CleanOnion: Nerfing. The one fate that holds a place in the fears of every card in Elements. And boy were these decks hit hard by it!
Zawadx: Scaredgirl's Ultimate False God Killer, the Original FG Farmer.
CleanOnion: Zen, the Shard Deck without Integrity.
Zawadx: He's CleanOnion and I'm Zawadx, and it's our job to analyze their creatures, permanents, and spells, to find out which would win a PVP-DUEL.
Zawadx: For aeons, Gods reigned over the World of Elements. Their names were feared by elementals of all stripes and colors.
CleanOnion: And we do mean all colors! But mostly grabbows.
Zawadx: Stronger, faster, and more powerful, their array of augmented abilities meant that their reign had never been seriously challenged by any elemental who dared to rise against them... until the arrival of the godslayer, ScaredGirl.
CleanOnion: You just said a scared girl? A scared girl beat up all these awesome badass gods?
Zawadx: No. ScaredGirl. No space in the middle.
CleanOnion: ...and I thought MY username was bad.
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Zawadx: Born in the mind of ScaredGirl, the Ultimate FG Killer made its debut in december of 2009, claiming a whopping 66% win ratio against the False Gods.
CleanOnion: 66%? Lame! If I got a 66% ---[finish joke]
Zawadx: Keep in mind that each FG has double the base HP, a triple mark, and doubled deck size and draw.
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- Made by ScaredGirl
- Age: 6 1/2
- Size: 54
- Unmatched by any deck of its time.
- Wielder of the legendary 2-turn sundial
- Hates Seism, Hermes, and Rainbow.
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CleanOnion: Alright, you False God sympathizer, how about you tell me what this thing can do?
Zawadx: Well, the star of this deck was the powerful 2-turn Sundial. A player could stall for two turns and draw a card, at the cost of a single Light quantum.
CleanOnion: Blocking damage for twelve turns - for FREE?! Sounds totally balanced!
Zawadx: That's right. The superior stall power of SGBow allowed it to easily take down a large number of FGs. |  |
Zawadx: The deck also utilized a range of creatures, using different abilities to control the board and lay down some serious damage.
CleanOnion: Who's that orange guy? I like the look of him.
Zawadx: Elite Otyugh is an expensive gravity creature that can devour other creatures. This allowed the Ultimate FG Farmer to easily clear the field of its opponent's creatures.
CleanOnion: What I wouldn't give for a stomach that big!
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Zawadx: Not only that, but the deck also packed some very powerful spells to help clear the board, take the opponent's cards, and survive a lot of damage.
CleanOnion: Improved Miracle? Every single one of my rage-quits has been because of that card!
Zawadx: Fire Storm and Heavy Armor also pair very well with your Otyughs, weakening the enemy creatures and making him even bigger to keep on chomping.
CleanOnion: He really is after my own heart. Probably literally, too! |  
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Zawadx: To add even further to this deck's stall power, Phase Shields, Bone Walls, Feral Bonds and an Eagle's Eye helped to prevent even more damage, and provide even more creature control.
CleanOnion: Dim Shields, too? C'mon...
Zawadx: The extra draw power from Sundials and Electrum Hourglasses also helped considerably. With a deck this size, you need all the-
CleanOnion: YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT BIG DECKS?! BIG-
Zawadx: -moving on... |  
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CleanOnion: Alright, fine. Is there anything this deck can't do? It has all the cards that nobody likes!
Zawadx: the Ultimate FG Killer was weak to heavy control, so False Gods like Hermes, Seism and Rainbow could break through its defenses. Unblockable damage from Poison or Momentum also gave it a tough time.
CleanOnion: And on that note, let's introduce the deck at the very pinnacle of unavoidable damage - Zen! |  
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- Made by SnoWeb
- Age: 4 1/2
- Size: 30
- A competitive deck with 18 shards
- Wielder of the 0-cost Shard of Sacrifice
- Hates Octane, Scorpio, and Decay.
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Zawadx: Zen was a competitive Shard of Void deck, which used-
CleanOnion: Wait - did I hear you correctly? Did you use "competitive" and "Shard of Void" in the same sentence?
Zawadx: You did indeed. With a Darkness mark and 6 Shards on the field, Zen could reduce its opponents maximum HP by 18 per turn!
CleanOnion: Ha! Let's see you use your blasted Miracles now! |  |
Zawadx: Zen used Shard of Divinity and Shard of Sacrifice as support cards, while the SoVs gradually chipped away at the opponent's health pool.
CleanOnion: With those Protect Artifacts, I bet it was much stronger against Earthquakes, too.
Zawadx: Indeed! Siphon Life gave the deck a strong finisher against decks with shields, too. Also, something else you'll notice about the deck... |  
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CleanOnion: NO CREATURES! What will my Otyughs do?!
Zawadx: That's right, Zen only utilizes spells and permanents. Long Sword provides the deck with consistent damage, while the shards do their work.
CleanOnion: Alright. What's the catch? |   |
Zawadx: As with any Shard of Sacrifice deck, Zen is weak to huge burst damage - in terms of False God opponents, Octane's Unstable Gases are very tough for Zen to stand up against. The quanta-draining effect of SoSac also makes Decay a major threat, and Scorpio's Purifies can stop it dead in its tracks.
CleanOnion: All things considered... who wins this PVP battle? ScaredGirl's Ultimate False God Killer, or Zen?
Zawadx: Let's look at the stats! |  
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Zawadx: The simulator shows a pretty close game, but Zen edges out just ahead. SGBow has very strong defenses against most decks, but Zen's Shard of Void health drain gives it a strong answer to all that healing.
