{"id":3067,"date":"2023-12-26T06:30:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T10:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/?p=3067"},"modified":"2023-12-24T17:08:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-24T21:08:29","slug":"new-year-new-meta-part-1-dorinthea-and-decimator-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/new-year-new-meta-part-1-dorinthea-and-decimator-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year, New Meta: Part 1 &#8211; Dorinthea and Decimator in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">(<span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Decimator Great Axe\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Decimator Great Axe<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/tomyfanggidae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Art by Stormy Elia Fanggidae<\/a>)<\/h6>\r\n<p>Late in 2023, a new <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Dorinthea, Ironsong\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Dorinthea, Ironsong<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> deck started appearing in competitive Classic Constructed play utilizing the <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Decimator Great Axe\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Decimator Great Axe<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>. Like other standard Warrior decks, the Decimator build presents consistent damage and can out-value its opponent when they block.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Dorinthea, Ironsong\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Decimator Great Axe\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>In this article, I&#8217;ll explore the ins and outs of the deck and provide two lists.<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fabrary.net\/decks\/01HJ2QXQHCJT05KAKVXDMKEX71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decimate,<\/a>\u00a0a Classic Constructed list with some revealed <em>Heavy Hitters<\/em> cards.<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fabrary.net\/decks\/01HJ2RF5JHZV6FT9ZWYERDSX9W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decimate (but cheaper)<\/a>, a Classic Constructed list geared to be as budget-friendly as possible.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p><strong>Table of Content<\/strong><strong>s<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/new-year-new-meta-part-1-dorinthea-and-decimator-in-2024#toc1\">Just Keep Swinging<\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/new-year-new-meta-part-1-dorinthea-and-decimator-in-2024#toc1a\">A Brief Note on the Great Axe<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/new-year-new-meta-part-1-dorinthea-and-decimator-in-2024#toc2\">Decimator Great Axe&#8217;s Resource Curve and Effect Redundancies<\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/new-year-new-meta-part-1-dorinthea-and-decimator-in-2024#toc2a\">Lines of Play and with Dorinthea and the Decimator Great Axe<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/new-year-new-meta-part-1-dorinthea-and-decimator-in-2024#toc1-4\">1-Card 4: Once Card Used, Four Damage Presented<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/new-year-new-meta-part-1-dorinthea-and-decimator-in-2024#toc2-8\">2-Card 8: Two Cards Used, Eight Damage Presented<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/new-year-new-meta-part-1-dorinthea-and-decimator-in-2024#toc2-7\">2-Card 7: Two Cards Used, Seven Damage Presented<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/new-year-new-meta-part-1-dorinthea-and-decimator-in-2024#toc2-4\">2-Card 4: Two Cards Used, Four Damage Presented<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/new-year-new-meta-part-1-dorinthea-and-decimator-in-2024#toc3-11\">3-Card 11: Three Cards Used, Eleven Damage Presented<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/new-year-new-meta-part-1-dorinthea-and-decimator-in-2024#toc3-10\">3-Card 10, Three Cards Used, Ten Damage Presented<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/new-year-new-meta-part-1-dorinthea-and-decimator-in-2024#toc4-14\">4-Card 14, Four Cards Used, Fourteen Damage Presented<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/new-year-new-meta-part-1-dorinthea-and-decimator-in-2024#toc4-12\">4-Card 12, Four Cards Used, Twelve Damage Presented<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/new-year-new-meta-part-1-dorinthea-and-decimator-in-2024#toc4-10\">4-Card 10, Four Cards Used, Ten Damage Presented<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/new-year-new-meta-part-1-dorinthea-and-decimator-in-2024#toceq\">Equipment Alternatives for Budget Deck Construction<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/new-year-new-meta-part-1-dorinthea-and-decimator-in-2024#toc-why\">Why You Should Don the Dress and Pick Up the Axe<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><a id=\"toc1\"><\/a><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1306 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dauntless-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Card art for Dauntless. A female Warrior stands, sword at the ready, surrounded by unknown, ghoulish assailants.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dauntless-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dauntless-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dauntless-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dauntless-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dauntless.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>Just Keep Swinging<\/h2>\r\n<p><strong>Decimation is the act of reducing something by one-tenth.<\/strong> When unchecked, every swing of the Decimator Great Axe takes away one-tenth of the average adult hero&#8217;s life total. So, theoretically, you could block with three cards every turn (an average of nine points of defense) and attack with your axe for four. These four-card turn cycles average 13 points of value &#8212; which is notably one point higher than a stereotypically average <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Anothos\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Anothos<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> cycle of blocking with two cards and swinging hammer.<\/p>\r\n<p>Both of these examples neglect to mention actually playing a card. Guardians can threaten devastating hit effects and disrupt your offensive retaliation. Warriors prove to be the most competent martial fighters in Rathe through the sheer force of their non-attack action and attack reaction cards.<a id=\"toc1a\"><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3>A Brief Note on the Great Axe<\/h3>\r\n<p>A quick read will tell you that Decimator strips value out of any action or block card used to defend against it. I&#8217;ll note a couple of things to keep in mind when picking up the great axe.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>You can think of Decimator&#8217;s text to effectively read as, &#8220;<strong>Once Per Turn <\/strong><strong>Reprise\u00a0<\/strong>&#8212; If the defending hero defended with an action card from their hand this chain link, this attack gains +1.&#8221;<\/li>\r\n<li>If your opponent blocks with a card from hand and an equipment piece with Temper, you can target the equipment piece to have its defense value halved. If it initially had two defense, then the -1 counter would get placed at the end of the chain link, which is before the end of the turn, so the equipment destroys itself.<\/li>\r\n<li>You cannot reduce the block value of defense reactions.