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Shadowsun SM Store Tournament deck
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SmoothCriminal15
, Mar 12 2016 10:07 PM | Last updated Mar 13 2016 01:17 AM
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Tau Space Marines
Combo Tournament Quality
I'm considering taking this to upcoming Store Tourneys instead of my favorite Ragnar deck. But I need help!
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The idea is to drop a Terminator or suped up Blood Angel or Pathfinder ASAP, hopefully turn 1, along with a couple 1-for-1s. Putting the pressure on early has been key.
Gun drones goes on Tactical Squads or Marksmen. Repulsor Impact Field goes on Terminators. Stealth Cadre and Auxiliary Armor go on Pathfinder/BAV/Terminators. I think I'm going to avoid stacking more than 1 per unit, going forward.
The traditional downside of Shadowsun remains. My biggest threat unit(s) getting routed/exhausted/deceptioned. Just have to hope that I draw a Terminator against Tau or Pathfinder against Archon's Terror/Starbane/AM. Even the Odds, Ambush Platform, and Communication Relay are the only ways to further mitigate this weakness.
So far, it's working pretty well, except for when I only get 1 beefy unit, and it gets routed or exhausted. I made some changed to hopefully improve consistency: -1 Fireblade Kais'Vre +1 Pathfinder Shi Or'es -1 Recon Drones -1 Heavy Marker Drone +2 Promotion -1 Deception +1 Even the Odds -1 Repulsor Impact Fields +1 Ambush Platform
I cut double-shields that protect my beef a bit and may miss the impact field, but dropping the gun drones as a combat action more consistently seems worth it.
I'm torn about Promotion/Exploratory Drones/Recon Drones balance. More than 4 limited cards seems too much. Promotion synergizes with Pathfinder. Recon Drones synergize with turn 1 terminator. Exploratory Drones are just nifty imo and have surprising success with stealth cadre and gun drones.
Sample Hand:
Total Shields: 0
Average Shields Per Event/Attachment: 0
Total Command: 0
Average Command Per Unit: 0
Funnily enough, the earliest version of this deck, which held Eager Recruits, made great use out of 2x Crushing Blow and sometimes 1x Indomitable. Crushing Blow was hilarious vs Honored Librarian stacking Terminators and probably just as fun vs Wraithguard.
Funnily enough, the earliest version of this deck, which held Eager Recruits, made great use out of 2x Crushing Blow and sometimes 1x Indomitable. Crushing Blow was hilarious vs Honored Librarian stacking Terminators and probably just as fun vs Wraithguard.
If you have access to Deadly Salvage, I would recommend going down the path of Sae'Lum Enclave and add Devastators.
While I agree and wanted to find room for the Devastators, I'm just not sure what I would remove without pumping the cost curve even higher. The 3x Terminators is pretty key.
The Sae'Lum Enclave needs a few more targets, in my opinion, before I include it. Playtesting showed it to be lackluster in the current deck shape. Primarily because I'm holding my Cardinis in hand, most games.
-1 Firedrake -1 Pathfinder +2 Devastators
-1 Marker Drone +1 Enclave
Not sure I like the look of that, but I have a week to playtest it out.
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If you have access to Deadly Salvage, I would recommend going down the path of Sae'Lum Enclave and add Devastators.
While I agree and wanted to find room for the Devastators, I'm just not sure what I would remove without pumping the cost curve even higher. The 3x Terminators is pretty key.
The Sae'Lum Enclave needs a few more targets, in my opinion, before I include it. Playtesting showed it to be lackluster in the current deck shape. Primarily because I'm holding my Cardinis in hand, most games.
-1 Firedrake -1 Pathfinder +2 Devastators
-1 Marker Drone +1 Enclave
Not sure I like the look of that, but I have a week to playtest it out.