Gabe · December 8, 2015
T1 Meta 2015-2016 Season
When preparing to attend a Redemption tournament, it’s good to have an idea of what cards and deck types you might go up against. While there are almost unlimited options available, there are some…
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JoshH · November 9, 2015
Nebuchadnezzar
Today I will share a defense that has been very successful for me in T1. It has morphed a bit over the last 2 ½ years, but the key parts have stayed the same. One of the key parts is a Babylonian…
Justin · October 29, 2015
Do You Wanna Build a Type 2? - Let it Go!
Welcome back to our Frozen themed series of T2 deck building strategy! Today’s article comes from perhaps the most well-known song of the movie, Let it Go! When you are considering what cards to…
Gabe · October 26, 2015
Learning From Our Peers - The King of Beatdown
Many years ago when I played MTG a favorite quote from one of my favorite players went something like this “There are no wrong threats, only wrong answers”. The quote comes from a guy named David…
JoshH · October 19, 2015
The Judean Mediums - Strategy for Forgotten Cards
When a new set of Redemption cards is released, I like to see if I can find clever or potentially powerful combos with older Redemption cards. The constant release of new cards and the shifting of…
Jordan · October 15, 2015
Building a Better Mousetrap – The Glory Days of an Under-Appreciated Dominant: A Deck that Countered Everything
This article is probably going to be one of my shorter ones, not really because I don’t have the time or energy to do a longer write-up, but more because I don’t necessarily remember the full story…
Justin · October 12, 2015
Do You Wanna Build a Type 2? – Building a T2 Deck…For the First Time in Forever – Part 2
In Part 1 of this article we looked at Dominants, Lost Souls and Sites from a T2 perspective. (If you haven’t already, check out Part 1 here.) In Part 2 we will now focus on Artifacts…
Mitch · October 7, 2015
Got a Counter? Site-lock
One of the best ways to counter site-lock is to generate lost souls during your draw, upkeep, preparation, or battle phase. You can potentially accomplish this with the following cards or card…
Jordan · October 1, 2015
Building a Better Mousetrap - From Chumps to Champs: How the Tiny, Little Panic Demons Became the Focus of a Nationals Winner Part 2
Back to the Drawing Board When we last left the chumps, they had been overwhelmed by some of the offenses they faced at the T2 Only. But while the overall performance at the T2 Only was somewhat of a…
Jordan · September 30, 2015
Building a Better Mousetrap - From Chumps to Champs: How the Tiny, Little Panic Demons Became the Focus of a Nationals Winner Part 1
When it comes to Redemption sets, Angel Wars is not high on most players’ rankings. From varying opinions on the artwork to a lot of concepts that may have been before their time, there are several…
Jordan · September 23, 2015
Building a Better Mousetrap - The Heroless of the North: From 2007 Until Today
I’ve always liked defense. I’m not sure what it is, but ever since I started playing Redemption competitively, I’ve always favored decks that rely more on the defense to stop your opponents from…
Justin · September 21, 2015
Do You Wanna Build a Type 2? - Building a T2 Deck…For the First Time in Forever - Part 1
Welcome to the second installment of our Frozen-themed T2 deck-building series, “Do You Wanna Build a Type 2?”! If you haven’t already, check out the first article here and things will make a lot…
Jordan · September 16, 2015
Building a Better Mousetrap
This series will be devoted to one of my favorite parts of Redemption: Deck building. Each article will describe a deck concept that I have used in the past, and how that deck concept developed over…
Blake · September 14, 2015
Drafting with Drrek - Apostles
Welcome back finally to Drafting with Drrek after our long hiatus as we look at my least favorite pack, Apostles. Still there are a few diamonds in this pack and you want to be sure that you can…
Gabe · September 3, 2015
Learning From Our Peers - Counting the Cost
If you’re familiar with other CCGs then you’re aware that most use some kind of cost system as a way to build up resources as the game progresses and to balance the power level of cards. Some use…
Mitch · September 2, 2015
Got a Counter? Toss
Offensive toss is dangerous for opposing defenses. Most effective evil Enhancements have little to no strength resulting in poor use in a toss battle so it is best to utilize other methods when…
Justin · September 1, 2015
Do You Wanna Build a Type 2?
(To the tune of “Do You Wanna Build a Snowman”) Do you wanna build a Type Two? They are so fun to play Wasn’t sure it could be so I tried it though And I’ve never gone away If you want a challenge…
Gabe · August 27, 2015
High Level Play - #1 Game and Commentary (with Persecuted Church)
Join John Early and I as we play out a game between two new decks featuring Persecuted Church. We explain our decks and walk you through some of our thinking as the game progresses. Our play isn't…
Justin · August 25, 2015
T2-2P Nationals 2015 1st Place - Return of the Widow: Part 2
EDITORS NOTE: If you haven't already read it, be sure to check out Return of the Widow: Part 1. Round 1 vs Marcus Parker The last time I played Marcus was at my very first Nationals in 2004. We…
Mitch · August 24, 2015
Got a Counter? Fully Armored Spiritual Warriors
When fully armored with the Armor of God a Hero can become nearly unstoppable. A fully armored Hero is protected from all evil brigades, capture abilities and Dominants, negates Evil Characters from…