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Newbie Death Scarabs Deck: Super Cheap https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=30511.msg387701#msg387701
« on: September 01, 2011, 02:31:21 pm »
Start with your basic Mark of  :death starter-deck.  Trade out the  :gravity cards for 4 scarabs and a  :time Pend.  Trade out the Skeletons, Plague, Poisons, and the Flesh Spider for more time pends, and the Bone Dragon for another Bone Wall.  Switch the Mark to  :gravity.  You should have 52  :electrum left.

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Beat level 0, complete the 3 starter quests for a bit more  :electrum, and trade your Dagger for a Hammer for a teensy bit more damage.  Once you get your rare, pick Eternity.

Basic strategy is to drop the Viruses and Scarabs ASAP, followed by a Boneyard,  Bone Wall and Vultures.  Try not to drop a Vulture until you are ready to either infect a card with Virus or devour one with Scarab.  Use the Virus/Scarab combo to CC and feed your Walls and Vultures, cannibalizing your Skeletons when the enemy's side is either empty or to high HP to devour.  In a pinch, you can even choose to devour a Virus to get your other cards a boost.  I prefer this over the basic Otyugh combo because the Scarabs grow each other in ways Otyughs do not, and because the Eternity rare will make your Skeletons more than just Scarab-food.  Obviously, if you can get a Pharaoh to drop, consider using it instead of a Scarab, for better growth. 

It's not unbeatable (a  :gravity/ :aether combo will make you very sad, as will a hyper-rush deck) and will rarely EM, but it's consistent and readily available to a new or restarting player.

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Re: Newbie Death Scarabs Deck: Super Cheap https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=30511.msg387705#msg387705
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2011, 02:38:07 pm »
What is the point of this deck exactly? I can't see this doing very well in any of the area's that actually matter, PVP ai3 etc.
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Re: Newbie Death Scarabs Deck: Super Cheap https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=30511.msg387708#msg387708
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2011, 02:44:12 pm »
It's done just fine in ai3 in my testing on trainer.  It's not a rush deck, but a feeder/growth deck, and should be played as such.  Sorry if that wasn't clear in the OP.

As stated, it's an attempt at a viable out-of-the gate deck that isn't already stickied to the tutorials area.

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Re: Newbie Death Scarabs Deck: Super Cheap https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=30511.msg387719#msg387719
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2011, 03:17:06 pm »
I went ahead and tested it against a few ai3s, failed each time like i originally suspected. The offense is simply far to slow. And i always had an overabundance of gravity and death quanta. The scarabs went above 3 health a total of once in those 3 games. 

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Re: Newbie Death Scarabs Deck: Super Cheap https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=30511.msg387769#msg387769
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2011, 05:05:19 pm »
replace some stuff with some sparks and you're good to go.

 

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