Deckbuilding Competition: The Mastery Gauntlet [VOTING][TIEBREAKER]

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The Mastery Gauntlet

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Spoiler for THE INSANITY GAUNTLET:

THE INSANITY GAUNTLET

5 foes with a shattered sanity wait beyond the doors to the abandoned asylum.

Spoiler for Chaotic Rogue:

Chaotic Rogueby InsignificantWeeaboo

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6rj 6rj 6rj 6rj 6rj 6ts 6ts 6u1 6u1 6u2 6u2 6u2 6u2 6u2 7n2 7n2 7n2 7n2 7n2 7t4 7t4 7t4 7ti 7ti 7ti 7ti 7u2 7u2 7u2 7u2 8pt

HP: 50

The first obstacle is a man who likes to lurk in the shadows. Guarded by a pair of werewolves, he brandishes his Dirks and animates them, empowering them with some of his own insanity. Meanwhile, he utilizes the shards of crystals filled with the negative emotions of hundreds of people to drain you of your energy until you are nothing but a shell of your former self filled with nothing but the Void.

Spoiler for Chaotic Miner:

Chaotic Minerby InsignificantWeeaboo

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6u2 6u2 6u2 6u2 6u2 6u2 6u5 6u5 6u5 779 779 779 779 779 779 77c 77c 77j 77j 77j 78q 78q 78q 78q 78q 78q 78q 78q 78q 78q 8pj

HP: 75

Upon entering the next room, you find multiple holes in the ground. Out of one hole climbs a man who clearly hasn't taken a shower in months, spouting gibberish. The only word you can make out is "diamonds". The man looks at you and screams, causing many antlions to charge towards you; their actions as chaotic as their owner. The whole room falls into a state of discord as more holes quickly collapse from underneath you.

Spoiler for Chaotic Mercenary:

Chaotic Mercenaryby InsignficantWeeaboo

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6u2 6u2 6u2 6u2 6u2 744 744 744 744 744 744 744 747 747 747 747 747 747 74a 74a 74a 74a 74a 74a 74i 74i 74i 74i 74i 74i 8pj

HP: 100

You have been informed that the third opponent used to be a mercenary, until an overload of work drove him into insanity. As you enter, he stares at you in silence. He mutters "Time to get to work," and charges. You stand your guard, but his attacks are too erratic to predict. This opponent proves to be an unstoppable force to reckon with.

Spoiler for Chaotic Ranger:

Chaotic Ranger by InsignificantWeeaboo

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6rr 6rr 6rr 6rr 6rr 6rr 6u2 6u2 6u2 6u2 6u2 6u2 6ve 6ve 6ve 6ve 7ms 7n2 7n2 7n2 7n2 7n2 7n2 7n8 7n8 7n8 7nq 7nq 7nq 7nq 8pr

HP: 125

The next opponent greets you with deranged laughter from above. You look up and see a winged girl looking down upon you. Surrounding her are long bows animated and powered by the girl's unstableness, raining arrows down upon you. As you try to dodge the arrows she flies freely, oblivious to the fact that she is in a closed room with no windows and a ceiling lamp illuminating the area.

Spoiler for Chaotic Legion:

Chaotic Legionby InsignificantWeeaboo

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6u2 6u2 6u2 6u2 6u2 6u2 7q0 7q0 7q0 7q0 7q0 7q0 7q0 7q0 7q0 7q0 7q8 7q8 7qa 7qa 7qa 7qa 7qa 7qa 7qc 7qc 7qu 7qu 7qu 7qu 7qu 7qu 8pj

HP: 150
Double Draw & Double Cards: Yes

Your last opponent isn't a person, but four. They are dressed in ancient Egyptian clothing and they look as if they have been trapped for an eternity. As you approach they suddenly drop to their knees and, while groaning, their bodies start to swell up. Eventually, swarms of scarabs burst out of their bodies and devour the remains of the bodies. Once they are done the swarm, with chaotic behavior, flies towards you ready to eat you alive. As you prepare yourself to fight you think, "I was not ready for any of the things that would happen today."

Spoiler for Deck Archetypes:

There's no story in the making of this gauntlet other than the methodical way it was designed to be hard to beat. The gauntlet contains 6 decks representing each of the major deck archetypes in effort to create a very diverse group of decks to hopefully have some counter for whatever you use against them. Each deck is a version of a famous pvp deck from each archetype to ensure effectiveness. All decks have the normal 100hp, 1 card per turn, 1 quantum from mark, and 6 max copies of non pillar/pendulum cards.

