[Gold-faith-media] • Funds for Rhodes

[obdy]

Hi,
I'd like to share this deck for it's more effective than I would have imagined at first, not being very fast, (still : 20 matches, 20 wins so far and because I'm fond of comentaries, ideas and suggestions.
The idea was to recycle my proletariat deck that din't work anymore (especially with the Merchants Guild I sincerely believed in that has lost a lot with the new income memories)

5 Political Patronage
5 Holy Day

4 For the People
5 Magnetic Personality
4 Losing Faith
3 Tactless Theatrics

5 Cyril of Rhodes
5 Assassin Recruits
5 Imperial Gardener
5 Sly Smuggler
4 Young Farmer

total 50 memories

Basicaly, it works like any merchant/peasant deck : Draw via Assassin Recruits - Boost your agents and give them defense via Sly Smuggler. The defense is what saves you from fast decks.

Now, when your stuck with your defense against a strong attack, that's where Cyril comes in with his domination a trumendous fast boosting thanks to the Gardener.

enjoy

[lurifaxb]

A very interesting combo! Like the use of gardener and Cyril in a merchant deck. Want to try

[ironcladtrash]

FYI the Buried Cathedral and Gardner bug is fixed. You can massively pump up Cyril with that now.

[obdy]

Buried Cathedral sounds nice ;D... Maybe in stead of Tactless Theatrics. There're there to get rid of Ottoman Gunmans, Street Thespains, Darims and the order dignitaries that are quite a la mode these days... but I LOVE your idea

[ironcladtrash]

I can't take credit for it, that was coolkendude. I just know people were waiting for it. Your deck seemed like a good place to point it out. I have been trying myself and it was fun.

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[Tuism]

If the cards do what they say on the card, which they do, I don't see why it's bugged. This was discussed in another thread, which Hurdler said it shouldn't be a bug but will check with Marc (game design head) to see how they want to handle it.

I've also given that combo a try, not extensively though. Cyril's usually big enough without needing that combo

[ironcladtrash]

Tuism not sure I am following you. I was only pointing out it was bugged before and now it's not. I linked to the discussion too.

[nadcel]

I tried a buried cathedral + imperial + cyril but too slow, needed 3 cards even if 2 are tutorable.

But add cyril in a merchant deck is rly interesting.
I did it for my merch deck. Rly nice to have 2 ways to play it, and both are effective.
I wouldn't have to put losing faith but i see courtesians quite often theses days so i guess i have to....

[Tuism]

Sept 1, 2012 11:37:53 GMT -5 ironcladtrash said:

Tuism not sure I am following you. I was only pointing out it was bugged before and now it's not. I linked to the discussion too.

Oh oops, I thought you were talking about the discussion on whether buried cathedral is supposed to give Cyril his bonus. My bad

[obdy]

Sept 1, 2012 11:09:33 GMT -5 Tuism said:

I've also given that combo a try, not extensively though. Cyril's usually big enough without needing that combo

I agree, it is surely fun to have a 49/49 Cyril, but what's the use ?

[kyleess]

I have built several decks around this three card combo. The biggest plus is that you can use timing to get fresh Cyrils out as bait, say 2/2. Wait until they are going to score right after the turn of the day. Then, when your opponent plays a 3/3 or something, they are going to get smashed

The biggest problem with the deck is that Cyril is untutorable. You have to pair it with green to make sure you get him as none of the cards he synergizes with will help you win the game without him. If Cyril doesn't show up by day 3 and they have any agent removal at all (or worse, copy him) your goose is cooked.

[Tuism]

It's a combo, lives and dies by its key cards

[lurifaxb]

Well, it doesn't rely on Cyril as only combo. Merchants with sly smuggler get really brutal. Plus you have great draw with the merchants to speed it up.