Budgetguard 14: Shadow Paladin Revengers

Hey Cardfighters,

This week I build a deck with a sweet combo that I've always wanted to put into practice. Darkbond Trumpeter into Crisis Revenger, Fritz allows you to fill up your back row extremely easy.

Winning Image: Get early advantage and ride it to victory.


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The main boss of the deck is going to be Ambitious Spirit Revenger, Cormack. His first ability is that he gets +3k when there is another unit in the same column. But more importantly his legion ability is when he attacks you can retire one of your own units to give it +1 critical. The second effect is key to providing extra pressure on your attacks which will carry over your advantage into later in the game. (0.80)


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 Our back up boss is Halberd Revenger, Peredur. His limit break ability bring his on par with Cormack by having you CB1 and retire 2 units when it attacks to give +10k and a critical. This will help you give pressure while his second ability helps fill the field by calling out dark bond straight from the deck.(0.60)

Cost after Grade 3s: 5

For Grade 2s 3x Fighting Spirit Revenger, Macart (3), 4x Masquerade (2)

In the Grade 1 we have 4x QW (1.20) 4x Dark Bond (0.20)

Cost: 27.60

With $12 left we can fit in 3x Magums in the Gzone.

Final Cost: 39.60

Deck List:
Starter: Witch of Banquet, Lir
12x crit
4x heal
3x Crisis Revenger, Fritz

G1s:
4x Revenger, Dark Bond Trumpeter
4x Hellrage Revenger, Quesal
4x Transient Revenger, Masquerade

G2s:
3x Fighting Spirit Revenger, Macart
4x Revenger of Nullity, Masquerade
4x Darkness Revenger, Rugos

G3s:
4x Ambitious Spirit Revenger. Cormack
3x Halberd Revenger, Peredur

G4s:
3x Heat Elemental, Magum

Deck Comments:
      The first thing to notice is that we are running a witch starter. This is because it gets 2 grade 0s when you hit and boost during legion. This will allow you to call out 2 Fritz for no cost and is the main reason we run Cormac as our main boss so we can consistently and easily fill the field.


Match ups:

• Vs. DOTX
• I started out first with no grade 3s in hand but lots of grade 2s. This allowed me to rush really hard. By the end of my grade 2 turn he was at 2 dmg and I drive checked my grade 3. He did a counter offensive. 2-2. I opt to stay on grade 2 and continue to rush. He uses up a lot of guard and goes to 3. He cleans pops Lir with gatling claw. 3-4. I go into grade 3 and legion with 2 macarts on the board to gain board position. this lets me call dark bond into lir, and a masquerade into the last spot in my back row. I add pressure using Cormack's skill but he guards. 3-4. He goes to stride but I PG. I hti him with the crit from cormack but again pull no triggers. Lir gets to go off. and gets me 2 fritz. 5-4. My opponent strides root flare and uses a gatling claw to retire the rest of my field. I opt to go for another legion to refill the field with my macart. I manage to not drive check any triggers again. 5-4. He goes into DOTG which wipes out my rears. I don't have enough guard and he gets the crit to end the game.
• VS. Nova
• My opponent got to start the game off, and the first few turns were pretty uneventful just trading vanguard blows. When we hit grade 2 I went all out calling Macart, Rugos and filling my boosters with darkbond -> fritz. 4-1. He opts not to go to grade 3, I assume to prevent me from using legion/stride and advancing my lead. He targets my rearguards. 4-1. I know I have the advantage so I stay at grade 2 and fill up my field again and he no guards my vanguard and I get the crit to win the game.

Overall Performance:
       I was very surprised and happy with this deck. Its potential for early field advantage and rushing is really high. Usually you can put yourself in a good position to win the game. My Nova opponent got critted at an unlucky time but he was put in a really hard spot by my quick rushing. My DOTX opponent got really lucky and I managed not to drive check ANY triggers at all the whole game but even then I was still really close to winning. I think this deck is a good example of how rush decks are really strong in the current meta.
 

Tips for Mastering:

• Don't be afraid of staying at grade 2. A lot of times you have more rear guards than them and can beat out other players who stay at grade 2
• If you legion Lir back into the deck you can get her out with dark bond to help recover your field against crazy field retires.

Tips for adding money:
     The obvious way to add money to this deck would be to use Revenger Phantom Blaster "Abyss" to replace Cormack and Macart, but you also lose out a little on your ability to create advantage. Overall it should be a good upgrade. The other way to make the deck better is to add in more useful stride units like Atmos.

Do you have any comments on the deck? Want to request a budget deck from me? Please leave a comment and help me help you.

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Thanks for reading,

~Bambi