<a id=\"toc2\"><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Decimator Great Axe&#8217;s Resource Curve and Effect Redundancies<\/h2>\r\n<p>When Dorinthea puts down her sword for an axe, her resource curve makes quite the adjustment. Most <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Dawnblade\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Dawnblade<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> lists are happy to see one (and only one) blue pitch card per turn. <strong>Decimator builds end up resembling Guardian lists instead, with over 30 blue pitch cards.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Felling Swing blue\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Fyendal&#8217;s Spring Tunic\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Plow Through blue\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>There are several card effects and attack bonuses you&#8217;ll want to see from your red power cards, but you can also receive some below-rate redundancies by playing blue-pitch cards on all-blue hands.<\/p>\r\n<p><span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Fyendal&#8217;s Spring Tunic\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Fyendal&#8217;s Spring Tunic<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> puts in a lot of work in this deck. When you have your three counters, you&#8217;re going to look for your power cards. Maybe you held one in the arsenal for a couple of turns, or you drew into one (or more).<\/p>\r\n<p>I&#8217;ve discussed value a <a href=\"https:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/the-rise-and-fall-of-talents-in-flesh-and-blood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">couple of times already<\/a>, so for now, let&#8217;s just acknowledge a few things:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Most cards that block in this deck block for three.<\/li>\r\n<li>Phrases like &#8220;2-card 8&#8221; mean a player used two cards to present eight damage.<\/li>\r\n<li>Cards that aren&#8217;t shown represent blue pitch cards used as resources.<a id=\"toc2a\"><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Lines of Play with Dorinthea and the Decimator Great Axe<\/h3>\r\n<p>Let&#8217;s explore some Decimator Great Axe lines. <strong>This is not a comprehensive list<\/strong>, but I wanted to give plenty of examples of how this deck offers greater redundancy than previous Dorinthea (and even Bravo) lists.<a id=\"toc1-4\"><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3>1-Card 4: One Card Used, Four Damage Presented<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Decimator Great Axe\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><strong><span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Decimator Great Axe\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Decimator Great Axe<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> &#8211; The classic one card for four damage.<\/strong> Guardians do it with <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Anothos\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Anothos<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Titan&#8217;s Fist\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Titan&#8217;s Fist<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>; Ninjas can when they block down to a <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Fluster Fist red\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Fluster Fist<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> or <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Soulbead Strike red\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Soulbead<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>; Assassins often will with <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Leave No Witnesses\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Leave No Witnesses<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, among plenty of other options; and so on.<\/p>\r\n<p>When heroes can achieve this exchange with their weapon, they have the added benefit of not sending any cards to the graveyard to pay for the damage &#8212; which makes it easier for them to play a longer game plan and set up their power cards to regain tempo.<a id=\"toc2-8\"><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3>2-Card 8: Two Cards Used, Eight Damage Presented<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Fyendal&#8217;s Spring Tunic\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Cleave\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Decimator Great Axe\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><strong><span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Fyendal&#8217;s Spring Tunic\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Fyendal&#8217;s Spring Tunic<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> + <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Cleave\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Cleave<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> + <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Decimator Great Axe\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Decimator Great Axe<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; You have three counters on Tunic and Cleave in the arsenal. You&#8217;re safe to block with three of your cards to keep one blue in hand. Use your Tunic resource to pay for Cleave, and swing hard with Decimator.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>This turn cycle represents 17 points of value<\/strong> (an average nine on defense and eight on offense). You&#8217;ll receive extra value here if your opponent has an ally in play or one of your block cards was a defense reaction. Of course, you may elect to only block with two cards and keep one to arsenal or bluff an <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Ironsong Response red\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Ironsong Response<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>.<a id=\"toc2-7\"><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3>2-Card 7: Two Cards Used, Seven Damage Presented<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Sharpen Steel red\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Decimator Great Axe\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Plow Through blue\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><strong><span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Sharpen Steel red\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Sharpen Steel red<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> + <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Plow Through blue\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Plow Through blue<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> + <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Decimator Great Axe\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Decimator Great Axe<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; This line is as straightforward as they come. It&#8217;s tempted me enough to consider running <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Sharpen Steel yellow\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Sharpen Steel yellow<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\r\n<p>At first glance, two cards for seven damage presented is simply on rate with a generic attack action card like <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Raging Onslaught red\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Raging Onslaught<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, but your weapon can make things more complicated if they block and <strong>there&#8217;s nothing wrong with seven damage<\/strong>!