So after 3 seasons of hitting #3, #1, #2 spot at world ranks i think it is high time i shared my deck with the community. Most competitive players have already reverse engineered most of it but imo the Baduravager is mostly how you play it and less the list itself.
We in A1 have as a constant pursue not only to continuously challenge and change the meta, but also share our top-decks with the community when circumstances are appropriate
So here comes a complete list copy-pasted from the hidden depths of A1-vaults ( 😄 ) along with the official play-guide containing all the updates (at least the ones that were in the official post. Some were at later posts but were only comments and not actual card-list)
Any feedback is always welcome!! I hope u guys like it!
"Like promised here is my BaduruuRavager deck. I waited to reach 330 with it and proudly present it after more than 70-80 games on its back to test and tune
Baduruu
4 Spitfire Hound
4 Ravager Zealot
4 Cleric of the Asyn
4 Murderous Hulk
3 Thriss Demolitionist
4 Hunter's Gambit
3 Thriss Almanac
3 Obelisk of Echoes
2 Snare Trap
2 The Perfect Shot
4 Grundler's Double
3 Soul Seeker
A few words on the cards:
-Obelisk: this is an ideal T1 play in almost all cases. If opp is a rush mage (and only then) u may gamble and choose to avoid playing it, again if u dont pack a starting hand's Bow or Gambit and u r afraid u may run out of cards). This little card wins alone games vs all warriors and most opp Hunters. Hint: if u killed an opp ally with Ravager and used Obelisk's last dura to destroy smth, then if u cast a new Obelisk then it is charged again for a second destruction at the same turn, charged by a single opp ally kill!!
-Spitfire hound: this is NOT a T2 play unless u go first and face Krys. It is actually a T3 play (if u played Gambit at T2) or a T4 play along with Gambit. Actually this is meant to trigger gambit and in desperate cases pump up Cleric
-Snare trap: this is an ideal T2 drop. I try to find room to max it out. Creates perfect way for Cleric to enter on a good board situation!
-Hunter's Gambit: this is an ideal T2 play!! Yes it is! With Bow comming and Zealot/Spitfire your Gambit will be destroyed be sure of that. With a T1 Obelisk u will see many opps hesitating to cast 3HP allies cause they know that a Zealot destroying both Gambit and ally will result in a lost item/ability too!! Cast those Gambits whenever and just leave them there. They will crop sooner or later!!
-Zealot: this is NOT an ideal T3 play unless u go first vs bad opp start and u already have Gambit in hand to deal with opp T3 drop. Ideally would be if u holded an Almanac too so at T4 u can kill any T3 drop. Zealot is there to clean up an opp ally while destroying Gambit simultaneously. He is also there for the times u habe 1 more dura in the weapon but already 4SE and another bow in hand.
Let your allies atk with newly casted Almanac at T6 and then cast Zealot (or Spitfire) and destroy your own Almanac (since u spared no resources it would be destroyed anyway) in order to dmg all opps for 2 and also get the haste. Again , if u have other items plus Almanac, he can be casted for a hasted 5dmg as a good finisher!
-Thriss almanac: this is NOT an ideal T3 play. Play at T3 only if u had bad hand and u r getting swarmed by a massive rush deck. Why? Cause it is sustain 1cc, so if u finish with all resources used it ends up destroyed. This is why u try to never play it before allies but after them. Since it is a good T4 drop u can only combo it with a T5 Hulk and NOT a Demolitionist, unless u want to see it destroyed. So count your cards and resource curve wisely. You will often find yourself aiming to send a Demolitionist on a clear field and regreting u didnt keep that hulk in hand previous turn cause now u need to sack one more card and reach 6 res in order to see Demolitionist and Almanac both survive after the end of your turn. A great board changer vs rush mages who give u space while they set up before the nova!! Also a great massive wipe vs Wulven MS. It eats Shaman armies and along with gambit, Hulk and Grundler, it makes games vs MS an easy ride!!
Cleric: this is an ideal T3 Play. Heavy survivor. Great synergy with T4 plays that i already described and even if u only pack a Hulk in hand then again u will strengthen your early play
-Hulk: Massive board presence. Along with Thriss he pulls a humongus antinova wall to survive vs all mages. With a T5 almanac he can pump 4abity and 4atk plus Bow atk for a massive board wipe (not to mention item destruction if u already played T1 Obelisk)
-Demolitionist: once u start throwing them on the board, opp starts feeling the push. Nova proof and the best item AND ability destructors in the game. Dont plan on using them with Almanacs cause it is very rare to have so many resources as to afford both
-Soul Seeker: antimage. Simple. In all other cases prefer Grundler's Double
-Grundler's Double: the deck's core!! With only gambit for draw u must learn how to use it. There come cases in which u will have a Zealot in hand or a Spitfire and u will choose not to play it if u have a solid presence in board (Cleric, Hulk, Demol) just so u will continue drawing cards!!
-The Perfect Shot: Auto explanatory. Usable vs tanked allies. Also in cases in which u have Grundler+survivor ally and u wish to avoid pumping the board out of fear for nova/tidal etc and in order to keep on drawing with GD. Always choose to leave one ally on board if u are already winning. Vs opps with board wipes u r gonna need all the draw u can, and u will have to know how to play the deck effectively
A short description of the deck:
This is a slow deck on the beginning. Without gambit or snare u must prefer to cast Obelisk or even nothing at T2. Same goes about T3 if u go second and habe no cleric. A gambit/snare is a better T3 play if u played nothing earlier turns! On T4 and onwards u turn the board round with weapon+ Hulk/gambit-Spitfire!!
Vs rush make sure u have SS to heal in time
Vs Rogues make sure u keep the spitfires to kill opp shades and always an extra weapon if necessary
The deck is a blast for this meta. It steps on mage, warrior, shad.hunter throats. It is vulnerable vs control ZhannaExploit fattie use
Like always i gave the most thorough explanation i could. Feel free to leave your comments and ideas
EDIT 3/12/14:
I havent encountered Worms and Dakraths that much so i removed TPS. Probably costed my 2 loses vs karenkarenka twilight Aramia
I noticed that snares only remove allies that my bows would anyway kill and they leave nothing for my allies to kill. They are out! -2ST
+1 Demolitionist. Cause 4 is better than 3!
+3 Net Trap!!!!! Dont laugh before u thinkNet traps leave the allies hanging for my 3cc allies to finish of and activate Obelisk! I often found out that a snare vs Zaladar
24-6 so far (all above 280 rate) and currently sitting at 333 with a latest 10-1 record
Edit 10/1/15:
No more net traps. It is decoy once and for all. It lets your T3 Cleric or T4 Hulk survive which is far better than a net trap. And it is also a viable play at any turn of the game. Effective vs NYM, vs Boris
No more TPS either. Though the meta is shifting towards control imo. Hunters eat mages alive anyway so imo we need to tech vs control more than before. And here is the surprise... Vision of Endia!!! Yes i know nobody uses it but believe me it rocks. I habe tested it and i am kicking @ss already!! Same result with TPS but:
-removes opp the ability to heal ally
-it is a viable T3 play (which is a weak play as already mentioned)
-it doesnt take all your resources. The 1 res diference is very important cause it is playable at T5 along with spit or gambit. Also vs a Worm u can atk with Bow and then cast VoE in order to finish it with cleric and trigger Obelisk. Reember that TPS leaves Worms and wisps only vulnerable to Bow/gambit/Thriss. Now u habe many more viable options.
So current list is the exact initial only with -2 smare, +2 decoy. -2 TPS, +2 VoE"
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