Guest posts by Amphetryon

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Trio & Quartet / Re: Eternal Scorpion AI3 Grinder

« on: July 22, 2011, 03:17:05 pm »

It can be a slog at times, definitely.  It's oftentimes proven pretty fast to me, but perhaps I just lack perspective on what is considered a speed deck.

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Trio & Quartet / Eternal Scorpion AI3 Grinder

« on: July 22, 2011, 03:00:17 pm »

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First off, I built the deck because I love scorpions in this game.  If I can get a blessed scorpion out by turn 3, the AI is extremely hard-pressed to win, though I find it best to wait until I can cast both in the same turn.  Originally, I used all pendulums, but it seems to run much more smoothly with the light pillars included instead.  While hourglasses help get to the cards I need, as a 40 card deck I sometimes wind up with accidentally hilarious hands like 3 blessings, 3 lightning bolts, and a pillar.  Anubis is obviously there primarily to provide some safety for the scorpions. Oftentimes, hitting the opponent only once or twice with the scorpion and then using rewind tactics is sufficient to win.  It ran just fine with no upgraded cards.

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Deck Help / Re: Some Advice Needed for my Voodoo Rage deck in AI3

« on: July 10, 2011, 07:51:44 pm »

OMG! While getting ready to try this type of deck I won a green nymph! Its a sign from the elements GOD! And my pet is an amber nymph!
While this isn't the best kind of deck, try this:

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Tried AI3 a few times and it worked pretty well. Rage pot a voodoo 2 times, then vampire it.

As I said in the first post, my original deck had Liquid Shadows in place of Minor Vampires.  They made the deck run unpredictably and - often - slowly.

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Deck Help / Re: Some Advice Needed for my Voodoo Rage deck in AI3

« on: July 10, 2011, 05:31:36 pm »

Nope, now I'm ending up with far too many situations where I have Rage Potions with nothing to target, or Voodoo Dolls clustered in the deck with no Rage Potions to boost them....

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Deck Help / Re: Some Advice Needed for my Voodoo Rage deck in AI3

« on: July 10, 2011, 12:38:48 pm »

Thanks for the input.  Swapped out the Minor Vampires and Nightfall, and some of the pendulums for pillars.  Better?

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Deck Help / Some Advice Needed for my Voodoo Rage deck in AI3

« on: July 10, 2011, 11:00:11 am »

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Mark of Fire.  I find myself losing consistently (roughly 25% win ratio) against  and the Firefly Queen, with under 50% against  .  Originally, the deck had Liquid Shadow in place of the Minor Vampires, but it seems more stable now.  Helpful advice besides upgrading is greatly appreciated.

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Rainbow Decks / Re: Firefly Adrenalbow (unupgraded)

« on: July 06, 2011, 07:00:09 pm »

Hmm, with only 6 novas, it might be hard to find quanta, and if you get no novas, this deck becomes ridiculously slow.
I'd recommend trimming it down. (Have you checked out Pillarless: The Creation of Life?
This deck looks a lot like it. If you haven't seen it already, take a look!

I haven't seen it yet; I did do a search to try to make sure I wasn't posting a clone.  Thanks for the tip!

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Introduce Yourself / Greetings and Salutations

« on: July 06, 2011, 05:13:56 pm »

Hi all.  Long-time Gamer/CCGer here who stumbled upon Elements and caught the bug, big time.  Nice to make your acquaintance.

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Rainbow Decks / Firefly Adrenalbow (unupgraded)

« on: July 06, 2011, 05:06:35 pm »

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This is my first attempt at a Rainbow deck.  It's designed to get cards out as quickly as possible, and then use Adrenaline to stamp over the opponent before an adequate response can be made.  Right now, it's probably a bit bloated at 45 cards. 
Quantum Tower: Rainbow deck, so Quantum it is.
Nova: Lets you play a majority of creature choices on turn one.
Virus: Quick Death mark creature that doubles as removal for devourers like Otyughs and Scarabs.
Rustler: Default Life speed creature.  Use  to generate  to make Adrenaline more accessible.
Adrenaline: With tiny creatures as the focal point, Adrenaline allows them to hit like the big boys.  If possible, target Firefly.
Deflagration: Shields are a major problem for this deck.  Use this to get rid of them.
Purify: It's available for the cost of a single Nova, prolongs life and purges Poison.  Why not?
Blessing: Blessing + Adrenaline = Dragon-level damage.
Dragonfly: Costs  , generates  .  Ensures you'll have the quanta to cast Firefly.
Firefly: Believe it or not, this is the deck's heavy hitter.  Generates  to make Blessing easier to cast.
Vampire's Stiletto: This is the only rare weapon that can drop on turn 1 with a single Nova.  Life gain is a bonus.
Lightning: Remove Dragons, or speed the opponent's demise.
Any helpful suggestions to pare it down or otherwise improve it?