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For the past week or so, I have been toying with decks that have a very different structure from my usual -- decks that use only one copy of each card. Decks using this format have proven surprisingly effective as well as instructive, hence this post to encourage others to try it!
I have always used two factions (having sufficient numbers of powerful cards becomes an issues otherwise), and I do pay attention to various ratios that keep a deck balanced -- I do count my minions, make sure I have sufficient cards suitable for an initial 3 power move, and try to achieve power cost mixtures that don't waste a lot of power. Otherwise I pick cards I like and avoid cards (such as inferno, psychic vortex, ravager) that are hard to use effectively. I don't look for specific combinations as the probability of getting them to arise is not good.
I have found that playing these decks requires a lot of innovation -- I am finding combos I had previously not considered, I am finding unexpected uses for many cards, and have discovered incredible value of holding diverse cards when responding to threats. And playing these decks effectively is a fun intellectual challenge -- far more so than my standard combination based deck. The playing strategy is just richer.
I must admit, I don't think these decks would stand up to my best decks, but most are very good. I encourage players to give it a try.
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