Descriptions of deck archetypes can be found here. Denial is more vague.

Spoiler for Rush:

Cremarush

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6rk 77e 77e 77e 77e 77e 77e 7dg 7dg 7di 7di 7dp 7dp 7dp 7dp 7dp 7dp 7dq 7dq 7dq 7dq 7dq 7dq 7ds 7ds 7ds 7ds 7ds 7ds 7f2 8po

As you can see all cards in this deck are for more damage output. Even explosions aren't included though they often increase the damage output by destroying shields. This deck and all following decks are as pure as possible to their archetype.

Spoiler for Break:

Catatitans

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744 744 744 744 744 744 744 744 744 744 744 744 745 745 74c 74c 74c 74c 74c 74c 74h 74h 74h 74h 7n2 7n2 7n2 7n2 7n2 7n2 8pl

Like the cremarush all cards here are for bypass damage.

Spoiler for Domin:

Adrenastaves

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5c5 5c5 5c5 5c5 5c5 5c5 7b0 7b0 7b0 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ac 7ak 7an 7an 7an 7an 7bu 7bu 7bu 7bu 7bu 7n2 7n2 7n2 7n2 7n2 7n2 8pn

Not your typical domin but Adrenastaves seems to be one of the only top tier pvp decks that is a pure domin. Grabbow is rushy, Mono Dark has denial, etc.

Spoiler for Denial:

DBH

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6u5 6u5 6u5 6u5 6u5 6ve 6ve 6ve 6ve 6ve 6ve 6ve 744 744 745 745 745 747 747 74f 74f 74f 74f 74f 74f 75m 75m 7n2 7n2 7n2 8pl

Spoiler for Stall:

THE DECK

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4vp 4vp 4vp 4vp 4vp 5rp 5rp 5rp 5rp 5rp 5rp 6qq 6qq 6qq 6qq 6qq 6qq 6qq 6qq 6qq 6qq 6qq 6qq 6qq 6qq 6qq 6qq 6qq 6qq 71b 71b 71b 71b 71b 74b 77f 77f 77k 7dm 7do 7gq 7gq 7k2 7k2 7k6 7k6 7k6 7k6 7k6 7k6 7n1 7n5 7n5 7t9 80a 80a 80a 80a 80a 80a 8pq

Pretty similar to unupped THE DECK upgraded but without hourglasses because ai.

Spoiler for Hybrid:

Psiontal

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808 808 808 808 808 808 808 80d 80d 80d 80d 80d 80d 80e 80e 80i 80i 80i 80i 80l 80l 80l 80l 80l 81q 81q 81q 81q 81q 81q 8pu

I could have put a Phoenixbolt here but I already had a fire deck and wanted to have a dimensional shield deck.

Spoiler for THE RANDOMNESS GAUNTLET:

THE RANDOMNESS GAUNTLET

deck 1: eternal cat quartet 40 cards

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6ua 6ua 6ua 6ua 6ua 6ua 717 717 717 717 71b 71b 71f 71f 71f 71f 71f 7n2 7n2 7n2 7n2 7n2 7q0 7q0 7q0 7q0 7q0 7q0 7q0 7q0 7q0 7q0 7q8 7q8 7q8 7q8 7q8 7ri 7ri 7ri 8pj

deck 2: steamed eggs

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77e 77e 77e 77e 77e 7dp 7dp 7dp 7dp 7dp 7dq 7dq 7dq 7dq 7dq 7ds 7ds 7f2 7f2 7f2 7f2 7f2 7q2 7q2 7q2 7q2 7q2 7qu 7qu 7qu 8ps

deck 3: sose singularity mutation dbh

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6ts 6ts 6ts 6u3 6u3 6u3 6u3 6u3 6u3 6u4 6u4 6u4 6u5 6u5 6u5 6u5 6uq 6uq 6uq 6uq 6ve 6ve 6ve 745 745 74f 74f 74f 74f 74f 8pl

deck 4: fractaled mindgated eggs

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6qq 6qq 6qq 6qq 7q2 7q2 7q2 7q2 808 808 808 808 808 80d 80d 80d 80d 80d 80d 80i 80i 80i 80i 80j 80j 80j 81q 81q 81q 81q 8ps

deck 5: druid muta hope

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5lk 5lk 5lk 6ts 6ts 6ts 6ts 6ts 6ts 6u3 6u3 6u3 6u3 6u3 6u6 6u6 6u6 6u6 7am 7am 7ap 7ap 7ap 7ap 7jp 7jp 7jp 7jp 7jp 7jp 8pn

