[Scholar/Order] keep off the grass

[victorybot]

Ok after getting used to some of the RV cards, and the new meta, it seems to me that counters / discards / surprise agents and sites are very common and powerful.

This is a good deck to fight just that

KEY CARDS from RV

4 Piri Reis
4 Militia Intimidation
4 Suleyman
3 Ancient Library
1 Abandoned warehouse
2 Incite Revolt
1 The Mentor's Return
4 The Discovery

BOOSTERS

3 Den Defense
4 Forced Inheritance

ACTIONS

4 Tactical Upheaval (mostly to kill 0 power agents)
2 Family heirloom (to grab MI or IR or AW when needed)
3 Sci Esp
2 Lassitude
2 IA
3 Preemptive strike

OTHERS

2 Ottoman Gunman (+1 with him = +3 across the board with AL)
2 Venezia San Polo


I usually build easy playing decks, this one is not (everything is relative of course ).

If you face a discard deck, grab Incite Revolt ASAP, after that, you're safe. In general, don't play your 11 cards, and don't use Piri to attack or defend unless absolutely necessary.

1st objective: Get Piri Reis on the board! If you do before day 2, I would say 70% chance of victory. In order to do that, use MI (if you have it in your hand) as well as a booster, and then drop Piri. Don't wait, if you get it early enough, it's gonna do massive damage to your opponent's income booster surprises.

2nd objective: Keep him alive with the help of Suley, PS, Sc Esp.
Ideally by now you have either IR or TMR in your hand, and The Discovery. It becomes a very cheap powerful card with the discard ability of the 11 cost cards, allowing you to draw to better defend Piri (and maybe drop another one for safety).

3rd objective: Drop AL, raise their influence... Put it on a region where your opponent doesn't have any site so you can score more points. Even better put it on a Venezia, and use the OG to score more points.

That's the basics, enjoy

[Brontobeuf]

What is IA?
Aren't you short on ressources?
Why not more Familly Heirlooms?
So many questions!

[Tuism]

I think he means in depth analysis. Guys please quietist with the unexplained acronyms, don't assume people know what you're talking about, cos it could also be a hundred other cards. Or a few, at least.

[victorybot]

Good call Tuism, it is Indepth Analysis. I try to mention the full name of the card before using an acronym, this one slipped through.

@ Bronto: I think I'm just right on the resources, since I didn't list The Discovery, which has +2 income, under boosters (I put it in key cards since it has the synergy with the other 11 cost cards).


There is also Militia Intervention that has +1 and draw. If you play one after MI the other you have a nice stack effect.

It is true I do fall short some (rare) times, but I considered it mostly as a bad draw. If you hit The Discovery and one 11 card cost in your starting hand, you are golden.

For the family heirlooms, I introduced it later in the deck building process, as I was facing a lot of discard decks. I use it to grab Incite revolt, and discards become +2 income. I first added 5 in the deck, but I found out it was using to much resources, and slowing the deck.

Maybe a good tweak would be increase the income cards and family heirloom, but I think the drawing power of the deck is such that I hit the cards I need in many of my games.

Ottoman Gunman was a late addition too. It can help at the end of the game, block that Antonio Mangianis that's about to destroy your Ancient Library. It also provides +1 income at the beginning.

It is a control deck to fight control decks, so victory comes usually in mid game.

Please do try it and give me feedback

[Brontobeuf]

I'd add one Fishing Village instead of a Tactical Upheaval. Good with your overall deck, quick ressource and a tutorable solution to various site issues.
I'd remove a second TU for a 3rd Familly Heirloom.
I'd replace the 2 "IA" by 1 more Mentor's Return.
The second free slot would be for a 5th The Discovery.

--> More power against sites.
--> More ressources.
--> Better overall synergy.

[victorybot]

thanks for your input, I will try it out!