Tuesday 30 June 2015

From Budget to Competitive: Bermuda Triangle (Part1)


Hi guys, today I am going to preview my take on how I would play the new G-Bermuda. As many have already known, this clan ain't cheap at all (olivia, why!?!) but the main core of the deck I am previewing today is reasonable affordable, and still have many of the main mechanics.

Disclaimer: This is a budget build you can mash up literally for cheap(by bermuda standards of cheap), it showcases that even though without the GR, you can still pressure multiple attacks per turn. If you happen to have the GR, it would make a great addition to the deck, but if your wallet cannot take the crit, it is not mandatory to play the clan as it should be with new generation stuff.

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Deck Name: Davy Jones' Fish Tricks 

Grade 0: 18
2 Duo Lovers Singer, Darling (FVG) ~$0.4
4 Duo Grampus Turn, Shannon (crit) ~$0.8
4 Duo Love Joker, Chulym (Crit) ~$2
4 Heartful Ale, Fundy (draw) ~$2
4 Duo Tropical Healer, Medjerda(Heal) ~$0.8

Grade 1: 14
2 Duo Pretty Horn, Ural (Sb2 draw) ~$1
4 Duo Petit Etoile, Peace (draw Engine) ~$2
4 PR♥ISM Duo, Aria (PG) ~$20
4 Duo Gorgeous Lady, Kazuha (pressure booster)~$2

Grade 2: 11
4 Duo Dragon Palace Dianthus, Minamo (Giant Attacker) ~$2
3 Glitter of Yearning, Spica (Harmony Amber clone) ~$9
4 Duo Lovely Devil, Vepar ~$2

Grade 3: 7
4 Duo Lovely Angel, Nemuel (Main Ride) ~$2
3 Little Princess, Himari (RG pressure) ~$0.6

Grade 4:
2 Legend of the Glass Shoe, Amoris (Board reset) ~$6
2 Rain Element, Madew ~$4
4 Leisure Soft Ribbon, Somni (Pressure) ~$2

Total price: ~$59
By far this is quite cheap as Bermuda goes. Granted everything is still new and prices are still high, but this will drop somewad as time goes, so

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Game Plan:
Somni, Spica and Himari are your main additional attack enabler. Amoris is there to reset all your units like Lulu in the event you did not bounce them. Make 21k columns with multiple Lulu and Syr Darya.

Winning Image:
Multiple RG swings. The VG column does not use much CB, so spent them all on rearguard effects. Swing till they break under the pressure and run out of cards to guard.

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Notable things:

Nemuel and Vespar:
This is your main ride. They are unique for a duos legion as they can bounce and clone anything else, which makes them a great boss on the cheap. The legion mechanic is also very crucial for long games as you tend to go through the deck relatively fast. Also since both are just R, they total cost to field this is no more than ~$8, which is a steal.

Shizuka
I opted not to run these in here, but you can consider 2. She gives you your stride fodder and your Himari's but her only real problem is the nature of the clan itself: they lack big columns without specific setup. She is quite difficult to form  21k columns without external help from Somni and Spica, and only to anything that attacks for 11k or more. If you want to make room for her, as suggested you can make the changes suggested above, but it will affect the nature of the deck.

Olivia
So lots of people are gonna ask why no Olivia. Firstly is the cost and availability. Secondly she is strong, but you can still manage without her in this deck. That said, she is a great addition to the deck, and give you stronger big pushes to end the game. If you have them available, I would reccomend taking an Amoris and a Somni for each Olivia pair.



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So what do you guys think? Leave your comments if you have other interesting ways to play this deck (you can leave standard meta list too, but that be boring and brings nothing new to this archetype, so I rather not go there if possible.)

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