[order] Noble Victory

[pryingtuna85649]

So I've mentioned a few times that despite the availability of Assassin cards widening, I haven't really been able to do much damage with any of the decks I've created with the Assassin cards and that my Noble deck still seems to be what I can count on. So I wanted to post my Noble deck here to see what you all think.

For some reason, I can almost always win with this deck. I remember Tuism saying he didn't really like Beautiful Heiress, so I'm interesting in what he thinks about this deck, too. I'm not sure if it would be considered a rush deck or what...but it works. Here it is:

actions:
By Order of the King x5
Untimely End x5
Forced Inheritance x5
Radical Demotion x3
Court Order x5

sites:
Borgia Tower x4

agents:
Teodor Viscardi x5
Dante Moro x4
Arquebusier x3
Vieri de' Pazzi x2
Beautiful Heiress x5
Charles de la Motte x1
Knight Templar x3
Liberto Alberti x1
Cesare Borgia x1

The main strategy is to pump out Teodors in the beginning (and Forced Inheritance if the opponent doesn't bring out something that needs neutralized) for income boost. Then bring out Borgia Tower, then Dante and Heiress. Arquebusier and Knight Templar usually come out also. Meanwhile, I'm neutralizing whatever I can in order to stay ahead. The strategy is probably pretty obvious though, lol.

I typically don't even see Liberto, Cesare, or Charles...and the one I choose with By Order of the King is Cesare (surprise resolve prevents neutralization). When I get more Liberto and Charles (haha), I wanna try decks with more duplicates of them...but right now, I only have one of each (and only one Cesare).

[Ringel]

Very solid noble rush deck.

I like Beautiful Heiress in Noble Rush. She does a lot, and kept my 99 cent deck ticking for a long time. She boosts your agents in general, but also protects Dante and Teodor from Tactical, and even gets them started campaigning if you don't have any Towers on the board.

I'd probably replace your Knights and Uberto though. Maybe add a fifth tower?

[Tuism]

The more Borgia tower the merrier. That single card makes and breaks noble rush decks. I didn't like heiress in your previous deck cos she wasn't providing that much synergy cos you had pikemen and other agents that doesnt benefit from her. This set makes much more sense with heiress.

Yeah knight Templar makes it easier for your opponent to kill off power. Try more Charles, he's untested for me, but I've been hit with him many many times at 4/4 upwards.

And I don't really like rapid demotion, if you can find some preemptive strikes otherwise maybe pack more offense.

[Brontobeuf]

Add 5 Papal Influence in this deck. You will win more games.

[Tuism]

Yessss don't avoid other colours forgot to mention that. You've now basically got a free pick of the best card any other colour. Take it. Papal influence is a great one cos it gives you that last bit of score you'll need in a rush when you find yourself running out of cards or opponents blockers are getting overwhelming and/or bigger.

[pryingtuna85649]

I actually like the Knight! He's not entirely necessary or depended on, but the boost is nice. And because he's targeted, it saves some of my better agents (like Uberto). It's usually either him or Heiress that seem to get targeted for demolition, which saves the rest of my cards.

Tuism, I get you now. I thought you meant you weren't a fan of Heiress in general. Oops. I'll definitely add another Borgia Tower. And I think adding more Charles is a good idea...just gotta get some more first! And I'm not a big fan of Radical Demotion either, but it has been useful a time or two. I'll rearrange a few of these and see if there's room for Papal Influence. I like that card but have veered away from it because it hasn't worked in the last few decks I built. But that's me building bad decks and nothing else, lol.

[pryingtuna85649]

Oh, and Preemtive Strike is one of only 2 Order cards I'm missing from having one of every Order card. It's expensive though, so I was waiting to fill in some other cards first...and I'd prefer to buy it when I can buy more than one, which would take a lot of saving first! I guess I'm thinking more about utility and price first in the marketplace. But I am having a hard time deciding which ones to get at the same time, lol. I've seen the suggestions (had you post called up on the iPad all weekend long, Tuism!), but I think it's because I haven't played with the cards I'm looking at already, so I'm unsure of using my credits on one versus another. But that's mostly just an "I'm cheap" thing, lol. And I'm getting over it, lol.

And you're right, Tuism! I did get a good free pick of all the cards (thanks again, everyone!!!). That's another thing I have in mind. I'm trying to get some cards that will work with/improve what's been given to me so I can play them with better outcomes. The synergy thing, lol. Which I may be thinking too much of pairing versus the big picture, like you said, Tuism...need to let that go in the marketpkace a bit, I guess!