<a id=\"toc2-4\"><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3>2-Card 4: Two Cards Used, Four Damage Presented<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Goblet of Bloodrun Wine\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Decimator Great Axe\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><strong><span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Goblet of Bloodrun Wine\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Goblet of Bloodrun Wine<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> + <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Decimator Great Axe\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Decimator Great Axe<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; On its face, this is a low-value turn. But we need to <strong>account for the value the <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Agility\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Agility<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Vigor\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Vigor<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> tokens<\/strong> are going to bring to the following turn. Go again will give us another opportunity for at least a one-card-four-damage swing, and Vigor will grant another one to four damage from playing a card like <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Warrior&#8217;s Valor red\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Warrior&#039;s Valor<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Spill Blood\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Spill Blood<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Cleave\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Cleave<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>, or activating <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Braveforge Bracers\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Braveforge Bracers<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> for the second swing.<a id=\"toc3-11\"><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3>3-Card 11: Three Cards Used, Eleven Damage Presented<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Fyendal&#8217;s Spring Tunic\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Warrior&#8217;s Valor red\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Decimator Great Axe\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><strong><span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Fyendal&#8217;s Spring Tunic\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Fyendal&#8217;s Spring Tunic<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> + <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Warrior&#8217;s Valor red\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Warrior&#8217;s Valor red<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> + <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Decimator Great Axe\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Decimator Great Axe<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span><\/strong> &#8211; This play line requires two blue pitch cards and your first swing to hit, so Dorinthea&#8217;s ability triggers, enabling go again and an additional swing of your axe.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Sharpen Steel red\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Decimator Great Axe\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Refraction Bolters\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><strong><span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Sharpen Steel red\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Sharpen Steel red<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> + <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Decimator Great Axe\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Decimator Great Axe<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> + <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Refraction Bolters\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Refraction Bolters<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Similar to the line with Sharpen Steel above, this one shows one possible use-case for <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Refraction Bolters\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Refraction Bolters<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Vigor\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Agility\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Hold &#8216;Em red\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><strong><span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Vigor\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Vigor<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> + <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Agility\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Agility<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> + <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Hold &#8216;Em red\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Hold &#8216;Em red<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>\u00a0&#8211; Now we&#8217;re cookin&#8217;. <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Goblet of Bloodrun Wine\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Goblet of Bloodrun Wine<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> is the new MVP of this deck.<\/strong> At the beginning of the turn after getting wine buzzed, you have a free resource and free go again on your next attack. Hitting with the Hold &#8216;Em buffed attack will even net you another Agility token for the following turn. Naturally, the Hold &#8216;Em can be a number of other +3 buffs.<a id=\"toc3-10\"><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3>3-Card 10: Three Cards Used, Ten Damage Presented<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Felling Swing red\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><strong><span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Felling Swing red\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Felling Swing red<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> &#8211; This is another bread-and-butter line.<\/strong> Threatening to take away one-tenth of their life in one swing is hopefully enough to bait a block. That&#8217;s a block you can make less useful and threaten an attack reaction.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Agility\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Runner Runner red\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Decimator Great Axe\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><strong><span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Agility\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Agility<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> + <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Runner Runner red\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Runner Runner red<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> + <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Decimator Great Axe\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Decimator Great Axe<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; This is an exciting new line, thanks to <em>Heavy Hitters<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Fyendal&#8217;s Spring Tunic\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Spill Blood\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Decimator Great Axe\"><\/div><\/div><br \/><br \/><strong><span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Fyendal&#8217;s Spring Tunic\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Fyendal&#8217;s Spring Tunic<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> + <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Spill Blood\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Spill Blood<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> + <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Decimator Great Axe\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Decimator Great Axe<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> &#8211; Spill Blood may effectively be a worse version of <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Warrior&#8217;s Valor red\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Warrior&#8217;s Valor red<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>.