xBerzerk's UN-UPPED Vampiric Drain Duo Deck (Dark + Aether)

[xBerzerk]

by xBerzerk

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I'm pretty sure there's a lot of decks like this one, but I'm relatively new to the forums. Either way, I'm just extremely pumped because I beat a False God (Divine Glory) with full HP using this deck. As you can see, there's only one upgraded card in the entire deck, so it's relatively easy to pull off, and the upgraded card itself is entirely optional.

The best part about this deck is that you can go one of two paths to destroy your opponent. You can build up massive amounts of Darkness Quanta while draining away your opponent's by using Fractal on a Devourer, then either Fractal some Minor Vampires to slowly leech away their HP, or save it all up and hit 'em hard with Drain Life. (The only weakness to this deck that I see is an upgraded Emerald Shield).

All in all, it leaves your opponent helpless, kills them efficiently, and keeps your HP high. 

(If you're to use an upgraded version of this, upgrade the vampires first to work around shields!)

Feedback?

[Asator]

I'm new in this forum too, so I don't have any Pro-advises.
But I would recommend to put in a second Nightfall, to increase the chance of getting it.

And I also see a weakness against Lobotomizers and decks with high CC (Creature Control)

I don't have enough experience to say anything about the amount of Pillars here

Over all, it seems like a fine deck

[Ipodman94]

The topic title says  xBerzerk's UN-UPPED Vampiric Drain Duo Deck (Dark + Aether). Shard of Gratitude is a upgrade isn't it?

[TheonlyrealBeef]

I don't have enough experience to say anything about the amount of Pillars here

maybe remove all pillars, chance mark to aether and get 8-11 darkness pendulums?
two different kinds of pillars are inconsistent, and prone to bad draws

as a suggestion, either remove the shard from the post or chance the title, you seem to want to emphasize it is totally unupped, while it isn't

anyone can beat an fg with a bit of luck btw

[maxflow2]

I don't have enough experience to say anything about the amount of Pillars here

maybe remove all pillars, chance mark to aether and get 8-11 darkness pendulums?
two different kinds of pillars are inconsistent, and prone to bad draws

as a suggestion, either remove the shard from the post or chance the title, you seem to want to emphasize it is totally unupped, while it isn't

anyone can beat an fg with a bit of luck btw

Wouldn't it be better to get the Aether Pendulums? Otherwise, I agree; that'll make it more consistent. Anyway, Fractal + Devourer is a sweet combo since the Devourers fuel themselves and are better in multiples.

[TheonlyrealBeef]

I don't have enough experience to say anything about the amount of Pillars here

maybe remove all pillars, chance mark to aether and get 8-11 darkness pendulums?
two different kinds of pillars are inconsistent, and prone to bad draws

as a suggestion, either remove the shard from the post or chance the title, you seem to want to emphasize it is totally unupped, while it isn't

anyone can beat an fg with a bit of luck btw

Wouldn't it be better to get the Aether Pendulums? Otherwise, I agree; that'll make it more consistent. Anyway, Fractal + Devourer is a sweet combo since the Devourers fuel themselves and are better in multiples.

Darkness pendulums + aether mark generates Darkness quanta first, then aether. And since you really only need darkness quanta from pendulums early on -since the rest comes from devourers- I suggest Darkness pendulums. With Aether pendulums and Darkness mark you get quite a bit of early aether quanta, but nothing you can use it with.

[TJP12409]

The topic title says  xBerzerk's UN-UPPED Vampiric Drain Duo Deck (Dark + Aether). Shard of Gratitude is a upgrade isn't it?

GOOD LORD DOES ANYONE READ DESCRIPTIONS ANYMORE!?!

1st:

and the upgraded card itself is entirely optional.

2nd: as for the deck use QI to figure out pillars:
1) total quanta cost
2) divide by five (round if necessary)
3) add that many pillars OR remove something to bring QI down to your number of pillars

Darkness:
2x4+6+4x2+3+1+3x2+3x4=44, 44-4=40 (devourers subtract four by effect)
40/5=8 Pillars! Which means your a pillar short (your mark is technically a pillar)... BUT with fractaling the devourers i feel that that cost is covered up nicely.

Aether:
9x4=36
36/5=6.2
6 pillars are a must for Aether, so just add 1 or change your mark to Aether

PENDULUMS are always an option but should be used carefully because if you spend too much quanta of one element you wont get more until TWO turns later. TheonlyrealBeef has a good point and you should definitely try either a little more pillars or the pendulums.