Post by: serprex on January 31, 2024, 03:03:36 pm
See relevant thread for details re challenge mode alts (https://etg.dek.im/forum/index.php?topic=1489)
I've spun up a hardcore alt, went with packs only, & then spent all my free packs on random element. Had 3 skele / 3 command in those packs, so made a command skele crapbow. Won a fog at one point, but lost that, & lost my chroma shield too. But my skeleton hoard has remained loyal so far
33-15 vs Commoner
57-17 gathered enough to fill out a duo in deck slot 2, won deflag in test drive
monolife is easy since many green cards a good deck make
skeleton deserted at 82-30
By 200 games in I'm 156-44. Starting to get enough critical mass to escape Commoner. Bow is pretty stable, but started on some more decks
weak life/dark duo
monoaether, waiting for more pieces before I risk these cards
Post by: Septima Rhay on January 31, 2024, 04:36:05 pm
League: Spins-only; hard
Build your own: fire and light packs
200-26 vs. commoners (as of 2/17/24)
Excellent starting deck, super surprised at reliability of draws despite 5x immo and 4x non-quanta fodder. Fire spirit/ash (which can serve as fodder in a crunch), Fire mark, and Fire pillars help balance out some of the immo-fodder inconsistency.
Chroma deck ends up being a very solid grinder vs. commoners.
A mono focused deck will eventually lose some of its core components and the random cards won won't be focused on your mono element. In other words, you'll lose your mono element cards faster than you can replenish them through wins. So a chroma grinder is more stable and you use the 'fodder' cards from wins, while also building up cards for your mono/focused decks.
A mono focused deck will eventually lose some of its core components and the random cards won won't be focused on your mono element. In other words, you'll lose your mono element cards faster than you can replenish them through wins. So a chroma grinder is more stable and you use the 'fodder' cards from wins, while also building up cards for your mono/focused decks.
Septima_stubtoe_in_darkness
Roguelike: spins-only; self-found hard
Build your own: fire and light packs
25-5 vs. commoners
(https://i.imgur.com/qHPFLQmt.png)
Immophoton; had 5 photon, lost one very first game; photon/spirit/mirror for fodder; magma spark army
Immophoton; had 5 photon, lost one very first game; photon/spirit/mirror for fodder; magma spark army
25-5
(https://i.imgur.com/oOIKyWAt.png)
Immophoton. Surprisingly reliable draws with 4 photon in the past 29 games. If I was losing more, I'd have trouble replacing fire cards. So a strong start is needed in rogue like. Otherwise quick crash and burn.
(https://i.imgur.com/oOIKyWAt.png)
Immophoton. Surprisingly reliable draws with 4 photon in the past 29 games. If I was losing more, I'd have trouble replacing fire cards. So a strong start is needed in rogue like. Otherwise quick crash and burn.
Post by: Mixnmatch on February 08, 2024, 11:01:37 am
Post by: serprex on February 08, 2024, 03:22:29 pm
Post by: Elemensch on February 09, 2024, 08:28:18 pm
Right now it feels like there's a disproportionate reward for going pillarless and that's already one of my favorite ways to play vanilla, so it's not really worth digging into as it stands (for me at least).
Post by: serprex on February 09, 2024, 10:32:22 pm
Post by: Septima Rhay on February 17, 2024, 04:20:05 pm
Chroma deck ends up being a very solid grinder vs. commoners. A mono focused deck will eventually lose core cards faster than you can replenish them through wins. So a chroma grinder is more stable and you use the 'fodder' cards from wins.
Pacify and GP have been more clutch than lightning. Commoner creatures are often either very weak (and not worth lightning) or 6hp and higher. Seldom did I find lightning to be needed as a direct spell finisher in close games. Flayer has been absolutely awesome. AI seems to not target flayer due to weak stats? Not sure. I think deflags are the right choice for PC. Commoner PC is often not worth stealing. Embezzle, Anubis, Golem defender, Tomb all outperformed my expectations. Alpha Wolf, Goose performed below my expectations. Stacking shields should be good. Creatures with control actives also should be good. Dolphin is good. BigDieck has shown me this card deserves more attention (and there is PatientDolphins (https://etg.dek.im/forum/index.php?topic=1356.0) by Serprex). Slightly not related, but Waterfall is going to be considered a good card in the near future given the stronger shield meta.