For Round 3 of Lackey Grand Prix #18 I decided to try out a deck build that I’ve been looking forward to for a while but hadn’t quite gotten put together until now, and that’s a “Fight By the Numbers” (FBtN) deck with the new Benaiah.

Unlike FBtN decks in the past, we typically won’t be doing very much banding on the offense because Benaiah likes to work alone, and we also won’t actually be fighting by the numbers in many cases because of the CBP and good weapon options we get while using Benaiah. My opponent for this round is none other than Josh “Kevinthedude” Potratz, who now marks the third player to use a Prophets offense against me in this Lackey Grand Prix. Guess we’ll find out next week if my Round 4 opponent rounds things off with a Prophets offense of his own, but in the meantime, enjoy!

Deck: 53

1 Lost Soul "Complacent" [Zephaniah 1:12]
1 Lost Soul "Covet" [Deuteronomy 5:21]
1 Lost Soul "Darkness" [Job 30:26] [2019 - 1st Place]
1 Lost Soul "Humble" [James 4:6 / Proverbs 3:34] [2022 - 3rd Place]
1 Lost Soul "Hunter" [Exodus 11:5 - FoM]
1 Lost Soul "Prosperity" [Deuteronomy 30:15] [2024 - 3rd Place]
1 Lost Soul "Wanderer" [Ezekiel 34:6 - Fundraiser]
1 Lost Soul "Hopper" [II Chronicles 28:13 - LR]

1 Crowd's Choice [Fundraiser]
1 Three Woes (RoJ AB)
1 Buckler (Roots)
1 Son of God [2023 - 1st Place]
1 The Second Coming (CoW AB)
1 Mayhem (FoM)
1 Murderous Command [K]

1 Golgotha [2022 - GoC P]
1 David's Tent [K]
1 Storehouse [IR]
1 Coliseum (CoW AB)

1 Twenty Shekels
1 Four-Drachma Coin (GoC)
1 The Cross (GoC UR+)
1 The Great White Throne (RoJ AB)
1 Covenant with David (PoC)
1 Peter's Curse (GoC)

1 The Repentant Thief / The Condemned Thief (GoC)
1 Captive Princes
1 Joab's Spears
1 Snatched Spear

1 David, Outcasts' Refuge / David, the Anointed (LoC)
1 Asahel, Swift-Footed
1 Bathsheba, the Helper / Bathsheba, the Prostrate (LoC)
1 Benaiah, Lion Slayer
1 John, the Fisherman / John, Son of Thunder (GoC)
1 Mephibosheth (Roots)
1 Simon Peter / Peter, the Rock (GoC)
1 Captain of the Host (Roots)
1 The Angel of the Winds (Promo)

1 Expelled from Heaven (GoC)
1 David's Chariots
1 Great Plunder

1 The Egyptian Rebel
1 David's Servants [II]
1 Plunderers (GoC)
1 Sapphira, the Dishonest (Roots)
1 The Highwayman (GoC)
1 The King of Edom (LoC)
1 The Terrified Chiefs
1 The Deceiver (RoJ AB)

1 Avoiding Edom
1 Hypocrisy (EC)
1 Lying Unto God (Roots)
1 Seized by Babylon

Reserve:
1 King Jehu (FoM)
1 King Saul (CoW AB)
1 Jehoshaphat, the Seeker / Jehoshaphat, the Meek (LoC)
1 Spears (LoC)
1 Foreign Wives (2022 - Side Event)
1 Hadad, the Exiled (LoC)
1 Charioteers of Seir (LoC)
1 Betrayal (PoC)
1 March from Edom
1 Mask of Vanity (Roots)

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By Jayden

Jayden started playing Redemption around 2004 and attended his first National Tournament in 2005. Over the years, he has since become a competitive player with National titles across several categories and, more importantly, has acquired many great friends and mentors through the game. Inspired by video content creators from other games, Jayden endeavored to begin the "Redemption with Jayden" YouTube channel in June 2020 to help promote the game during a time where tournament attendance was low and many games were being played online. While the majority of his content is online gameplay, Jayden now enjoys doing live tournament streaming, box openings, deck breakdowns, and much more in hopes that the channel can be a useful resource for players at every level of the game.