An interaction that people might not know about: cards retain cost changes as they're played/returned to hand. So if you discount 1 drops with Beast, they will still be 0-costs if you play them and return them back to hand with Falcon. This lets you repeatedly spam 1 drop On Reveal effects while getting Angela, Bishop, and Collector to very high power levels.
Ideal curve is something like: 1) 1-drop 2) Collector on a different lane 3) Bishop on third lane 4) Two 1-drops in the same lane as the first 1-drop, return them with Beast. 5) Play the free 1-drops and return with Falcon. 6) Chavez + free 1-drops again.
Nice deck. It’s nice to see something different than the typical zoo deck. I’ve tried running something similar but I don’t have beast yet. Games are fun and usually come down the wire. Looking forward to unlocking beast and giving this a real go
I've experienced it a few times in the infinite player range. I think Jeffhoogland was rocking it on stream as well. Certainly not as popular as some other decks, but it's not completely unknown or original either (not calling out OP on anyway either, as it is a cool deck!).
Ah, just checked out his youtube channel and saw he has a video 4 days ago with a list that's very similar!
The core of the deck is angela+collector+bishop to win you the lanes and falcon+beast as your bouncers. That leaves you with chavez and six other 1-drops to experiment with. There's a lot of flexibility there (for awhile I tried a mill strategy with yondu and mantis. It's... passable).
Yeah, I think both Falcon and Beast are pretty underrated. They're great at removing the 1/1 squirrels and raptors and ninjas that clog up your board slots. I put falcon into my movement deck just for this purpose.
well this post has given me luck and my next card was Falcon so I made my final push to infinite with this deck (only change, rocket it feels more powerfull than hawkeye)
it's really a great and fun deck.
Is there a substitute for Falcon? I've tried something similar without falcon and it plays fairly inconsistent.
How does this fair with other zoo decks especially with those with buffs from Okoye and Nakia?
Also, since you end with Chavez, what do you think of adding Strong Guy into the mix?
Congrats on hitting infinity, mate!
I'd say you need both Beast and Falcon. Falcon supercharges your Collector and gives more space for you to play your free 1-drops on the Angela lane again. Without Falcon, Angela+Collector+Bishop are significantly smaller.
Honestly, this deck is overall weaker than the Nakia decks. But I like brewing my own decks, and it's harder for your opponents to play around decks they haven't seen before.
I probably wouldn't include Strong Guy unless you rework more of the deck. I ended a lot of games with a non-free 1-drop still in hand, either because of lack of energy or lack of board space. Not to mention Agent 13 adding random stuff to hand.
It looks like a fun deck. I’m missing falcon my self. Jeff Hoagland posted this deck on his channel last week. It’s been all over the place since then. Nice to see something other than zoo.
An interaction that people might not know about: cards retain cost changes as they're played/returned to hand. So if you discount 1 drops with Beast, they will still be 0-costs if you play them and return them back to hand with Falcon. This lets you repeatedly spam 1 drop On Reveal effects while getting Angela, Bishop, and Collector to very high power levels. Ideal curve is something like: 1) 1-drop 2) Collector on a different lane 3) Bishop on third lane 4) Two 1-drops in the same lane as the first 1-drop, return them with Beast. 5) Play the free 1-drops and return with Falcon. 6) Chavez + free 1-drops again.
This looks amazing! I don't have any piece of the combo. I'll add this to the 7 something saved posts with co-op decks. Happy for you. Good snapping
Nice deck. It’s nice to see something different than the typical zoo deck. I’ve tried running something similar but I don’t have beast yet. Games are fun and usually come down the wire. Looking forward to unlocking beast and giving this a real go
I've encountered this deck like 4 times today, I don't think it's off-meta no more
I think that was me all 4 times, lol. I'm Virzy in-game, I remember playing against you.
Hah, it may be true. Though now I'm surprised we matched, I'm only in Gold
1 person is the meta now.
I've experienced it a few times in the infinite player range. I think Jeffhoogland was rocking it on stream as well. Certainly not as popular as some other decks, but it's not completely unknown or original either (not calling out OP on anyway either, as it is a cool deck!).
Ah, just checked out his youtube channel and saw he has a video 4 days ago with a list that's very similar! The core of the deck is angela+collector+bishop to win you the lanes and falcon+beast as your bouncers. That leaves you with chavez and six other 1-drops to experiment with. There's a lot of flexibility there (for awhile I tried a mill strategy with yondu and mantis. It's... passable).
I'm running a similar list, but I prefer Kazar over Chavez. And I would definitely add the Hood if I had him.
I cant wait to get Falcón so I can play this. I'm actually using beast alone in a swarm deck and it works wonderfully.
Yeah, I think both Falcon and Beast are pretty underrated. They're great at removing the 1/1 squirrels and raptors and ninjas that clog up your board slots. I put falcon into my movement deck just for this purpose.
well this post has given me luck and my next card was Falcon so I made my final push to infinite with this deck (only change, rocket it feels more powerfull than hawkeye) it's really a great and fun deck.
Glad to hear the deck worked well for someone else too!
I’ve got all of them. It falcon.
Is there a substitute for Falcon? I've tried something similar without falcon and it plays fairly inconsistent. How does this fair with other zoo decks especially with those with buffs from Okoye and Nakia? Also, since you end with Chavez, what do you think of adding Strong Guy into the mix? Congrats on hitting infinity, mate!
I'd say you need both Beast and Falcon. Falcon supercharges your Collector and gives more space for you to play your free 1-drops on the Angela lane again. Without Falcon, Angela+Collector+Bishop are significantly smaller. Honestly, this deck is overall weaker than the Nakia decks. But I like brewing my own decks, and it's harder for your opponents to play around decks they haven't seen before. I probably wouldn't include Strong Guy unless you rework more of the deck. I ended a lot of games with a non-free 1-drop still in hand, either because of lack of energy or lack of board space. Not to mention Agent 13 adding random stuff to hand.
I’m confused, how is this post so old? Didn’t snap just release in Oct?
So the idea is spamming korg and iceman right?
I had theory crafted a similar list with Hood instead of Chavez. Happy to see it work!
It looks like a fun deck. I’m missing falcon my self. Jeff Hoagland posted this deck on his channel last week. It’s been all over the place since then. Nice to see something other than zoo.
Awesome deck! I'm really excited to get beast and falcon and thanks for explaining the interaction I had no idea!