Skyfall - innovative & incredibly funny PvP Rush / Arena Grinder

[ilovecandy]

Greetings, fellow Elements lovers!

I've come up with an air/aether/(entropy)-deck that doesn't rely on one or two combos to win but surprises with an incredible amount of card combinations that let you win, usually in turn 5-7, with some PvP matches even being won as soon as the 4th turn. 

Key to the deck are Damselflys, Ball Lightnings, fractals, Parallel Universes and some Chaos Powers thrown in for extra fun, finishing off opponents with Sky Blitz even if they're at full health at turn 4-5. After having played 100+ matches with the deck, I find it has a winning chance of 80-90% (!) and commonly outrushes even Rainbow Rushes or fire bursts.

As I'm having a lot of fun with it (nothing beats finishing off an opponent when he's at 90 health and you're at 5), I thought I'd share it with you! 

Possible win combinations:

- Fractal'ed and Skyblitz'ed Ball Lightnings - ouch.
- 3x Chaos Power on a Ball Lightning - clone, clone, boom.
- Elite Wyrm + Chaos Power -> Dive -> Clone -> possibly clone the stronger one again after diving next turn
- Armies of Fractal'ed Damselflies with a Skyblitz hurt. More than opponents expect.
- having a bad hand to start with? Chaos Power your 2 Damselflies. Win in 5 turns.
- only Ball Lightnings and Chaos Power in your hand? Fine - make it count, keep all of them alive and hit hard
- find yourself with too many air quanta? fractal the Elite Wyrm. Watch and giggle.

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The deck suffers from an early Otyugh, although usually the little hungry monsters can't keep up with the flow of creatures before your opponent's dead. Also, Thunderstorm is bad, but not played by many anyway. Rain of Fire is annoying, but by then, your opponent is at half its health anyway. Apart from these 3 cards, quanta suckers can be very annoying, as I've build the deck to use only the bare minimum of quanta generating cards needed for a fast win.

Give it a try, enjoy the many combinations to their fullest, and let me know what you think! Possible improvements or tips by nice co-players are always welcome.

Have fun making the sky fall on your opponent's head! 

[Pineapple]

-1 aether tower or chaos power because i like 30 card decks :>

I like the idea of combining decks (I've tried it unsuccessfully a few times) but one of the two reasons you should (other than the fun factor) would be because the new deck is more versatile than its predecessors.

Do you find this the case? Or, do you find that each game you're playing a single deck within that game, and that single deck for that game can always be countered and it's only a matter of luck?

Another reason would be because it actually makes the original deck better (it is consistently faster than the deck you're emulating with your 5 turn wins). Do your 5 turn wins always come from one combo? Could a deck based solely on that combo be consistently faster than the one you have here?

Just some questions for discussion.

[ilovecandy]

hi patchx94, thanks for your thoughts!

I've tried the 6 tower version and found it to be more reliable with an additional one.

yes, I do find the deck more versatile; I've tried out "purer" deck versions and have found them to be weak against a handful of particular decks; as losing just because your opponents plays deck X or Y is something I can't stand, I definitely prefer the versatility this deck combination is offering.

"other than the fun factor" - hey, the fun factor is a pretty big one in a game you're playing for fun, isn't it?

my 5 turn wins originate from any of the combos listed above, which I've found intriguing. Decks that rely on a quick single combo often are fast, but can be countered just as easily. And, it adds a lot of complexity if you actually have to check your cards the first 2 turns to figure out how to maximize the possible winning strategy this time. (which makes it a rewarding feeling to win with the deck, in my opinion)

[ilovecandy]

some nice folks in PvP even commented me on this "smooth and elegant" deck today and wanted to check the forum - hope you'll find this thread and have fun with the deck!

[Jaxly]

^
I'm not quite that eloquent but this is a brilliantly fun deck - even to play against!
It's fantastic to see new deck types in PvP - and even better when they utilize little used creatures to an actual positive effect.

I haven't the electrum to build this yet - but it's definitely a new target for me to grasp at.

Thanks for posting, ilovecandy!

[ilovecandy]

thank you, Jaxly! I wanted to share this because it's a lot of fun! if even 2 people are grabbing that deck idea and are having a fun time with it, it's been worth posting. even though I believe that after having tried it out, there might be some more folks that are into it .. !

also, I've never gotten that many "wow, your deck looks fun!" posts and ingame messages from pvp opponents. looks like people like it - all of you that I've been playing against, thanks for the positive feedback!

[ilovecandy]

I've been encountering some similar decks to mine in pvp recently .. anyone inspired by it?

[Kjaska]

I just built this baby, it's sooooo much fun. I had to  chuckle involuntarily the first couple of time I 1-shot my opponent

[Newbiecake]

Wow.. CP Wyrm and Blight OTK in one! Need to try this out. Thanks!

Edit: I find that most often I lack  to Sky Blitz, while diving with Wyrms out. So I've made the following changes:
-1 Blight
-1 Chaos Power
-1 Aether Tower
-3 Twin Universe
+1 Elite Wyrm
+2 Phase Shield
+2 Wind Tower

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A more defensive approach; let's you survive longer against rushes to get your combos out.

[ilovecandy]

I just got killed by Kjaska using my "own" deck. nice shot!  8)

adding lobo and/or fog shield instead of a PU might be worth a try. thanks for the idea!

[Kjaska]

Hahaha, GG mate

I couldn't believe it, when I saw your nick in the game. This deck is so much fun :3

[ilovecandy]

I was just one turn short of skyblitz. hehe anyway, I'm tipping my top hat. you made this deck even better. guys, consider adding permaments like fog shield!