DC with allies vs. Eldawin help

[Wes Davis]

I'm running a dark claw deck and I get stomped into the ground by well constructed eldawin decks. and the problem I have is I can't figure out any effective counter or play style. is it just an auto loss for allied dark claw or am I just doing it wrong?

[Caitlyn0]

an allied DC has a great chance against Eladwen. just have to balance your deck between the allies and the cheap control, with good draw AND you have to have WBT and speedstrike and shadowfont.

i think a good ally mix might be

4x pack wolf
3x gargoyle
3x DMT
3x morbid
4x Lighting hunter
3x your favorite fattie (mine is molten)
(20)

then
4x blood moon
4x now you're mine
4x speed strike
4x WBT
4x shadowfont
(20)

try that out and then make some adjustments because i think a little more draw would be needed. more draw might be, drop a speedstrike and a shadowfont and add 2 of something like bad santa or sac lamb.

you may also not even need morbid so you could drop that, increase the garg and dmt to 4 each and maybe add 2 ironhide or brutes.







wait, did i just build a new darkclaw deck?


just remember, its like playing zaladar, his ability is a lightning strike.

[FlyingFerrari]

Edit: Elad should be a pretty good matchup for you. You have the best removal cards in the game that should dispatch against a good rush start for the opponent, which is pretty much almost every Elad deck wants to do. WBT (or any weapon really) and NyM is your keycards because:
1. NyM pretty much kills anything she plays.
2. WtB, your opponent will think twice before attacking straight into you, hindering the rush.

I would personally go with this:

x4 Garg
x4 DMT
x4 LH

x4 BS
x4 Blood Moon

x4 NyM
x4 Speed
x2 CP
x2 SF

x4 JD
x3 WbT

You don't need tech cards against her as you naturally have a good matchup. With this, you will either out-tempo or out-race her. Don't worry too much using BS because you have the upper hand of the resource acceleration which mean you will be able to play pretty much all the cards you draw and tempo.

If you like a 2cc ally, Ironhide is much better in any ways than Pack Wolf.

[Wes Davis]

So, if I took some of your advice I'd probably shoot for...

4 - Pack Wolf
2 - Ironside Karash
3 - DMT
3 - Morbid
4 - Lightning Hunter
3 - Plasma Demon

19 Creatures.

4 - Blood Moon
2 - Bad Santa
4 - What Big Teeth
4 - Speedstrike
3 - Now you're Mine
3 - Shadowfont

20 Support cards

I guess that might stand a fighting chance.

[Crixus]

Plasma Behemoth*

[recluse]

I definitely recommend putting in either sac lamb, WotF or both. This deck really needs more draw than just blood moon. Lastly consider more weopons, only having WBT makes you very vulnerable since Darkclaw needs his weopons, I recommend a couple copies of jewaler's dream and perhaps spectral sabre. Remember that even though you are playing ally darkclaw, you are stil darkclaw and therefore need the weopon support, if you would rather focus on allies moonstalker is always there.

[FlyingFerrari]

Edited my previous post

[SamuelJ]

As my good friend Minato would probably say, "Plasma Behemoth is bad because he cannot survive Supernova." Maybe try a fatty with more than 5hp

[FlyingFerrari]

As my good friend Minato would probably say, "Plasma Behemoth is bad because he cannot survive Supernova." Maybe try a fatty with more than 5hp

You pretty much want your opponent to play Supernova, it will hurt herself more than you and in the end, WBT + Speed and LH seals the deal. I don't think fatties is an option at all, it will slow you dow even tho it baits Supernova

[SamuelJ]

You pretty much want your opponent to play Supernova, it will hurt herself more than you and in the end, WBT + Speed and LH seals the deal. I don't think fatties is an option at all, it will slow you dow even tho it baits Supernova

It's better if they play nova and someone survives I only suggested it because he already had a fatty in his build.