AQUA LIFEEEE

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You can easily push your opponent to 4-5 early with your build if they don't check any defensives. And the value of Valeos' on-stride is completely nullified then since they won't be taking a lot of damage on your first stride turn. Any good opponent will attack your RGs before first stride and you'll be left with no pieces and the inability to call a full field+do flood hazard. You're also a sitting duck against overlords who ride 10k's (nullifying the value of your tidal assault) This is the reason why, in Japan, we see 20 Valeos decks like this entering a tourney and only 1 topping. (At least 1 is bound to have some god-like RNG... whilst the rest deal with typical VG variance and get destroyed by great players using great decks)

Haha :D

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I'll add Megiddo when he arrives haha. Never really missed him yet though

Thank you! It's a fun deck but not that good given the current meta

One Who Gets Crits, Commander Jaime : When are you gonna drop some more Aqf content?

saikyo jushin I have some CFA stuff still I need to edit. I'll do some deck profiles soon too once I get the cards. Release weekend is this weekend so that's exciting!

One Who Gets Crits, Commander Jaime: I hear ya. I can't wait to grab my Maelstrom stuff.

saikyo jushin I can't wait for SP Thavas XD

Thanks man! I'm loving the 6 draws. This deck doesn't value crits as much because you push people to 5 damage REALLY fast on 1st or 2nd stride without their defensive triggers. Pieces > crits here

same...

Thank you :)

Yeah, dropping a nikki for an arsenal fleet is a viable option.

Solemn Vanguard more 11k attackers too, can't be a bad thing

Mehh, it's not THAT big of a deal...

It technically works without but I still wouldn't take a blue wave deck to a tourney without running Lambros and/or Alexandros...

There are stride fodders in the video. Blue wave is cheaper than Thavas :) Also: you can't deal with Link Joker playing blue wave. Blue wave dies against most control decks. End of story. Smart Galfilia plays and not over-committing can only get you so far, but that won't change the fact that you'll likely lose.

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Blue wave's rush is stopped by 1 single defensive trigger. I will attempt to do it in a matchup where I desperately need it to win. But if not, I'll play very conservatively. I don't play Megiddo because I don't have him yet ;P Apart from that, you don't have the necessary CB all that often. Regardless, I'd probably run 1 once I get it.

Not to mention the new 10k G2's are becoming a thing and the rush is stopped before it begins.

Where did I ever state its skill goes off? Cloris gives +5k. It's free +5k guard that you keep recycling.

I see my bad, as an aqua force player could you diss out some tips when playing thavas/valeos against Chaos,luard preferably thavas?

Valeos vs Chaos: you lose. End of story. Thavas vs Chaos: don't let them lock your starter. If you run mitros, don't call it out. If you run Bubble edge, push it back into soul on g2 even if its effect isn't used. Don't call fields early. Your sub-par rush won't finish them off and you don't want to start the actual game (post g3) with a locked board. Get on the new Thavas whatever it costs. (that back-row attack enabling is gonna be your best friend) Flip Galfilia with Alexandros 24/7 so you always have access to unlocking and don't rely on G guarding for it. Let Orthia, Shipra and Melania establish your board state. Yes, they will be able to lock some stuff regardless of resist, but you still ruin various of their plays by fucking them with the resist. Finally: Don't use Galfilia just because you can... Sure, unlocking a full board is fun and all, but if you can't win that turn and if that means you don't have access to her next turn, you're gonna be in a world of hurt. The Thavas vs Chaos match is a war of resources. You need to strategically get the momentum and do the full-on attacks with a fully unlocked board when your resources vs their resources can handle that. Keep in mind that Alexandros becomes more powerful the longer the game goes on. You're basically setting up for those sweet 3-5 end game 61k swings ;)

Yeah, I'm considering :P

I simply don't have it yet :P and this deck usually doesn't have the CB for it. I'll probably push Megiddo into my Thavas

Nah don't worry about it I was just joking, not everyone can spend over $100 on a card lol. BTW I love your channel! I've been searching for a Aquaforce fanboy like me on youtube for years, keep up the great content!

