Logan Stonebreaker - TDV (The Devil's Visage)

VERY strong Logan deck. If you're looking for something you won't see anywhere else, try this. This is the first "good" Logan deck I've ever built/posted. That said, I'm @ 25-4 with it at the time of this posting, so an 86% win rate.

You'll take some hits early on, but don't worry, you will almost certainly gain it back, and you will beat the absolute hell out of your opponent.


"The Devil's Visage"

Logan Stonebreaker

4x Shadow Knight
4x Furion Terror

3x Evil Ascendant
4x Crippling Blow
2x Killing Spree
3x Smashing Blow

4x Blood Frenzy
4x Rampage
1x Enrage

4x Berserker's Edge
3x Reserve Weapon
3x Rothem's Visage

Total: 39+hero


Rothem's Visage is a great card in this deck. You don't NEED it to win, but it will keep you alive when you're hurting badly, and due to having Berserker's Edge, Reserve Weapon, and Evil Ascendant, your opponent will often not have any more item destruction to use on it by the time you get it out, so once you drop it, it's probably going to stick around for the rest of the game, due to its regenerating effect. And, when Rothem's Visage sticks around for "the rest of the game," that usually means you win said game. A recurring loop of hasted Shadow Knights and Furion Terrors is just absolutely fiendish.

Don't downplay the significance/necessity of having the 4x Rampage+Enrage in the deck; I did, and it doesn't work nearly as well/consistently - you NEED to have a Rampage on at some point in the game. Also, in case it doesn't go without saying, don't play Enrage until you NEED it to stay alive. Otherwise, all you're doing is setting yourself up to have it 'severed' as a killing play against you.

I'll comment later on this if objections/questions arise. Otherwise, do build/play the deck - I assure you, you'll not be disappointed in its performance. Not just that, but most people you'll face just don't know what in the hell to do against it.

Enjoy!

Reserved

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Tempted to build this but how do you deal with stealth?

Evil Ascendent?

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Originally Posted by Wes Davis

Evil Ascendent?

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And/or Crippling Blow

You somehow read my mind building this deck :p I have a similar version but no SK and instead i use Arthelys Crypt.

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Originally Posted by FlyingFerrari

You somehow read my mind building this deck :p I have a similar version but no SK and instead i use Arthelys Crypt.

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I think an advantage of using SK is that you get an ally on board at the same time you're retrieving a dead ally. Also you could use that retrieved ally immediately rather than waiting for the next turn.

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Originally Posted by danae

I think an advantage of using SK is that you get an ally on board at the same time you're retrieving a dead ally. Also you could use that retrieved ally immediately rather than waiting for the next turn.

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I saw it that way that I had too many +5cc spells and it would hurt the resource curve. I also run Aldmor so I ciuld get FT back in the same turn anyway. I rarely used Logans ability as I felt I often didnt need to.

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Originally Posted by danae

I think an advantage of using SK is that you get an ally on board at the same time you're retrieving a dead ally. Also you could use that retrieved ally immediately rather than waiting for the next turn.

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I saw it that way that I had too many +5cc spells and it would hurt the resource curve. I also run Aldmor so I ciuld get FT back in the same turn anyway. I rarely used Logans ability as I felt I often didnt need to. I play slow paced so there is no need to get it right away.

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Originally Posted by FlyingFerrari

I saw it that way that I had too many +5cc spells and it would hurt the resource curve. I also run Aldmor so I ciuld get FT back in the same turn anyway. I rarely used Logans ability as I felt I often didnt need to. I play slow paced so there is no need to get it right away.

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Ah. With Aldmor, that would work better. I was trying to think of a draw engine that could immediately get the FT back into play and I forgot Aldmor.

