OphidianRealms Article - A Taste of Ophidian
Posted by: Schwartimo
As a designer of Ophidian, I get asked all the time, "hey Gregg, what deck should I use?". I then have to ask back "what style of play do you like?", to which I get a really confused look.
In any event, I'll run through the play styles and discuss what disciplines you should use accordingly.
"Winning through Annoyance". For this you will need Psi (Mind alterations). Basically Psi will allow you do negate your opponents moves. For instance, They play a pump or minion. Umm...No you don't, i just got rid of it. Now I attack you for 60 DMG. Umm..No you didn't, you just hit YOUR 7VP Gladiator, and oh ya, you know how you pumped Ironsides up to 300DMG, well he's taking that as XDMG.
It's annoying as hell, but I love it.
"Arnold Deck" - It will Pump you up. Ok...I had no choice.
For this you will need WAR, WAR, and More War. Pump you Glads until they become so big, that no matter who they hit, they are gonna be dead. This is a fun deck.
"The Fixer." - Next is for those Defensive Players, who like to see their opponent spend all this effort for NOTHING. HEAL, HEAL, and More DMG Prevention. Two words. Simon Bantus.
"The Infidel Crippler Deck" - Turning your opponent's Gladiators in Crippled Freaks, NOT Creapy Freaks. Well that too.
This will totally annoy your opponent as well. Looks like Bio is going in my next deck. "You just Advanced, I'm sorry, yo gonna take DMG fo that sucka". "You just SET your Gladiator, too bad, everyone around them is sicky wicky and taking DMG, SUCKA!"
If you were wondering why I used the word Infidel, it's because this is my article.
Let's not Forget the "Pesky Portal deck". This is the most feared of all decks because of the build up. Minions, Minions, those scary things. A hardcore Portal minion deck must include the Prince (not Jazzy Jeff). Check out the spoiler and you'll know why. Having a swarm of creatures will get your opponents hands all sweaty, to the point where if their elbow touches the cards, they will stick. Enough about sweaty elbows, this deck will scare your opponent until they do something real stupid. And then, let the smack-down begin.
Last but not least. The "CyberPunk Deck". This is the coolest of all disciplines. Why, because I say so! JK.. It's probably the most diverse (there might be some other contenders once the "Rise of Champions" expansion comes out, early December) What's wrong with a little Plug? Anyhow, this discipline is a real resource gainer from Drawing cards, to CP, to attacking minions.
Now that you know basically what each discipline does, go out and create a deck. For instance, you want to mess with your opponent's head, while hitting for major DMGito. Duhh.Psi and War, with a touch of Portal for some minions. You want a nice minion army, but don't care about anything else, you guessed right CYB and Portal.
I hope I taught you a thing or two, and you had a good laugh, cause I sure did writing this.
Adios peeps.
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