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Strength Ironclad Build
Stack Strength, then swing multi-hit attacks. Simple, and it wins.
Data from build 23811903, updated
The Ironclad
The last soldier of the Ironclads. Crushes foes with sword and flame against his will.
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Strength
EasyGrab every Strength source you can find and spend it on cards that hit more than once. Demon Form and Inflame do the stacking, Whirlwind and Twin Strike turn each point into several. Ruined Helmet doubles your first gain each fight, so make that one Inflame or Fight Me.
Relics to want
Ruined HelmetRareDoubles your first Strength gain each combat, so an opening Inflame gives 4. Vajra triggers first and spends it on 1.
VajraCommon1 Strength at the start of every fight. With Ruined Helmet it takes the doubling and starts you at 2.
BrimstoneShop2 Strength every turn, but ALL enemies gain 1. Great in fights you end fast, risky in long ones.
How to play it
- With Ruined Helmet, make your first Strength gain a big one. Fight Me's 3 becomes 6, while Brand's 1 point wastes the relic.
- Save Whirlwind for a turn where you can pay 3 or more Energy. At 2 Energy it undersells your Strength.
- Don't take Demon Form into every deck. Without Energy relics or Bloodletting, a 3-cost power in Act 1 gets you killed.
Why the core cards
3Demon FormRare PowerAt the start of your turn, gain 2 Strength.2 Strength every turn from a 3-Energy power. Play it once you have Block up, because it eats your whole turn on 3 Energy.
1InflameUncommon PowerGain 2 Strength.2 Strength for 1 Energy. Take every copy you see.
XWhirlwindUncommon AttackDeal 5 damage to ALL enemies X times.5 damage to ALL enemies once per Energy spent, and Strength adds to every hit. Your finisher and your answer to multi-enemy fights.
1Twin StrikeCommon AttackDeal 5 damage twice.5 damage twice, so Strength counts double. The cheap multi-hit that makes Inflame worth it early.
Card ranking: Ironclad, Strength
Ranked for this build onlySCore
Take these on sight. The build doesn't work without them.
AGreat fit
Strong once the core is in. Take them over anything below.
BFiller
Fine until something better shows up. First to go when a shop offers removal.
SkipPass
Does little in this deck. Skip the reward and keep the deck thin.
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