Evil Trainer/Campaign missions

[othertim]

Can anyone give me an example of a deck that beats the Malestrom trainer mission and the campaign mission Assault on Thalmann's Platform. Both of these seem patently unfair (especially for any of the decks I have) and I'd like to eventually beat them one day, but I have no idea where to start

[The Bus Driver]

Deck is comprised of mostly act 1 cards, in honour of the time the trainer was created.

Otherwise, use noyade, core conflict, drastic measures, and you're set.

[The Bus Driver]

Hmm.... let's try attaching attachments again...

if not:

1   Armored HQ
3   Bion Cell Drone
4   Bion Tower
4   Corporate Regional Offices
6   CorporateSoft(tm) DevCampus
4   GenSys Storefront
4   H. Thalmann
4   Hanford Death Squad
4   High Flux Nuke
4   Mauler Engine
4   UN War Crimes Tribunal

[Metal Knights]

FOr the Thalmann mission
Now make a deck with the following cards:
| H. Thalmann
| Ops Center
| Emminent Domain
| Military Surplus
| Cluster Bomb Strike
| Mercy Center Visit
| Surgical Strike (x2)
|
| Invoke H. Thalmann
| Deploy the Ops Center in the city called TDEP
| Invoke Emminent Domain on the Ops Center
| Invoke Military Surplus
| Invoke Cluster Bomb Strike in the city called Tokyo
| Invoke Mercy Center Visit in the city called Tokyo
| Invoke Surgical on the Headquarter in TDEP
| Invoke Surgical on the Headquarter in TDEP
|
| There you have it, computer dies on turn 1

[othertim]

| Invoke H. Thalmann
| Deploy the Ops Center in the city called TDEP
| Invoke Emminent Domain on the Ops Center
| Invoke Military Surplus
| Invoke Cluster Bomb Strike in the city called Tokyo
| Invoke Mercy Center Visit in the city called Tokyo
| Invoke Surgical on the Headquarter in TDEP
| Invoke Surgical on the Headquarter in TDEP
|
| There you have it, computer dies on turn 1

That did the trick (well, I didn't have any Mercy Center Visits so I used a regular military base instead of an Ops Center and an extra Cluster Bomb Strike). Now onto the crazy impossible Antarctica missions! 

[The Bus Driver]

For that one, abuse the crap out of gaia's reflection in a 7 card deck, or noyade/core conflict works.

[Jono]

how the bloody hell do you beat the trainer in Antartica after? I remember doing it years ago but can't recall how!

[nightblade]

i just play mil victory + luddites 2.0 + unhazmat hq

[Game Keeper]

I just used Faith in the System + Gaia's Reflection. Stock up on Noyades, H. Thal, Score, CERT. There are other decks that win, but that one's the easiest

[Jono]

Edit: Finally beat it, but since Gaia's Reflection seemed like a cop out and I wanted to do it with a 40+ card deck, i ended up winning with a UN deck w/ Golani HQ and Military Victory.

For cheap defense, stocked up on Electronic Defense-able mechs to hold off the early assault, Eminent Domain'ed a few bases for resources (hope for UN Curfew to end quick), and shackled the "dangerous" enemies as necessary. Vostok Rangers eventually brought home the Military Victory.

Took a few tries but it worked with a legit deck. GOOOOOO Vostok Rangers!

[UnionJack]

i beat it with a failsafe ai deck that was 40+ cards.

[MrTinkertrain]

I can't get past the one where you have to move Christine Palmer across the map. It seems like every time I get close... I run out of Turns.

[The Bus Driver]

Question is, can anyone actually destroy the deep ice HQ instead of doing things like diplomatic victory?

On a side note, don't they have their own angel, so you can't play failsafe AI?

[Game Keeper]

I used Torch Cycle and a LOT of covert

[rudegger]

Question is, can anyone actually destroy the deep ice HQ instead of doing things like diplomatic victory?

Answer: yes.   Most of its defenders are defense only, so you can wipe them out with any form of renewable asset removable and then use evasion on the angel.

I actually find the TDEP mission a lot harder... I'd much rather defend the occasional warmachine than like 20 sabo dudes running at you on turn 3.