Last edited by Shadow Mann; 11-19-2018 at 03:21 PM.
Avenger of Valhalla
Warriors of the Blue Phoenix
Greatness, Reborn
I agree with Shadow Mann, but I do want to point out that Shadow Heroes are currently the only ones with hard counters to Javelin strategies, I think.
For mitigating the effect damage:
Humans have Decoy Trap and Holy Shield, but they're not viable as a tech for this card. The best you can do to mitigate the damage as a human is play Kion (slow af, minimal to no gain). Blessed protection, reinforced armor, etc are bricks and too weak, and Stoneskin doesn't do enough, unfortunately. Shadows have Dakrath and Infernal Gargoyle, but Warriors can easily buff gemstone, so that makes them vulnerable still. There are hard counters in Disciple of Aldmor and Blackened Heart, though. Also keep in mind stun turret still exists.
For stopping graveyard recursion in general:
The best options humans have are Darklight Timelord (slow and expensive for minimal gain) and Wizent's Prayer (a brick). Rogues can use stuff like Procured and Restored and Grave Robber, but... meh. Shadows can use Gravemonger and Sword Gobbler, which seem like they could be decent techs, but I am not sure. And mages can do some cheese with items in graveyards, but we're not even gonna go there.
For stopping plunderer specifically:
You're pretty much SOL. Groundshift is your only option, which is no where near viable for many reasons.
But the problem with all of these tech categories is that none of them can stop Gemstone from coming out, and none of them can stop Plunderer. You have to take the hit first. Therefore, your item destruction tech is essentially graveyard manipulation... which sucks! It wouldn't suck if we had better options, though. Maybe a card that negates the effects of items in play? Either way, Javelin is ahead of its time, unfortunately.
So there needs to be a nerf somewhere. But until then, I guess the best counter strat is to play a solo to semi solo weapon based build. Feel free to enlighten me if I am missing anything, though
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