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Rare Heavy Light https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=49931.msg1081150#msg1081150
« on: June 18, 2013, 01:42:10 pm »
The name was just to be awkward.

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Having scoured the rather slim postings on the mono-light board, I'm amazed to have discovered only one deck like this (albeit, very like this). See the much flowier named Divine Miracles.

I built this deck basing it off of comparison to a genus of de facto monos using Flying Weapon and Morning Glory, with the same stall tactics of Sod+Miracle.
This was the best I could do for an unupped genuine mono equivalent.

The advantage of Dragons is card advantage. With Dragons, 1 card is 10 damage. With Flying Glories, even upped, you get 8 damage for 2 cards. The clear downside of Dragons is that those other two cards (together) still cost half as much as one Dragon. Yet changing those pairs for Dragons frees up space for other cards (importantly in the unupped - more pillars).

Generally this deck has a good win-rate in PvP1 though I haven't done stats. It is capable (with a degree of luck) of outlasting mono-Aether stalls. The chance of EM is essentially that of a deck with no healing capabilities, but you can usually win at high HP.

The deck is vulnerable to high defense. Bone wall is a pain, as is regenerative life-gain. Gold Dragons may be tough but they're by no means invincible. It naturally suffers from Light's lack of either PC or CC, too.

And of course one more weakness that bears pointing out: it is super rare heavy - the cheapest thing in it besides the pillars being Dragons.

Critical discussion duly appreciated!
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Re: Rare Heavy Light https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=49931.msg1081151#msg1081151
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2013, 02:08:17 pm »
It needs at least one Solar Shield.

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Re: Rare Heavy Light https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=49931.msg1081191#msg1081191
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2013, 06:10:40 pm »
I did almost this exact deck, except upgraded, when I was in CL.  As majofa mentioned, I think solar shield is a good addition; I think I had two in that deck.  I also had one light nymph instead of a dragon about halfway through, when I got one off the oracle.  I think my version was -2 SoD +2 solar shield and then +1 quanta for 31 cards. (I had it at 31 cards in case of deckout vs 30 card decks, though I never had any games last that long, win or lose)  It does fairly well, but it is extremely quanta intensive, and if you get a low quanta draw, you are in some serious trouble.  With a decent draw, it could beat fast decks like SN rushes, but if your opponent had discord or earthquake, you were screwed.

I don't like the deck as much unupped because the miracles and shards cost more, but it still works.  I like this type of deck, and I've had a soft spot for it ever since a shardless version got me my first tourney win :p

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Re: Rare Heavy Light https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=49931.msg1081272#msg1081272
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2013, 11:42:48 pm »
You are 100% right about Solar Shield - it quickly makes back the quanta investment, and reduces a lot of damage over time too.

I've also been playing with a Light Nymph (current version -2 Sod -1 Dragon, + 2 Shields +1 Nymph), which I like so far (though I think it has it's drawbacks too).

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