Brothers Of Destruction

CHOKESLAM TO HELL Trademark Finisher / Reversal: Special Can only reverse a Strike or Grapple maneuver, if your Fortitude Rating is less than your opponent’s Fortitude Rating. F: 30 D: 25 SV: 3 (Foil: It's All About The Game) Unique	THROTTLED WITHIN AN INCH OF YOUR LIFE Strike / Grapple Cannot be reversed from your opponent's hand. When successfully played your opponent must overturn cards until 2 applicable reversals are revealed (first applicable reversal does not end turn) or only one card remains in his Arsenal. This maneuver is not effected by any other cards that you have played or are in your Ring area. F: 0 D: 0 RESTRICTED MODIFICATION (Foil: It's All About The Game) Unique
ROLLIN' - ROLLIN' - ROLLIN'! Action Can only be played after a successfully played maneuver. Search your Arsenal or Ringside pile for a non-unique card of the same type of maneuver successfully played, show it to your opponent, place it in your hand, then shuffle your Arsenal. If that maneuver is the next card you play, it is +2D and cannot be reversed. F: 3 D: 0 *(Foil: It's All About The Game) Unique*	CHAINS OF DESTRUCTION Action At the start of your turn, before your draw segment, your opponent must overturn the top card of his Arsenal into his Ringside pile and then discard 1 card. You must overturn the top card from your Arsenal into your Ringside pile. F: 9 D: 0 (Foil: It's All About The Game) Unique
BOOT TO THE FACE Strike / Reversal: Special Can only reverse the cards titled Throw Into The Corner Turnbuckle or Irish Whip. End your opponent’s turn. F: 5 D: 9 SV: 1 (Foil: It's All About The Game) Unique	BROTHERS 'TIL THE END Mid-Match Reversal: Special: Run-In Cannot be played if your opponent is Undertaker or Kane. If played by Undertaker this reversal is -10F. Reverse any maneuver and end your opponent's turn. You may draw 1 card. If played in a tag team match, and your team consists of Undertaker and Kane, you may each draw 1 card. F: 20 D: 4 (Foil: Backlash) Unique

PREMIERE WWF SUPERSTAR Pre-Match Event At the end of the Pre-Match phase, the Superstar with the greatest total Superstar Value may force an opponent to take a number of cards equal to the greatest Superstar Value and put them into his respective Ringside pile. If no Superstar has a greater Superstar Value than the others then nothing occurs. F: 0 D: 0 (Rare: Backlash) Unique	AWESOME PYRO Pre-Match Event At the end of the Pre-Match phase, place this card in your Ringside pile and look at your starting hand. You may then choose to shuffle your starting hand into your Arsenal and redraw the same number of cards. If played by Kane, Chris Jericho, Chyna or Kurt Angle, draw 1 additional card when redrawing. F: 0 D: 0 (Common: Backlash)
ARMAGEDDON WWF STYLE Mid-Match Action Can only be played if your opponent's Fortitude Rating is equal to or greater than your Fortitude Rating. When successfully played, every player must place all cards in their Ring area into their Ringside pile. (This card remains in the Ring.) You may draw 1 card. If played by Undertaker or Kane, this action is -10F. F: 30 D: 0 (Common: Backlash)	TANDEM FLAPJACK Grapple You may only play this card if your Superstar card indicates you may not play any title belt except the Tag Team Title Belts. When successfully played, choose any 1 card in your Ringside pile and place it in your Arsenal. You may search your Arsenal for any 1 Action card, show it to opponent, place it into your hand and then shuffle your Arsenal. F: 15 D: 8 SV: 1 (Uncommon: Mania)
NO SELL MANEUVER Reversal: Special Can only be played by Stone Cold Steve Austin, Undertaker, Kane, Big Show or Al Snow. If played from your hand, may reverse any maneuver and ends your opponent's turn. Discard 2 cards from your hand. F: 0 D: 0 (Common: Backlash)	INFERNO MATCH Action When this card is in your Ring area, whenever a card is successfully played to any player's Ring area, whomever's Ring area the card is going into takes the top card from his Arsenal and puts it into his Ringside pile. (This occurs after all other card effects.) If played by Kane, you may draw 1 card. F: 1 D: 1 (Rare: Fully Loaded/Survivor Series)
LITTLE SHE DEVIL Action You may only play this card if your Superstar card indicates you may not play any title belt except the Tag Team Title Belts. Choose one: your opponent's reversal to the next maneuver card played this turn is +# F, where # is equal to your total Fortitude Rating; OR you may discard this card and draw up to 3 cards. F: 7 D: 0 (Common: Mania)	BILLION DOLLAR PRINCESS Action Cannot be played against Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley. This card can only be played if the total Stun Value in your Ring area is greater than the Stun Value in your opponent's Ring area. Search your Arsenal for any 3 Superstar Specific Foil cards, show them to your opponent, and place them in your hand. Then shuffle your Arsenal and end your turn. F: 10 D: 0 (Rare: Mania)

Q: Can I use cards with the Tag Team icon?
A: No. These can only be used in a Tag Team match, where you have more than one player on your team. Brothers Of Destruction are considered a superstar, just like The Rock or Kurt Angle. Brothers Of Destruction vs. Spike Dudley is a perfectly acceptable game.
NOTE: The exception is card which can be played only if your Superstar card says the Tag Team Belts are the only ones playable by this deck. Example: Little She Devil, Stackplex.