Oh wow, at first vs AI i wasnt impressed cause it was a close call each time. But in QM at 250+ i just beat banebow no problem. Its just very long matches.
My main problem with it is that every card you draw is needed, what im getting at is if you dont get lucky early and get cripple blows, ascendants or even a weapon (i got my first on t6-7) you could be in big trouble or if you get all the necessary cards early but only 1x of each so need to sacrifice something too important.
Snow sapphire is quite problematic if you dont draw smashing's.
Other solo decks could be very hard.
SK+Furrions are awesome. SK with the armor ability is a good way of doing quick dammage after a summon.
Logans ability with rampage and killing spree really clears a board and will take care of fatties like aeons that cant just be crippled and forgotten
Anyway ill keep checking on this deck's, i like how it works :)
Edit: can rothem ready your allies after they attacked?

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Originally Posted by xlemor

Oh wow, at first vs AI i wasnt impressed cause it was a close call each time. But in QM at 250+ i just beat banebow no problem. Its just very long matches.
My main problem with it is that every card you draw is needed, what im getting at is if you dont get lucky early and get cripple blows, ascendants or even a weapon (i got my first on t6-7) you could be in big trouble or if you get all the necessary cards early but only 1x of each so need to sacrifice something too important.
Snow sapphire is quite problematic if you dont draw smashing's.
Other solo decks could be very hard.
SK+Furrions are awesome. SK with the armor ability is a good way of doing quick dammage after a summon.
Logans ability with rampage and killing spree really clears a board and will take care of fatties like aeons that cant just be crippled and forgotten
Anyway ill keep checking on this deck's, i like how it works :)
Edit: can rothem ready your allies after they attacked?

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I agree with you that certain opening draws could be problematic; this is why almost all cards in the deck are 3x or 4x - that way I don't mind do badly having to sac an opening hand Rampage or Rothem's, or even a Shadow Knight or Reserve Weapon. The only ones I really won't sac in my opening hand (matchup dependent, of course) are Evil Ascendant, Betserker's Edge, Furion Terror, and Blood Frenzy, possibly Smashing Blow.

That said, sounding like a concerning problem on paper, of 30 live games, I've still won over 80% of them. As they say, "the proof is in the pudding."

Snow Sapphire is tough if you don't have Smashing Blow, but frankly, if you're facing an opponent who can use SS, you should be holding onto your SBs, and not using them to destroy lesser-impacting weapons. I've beaten that situation before where between Rothem's-hasted SKs/FTs and my own boosted Beraerker's Edge, being frozen did very little to slow down the damage output. Because Evil Ascendant will often be on the board, if you play a Shadow Knight, swing with it, play the FT the SK just recovered for you, attack with it, SK is frozen but at 2 health. On your turn he'll be at 1 health (from EA) and if your opp had a weapon out when you attacked them, your SK and/or FT will die this turn, allowing you to play another SK and do it all over again.

And no, Rothem's doesn't let you double-attack.

How critical is Furion Terror here? I came up with a very similar idea, but, mine of course is probably much worse. Well, forget probably. Much worse.

But, I'd like you to compare it to your version anyway and critique away.

***HERO***
Logan Stonebreaker

***Allies (8)***
4x Infernal Gargoyle
4x Bad Wolf

***Abilities (17)***
3x Smashing Blow
1x Enrage
4x Crippling Blow
3x Rampage
4x Blood Frenzy
2x Killing Spree

***Items (7)***
3x Reserve Weapon
4x Evil Ascendant

***Weapons (9)***
4x Berserker's Edge
2x Dragon's Tooth
3x Spectral Sabre

TOTAL: 41 cards + Hero

My idea was that the Evil Ascendent would take care of low health creatures while my hero ability and Dragon's Tooth could handle the fatties. Got some Smashing blow and Spectral Sabre for a little flexibility. Gargolye and Bad Wolf pale in comparison to Furion and Shadow Knight, but, at a fraction of the price and a little more durability in the Ascendent environment they might be useful.

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Originally Posted by Wes Davis

How critical is Furion Terror here? I came up with a very similar idea, but, mine of course is probably much worse. Well, forget probably. Much worse.

But, I'd like you to compare it to your version anyway and critique away.

