2067168:

1381330:

Pesky crafted cards! Why do they have to be so good?

Despite the inherent sarcasm, I kind of agree as well; would it be such a crime to print a few bomb uncommon armors instead of hiding them in the crafting redemption forms?

1193591:

2067168:

1381330:

Pesky crafted cards! Why do they have to be so good?

Despite the inherent sarcasm, I kind of agree as well; would it be such a crime to print a few bomb uncommon armors instead of hiding them in the crafting redemption forms?

Crafted caards are actually pretty easy to get, they are "free" ;(

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1193591:

You can get the mats or the cards for like $10 on Ebay...

Not sure what's your budget is tho

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1195647:

Bonefist Gauntlets seem slightly out of place to me. Resolute Aura is a really key card in this deck, providing a similar yet superior effect by turn four, after which Bonefist are good for nothing other then armor.

In the same slot, for the same cost, you could run Stronghold Gauntlets or Gauntlets of Vindication, which both provide better powers with no exhaust requirement.

Then there's weapon selection. BGG is really only worth a deck spot if you get it in your first hand for the prep. Otherwise its drop-damage-swing ratio is sub par, and it has no useful abilities to compensate. Also, you only have eight weapons, all with cost 5 or greater (sans the chance for prep)... Even with all the armor and a chance to dig for what you need via Herod's, it seems very lop sided, and that you may be on your heals by the time turn 5 comes around.

Consider at least Vindicator's Brand, providing you with some Equipment/Ability removal as well as a cheaper drop.

1193591:

Don't get me wrong, but what's the point of asking for advice, if you say  you can't / don't want to afford the cards that are good in your deck?

If you wanna play a solo deck, you have to know that it's gonna be pricey, if you want a "cheap" deck, just play some ally rush with finishing shouts or pack tactics or whatever...

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2067168:

Basically, the decks hope is to set up this (ideal) scenario:


Turn 1: Brutal Gladiator's Greatsword played using Preparation, and a 1-cost Armor
Turn 2: 1 or 2-cost Armor (Ideally, either this turn or next turn is Bonefist gauntlets, to make sure that the strike is still free on turn 5 even if an armor is destroyed for whatever reason, i.e. tatulla, or to smoothe out a scenario where only two armors are in the opening hand + draws)
Turn 3: 1, 2, or 3 cost armor; If bonefist gauntlets in play, swing into their hero or a protector
Turn 4: Play Resolute Aura, swing for free (for 8 damage) into their hero or a protector, or anything that might interfere with swings next turn
Turn 5: Attack their hero, if they let you through play instant speed Avenging Wrath and hit them for 16, then play Rak Skyfury and do it again.

Obviously this won't always happen. Even with the ideal hand, this scenario provides for the elimination of no more than two protectors before turn 5, and can be gimped by cards such as Hammer of Justice, Thud, and Cyclone, not to mention the weapon being destroyed or not drawn. So, there do need to be additional aspects to the deck to provide a larger-scale game plan and overall consistency. Here's what I was thinking:

Quests: 14
4x Bane of the Illidari
3x A Warm Welcome
4x Solanian's Belongings
3x A Final Blow

Equipment: 23
3x Girdle of the Endless Pit
2x Doomplate Chestguard (The only other 1-cost armor I could find, please, suggest another if there is any)
3x Bonefist Gauntlets
3x Amani Mask of Death (It's 1 armor and it prevents dense protector walls from forming if they happened to draw a hand of, say, three xanatas and two defender nagalaas)
2x Boots of the Resilient
2x Herod's Shoulder
4x Brutal Gladiator's Greatsword
2x Twinblade of the Pheonix
2x Jin'rokh

Abilities: 20
3x Crusader Strike
3x Holy Strike
4x Resolute Aura
3x Glimmer of Hope
3x Lay on hands
4x Avenging Wrath

Allies: 4
4x Rak Skyfury


Thoughts? Improvements? Contributions whatever you name it halp meh