RockNbone aka Shadow\m/conveyor

[Dima]

So this is my almost final 1.284 Gravebone version
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01 Gravebone

Allies:

2cc
x4 Dark Flayer
x4 Carniboar

3cc
x4 TDM

4cc
x3 Chimera

5cc
x4 Shadow Knight

Abilities:
3cc
x3 Fireball

4cc
x4 Portal
x4 Supernova
x4 Shriek of Vengeance


Items:
x3 Bad Santa
x2 Snow Sapphire

Totall - 40 cards

45 cards variant

+x1 Chimera
+x1 Bad Santa
+x3 Lightning Strike(or freeze, find out what works bettter for you)

Allies choice:

This is probably my first shadow deck without gargoyles=) The reason why is i found combo 2cc + TDM far more effective here as it can take out 3 cc human ally and Puwen without loss. I noticed that the first situation gravebone loses is early loose of hp to cheap allies with wich he can deal only with supernova then that kills himself usually. So Gargoyle is good but you need 100% Lightning strike on t4 otherwise it is useless here.

Strategy:

The main thing for gravebone is to avoid dmg from opponents allies till turn 5-6. Thats why this deck has fireballs and Freeze(Great control underrated card!) , those spells exept early board controll can help a lot in a late game for killing Sand Worm or hold him in cold sleep=) for example. So my ideal turn :

1 - hold
2 - Darrk Flayer\Carniboar
3 - TDM
4 - Chimera
5 - If have ally in grayveyard -sk, portal + chimera=)
6 - Rock on!

What about Belladonna, i found it is not the best t4-5 turn, actually 6-7 also cause she easily dies and opponets allies continue deal dmg, since the are a lot of push-kristoffer decks i personally dont see real profit of her, even Research on t4 is more sufficient.

Supernova

This spell is must have, even if you wont use it in easy matches, against good players youll find it rescuing. The main usage Deleting Cripping blow(!) bacause when you cast sk and it is blowed, it is the end for you if only..... you dont have Supernova=)

Chimera

As you see i deleted Brutal Minotaur because after i began to use Chimeras i understood that Minotaurs are crap in compare what chimera does. It is cheaper that allows you to use research earlier and it reduses hp that allows you kill it and get synergy with ability + you can get combo with portal on t5 already if it is killed. So Chimera is a star for RockNBone, its for sure!

Bad Santas vs Research

As most mages i even havent thought about choice beetween these and first choosed research, but than i noticed that i need draw only on t6-7 when i have only 1 card in my hand and need immediately at least 2=), and thats why Bad Santas works better + it cant be destroyed. Bad Santas Rule!

Videos:

You can watch any my last replays(against 310+ warrior guys the toughest ones, though Eladwen and Darkclaw win ratio is almost 100%)=) My rate is 295 now and all of them against really good decks(most of them top Eladwen Darkclaw Logan). Pay attention to lost games cause personally i dont know what to change in deck to win in those situation(exept when i was tired and pushed end turn without attacking=))))Also you usually get draw with Logan due to dual wield bug

UPDATE 1.1

Brutal Minotaurs bye bye - say hellow to Chimera!

-x2 Brutal Minotaur
-x2 Bloodlust

+x4 Chimera
+x2 Shadow Font
+x1 Medusil
+x1 Supernova
+x2 research

UPDATE 1.2
-x4 Medusil
-x4 Lightning Strike
-x2 Acid Jet
-x2 Shadow Font

+x4 Carniboar
+x1 TDM
+x2 Fireball
+x4 Freeze(!) i was blind, it is so a great control card, lightning strike bye bye!
+x1 Shriek of Vengeance

UPDATE 2.0

40 cards version

+x2 Snow Sapphire

UPDATE 2.2

-x2 Freeze(But still a good card, just no room in 40)
-x3 Research

+1x Chimera
+1x Fireball
+3x Bad Santas

Feels like a final update, dont know how it improve more, hold beetween 290-310 rating with this deck.

[Padawan Pete]

How often are you using 2x brute? Would it not be better to drop them and concentrate your strategy with extra research and tdm (or flayer)?

[Dima]

yes, usually i use Dark Flayer, Brutalis is used only against shadow to kill flayer. Your right, gonna change them with +1 flayer and Medusil\TDM.

[Dima]

Made changes, now i feel a real synergy in this deck though it 45 cards it works perfect, Chimeras and SK(+Research) give full synergy to deck like an old good gravebella. Now Logan is not so dangerous. Reached 300 after tweaking fast.

[Padawan Pete]

Can you list the changes you made, there have been a few. BL is gone and what else?

[Dima]

Sure i make updates.

[snipnigth]

i find that 2 fireballs and 2 freeze are to little...i may be wrong

[ShamanNatZ]

i find that 2 fireballs and 2 freeze are to little...i may be wrong

But I think this deck needs to control board, I usually sac freeze and firewall several times.

[Dima]

Yes, Gravebone is all about board controll, so spells are used just in case not to give it to your ooponent. Example: you play against shadow your t2 Carniboar, his t3 Gargoyle, you have TDM but its better to use Fireball or Freeze. T4 is also very important, I never cast Portal on T4 cause i dont play agro and dont wont it to be cancelled or destroyed without use for me, so Chimera is great t4 cause if it is killed you can deal 5 dmg on t5 and gain board controll or overrace eladwen=)

[Picklez]

Thanks for posting this deck. I decided to try it since I already had a bit of the cards and since the deck I started with (eladwen) is as boring as watching paint dry. Kudos ^^