Shak'ars Revenge (FG-Voodoo)

[TheonlyrealBeef]

This deck still works in 1.26, ai hasn't gotten any smarter, and there aren't any major fg changes.
I'm also going to record a ttw for this because I feel like it

[thatnewguy]

This deck should go up in win/lose % because of the voodoo patch.

[TheonlyrealBeef]

This deck should go up in win/lose % because of the voodoo patch.

Indeed, I've had a lot of losses against Hermes because of that lame Fahrenheit bug, and beating Bonds might be slightly easier too, we'll see.

[Malduk]

I'll just say 7-8 turns for win (2-3 minutes), and 2-3 turns for loss (< minute) is how lots of the games end 
Would be interesting to see average turns to win

And yeah, Bond change definitely helps. I'd say a lot too.

[nco]

Cloak + voodoo seems a cool combo , maybe not in this version but it should work. Haven t tested , saw it played by a level3 deck with rage

[pikachufan2164]

Cloak + voodoo seems a cool combo , maybe not in this version but it should work. Haven t tested , saw it played by a level3 deck with rage

Cloak would make the quantum usage go all wonky because the Dolls are only being fuelled by Supernovas.

Silence, however, could be an interesting setup card, as 2 isn't too steep, even when using the Entropy Pendulum version. I suspect that the Aether Tower version would be easier to quanta-balance with Silence, though.

[Skyfox]

Great deck - finally switched from my old RoL standby. 

I hear you, I'm trying to fit the new cards in, but, for now, I prefer the stability afforded by precog's (fewer bad draws) to the stall of silence.  Of course, the precog version can be infuriating if you don't get a pendulum ASAP.

[Daytripper]

Just bought the voodoo dolls, and the entropy pendulums of course. What an incredible retard am I when it comes to the mechanics of the cards I haven't played with. It's so much fun to try everything, but usually I can't for lack of funding. (I don't like using the trainer all the time.)

It blew my mind the deck had only 3 pulls, while the TU does not copy the gravity pull. How can it work, I wonder? (Yes I actually intended to have all the puppets die one by one.) I then followed the odd advice of copying the almost dead doll. (What does an almost dead doll do???) And much to my surprise, the copying itself did damage.

I hate the 3 puppet version, because I don't play decks with the intention to not pull my cards. Just not my style, and statistics can't convince me. It only takes one or two games and I'll give it up. No, when I want a card, I put 4 in, simple as that. I always do it, in fact. If I live halfway through the deck, I also want to win it. 

This is a fun deck and I'm using it  for some quick wins in AI5 now, because I no longer have any electrums. It is very funny and I managed to win with 1 TU a few times. (Puppet had 100-120 HP)  Will keep trying, hope to slay some FG's with it, though I'm not sure this is the best deck for it.

[nilsieboy]

i like the deck but a god by god breakdown'd be awesome, first matches against some specefic gods were hard to find out.

[Malduk]

I've been planning to do a god by god guide with some extra explanations, but that'll have to wait till after the new year, as I'm off to my well deserved vacation tomorrow.

[Krahhl]

I won't do a full guide for every god because many have the exact same strategy, which is standard for voodoo decks.

Play a voodoo, gravity pull and basilisk blood it, TU for the win.

"Normal" gods with just damage (easy, strategy-wise)

Divine Glory
Dream Catcher
Elidnis
Eternal Phoenix
Ferox
Fire Queen
Hermes
Incarnate
Miracle
Morte (poison does make it harder to win, but the strategy doesn't really change)
Neptune
Osiris (not enough momentum for it to be significant)
Paradox
Rainbow
Scorpio (same as Morte)
Seism (as with any deck, play one pillar at a time)

Some of these, such as Ferox, Miracle, Hermes, etc. have very fast damage output and can easily kill your voodoos. Not much you can do, other than TU'ing a doll right before it dies in hopes of drawing more TU's to win quickly.

Unique gods (different enough to require their own explanations)

Momentum:
Gemini
Graviton
Obliterator

If they don't get a lot of momentums out, play as normal and hope for the best. If you can spare BB's, use them on creatures with momentum.

If they get a lot of momentumed creatures, switch to a different tactic. TU whatever has momentum and the highest attack, then use BB's purely for CC. Toss down one voodoo with gravity pull and a single BB to delay their weapon and soak damage from anything without momentum, as well as return the damage against your opponent. Games can be won this way, but the chance is pretty low.

Mutation:
Chaos Lord
Destiny

For Chaos Lord, precognition is really your friend. Wait for him to use mutations on his own creatures before playing your voodoo. If he plays a druid, BB it. You need a lot more luck than is usually required for this deck, and if you see that his hand is full of druids/mutations, it's probably better to save time and quit.

Destiny has a lot less mutation and less quanta to use it. Speed is your best bet, so play as normal, but stop a druid with BB if you need to.

Dark Matter:
Much harder with the tower version than pendulum version. Don't play any supernovas until you have the entire combo in your hand; a doll, a gravity force, and a few basilisk bloods. Before then, just play as many pendulums as possible. If you use towers, you probably won't have enough entropy quanta. Once you have everything, cast a single supernova, cast more later when you need quanta. Your start will be slow, and if he gets a lot of chargers or nymphs early, quit.

Decay:
Quite the opposite of Dark Matter, play as many supernovas as you can as fast as possible. The exception is when you have a lot of everything except earth quanta. Then, save a supernova for when you draw more basilisk bloods so prevent him from draining it all earlier. Damage really depends on eclipse, and the longer the game drags on before he plays one, the more likely he'll drain everything, including aether for TU's. Luck here.

Octane:
Lots of Eagle's Eyes and animates = win. Lots of gases = lose. There isn't anything you can do; just hope that RNG is on your side.

[pikachufan2164]

Nice.

A few things that I'd add to the strategy notes:

Osiris does have Catapults now, so a little more caution should be taken (i.e. leave a little bit more leeway HP than before). I'm not sure when the AI will start launching their Scarabs, though.

Alternate strategy for Chaos Lord: if they get early Druids, then play the Dolls and wait for him to Mutate them. BB the remaining Druids and enemy mutants, then use PU on the strongest mutants on the field. Obviously, PU before BB on enemy mutants.

Sample Screenshot


Here, Chaos Lord got a Druid out on the second turn, so I just played a Voodoo, waited for them to Mutate it, and then TU'ed the mutant and BB'ed their Druid and mutants while my own mutant army attacked for the win.