***HERO***
Logan Stonebreaker

***Allies (8)***
4x Infernal Gargoyle
4x Bad Wolf

***Abilities (17)***
3x Smashing Blow
1x Enrage
4x Crippling Blow
3x Rampage
4x Blood Frenzy
2x Killing Spree

***Items (7)***
3x Reserve Weapon
4x Evil Ascendant

***Weapons (9)***
4x Berserker's Edge
2x Dragon's Tooth
3x Spectral Sabre

TOTAL: 41 cards + Hero

My idea was that the Evil Ascendent would take care of low health creatures while my hero ability and Dragon's Tooth could handle the fatties. Got some Smashing blow and Spectral Sabre for a little flexibility. Gargolye and Bad Wolf pale in comparison to Furion and Shadow Knight, but, at a fraction of the price and a little more durability in the Ascendent environment they might be useful.

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As A1 guildmate Jacqui enlightened me, too many weapons dilute the consistency. I originally ran 2x Sabre, 4x Jeweler's Dream, 2x Berserker's Edge. Logan's ability + BE's damage output handles everything. Also, since Dragon's Tooth can't be buffed, it will not kill Gargoyle or even Ironhide Karash, even WITH Logan's ability activated.

SK and FT ARE more expensive than IG and Wolf, but they also do way more. FT clears the board, and SK hits really hard, as well as granting card advantage, both directly, by returning the ally to your hand, plus the residual advantage of playing a FT a second time, killing allies again. Plus, with Rampage, FT is a nice lifegain spike. No one fears getting hit by two gargoyles late game - two hasted SKs, on the other hand, end games.

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Originally Posted by BlanketEffect

As A1 guildmate Jacqui enlightened me, too many weapons dilute the consistency. I originally ran 2x Sabre, 4x Jeweler's Dream, 2x Berserker's Edge. Logan's ability + BE's damage output handles everything. Also, since Dragon's Tooth can't be buffed, it will never kill Sandworm, or even Gargoyle, web WITH Logan's ability activated.

SK and FT ARE more expensive that IG as Wolf, but they also do way more. FT clears the board, and SK hits really hard, as well as granting card advantage, both directly, by returning the ally to your hand, plus the residual advantage of playing a FT a second time, killing allies again. Plus, with Rampage, FT is a nice lifegain spike. No one fears getting hit by two gargoyles late game - two hasted SKs, on the other hand, end games.

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thanks for the reply. I've got a lot to learn and replies like that help a lot.

@BlanketEffect - Actually, Dragon's Tooth will kill Sandworm. The ally only needs to be 5cc or higher and "attackable" in order for it to die. It won't be able to kill gargoyle though.

@Wes - Once all your allies are crippled or dead, the only way you can kill off your opponent would be with weapons which will still lose durability from your opponent's allies. With SK, you have a continuous supply of allies that you can use to kill off your opponent.

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Originally Posted by danae

@BlanketEffect - Actually, Dragon's Tooth will kill Sandworm. The ally only needs to be 5cc or higher and "attackable" in order for it to die. It won't be able to kill gargoyle though.

@Wes - Once all your allies are crippled or dead, the only way you can kill off your opponent would be with weapons which will still lose durability from your opponent's allies. With SK, you have a continuous supply of allies that you can use to kill off your opponent.

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Yes, Danae, you are correct. I'm not sure why I wrote it that way, as I'm aware that Dragon's Tooth kills Sandworm. Thank you for bringing it up, though.

I had a very similar deck a while back but just had zero luck with it. I played it for a few games and I just kept drawing bad hands. No AE, a hand full of 5cc allies.... so I gave up on it. Maybe I'll have to revisit it soon.

...with all due respect, even AI can beat this deck

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Originally Posted by 4Ak

...with all due respect, even AI can beat this deck

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Serena Superdraw's successor?

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With all due respect, you're obviously doing something wrong. I was being completely sincere when I said I was 25-4 with it. Though, admittedly, I've lost two more games since, bringing me to 25-6 overall with it.

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Originally Posted by Keith☆Star

Serena Superdraw's successor?

