I'm new to the game and was recommended this deck. It is brilliant and has allowed me to farm pretty efficiently and get upgrades.
I mostly stuck to the recommended fights list at the top of the previous page but I also fought matches against Morte and Scorpio and skipped Rainbow and Seism but I was also a lot more inclined to skip gods with Explosions if I had a bad first few turns.
That still leaves a
lot of gods this deck had a great chance to win against.
One thing I added that others talked about already was an improved purify- I won it early and thought "Oh hey let's use that" and I thought it was a nice addition.
it a) Gave me a chance for a lot more EM victories. b) is inexpensive and can be played early and may help delay the need to start your shield chain for a turn or two c) is immensely useful vs Serket, Scorpio and Morte.
Unimproved purify might be able to do a similar job with regards to points a) and c).
Yes, the water quanta might also be better used on an early flayer but overall I found that Purify earned it's place in the deck.
I think the deck also forces you to make choices- when to start a shield chain, whether to have a break in your chain, what and when to fractal. It is also stressful constantly checking those shields- I lost a few 'Won' games by letting the shield slip after enduring all sorts of stuff then just making one litte mistake
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I think the rares are enough- 1x Miracle, 2x Pulverizer.
The upgraded Hourglasses and Miracle are definitely worth it but the deck doesn't fall apart without them.