HOLDER'S HEROES

So you have those new FoOF cards. You might be saying "FoOF? What's FoOF!?!?!?" Well my friend, FoOF is a set of 100 new cards, all of which are very useful, arranged in groups of ten predetermined cards which are sold in tins continaing the 10 FoOF card… more »

I used this musical offense to win third in the Ironman tournament at 2007 Nationals. I shall now dissect it and show YOU how to build, use, and win with this very fun offense! This type of offense was introduced in the Priests expansion, so most of t… more »

The black brigade has traditionally been a strong defense, but can be difficult to manage at times. Black doesn’t have amazing “standalone” characters like King of Tyrus, Emperor Nero or Leviathan. What it does have is the ability to completely deplete… more »

One of the more simple and straightforward offensive strategies in Redemption is that of conversion. Make a rescue attempt and, when the blocker is presented, convert him/her and poof! A Lost Soul is redeemed. Okay, in real life play it’s rarely quite… more »

At first blush, the thought of playing with a defenseless deck may seem like gameplay suicide. Make no mistake, playing defenseless is risky; if you draw a bunch of Lost Souls right at the start you can be in trouble. However, it will keep your opponen… more »

Contained within the pale green Brigade, the Assyrians are one of the biblical civilizations featured in Redemption. The Assyrians are a strong force that have become a common site in pale green defenses. Let's take some time to explore the Assyrians.… more »

From the gray Brigade, the Syrians are one of the biblical civilizations featured in Redemption. It is difficult to base a defense on the Syrians due to lack of Evil Characters, but the Syrians provide gray with a strong aspect of banding and capture, a… more »

Representing a large portion of the gold brigade, the Egyptians are one of the biblical civilizations featured in Redemption. The Egyptians have been a part of Redemption since the very beginning and their strength is in part because of that. Let's tak… more »

Primarily residing in the crimson brigade, the Babylonians are one of the biblical civilizations that are featured in Redemption. I don't want to discourage you from playing with Babylonians, but this is one civilization with a plethora of possibilities… more »

Have you ever searched through your entire Redemption memory bank for a way to completely stop your opponent from winning? Is this possible? It is, but there are not many ways to accomplish this feat. Site Lockout is one way that you can completely sh… more »

Greetings, fellow Redemption strategists! Today I hope to shed some light on the area of choosing the blocker… well, not choosing the blocker, but rather its evil counterpart… choosing the rescuer. Unfortunately, there are only three evil cards that a… more »

Basic Principles: Discard as many Evil Characters in play as possible without letting any damage be done to your deck. Then win easy rescues because they have no Evil Characters left. Stonewall decks are becoming a top strategy for intuitive players.… more »

Basic Principles: Rescue with a character that negates all special abilities on characters and Enhancements and get your numbers higher than the blocker to win the battle. Fight By the Numbers is a common term used in the Redemption community. What do… more »

Basic Principles: Take a large Hero and choose your own low-numbered Evil Character to block. Since your opponent doesn’t use the same brigade as this character, they lose the battle. 6 years ago, somebody would’ve slapped you if you said sacrificing… more »

Basic Principles: Band multiple characters together to get huge numbers to overcome any defense an opponent may have. Fight by Banding is a strategy that was introduced with the Warriors expansion. Since then it has only gotten better, and gained a la… more »