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my Deathly Schrodinger's version (Arena Silver Deck) https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=54946.msg1144839#msg1144839
« on: July 11, 2014, 09:54:35 am »
Hi
This is one of my first arena decks (silver, level 20,bonus dexterity)
http://postimg.org/image/455vcmqxd/
I got the soul catcher from the Oracle and tried to build something balanced around it, but I'm not very confident with the arena mode yet, and I don't understand if it works well with the AI...suggestions?

note: I've been able to try it only against my ether-darkness deck, and it gets easily shut down if I get the lobotomizer at the beginning, lobotomizing all the Cats and consequently the whole strategy...I guess is also weak against otyughs, and basically any anti-swarm deck...
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Re: my Deathly Schrodinger's version (Arena Silver Deck) https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=54946.msg1144845#msg1144845
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2014, 11:00:46 am »
There are many problems with a Cat deck in PvP, and many more when the AI is playing it. The biggest problem is how rarely the AI will use the Cats' abilities. The AI needs 200% of the quanta needed for the ability to have a 100% chance of using it every turn, but then there are more factors that may prevent it from activating them.

As for the normal weaknesses of a Cat deck, yes, CC really wrecks them. Dexterity helps a -ton- with this in mind, but you still need both PC and hard CC to supplement it. While Entropy has both, the hard CC is Chaos Seed or Pandemonium. Seed is weak per card and Pande kills your own Cats, but in Death we only have slow CC via Plagues and Viruses. Slow CC means an Oty won't even die from one cast since Devour adds 1 HP per use, and the likes of Ulitharids will be Lobotomizing many times before death.

The only offence that grows well with Cat is Vulture since Skeletons from Boneyard both lose to PC, mass-CC and any shield. It's not worth packing Nightfall for them at -all-. Now it may seem silly, but the alternative to Vultures are Bone Dragons. In addition, the most consistent damage in Death are Poisons and Arsenics. Balance the deck out with all of this in mind.

You're right to keep at least 3 Bone Walls as it's the best rush-counter shield (can't be PC'd). With all the above in mind, you'll want to try to max out on Chaos Seeds and Cats, and choose between either Poisons, Bone Dragons or Vultures. You may find a combination of the first two is the most optimal. For PC we only have Butterfly Effect, and it's the best we can do. Discord only helps for a few turns, and that's not enough when your deck is slow. Making the deck a trio is a terrible idea since it's a very dedicated duo both quanta- and card-wise.
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Re: my Deathly Schrodinger's version (Arena Silver Deck) https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=54946.msg1144858#msg1144858
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2014, 12:28:55 pm »
mmm, I was not sure about the third color, but I wanted to boost the skeletons as I noticed that once i get enough mana and cats the field fills up with skeletons very quickly...overall it's not worthing it anyway..I'm going to take them off and see how to find more equilibrium, thanks for the suggestions  :), I'll post the new variation as soon as I finish it....
btw,is there a way to get the code of the arena deck other than the trainer?

edit: quick new version of the deck, to be tested, even if i think there are too many cards and it's still too much dependant from the cats, that, as you said, are a bit tricky to be used with the cpu...
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