A Rush

A power rush deck.

Yes, that was Matt's deck that I used the last time I played AGoT. It was a Baratheon power-rush which didn't apologize for it's speed and cheesiness. It had the staple Bara cards like the Queen of Thorns, renown uniques, huge armies and Winter Mel, the gem of the deck.

If I remember correctly, it was the first time I've ever handled a Bara deck ever since starting AGoT back in the Ice&Fire days. It's the only House I've never even considered trying because of it's mindless strength: grab power aggressively and quickly. It just didn't appeal to me. I've tried all the other houses before. I even dabbled in Greyjoy for a short time, but no House turned me off like Baratheon. After using Matt's deck, however, it changed my opinion. Favoring the control heavy Houses like Targ Burn and Martell Lock for so long, Baratheon Rush was a welcome change of pace. Don't get me wrong, it doesn't mean I'll play the House from now on, but I may play it more often just to keep things interesting. I certainly need the rush from time to time.

Now if only Targ became decent again...