When released in Domination, people thought ::Sagat:: was broken. Searching for foundations AND putting them into play with one FREE ability that works on ANY attack dealing damage? Yeah, the eyebrows were raised when this guy came along. However, it seemed not to be the case. ::Sagat:: is far too slow to keep with an aggro deck, and a control deck pounces on his already committed foundations. I found this way out when playing him off Fire in the UK Team Nationals, where my numerous mistakes when picking pairings and my lack of speed left my team dead last
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However, I found a redeeming factor with Sagat. Clean Rematch. This card lets you search for more than what you already have, and in this deck works wonders when getting a Ways of Punishment out first turn, and an End it All later. Basically you can broaden your horizions on what you can and can't have, therefore getting all your foundations out becomes so much more easier, especially when preparing for a kill turn. So for the Earth Patch, I decided to revive my love for Sagat and regret giving up on him in the first place.
Tiger Destruction v1.0 (Earth Patch edition)
Characters: 1
1x ::Sagat:: 6/6 +0M 6HS 28VIT
Actions: 7
4x Absurd Strength 1/5 +1M
3x Clean Rematch 0/4 +2L
Assets: 2
2x Red Gi 3/4 +2H
Attacks: 12
4x High Plasma Beam 4/3 3H3 +1H
4x Air Backbreaker 5/3 3M5 Throw +3H
4x Tiger Fury 7/3 4H4 +1M
Splits: 4
4x Clones 2/5 Foundation or 3/5 Attack 3M5
Foundations: 36
4x 00101.01101.00001.01111, 1/5
4x The Glare from the Abyss 1/6 +3M
4x End it All 1/6 +3L
4x Holding Ground 2/4 +2L
4x Inhuman Perception 2/5 +2H
4x Awakening 2/5 +2M
4x The Ways of Punishment 2/5 +0H
4x The Prince of Darkness 3/4
4x Program Malfunction 3/5 +1M
Side: 8
1x Jivatma 6/6 +0M Character 6HS 30VIT
3x Tag Along 5/4 Action
4x Battle Prowess 1/4 Foundation
So the idea of the deck is to set up as quick as possible to achieve to kill turn, which is as follows:
1 - First F with End it All. This prevents opponents from using their Holding Grounds/Tendon Strengths/anything with an R on it.
2 - Commit any problem foundations with Program Malfunction. Look out for E's like Prince of Darkness/Awakening/Battle Prowess, as obviously R's are already out of the question.
3 - Play a Tiger Fury/High Plasma Beam/something that will kill fast
4 - As your first E, use Ways of Punishment to discard them down to 1 card.
5 - Get rid of the final card using Red Gi/Glare from the Abyss
6 - E with all your damage pumps
7 - ????
8 - Profit!
I'm trying to see any major flaws in the plan, but so far it doesn't look like there are any - can anyone see what I can't?
