Guest posts by Hyper-Man

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Deck Help / Swiss Army Rainbow looking for suggestions

« on: December 15, 2009, 10:10:19 pm »

Back to the deck...

Uncle mentioned to remove the Ray of Light out of there. Even though it does add extra baggage to the deck, I can see a specific use for it:

Helping get those first Life quanta when you drop 1 or 2 towers and a Dial on the first turn and the second turn yields no Life quanta yet. The Ray of Light can be down first turn and give you want you need to draw 2nd turn. Also a good early target to draw some direct damage from your opponent to see what they have in-hand.

However, that's the only reason it might be useful. At end-game or even mid-game, it's just baggage.

But this is why I usually steal a Life pillar from Miracle or so early in the game.

You actually hit upon just some of the reasons for including all of the quanta producing creatures. 
With only 1-3 Quantum Towers out any of them can help get a big item of the same color out far quicker (GGemfinder=pulverizer, ROLight=Archangel, BEater=Fire Storm, Damselfy=EQueen or EEye, LDragon=FBond as well as fuel for EQueen & FDruid).  They all become great targets/fodder for the FDruid or Otyugh's during the midgame. They are great at drawing out creature destruction before Animate Weapon is used.  They help keep the deck from getting stuck with 8 cards in hand (from the draw) and not enough quantum to cast any (nullifying the hourglass and sundial card drawing abilities).

BTY, the mark of the deck is Time. And I spend more time in PvP than vs. False Gods.

Yes, the deck can sometimes get bad draws but it has several recovery paths that can open up that are just not available to 'tighter' decks.
It can also get some devastatingly good draws (first or second turn animated Poseidon with more consistent quanta due to the GGemfinder)

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Deck Help / Swiss Army Rainbow looking for suggestions

« on: December 15, 2009, 10:10:18 pm »

I'm looking for ways of improving this deck that don't involve shrinking it.

I personally never even bother it the person asking for improvement ideas has rules on what kind of improvement ideas I can and cannot say.

....

So why did you "even bother" responding to this thread?

There is a difference between constructive criticism and ridicule.
And I thought the point of this game was to have fun.
Not to boast about "Look how great my decks are and how crappy the rest of yours are!"

I still have fun playing the game (except when the desynch error strikes) but I see there is little point in participating in the forums if immature attitudes like yours are prevalent.

Happy Gaming

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Deck Help / Swiss Army Rainbow looking for suggestions

« on: December 15, 2009, 10:10:18 pm »

Don't mind Scaredgirl, she's always like that.

... it'd help if I knew what you were using it for, and what your Mark was.

I've been using it vs. all 3 (t50, PvP and False Gods) but I've had far more success vs. the first 2 than the 3rd.
I'd like to improve it's PvP performance as I enjoy those games far more than vs. the AI.

I currently use Mark of Time.

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Deck Help / Swiss Army Rainbow looking for suggestions

« on: December 15, 2009, 10:10:18 pm »

I'm looking for ways of improving this deck that don't involve shrinking it.

I personally never even bother it the person asking for improvement ideas has rules on what kind of improvement ideas I can and cannot say.

You want to improve your deck? Here's an idea.. make it smaller!

Ok, what size would you suggest that keeps access to most if not all of the major themes currently in the deck?

Major themes? You have those?

To me this deck looks like a typical rainbow with less vital cards (like Sundial and Supernova) and more random useless cards (like Gnome Gemfinder, Brimstone Eater, Ray of Light, etc.).

But there is no need to even look at the cards. The fact that you have 60 cards is itself proof that your deck sucks. Having so many cards makes your deck way too luck dependent.

Wow!
That was so helpful.
Thank you so much.
This is the friendliest forum I've ever posted on.

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Deck Help / Swiss Army Rainbow looking for suggestions

« on: December 15, 2009, 10:10:18 pm »

Yes, I can see it, and there are a lot of problems with it as far as I can see. First off, take out the Ray of Light, Archangel, Gemfinder, Brimstone Eater, Damselfly, Eagle Eye, Leaf Dragon, Poseidon, and Animate Weapons. Leave in either both Pulverizers, both Electrolizers, or pick one of each. Add three more Sundials, and four more (Super)Novas, two Boneyards, another Elite Otyugh, another Fallen Druid, and an Ulitharid. I'm not sure why you want to keep it 60 cards, but just add filler if you really want to make it that big. Just some advice, lol.

So you're suggesting that I make it into a clone of the 'typical' Rainbow deck? I've played vs. that deck in PvP and usually win precisely because of the cards you suggest removing (like an early flying Poseidon for example).

The deck is all about quantum balance.  Not any single combination lock.

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Deck Help / Swiss Army Rainbow looking for suggestions

« on: December 15, 2009, 10:10:18 pm »

I'm looking for ways of improving this deck that don't involve shrinking it.

I personally never even bother it the person asking for improvement ideas has rules on what kind of improvement ideas I can and cannot say.

You want to improve your deck? Here's an idea.. make it smaller!

Ok, what size would you suggest that keeps access to most if not all of the major themes currently in the deck?

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Deck Help / Swiss Army Rainbow looking for suggestions

« on: December 15, 2009, 10:10:18 pm »

Can't see the picture. I'd fix it for you, but it requires me to login to the site to view it, and I'm not going to sign up. Try hosting it on a website like this one here. (http://"http://www.tinypic.com/")

Can you see it now?

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Deck Help / Swiss Army Rainbow looking for suggestions

« on: December 15, 2009, 10:10:18 pm »

I'm looking for ways of improving this deck that don't involve shrinking it.

(http://www.herogames.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=32979&d=1257883963)


If I had Shards of Gratitude I would certainly use them to replace the Feral Bonds.
Beyond that I am somewhat stumped.

Oh... and the mark is Time.