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Dear Deck Mechs,

 

I've been using a quid/creature deck for some time now, and one day I got a booster box. I pulled together this deck to test out a handful of Diagon Alley cards (namely items). This deck has won every match except for 3 or 4 when I didn't get enough lessons. This deck is fully charged at 4 lessons, when self-stirring cauldron is played. (Self-stirrer + Draco, Slytherin = 2 extra actions!) Try to play an item a turn to take advantage of Draco's power.

 

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Owl in a Blender Deck

 

Wizard: Draco Malfoy, Slytherin

3 Screech Owl

3 Tawny Owl

1 Hedwig

4 Cunning Fox

3 River Troll

2 Doxy

1 Vicious Wolf

1 Fluffy

1 Hebridian Black

2 Cobra Lily

 

Items: 2 Bulgeye Potion

3 Moonseed Poison

2 Silver Unicorn Horn

1 Eel Eyes

1 Beetle Eyes

3 Magical Drafts and Potions

1 Fantastic Beasts and Where to find them

2 Self-Stirring Cauldron

 

Spells: 2 Bruisewort Balm

 

Locations: 2 Eeylops Owl Emporium

2 Cauldron Shop

 

Lessons: 10 Care of Magical Creatures

8 Potions

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The owls can recover the lessons and item cards you will have to discard. This deck is extremely fast when played right (in other words, get the cauldron out!) I have gotten out at least one Self-stirring Cauldron and Moonseed Poison in every game I've played so far! Enjoy!

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Hello Zack,

I do like your deck. It has some real potential. I’m not sure you actually used it’s full potential the way you had it, but these changes will light the fire in this deck. Let’s see if we can get you going here.

 

CHARACTER: Duh! GREAT CHOICE!

 

LOCATIONS: Well, Emporium is not necessary here. You have plenty of creatures so if you want you deck to come off better add one more shop and burn both of the Emporiums.

 

SPELLS: Since you are using Draco-Slyth there no sense in even having the Bruisewort Balm.

 

ITEMS: Uni-Horn, add one. Next equal your books to 2 each, because you just never know how you will draw. I know you did this per your lesson distribution but we’ll be changing that some. Beetle and Eel Eyes go to 2 each. Moonseed in your deck needs all 4 of them.

 

CREATURES: This is where you need the adjustment to make things work for you. You items are your killers, so you want a supporting cast to those and, not 2 offenses at full force. Your deck is low in lessons (which is OK!) but, we need you to be able to play more cards when a shortage of lessons happen. Fluffy, Hebridian Black, and Cobra Lilly…C-ya! Let’s work you on the 4, 5, and 6 power creatures. Quintaped, Boa, Doxy, & Fox are going to get you on the bored fast and put them on the defense to give you time to Eyeball them. It won’t be necessary to get the big creatures out. Owls…Tawny is better so more of them are needed. And since we are not separate for lessons anymore, Screech is good bye.

 

LESSONS: Hey no more losses of lessons by your creatures, so 9 each will work.

 

After some very interesting play testing, here is the report on the new look of your deck! I call it Draco’s BirdSeed effect. The Moonseed/Owl/CShop recycling is vicious! The smaller creatures out early did keep my opponents busy while I set up that effect. It was SWEEEEET! Also, If Trans-Test is played keep you Quintaped out even over your Fox! They all do damage, but in this deck that is not their primary purpose. The real purpose is to keep your opponent occupied while you set up either the EyeBall or BirdSeed effects. Plus with no spells in your deck you are now free to avoid adventures such as, 4 Privet Drive, Gaze, and other like that.

 

This is a fantastic deck. You should be proud Zack! It was not only fun to work on, but it was also turned out to be one of the best decks that have ever come out of my garage. GREAT JOB ZACK!

 

NOTE: To those of you who just copy decks and don’t learn from them, try creating your own combos and effects. Learn the effects but don’t just use other people’s decks. That is what really makes this game fun. Zack worked hard on his deck and doesn’t need 20 clones out there using it.

 

From the Trunk,

MadEye_D

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Here we go:

+1 Cauldron Shop

+1 Beetle Eyes

+1 Eel Eyes

+1 Moonseed Poison

+1 Silver Unicorn Horn

+1 Magical Drafts and Potions

+1 Fantastic Beasts & Where to

-3 Screech Owl

+1 Tawny Owl

-3 River Troll

+1 Doxy

-1 Vicious Wolf

-1 Fluffy

-1 Hebridian Black

-2 Cobra Lily

+4 Quintaped

+4 Boa Constrictor

-2 Bruisewort Balm

-1 Care of Magical Creatures

+1 Potions

 

 

THE RESULT:  Owl In A Blender

// locations

        3 Cauldron Shop

// items

        2 Bulgeye Potion

        2 Beetle Eyes

        2 Eel Eyes

        4 Moonseed Poison

        3 Silver Unicorn Horn

        2 Magical Drafts and Potions

        2 Fantastic Beasts & Where to

        2 Self-Stirring Cauldron

// creatures

        4 Tawny Owl

        1 Hedwig

        4 Cunning Fox

        4 Quintaped

        4 Boa Constrictor

        3 Doxy

// lessons

        9 Care of Magical Creatures

        9 Potions

// starter

        1 Draco Malfoy, Slytherin