My Tala's Pride Deck

[echoenduring]

I've been playing around with this deck, playing the odd game here and there. I've tried an number of different things, but I'm starting to feel that it's become too fragmented, so I thought I'd post it here to get some feed back. The current deck looks like this:

***HERO***
Tala Pureheart

***Allies (23)***
2x Aldon the Brave
3x Armored Sandworm
2x Braxnorian Soldier
3x Fleet-footed Messenger
3x Layarian Seductress
3x Irina, Guardian of the Swan
3x Yari Marksman
4x Yari Bladedancer

***Abilities (13)***
2x Smashing Blow
4x Crippling Blow
3x Blood Frenzy
2x Treasured Heirloom
2x A Legend Rises

***Armors (3)***
3x The King's Pride

***Weapons (1)***
1x Spectral Sabre

TOTAL: 40 cards + Hero

Bladedancer is an awesome card and one of my favorites, but I can't seem to get him to stick well. Overall, I just feel that my early game can be really weak. The resource curve feels really slow too. It's might also be bit ally heavy, with some high cost allies (Sandworm, Irina, Brax).

And yes, I have 3 Kings Pride. I've bounced back and forth on this. I read about someone who runs 3. He sacs the first one, plays the second with the expectation of it being destroyed, then plays the third as a surprise. After all, who would run 3 King's Pride? I've been messing with this a bit, but I'm not sure how I feel about it.

I think I need a more defined strategy and a better decklist to help achieve that strategy. My original idea was to us Sandworm as a protector shield, but that combo just seems to slow to get out. By the time I've got my first Sandworm on the board, the opponent can have a small army.

All help is appreciated.

[Buqs]

Use ffm as your protector for talas ability. Hasted 2/6 can be tough for opponents to get around early on

[oggtheman]

What about AS? it has ridiculus staying power. also the 2/1 where it cant be targeted if you have any other allies in play. i also run war banner and last harvest to buff allies while they are being protected, then attacking with 8/9s at the end

[echoenduring]

Use ffm as your protector for talas ability. Hasted 2/6 can be tough for opponents to get around early on

Yeah, I'm thinking that might be a good one. FFM just doesn't seem like a shield, but he could do the job well until the later game where I could drop a Sandworm.

What about AS? it has ridiculus staying power. also the 2/1 where it cant be targeted if you have any other allies in play. i also run war banner and last harvest to buff allies while they are being protected, then attacking with 8/9s at the end

Yeah I'm running Sandworm. I just find it can be a bit difficult to get him onto the board at 5cc. I think the 2/1 ally you are talking about is Eleanor, Princess of Ellos. She's pretty good. I've seen another deck running her as a protector. Get another ally out and suddenly she's a protector that can't be attacked. That's a pretty solid play for sure.

I've thought about both War Banner and The Last Harvest too. I think I would go with Harvest over War Banner, but it's just a matter of finding a balance to get it into the deck.

[oggtheman]

Sorry meant 1 more AS. And yes I was talking about Eleanor, couldn't remember her name

[Daemon Rayge]

What about AS? it has ridiculus staying power. also the 2/1 where it cant be targeted if you have any other allies in play. i also run war banner and last harvest to buff allies while they are being protected, then attacking with 8/9s at the end

I have been on the receiving end of his 14/8 or so Sandworm from that once. Was not fun at all.

[oggtheman]

Also when you get AS out on turn 5 and 2/3 more next turn, you've basically won with last harvest and aldon as it takes them ages to get past AS and by that time you have massive buffs

[oggtheman]

I have been on the receiving end of his 14/8 or so Sandworm from that once. Was not fun at all.

That was a good game

[echoenduring]

Sorry meant 1 more AS. And yes I was talking about Eleanor, couldn't remember her name

Gotcha! Yeah my first deck had Sandworm x 4. But then I was thinking that I might need Brax to deal with all the haste in the current Meta; but Brax and Sandworm are both 5cc allies, so someone recommended running a split. But running a split always seems to dilute the deck, so I'm uncertain in that regard.

Eleanor is an interesting card to. A lot of people seem to really like her. Others, not so much. I've been looking at FDL's Haste Tala and he runs her. Apparently with quite a great deal of success.

[oggtheman]

In haste she'd be amazing. You wouldnt need spells