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Keyser: /* Things to Consider */

2009-11-19T22:14:43Z

‎Things to Consider

Angelatheist: /* Don't Get Caught Off Guard */

2009-08-26T06:53:28Z

‎Don't Get Caught Off Guard

Angelatheist: /* Don't Get Caught Off Guard */

2009-08-26T06:52:00Z

‎Don't Get Caught Off Guard

Angelatheist: /* Things to Consider */

2009-08-26T05:38:40Z

‎Things to Consider

Angelatheist: /* Don't Get Caught Off Guard */

2009-08-26T05:36:31Z

‎Don't Get Caught Off Guard

Angelatheist: /* Three Approaches */

2009-08-26T04:14:08Z

‎Three Approaches

Angelatheist at 04:12, 26 August 2009

2009-08-26T04:12:17Z

Angelatheist: /* Three Approaches */

2009-08-26T04:07:30Z

‎Three Approaches

Angelatheist: /* Three Approaches */

2009-08-26T04:04:51Z

‎Three Approaches

Angelatheist: /* Don't Get Caught Off Guard */

2009-08-26T04:02:55Z

‎Don't Get Caught Off Guard

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 “Know when to hold ‘em. Know when to fold’em. Know when to pass”'''
-A round ends when both players pass. The player that passed last will play second the next round. This means, that passing first and making sure you play first next round, can be extremely important. You can move a creature out of range of your opponents newly played threat. You might be able to dim or remove this threat with a Lysis. You might be able to use that first critical move to save your creature or destroy his.
+A round ends when both players pass without playing a card. The player that passed last will play second the next round. This means, that passing first and making sure you play first next round, can be extremely important. You can move a creature out of range of your opponents newly played threat. You might be able to dim or remove this threat with a Lysis. You might be able to use that first critical move to save your creature or destroy his.
 Knowing when to pass can make the difference between winning and losing.

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 Buildings with two or more vision: [[Vapor Mahal]] (Ele), [[Bamboo Watch Tower]] (Syl), [[Great Oak]] (Syl), [[Beacon of Celador]] (Syl), [[Ivory Spire]] (Syl) [[Earthworks]] (MF), [[Hadarck's Fort]] (MF), [[Foul Obelisk]] (DL), [[Bone Fortress]] (DL), [[Eye of Varexes]] (DL)
-Building damage cards: [[Tremor]] (Ele), [[Fissure]] (MF), [[Volcano]] (MF), [[Sink Hole]] (MF)
+Building damage cards: [[Tremor]] (Ele), [[Fissure]] (MF), [[Volcano]] (MF), [[Sinkhole]] (MF)
 Creatures that come into play undimmed: [[Cinder Mogi]] (Ele), [[Lightning Elemental]] (Ele)

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 Here is a list of some of the more common cards you'll play against. Be on the look out for them and find the best ways to use them yourself.
-Creature Removal: [[Sunburst]] (Ele), [[Cloudburst]] (Ele), [[Icy Encasement]] (Ele), [[Volcano]] (MF), [[Fissure]] (MF), [[Lysis]] (DL), [[Possession]] (DL) <often combined with [[Crypt Doctor]] or [[Alter of Ix]]>, [[Teleport]] (Syl), [[Ascent]] (Syl), [[Entangle]] (Syl)
+Creature Removal: [[Sunburst]] (Ele), [[Cloudburst]] (Ele), [[Icy Encasement]] (Ele), [[Volcano]] (MF), [[Fissure]] (MF), [[Lysis]] (DL), [[Possession]] (DL) <often combined with [[Crypt Doctor]] or [[Altar of Ix]]>, [[Teleport]] (Syl), [[Ascent]] (Syl), [[Entangle]] (Syl)
 Creatures to scout and expand with: [[Craig Scout]] (MF), [[Galom's Prospectors]] (MF), [[Elven Scout]] (Syl), [[Thistle Falcon]] (Syl), [[Hell Cat]] (DL), [[Red Imp]]s (DL)

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 If you have a [[Hypnotic Banshee]] or [[Apprentice Timesap]] in play, using their ability should be one of the first things you do. Dim his creature before he can attack with it. Otherwise, he will attack, kill your creature, and dimming his creature will now be a mute point.
-Playing cards such as [[Blindweed Poultice]], [[Telda Bloom]], or [[Reform]] should be done after your opponent has attacked your creatures. If you heal a creature before it takes damage, then casting the heal was somewhat useless. A card like Telda Bloom should be played after your opponent has attacked your creatures but before you attack his. You don’t want to heal his damaged creatures, too!
+Playing cards such as [[Bindweed Poultice]], [[Telda Bloom]], or [[Reform]] should be done after your opponent has attacked your creatures. If you heal a creature before it takes damage, then casting the heal was somewhat useless. A card like Telda Bloom should be played after your opponent has attacked your creatures but before you attack his. You don’t want to heal his damaged creatures, too!
 Some cards should be played after your opponent has moved or attacked with his creatures. If a creature is dimmed, it can’t move of it’s own accord, so casting [[Cloudburst]] or [[Teleport]]ing a dimmed creature into water is a great way to kill creatures with 2 or less health.

