Deckbuilding Competition: It's Greek to Me

[JonathanCrazyJ]

It's Greek to Me

Hermes darted into the cavern where the family of False Gods lingered and lurched. He flitted around Fire Queen flirting with Ferox. He skipped over Seism, sonorously snoring in his seat. Flying through the deities he counted as friends, all he sought was the council of his Greek counterpart... ---------------------- "Hecate! I have news!" Hecate's focus shifted from the swirling vortex of her own mind back to the present. The God of Magic, Cross-roads and Ghosts was listening... "Hecate! We shall not be alone much longer! I saw movement in Mount Olympus! Someone.. Someone else is coming!" "Yes.." remarked Hecate, "But whom... and must we prepare for welcome or war?"

Art Sources: Zeus, Hades

Rules:

• You must create a False God based around a Greek God, which would have a decent chance (over 50%) of beating BOTH Hermes and Hecate.
• False Gods have 3x Mark, Double Draw and Mandatory 100% Upgrades.
• You may use whatever evidence you deem appropriate for your god beating Hermes and Hecate. Screenshots using >>The Trainer<<, Stats from the >>Game Simulator<<, or simply explaining how your God's deck would play out against theirs.
• You should include the name of the Greek God you have created, and a brief explanation of why the cards in your deck match that God's traits and personality.
• Kings, Heroes, Giants and mythological creatures such as Hydra or Sirens are still disallowed, but TITANS ARE ALLOWED.
• Shards, Marks and Nymphs are banned for the purposes of this competition (despite the fact some False Gods have these cards).
• Decks must be 35 cards or more (despite the fact some False Gods have fewer).
• One submission per person.

Resources:

Here is a link to all the Greek Gods and their traits: >>Click Me!<<

Spoiler for Hecate and Hermes Decks:

Both Gods have 2 copies of each of the cards in their deck code (as will yours!).

Hecate

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Hermes

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You have no time

[JonathanCrazyJ]

Competition Organizer Notice

Following the featured Wikipedia Page, you may use any subcategory of Deity, but no Titans, Kings, Heroes or Giants. If the figure is under a subcategory with "Deity", "Gods" or "Goddesses" in the title, you are ok!

It seems my Greek mythology is a little rusty. Kings, Heroes, Giants and mythological creatures such as Hydra or Sirens are still disallowed, but TITANS ARE ALLOWED. They were gods before it was cool.

[ValerianFlame]

Any banned cards, other than unupped cards ofc?

[killsdazombies]

Nyx
Goddess of the Night. Zeus wouldn't mess with her, and neither does Hermes and Hecate

Why shes a badass: Zeus straight up wont mess with her. Like her kids POISON him, so his wife and mess with his BFF Hercules, and instead of wiping those kids into next Wednesdays Zeus doesn't do a DAMN THING. Why? Because nyx will turn him inside out. Her kids are all intense as heck too, being the gods of Doom, Death, Sleep, Revenge, Fate, and a few others. Shes the goddess that would turn you to dust and care exactly 0%.

Shes the daughter of Chaos.

Spoiler for Nyx:

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Winrate in game simulator sits at around 85% on both

Spoiler for Hidden:

Hecate



Hermes

The deck is low quanta, Nyx gets her pests out, and uses her mark to supplement her low draw. The mulligan offers a decent chance at 2-3 tower start, vagger will help stability, and dusk offers better than average protection. Cloaks will save from CC and let vampdrags do what they do best. Eat face. 10ttw average against 200 hp is pretty decent, not a whole lot could get faster. Its got enough utility to deal with really any situation that could arise beyond the counter to hect and herm

[JonathanCrazyJ]

Any banned cards, other than unupped cards ofc?

Only those included in the rules: Nymphs, Shards and Marks.

[ValerianFlame]

Any banned cards, other than unupped cards ofc?

Only those included in the rules: Nymphs, Shards and Marks.

Ah, but that's weird to me, as a few fgs use SoFos.

[JonathanCrazyJ]

Any banned cards, other than unupped cards ofc?