<\/strong> Maybe we should just run the yellow version of that card instead, but having automatic go again has some nice use-cases, even if your opponent blocks the first weapon attack.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>You can play Goblet of Bloodrun Wine.<\/li>\r\n<li>You could attack with one of the deck&#8217;s poppers.<a id=\"toc4-14\"><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>4-Card 14: Four Cards Used, Fourteen Damage Presented<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Fyendal&#8217;s Spring Tunic\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Cleave\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Felling Swing red\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><strong><span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Fyendal&#8217;s Spring Tunic\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Fyendal&#8217;s Spring Tunic<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> + <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Cleave\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Cleave<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>+ <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Felling Swing red\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Felling Swing red<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>\u00a0&#8211; As one of the top lines in the deck, you love to connect with this one.<\/strong> Anytime you see Cleave, you&#8217;re hoping to see allies in play from an Illusionist hero or the new <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Kassai\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Kassai<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\r\n<h3><a id=\"toc4-12\"><\/a>4-Card 12: Four Cards Used, Twelve Damage Presented<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Fyendal&#8217;s Spring Tunic\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Spill Blood\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Hit and Run blue\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><strong><span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Fyendal&#8217;s Spring Tunic\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Fyendal&#8217;s Spring Tunic<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> + <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Spill Blood\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Spill Blood<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> + <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Hit and Run blue\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Hit and Run blue<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> &#8211; Each of these swings has dominate, so this blue pitch-heavy line is perfect for closing out the game.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Fyendal&#8217;s Spring Tunic\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Cleave\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Felling Swing blue\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><strong><span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Fyendal&#8217;s Spring Tunic\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Fyendal&#8217;s Spring Tunic<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> + <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Cleave\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Cleave<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> + <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Felling Swing blue\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Felling Swing blue<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<h3><a id=\"toc4-10\"><\/a>4-Card 10: Four Cards Used, Ten Damage Presented<\/h3>\r\n<p><strong>These lines are the bottom of the barrel, full blue-pitch hands.<\/strong> You&#8217;ll need to analyze the trade-off. Is it worth it to take the damage they&#8217;re offering to come in for 10? With some armor or a defense reaction from arsenal, you may be able to mitigate some hit effects to put pressure back on your opponent.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Warrior&#8217;s Valor blue\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Decimator Great Axe\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Braveforge Bracers\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><strong><span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Warrior&#8217;s Valor blue\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Warrior&#8217;s Valor blue<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> + <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Decimator Great Axe\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Decimator Great Axe<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> + <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Braveforge Bracers\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Braveforge Bracers<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span><\/strong> &#8211; Three pitch cards, two dinky little buffs, one more reason to run <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Ironsong Response red\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Ironsong Response<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> among other possible attack reactions. Like other Dori decks, the constant threat of dealing extra damage if your opponent tries to block is enough to keep them on edge.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>With Decimator, they&#8217;ll need to extend extra cards to block a full swing and stop Dorinthea&#8217;s ability from proccing.<\/strong> So if they do choose to block one of your blue-heavy lines, just be glad they&#8217;ll have less offense to throw back your way.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Driving Blade blue\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Decimator Great Axe\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Braveforge Bracers\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p><strong><span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Driving Blade blue\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Driving Blade blue<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> + <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Decimator Great Axe\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Decimator Great Axe<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> + <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Braveforge Bracers\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Braveforge Bracers<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; This is a redundant line to the one above. I&#8217;ve enjoyed having Driving Blade in the deck for this exact scenario. It won&#8217;t happen every game, but you never want to feel too bricked by an all-blue hand.<\/p>\r\n<h2><a id=\"toceq\"><\/a>Equipment Alternatives for Budget Deck Construction<\/h2>\r\n<p><strong>This <a href=\"https:\/\/fabrary.net\/decks\/01HJ2RF5JHZV6FT9ZWYERDSX9W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">budget list<\/a> costs about $30<\/strong>, and it might be the best budget deck for Classic Constructed. With <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Fyendal&#8217;s Spring Tunic\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Fyendal&#8217;s Spring Tunic<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> closer to $75, you can start being competitive in <em>Flesh and Blood<\/em> for about $100 today.