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 Creatures to scout and expand with: [[Craig Scout]] (MF), [[Galom's Prospectors]] (MF), [[Elven Scout]] (Syl), [[Thistle Falcon]] (Syl), [[Hell Cat]] (DL), [[Red Imp]]s (DL)
-Buildings with two or more vision: [[Vapor Mahal]] (Ele), [[Bamboo Watch Tower]] (Syl), [[Great Oak]] (Syl), [[Beacon of Celador]] (Syl), [[Ivory Tower]] (Syl) [[Earthworks]] (MF), [[Hadarck's Fort]] (MF), [[Foul Obelisk]] (DL), [[Bone Fortress]] (DL), [[Eye of Varexes]] (DL)
+Buildings with two or more vision: [[Vapor Mahal]] (Ele), [[Bamboo Watch Tower]] (Syl), [[Great Oak]] (Syl), [[Beacon of Celador]] (Syl), [[Ivory Spire]] (Syl) [[Earthworks]] (MF), [[Hadarck's Fort]] (MF), [[Foul Obelisk]] (DL), [[Bone Fortress]] (DL), [[Eye of Varexes]] (DL)
 Building damage cards: [[Tremor]] (Ele), [[Fissure]] (MF), [[Volcano]] (MF), [[Sink Hole]] (MF)

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 If your deck is one that needs three or so domains in order to play your key cards, you will want to protect your base rather than sending out a rush. You will protect your buildings and territory with creatures , spells, and enchantments until you have the two or three domains needed to play your cards.
-Once these cards are played, you carry out your strategy, whatever it may be. You may want to cast a [[Barkskin Dragon]] with [[Energy]], a [[Blind Assassin]] or [[Tortured Ghost]], a [[Bilgrim’s First Prototype]] or a [[Dag Cannon]] and then wreak havoc. You may want to use [[Charm]] on your opponents creature. You may want to have a solid protected base and cast a [[Bronze Statue]].
+Once these cards are played, you carry out your strategy, whatever it may be. You may want to cast a [[Barkskin Dragon]] with [[Energy]], a [[Blind Assassin]] or [[Tortured Ghost]], a [[Bilgrin's First Prototype]] or a [[Dag Cannon]] and then wreak havoc. You may want to use [[Charm]] on your opponents creature. You may want to have a solid protected base and cast a [[Bronze Statue]].
 The possibilities are almost endless, but remember that this strategy is susceptible to building and/or mass destruction cards (Tremor, Sink Hole, Volcano, etc). Your 3 domain creatures are also susceptible to removal spells ([[Lysis]], [[Sunburst]], [[Fissure]], etc)

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 Mountain Folk often uses [[Galom's Prospectors]] to find a hill or mountain near a flux well, control it for a turn, and insta-build a building on that spot. Sylvan and Dark Legion can see the other wells with fast creatures such as Scouts or [[Hell Cat]]s or high vision creatures such as Thistle Falcon.
-Expanding towards the center can be accomplished by placing your first building one space towards the middle from a flux well and placing two two vision buildings towards the center, such as [[Earthworks]], [[Foul Obelisk]], [[Great Oak]]s, [[Beacon of Celador|Beacons of Celador]], [[Bamboo Watchtower]]s, etc.
+Expanding towards the center can be accomplished by placing your first building one space towards the middle from a flux well and placing two two vision buildings towards the center, such as [[Earthworks]], [[Foul Obelisk]], [[Great Oak]]s, [[Beacon of Celador|Beacons of Celador]], [[Bamboo Watch Tower]]s, etc.
 When expanding, you must be able to defend your buildings. Expanding in a way that allows your opponent to kill your buildings before you can kill their creatures means you are a huge disadvantage, especially because most buildings cost five or more flux.
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 Creatures to scout and expand with: [[Craig Scout]] (MF), [[Galom's Prospectors]] (MF), [[Elven Scout]] (Syl), [[Thistle Falcon]] (Syl), [[Hell Cat]] (DL), [[Red Imp]]s (DL)
-Buildings with two or more vision: [[Vapor Mahal]] (Ele), [[Bamboo Watchtower]] (Syl), [[Great Oak]] (Syl), [[Beacon of Celador]] (Syl), [[Ivory Tower]] (Syl) [[Earthworks]] (MF), [[Hadarck's Fort]] (MF), [[Foul Obelisk]] (DL), [[Bone Fortress]] (DL), [[Eye of Varexes]] (DL)
+Buildings with two or more vision: [[Vapor Mahal]] (Ele), [[Bamboo Watch Tower]] (Syl), [[Great Oak]] (Syl), [[Beacon of Celador]] (Syl), [[Ivory Tower]] (Syl) [[Earthworks]] (MF), [[Hadarck's Fort]] (MF), [[Foul Obelisk]] (DL), [[Bone Fortress]] (DL), [[Eye of Varexes]] (DL)
 Building damage cards: [[Tremor]] (Ele), [[Fissure]] (MF), [[Volcano]] (MF), [[Sink Hole]] (MF)

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 Expanding by way of construction is risky, though [[Hill Giant Contractors]] can turn this into an extremely viable strategy.
-Mountain Folk often uses [[Galom’s Prospectors]] to find a hill or mountain near a flux well, control it for a turn, and insta-build a building on that spot. Sylvan and Dark Legion can see the other wells with fast creatures such as Scouts or [[Hell Cat]]s or high vision creatures such as Thistle Falcon.
+Mountain Folk often uses [[Galom's Prospectors]] to find a hill or mountain near a flux well, control it for a turn, and insta-build a building on that spot. Sylvan and Dark Legion can see the other wells with fast creatures such as Scouts or [[Hell Cat]]s or high vision creatures such as Thistle Falcon.
 Expanding towards the center can be accomplished by placing your first building one space towards the middle from a flux well and placing two two vision buildings towards the center, such as [[Earthworks]], [[Foul Obelisk]], [[Great Oak]]s, [[Beacons of Celador]], [[Bamboo Watchtower]]s, etc.