Spreading Corruption

[Basman-1453]

Aren't the arsenics a bit pointless for a combo deck like this? I'd sooner have 2 dials for an extra little nudge of stall power.

Unless they are designed as PC fodder to save your SoPas, in which case fair enough (unless dials are higher priority than SoPa?)

I think those Arsenics are there as backup damage and PC bait. Also, while I don't think Steal will prioritize Sundial over SoPa (since the attack prohibition applies to both side anyway), I'm not sure with Deflagration.

[Zawadx]

Destroy: Sundial > SoP > Tower
Steal: SoP > Sundial > Tower

Basically BMBalls does it much better, with SoB allowing to set up combo without fail, sosac+dials providing awesome stall combo and an explosion for shields.

This isn't actually rushy enough due to the lack of draw, and it's weak to shields :/

[Treldon]

I did some more testing, and wins are still fairly consistent.

I admit I haven't come up against decks (Ai4) with Fog or Dusk, but for those all you need is to stall long enough to get enough damage to kill even if half of the creatures are deflected

Dims can be a problem (as always), being able to chain for longer than Sosac.


I have also tried to add Dials, but they screwed up the mulligan for me too much.


In short: I admit, BMB is probably better. But hey, this is my first published deck. Let me like it 

[JonathanCrazyJ]

It's a consistent FG farmer. Maybe not as fast / consistant / reliable as others but tbh I prefer this to BMD even if it isn't as good. I feel as though wins and losses are both a little easier to work out quickly with this deck.

Feel proud

[Basman-1453]

For unupped variant of this, I actually prefer using Photons for Afla bait (for those moments when you just have to deploy something when your hand's crowded).

(Note that I still have only four SoSa at this moment, but even if I have all six I think I'm still using photons over sparks.)

[Treldon]

Originally I chose Ball Lightning for that bit of extra damage, as well as having less quanta that the opponent could BH away. But of course RoL is good

[Basman-1453]

Originally I chose Ball Lightning for that bit of extra damage, as well as having less quanta that the opponent could BH away. But of course RoL is good

Or just use Photons instead of RoL. Exactly same stats with RoL, but they don't produce to be BH'd.

In fact, even if I managed to get the other 24 cards (pillars, arsenics, afla, and both shards) upped, I think I still prefer Photon over BL and RoL/Damsel/Gemfinder.

[Treldon]

Photon certainly makes sense

And in retrospect I have found a reason for Arsenics beyond PC magnet: people and AI are likely to use their Purify (if they have any) on themselves when they are sufficiently poisoned, preventing them from using it on you while under Sosac

[Keeps]

Just wanted to toss my word in.

So, BMB has the highest win rate of anything I tested or built for this idea.  However, there are other strong varients.  Because BMB is heavy on upped shards.  Here is a high win rate version unupped version of the idea for other people that's in my collection:

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52g 52g 52g 52g 52g 52q 52s 52s 52s 52s 5ia 5ih 5j2 5j2 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61p 61p 61p 61p 61t 61t 61t 61t 61t 61t 61u 8pp

The original poster's is also a highly successful build, a similiar one that can be used for FG farming.  Mine was (-1 Ars - 1 Sopa + 2 Towers)  I concluded it had a solid win rate but no where near BMB and since it used upped shards, you might as well got for BMB in the end.

Regardless, it's a good build and BMB requires a little thinking, and this one doesn't so if it fits your play style great!

Also photon sucks for this it fights the SOPA, if you can play all three at the same time.  Balls makes more sense.  Plus against the right FGs, you can build out balls without worry, and they start out with 4 more damage, that can be a big deal.

And a ROL + Hope Variants are best with fractal anyways.  So if you are SoPa building those here is a way:
http://elementscommunity.org/forum/deck-compilations/keep%27s-%27the-brave%27-series-also-%27the-not-so-brave%27-%28fg%29%28arena%29%28epic%29/msg1075589/#msg1075589

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