Berserker Boris [1.503]

[Keaven]

I haven't gotten into the new set yet as I've been quite busy with business.

Would be curious to know what adaptations have evolved from anyone experimenting with this strategy.

[IssacFrost]

I have been playing with this deck and the synergy is beautiful. But it seems to have problems against any deck that relies on direct damage like mages.

[Keaven]

I have been playing with this deck and the synergy is beautiful. But it seems to have problems against any deck that relies on direct damage like mages.

The bane of almost all builds, really.

[Rivozzz]

The bane of almost all builds, really.

MAn im a still happy you are in Shadow era...You created alot of decks in the past which totally amazed me..

Really happy you are here, and wishing one day, you craft again those mind blowing and out of the box decks, you used to craft )

[samael1991]

***HERO***
Boris Skullcrusher

***Allies (9)***
3x Lily Rosecult
3x Braxnorian Veteran
3x Yari Marksman

***Abilities (21)***
3x Smashing Blow
1x Enrage
4x Crippling Blow
4x Rampage
4x Blood Frenzy
3x Retreat!
2x Desperate Tactics

***Items (4)***
4x Reserve Weapon

***Armors (2)***
2x Rothem's Visage

***Weapons (4)***
4x Berserker's Edge

TOTAL: 40 cards + Hero

That's what I'm using with the new Set

Yari Marksman is a must have to remove high cc, stealthed or protector allies,
Desperate Tactics is a nice finisher or a second attack if needed,
I'm thinking about replacing the Braxnorian Veteran with Lily Rosecult and Yari Marksman, to get back to 39 cards, since I found not much use for his recycle ability except against Jericho Spellbane, but this is just my two cents, maybe I'm wrong :P

Beers and Cheers
Samael

[Keaven]

MAn im a still happy you are in Shadow era...You created alot of decks in the past which totally amazed me..

Really happy you are here, and wishing one day, you craft again those mind blowing and out of the box decks, you used to craft )

Thanks. I have a few in the pipeline already

***HERO***
Boris Skullcrusher

***Allies (9)***
3x Lily Rosecult
3x Braxnorian Veteran
3x Yari Marksman

***Abilities (21)***
3x Smashing Blow
1x Enrage
4x Crippling Blow
4x Rampage
4x Blood Frenzy
3x Retreat!
2x Desperate Tactics

***Items (4)***
4x Reserve Weapon

***Armors (2)***
2x Rothem's Visage

***Weapons (4)***
4x Berserker's Edge

TOTAL: 40 cards + Hero

That's what I'm using with the new Set

Yari Marksman is a must have to remove high cc, stealthed or protector allies,
Desperate Tactics is a nice finisher or a second attack if needed,
I'm thinking about replacing the Braxnorian Veteran with Lily Rosecult and Yari Marksman, to get back to 39 cards, since I found not much use for his recycle ability except against Jericho Spellbane, but this is just my two cents, maybe I'm wrong :P

Beers and Cheers
Samael

Nice build. I've also been including Desperate tactics in my recent builds.

Definitely needs Lily over Braxnorian Veteran, although both still works quite well.

The higher HP of allies in general has altered the synergy of this deck a great deal, and makes it difficult to time killing blows. The last thing this deck needs is allies being left with 1/2 HP after attacking into BE. Brax helps here by killing off Crippled enemies with BE and recycling Crippling Blows that wont be killed with a single strike.

I generally control the board to a minimum, so although Yari Marksman might seem like a useful tool, I find if the opponent can amass that many allies on the board at one time, you may be fighting a loosing battle to begin with. My current build is as follows:

1 x Boris Skullcrusher

3 x Lily Rosecult
3 x Braxnorian Veteran
(6 Allies)

2 x Smashing Blow
1 x Enrage
3 x Crippling Blow
4 x Rampage
4 x Blood Frenzy
3 x Retreat
2 x Lythe Coating
3 x Desperate Tactics
(22 Abilities)

4 x Reserve Weapon
4 x Berserker's Edge
3 x Rothem's Visage
(11 Items)

[Gondorian]

Keaven hath returned! Welcome back!

[samael1991]

I know what you mean, but marksman has proven his worth for me :P
I always try to keep 2 crippled allies on the field to use his ability, and a t4 ability+marksman can clean a 3 allies field.

beers and cheers

Edit: What do you think about Sorcerer of Endia?

[Keaven]

Keaven hath returned! Welcome back!

Thanks Gondorian.

I know what you mean, but marksman has proven his worth for me :P
I always try to keep 2 crippled allies on the field to use his ability, and a t4 ability+marksman can clean a 3 allies field.

beers and cheers

Edit: What do you think about Sorcerer of Endia?

Can appreciate Marksman would fit in this build as the HP values of recent allies play more havoc with this build (5HP 3cc allies mess up timing for kills).

Sorcerer of Endia is a solid card, but I find too specific for this deck I feel. There are stronger cards for this build.

[Coldrush31]

This deck is currently holding a pretty steady 200 rating and was hoping that you would take a look

1x Boris

4x Lily Rosecult
2x Yari Marksman

2x Rejuvenating Ritual
2x Retreat
2x Smashing Blow
4x Blood Frenzy
3x Lythite Coating
2x Nowhere to Hide
1x Enrage
4x Rampage
4x Mettle of the Warrior
4x Reserve Weapon
4x Berserker Edge
2x Dragon Tooth
3x Rothems Visage

Seems that my biggest issue is when I get an armor of ages against me, wulven ally rush with moon stalker, or just a bad draw so I get to the visage slow

Any thoughts?