Unupped Fractal Devourer/Vampire

[Tharios]

I did a search and the only decks I found using this concept were in Deck Help and the Elder Archive.  So, here's my version of something I would've thought would be more common.

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Since I started, I have upgraded some of the pendulums.

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It tends to EM fairly often from what I can tell, but I haven't actually tried to put together stats.  It's relatively quick, and I frequently beat out rush decks.  The primary strategy is to Fractal a Devourer and fill at least a row and a half with them, maybe two rows.  Fill the remaining slots with Minor Vampires.

The Vampire Stilettos are included for obvious reasons, and the nightfalls are for overcoming shields and/or one last major assault to kill an enemy in one more turn rather than 3 more.

I tried Drain Life and Steals, but they don't really help enough to justify themselves.  I may go back to Steals though, because Flooding and Thorn Carapace are total death for this deck if you can't shut your opponent down with Devourers first.

Like I said, I'm sure this has been done plenty of times before, but my search turned up little, so here it is.  Sorry if it's a dead horse being beaten.

If it's completely unoriginal, anyone have pre-existing stats?  It currently seems to work exceptionally well.  If I played hard enough, I could probably up a card every hour or so I think?  But I play so slowly and infrequently by nature, that I only up 4 or 5 cards a week.  No, a super-fast deck will not help with that...I can't play this game that often...I can't play ANY game that often.  I have the time, but not the interest.  I am THE casual gamer.

[trisk22]

You're right, this deck has been made before and it is sometimes used as an FG grinder. What opponent are you facing, by the way? I agree, you should definitely put steals back in, and maybe a dusk mantle or 2.

[Tharios]

You're right, this deck has been made before and it is sometimes used as an FG grinder. What opponent are you facing, by the way? I agree, you should definitely put steals back in, and maybe a dusk mantle or 2.

Uh...what do you mean by, "what opponent"?  I've only been battling AI3's with it, so...all of them, I guess?

I may still put steals back in for a "just-in-case" scenario, but the dusks are out.  The core of the deck is the devourers.  Get at least 12 out and even a nova can't help the opponent.  Total shutdown in no time.  Anything that reduces your chances of getting a devourer, a fractal and enough pendulums to get them out quickly will have to be of pretty major importance.  Already some "just-in-case" cards in the form of stilettos and nightfalls, steals will be pushing it as it is.  Hence why I'm still on the fence about it.

That said, since minor vampires are so weak, I have been considering tossing in a few dragons to speed up the kill potential of the deck.  But I don't like flinging that much firepower without gaining life for it.  Drain life won't help in that department either.

Ah well, I'll think of something.

[kobisjeruk]

upgrade nightfall next
twice the atk bonus for just +1 quanta

[Tharios]

upgrade nightfall next
twice the atk bonus for just +1 quanta

I don't really care about that.  The nightfalls are barely staying in as a necessity against shields, that's all.  I don't want devourers that do damage most of the time.  Any damage I don't gain as life reduces my EM chances.

Then again, if the opponent dies faster I won't need to gain as much.  Crud...

Ah well, we'll see how it goes.

[trisk22]

upgrade nightfall next
twice the atk bonus for just +1 quanta

I don't really care about that.  The nightfalls are barely staying in as a necessity against shields, that's all.  I don't want devourers that do damage most of the time.  Any damage I don't gain as life reduces my EM chances.

Then again, if the opponent dies faster I won't need to gain as much.  Crud...

Ah well, we'll see how it goes.

I think that you should finish upgrading the pendulums, and then vamps since you say that you are having a damage problem.