Round 5 - Strategy

[willng3]

Well it appears I've been cast aside this round, but regardless I will not falter in my endeavors to bring down our foes.

Matches this round:
  killsdazombies
  brettbstock

  Belthazar666
  hrmmm

  Xuru
  Gl1tch

  Nadrin
  Spielkind

Woo only 4 matches!  Team UW finally makes their appearance here...I'm not too sure if I like the sound of that or not.  We have as an opponent again?  Seriously?  Oh well, better make the most of it.  and have me the most concerned.  with its massive card pool and good grasp over our weaknesses due to previous failures holds an unmistakable advantage here.  is just unpredictable...there's no telling what they might throw at us.  Also, hrmmm please keep in mind what I posted on the Round 4 - Strategy list before taking part in any PVP deck testing; we really need to take proper precautions here.  Good luck Team !

[Daxx]

I am betting that Fire will run a / deck against us. If not, we can punish them by running Thorn Shields early-game to kill their creatures, then Emerald Shields late-game to avoid bolts, or else rush them to death. Of course, their Vault is deep so we could face something very different.

What best counters a / combo? It's a shame we can't go for quanta denial without our devourers, but is there another way? We could try to out-rush them and risk them packing lots of CC, or we could try stalling them and risk being out-stalled.

Personally I would suggest throwing down a mono- rush, with Cockatrices, Frogs and Adrenalines. Very basic, and might just be fast enough to work. It'll win or fail on its own merits, and we'll be throwing the game to chance rather than skill.

[ratchetspyro94]

I am betting that Fire will run a / deck against us. If not, we can punish them by running Thorn Shields early-game to kill their creatures, then Emerald Shields late-game to avoid bolts, or else rush them to death. Of course, their Vault is deep so we could face something very different.

What best counters a / combo? It's a shame we can't go for quanta denial without our devourers, but is there another way? We could try to out-rush them and risk them packing lots of CC, or we could try stalling them and risk being out-stalled.

Personally I would suggest throwing down a mono- rush, with Cockatrices, Frogs and Adrenalines. Very basic, and might just be fast enough to work. It'll win or fail on its own merits, and we'll be throwing the game to chance rather than skill.

Add another r and a t and you have my last name 

We will have no clue on what  would use cause they can use anything....
Ill have to agree with you on Team  .
Time I have no clue cause I dont really use time but they would probably take a  / dou or a Mono  imo.... tho it depends.

[willng3]

I am betting that Fire will run a / deck against us. If not, we can punish them by running Thorn Shields early-game to kill their creatures, then Emerald Shields late-game to avoid bolts, or else rush them to death. Of course, their Vault is deep so we could face something very different.

What best counters a / combo? It's a shame we can't go for quanta denial without our devourers, but is there another way? We could try to out-rush them and risk them packing lots of CC, or we could try stalling them and risk being out-stalled.

Personally I would suggest throwing down a mono- rush, with Cockatrices, Frogs and Adrenalines. Very basic, and might just be fast enough to work. It'll win or fail on its own merits, and we'll be throwing the game to chance rather than skill.

There's just one problem with the / combo:  without upped Sundials, the deck fails miserably.  If they do use it against us, it's going to be a completely different variant than before.  I still suspect that will use a Speedbow more than likely, but it's anybody's guess.

[hrmmm]

There's just one problem with the / combo:  without upped Sundials, the deck fails miserably.  If they do use it against us, it's going to be a completely different variant than before. 

ermm...
http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,14616.0.html
http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,15600.0.html
http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,15854.0.html
nope, it wont need dials^^
the trick on a fire stall = just destroy anything that can be dangerous. put in some miracles... voila

they also have tons of discords and used them sucessfull vs. life.
we should be prepared for a fire shield in any case vs. fire.

I still suspect that will use a Speedbow more than likely, but it's anybody's guess.

what we know: their deck cant be more then 30 cards.
due this im sure they use a eternity stall somewhere. but they might use that more likely vs.  then against us.
so yes, we could face some kind of speedbow. maybe with some cc on a stick, like armored oty or owls.

[willng3]

There's just one problem with the / combo:  without upped Sundials, the deck fails miserably.  If they do use it against us, it's going to be a completely different variant than before. 

ermm...
http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,14616.0.html
http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,15600.0.html
http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,15854.0.html
nope, it wont need dials^^
the trick on a fire stall = just destroy anything that can be dangerous. put in some miracles... voila

they also have tons of discords and used them sucessfull vs. life.
we should be prepared for a fire shield in any case vs. fire.

You do realize each of those decks was used by and not , right?  How many of the cards used in those 3 decks do you suspect has up its sleeves?

[hrmmm]

of corse i know that, willing3.
you dont need much  cards to feed that combo. since you pack alot of cc you have enough time to let your pendulums gain 15 for a miracle.

tell me then, dear  strategist, how many times did fire win vs.  ?
and how likely could they salvage some miracles?

if its not possible (or unlikely) that they can do such a dou, we should prepare us for the  / .

[willng3]

of corse i know that, willing3.
you dont need much  cards to feed that combo. since you pack alot of cc you have enough time to let your pendulums gain 15 for a miracle.

tell me then, dear  strategist, how many times did fire win vs.  ?
and how likely could they salvage some miracles?

if its not possible (or unlikely) that they can do such a dou, we should prepare us for the  / .

Looking over my last response I realize that I may have sounded much more antagonistic than I had intended D:  I was asking for clarification on exactly what they could throw at us, which you have provided.  Thanks...

[hrmmm]

i took no offence here, willing3, np.

its just hard to predict what fire will take against us.
a fire/miracle stall we lost too many fights or the discord/phoenix deck that also did well -.-

[Glitch]

I think I've finally figured out the strategic decisions life has been making this war that I didn't last war.

We're evolving.

I mean, look at us.  At the start, how many graboid rushes did we plan?  How many counter discord decks did we make?  Evolving means we'll survive into the later rounds, and as other elements suicide, we're 4-0.  We've passed water and gravity, and darkness and time aren't looking too hot.  Earth is also making a lovely plummet, and with UW's shitty round, that makes 5 elements below us.  We could be looking at a top-6 finish here.

You have no idea how proud that makes me of all of you.  <3