The Damsel's Nightmare [Fun][AI3][AI4]

[Gandora]

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Tell me, can you hear
The damsels scream
Loud and full of fear?
The vultures are near,
The vultures are here.

They rip the heart out their chest
And leave after this cruel theft.
Their bones are all that's left.

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Can be played with Nightmares unupped --> (highly?) reduces efficiency but makes it newbie friendlier (but who'd up his first cards for this anyway??).
Quite fun deck, depends a bit on luck because you hope for your enemy creatures to die asap.
Nightmare Damsels they have 50% of dying against Shield. Make sure you do that after you have set up Shield and Vulture.
Nightmare also stalls opponent and provides some heal.
Kill 1 HP creatures with Parasite.

Optional cards:
Steal,SoFr, Vamp Stil/Dagger
--> Replace with: Nightmare
Parasite
Vulture
Damsel.
If played upped, also a Pillar could be switched.
A Vamp Stiletto/Dagger can be considered as 31th card.

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Much more efficient. Works against AI4.

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You fool, you really still believe,
That with hope you can achieve,
To escape this terrifying hell?
I can hear your funeral's bell.

I say, leave behind your little spark,
And run away from the flying shark.
He will lift you up from the ground,
To fall down and die you're bound.

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Only disadvantage: You have to have both cards (Spark & Nightmare) everytime. Because unlike Damselflies, all sparks have to perish. That's why it has -1 Condor +1 Spark. Wins fairly well against AI4.

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Feedback appreciated.

[dark ripper]

Heh. Funny! I believe 7 pillars are really not enough. Damsels being 0 cost cards can emerge on starting hand thus leaving it with hardly any pillars. Maybe -1 damsel and -1 skull shield or a parasite for a couple of bone pillars more. After all you need just one damsel for the nightmare! Ill definately give it a shot 

[MasN]

Why do the damselflies have to be upped? Won't photon spark do?
EDIT: Oh.

[Gandora]

Why do the damselflies have to be upped? Won't photon spark do?
EDIT: Oh.

Spark could work but Damsel have few extra advantages:

They stay on your side of the field --> more consistent damage.
You can use them as CC decoy.
Enemy Damsel turn to skeleton which in turn can be killed again with parasite --> 2 kills for one creature.
Enemy skeleton can fill enemy field an prevent playing of other strong creatures (yep, that is doable).

[MasN]

I believe sparks autobecome skellies?

[Gandora]

I believe sparks autobecome skellies?

Holy s**t, you're right! I didn't know that xD

Well... in that case sparks might indeed be better, especially because they lead to unupped skeletons.
First disadvantage now is that for every spark you need a nightmare (and vice versa) but that might be affordable.
Second disadvantage: my cool poem would make no sense

I will update the OP later Done, thanks for the input!

[Gandora]

OP updated.

[Zawadx]

Wow, really creative and fun idea! But isn't it a bit too overkill on the Skull Shields? Maybe -1 Skull +1 Tower?

[Faro]

Thunderstorm in the first version would fit so well

[MasN]

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By adding the most OP combo in the game, I somehow managed to take it a completely different way. Now, where did I put that explosion?

[theelkspeaks]

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By adding the most OP combo in the game, I somehow managed to take it a completely different way. Now, where did I put that explosion?

How is the new version supposed to work? SoP your own sparks while fractaling into the enemy so you get death effects, and sundial to prevent the damage?

[Mnasyllus]

This is an innovative, and very fun deck.  However, AI3 is a bit frustrating right now because it seems EVERY deck has a counter in just a few turns!

Here's the version I'm playing:

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Obviously, I'm missing some upped cards.  The plagues are amazing because they kill all the damselflys the opponent has and then they all turn into poisoned skellies!!  The Shard of Freedoms offer a counter to some shields and a PC target that isn't a skull shield.  I considered using a cloak but the cards most troubling to the deck aren't countered by it.

Nightmare is interesting because 9 out of 10 times the AI won't play the damselfly's on it's next turn EVEN WHEN PLAYING AN AIR DECK! Therefore, it's a fantastic stall card in addition to being a key piece of the strategy.  If you're digging for Condors or shields and have a few Nightmare's in hand - it's possible the ai won't play a card for several turns ... just keep giving it bad dreams.

To Gandora: Thanks for this deck -  I needed some fun!