Zaladar, Alpha Strike

**udy** · 01-19-2014, 04:32 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_strike_%28gaming%29
An alpha strike is a competitive gaming term, denoting an all-out attack launched in hopes of achieving a decisive advantage.This is usually considered a risky tactic, as if the attacker fails to gain a decisive advantage, it can leave the attacker's units overextended and vulnerable to counter-attack.

So the idea come from Blanket Effect Feedbomb Legacy deck.
I mean, I was thinking what modification it could have with the addition of SF cards?

So this is the best result I've got so far:

***HERO***
Zaladar

***Allies (12)***
4x Frostmare

4x Rampant Krygon

4x Ravager Zealot

***Abilities (21)***
4x Feedback

1x Eternal Renewal

2x Bloodlust

4x Bad Santa

2x Super Focus

4x Word of the Prophet

4x Mimic

***Items (16)***
2x Shard of Power

4x Bazaar

4x Crystal Shards

2x Thoughtful Investment

4x Loom of Fate

TOTAL: 49 cards + Hero

Thanks for Busti, for the idea using Shard of Power

. Iam not aware of that card when I was tweaking this deck for the first time.
(I was tired testing this deck, then for refreshment I look some finished QM in test server. It was TJ Nataku Vs Busti. And busti was using a deck with shard of powered hasted creature

)

How to play it:

Well, I havent meet any rush deck so far in QM, so I dont know if it can stand any.
But, if u still live and got 8 or nine resource, u can start rolling out ur cards: Hasted ally, bad santa, feedback, mimic, shard, bloodlust, etc.
Just remember to save 3 resource to cast feedback

With Shard and Bloodlust

in play, u need about 5 Allies to deal lethal dmg to opponent Hero in 1 turn.

Special mention to Mimic

, it just like u got 8 feedback and 8 bad santa in ur deck when it starting to roll out.

Need to do more test. Ill update about the result later

**udy** · 01-20-2014, 02:46 AM

Changelog:
I tried replacing 4 conduit with 4 Crystal Shard. In some way it work better but I was afraid discarding key cards like shard of power etc.

I add another Super Focus

, since I occasionaly casting Haste ally before reaching 9 resource.
Either to reduce opponent HP, or kill dangerous ally. But, I recommend u to keep aiming the Hero and ignore opponent's ally as much as possible.

Test result:
Not a surprise, this deck afraid Braxnorian Soldier

and Voice of Winter

very much

But I havent have any interest to add any solution for them yet. Maybe a Mind Control

and a LLN

could do the trick later.
Sometimes, mimic can provide the solution u need from enemy graveyard.

Word of Prophet is very usefull to recycle ur extra copy of artifact.
since the deck bring many card drawer, its always a good choice to use word prophet on T1. Try to find basic items u can cast before T9: bazaar, loom of fate, shards of power, Thoughtful Investment

.

I find a nice synergies between Super Focus

, Shards of Power, and Rampant Krygon

:
I can cast an ally, attack, cast Rampant, use it ability to kill the first ally, attack with it, then repeat.

Usualy I can deal about 20 dmg or more with 9 resource. So make sure u got the rest of opponent's HP lost before T9

**Mew Two** · 01-20-2014, 05:18 AM

I've seen a few haste Zaladars running around (Preybird's is particularly strong) but I really like this of mixing in a feedbomb element

I think I'll try it out...

**udy** · 01-20-2014, 06:12 AM

Originally Posted by Mew Two

I've seen a few haste Zaladars running around (Preybird's is particularly strong) but I really like this of mixing in a feedbomb element

I think I'll try it out...

Iam eagerly wait the result after u tested it

I think there still a lot of room to improve the deck .

The issue on my side is, I was to busy working on work days. Only at weekend I have decent time to play SE