FINAL BOSS DECK : THE MIGHTY POWERFUL SOSE GOLEM

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6qq 6qq 6qq 6qq 6qq 6qq 6uq 6uq 6uq 6uq 6uq 6uq 786 786 786 786 786 786 7ee 7ee 7ee 7ee 7ee 7ee 816 816 816 816 816 816 8pj

Spoiler for Gauntlet Of The 4 Elements:

Gauntlet Of The 4 Elements

This gauntlet takes you, the challenger, on a journey. Empedocles believed everything was created out of elements; fire, air, water and earth.

Not only will you face the might of the 4 classical elements, but you will also see how these elements interact and create something new.

The gauntlet is a challenge for anybody who wants to test a new unupgraded deck. You can even cheat a little by adding some upgrades to make it easier.

The gauntlet contains all different types of strategies, with the exception of a pure quanta denial deck.

You start with fire and end with an earth/fire duo. At the end of the run the player feels like he went full circle.

Spoiler for Hidden:

Fire

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4so 4so 4so 4so 4so 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f4 5f4 5f4 5f4 5f4 5f4 5f6 5f6 5f7 5f7 5f7 5fc 5fc 5fc 5fc 5fc 5gi 5gi 5gi 5gi 8po

Fire and Air

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5f6 5f6 5oc 5oc 5oc 5oc 5oc 5oc 5oc 5oc 5oc 5oc 5oc 5oc 5oc 5oc 5oc 5oc 5og 5og 5ol 5ol 5on 5on 5on 5on 5p0 5p0 5p0 5p0 8po

Air

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5oc 5oc 5oc 5oc 5oc 5oc 5oc 5of 5of 5of 5of 5of 5of 5og 5og 5ol 5ol 5pa 5pa 5pa 5pa 5pa 5pa 5pu 5pu 5pu 5pu 5pu 5pu 5pu 8pr

Air and Water

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5i4 5i4 5i4 5i4 5i4 5i4 5i4 5i4 5i4 5ib 5ib 5id 5id 5id 5id 5ie 5ie 5ie 5ie 5ie 5ie 5jm 5jm 5jm 5jm 5on 5on 5oo 5oo 5oo 8pr

Water

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5i9 5i9 5i9 5i9 5ih 5jm 5jm 5jm 5jm 5jm 5jm 5jm 5jm 5jm 5jm 5jm 5jm 5jm 5jm 5jm 5l8 5l8 5li 5li 5li 5li 5lm 5lm 5lm 5lm 5lm 5lm 5m6 5m6 5m6 5m6 5m6 5m6 5mq 5mq 8pq

Water and Earth

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58u 58u 58u 58u 58u 58u 596 596 596 596 596 596 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5ib 5ib 5ib 5ib 5ic 5ic 5j2 5j2 5j2 5j2 8pp

Earth

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58o 58o 58o 58o 58o 58o 58o 58o 58o 58v 58v 58v 591 591 591 591 591 593 593 593 593 593 595 595 59c 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 8pl

Earth and Fire

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58u 58u 58u 58u 58u 58u 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f6 5f6 5f9 5f9 5f9 5f9 5f9 5f9 5fa 5fa 5fa 5fa 5fa 5fc 5fc 5fc 5fc 8pm

Spoiler for Fall From Heaven Gauntlet:

Fall From Heaven Gauntlet

As a servant of the higher Gods, you did everything you were told and lived in bliss and harmony with the angels. You wanted more though. You wanted to live among the Gods instead of angels. You needed more power so you start amassing Wisdom and Divinity shards that are available in the Heavens and use them to become ethereal. Your actions do not go unnoticed and the Gods banish you.

