Strategy List: Aether

[willng3]

has incredible tools for it to use against us.

Strengths:
-Immortality:  So many creatures we can't target plus the ability to bestow Immortality to anything they choose...Immortal, Phase Dragon, Quintessence, and let's not forget about the Turquoise Nymph.

-Replication:  FRACTAL, Parallel Universe, and god forbid we neglect MINDGATE.

-Creature Control:  Lightning, Lobotomizer

-Shields:  Dimensional Shield...

-Other Creatures:  Spark, Phase Spider


Weaknesses:
-Creature Control:  Yes, we all know that the vast majority of 's creatures are immortal, but when it comes to synergy with other elements (Fractal), mass CC is very important.

-Quanta Denial / Permanent Control:  Aether's best cards are terribly expensive to play which in turn means that cutting their source of power off would seal their fate.  Also, Stealing / Blowing up Mindgate and Dimensional Shield is a useful tactic as well.


Fractal is about the most obnoxious card ever created...honestly, it leaves too much room for creativity and different deck types.  Also, the addition of Mindgate seems to give Aether an unfair advantage against just about everything.  Counter these two cards first, then we'll see what else we can take down.

Most likely synergies:
/ :  There's a potential for Fractal Micro Abominations from anyone who can use upgrades but not much else here.
/ :  Fractal + Charger is a threat.  Dimensional Shields + Armagios could be used as a stall though.
/ :  Fractal + Hermatite Golems?  Really not sure.
/ :  Frogtal...if this was used we could never forgive Aether.
/ :  Fractix, though this is more of a threat with upgrades.
/ :  Fractal Squids, but with Adrenaline this isn't a great threat.
/ :  Unupped RoL/Hope variation.
/ :  Phase Spider + Wings + Dimensional Shield, again, 48 turns of pure stall isn't fun at all.
/ :  Sundials + Dimensional Shield, 24 turns of stall, not fun.
/ :  Fractal Vamps, Fractal Devourers, the usual.

We need a LOT of discussion on this one.

[hrmmm]

most evil stall ever:
 /   protected dim shields (with fractaled golems last war)

but they might use this mighty deck against someone else.
like every team they cant fill up every deck with a dim stall. maybe thy wont trouble us with this.

maybe they come with fractal sparks / bone wall /vulture/plague deck?

well a monumentumed scorpion+ chimera deck might work here?

[Glitch]

Great news guys.

Aether took off-element pendulums.  The longer the war goes, the weaker they'll get.  Pay attention to which duos lose, we probably won't see them ever again.

[willng3]

Just keep in mind that during the first round they only lose a maximum of 6 cards which means we can expect to see those decks again, granted modified slightly, in round 2.

[Glitch]

Still, it means they're vault is week.

Also:  What are we gonna discard from the deck Yeliyayue took?  (BTW, that was a GREAT match on our end.  We say the wings deck coming and took the only counter we had.  What else could have possibly stood as much of a chance?  Yeliya did a great job with it too.)

EDIT:  Holy crap, aether's battle thread just suggested that they had to put together a panic deck, first round.

There is no doubt in my mind they'll be the first to drop.

[hrmmm]

yep build 9 decks is tricky for every team with this vault amount.^^

darkness also had the smalest vault -- they probably run in problems aswell. hrhr
btw. im sure wizeslnarf will start the salvaging thread soon.

[hrmmm]

decks aether used in round 1

boingo (win) vs fire:

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5lf 5lf 5lf 5lf 5lf 5lf 5lh 5li 61o 61o 61r 61r 61r 61r 620 620 620 620 620 620 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 63atinkady vs air:

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5f3 5f3 5f3 5f3 5f3 5f3 5f6 5f6 5f6 61o 61o 61q 61q 61q 61t 61t 61u 621 621 621 621 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 63aartagas (win) vs. light:

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52o 52o 52o 52o 52o 52o 52q 52q 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61q 61q 61q 61q 61q 61q 61t 61t 61t 61t 61v 61v 61vgocubbies1212 vs. water:

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5f6 5f6 5f6 5f6 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61q 61q 61q 61r 61t 61t 61t 61t 61t 61u 61v 61v 620 620 620toimu13 vs death:

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5lc 5lc 5lc 5lc 5lc 5lc 5li 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61q 61s 61s 61s 61s 61s 61v 61v 620 620 620 620 620 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 63aicecoldbro vs. light:

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5c2 5c2 5c2 5c2 5c2 5c2 61t 61t 61t 622 622 622 622 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 7ae 7ae 7ae 7ae 7ae 7aeThraexis11 vs time:

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5um 5um 5um 5um 5up 5up 5up 5uq 5uq 5ut 5ut 5ut 61q 61q 61u 622 622 622 622 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 63aDragoon1140 (win) vs. fire:

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52o 52o 52o 52o 52o 52o 52q 52q 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f0 5f4 5f4 5f4 5f4 5f4 5f4 5f5 5f6 5f6 5f8 5f8Mrpaper (win) vs. water:

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5ia 5ia 5if 5if 5if 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61q 61q 61q 61q 61t 61t 61t 61u 61v 61v 620 620 620 620