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Dear community members, inspired by this thread, I decided to make a thread where we post a CIA deck idea, then a community member rates it and posts his/her own CIA deck idea below it. Then another member votes that new idea and posts a new one below etc.

We better use the following format.

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[img] ***place deck's image here if you have made one*** [/img]
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[u] Deck's Name: [/u]
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[b]***place deck's name here***[/b]
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[u] CIA Cards Used: [/u]
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[url= ***place the card's link here*** ][b] ***card's name here*** [/b][/url]
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[u] ETG Cards Used: [/u]
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***card's name here***
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[u] Deck's Strategy: [/u]
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***write a few things about the strategy of this deck and its synergies if any***
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Ok, here I start by giving my submission...

Deck's Name:

Photonic Fission

CIA Cards Used:

Fission (upgraded)

ETG Cards Used:

Hope (upgraded) Ray of Light Amethyst Tower Amethyst Dragon Light Dragon

Deck's Strategy:

A RoL/Hope deck with / synergy instead of / one. Use Fissions on Amethyst Dragons first and Light Dragons later to make more RoLs.

Have fun!!!

[TheAccuso]

Fantastic thread!
Hopefully this can help to judge the real potential on the new cards

[ARTHANASIOS]

Fantastic thread!
Hopefully this can help to judge the real potential on the new cards

Yeah, but I don't see you rating my CIA deck and posting your CIA deck idea next to it!
 
Seriously though, is anyone interested enough about this thread in order to post even a single deck (deck image isn't important, just mention the cards and their links...)?

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Just letting you know guys, the following links can help you to create your own CIA deck images.
http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,45141.0.html
http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,43582.0.html

[Absol]

Probably because your tool is too heavy, and anything else requires too much of a work.

[Rutarete]

Reserving post, will probably have the deck by tomorrow.

Edit - I apologize for forgetting about this.

[dragtom]

dislike your deck-
you have an extremely slow start, as you have no quick fission targets -
The dragons have an high cost,
to get your 1st fission out, you'll need 16 , and it will only give you a few rols.
You cannot use fission on your light dragons, because they wont be on the field untill late game.
2/5

Deck's Name:

tunneler

CIA Cards Used:

Cave In

ETG Cards Used:

vampire dagger nightmare stone tower gnome gemfinder diamond shield

Deck's Strategy:

easy and fast otk, nightmare your gemfinders. Your opponent needs 25/(Cave In's in your hand) creatures to die. Could easily be changed to make a fg otk, but I can't be bothered for that.

edit: just make a new post, rutarete

[ARTHANASIOS]

4/5
Very good idea, but it works only against AI. A human opponent will be smart enough not to play all those Gemfinders, especially by the time you'll have a Diamond shield totally blocking their attacks.

My 2nd Submission:

Deck's Name:

Aquamarine Minotaurs

CIA Cards Used:

Widget

Minotaur

Aquamarine Stone

Avalanche

Wave

ETG Cards Used:

Gravity Pillar & Pendulum

Ice Bolt

Deck's Strategy:

This deck is based on striking your opponent with success. Use Aquamarine Stone's ability to make Widgets attack twice before sacrificing them next turn in order to buff Minotaurs or even (why not?) Aquamarine Stone's themselves. Momentumed or not, Minotaur is always better targeted with Aquamarine's ability in order to attack twice and to recycle his adrenaline faster than normal. Furthermore, use Wave or Avalanche to neutralize permanents (Wave is best early in the game, Avalanche is better for mid-game). Finally, if you have gained enough water quanta, finish off your opponent with a combination of Ice Bolts and adrenalined Minotaurs. (tip: Sometimes it may be better to buff a single Minotaur with many Widgets; that may cause Minotaur to reach an attack of 7 or 8, which is a very sweet adrenaline spot.)

[OldTrees]

Widget is slower than Momentum.
I see no reason for both Avalanche and Wave (not to mention 2 cards out of 33 seems too high/low for PC).
I do not see the reason for 33 cards rather than 30.
It looks like too much  generation.
However the synergies are evident.
4/5

Deck's Name:

BloodThirst

CIA Cards Used:

Ghorapines

ETG Cards Used:

Horned Frog Life Pendulum Adrenaline Deflagration

Deck's Strategy:

Play creatures. Preferably playing the Ghorapines later. Use Adrenaline on the creatures in the lowest slots. Use Deflagration to clear the way. Horned Frog + Ghorapines + 2x Adrenaline = 3, 3, 3, 3, 7, 3, 3, 3 damage

[ARTHANASIOS]

4.5/5
Brilliant adrenaline idea, but I cut 0.5 because it uses only a single type of CIA card and I want to see more. Furthermore, adrenaline is overused in duos and I would prefer to see a non-adrenaline combo instead of this one.

My 3rd Submission:

Deck's Name:

Dryad Tactics

CIA Cards Used:

Pack Tactics

Time Anomaly

Forest Dryad

ETG Cards Used:

Emerald Pillar

Thorn Carapace

Deck's Strategy:

A 6-upped-card deck, Dryad Tactics seems a both fun and effective deck to play. Conjure your Forest Dryads first and 'deja vu' them, gaining both more creatures and healing any damage you recieved at the same time. After having at least 4 Dryads on the field and at least 4 quanta, cast a Time Anomaly. Conjure your brand new Dryads you got in your deck and Deja Vu them too at the next turn(s)! After having a field of Dryads, OTK your opponent if possible by targeting him/her with your Pack Tactics. Thorn Carapace mass-CC combines well with Dryad's healing in order to keep rushers at bay and/or killing hostlie creatures that can harm your army (eg. Otyughs).

[dragtom]

that seems like a strong deck with awesome synergy, but 4 is a bit much for a mark alone to fuel, even with the stalling of the dryads.
Since you've already got upped dryads, why not make it fully upped?
4/5

Deck's Name:

eternal sundial

CIA Cards Used:

give

ETG Cards Used:

pulverizer entropy pendulum supernova sundial graviton salvager nightmare ghost of the past

Deck's Strategy:

-the graviton salvager should be the one that is already in-game. The main idea is to put your pulverizer into the field... give/nightmare a salvager, and give a sundial. Immediately destroy the sundial. The ai will build the sundial again next turn -> destroy it. The ai will build the sundial again next turn -> destroy it. etc... your opponent's creatures will never attack again, while your creatures will. Now I'm sure this deck could actually be made working, but without testing i just put a GoTP for the damage.

[ARTHANASIOS]

7.5/10

Brilliant idea, but once again it works only against AI opponents. Also, Donate|Give mechanics are a little vague imo, so it is not sure this would work in the first place.
Btw, why the card's image is that big? Have you printed it while on full-screen resolution or something?

My next deck...

Deck's Name:

Bow Mastery

CIA Cards Used:

Temporia Weapon Slot Sapphire Maker

ETG Cards Used:

Eagle's Eye Wind Pillar Animate Weapon

Deck's Strategy:

A deck that focuses on using many different copies of 2 different kind of bows, all at the same time. It may be a little tight on quanta, but if its strategy unfolds, it will lock down your opponent's field with great success.