Simple Lance

[Kangozza]

Thanks Caitlyn for the deck. A questions is POTL a necessary card to be used? Can we sub it with retreat to make it more control orientated? Coz I often find POTL quite useless against Zal(empowered by SF) n Mages(LS).

[Wolfie07]

Hey Caitlyn - THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS DECK

im doing really well with it, got me up the rankings much faster than my MS deck.

the only thing i did was swap the bad santa for kris' - simply coz i was sick of waiting until t3 to get some good allies out, lol

also coz i had no gold for them :3

THANKS SO MUCH

[Caitlyn0]

@kangozza POTL is part of the deck and what makes it good. especially going first (its you BEST 3 drop then). and then after you have aeon out. you can take it out if you like but how good it is will go down.

@Wolfie07 thats fine i had two versions posted and i took the BS out as well in one and added retreat. but you do have a good 2 drop with nightshade. ive found that when i dont get that, i have a hard time the rest of the match. nightshade is so key to this deck. having a 1 drop can help you greatly as well.

[Xuben]

Wow, just switched to this deck to try out something new (usually play Nishaven) and my rating sank like a stone. I must not be doing something right, because I've usually lost in the first three turns if I haven't gotten a good draw. Now my rating is below 200, which is a considerable dip. Most oppoenets easily get the jump on me with this deck.

[Larus]

The deck isn't that bad . Maybe a little bit outdated but certainly not terribly.

I can give you in the following my opinion about the deck but an answer regarding the gamplay of this deck has to come from Caityln herself.

The concept behind it is solid but you can tweak it a bit. Use a 3/3/3 combo for your 3cc allies and use 3/4 Raven and 3 Aeon instead. Also can you use less Assassination but 2/3 Retreat.

The draw can be changed from 4 Bad Santa to only 2 BS or even 2 Tainted Oracle. A mix of 3 IGG and 3 TO is also possible. And/or throw 2 Lily in the mix to recyle your cards.

And in the end can you add 1-2 Puwen for a more consitent round 2 drop. But keep the decksize at 40/41, it wouldn't make any sense otherwise. Early agression can be the death of a Lance.


Examples how it could look like otherwise:

3x jasmine
3x raven
3x aldon
3x priest of the light
2x Lily
3x aeon
4x nightshade
2x puwen

3x assassinate
3x stop, thief
4x ill gotten gains
2x bad santa
4x anklebreaker

Whatever you change, try to stick to the basic concept of Lance. You need at least 4 of the 2cc allies, 9 of the 3cc allies and about 5-7 +5cc allies. Also about 6 draw related cards form which at least 3 should be a draw enigne (IGG). And 7-9 cards to control the board (Assassination + Retreat + 4 AB).

Other cards like Puwen, Lily, Kristoffer, Spelleaters Band and Black Garb have a valid place in a Lance deck as well but try to stick to the mentioned concept. I can assure you, it works!

[GrimGuardians]

I always like to use Tainted Oracles in my Lance deck. Not only do they give me my extra draw but an ally when I'm in need for one. Not to mentioned there is nothing for my opponent to gain off him as well. I know there are cards like Crippling Blow that can disable him but at the same time he can still but useful for an Assassination combo.

[Xuben]

I'm curious what you people who are getting above three hundred with this deck are doing when you don't get a Night Shade so that by the time you can play an ally in the third turn that ally is easily picked off. I really don't see how this deck is functional at a decent level at all, but I can only assume I'm doing something wrong.

EDIT: Actually, that's okay, don't bother. After a couple more games, this deck is not for me. Easily the worst deck I've ever played!

[Xuben]

Here's an example. With this deck, it's turn three and I have in my hand:

Priest of Light
Priest of Light
Assasination
Stop Theif
Ill Gotten Gains
Bad Santa
Ankle Breaker

I have nothing on the board at this point. My opponent, a Moon Stalker, already has a Fire Snake and a Pack Wolf. Soooooooo, what do you do? I sacked the Bad Santa and played a Priest of Light, who was, of course, immediately killed. They played another pack alpha. Three allies on the board to my zero. What could I have played at that point to do about the fact that I had no allies on the board and my opponent three by the fourth turn with this hand? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Ridiculous!

I've also had games where, when I go second, by turn three my opponent has a Kristoffer, a Puwen, and a Aldon the Brave on the board and I have nothing yet because no Night Shades came up and even if they did, who cares? Next turn my opponent is going to hit me for 8 damage regardless of what I do.

Sorry, but I'm at the point where there is no way that I believe anyone that says they got above three hundred with this deck.

[Adorador]

Xuben, I think u r not all that wrong to panic about that type of situation, but that`s because you are not familiar with the wonderful card pool that the rogue deck actually has, the rogue deck is almost specialized in controlling the board, if ur opponent has 3 allies and you none by turn 3, you have retreat, anklebreaker, Jasmine, raven to control the board, really, soak up the damage on turn three and go with everything on turn 4 when u have enough SE to catch ur oponent by surprise.
The decks you have to worry about are the mage decks and lone hero ones that are a pain in the ass depending on how it goes.

[Xuben]

Realistically, it has to be something I'm doing wrong, not with the deck. I'm probably used to playing other characters