Fellow denizens of the outer realms. Citizens of the great void! Even you freaks from the forgotten dimension. I need your opinion on an educational topic, namely: ...yeah, it's there in the thread title.
Aether is an extremely popular element in concept. Perhaps the most popular one of all. For all the Aether beginners out there, you should give your educated (or otherwise) opinion on this. It's part of the cultural development of Aether connoisseurs!
Now, we all know Aether combines well with almost anything thanks to its adaptive cards, but there are some that have even more synergy. What are your favourites?
Some examples!
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= Best. Stall. Ever. The ability to defend yourself and multiply power comes from Aether and the ability to put a stop to the enemy's draws comes from Time. Combined with the option to go through your own cards at amazing speeds, this makes for an impenetrable stall. Just look at decks like
Eternal Concordance. Great win percentage, though naturally slow.
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Pestal. Fractal Devourers/Pests is something anyone without Immolation, Nova or Quantum Pillars may fear. It's a truly amazing deck for mono/duo/trio matchups, and I've kicked so much ass with it in the past. Steal goes great with any perm-heavy Aether deck as well, and Darkness just complements Aether perfectly. Not to mention there's a great thematic match between the element of void dimensions and darkness. Don't forget, the Vamptal part is half of Devtal's power, and Vamptal alone with CC is indeed a good rushbreaker.
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Fractix, anyone?
DragonPowa?
Brimstone Thunder? Fire burns away impurity to leave room for the divine energies to rule. Aether enhances power, and doing that to Fire is a scary thought. Immolate some Sparks and summon Phoenixes by the campfire if all that Darkness has you a bit cold. Add some Lightning and few can stand against you. ^_^
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Chargetal! Yes, this duo gives the term "unstoppable" a whole new meaning. Between tons of giant mechas being flung by Trebuchets, flying Titans smashing everything into a pulp, and armies of Elite Chargers, there's just no way to escape this duo. Heck, you can even throw in some Fire in there without problem.
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Poison Stall and many versions of
Poisonous Lightning (the MVD of Team Aether in War 3) are amazing rush-stoppers and can even be modified to break stalls (thanks to Fractal, Aether is the only element that can do this). Or with the dawn of new ways to gain quanta, how about that
DoSA? Death is another way to capitalise on the inevitability of Aether, and fits perfectly with the fact that Aether is the beginning and end to everything.
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Blitztal! Fractal Elite Fireflies with Unstable Gasses! Aether was the upper sky in the Greek mythos. It feels natural these elements would share the feeling of freedom and strife for ascension.
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RoL/Hope! Sancstall is a fearsome stall as well, which can pack Sanctuaries, Miracles, Dimensional Shields and Lightnings too if it so wishes. Not to mention 1 Dragon + 1 Fractal providing amazing stallbreaking power in just 2 cards. Aether was what the Gods lived and breathed, as mortals breathe air. Divinity, purity and piousness is what these elements share.
Alright, that's enough of that. Don't want to do your work for you, do I? Y'all get 6 votes, because while I know Aether combines with a lot, I have to set some kind of limit. That's half of the elements, after all. Show me now what you do with the power of Aether, and don't forget to consider trios and all that other good stuff too! :>
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