Needing Some Tips for Leona...by 10am Pac-Standard...

[Rockstar2 0]

...can we do this??

Thinking of building mostly Earth/Fire. Obviously going to be using some of her support.

Which attacks should i look at, however?

Any special tech i should consider?

Hit me back and let's see if we can build a winner in 30min. 

 

Thanks, y'all!!

[Wafflecopter2 0]

Am I too late?

You probably want to run Anti K' just for the action side, 8HS+it is too too good

Intimidating Presence + Leona's mad building ability (+ Ira Spinta?) can cause some serious trouble for poorly-built dual-symbol decks or anything else that generally has a fairly slow tempo (ie, anything else that doesn't drop 6 foundations a turn like Leona does)

As for attacks... dunno. Tiger Fury used to be the easy answer lol... its friends, Sardine's Beach Special and High Plasma Beam, both have problems - Sardine's doesn't play nice with Anti K' or Intimidating Presence, and Fweem is just a hell of a lot slower than Tiger Fury especially with an 8HS. I'd say you should just go with something you're comfortable with. If you have it, Knight Breaker combo is pretty sweet (especially if you actually succeed with Leona's E). There is a decent throw game for either of your symbols, Crushing Embrace of the Jotun on either, Spinta and Dark Bite on Fire, Rashotep's stuff and Butt Slam for Earth.

[Rockstar2 0]

Thank you for those tips, Wafflecopter! I will post my deck list later tonight, as well as my results at my local shop's tourney!

Just wanting to build something a little different, y'know? Tired of running the same old tech (because you use to have to in order to win pre-bans).

Thanks again, mate!

[tannerface 0]

Really good defensive card for leona: Goverment sponsorship.

Really good offensive card for leona: Hungry for battle.

[Rockstar2 0]

Okay...so i ran my Leona deck (earth/fire) yesterday at my local tourney. Finished 1 - 1 - 1. Left my deck box in the car last night, so i will post the actual list later today/this evening.

She is a LOT of fun! I really only had ten minutes to throw her together, so i know she can be even dirtier.

A few cards i'm in love with at the moment: Origins Unknown, and Heidern's Assasination Arts! Such amazing speed boost for their cost!

Oh, and a little aside: Picked up 16 packs of Tower of Souls (they were sold out of boxes) and i pulled some amazing stuff: Hades Destroyer, Atoning for Wicked Deeds, and a Knight Breaker being some of the standouts! Woot!

[Smazzurco 0]

RockStar said:

Okay...so i ran my Leona deck (earth/fire) yesterday at my local tourney. Finished 1 - 1 - 1. Left my deck box in the car last night, so i will post the actual list later today/this evening.

She is a LOT of fun! I really only had ten minutes to throw her together, so i know she can be even dirtier.

A few cards i'm in love with at the moment: Origins Unknown, and Heidern's Assasination Arts! Such amazing speed boost for their cost!

Oh, and a little aside: Picked up 16 packs of Tower of Souls (they were sold out of boxes) and i pulled some amazing stuff: Hades Destroyer, Atoning for Wicked Deeds, and a Knight Breaker being some of the standouts! Woot!

 

everytime you buy packs you rip a knight breaker...lol. I opened one in 8 boxes....

o well i got my set now.

Leona was a beast. I think with rejection gone and LotM gone (d-loop) aggro is back!

Willfull is an amazing card in any deck.

[Rockstar2 0]

Okay...Finally!: **Leona**, as played on Saturday. Would love suggestions on how to make her even better! Thanks in advance!

1x  6/6  2.Leona  8hs 14vp

Actions (4):

4x  2/5  KFT  +1m

Attacks (15):

4x  5/3  Moon Slasher  4h4  +1L

4x  5/3  Cleave  4h5  +0m

3x  4/2  Gashkiki Lunar Rebellion  2m5

4x  4/2  Cobra Blow  2h2  +1L  (Action Side: 3-Diff)

Foundations (41):

4x  1/6  Blinding Rage  +1m

2x  3/5  Program Malfunction  +1m

2x  3/5  Enraged Golem

4x  2/5 Heidern's Assasination Arts  +1L

4x  2/5  Stand Off  +3m

3x  2/5  Bounce Back  +2m

3x  2/5  Admiration

2x  2/5  Inhuman Perception  +1h

4x  1/5  Adoration  +2m

4x  1/5  Origins Unknown  +1h

3x  2/4  Holding Ground  +2L

3x  1/4  The Silent Soldier  +1m

3x  1/4  Battle Prowess

Side Board:

4x  2/5  Willful  +2h

3x  2/5  Revs Calling  +1m

1x  2/4  Holding Ground  +2L

 

So...Lots of 'classic' speed and damage pump in this deck! : Unknown Origins + Cobra Blow is pretty insane. Bounce back won me a game vs Akuma, as i had 2 BB's on the field and my opponent R'd with his character ability...yea, thanks for the +12 spd (and +12 dmg, since he was trying to force my Cobra Blow to fail...had 2 in hand!). Battle Prowess is the known Life gain card, so most people go "whaaat?!" when i use Admiration on my turn!

The cards that are 2-ofs, i actually own a playset of them...just couldn't find them in time for the tourney. Like i said, i literally had 10 minutes to throw this deck together.

Any and all comments and suggestions are welcome! Thank you in advance for reading and commenting!

 

 

 

 

[LordAggro 0]

Looks pretty good to me.  I'd try to squeeze Tag Along in there to deal with the more annoying characters out there/grab any piece of the kill you need from your discard pile.  Also, I like a playset of Program Malfunction over the 2 Enraged Golem in Leona, but that's just me.  Have you considered splashing Life, though?  Researching the Past makes Leona's E beastly after you've buffed the attack.  If not, I'd consider Amy's Assistance (protect that squishy 14 HP/commit annoying assets such as Mysterious Stance) and Hungry for Battle (free damage is free!).

[Dutch7 0]

Good deck. Personaly, i use Eternal Rule in my Leona with Origins unknow and cobra blow. If you check a 5, it's +5 speed and +10 damage !!

[Smazzurco 0]

Dutch said:

Good deck. Personaly, i use Eternal Rule in my Leona with Origins unknow and cobra blow. If you check a 5, it's +5 speed and +10 damage !!

 

Not sure if it would fit here. But iga legacy is nice with eternal rule. Check a 4, pop a few igas, +10spd +20dmg alright!

[Wafflecopter2 0]

LordAggro said:

Researching the Past

brb changing into clean pants

[Rockstar2 0]

 

Thank you everyone for commenting and suggesting new tricks for Leona; some really great stuff here!

@ LordAggro -- I agree with you about the effectiveness of Programmed Malfunction worthy of  4-of status. I think the deck as it currently stands is plenty Aggro, and that little bit more of Control would really help push attacks through. Also, i certainly have no probs with making this deck Tri-Symbol, i'm actually pretty decent at building multi-symbol decks (top8 finish at the SF Bay Area Regional a couple months back with Tri-Symbol Terry), and Life seems to really have gotten a bump with the new cards!

@ Dutch -- I love Eternal Rule! Unfortunately, i only own 2 copies of that card; I'm not a huge darkstalkers fan, so i never really invested in either set (even tho' i did and do own a playset of LotM!).

@ Smurzzurco -- Great games last weekend, btw!

[tannerface 0]

Have you had prolems with checking attacks ever? If so hungry for battle could help you out with that.

[Rockstar2 0]

tannerface said:

Have you had prolems with checking attacks ever? If so hungry for battle could help you out with that.

 

Hmm..would need a way to set that up. I suppose with Researching the Past, this card could be quite effective!