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Flying staffs with a twist! https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=5950.msg60788#msg60788
« on: April 29, 2010, 03:32:24 pm »
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This is a nice deck for AI3.  It works with Half Bloods, but there are certainly better options for that.  Basically, my goal was to come up with something a little new and interesting, something fun for me to play with.  Since I love ultra-healing decks, and I love FFQ, I thought I'd combine the two.
 
The strategy is fairly straightforward.  Fly the Jade Staffs and throw in some FFQs for extra damage potential.  Easy!  From here, there are two clear variations, depending on your preferred playing style.  You can use epinephrine on the Jade Staffs for serious healing, or use it on the fireflies/queen for big hits.  I feel that this gives the deck some nice adaptability, as well as flexibility for those who tend to lean more toward one side of the offensive-defensive play style.
 
You could definitely throw in a miracle with this (or a RoF or two, if you insist on upping the FFQs), if you find your fireflies generating a lot of quanta, but it will make the deck considerably more cumbersome.
 
You can go without upgrading the Flying weapons, but it makes gameplay much slower, and you'll probably want a few more wind towers.  I don't suggest using this deck entirely unupped, as it already tends to be a bit slow, and wouldn't hold up without the extra quanta generation and decreased prices.
 
You may also choose to substitute the Heals for Empathic Bonds, since the potential for creature spam is certainly there.  Or you can get rid of the extra healing cards altogether -- with adren'd staffs, you've already got a ton of healing going on (hopefully!).  Again, this depends more on your personal play style.  If it plays out correctly, you won't need the heals -- but in some cases, they can be a real game saver, so I prefer to keep one or two around.
 
Anyway, let me know what you guys think!  I have to say, I'm pretty nervous, because I've never posted any of my deck ideas, before.  So don't kick my butt too hard?  :P
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Re: Flying staffs with a twist! https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=5950.msg60834#msg60834
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2010, 05:03:13 pm »
I definitely like the way it looks, but why are the FFQ's unupped?
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Re: Flying staffs with a twist! https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=5950.msg60855#msg60855
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2010, 05:39:39 pm »
Naturally, it works either way.  In my opinion, there is really no immediate advantage to upgrading FFQs in this deck (or in any deck, unless you want to use the fireflies for producing fire quanta).  You get +1 attack per firefly for upped FFQ, but unupped fireflies produce considerably more damage when given adrenaline (unupped=12, upped=9). 

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Re: Flying staffs with a twist! https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=5950.msg60866#msg60866
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2010, 06:21:10 pm »
Naturally, it works either way.  In my opinion, there is really no immediate advantage to upgrading FFQs in this deck (or in any deck, unless you want to use the fireflies for producing fire quanta).  You get +1 attack per firefly for upped FFQ, but unupped fireflies produce considerably more damage when given adrenaline (unupped=12, upped=9).
But aren't the Epi's used for the staves?
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Re: Flying staffs with a twist! https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=5950.msg60893#msg60893
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2010, 07:17:29 pm »
From here, there are two clear variations, depending on your preferred playing style.  You can use epinephrine on the Jade Staffs for serious healing, or use it on the fireflies/queen for big hits.  I feel that this gives the deck some nice adaptability, as well as flexibility for those who tend to lean more toward one side of the offensive-defensive play style.
But aren't the Epi's used for the staves?
Yes, the epis are for the staffs, and only for the staffs!
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Re: Flying staffs with a twist! https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=5950.msg60903#msg60903
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2010, 07:27:33 pm »
From here, there are two clear variations, depending on your preferred playing style.  You can use epinephrine on the Jade Staffs for serious healing, or use it on the fireflies/queen for big hits.  I feel that this gives the deck some nice adaptability, as well as flexibility for those who tend to lean more toward one side of the offensive-defensive play style.
But aren't the Epi's used for the staves?
Yes, the epis are for the staffs, and only for the staffs!
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Re: Flying staffs with a twist! https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=5950.msg60961#msg60961
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2010, 08:57:36 pm »
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Re: Flying staffs with a twist! https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=5950.msg61199#msg61199
« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2010, 02:14:25 pm »
Yes , i approved yaladlae i also thinks 2 thats 2 feral bond is better than two improved heal combined with firefly queen.

 

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