading the quanta usage is the wisest choice in my opinion. And -10% less evasion (as I like to call it) is not a big deal because a hax shield is a hax shield, you know what I'm saying? (Just nods)

Enough talks, show me the money statistic, STATS?!
Oh, sorry about that.

Games: 55, Avg. ttw: 11.725 ttw, Avg. Time: 183.41 sec/game, Losses: 15, EM: 8
Turn 09: 7
Turn 10: 6
Turn 11: 7
Turn 12: 6
Turn 13: 6
Turn 14: 4
Turn 15: 2
Turn 16: 1
Turn 17: 1

GAME#	TTW	HB's NAME	ELEMENT(S)
1	10*	diseric
2	LOST	aethtis
3	11	aethsa
4	9*	maseric
5	LOST	diseric
6	9	lumsa
7	12	vitsa
8	11	vitow
9	11	masrius
10	LOST	vitacord
11	13	morsa
12	13	arisa
13	LOST	pyrow
14	13	chres
15	LOST	pyriel
16	13	mastis
17	9	aethiel
18	9	aethonos
19	17	arisa
20	LOST	pyrtis
21	10	aquafuze
22	10*	distis
23	12*	lumtis
24	11	chrofuze
25	LOST	chrow
26	11	aries
27	13	massa
28	LOST	disonos
29	10*	aethrius
30	12	shaderic
31	12	shadonos
32	12*	disofuze
33	13	massa
34	LOST	pyrsa
35	LOST	pyriel
36	12	aethal
37	11	aethow
38	LOST	teres
39	9	lumiel
40	9*	masrius
41	LOST	aquaonos
42	14	vitra
43	16	moronos
44	LOST	vites
45	14	shadrius
46	14	masrius
47	LOST	pyrcord
48	9	aquaes
49	15	pyrsa
50	14	arionos
51	10	terofuze
52	LOST	mores
53	11	pyrrius
54	15	tereric
55	10*	lumeric

* indicates a win by Elemental Mastery

Any extra tidbits?
I'm glad you asked...
- anything with Eagle's Eyes - dont cast anything until you have an Eclipse OR about to do an alpha strike (with Sky Blitz)
- anything with Maxwell's Demon - look directly above, more than 1 demon, you're screwed
- death-based decks (Mor-) is annoying, dont put out more than 3 critters until alpha strike
- fire-based decks (Pyr-) is a real pain...avoid at all cost

[Gocubbies1212]

just started messing around with a deck very similar to this... however I chose to go with dusk shields, vampires, and vampire daggers to try to maximize the EM rate.

Here it is:

by gocubbies1212

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