Staff of Roots + Jaguar Staff is amazing! (Weekend Event report) [ ENG | ESP ]
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I started this Weekend Event with the goal of winning a DO legendary pack. Unfortunately I narrowly missed out, however I did manage to improve my results (and rewards) from the last few weeks. In the end I got a score of 13/25 on Mythic, just two wins away from that milestone.
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Inicie este Weekend Event con el objetivo de ganar un pack legendario de DO. Lamentablemente no lo logré por poco, sin embargo conseguí mejorar mis resultados (y recompensas) respecto a las últimas semanas. Al final obtuve una marca de 13/25 en Mythic, a solo dos victorias de esa meta.
Screenshot from gudecks.com
Most of the opponents I faced used compositions with the same goddess I use: Nature. In total, as you can see in the table below, I had nine games against Nature decks, of which I was victorious on six occasions. In contrast, opponents with Light decks were particularly difficult for me. This is a trend that I have repeated in recent Weekend Events.
La mayoría de los adversarios a los que enfrenté usaron composiciones con la misma diosa que uso yo: Naturaleza. En total, tal como se puede ver en la tabla que dejaré a continuación, tuve nueve partidas contra composiciones de Naturaleza, de las cuales salí victorioso en seis ocasiones. Por el contrario, los oponentes con decks de Luz me resultaron particularmente complicados. Esta es una tendencia que he repetido en los últimos Weekend Event.
One thing I found particularly curious was that I got to play five opponents in a row with Nature decks to close the Weekend Event.
Algo que me pareció particularmente curioso fue que me tocó enfrentar en seguidilla a cinco oponentes con decks de Naturaleza para cerrar el Weekend Event.
Screenshot from gudecks.com
About my deck: in my previous report I commented on the need to add more "blitz" to get more control of the tempo in the game. The change, so far, has been remarkable. In pressing moments relics like Staff of Roots or Jaguar Staff can change the course of the game. Both relics I added to my deck.
From weeks before I felt I had fallen into a streak of bad luck, bad results and so on. Now I think I have started to correct that course. Maybe for the next Weekend Event I'll get that legendary DO pack.
I had my doubts between Staff of Roots and Faeflame Blade, mainly because the latter is the most used by most Nature players. However, after testing them both, I opted for the former. It offers greater cost/benefit advantages. To put it in context: The four points of damage I can do with Staff of Roots is enough to take out low mana cost creatures, while also having the ability to restore lost health when attacking thanks to the ability to summon a Walking Plant.
Sobre mi deck: en mi anterior reporte comenté la necesidad de agregar más "blitz" para obtener mayor control de los tiempos en la partida. El cambio, hasta ahora, ha sido notable. En momentos apremiantes reliquias como Staff of Roots o Jaguar Staff pueden cambiar el rumbo de la partida. Ambas reliquias las añadí a mi deck.
Desde semanas anteriores sentía que había caído en una racha de mala suerte, malos resultados y demás. Ahora creo que he comenzado a corregir ese rumbo. Quizá para la el siguiente Weekend Event consiga ese pack de DO legendario.
Tenía mis dudas entre Staff of Roots y Faeflame Blade, principalmente porque la segunda es la más usada por la mayoría de los jugadores de Naturaleza. No obstante, después de probarlas ambas me decanté por la primera. Ofrece mayores ventajas en cuanto a coste/beneficio. Para ponerlo en contexto: Los cuatro puntos de daño que puedo hacer con Staff of Roots bastan para liquidar a criaturas de bajo coste de mana, teniendo además la posibilidad de restaurar la salud perdida al atacar gracias a la posibilidad de invocar una Walking Plant.
Screenshot from gudecks.com
Deck code: GU_1_5_CAuCAuCEyCEyHAFHAFHAEHAECATCATCCOCCOCEHIDKIDKCBxCBxCAtCAtCDLCDLIDOIDOGAnGAnCAxCAxCDfCDfIDX
I guess I'll base my preparation for the next Weekend Event on something that better counteracts the Light and Magic decks (I was lucky enough to only face two this weekend). At the same time I'm still testing compositions with other gods, however I don't feel I'm finding with any of them that "stability" that I have with Nature.
Supongo que basaré mi preparación para el próximo Weekend Event en algo que contrarreste mejor los decks de Luz y Magia (tuve la suerte de que solo enfrente a dos este fin de semana). A la vez sigo probando composiciones con otros dioses, sin embargo siento que no encuentro con ninguno esa "estabilidad" que tengo con Naturaleza.
Juan Pavón Antúnez
Nice report! I loved this table, don't mind if i do something similar in my posts :D
Nice Run btw, mythic is hard!
Thanks, dude! Go ahead, if you want I can send you the .psd file of the table.
Cheers!
So close, Light decks are really making the ladder a lot harder! I do agree with your pick of Staff of Roots, it's especially helpful against Aggro War since Faeflame Blade would cause you to take too much damage. Not sure if you've tried adding Giant Pangolin, it seems like a decent addition to most Midrange Nature decks.
Exactly, it seems to me that Faeflame Blade ends up being very expensive in terms of the health you lose by attacking.
I've used Pangolin, but so far I can't figure out how to give it a space in this deck.
It might be worth it to add in a Faeflame blade or low-hanging fruit to contest early creatures.
Staff of Roots fulfils this function. I usually keep the extra mana gem in case I need to use it.
If you're not running Wildfire, I think Bladefly should be replaced with a bigger beast.
This same deck I originally tried to use with Overgrown Rhino, but I came to the conclusion that Bladefly is much more effective at turning a disadvantageous game around.
And, with any luck, it can also help a lot when facing other creatures with confused.