Anti-Fractal Concept (Fire/Earth)

[Nevermore]

So, with the recent rise of popularity of diverse Fractal decks (RoL/Hope, Pest, Phoenix, etc.), I pondered a bit how to best counter these decks... This is what I've come up with so far:

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This deck tries to exploit two/three weaknesses of Fractal decks:

• Dependency on Aether pillars: Most Fractal decks only have a limited amount of Aether pillars. An early earthquake will delay the Fractal if not prevent it altogether.
• Weakness of Fractal creatues: RoL/Hope is completely useless against a fire shield, Pheonixes are seriously crippled by it, Pest/Eclipse will also die quickly with a firestorm. Two fire bucklers and firestorms ensure that you have some mass creature control ready when a fractal hits.
• Speed: With Cremation and Lava Destroyers, this deck counts to the faster ones and may kill the opponent before a Fractal combo is played. Also, large bursts of quanta bypass the effectiveness of Pests to a degree.

This works quite well so far (tried it mainly in T50), however it faces some serious problem when shields are in play... However, there is also not really space for another 2/3 Explosions or Momentums. So, yeah, suggestions are welcome.

[icybraker]

Yeah, this looks pretty sound. People (like me, for example) also like to pack in Phase Shields in these kinds of decks, so I'd switch out a rage potion for an Explosion. Rage Elixir is really the only card I see here that does not play a mission-crucial element. Protect Artifact can also be switched for an Explosion. Otherwise, nice deck.

Other good counters to Fractal decks are Thunderstorm / Death decks (for Phoenix and RoL), mono-Aether (for damage fractals), or just a faster deck (Vreely's golem deck or a good Shrieker or Adrenaline).

[Nevermore]

You're right, that Rage potion looks a bit out of place. Replacing it by a Explosion is definately good. And that PA, it's pretty necessary to ensure that your fire shield is up against a Phoenix spammer (Explosions), and also helps against a Dark-Fractal deck (Steals).

The Thunderstorm/Conder deck is awesome, but I find it too situational. I wanted a deck that could also perform in a more general PvP environment...