No, that isn't what it is saying. It is basically just saying that they can actually guard. Because they way guarding works is you at the shields power to the vanguard. If it didn't have that clause they would be stuck at 11k and could only ever perfect guard. It doesn't say anything about G-guards so no the dark irregular would not get around it.

No that doesnt work. Valeos says the opponent's vanguard's power can not increase or decrease except with Valeos' skill or guardians through normal guarding.

3:16 has my stride fodders :) I run 7 g3s because Arsenal Fleet is bae.

Whoops my bad. Figures since I was scrolling through and listening a little and they popped up for like 1 frame. Thanks for the quick reply.

Lionel Wong 50 cards in main including starter

Valeos dies against Chaos. End of story :p 1-2 Unlocks (MAX) per turn doesn't save this deck.

Are there any match-ups where Valeos plays better than Thavas? I've always been under the assumption that Thavas out classes Valeos. Yet I've recently only seen Valeos in WGP tops.

And happy holidays, by the way.

- I disagree wholeheartedly. Medla is a great draw. She allows us to play more conservatively at times where we need that. Good opponents won't allow you to keep all the resources you need. - Galleas' discard hurts way too much imo and doesn't synergize with neither Foivos or Arsenal. In a deck where our first stride costs us 2 discards already, Galleas can be absolutely terrible. - The deck is indeed very unlike Thavas, but Thavas does not get rewarded for reaching higher waves. It's actually one of my peeves with Thavas. It promotes wave but doesn't give you any value for reaching an insane load of small pokes. The current version of Thavas doesn't even promote reaching waves beyond 4 in the slightest. Alexandros' power plays, loads of drawing and all the resist is what's keeping this deck alive now, not our ability to do a bunch of pokes. Meanwhile, Valeos actually rewards doing lots of pokes because defensive triggers no longer nullify those pokes. (which is exactly why Medla is so good on your first and second stride... as the game goes on and CB becomes harder to come by, she also gains some value) - The skill cap isn't higher than other AqF decks imo. We must be playing the deck VERY differently, because I don't find this thing challenging at all... After a solid 20 games, you know all your possible interactions by heart.

Solemn Vanguard how are you running out of CB? We're having opposite issues it sounds like. I can manage my CB even with the restanders. My issue first testing the deck was with dead cards that couldn't help me attack. It flowed a lot better when I took her out. And it's not like she's safe just because resist. Deluge can place over her, Defeat Flare can wipe the back row. Ultimately, it's just a matter of staying stocked up on hand for my build, which isn't hard to do often.

All that draw comes late into the game... If I'm gonna sacrifice spots for Galleas, I will often have him at times where I didn't want him (aka: first stride)

There are multiple ways to do loads of attacks in various Aqua decks... That doesn't mean they're consistent or good though ;D

By the way what do you think valeos need to be better

fallen absol This is my 10 combo [GB3flood + galeas + any g2 or g3 + medla + medla +(beragios+yorgos+trigger)] or Artiom + galeas + arsernal + (foivos+yorgos) + medla + medla

I don't have him yet. I'd add him once I get him. You barely ever have the necessary CB though.

Maybe ;O

I probably will :)

No, these cards are from sneak :)

When I get my cards, I'll make a deck profile for it :D

I do that every day ;)

Danny lim nothing replaces tidal assault.

I think tidal is amazing, but if you don't want to run him, you have the choice between: Medla, Foivos, Galleas and Lucianos... Plenty of BW g2s that give you battles.

another question what can i take out if i wanna run megiddo thank you :3

Danny lim u can replace with artiom

I think that's doable. Valeos is like 4 dollars... Same for Flood hazard. Almost your whole main deck is commons and rares. the PGs are like 1 dollar a piece.

Which is cheaper blue wave or thavas. I want to build one of them but i want to go for the cheaper one. Cuz i am budget. If aqua force doesnt work out what are some good budget competitive decks that are around $200. Also where are your stride fodders. Finally can you make a video on how to deal with link joker when playing blue wave.

I got a thavas deck without the new GR I can sell if you want

Sunny V can i have decklist

It's actually a pretty mediocre deck compared to all the bigger meta decks out there...

Solemn Vanguard I think the new aqf are all pretty decent but I play Neo Nectar so my clan is mediocre atm

Agreed!