Like Magic and Pokemon, I am certain that the Harry

Potter TCG will follows in it's "parents(?)"

footsteps, having quite innovative players create

tournament-winning (or sometimes very cheesy) deck

archetypes that will be used by most players

As of right now, WotC has introduced two slightly

different playing styles in the starter set: mass

creature production and lesson deprivation (Hermione's

deck), and lightning-fast direct damage (Draco's

deck).  The two decks had a limited pool of cards, and

some cards (such as curious raven) were used to plug

empty spots on both of the decks. 

I think that most people who buy the starter set first

will take one deck, and improve upon it, so I guess

that there will be a lot of Draco

direct-damage/Herminone creature fest decks during the

first few weeks of league or tournament play.

But, despite that, innovative gamers are never one to

settle with conformed designs, and from what I've

heard is in the base set, they will have ample room to

create their own new and exciting decks.

>From what I've heard about adventures, they seem to be

quite good at stalling a game out, letting the person

who is using the adventure simply wait his opponent

out until there are no cards left in his deck.  If it

is anything like Magic, though, I think that only the

top players who have access to a lot of cards will

attempt this strategy.

So, there you have it. Three proposed strategies that

I have devised.  Take note, though, that in a TCG,

especially one with a few expansions under it's belt,

there are infinite ways to construct a good deck and

even more ways to construct a  tournament-winning deck

strategy.  So, if you go to your local Harry Potter

league (hopefully Wizards will start one) and see an

experimental deck type that you think is too out of

the ordinary or might never win a game, just note that

you have been warned! 

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