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The Naked Deck – Episode 1
Posted by
darknoj
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15 May 2012
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Ladies and gentlemen: the story you are about to read is true. Only the facts have been changed to protect the innocent...
It was hot and muggy that night; the kind of night when your sweat sweats and your cloth cling damply to your body. I was hanging out in my usual haunt, playing a few rounds with my usual pals, when she walked in. She had legs; the kind where your eyes could spend a lifetime traveling from high-healed foot to...well forever. As for the rest of her... from long flowing golden curls, to a mischievous smile beneath icy blue eyes... she was a hot cherry pie served a-la-mode and I wanted a slice.
"I hear you're the guy to see about an aggro deck" she said, pouring into the seat across from me, my pals fading into the background of my thoughts.
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The hallmark of an aggressive - aggro – power grab deck is to grab power hard and fast. One of the most effective mechanics to accomplishing this task is to use many characters with the renown keyword. The first instinct when looking to build a deck with a lot of renown is Baratheon, however, do not underestimate Martell, which is superior in many ways when it comes to fielding renown characters.
The first advantage is the variety of non-unique renown characters that Martell can field; while Baratheon does have a good selection of renown characters, most are unique. Why does this matter? Because your goal with this type of aggro deck is to put out as many renown characters as possible on the table, and while a duped characters does afford some protection, that duplicate card only takes up room in your deck without the ability to generate power or increase board presence.
For example, if I draw two cards, and they happen to be two of a unique character, when I play those cards, I will have 1 renown keyword on the board. In contrast, if I draw two non-unique renown characters, when I play those two cards I will have 2 renown keywords on the board.
While having a number of renown characters is a good, we also need to be able to draw them. Playing The Maester's Path (GotC) is a good strategy for improving our chance of this by reducing the overall size of our deck. Again, Martell has an advantage over Baratheon in that it has a good selection of cheap Maesters.
Of course, the ability to draw lots of renown characters does not provide an ability to field them. Martell has some of the best options for fielding strong renown characters relatively cheaply. For example: both The Conclave (CbtC) and Starfall Cavalry (MotA) are strength five characters whose cost is reduced by the number of Maesters or House Dayne characters in play on your side respectively. Since these two traits are plentiful and cheap in House Martell, these two juggernauts can be played for next to nothing and they let you..
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"...grab it hard and fast..." I looked up to the heavy words mumbling paste her red painted lips and the realization that I had been rambling.
After a few moments of tense silence I ventured, “Should I.. continue?”
[To be continued...]
This article had been spiced with 100% pure Loshad - Loshad, for all your editorial spicing needs!
It was hot and muggy that night; the kind of night when your sweat sweats and your cloth cling damply to your body. I was hanging out in my usual haunt, playing a few rounds with my usual pals, when she walked in. She had legs; the kind where your eyes could spend a lifetime traveling from high-healed foot to...well forever. As for the rest of her... from long flowing golden curls, to a mischievous smile beneath icy blue eyes... she was a hot cherry pie served a-la-mode and I wanted a slice.
"I hear you're the guy to see about an aggro deck" she said, pouring into the seat across from me, my pals fading into the background of my thoughts.
---
The hallmark of an aggressive - aggro – power grab deck is to grab power hard and fast. One of the most effective mechanics to accomplishing this task is to use many characters with the renown keyword. The first instinct when looking to build a deck with a lot of renown is Baratheon, however, do not underestimate Martell, which is superior in many ways when it comes to fielding renown characters.
The first advantage is the variety of non-unique renown characters that Martell can field; while Baratheon does have a good selection of renown characters, most are unique. Why does this matter? Because your goal with this type of aggro deck is to put out as many renown characters as possible on the table, and while a duped characters does afford some protection, that duplicate card only takes up room in your deck without the ability to generate power or increase board presence.
For example, if I draw two cards, and they happen to be two of a unique character, when I play those cards, I will have 1 renown keyword on the board. In contrast, if I draw two non-unique renown characters, when I play those two cards I will have 2 renown keywords on the board.
While having a number of renown characters is a good, we also need to be able to draw them. Playing The Maester's Path (GotC) is a good strategy for improving our chance of this by reducing the overall size of our deck. Again, Martell has an advantage over Baratheon in that it has a good selection of cheap Maesters.
Of course, the ability to draw lots of renown characters does not provide an ability to field them. Martell has some of the best options for fielding strong renown characters relatively cheaply. For example: both The Conclave (CbtC) and Starfall Cavalry (MotA) are strength five characters whose cost is reduced by the number of Maesters or House Dayne characters in play on your side respectively. Since these two traits are plentiful and cheap in House Martell, these two juggernauts can be played for next to nothing and they let you..
---
"...grab it hard and fast..." I looked up to the heavy words mumbling paste her red painted lips and the realization that I had been rambling.
After a few moments of tense silence I ventured, “Should I.. continue?”
[To be continued...]
This article had been spiced with 100% pure Loshad - Loshad, for all your editorial spicing needs!