You use what little power you were able to gain and resist your banishment 

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5l8 5l8 5l8 5l8 5le 5le 5le 5le 5le 5le 5lm 5lm 5lm 5lm 5m6 5m6 5m6 5m6 621 621 621 62m 62m 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 7jv 816 8pq

The Gods used their Wisdom and Immortality and eventually overpower you. You fall to Earth. Earths guardians think you're a threat and send their Wardens to defend.

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58o 58o 58o 58o 58o 58o 58o 58s 58s 595 595 596 596 596 596 596 596 5ic 5ic 5ic 5j2 5j2 5jm 5jm 5jm 5jm 5jm 7hi 7hi 7hi 8pm

Due to the banishment, all you power is completely gone. Earths Wardens easily stall and overpower you. Killing you and sending you to the underworld of Darkness and Flame

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5f4 5f5 5f8 5f8 5fb 5fe 5gi 5gi 5gi 5uk 5uk 5uk 5uk 5uk 5um 5um 5um 5um 5um 5uq 5ur 5ur 5ut 5ut 5ut 5uv 5uv 5uv 5uv 7t4 7t4 8pt

To your surprise, a Divine Seraph senses your that you were a once a Divine creature and is able to get you back to the safety of the Heavens... Until the Gods notice

Spoiler for Quest for the Holy Treasure:

Quest for the Holy Treasure
You embark on your quest to find the rare treasures of other kingdoms. This has led you to finding several weapons, ornaments, and idols throughout the lands. The next location is the Light kingdom, for a rare treasure to add to your collection.

You approach the Light Kingdom. The walls are heavily protected and ever going stronger. You don't care, take down that wall.

Spoiler for The Wall:

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592 592 592 594 594 594 594 594 594 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5li 5li 5li 5li 5li 5li 5lm 5lm 5lm 5lm 5lm 5lm 77c 77c 77c 77c 8pq

HP	200
Mark	3
Deck	2
Draw	2

With the Wall down, you advance into the kingdom. A new barrier is raised, this by the aura of the people, their energy fueling the shield. Populations can rise again, take them out.

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HP	100
Mark	1
Deck	1
Draw	1

With the next barrier down, you continue your quest. The guards now approach, some from the air, others carrying an entire armory with them. The soldiers stand strong, you stand stronger.

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HP	100
Mark	1
Deck	1
Draw	1

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5lg 5ll 5ll 5ll 5ll 5ll 5ll 5mq 5mq 5mq 5mq 5mq 5mq 5mq 5mq 5mq 5mq 6u5 71a 74c 7gs 7n2 7n2 7n2 7n2 7n2 7n2 7n5 7tb 80e 8pi

HP	100
Mark	1
Deck	1
Draw	1

Taking down the guards, you enter the castle. The layout of the castle is labyrinthian, and you find yourself in the armory. The walls glisten with light. The swords on the racks begin to vibrate, some even floating. The swords remember wars won. So do you.

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HP	75
Mark	6
Deck	1
Draw	1

The swords fall to the ground, the magic emanating from the walls dissipating. A soldier of yours comes to tell you they found the treasure room.

You arrive at the room, finding the chest containing the ancient treasure. Your men lift the chest, but the walls begin to shake. The entry way has closed off, and gas begins to fill the room. This is supposed to stop you. Don't.

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HP	100
Mark	2
Deck	1
Draw	1

Losing a few men to the gas, you manage to get out and get the chest. As you return to your camp, you are stopped by the king and queen themselves. "This is the end for you." It doesn't matter who said it anymore. Take them both down.

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5ls 5ls 5ls 7jo 7jo 7jo 7jo 7jo 7jo 7jo 7jo 7jo 7jp 7jp 7jp 7jp 7jp 7jp 7jq 7jq 7jq 7jq 7jq 7jq 7k2 7k2 7k2 7k2 7k2 7k2 7k4 7k4 7k4 7k4 7k6 7k6 7k6 7k6 7k6 7k6 7km 7km 7km 7km 7km 7km 7la 7la 7la 7la 7la 7la 7la 7la 7la 8pq

HP	150
Mark	3
Deck	1
Draw	1

Spoiler for The King:

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7dg 7dg 7dg 7dk 7dk 7dk 7dk 7dk 7dk 7dm 7dm 7dm 7dn 7dn 7dn 7f2 7f2 7f2 7f2 7f2 7f2 7f2 7f2 7f2 7f2 7f2 7f2 7jo 7jo 7k2 7k2 7k2 7k2 7k6 7k6 7k6 7k6 7k6 7km 7km 7km 7km 7la 7la 7q9 7q9 7q9 7q9 7q9 7q9 8pq

HP	200
Mark	3
Deck	2
Draw	2

With every roadblock overcome, you can finally leave the kingdom, or whatever's left of it. You return to your king, treasure in hand, and present to him the spoils of your endeavor.