Only those included in the rules: Nymphs, Shards and Marks.

Ah, but that's weird to me, as a few fgs use SoFos.

For balancing issues for this competition, Shards, Nymphs and Marks are banned, considering the gods they need to be able to defeat have none.

[ValerianFlame]

Zeus, the God of Thunder, weather, skies, lightning, and the law. Pretty generic, but oh well.

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Simulator Stats:

Spoiler for Hecate:

Player 1 (Zeus)
Wins: 76
Winrate: 76 %
Average TTW: 14.828947368421053
EMs: 0
EM rate: 0 %

Player 2(Hecate)
Wins: 24
Winrate: 24 %
Average TTW: 14.166666666666666
EMs: 0
EM rate: 0 %

Spoiler for Hermes:

Player 1(Zeus)
Wins: 73
Winrate: 73 %
Average TTW: 12.547945205479452
EMs: 0
EM rate: 0 %

Player 2(Hermes)
Wins: 27
Winrate: 27 %
Average TTW: 13
EMs: 0
EM rate: 0 %

The Breakdowns:

Spoiler for Hecate:

The match starts, people play tower by tower. Zeus can play phase shields or wings to nullify the voodoo dolls' attacks. Then, Zeus could TU said dolls for initial damage and attacking each turn. Thunderbolt and Sniper kills dolls on the brink (18/2 or 20/3) and the Psiontal takes care of the rest.

Spoiler for Hermes:

The match starts, etc, etc. Zeus should be more careful with shields, as they can be exploded. However, TU is still useful, since Lava Destroyers and Ruby Dragons will be on the field. Plenty of CC is there to take out whatever may come, and Psions ignore the fire buckler.

Relations:

Personality: Zeus is often short-tempered, but fair. His strategy is a semi-rush, semi-control deck where he "steals" the opponent's creatures, effectively defeating the opponent.

Traits: Mount Olympus is known to be a sacred place. His psions are unscathed by Hermes' shield, showing the resilience of Mount Olympus. His Thunderbolts and Psions are pretty obvious (Throwing lightning bolts). Also, like his creatures, his shields show that he isn't hurt easily. Fractals and TUs are there to represent when the human population was revived by only two people; Deucalion and Pyrrah. Lastly, the Eagle's Eye was a suitable weapon for the "lord of the sky."

Edit: I probably failed, as I forgot to put in the proper 35 card deck when making this post. Fixed.

[kirbylover314]

Hades

God of the Underworld and the Dead
God of the Wealth of the Earth

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Hades and his siblings were eaten by their Titan father, Kronos. Later on, Zeus, the youngest son of Kronos, freed his siblings, and together, they fought the Titans for the right to rule the universe. The gods won in the end, and the brothers split the cosmos among themselves. Hades received the underworld. Here, Bone Walls and Elite Mummies represent his power over the dead that resided in the underworld.

However, an aspect about Hades less thought about was his power over the riches of the earth. This meant both mineral wealth and fertility of the soil. The Gnome Gemfinders and Basilisk Blood represent his realm over mineral wealth, and the Mitosis, Jade Staves, and Epinephrine represent his realm over earthly fertility.

Spoiler for Simulator Stats:

Winrate against Hecate: 60+%	Winrate against Hermes: 60+%

[kaempfer13]

After fulfilling the entrycriteria, what determines the winner? Highest overall winrate or creativity?

[JonathanCrazyJ]

After fulfilling the entrycriteria, what determines the winner? Highest overall winrate or creativity?

As with almost all competitions, voting poll. People may use their own judgement, so it will likely be a combination of the two, but I'd imagine so long as it has a winning record against hecate and hermes, creativity and matching the God it's supposed to represent will be more important.

[JonathanCrazyJ]

Aion



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Associated with time, the orb or circle encompassing the universe, and the zodiac, he is a god of eternity, connected to mystery religions concerned with the afterlife.

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Aion is Player 2 in both of the following simulator runs:

Spoiler for Vs Hecate:

Spoiler for Vs Hermes: