Thursday, October 17, 2013

Ripple Rush 2.0

Starter - Starting Ripple, Alex

Triggers - 16 Aqua Force Critical Triggers

Grade 1's (15)

4x Tear Knight, Theo
4x Silent Ripple, Stiletto
4x Accelerated Command
3x Emerald Shield, Paschal

Grade 2's (14)

4x Tidal Assault
4x Rising Ripple, Pavroth
4x Twin Strike Brave Shooter
2x Ocean Current Rescuing Turtle Soldier

Grade 3's (4)

4x Roaring Ripple, Genovious

So first, I'll address the major updates.

The new cards:  Tidal Assault, Accelerated Command, Ocean Current Rescuing Turtle Soldier

Tidal Assault:  This guy was something I've been asking for for a while, now.  He can easily hit over grade 1's and 2's twice if you attack unboosted then boosted.  He can do the same to all non-crossridden grade 3's with Accelerated Command.  He essentially lets you secure the original objective of playing Basil before while still being able to hit over 11k's and doubling up on trigger pressure.

Accelerated Command:  This card took over a lot of the slots previously used by other grade 1 techs that got removed.  This unit is used early for forcing out an extra stage where needed.  Late game it just sits behind a Twin Strike or your Vanguard.

Ocean Current Rescuing Turtle Soldier:  This over Callista will probably throw some people for a loop.  Like always, there is a method to my madness.  This deck is comprised of 29 grade 1's and 2's.  That's a 60% chance to check one off the top of my deck for a free card.  Additionally, this card makes an ideal ride when you have Genovious in hand with a Stiletto as Vanguard but have no Pavroth.  Ride Turtle Soldier, call top card of your deck if it's a grade 1/2 for free, check top 7, if there's a Pavroth, ride it.  This combo is pretty much better than sliced bread.

The cards that are now gone:  Storm Rider, Basil.  Storm Rider, Damon.  Many grade 1 techs

Basil is pretty much obsolete for this style of deck in the face of Tidal Assault.  Damon is a more versatile, but weaker Basil.  The grade 1 techs were removed so I could consolidate the grade 1's into a more structured lineup with more focus.