Q: Can I use Undertaker Sits Up! or Kane's Chokeslam in my Brothers Of Destruction deck?
A: No, that's not what the Superstar Ability means - this deck can only use Superstar-specific foil cards for "Brothers Of Destruction." You can, however, use cards relating to The Undertaker or Kane and receive the benefits.

Q: ...so if I can't use Undertaker/Dead Man Inc. or Kane foils, what does the Ability mean?
A: Cards like No Sell Maneuver can be used, and you reap the benefits of cards like Inferno Match, Armageddon WWF Style, and American Bad A%$.

Q: ...so how much does Armageddon WWF Style cost to play for BOD? Or Brothers 'Til The End?
A: 20F for Armageddon, 10F for Brothers (the benefit of playing Undertaker).

Q: ...so do I draw more than 1 card when I play Brothers 'Til The End, since I have a team of Undertaker & Kane?
A: No - that rule only applies if there is more than one player on your team, in a Multiplayer game. Brothers Of Destruction is considered one superstar, and when used does not inherently make a game into a tag team match.

Q: Can I play Turn The Tide/Diversion/Eye Rake to make Throttled Within An Inch Of Your Life completely unstoppable?
A: Throttled cannot be modified by any other card, either something you play or a pre-existing condition - so, no.

Q: ...what if The Rock has The Brahma Bull out?
A: Throttled cannot be modified by cards in your opponent's Ring either - simply put, it cannot be modified at all.

Q: ...so can Over Sell Maneuver be used, and if so, what happens?
A: Throttled's text cannot be modified by Over Sell, so the victim overturns cards as required, takes the full damage regardless of reversals (0D), and may draw 2 cards.

Q: ...does Throttled end your turn?
A: If they overturn 2 reversals, they end your turn. If they are reduced to 1 card in their deck, then it is still your turn (unless they overturned a 2nd reversal).

In The Ring: Kane and The Undertaker are two massive behemoths that can throw their opponents and easily choose their strategy of devastation.

In The Game: Besides benefiting from cards relating to Undertaker or Kane, the Brothers Of Destruction can sacrifice the top two cards of their deck (instead of drawing) and take one card from their Ringside pile.

Using All Foils/Uniques: The Trademark Finisher, Chokeslam To Hell, is on par with either of the Tombstone Piledrivers for Fortitude and Damage, though its reversal ability would only be used in very rare conditions (having 30F yet being under your opponent's Fortitude). To help build the necessary Fortitude quickly, Rollin' - Rollin' - Rollin'! can quickly give you an edge with an unreversible move you can search for! But while Throttled Within An Inch Of Your Life won't help your Fortitude, it can tear an opponent's deck in half while they struggle for reversals. You can either Strike or Reverse with serious damage using Boot To The Face, and further damage to their deck comes from the new Chains Of Destruction, sacrificing a card each turn to do the same to your opponent! And not to be overlooked is Brothers 'Til The End, the Mid-Match reversal; it's a strong omni-reversal, especially as a damaging card available on demand!

Using Some/No Foils/Uniques: While some Trademark Finishers that have reversal capabilities are keepers, Chokeslam can easily be dismissed. Rollin' is a keeper, even for low Fortitude decks, with its unreversibility feature - so is Throttle, if just to rip through an opponent's deck searching for reversals. You may want to keep Boot in your deck, if just to stop Throw Into The Corner Turnbuckle decks or Triple H's Irish Whip/Leaping Knee combo. Use caution is playing with Chains, as it can turn against you if not played cautiously. But even if you have a low Fortitude deck, Brothers 'Til The End should work for you - only pass it up in rare circumstances.

Deck Ideas: It seems the 'most obvious' use for this deck is to play Strikes and Grapples to wear down an opponent's reversals, perhaps using Chains as well, then ripping through the rest with Throttle. Another idea is to constantly recycle Throttle using Comeback and Armageddon WWF Style (returning it to hand with the Superstar Ability as needed) to quickly wear down your opponent's deck - this should work well against 'Control' decks. Also, Chains could be the focus, as you use heavy reversals (including No Sell Maneuver, Boot, and Brothers) to keep your opponent at bay. A friend suggested a discard theme, also using Chains, along with Spit At Opponent and maneuvers like Samoan Drop and Scoop Slam to wear them down. But when all else fails, using the Superstar Ability to grab the needed cards for a strong Aggro attack plan will certainly work for this deck!

Recommended Stipulations: As with the other Tag Team decks, Handicap Match is rather obvious, but it's good to have a back-up plan. Chicago Street Fight could be vicious when coupled with Dem Damn Dudleys (easily retrievable with the SSA) and Chain Lashing.

Watch Out For: Ring Rats is a real threat, as is cards like Daddy's Little Girl & Backed By Stephanie McMahon, though Little She Devil gives a strong boost to your hand!

How I Play: Clearly, until the cards are released, the style of my deck is nonexistent! However, my plan is to use a recycled Defensive Posture (using the SSA) and a whole lot of recovery cards (playing Face) to regain cards lost to Chains and the Superstar Ability. Also, it will be utilizing Marking Out to rip key reversals from the deck and Headlock Takedown cards to move more cards to their hand, all while leading to a devastating Throttle!