After several top-16 finishes, Floggingmollyla finally put the pieces in place and broke through the competition to remain undefeated and win the 648-player event this past Sunday. Playing in what might be the final "Power Elf" tournament, he used this knowledge and an Ogre avatar text with lethal efficiency, the correct tech for the current tournament environment.

"The goal of this deck is to get Collecting Gnoll Bounty out quickly by finishing a quest. That's essential for easy avatar penetration with non-stop damage bonuses, which will constantly put the pressure on the opponent. I have chosen to run both Light and Shadow units -- despite their alignment, as they are quite symbiotic in play."

"So far, many of the Mage decks in this tournament environment use the 'Power Elf,' in which they would 'lag' quests in order to gain power. Instead of having potentially more power, my Ogre avatar's text is very important for my own units to breakthrough the next turn by having the liberty to quest where opposing units exist. The Ogre text seems to scare the opponent’s Igneous Adepts right back into their pocket."

"It's important for units to have high attack rather than relying too much on a card like Pierce. Adding cards like Furious Berserker and Orc Fanatic are good as they have Frenzy, and Thought Defiler gains attack for each of my own Light units. Truth Captain is praised for its text, but the 3 attack is most useful for me, I hardly ever discard cards to keep him alive. The main damage crew would be Igneous Adept and Giant Field Rat, and when Collecting Gnoll Bounty is in play, Thought Defiler becomes one as well."

"A great first turn would be playing Truth Captain and Giant Field Rat, inflicting two damage and having life to spare. With the absence of Pierce, seeing a third-turn victory is less likely. But with my avatar’s text, I am also not likely going to die on turn 2 or 3."

"Strategy does not differ too much from deck to deck I face, but it is very important to use all of my resources (avatar text, Slash, Shock of Fire, Orc Fanatic) to destroy opposing units on a side, in order to attack the opponent's avatar. Don't be afraid to use Roaring Flames while questing."

"Playing Mana Sieve early against an opponent who is questing can get them in trouble. This would be the chance to push through both sides with a raid next turn. Disable should generally be used to destroy persistent abilities such as a Fighter's Focus Rage and Resistant, a Scout's Lethal Resolve and Assail, or a Priest's preemptive Divine Aura and Tranquility."

"Slash is a very nifty card for getting rid of opposing units while questing, combined with avatar damage it is usually sufficient enough to clear a raid zone. If not, Orc Fanatic or Shock of Fire should do the trick. Also do not be shy about using Shock of Fire against a unit if it will allow your raid to potentially do more than one damage, as the card will let you quest and attack enemy units with your avatar next turn."

"I'd like to say that Legends of Norrath is a very fun and balanced game, no card in play goes unnoticed and will bite you back in the end if not dealt with. The stratagies are very open-ended, and the game has much potential with multiple raiding zones and avatar combat texts. Many times it becomes more intense than any PvP duel in EverQuest 2."

Draw Deck (51):
3x Furious Berserker 1U306  
3x Giant Field Rat 1C308  
4x Truth Captain 1C342  
4x Orc Fanatic 1U329  
3x Thought Defiler 1R340  
3x Dwarven Soldier 1C297  
4x Intensify 1C74   
2x Disable 1U242  
4x Shock of Fire 1C81   
4x Reclaim 1C249  
4x Roaring Flames 1C104  
2x Steel Dagger 1C262  
3x Igneous Adept 1C109  
3x Sidestep 1C271  
1x Wandering Spirit 1U348  
2x Slash 1C272  
2x Mana Sieve 1C102

Quests (4):
Note to Neclo 1U61   
Collecting Gnoll Bounty 1U227  
Seek the Adventurer's Stone 1U234
Spokes of Tarton's Wheel 1U64

Avatar (1):
Avatar Name: Bassogre
Attack: 1
Defense: 2
Health: 10
Race:Ogre
Game Text: Each time this avatar loses a combat against a unit, deal 1 damage to an opposing combatant.



Floggingmollyla’s character Dirge Rainsong -Semper Fi- Nagafen – riding his new Warg