Monday, January 18, 2010

All right everyone. As promised, I decided to show off our favorite Danian decks that seem to really pop up everywhere, but for now I'll only post the creatures and mugic since locations, and attack decks will take up too much space.

Deck 1: Neekwin revival

Vilrik Landfarer {Mipedian Balladeer's Flute} Neekwin {Vial of Liquid Thought} Ulmquad {Talisman of the Mandiblor}

Neekwin {Ozlai's Wreck} Illexia {Weightless Energy Vessel}

Lore: Ancestral Caller {Weightless Energy Vessel}

Mugic:
Adaptive Progression
Chorral of the Apparition
Elemental Ellegy x2
Unbalanced Battlesong
Cadence Clash

Now, we all know this deck, Neekwin revival. This deck uses Vilrik to deal with attacks like SCR and Whirling Wail's troublesome abilities, while Ulmquad gives that little extra damage support. Illexia gives defender to protect your creatures, and Lore: AC acts as a block to other revival decks, and acts as your primary caster. We have all thought about using this deck at one point as Danian users, and we all know just how good Neekwin is.

Deck 2: Compost

Makanaz {Ozlai's Wreck} Ivelaan {General's Standard} Makanaz {Nexus Fuse}

Neekwin {Vial of Liquid Thought}/Haidrom {Drilldozer: Customized Rig} Neekwin {Vial of Liquid Thought}

Illexia {Mandiblor Crown}

Unbalanced Battlesong x2
Elemental Ellegy
Adaptive Progression x2
Ode to Obscurity

This deck can use any powerful mandiblor in place of the Neekwin/Haidrom mentioned, these are just the two more popular choices for this style of deck. It is as it looks, combat using the composters to get rid of them in order to strengthen your second line, using them to defend Illexia from jumpers, also using Ode with Ivelaan lets you build counters on Illexia for the Adaptive Progressions and Elemental Ellegies.

Deck 3: Nimmei

Nimmei {Citadel Fragments} Tabaal {Ulmar's Projector} Nimmei {Citadel Fragments}

Illexia {Mipedian balladeer's Flute} Tabaal {General's Standard}

Topar {Destructozooka}/Lore: High Muge of the Hive {Weightless Energy Vessel}

Deep Dirge
Ode to Obscurity
Adaptive Progression
Cadence Clash
Elemental Ellegy
Strain of Infection

This deck works to build infection as high as possible, if the opponent uses Mipedian Balladeer's Flutes, it's a toss up whether to give these counters to Illexia or Tabaal with General's Standard for Ode to Obscurity. I've managed to see this deck hit +100 during Hive for Nimmei. The choice for the back line is up to you, using 1 Cadence Clash it is possible to get 3 uses of Strain of Infection with Lore: HMOTH, and situationally it is very possible to do this and maintain nearly full if not full infection. But, using Topar gives you a level of defence against opposing mugic, making it harder to burn your creatures away.

Deck 4: Fliandar

Fliandar {Drilldozer: Customized Rig} Illexia {Challor} Amblox {Orchis Undine}

Amblox {Elementalist Pauldrons} Fliandar {Drilldozer: Customized Rig}

Topar {Challor}

Ode to Obscurity x2
Unbalanced Battlesong x2
Cadence Clash/Refrain of Denial (Brown) x2 your choice of combination

Now, this deck is an infection machine that has seen a fair bit of play. Using this combination of creatures and gear should allow for at least one use of Fliandar's heal per turn. Adding a max Fliandar and gear for 80 energy, upwards of 95 for no more than 2 turns in total and you can have some very useful healing.

Now these are only a small number of our ever so popular Danian decks, the top 4 in my opinion from keeping my eyes on the forums. So just to review.... we have
1) Neekwin Revival
2) Compost
3) Nimmei Infection
4) Fliandar Infection

Hopefully we will soon see far more concepts and ideas for up and coming decks, and anyone who has any ideas they would like to see me use, then please PM me back on the Chaotic forums and let me know.

2 comments:

  1. This is my Danian deck set-up I would do in 6 on 6 game:


    Hiadrom (Doomhammer)
    Nimmei (Destructozooka)
    Odu-Bathax (Liquilizer)
    Makanaz (Cyclance)
    Neekwin (Diamond of Vlaric)
    Illexia (Ring of N'arrin)

    In the front row is Hiadrom, Nimmei and Odu-Bathax.
    In the second row is Makanaz and Neekwin.
    In the back is Illexia.

    The creatures in the front row will just attack the opposing creatures

    The creatures in the second row will defend the front row creatures if needed and the queen

    The queen will be your music caster as well as will activate hive

    If you want you can replace Odu-Bathax with another mandiblor to increase the amount of them you control but it isn't necessary because if your opponent has a lot of mandiblors if you defeat them Illexia will gain a lot of music counters and because of her special ability the mugic counters on her count as mandiblors.

    The mugic is up to you. Mugic that does damage, heals, heals damage, boosts attacks or gives the enemy recklessness are recommended

    Please try out this deck



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  2. I call this deck the Danian Destruction deck

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