April Showers

by Arthur Howlin February 25, 1998

5 Abominable Lab
1 Arcanotechnician
1 Biomass Reprocessing Center
3 Buro GodHammer
1 Cellular Reinvigoration
3 CHAR
5 DNA Mage
1 Dr. April Mucosa
4 Expendable Unit
1 Genghis X
5 Nerve Gas
1 Neutron Bomb
2 Scorched Earth
2 Sergeant Blightman
3 Test Subjects
3 The Reconstructed
2 Vivisector
4 Darkness Priestess
1 Fire Sled
4 Ice Diadem
3 Ice Healer
1 Spirit Pole
3 Drug Lab
1 Secret Headquarters
2 Birdhouse Cafe
1 City Park
1 Fortress of Shadow
1 Fox Pass
1 Garden of Bronze
3 Inner Sanctum
1 The Red Lantern Tavern
1 Wall of a Thousand Eyes
2 Whirlpool of Blood
3 Amulet of the Turtle
2 Discerning Fire
5 Pocket Demon
= 83 cards

Analysis

BY COST
10 0 cost
36 1 cost
10 2 cost
6 3 cost
5 4 cost
1 5 cost
15 variable cost
1.46 average cost (excluding variable)
BY FACTION
43 Flesh Architects
13 Monarchs
4 Neutral
13 Neutral/FS
10 Neutral/Magic
BY FIGHTING
19 1 fighting
3 5 fighting
3 6 fighting
1 8 fighting
2 9 fighting
2.79 average fighting (by character)
0.94 average fighting (by card)
BY FOUNDATION
13 Flesh Architects
7 Monarchs
BY FUNCTION
3 Big Hand
24 Extra Power
1 Mass Effect
3 Pumper
2 Recycler
6 Thug
14 Victory Denial
8 Will not Die
BY PERCENTAGE
24% Base resource
16% Feng Shui
12% Site
17% Magic
19% Tech
BY RARITY
6 Very Common
45 Common
22 Uncommon
10 Rare (12%)
BY SET
43 Limited
29 Netherworld
11 Flashpoint
BY SEX
13 Abomination
9 Females
8 Males
BY TYPE
28 Characters
3 Edges
18 Events
13 Feng Shui Sites
10 Sites
11 States

Notes

Arthur won FPF 11 with his favourite Eunuch deck but this deck, which won FPF 18, is a new venture. It does however resemble the deck which very nearly won FPF 16 - Nithyan's "Blightman's Jewellery". These decks combine the powerful offensive capabilities of the Architects with the protective states of the Four Monarchs and their magic. The Amulet of the Turtle has been very popular lately - it's very nasty in combination with Spirit Pole.
The deck is named for Dr. April Mucosa. Perhaps the deck should contain some Killing Rain to make it even more appropriate.

Last modified: March 11, 1998.
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