#NAME:Fairy Archmage # #DESC:"Now we're here #DESC: Now we're there #DESC: Now we're gone #DESC: Now we're back #DESC: #DESC: But what happened to your defenses?" Glen Elendra Archmage (EVE) *4 # ability is currently buggy ... Heartmender (SHM) *4 # continuously removes -1/-1 counters # # from all others Kitchen Finks (SHM) *4 # brings 2 life everytime it persists Safehold Elite (SHM) *4 # cheap early defense Gravelgill Axeshark (SHM) *2 # 3/3 creature Kithkin Spellduster (EVE) *2 # Enchantment removal Restless Apparition (EVE) *4 # can get +3/+3 bonus River Kelpie (SHM) *2 # card drawer, only *2 to prevent the # # AI from decking itself out Oona's Gatewarden (SHM) *4 # good cheap defense & fits the theme Plumeveil (SHM) *2 # great defense & fits the theme Wrath of God (10E) *4 # destroys all creatures Plains (10E) *14 Island (10E) *10 # Cards considered, but not included: # Rendclaw Trow - has persist & wither, but needs BG mana # Lingering Tormentor - has persist * Fear, but needs B mana # Scuzzback Marauders - has persist & high attack, but needs BR # mana. High attack not necessary once Wrath of God is cast # Rattleblaze Scarecrow - too expensive for conditional persist # Wingrattle Scarecrow - only conditional persist # Gaea's Cradle - AI doesn't use the mana, dubious thematic fit # Cauldron Haze - effect only til end of turn, too short # Trapjaw Kelpie - very expensive, AI doesn't use flash # Cards removed from the deck: # none # Notes: # The AI seemed pretty reluctant to cast Wrath in the test runs, # although it did use the card from time to time # # River Kelpie: The AI is in danger of decking itself out if it # has many Wither creatures, 2 Kelpies, and casts Wrath of God. # I already reduced the Kelpies after the AI had to draw 40 cards # in one test run, but even 2 may be too much. Will have to be # watched. # # Restless Apparition: May actually prevent the Heartmender and # Wrath of God from being played if the AI uses its plains to pump # the apparition before checking whether it could use those plains # to play spells. This will have to be watched too.