Mono Aether is driving my crazy

[Provolone]

WHY?? WHY 2 OUT OF 2 DECKS IN SILVER LEAGUE MUST BE PHASE SHIELD CHAINS???
COME ON PEOPLEEE!! WHERE IS YOUR CRIATIVITY???

Im sorry for all that angry...but common, you can use your brain a little more

[ninetyfools]

I only use Mono aether for HB farming. I agree. I was farming Silver and then three mono aethers pop out.  decide to use a little PC now.

[Higurashi]

I don't see a lot of MA's in Silver because they don't generally do so well in terms of w/l as an Arena deck there. Bronze, on the other hand, is the magical land of MA pwnsauce. Anywho, fix your opening post. I don't want to see threads start out with all caps and general rage.

[Provolone]

yeah man, but the oracle should ignore those people who insist on putting 8243 mono aether decks in arena every day

[ZephyrPhantom]

yeah man, but the oracle should ignore those people who insist on putting 8243 mono aether decks in arena every day

Unfortunately, one type of deck has a tendency to dominate the Arena at certain points of time simply because people realize how effective (and 'popular') it is. Firestalls were a similar example of a deck that can be easily made and wreck players prior to 1.29's Fire nerf. (Although that case was considerably worse given Fire's dominance on the entire arena back then)

I suggest looking for a deck that effectively works against MA without sacrificing effectiveness against other decks. AD101 (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,28646.msg392615#msg392615) or maybe The Wrecking Ball (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,32982.0/topicseen.html). Loading a bit of Cheap PC into a rainbow deck is a quick (But not effective) solution if you want to stick with your current deck.

Alternatively, if you observe a notorious trend in the rise of certain Arena decks you can now rate them "thumbs down" if you lose to them. If you lose to a creative deck, you can rate it "thumbs up" to increase it's rating and help it stay up while knocking off the more unoriginal decks.

As mentioned by Higs, please edit your opening post so that it it starts with a calmer voice. All caps is a good way to stop discussion rather than create it.

[Provolone]

hmn i will try these decks..

speaking of it, these new thumbs up/down system its very nice !

[xsindomanx]

Didn't find too many problems with mono aether decks myself. I found that a decent rainbow with 3 or 4 PC could handle them if you skip the first one or two shields and steal the rest (depending on the situation of course).

hmn i will try these decks..

speaking of it, these new thumbs up/down system its very nice !

Most people hate the new rating system, since its same electrum + more time spent...just saying

[Elite arbiter]

Didn't find too many problems with mono aether decks myself. I found that a decent rainbow with 3 or 4 PC could handle them if you skip the first one or two shields and steal the rest (depending on the situation of course).

hmn i will try these decks..

speaking of it, these new thumbs up/down system its very nice !

Most people hate the new rating system, since its same electrum + more time spent...just saying

Speak for yourself there, I like the new rating system better. Its not perfect, but it won't make things worse. Also, since the rating system takes you out like the menu button, it actually doesn't slow the game down by any degree.

[xsindomanx]

Didn't find too many problems with mono aether decks myself. I found that a decent rainbow with 3 or 4 PC could handle them if you skip the first one or two shields and steal the rest (depending on the situation of course).

hmn i will try these decks..

speaking of it, these new thumbs up/down system its very nice !

Most people hate the new rating system, since its same electrum + more time spent...just saying

Speak for yourself there, I like the new rating system better. Its not perfect, but it won't make things worse. Also, since the rating system takes you out like the menu button, it actually doesn't slow the game down by any degree.

On the speaking for myself, I actually found this thread: http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,33128.0.html. Though not many people have responded, the general consensus there was that rating requires more clicking, which may slow down grinding especially in a laggy situation.

Actually, I myself don't have a big problem with the rating system (YET)

[Elite arbiter]

Its just putting the 'back to menu' button a little lower and farther to the right. So when you lose a duel you can just click it, and its equivalent. Its the same amount of clicks as before.

Considering that it made Zanz combine the "You Lost" screen and the "Details" screen, it actually made things faster in some cases.

[furballdn]

Rate their decks down, pack deflags, steal, and pulvy. ????? Profit!!!!

[dragonsdemesne]

The deck I use against bronze league is this:

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4td 4td 4td 4td 4td 6rt 710 710 710 710 710 710 718 718 718 718 718 718 71a 71a 71a 71a 71b 71b 71b 72i 72i 72i 72i 72i 8pk

I don't know if you have those upgrades or the shards, but with more bonewalls and a few creatures it would probably still do alright.  Upped like it is, it almost never loses in bronze, and it does great against monoaether.  It's not bad in silver, but it really isn't quite good enough there for my tastes.