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    Cool (C)rushstalker / Puppy-love (C)rush

    I present a REALLY different take on the Moonstalker build: [C]rushstalker!

    Hero(1):
    Moonstalker
    Use ability as a pseudo free portal.

    Allies (24):
    Bad Wolf *4
    Cheap durable ally.
    Death Mage Thaddeus *2
    Direct damage weenie.
    Standard 2cc weenie.
    Nice amping 3cc weenie.
    Fatty that sorta acts as armor/weapon combo.
    Fatty that also acts as ally/item destruction.
    Haste, need I say more...

    Abilities (12):
    Full Moon *3
    Amps allies and prevents damage to hero.
    Amps all allies.
    Draw engine.
    Amps allies and gives them ambush while removing stealth/hidden.

    Artifacts (3):
    Bazaar *3
    Draw engine.

    Total Cards: 39+1
    Total Cost: 11850

    This is something you almost never see, unless you played against my C.o.t.C. deck that I was using last summer, an honest Moonstalker rush deck. Rather than use the Moonstalker ability for stealth you are using it as a free pseudo portal. Last summer I ran a very similar deck, except in place of Kairos Doombringer and Tiger Wulf I had 2 Ley Line Nexus, 2 Wrath of the Forest and 2 Jeweler's Dream. Instead of Blood Moon I had Bad Santa's and in place of the Nocturnal Advantage I had 4 Bloodlusts and Full Moon. Other than that I ran a fairly standard mix of rush allies.

    This build like the one I used before has a huge psychological advantage ... you fight in a way that is unexpected. Also it is faster in that 6 of the cards have been replaced by allies that effectively do the same thing adding a greater punch. Likewise like my other deck with "crush" in the name you have 3 global amps that increase the chance you can double up on them.

    (C)rushstalker - Updated Version

    Puppy-love (C)rush - Alternate Pure Wulven
    Last edited by highmystica; 09-24-2013 at 01:53 PM. Reason: I added links to current versions and changed the title.

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    Update

    After playing more games I removed Death Mage Thaddeus for 2 Spectral Sabre, And tossed the Bazaars for 3 Bad Santas. DMT was basically just filler for the 3cc range, but I find the S. Sabre more usefull, and with BS I have better control over minimizing the card advantage to my opponent.

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    Looks like a good deck. I thought Bazaar+Lightning Hunter interaction could be interesting. But it's only interesting and still more risky than Bad Santa. Since you have decent number of allies, WotF could work too but BS is cheaper and faster.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ahmet476 View Post
    I thought Bazaar+Lightning Hunter interaction could be interesting.
    What interaction?

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    Bazaar is an item, not support ability, so Lighthing Hunter won't destroy it.
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    Yeah, my bad.
    Last edited by ahmet476; 07-29-2013 at 12:21 PM.

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    Cleaner and more dynamic. Bad Wolf wasn't holding up well enough, I just am not hiding enough for him to really heal. Also I found I kept comming up short on draw so I added another bad santa. As fun as Death Collector is he is an instant target without other things that are more tempting so I threw in Morbid Acolyte and have found him far better especially since the build now is all about being dynamic and unpredictable. Much better than what I had before.

    Hero(1):
    Moonstalker
    Use ability as a pseudo free portal.

    Allies (21):
    Infernal Gargoyle *4
    Cheap durable ally (lasts longer than BW) .
    Morbid Acolyte *4
    Fairly durable with NICE ability.
    Standard 2cc weenie.
    Fatty that sorta acts as armor/weapon combo.
    Fatty that also acts as ally/item destruction.
    Haste, need I say more...

    Abilities (16):
    Full Moon *3
    Amps allies and prevents damage to hero.
    Amps all allies.
    Draw engine.
    Draw engine.
    Amps allies and gives them ambush while removing stealth/hidden.

    Weapons (2):
    Spectral Sabre *2
    Attachment destruction, or weapon depending on opponent.

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    Fun alternative: Puppy-love (C)rush

    Hero(1):
    Moonstalker

    Allies (21):
    Bad Wolf *4
    Pack Wolf *4
    Wulven Predator *4
    Tiger Wulf *2
    Lightning Hunter *4
    Howlfang, Terror of the Vale *3

    Abilities (16):
    Full Moon *3
    Bloodlust *3
    Bad Santa *4
    Blood Moon *3
    Nocturnal Advantage *3

    Weapons (2):
    Spectral Sabre *2

    While generally not quite as effective as the above version, it is kinda fun and is a pure Wulven deck.

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    After many more games the straight [C]rush-stalker works a lot better than the Puppy-love [c]rush. Puppy-love is still cute though

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    Faster (C)Rushstalker

    Hero(1):
    Moonstalker
    Use ability as a pseudo free portal.

    Allies (22):
    Infernal Gargoyle *2
    Cheap durable ally (lasts longer than B.W. against mages).
    Cheap durable ally (hits harder than I.G. and has a chance to heal).
    PAWN (Weenie) boost-able and can also help minimize recursion latter in the game.
    PAWN that is a standard 2cc weenie (hits hard and is rather durable).
    Fairly durable with an AWESOME ability.
    Fatty that sorta acts as armor (psychological) / weapon (counter) combo.
    Haste ... HASTE (this is a rush build)!

    Abilities (18):
    Full Moon *4
    Amps allies and prevents damage to hero.
    Amps all allies.
    Draw engine, minimized since it shares draw with opponent.
    Draw engine that's just for me and this build doesn't totally rely on stealth.
    Amps allies and gives them ambush while removing stealth/hidden - priceless.

    Total 41 cards

    I like this build, and the fun part is that unlike other Moonstalker builds I get compliments, even when I beat some one down ... weird, normally I get curses from people when I use say my "Gravestalker" build (more than a millstalker gets).

    NOTE: I do alter the ratios of Infernal Gargoyle to Bad Wolfs depending on if I seem to be playing a lot of mages on a given day or not.

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