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Spoiler for The Bartenders Blunder:

The Bartenders Blunder

Now that you have finished your battle training and are ready to face any and all possible challenges that could be thrown at you out in the wonderful land of the mystical elements, you decide to take a quick stop at the local tavern to quench your thirst before starting your quest. As you walk up to the bartender behind the counter, he stares at you and asks what you would like. Something simple and tasty is what you figure could be a good start.

"Ah, I know what I'll start you off with." exclaims the bartender

Spoiler for Beer:

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You down the beer quickly and with a gaseous belch you alert the bartender that you need something stronger.



"hmm, maybe something with a little heat could sour your soul my friend." that bartender comments casually.

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You stare at your glass for a moment, trying to decide whether you chug it down like a shot, or sip it slowly. After a moment or so you swallow it whole and alert the bartender that a sweet heat like that will never stop you from your tasks.



"Another drink!" you call out, for you think nothing the bartender can bring will stop you. He chuckles to himself, and mutters something about foolishness in youth. But happily brings you another. "This one is packed with a little punch, and should put some spring into your step." he calls out.

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You fight with this drink a bit, taking your time as you swallow it and try to savor the flavor. you almost feel revitalized as you feel your second wind come to you, ready to push forward. The bartender sees this in your eyes, and feels that he must find something else to help put you in your place.

Spoiler for Gin & Tonic:

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You feel that you are nearing the end of your party filled night before your main quest. You start to ask the bartender for your bill, but are interupted by him, "What, you want to leave already? but we have barely even made it to the good stuff yet!" you take his challenge by offering to stay for one last pint of something before you head to the local inn.



The Bartender leans over the counter and looks at you with a smirk on his face. "Ok, I've got something that will drop every traveler to their knees." He leans behind the counter and pulls out an old dusty bottle.

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Coughing and spluttering you realize you may have met your match, and after finishing the last drink you decide to call it a night. You thank the tavern owner respectfully and pay a handsome tip in thanks for the great night, You now can go start your quest with high hopes.....in the morning when you sober up that is.

Spoiler for The Atlantean Gauntlet:

"Admiral, the enemy is approaching!"

"Tell our men to ready their bows and spears. They're gonna pay for insulting Atlantis"

The Atlantean Gauntlet

Every civilization has their gods to protect them. Vikings had Aesir, greeks had Olympians, slavs, egyptians, chinese, native americans - you name it. When times would get dark, these gods would shield their servants from whatever disasters would be brought on them. Atlantis is no exception. Endangered, Atlanteans would call to the primordial beings called The Titans.

Gaia, the Titan Goddess of Earth.

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Gaia is the personification of the earth and mother of all life. She is associated with forces of Nature, and has many sacred forests growing throughout the Atlantis. Rumors heard that when those forests are endangered, trees would come to life, turning from still wood into ferocious beasts.

Cronus, the Titan God of Harvest

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Cronus is the king of Titans. He was the one who led his brothers and sisters in rebellion against his father Oranos, and the one who won the Titanomachy against the olympians, claiming the Staff of Titans. His most known deed was devouring his children in order to prevent the war against titans and olympians, which was sabotaged by his wife Rheia

Prometheus, the Titan God of Forethought

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Prometheus is known for being creator of mankind out of clay. The Titan uses his powers often, when the atlanteans are found in need of an army. Promethean creations guide valorous people of Atlantis into battle, with powers of fire and sword, they destroy any enemy that would threaten the home of the Titans

Atlas, the Titan of Endurance

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Atlas played the final part in Titanomachy, his power over the Sky was unmatched by the Olympians. Atlas' strength allowed him and his soldiers to defeat the olympian gods. After the Titan War was over, he claimed leadership over the land of daring thoughts and incredible creations, now known as Atlantis.

