Brave Instosis [Rainbow]

[Xenocidius]

by Xenocidius

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??? = Shard of Bravery.

2-turn win against Decay. Nuff said.

[mesaprotector]

I think this kinda shows how OP Instosis is. SoBe might be a bit OP, but it's really in SN rushes and OTKs where it goes nuts.

Awesomely fun deck to play though.

[OldTrees]

I think this kinda shows how OP Instosis is. SoBe might be a bit OP, but it's really in SN rushes and OTKs where it goes nuts.

Awesomely fun deck to play though.

Precisely. SoR should give a second use of an ability for that turn not +1 per SoR.

[furballdn]

I think this kinda shows how OP Instosis is. SoBe might be a bit OP, but it's really in SN rushes and OTKs where it goes nuts.

Awesomely fun deck to play though.

Precisely. SoR should give a second use of an ability for that turn not +1 per SoR.

If you're going to nerf SoR, I advise just making it make the skill cost free, and allowing the creature to use the skill immediately once. That way, even with 4 SoRs, you'll only have 5 dragons on the field.

[dragonsdemesne]

The instosis deck was already overpowered, but this just takes the cake :p  As soon as I saw shard of bravery, I knew this would happen.  I already proposed some nerfs to that shard, so I won't repeat them.

The other problem I will discuss is the (I'm assuming) unintended effect by which multiple SoRs on the same creature allow even more skill uses/turn.  Spamming SoR on a time creature shouldn't let you use the ability more than twice in the same turn.  The card says 'time creatures may use their skill twice this turn'.  If you play a second SoR on a creature that has already used its skill twice this turn, why are we allowed to use it -another- two times from a second SoR?  Changing that one thing would fix Instosis from being such a powerhouse.  (heck, it would make the deck unplayable)

[OldTrees]

The other problem I will discuss is the (I'm assuming) unintended effect by which multiple SoRs on the same creature allow even more skill uses/turn.  Spamming SoR on a time creature shouldn't let you use the ability more than twice in the same turn.  The card says 'time creatures may use their skill twice this turn'.  If you play a second SoR on a creature that has already used its skill twice this turn, why are we allowed to use it -another- two times from a second SoR?  Changing that one thing would fix Instosis from being such a powerhouse.  (heck, it would make the deck unplayable)

The deck would not be unplayable. It would merely be reduced to
3 10|5s the first turn with 1 more per turn and 1 more per turn with an SoR.
It would be balanced rather than too powerful.

[furballdn]

Actually trying this out, I haven't found it that impressive. Maybe because I didn't do enough trials or because the OTK combo clogged my hand or were at the bottom of the deck, but this is reliant on draws a lot more than instosis since there are no sundials for protection.

[The_Mormegil]

I don't think this works well after the nerf. No sundial protection is bad. But... I might be wrong.

[furballdn]

Don't think any of our SoBe decks work that great with nerf, since they relied on drawing out the entire deck in a few turns.

[agentflare]

I think this kinda shows how OP Instosis is. SoBe might be a bit OP, but it's really in SN rushes and OTKs where it goes nuts.

I agree. It's not SoB that's OP so much as the Instosis combo is. The nerfs make it completely balanced IMO.

[Gandora]

Does still work with the SN nerf?

[furballdn]

Does still work with the SN nerf?

SN nerf is the least of the worries of this deck. It's the SoBe nerf that killed it.