Shadow of Obsidian (AI3 Gargoyle Deck)

[DrunkDestroyer]

As you can see just from looking at the top of the screen, this deck is quite old, but I took it out for a spin, and it worked sufficiently well. So I decided I would submit it to the Deck Archive.
But to do this, I wanted to give a completed deck, not just a picture with some basic ugrading tips. So, here is the slightly-revised deck, with some other hints and tricks to go with it.
(And a much cooler name- Gargoyles are Darkness yet Rocks, therefore Obsidian, and Shadow is self explanatory)

by DrunkDestroyer

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This is not a deck for the people who click and space. It looks deceptively simple, but for true effectiveness, you will have to think about the cards you play.
Gargoyles have quite a bit of health, making them good to drain your opponents CC, while also making them great targets for Liquid Shadow. However liquid shadow can also be used as a form of creature control (Lobotomiser for weak creatures- poison for low health). It is completely dependant on the situation to prioritise.
Dragons are generally for damage, and should only be played with Liquid Shadow to ensure Elemental Mastery.

I have also put in a single Earthquake. Currently, there are no pillarless AI3s, and one earthquake will usually slow the opponent down. It should usually be played on the opponents non-mark pillars, however this is dependant on their draw, and their decks.


To play this in anything other than AI3, I would add a steal rather than an Earthquake, and try to include another somewhere.
If interested in upgrading, Nightfall should be upgraded first, Dusk Mantle, then Towers and Gargoyles alternating.

[hello5666]

Some people are like this. Why use 2 nightfall? 2 nightsfall don't stack.

[binde22]

Some people are like this. Why use 2 nightfall? 2 nightsfall don't stack.

you want to get it earlier

[icybraker]

Wow, looks pretty cool.

One thing I'm worried about is the Titanium Shield... I really don't think that it would be of much use. I'd replace it with an Obsidian Pillar.

[killfer8]

Some people are like this. Why use 2 nightfall? 2 nightsfall don't stack.

There's this card called Deflagration/Explosion. 2 nightfalls is fine

Wow, looks pretty cool.

One thing I'm worried about is the Titanium Shield... I really don't think that it would be of much use. I'd replace it with an Obsidian Pillar.

Yes indeed you already have Dusk mantle wich is enough

[DrunkDestroyer]

Wow, looks pretty cool.

One thing I'm worried about is the Titanium Shield... I really don't think that it would be of much use. I'd replace it with an Obsidian Pillar.

I prefer 2 shields, and titanium is one of my personal favourites, and I just wanted to throw it in there, more out of my interest than making the deck effective.
Aside from an Obsidian pillar- a PA could also  be useful in some situations. The downside is it's a dead card in others, instead of producing 1 extra darkness quanta.

[dekskose]

i would put -1 dragon -1titaniumshield -1obsidian pillar + 3 earthquakes its not always a good card but if you can get it early it can sometimes gurante your win

[killsdazombies]

titan shield has too high of a cost to be powered by the mark. just replace it with an obsidian pillar or really anything XD

[nilsieboy]

i like it,i'd remove the titanium shield and add maybe quicksand for the earth quanta

[DrunkDestroyer]

i would put -1 dragon -1titaniumshield -1obsidian pillar + 3 earthquakes its not always a good card but if you can get it early it can sometimes gurante your win

Earthquakes do not fit with the basic healing aspect. While the shield might be critisized, it does block the most damage per creature with an unupgraded card(ignoring Hope)

If I wanted to put earthquakes, I'd also pack in a few devourers and stone pillars, but then it would be a denial deck, and not a vampiric one.

The most sensible alternative for the titanium shield is a EA or an obsidian pillar.

[avidteen13]

Wow... you really put the "Drunk" in "DrunkDestroyer" when you posted this.  Creature control: Minimal/ineffective.  Permanent Control: Non-existent.  Speed: Slower than paint drying

Not surprisingly, I only won once out of at least ten times.  After that, I figured it wasn't worth the score and quanta to continue.  Maybe it would be alright against the SoD SoG farms if it could outlast them.  But nooo... it's thirty cards.  Why did I spend the electrum on this?

[TkG Anubis]

Wow... you really put the "Drunk" in "DrunkDestroyer" when you posted this.  Creature control: Minimal/ineffective.  Permanent Control: Non-existent.  Speed: Slower than paint drying

Not surprisingly, I only won once out of at least ten times.  After that, I figured it wasn't worth the score and quanta to continue.  Maybe it would be alright against the SoD SoG farms if it could outlast them.  But nooo... it's thirty cards.  Why did I spend the electrum on this?

ok first of all:
creature control/permanent control: who cares... its for AI3. you really dont need control. 
speed: it is a little slow but so is every other vampire deck ive played.  i think its more for fun than for grinding

2nd:
if you only won once you could be having really bad draws or you could just be bad and  you spent the electrum because you aren't smart enough to use the trainer to test a deck.  you dont have to be a dick when you comment on someones deck.

as for the deck i would take out both shields and add another gargoyle and a liquid shadow.  I'm not gonna test the deck but i think it is more than capable of taking out ai3.  upped version is very fun