Oceanus, the Titan of Water

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Atlantis as a land is located in the middle of the Great Ocean, which is ruled over by Oceanus and his daughters - water nymphs. If any outside force was to threaten the people of Atlantis, Oceanus would be their first line of defense. And who knows what horrors lie beyond its waters.

Ooc: Titanomachy wasn't won by the Titans, but then again, neither did Atlantis actually exist. We took a lot of creative liberty. =p

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THE HAUNTLET
A haunted house told to contain vast treasures guarded by terrifying spirits and terrible puns from the underworld. Will you make it out alive?

The first thing you notice when you enter the house is that cobwebs cover everything, from the decaying furniture to the ornate coffins and piles on old bones lying on the floor. Lightning briefly illuminates the mansion through the shattered windows, revealing the hoard of spiders rushing towards you.

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Arachnophobia

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You manage to slay the spiders, but the ghosts that inhabit the house have been disturbed. They curse you with flashbacks and nightmares, and your attempts to forget them only hurt you further.

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Ghostmare

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With the ghost apparently slain, you hurry upstairs in search of treasure. Down the hall, a door opens slightly. You walk in; no-one appears to be there. The light switch is missing and the window is boarded up. As you feel around the in the darkness you come across various bottles, a little knife, and a sandbag of some sort, with needles sticking in to it. You pick it up, and it suddenly bursts into flames...

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Burning Doll

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All the monsters of the house are out to get you now. Grab the gold and run!

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The big boss, equipped with a double mark.

Spectrum Spectre

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Toad Trouble

You want to join a research team studying optimal conditions for animals to thrive. Your deck must contain at least 6 creatures.
Turns out your division is full of toadfish and pufferfish fans, although they are not entirely sure whether the evolved form -the pufferfish- is actually better suited for survival. When you arrive the rest of the team is furious at your lack of puffer-/toadfishes (or if you did bring them they are eager to compare). In order to redeem yourself (prove yourself in case you did bring toad-/pufferfishes), you have to show that the biome you prepared is superior to theirs.

The student assistant hasn't specialized in anything, you should try to overwhelm him. However his biome is richer than any of his colleagues'.

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Student Assistant

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The research associate is a bit more focussed. Focussed on leaving a toxic atmosphere.

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Research Associate

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The first postgraduate learned that sometimes simple is better. He doesnt bother with toadfishes toxic properties and instead pools them together with stronger creatures that still wouldnt survive a fight with a toadfish and thus instead keep other threats away rather than try to kill the toadfishes.

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First Postgraduate

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The second postgraduate on the other hand used hormones to boost the pufferfishes power:

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Second Postgraduate

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Finally, you face the professor. He paired the most intelligent creatures with the pufferfishes and knows that you have to be patient for your biome to thrive:

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The Professor

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Spoiler for Winning:

You have successfully destroyed the biomes your Team was supposed to study and likely brought a biome that you werent supposed to study. The higher-ups prepare to fire you. However an investigation shows that the rest of your team was all incompetent. Their shortsighted desire to fight resulted in the mixture of biomes that just arent compatible, resulting in all but yours to be destroyed. Still, yours survived somehow, so the higher-ups are confident that if you are told what to do next time you might create the most stable biome anyone has so far. You now got your own research project!

Spoiler for The Sadistic Chef:

The Sadistic Chef

The sadistic chef has prepared a day's worth of meals for you.  Digest them all for a delicious reward..

Meal one
You call yourself a champion?!   Don't even think about skipping the most important meal of the day -- breakfast!  I'm heating up the pans right now with a bit of butter. Do you like your eggs scrambled, runny, hmm? Looks like you're going to get them many ways..

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Breakfast of Champions

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Meal two
How about a nice sushi buffet for lunch?  The best sushi chefs in Japan use rice, raw fish, eel, and remove the poison from the puffer fish. Gosh that's so lame.  I substitute cockatrice for rice, steel golem for eel, and leave the poison in the puffer for a heartier meal.  And why use raw fish when your fish can crawl inside your body alive?  Sushi chefs take a short bow before serving the food.  But I do you honor by taking a long bow.  Now eat! Itadakimasu!   

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Sushi Buffet

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Meal three
It's time for a happy hour. I've concocted the most delicious electrum punch for you. You'll drink from a giant hourglass. Don't let the punch dissipate, and don't black out before siphoning it all.     

