Pure Evil

by Rob Illing
November 13, 1997

Foundation characters

Lotus
4 x Sinister priest - Evil, and they provide magic
3 x Claw of Fury - Assasinate, plus a cool special ability!
2 x Eunuch Underling - Gao Zhang's little helpers
1 x Shadowy Horror - A beast from the East :)
Architect
4 x DNA Mage - Sinister results... Lovely!
2 x Plasma Trooper - Tough cookies!
4 x Test Subjects - We need someone to experiment on...

Resource Users

Lotus
1 x Destroyer - You can't keep a good demon down :)
1 x Gnarled Marauder - Give the beast a GodHammer
1 x Jueding Shelun - Tough nut sorceror
1 x Kan Li - "I know of your ShadowFist technique, Quan Lo..."
1 x Gao Zhang - The big man!
4 x Purist Sorceror - The whole pont of the deck
1 x Sung Hi - Purely because I think he's appropriate
Architect
1 x Johann Bonengel - The Architects head honcho.
1 x Nirmal Yadav - Johann's favourite SuperSoldier
4 x Purist - Again, the point of the deck.
1 x Homo Omega - Adds some bite to the Architects side
1 x Rhys Engel - The Leader of our Purists
1 x Colonel Griffith - Gao Zhang's best buddy
1 x Monster Hunter - For those demons within...

Cheapo Events and States

Lotus
2 x Sword of Biting - Discourages attacks on Purists
2 x Inauspicious Reburial - We are the bad guys, after all
2 x Dance of the Centipede - Always a useful card
Architect
2 x BuroGodhammer - Who said sorcerors can't use guns?
2 x Nerve Gas - Quick! Bury him while he's still puking
1 x Imprison - Poor old Kar Fai!
1 x Expendable Unit - "Look out, sir!"
Neutral
1 x Alabaster Javelin - "Kill me and you'll regret it..."
2 x Amulet of the Turtle - "Was that supposed to hurt?"
1 x Disintegrator Ray - Toast that Mr. X
1 x Scroll of Incantation - When you *NEED* that card!
1 x Shattering Fire - Crispy fried goodie-goodies!
2 x Pocket Demon - For power crisis situations

Stuff

Lotus
2 x Demon Within - Grab or smoke opposing characters or boost your own
1 x Shifting Loyalties - The Purists have strong influence
2 x Tortured Memories - Grab and Sacrifice
Architect
1 x Dangerous Experiment - "More power, Igor!"
1 x Arcanotower 2056 - Johann's penthouse appartment :)
2 x Bzzzzzt! - Damn, those Purists are nasty!
1 x Neutron Bomb - No Architect deck is complete without it
2 x Paradox Cube - The Purist's source of power
Neutral
1 x Soul Maze - "Your soul will be returned to you..."
2 x Memory Reprocessing - "Memory is the window... The Paradox Cube is the brick..."
1 x Discerning Fire - More crispy fried good guys!
1 x Eugene Fo - These Purists can learn a lot from him
1 x Alchemist's Lair - Where the Purists hang out
1 x Supercomputer - You can't rely completely on magic
1 x Doomsday Device - Because I like the artwork.

Feng Shui

4 x Peacock Summit
2 x Birdhouse Cafe
1 x Mourning Tree
2 x City Park
1 x Sacred Heart Hospital
1 x Fox Pass
1 x Locksley Station
1 x Turtle Beach
1 x Night Market
2 x Wall of a Thousand Eyes
1 x Curio Shop
1 x Rainforest Grove
2 x Turtle Island

Notes

Pure Evil is a deck based around Purists. These are the new groovy sorceror sub-group of the Architects, secretly conceived by Gao Zhang for some evil purpose, they are going to be getting a bit out of control soon, if Rhys Engel has anything to do with it... 
This deck is designed for multiplayer ply, as are all of my decks (2-player 'Fist is sooooo dull). With this
in mind, I set out for a 100 card deck.
This will allow plenty of diversity and allow me to fit in all those cards which I like. Of course, this deck is fun to play, not awesomely powerful, but it's likely to keep people guessing! My idea was to fit in as many appropriate cards as possible.
Usually, I go for a 12/8 faction split when designing multifaction decks, but I'm going for a more even split with this deck. Feel free to substitute whatever cards you like into this deck. The Thing with 1000 Happy Girlfriends is a popular choice. I chose these cards based on my own personal collection. BTW, I was later horrified to discover I had not a single Gao Zhang, Evil Twin or Thing with 1000 Ice Creams :)
The Feng Shui site selection consists mostly of sites which you don't need to turn. This means you can use your Purists to full effect.
This deck is faily good at seizing control of characters, or regaining control of your own characters (Purist Sorcerors, Demon Within/Monster Hunter, Shifting Loyalties, etc...)

Last modified: May 19, 1998.