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No sir. Feel free to check my game history from both Android and PC clients if you'd like to see the records. The IGN is BEffect. Only maybe 1 or 2 matches in the past 30 (between the two clients) have been using another deck.

And seriously, nothing could ever succeed Serena Superdraw; that deck was poetry in motion.

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Originally Posted by 4Ak

...with all due respect, even AI can beat this deck

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Harsh. Seems like pretty stable deck to me :)

Yes, what he meant to say is that he actually loses to AI, but it's the *deck's* fault.

Right.

How do you deal with burn decks ?

If you are talking about burn decks that work well, they encompass allies, and Rampage/Evil Ascendant work greatly against them. If you're talking about burn decks that use nothing but direct damage as their kill condition, A.) Those decks are largely inconsistent above the 200 mark, and B.) I throw away my ally control and focus solely on Berserker's Edge, Reserve Weapon, Rothem's Visage, and hasted allies. Also, luck of the draw dependent, Enrage goes a long way in this scenario.

The problem with pure burn is its drawing power; either it uses Tome of Knowledge, which is slow, or uses Bazaar, which means I don't need to use Blood Frenzy, living longer, and able to reach my kill condition just as quickly.

Looks better than Rothem's Wrath [DP 2.012]. Going to give this a swing.

Have you tried slotting in Braxnorian Veteran? Helps recycle those Crippling Blows destroyed by Evil Ascendant.

Do you find Killing Spree helps in this deck much?

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Originally Posted by Keaven

Looks better than Rothem's Wrath [DP 2.012]. Going to give this a swing.

Have you tried slotting in Braxnorian Veteran? Helps recycle those Crippling Blows destroyed by Evil Ascendant.

Do you find Killing Spree helps in this deck much?

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Funny you mention it, I've taken Killing Spree out because it's just too situational and, ultimately, high on my list of "acceptable to sacrifice" cards. Anything that fits those two criteria is eligible (and destined) to be cut.

I replaced them with +1 Smashing Blow and +1 Evil Ascendant. Works much better that way, since you're that much more likely to get an early EA out.

As for Braxnorian Soldier, to be honest, I can't tell you the last time I've ever been like, "Man, I really wish I had another Crippling Blow!" Meaning that with only 4x CB, the deck still has plenty of board control, and therefore Brax would just take up space better filled by the more important things already in the deck. In my opinion, that is.

Hey blanket. Have you got a new IGN? Checked you out in search and Beffect hasn't been on since reset.

Firstly let me say thanks so much for posting this deck dude. Was getting bored playing the same or similar decks as loads of guys out there (sinful seduction amber, antimatter zal etc) and was looking for a change. Saw this deck and thought id give it a try.

Since last reset I got up to 260 approx and started getting bad run of games. Switched to this deck and have gone 13-1 in last 14 games. This deck is sick.

Got lucky and drew my first shadow colossus and swapped him into this deck in place of one of the smashing blows. I find it adds another massive threat to this deck.

I find this deck lasts to late game regardless of matchup (or what I've seen so far) and so resource isn't a massive problem. By this point a hasted shadow colossus can often win the game for me once its out.

Just thought I'd mention it.

Will keep you posted on progress with this deck :cool:

i made a veryyy similar deck but i tested both and i think bazaar is much better than blood frenzy plus that i am sure 3 rothem visage is tooooo many

A1 BlanketEffect and BEffect are my IGNs, although I rarely play anymore. Waiting for SF to release and see if it piques my interest again.


Do let me state that if you ever play Bazaar instead of Blood Frenzy in your deck, and your goal is not to deck your opponent, I have no idea what your reasoning is. This deck has plenty of healing, so why you'd ever want to give your opponent card advantage is beyond my reckoning. And no, 3x Rothem's Visage is key; you want to be able to sac one early and have good odds of being able to drop one by the time your deck is down to ~15 cards.

Hey guys you can double attack with the Wild Beserker's just soooooo you know.

I like this deck. the only change I made was to add a second enrage. Probably the strongest Logan build I've seen.