Decks you're playing/building/tweaking

[mana]

currently i am tweaking a order/faith rush deck. i would have used media if i would have gotten more PPs... anyway it is a rather uncommon deck. i use mysterious strangers in combination with borgia tower to rush and at the same time take out the strongest enemy handcards. also atm heathen follower is in there and as far as i can see it does a good job there! 5 preemptive strikes are used to prolong the game until i can finish it. ofc AD is used to bring back the main cards the enemy manages to destroy. as strong finishers i got some carlo grimaldis.

inputs welcome

[thedude808]

How does Carlo work for you as a finisher. I use him in my Order/Media rush deck. I use PP to get him out as quickly as possible, and I have MP to make sure he scores and gets his bonus.

If you wait too long to bring him out plus the couple of campaigns it takes to get his power up to a nice level, is he kind of slow? Do you have a problem with opponents blocking with a crap agent so Carlo doesn't get his bonus?

I'm curious how you've worked that out. I like Strangers, though.

[scarlettsiren]

SO GUYS! I am so excited! I pulled Juno from a pack last night, so while on break at work, I tossed together a completely Juno-based deck. Meaning, it would be impossible to win any other way pretty much, since I think I only have 2 other agents (based on draw bonuses) and no-influence sites just to boost income. I popped into Story Mode to try it out, and got THRASHED the first game. I went back and tweaked it, and I won. And won again. All told, it was about an 8/10 ratio for victory. And that was with ONE Juno. I have a feeling this deck could OWN with 5. I got paid tonight, so I'm going to splurge on some more packs and hope I get some more of her, plus more History Glitches for clean-slating to buy time. I am SO EXCITED, guys!!! I have been wanting a Juno deck since I first saw her pop up on a 'Defeat' screen, haha!

Once I get all the multiples I want, I'll break down the deck in the correct thread and get some suggestions/see how others like it. =)))

[Pete]

Mar 28, 2012 23:35:50 GMT -5 scarlettsiren said:

SO GUYS! I am so excited! I pulled Juno from a pack last night, so while on break at work, I tossed together a completely Juno-based deck. Meaning, it would be impossible to win any other way pretty much, since I think I only have 2 other agents (based on draw bonuses) and no-influence sites just to boost income. I popped into Story Mode to try it out, and got THRASHED the first game. I went back and tweaked it, and I won. And won again. All told, it was about an 8/10 ratio for victory. And that was with ONE Juno. I have a feeling this deck could OWN with 5. I got paid tonight, so I'm going to splurge on some more packs and hope I get some more of her, plus more History Glitches for clean-slating to buy time. I am SO EXCITED, guys!!! I have been wanting a Juno deck since I first saw her pop up on a 'Defeat' screen, haha!

Once I get all the multiples I want, I'll break down the deck in the correct thread and get some suggestions/see how others like it. =)))

Lol @ excitement.

[madstryfe]

It is a wonderful thing though isn't it?

[scarlettsiren]

I know, I'm sorry...I'm such a nerd >_< But I did manage to pull another Juno, so my deck has 2. The only problem I'm seeing with this deck is if they both end up in the Archive, I am screwed. I would LOVE to toss in cards like Ancestral Discovery and Benvenuto to fix this snag, but I need my Order cards for blocking (Court Order, Faux Pas) to protect Juno when she's in my hand (from discard) and once she's in my HQ (from neutralization). And obviously I can't be without the scholar side of the deck since the draw cards are essential to me getting the income boosters I need, and Juno herself. Just played an online match and I won, but it took forever! I felt so bad it was dragging so much, lol. Any suggestions on how to overcome my Archive problem without losing my draw/Juno defense? Thanks!!!

[madstryfe]

Such is the glory of sequence buidling to build sequences around the cards you want to play

[thest4lker]

Only way around it I can see is to put in some other kind of win option. You would be amazed at what you can do with 2 San gimignano and a lair of Romulus added to that deck. I played a black/green deck for a long time, with femme fatal as the win. But I also had 3 change of plans, 2 San gimignano, a lair of Romulus, a juno and a history glitch. Packed with a bunch of counters, I had multiple ways to win. You still get the satisfaction of sometimes using Juno or femme fatal, but it was as much fun beating a player with their own strong agents I stole, or dropping 2 San gimignano

[gamemaestro]

You probably won't want more than 2 Juno in a deck unless you have absolutely no other win options. It's tough that they're not very useful until you have 30 gold. I have won some games with Juno in a couple of my decks but it's begging for a SLOW game. If you're that focused on income generation you could always consider Merchant guilds. Give them something to worry about as you build to Juno.

[gamemaestro]

@thedude I get Carlo out with a PP fairly often and even then he's not often a game winner. I don't have MP in that deck although it's a thought as it's media (obviously, it has PP). Something to think about I guess.

[thedude808]

You may not have room for MP, and since Carlo has Official you may not need it. I've been running into fewer decks with a lot of Official agents recently. Maybe it's just my opponents, but maybe the meta is trending away from Official right now. If it is, it's a great time to splash Official.

I was just curious how Carlo was as a finisher in your deck. It sounds like he's working.

Wait. I think my comment was directed towards mana's post at the top of page three. He mentioned using Carlo as a strong finisher in his Order/Faith rush deck which necessarily has no PP. I didn't quote him, though, so maybe not. I don't remember now. My memory really isn't what it used to be.