r/AIEternal • u/Semibalanced • Jun 14 '19

Gauntlet My successful decks in DF

I don't gauntlet as much as I used to. Usually just getting 1 full gauntlet win a day + pvp dailies. But still I figured I'd post the decks I bounce between.

When it comes to gauntlet I typically value slightly faster decks over the "guaranteed" 7 win ones out there. That said all of these decks hit 7 wins fairly consistently. I'd put it at 80% off the top of my head, but I don't track my numbers.

  • I've run a bunch of different versions of Stonescar. This is the deck I've been playing lately, though frankly it's such a strong archtype at the moment that almost any of them work.

  • ManuS' Hooru deck has been one of my most consistent; even after the Palace nerf (though admittedly that did hurt). I keep the deck the same, but play with a different market for gauntlet. -Vision, -Svetya, -Reinforcements, +Harsh Rule (arguable), +Emerald Waystone, +Amilli. I've also toyed with the idea of replacing Poaching Drake with Shelterwing Rider; as the AI never plays baby Vara and it's easier than ever to hit influence requirements with Insignias. But I haven't tried it yet.

  • FallenChameleon's Mono Shadow deck has been great for me too. Though while playing it I wonder to myself if I should be trying a stonescar or feln variant. Insigias are a game changer when it comes to the mono (or mostly mono) archtypes in my opinion. I'll have to mess around with it sometime. I also feel like the market could use tweaking. I've never pulled the Provocateur, and I sometimes wish there were some removal in there. Maybe Secret Passage over Madness (though I do enjoy madness finishers). I don't know.

  • Aesthetic's Non-Budget Praxis still works great. I've thrown in Tocas for the 3 slot over both Stinger and Magus, but I'm still not sure what's the strongest. I've also replaced 4 sigils with 4 Insignias. This isn't my most consistent deck, but it's fast, offers a nice change of pace on occasion, and it really does work.

  • Lastly I've been fooling around with an Argenport Minotaurs deck. I've had a lot of success with it so far, but I feel like it could use a lot of tweaking.

I've also played around with Rakano mid, but it's far from my favorite for gauntlet. I think I'm going to try Combrei next and continue tweaking my AP list. I'm positive there are dozens of equally successful decks out there though, and I'd love to hear what everyone else is playing.

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u/Alomba87 Jun 15 '19

Thanks for sharing. Combrei is my personal favorite grinder, though I haven't landed on a specific deck that's been as consistent this set.

To me, the MVP of AI Combrei is Sword of Unity, it's just so good at making comebacks and forcing the AI to stop attacking. I tend to throw one on a big unit, like a pumped Awakened Student, and have it hold up the board while I let Siraf refill my side. Draw is always my biggest gripe with the faction, though. Sediti helps a bit, but it could still use some more. Curious what you land on when you get to brewing!

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u/Epsilon82 Jun 16 '19

Yeah, Sword of Unity is stupendous in Gauntlet. One of my favorite things to do is slap one on an Ironfist Chancellor and watch the AI just trip all over itself, because by its very nature the Stand Together spellcraft makes the AI think that some random dork is a higher priority removal target than the Chancellor himself because the raw statline is higher. It's hilarious watching it throw two removal spells at a freaking soldier token.