Fighting Aether

[3D House of Beef]

Please post your ideas for combating in this thread. 

Decks that you think would be effective specifically, but feel free to discuss concerns, perceived weaknesses and strengths against their element, cards you think would be effective, and assumptions about how they would choose to face Darkness decks if you were building decks against us.

[TheonlyrealBeef]

Personally I'm thinking quanta/pillar denial decks would be effective against Aether, should they choose to go with Mindgate/Fractal. What I expect them not to use is dimensional shields, because of our notorious Steal.

We should still keep a Steal handy just in case though (there's always something to steal with them).

[3D House of Beef]

I agree with quanta denial vs. Aether.  Dim shields are 6.  Fractal is 9, Parallel Universe is 7, all their critters are overpriced (except Phase Spider, but it's in the opening damage range for Drain Life).  Quint is cheap and strong though.  So they can field delicate but dangerous critters and expect them to be protected.  Lobotomizer also needs to be considered, although they'd have to protect it.  Mind Flayers are also in opening damage range for Drain Life, but they could be quinted even with quanta control slowing them down.  Three quanta is always easy.

Lightning is amazing CC.  It kills every Darkness creature that hits the table instantly (barring Voodoo Doll).  Gargoyle and Lycanthrope both need to survive unmolested for a turn until they can survive a hit.

[Kuroaitou]

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