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Electrum Punch

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Meal four
Ah, the final meal.. the hottest BBQ you will ever attend.  It may very well be your last meal.  I'm serving you the hottest birds and even fire and ash itself. 

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Sizzling Nightmare

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[Manuel]

it seems like this was a "post an already existent deck with a small introduction/story" competition rather than a deck building competition for most participants

[CactusKing]

it seems like this was a "post an already existent deck with a small introduction/story" competition rather than a deck building competition for most participants

The idea was to make a series of decks that are hard to beat. Most decks that are hard to beat have already been built at some point, so this is more about the arrangement than pure deckbuilding I think.

[kaempfer13]

if you interpret it as "beat them in a row with the same deck" like I thought, there was no need to get overly oppressive with the decks you choose.

[Aves]

People have different ideas, and that's great, considering that the task was fairly open ended. Some people are going to go for the most difficult challenges, some for the ones most pleasing aesthetically or thematically, some for those most innovative or balanced from a game-design perspective, etc. All criteria are valid ways of judging, and the aggregate of opinions will determine the victor. Get those votes in!

[mathman101]

I had lots of fun building decks and a story for this competition, I wanted to share my thoughts on each entry and how/why I did or didn't vote for the entries.

Key things I looked for when making my decision:

• Each individual decks build
• Relation between the set of decks
• Relation between the individual decks and the story
• The overall story being told
• Originality of the decks

THE INSANITY GAUNTLET

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- Each deck look reasonable made and should be able to beat AI3 easily. While being completely upped helps this very eaisly, nothing wrong with choosing all upped over unupped or partial mixing.
- Nice relation between the decks. All utilize chaos power, and show a common theme.
- Overall most of the sections are nicely written and show that thought was put into the wording choices for the cards needed. One the last section I notice a continuity error though in that you state "Your last opponent isn't a person, but four." but that there are only 2 pharaohs instead of what I would expect to be four in the deck. Otherwise nicely written.
- The story clearly depicts that of a classic dungeon raid style gauntlet, where our hero moves from room to room facing different enemies(decks) along the way. Clearly stated and easy to follow the story.
- Each deck while are known strong combos, are not the obvious powerhouse choices for most PvP instances.

Deck Archetypes

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- Each deck are well known decks, and thus are heavily optimized to be strong. There is also much variance between the types of decks used so it will be much harder for a challenger to use a basic bland deck for beating the entire gauntlet.
- There is not much relation between these other than PvP strenth.
- No story at all, so that is kinda disappointing.
- Not really counting the initial description as a story, so this kinda has no flare to it.
- These decks are mainly just copies of other well known decks and have very little originality to them as I was able to find several in other posts in the forum.

THE RANDOMNESS GAUNTLET

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- Strength was not the key target here as multiple random generating cards could make this an easy or hard gauntlet depending on what was generated. Either way fun and humor appear to be the target here.
- Decks relate nicely with the multiple randomness theme.
- No story here is understanding due to the random nature of not knowing what could happen but is kinda disappointing as that unknown potential could be told in great ways.
- Again no story is disappointing.
- Some of the decks while have low originality from being commonly used in pvp, others are decent in that they may not be strong but could be lots of fun.

Gauntlet Of The 4 Elements

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- Each deck looks decently made. it is nice to see a variance from the all upped decks by bringing this down to completely unupped deck. This would probably sit
- There is a very clear relation between the decks when paired with the image and description provided.
- A very minimal story does not help the relation between decks and story. Also the water main deck, is a light/water duo instead of a mono like the other 3 classic elements.
- A very minimal story description at the start. It gives a nice overview, but doesn't have the punch needed to help support the decks.
- While the decks do not seem highly original, there seems to have been thought in deciding which type of deck and combos were needed to help showcase the classic element.

Fall From Heaven Gauntlet

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- Each deck has some nice combos and could be strong against specific deck types brought. another all unupped deck set is nice to see.
- The decks don't have much direct relation other than through the story.
- The decks can be seen subtly through the story, especially since the story references the wardens and the divine seraph.
- A short and sweet type of story. it has a nice round tale to be told that wraps up where it started.
- The decks seem to be partially original in the sense that 2 out of 3 of them are not highly contested PvP decks.

