The Pretty Boy Deck (Targ/Lion)

Glad to hear that! Fill free to post your thoughts after trying it. Hopefully the cores will be here by next weekend!!

This might be a total newb question... but why 3 dragons and no Dany?

This might be a total newb question... but why 3 dragons and no Dany?

"WITHOUT the use of Dany since I wanted to see if Targ could build a good/decent deck without her."

Although I think the answer is simply No, in core anyway. Joffrey is definitely not a replacement, especially as 1x Widow's Wail is likely to never arrive until Joffrey's been useless all game and when it does arrive (if he hasn't been sacked already for being a plain 3str monoicon), he's a plain 5str char and they can permanently destroy the only widow's wail with confiscate or We Do Not Sow, Viserys, Rattleshirt, etc. to keep him pathetic.

Dany provides essential card draw that can't be replaced by anything else. Her ability is also among the strongest in game and even soaking up milks leaves her a high strength intrigue-pow that also has among the best stats in game if some whelps are on board (renown, stand after attack and stealth post-milk are unlike any other milked character) and her milkable debuff and intrigue being so strong also inherently means less milks on Drogo Jamie and Tyrion.

I tried this deck. Lots of fun. Lots of murder.

But it can backfire pretty easily if your opponent plays their hand more than the board.

I know that's a little cryptic, but it's what I've experienced playing it on OCTGN.

I have to agree with Vanzig, out of the core Dany is necessary for Targ simply for card draw. She is Targ's only draw engine and thus is kind of irreplaceable. I think counting coppers offsets that disadvantage for you but provides a disadvantage itself by taking up one of your plot slots, I think you'd be much better off running Wildfire to thin the board if opponents flood early. Also Illyrio works really well with Tyrion and probably deserves a slot.

Perhaps I should've specified that this deck was made purely for fun. From what I'm hearing from people is that it can backfire. I experienced that myself but also noticed when this deck is on top, it's on top. So, that makes it a 50/50 kind of deck. Maybe as the first chapter packs get released they'll be cards that could easily slide into this deck.

Joffrey is a really terrible card and you should play Dany. 

I'm toying around with something like this:

http://thronesdb.com/deck/view/2344

But I want to add in Seal of the Hand to help vs Bara, and maybe Varys as well, which will change things.

I built similar deck (without Daenerys), simly because the high cost -curve. I run no Joffrey, but I have Magister Illyrio for standing your characters (there will be gold from Tyrion) against Baratheons. Dany will be missed for the draw. There is no possibility to draw any cards in this deck and it hurts... So Counting Coppers maybe... If there will be some draw options available, Dany is absolutely not needed in this deck.

I didn´t play my deck yet, so can´t say any experience, but the idea is similar.

But in my oppinion Stark deck is better murdering machine than this...

Joffrey is a really terrible card and you should play Dany. 

 

I'm toying around with something like this:

http://thronesdb.com/deck/view/2344

 

But I want to add in Seal of the Hand to help vs Bara, and maybe Varys as well, which will change things.

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