This is kind of a red-influence-matters deck I came up with. It's surprisingly effective but it's more for fun than a grinder. And it is definitely fun and explosive.
I played around with
Clodagh Ascending but didn't like her. Two ways to win with this deck. Either get as much chip damage as you can, then start stalling out until you can point your big burn spells like
Flame Blast and
Flash Fire at the AI's face. Or set up for an explosive turn and catch your opponent out of nowhere (see below).
Kazuo, Melee Virtuoso and
Pyroknight give you something to do with your extra power if you run out of cards. I added
Rust Grafter for market access, but I don't know if it's really needed. Something else might be better here.
Common Play Patterns
#1 The dream is to play
Touch of Force on
Ticking Grenadin during the enemy's attack (don't forget it's a fast spell), chump block with it, do 6 to their face and then get double damage on one of the aforementioned burn spells for your turn. It's not unusual to have a 10+ damage Flash on turn 5.
#2
Kaleb's Persuader on
Shavka Evangel (save its Berserk for this),
Milos, Rebel Bomber (extra Firebombs!) or
Jekk, Mercenary Hunter (extra Troves!). Bonus points for combo'ing with Force.
If you like any of my decks, or want to watch me play any feel free to add me in-game. Drewbagel423+0994. And if you have any suggestions or want to ask questions, I'd love to hear from you.
My tier 1 Gauntlet decks are:
#1 -
Rolantport (Tier 1)
#2 -
Sling (Tier 1)
#3 -
Mono Green (Tier 1)