Quest for the Holy Treasure

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- Nicely made set of decks. There is a nice balance between upped and unupped, meaning this would probably not be a FG type of gauntlet nor would it be an AI3 style of gauntlet but somewhere in between.
- A common theme of light based decks is clear and easy to follow.
- Each deck has a nice short thematic description accompanying it.
- The story has an overall gauntlet feel to it. You are searching for something and facing opponents to gain that treasure. Also nice originality on having an additional reward for completing the gauntlet instead of just the average electrum+score.
- Most of the decks are variations on commonly strong light based PvP decks. Only exception I saw was the chroma mark weapons deck, and the super powered morning glory deck.

The Bartenders Blunder

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This story is about booze! Obviously getting all 3 of my votes! 

The Atlantean Gauntlet

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- Each deck looks good and should fare well against several deck types.
- Other than the underlying story, there is not much theme connecting the decks individually.
- The story connects nicely to each deck. The addition of the small description can be clearly seen how it connects the decks.
- A decent story and some nice new fantasy about the mythical gods, but just that a story about gods. I would have loved to see more of clear path of facing the gods for the chance to become one or something similar having a clear path through the decks.
- The decks have some nice combos, even if fairly common. Nice ideas though on some of the variations though.

THE HAUNTLET

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- Each deck has a nice strength to it, and these have a nice flow from rush to control to denial.
- Not a huge theme between the decks other than through the story about fearful entities (spiders, ghosts, dolls, and monsters).
- The connection to the decks hare clearly described and can easily be seen.
- The story while on the short side, helps support the decks themselves nicely. It is a clear gauntlet mission as you are going into a house and facing several fears.
- The originality of the decks isn't huge, as I have found a few in other places of the forum. I did like the rainbow though, as it was not nova/immo based and not all the creatures were the common choices for a rainbow effectiveness.

Toad Trouble

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- A  nice progression of strength level moving from fully unupped to fully upped.
- The pufferfish is understandably the connecting factor in that they all have at least 6 copies.
- The connection between the writing for each aids the individual decks in its description.
- The overall story has a nice feeling to it, fighting fellow students and teachers for the chance to be the best student.
- The originality isn't bad on some of the earlier decks, even though they might not be the strongest.

The Sadistic Chef

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- The decks look decently strong, and could prove to be a tough fight if matched with the right deck.
- The connecting theme is a little vague without the story behind it.
- The story connects each deck nicely, in that each description has a small note about at least one of the cards in it.
- The overall story is good, a slightly clear gauntlet style where you face several food dishes through the course of a meal.
- The originallity is ok on this one. No clear copies of other decks, but clear variations on well known strong combos.

These are just my own thoughts for making my votes. I focused more on theme and story line of the decks then overall power and challenge of the gauntlet. I loved reading through each submission, and my apologies if my comments or criticisms discourage anyone. Also apologies if my summary notes sway anybody else's votes.

[InsignificantWeeaboo]

One the last section I notice a continuity error though in that you state "Your last opponent isn't a person, but four." but that there are only 2 pharaohs instead of what I would expect to be four in the deck.

To clarify, the last deck is meant to have double the amount of cards shown in the deck code (ex. Instead of having 6 Chaos Powers, it has 12). While I did mention that with a small statement, it probably could have stood out a bit more:

Double Draw & Double Cards: Yes

Thanks for the criticism, by the way. This is the only thing I had to nitpick about it.

[Aves]

The results have come in, and... it's a three way tie for first! The Tiebreaker poll is up!

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[Aves]

Congratulations, InsignificantWeeaboo, for your chaotic victory in The Mastery Gauntlet! Your award icon has been given.

[InsignificantWeeaboo]

Huh, I won. Surprised people liked the idea of utilizing Chaos Power so much. I'll just post the ending to the Insanity Gauntlet for kicks.

Spoiler for Winning the Insanity Gauntlet:

After fighting five mentally unstable people, you leave feeling a little conflicted. You didn't really gain anything from the fights, and you don't even know why you were tasked to enter the asylum in the first place. You ponder this for a moment then continue walking, wondering why people are giving you looks of concern.

You got 3 Chaos Powers.

[ARTHANASIOS]

Huh, I won. Surprised people liked the idea of utilizing Chaos Power so much.

Cards like Dirk, Longbow or Elite Antlion are rarely seen in deck-building competitions. I am not sure, but I think this gave you some extra points...