Weekly Featured Cards poll - Other

[TheForbiddenOracle]

Tough choice. I'd either want to know about Thunderstorm, because it never seems useful, or Sky Blitz because I never seem to use it terribly well.

Thunderstorm is in the Oracle counter for Eternal Phoenix and is quite an excellent destroyer of Golem Rushes (synergizes well with Bone Wall).

[Scaredgirl]

For me it was a choice between Sky Blitz and Wings. Both of them would make interesting articles. In the end I chose Wings.

[Hyroen]

Wings introduced such a signature theme of Air which should be included more in the future.

I chose it due to being a fan of thematic mechanics. Not to mention the airborne mechanic was one of the first to unify the element of Air.

Epic art to boot.

[Bhlewos]

Another vote for wings.
Red Bull, it gives you wings.

[n00b]

Another vote for wings.
Red Bull, it gives you wings.

D: I believe this is a variation of my failed attempt at a joke in the Humor section... Ban ban ban!

[Bhlewos]

lol my bad, didn't realize it had been done already. In my defense it's an easy joke to come up with independently, and mine was prompted by calindu's post.

tl;dr Vote for Wings!

[Aves]

Vote for the Eye!

[Kuroaitou]

Search function being down makes Kuro a sad panda. I'll add decks to this article later when I have .


Overview
As a clever defensive mechanic, Air elemental players can thematically grow Wings to soar above their opponent (and creatures). Wings is a shield that will last 5 turns upon being deployed, and will completely block any non-airborne creature (or weapon) on the opponent’s side.

General Use

• Lasts 5 turns upon being played.
• Blocks all creatures that do not have the Airborne passive; momentum-affected creatures can still penetrate the shield though.

While Fog Shield may be cheap (Wings costs 4 and 3 respectively for its non-upped and upgraded versions), Wings has a much more reliable success rate against several deck archetypes (such as the Graboid Rush) that don’t use many or any Airborne creatures. Unlike the chancy Fog Shield, Wings will completely block all damage from a creature that lacks the Airborne passive, and can also block any non-Airborne weapon damage from striking as well.

The shield lasts 5 turns, which can end up being 30 turns total if chained properly (making it longer than using back-to-back Dimensional Shields). However, like every other shield, Wings can still be penetrated by creatures or weapons with momentum, and is also very susceptible to permanent control. For a couple of weapons (Owl’s Eye and Short Bow), rather than having the Airborne passive, they instead have ‘Ranged’, which still allows them to hit through players with Wings.

Despite these small drawbacks, Wings can make an Air player near invulnerable to damage from the opponent. While some elements have a variety of Airborne creatures to penetrate through the shield, others must solely rely on their Dragons (or other potentially weaker and/or utility based creatures) to strike.


Synergies
To help reduce the number of enemy attackers while Wings is in play, Flesh Spider | Flesh Recluse can often take out Airborne creatures by using its ‘Web’ ability. The Spider’s skill makes it one of two that can remove a passive skill (the other being the Phase Spider), and creates a powerful combo with Wings. As it deals a decent amount of damage, its skill can help reinforce the Airborne bonus of the shield, making it a noted design between the Death and Air elements.

Owl’s Eye | Eagle’s Eye can also assist with removing several Airborne creatures. With its Sniper skill, an Owl’s Eye will cause 3 damage towards a creature; the majority of dragons have 5 or less HP unupped, allowing two strikes of the bow to kill it. The downside of using Owl’s Eye in this deck, however, is that if the enemy decides to steal it, the weapon can still penetrate Wings due to the fact that it is Ranged.

Other Cards With Synergy
Shockwave, Thunderstorm, and even Unstable Gas can have their uses with a pair of Wings in a deck. Lobotomizer can also serve as a useful tool against momentum-based creatures that don’t have Airborne, as once they’re status is removed, they won’t be able to penetrate the shield.

Conclusion
Although Wings is a picky shield in terms of what it chooses to block, its opposing element (alongside a few others) will often find out that they are unable to reach the player above them with their creatures. The power of a 5 turn near-invulnerable shield can do wonders against most tactics, especially against deck archetypes that focus on rushing or non-flown weapons to do their job.

Popular Deck
The Wyrm (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=27337.0)

by Kuroaitou

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Other Decks

• Rage Quit Deck (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=3807.0)
• Winged Spider Duo (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=8400.0)
• Winged Speed Rainbow (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=9001.0)
• Hawkeye (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=22575.0)

Time's up! ^^;

[nilsieboy]

deja vu all the way, one of my favorite time cards .

[PlayerOa]

Deja Vu is a very interesting card. Deserves some attention!

Deja Vu was the first non-pillar card I played.

[Calindu]

Deja Vu or precog.

I end up choosing Deja Vu.

[Tiko]

You may want to fix up that Mark in the Example deck, Kuro.

Precog is my vote.