Talk:Eclipsed Crown Colosseum 9/@comment-3482311-20140110053146/@comment-8991880-20140110172821

I won once with a 7 card deck. My phone was lagging, so I didn't exactly see what was going on.

The reason why 5 card decks are popular is because each blow hits 4 cards - 2 on top and 2 at the bottom. By using a 5 card deck, he effectively misses 2 cards, and his strength is scaled down to the cost of your 5 card deck. If both cards manage to survive a blow and strike back, you stand a good chance of winning. The key is to find the defence that allows you to survive one blow at its respective deck cost. My 6-11 Hive mind managed to take a hit from the boss at 115 cost, so go figure.

Not sure if the strength of the blow delivered to each card is the same though.