Round 9: Strategy

[bripod]

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Aether: (54 Cards) - 1 match

by bripod

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808 808 808 80a 80a 80a 80a 80d 80d 80d 80d 80d 80e 80f 80f 80f 80f 80f 80f 81q 81q 81q 81q 81q 81q 81q 81q 81q 81q 81q 8pu

Entropy: (48 Cards) - 1 match

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4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vc 4vh 4vh 4vh 4vh 4vh 4vh 4vo 4vo 50u 50u 50u 50u 5um 5um 5up 5up 5uu 5uu 6u7 6u7 6u7 8pt

Light: (76 Cards) - 2 matches

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4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 590 595 595 595 5l8 5l8 5l8 5l8 5l8 5l8 5mq 5mq 5mq 5mq 5ur 61q 77a 77a 7dm 7dm 7ju 7ju 7ju 7ju 7ju 8pm

I know that we can prolly deduce many others from past rounds but I just wanted to post a thread to get us started.

[dragonsdemesne]

Ghostal could probably rape aether (last round it did 3-1) or that light pool.  Entropy's butterfly effects would pose problems for it, though.  I used ghostal against light in a previous round, and the only problems occurred when my opponent got one of two steals.

[inthisroom]

As requested by 10, I tested our 30 card poison dial vs a fully upped 30 card Mono .

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4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 52o 52o 52q 52q 52q 5og 5rg 5rk 5rk 5rk 5rk 5rp 5rp 5rp 5rp 5rp 5rp 5t2 5t2 5t2 5t2 718 718 718 8pk

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808 808 808 80a 80a 80a 80a 80d 80d 80d 80d 80d 80e 80f 80f 80f 80f 80f 80f 81q 81q 81q 81q 81q 81q 81q 81q 81q 81q 81q 8pu

I went 2-4 at first before I adjusted the strategy and ended 10-5.

Even with the aether deck fully upped (which it shouldn't be next round...), it's easily beatable if you use the Sundials to accelerate the draws, I generally waited to be down to 50/60hp before starting to chain the dials, accumulate Poison and hoped for the oh-so-important fog shield to show up as early as possible.

It's definitely an option for bjessee, but he'll have to do some simulations to get comfortable.

[bripod]

As requested by 10, I tested our 30 card poison dial vs a fully upped 30 card Mono .

RT's are useless in that matchup... other card ideas?

Does BJ have a Time Nymph?

[dragonsdemesne]

Remember that we need 50% time cards, so we can't remove the reverse times unless we add other time cards in their place.  Most creatures won't be of much use due to the dials.  A time nymph would be useful since it can still draw cards.  The fate egg might even conceivably have a place; it might turn into something with a useful ability.  An hourglass or two could also be a possibility.

If the fog is that important to victory, and we don't need it elsewhere, maybe we could find room for it here?  It would be awfully difficult to squeeze in, though; the deck's already very tight as it is.

[bripod]

I say let FF sub that match and replace the RT's with Nymphs....   

[bripod]

The more I think aboot it... why not throw FF vs Higs with a few nymphs and go ahead and take her out... put the fear in everyone next round?
BJ, I know that you want this one, but we can achieve so much with this move... drama and a win...

[ffun]

Oh, there you guys go again! No problem for me, I'll just add aether drama to all the earth complaints I already have to read til the end of War... let them throw me in the fire and burn me like the heretic they consider me to be!

For the fun of it, I suggest we make valuka sub it: "ah, it's not ffun, it's just valuka subbing this time" and then... bam! he uses his 2 time nymphs to surprise them!

But seriously, I'm not sure there's enough time quanta in there to play the nymphs and use it's ability consistently (that's 10 time quanta for the 1st precog use). ITR, what are your thoughts after testing this?

[valuka]

I tested a deck vs aether what i fitted to the event card

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4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 52o 52o 52o 52o 52q 52q 52r 5f6 5og 5og 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rg 5rl 5rl 5rp 5rp 5rp 5rp 5rp 5rp 5t2 5t2 5t2 5t2 718 7dm 7t9 8pk

try to save some cards for other deck.
I tested vs this

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61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61q 61q 61q 61q 61t 61t 61t 61t 61t 61t 61u 61u 61u 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 63a 80f 80f 80f 80f 80f 80f 80g 80g 80g 8pu

it went 10-1 in trainer.

[inthisroom]

Even though I think it would really be a lot of ffun to sub again, we might have to chose another match for that because there's not enough quanta production for several or even one Nymph the way our Poison Dial is built now. Fate Eggs would probably be more suited to replace the RTs that are useless vs mono .

Btw, bjessee brought to our attention that might still be able to build a Bonebolt...

And nice deck, Valuka, this it's even legal

[valuka]

this it's even legal

i learned to counting cards

[inthisroom]

this it's even legal

i learned to counting cards

LOL, Val, still illegal, 18 time cards in a 37 card deck