#14 Cause and Effect 02: Allies

The Cause and Effect 02 has been released. In it, Anders, Isak and Adam discuss allies and ally-based decks. This episode stands out because it's the first one which is split to two parts due to the sheer depth (and length) of the discussion. Be forewarned.

The following is a general outline of the episode:

Part 1

• General strengths of allies
• "Generic" Allies
• Ossian/ Carlton Van Wyk / Jake Washington
• Game-changing Events
• The Unmasking / The Uncoiling / FBI Special Affairs Division
• Ally stealing
• Special mention: Gines Quinonero-Santiago's Simply Irresistible deck

 
Part 2

• Deck archetypes
• War Ghoul / Puppeteer / Nephandus
• Card combo: "European stealth"
• Misdirection / Anarch Troublemaker / Pentex(TM) Subversion
• Deck Challenge: extrala wins this week's challenge with his Protelicious deck.

Lesson learned this episode:

If you think you'll face an Entrancement-heavy, or a Presence-heavy, meta, put away your ally deck.

--Isak

Watch the episode here (Youtube).