For PvP fun
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5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f4 5f4 5f4 5f4 5f4 5f4 5f5 5f7 5f9 5f9 5f9 5fc 5fc 5fc 5fc 7do 7dp 7dp 7dp 7ds 8poThere are two main ways to play the deck.
Either;
Mass creature control with bolts while your own unkillable Phoneixes claw chunks out of your opponents HP.
Or
Use Cremate and Immolation to build fast stores of fire quanta, use that energy to burn HP with bolts, then finish off in the same turn with Phoneixes and a scary Fahrenheit.
The fun of it is the variance and confusing playstyle you must adopt in order to use it correctly.
Immo used and nothing summoned? What a n00b!
I use this deck for PvP and you'd be amazed at some of the sloppy play I see after I've immo'd my only damage source with no result for the 4th time in a row. It's quite fun! Firebolt is one of the few bluff cards in the game. This deck manipulates that bluff.
Few points about this deck.
1} Only use your firebolts to win the game the same turn or to CC game winning creatures. If you bolt more than a few, revert your game to mass creature control.
2} If you decide to play the bolts, but have a phoneix in hand you need to complete the damage; play the bolts first.
3} Be smart with your Fahrenheit. If your opponent has some form of perm-control wait until the last moment to use it. Alternatively, if your opponent uses a perm control on your pillars with few cards in hand then play Fahrenheit and you can almost hear the groan from across the internet.
4} Be smart with Cremate. Don't go over-use it until either you have a minor Phoneix out or you have at least 3 bolts in hand. Even with minor Phoneix it's best to wait until you have a bit of an arsenal. (don't buy bullets without the gun)
5} Only play fire shield if it is highly unlikely to be stolen. While not game changing, it can stall you for extended periods of time.
6} Theres a place for everything, big and small. Don't use only one type of Phoneix for this deck. Small ones are for start and smiting, big ones supply about 30-60% of damage if using the bolts against opponent.
7} There are no deflags in here for a reason. They aren't needed. The fear of deflags is enough to put most opponents off using shields too early (keep in mind you'll have a fairy big hand with stored bolts the whole way through) By the time they use a shield at about the 50 health mark it can often be too late. Use shields like phase shield to Immo your Phoneixes with no damage lost. Never play a pointless Phoneix while this shield is up.
8} Starve Otys. Never allow an Oty to rise above 7 health. This means leaving your Phoneixes in ash form when there's one on the field. you can still revive them and Cremate them in the same turn, leaving nothing for poor Oty. Depending on the games advancement, devourers are a prime target for bolts. (Early game; kill it - Late game; conserve and kill its master)
9} Maths can be fun! So use it to calculate exactly when the bang comes. Bolts do 3 damage + 3 damage per 10 quanta. This means 55 quanta can do 45 damage with three bolts right? (3+3+3=9, 9*5=45!) No. Bad maths. Bad.
55 quanta will do 51 damage. [(3*
6)+(3*
6) +(3*
5)]=51 The major digit times 3 +3 is how I think about it. Remember that bolts cost money. The last bolt will deal 3 less damage because quanta goes from 55 -> 49. Much more important than you think. Don't prematurly ejaculate because of maths. It's embarrasing.
Finally, the above deck can and will be changed due to forum input.
I don't have the electrum to upgrade the deck the way I would like to, please be understanding that I know towers work better than pillars. If I had the choice I'd upgrade a second Phoneix and leave the rest.
This deck is for fun! While it is quite a powerful deck in PvP, it was designed around squeezing fun out of the game. If you have a better time with other decks solely because you win more then definitely run with that.
Any and all comments are great and ideas will be incorporated into the design if shown to help the deck.