<\/p>\r\n<p>Tunic adds a ton of value to the deck by providing a free resource every three turns to pay for one of your buffs. The helmet and arms pieces are much easier to swap for their less-expensive counterparts.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Braveforge Bracers\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Gallantry Gold\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>This trade-off is pretty simple. Save $50 to have two less armor for the game and still have the opportunity to boost your axe. Frankly, the turns I have the resources to pay for <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Braveforge Bracers\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Braveforge Bracers<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> are rare. I&#8217;d almost rather have the ability to pay for <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Gallantry Gold\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Gallantry Gold<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> when I know I&#8217;ll be swinging twice with Decimator to get +2 on the turn cycle from one resource.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Crown of Providence\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Hope Merchant&#8217;s Hood\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Helm of Sharp Eye\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>Crowns are great, but they are expensive. The easiest replacement is <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Hope Merchant&#8217;s Hood\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Hope Merchant&#8217;s Hood<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> &#8212; it serves a similar function by allowing you to cycle your hand when needed. You can also consider <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Helm of Sharp Eye\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Helm of Sharp Eye<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> for a cheap upgrade from <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Ironrot Helm\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Ironrot Helm<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span>. Of course, there&#8217;s always <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Nullrune Hood\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Nullrune Hood<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> for matchups against Runeblades, Illusionists, and Wizards.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"edhrecp__cards\"><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Fyendal&#8217;s Spring Tunic\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Deep Blue\"><\/div><div class=\"edhrecp__card-container\" name=\"Blossom of Spring\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>Again, Tunic goes above and beyond for this deck in Classic Constructed, but there are cheap alternatives to consider that bring similar effects once per game. <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Deep Blue\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Deep Blue<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> will help you fix an all-red hand by effectively turning one of them into a blue, while <span class=\"edhrecp__link\"><a class=\"edhrecp__link-a\" content=\"Blossom of Spring\"href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Blossom of Spring<\/a><span class=\"edhrecp__link-image\"><\/span><\/span> grants you that all-important single resource to pay for a pump.<br \/><a id=\"toc-why\"><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h2>Why You Should Don the Dress and Pick Up the Axe<\/h2>\r\n<p>At the time of writing, I haven&#8217;t seen all of <em>Heavy Hitters<\/em>, but in possibly the healthiest meta we&#8217;ve seen in a long time, consistent decks like Decimator Dori are sure to be worth your consideration.<\/p>\r\n<p>I&#8217;ve shown you the redundant play lines available and how affordable the deck can be. I&#8217;m sure this list will pick up a few more pieces from the scraps in the Death Match Arena. Until then, think about putting on your fanciest green dress and grabbing life by the axe.<\/p>\r\n<h3>Further Reading:<\/h3>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/cnc-casual-and-competitive-dorinthea\/\">Dorinthea &#8211; Fun or Competitive?<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/tales-of-rathe-dorinthea\/\">Tales of Rathe: Dorinthea<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/pro-flesh-and-blood-players-tank-and-you-should-too\/\">Pro Flesh and Blood Players Tank, and You Should Too!<\/a><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out this hot new Dorinthea deck that&#8217;s picking up steam in Classic Constructed!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":3129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3],"tags":[130,357,358,78,111,359],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>New Year, New Meta: Part 1 - Dorinthea and Decimator in 2024 - FABREC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover the ins and outs of Dorinthea Ironsong and the Decimator Great Axe in Flesh and Blood TCG with additional cards from Heavy Hitters.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/new-year-new-meta-part-1-dorinthea-and-decimator-in-2024\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New Year, New Meta: Part 1 - Dorinthea and Decimator in 2024 - FABREC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Discover the ins and outs of Dorinthea Ironsong and the Decimator Great Axe in Flesh and Blood TCG with additional cards from Heavy Hitters.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/new-year-new-meta-part-1-dorinthea-and-decimator-in-2024\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"FABREC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-12-26T10:30:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-12-24T21:08:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Decimator-Great-Axe-12.24.23.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Tommy Mains\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Tommy Mains\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"11 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/new-year-new-meta-part-1-dorinthea-and-decimator-in-2024\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/new-year-new-meta-part-1-dorinthea-and-decimator-in-2024\/\",\"name\":\"New Year, New Meta: Part 1 - Dorinthea and Decimator in 2024 - FABREC\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-12-26T10:30:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-12-24T21:08:29+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/#\/schema\/person\/f9013226766843d3a3a128fbce3661e0\"},\"description\":\"Discover the ins and outs of Dorinthea Ironsong and the Decimator Great Axe in Flesh and Blood TCG with additional cards from Heavy Hitters.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/new-year-new-meta-part-1-dorinthea-and-decimator-in-2024\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/new-year-new-meta-part-1-dorinthea-and-decimator-in-2024\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/new-year-new-meta-part-1-dorinthea-and-decimator-in-2024\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/fabrec.gg\/articles\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"New Year, New Meta: Part 1 &#8211; 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