Congratulations to those CotW readers who guessed Resilience, the Wave 5 stratagem for Brawn // Demolitions! In the final months of the game’s official support, the Resilience stratagem helped Brawn stay strong a bit longer, though the oppression of Pierce in that meta often made players look for other ways to use the star that Resilience would have used. With black battle icons weakened under post-cancellation rules, Resilience has had more room to appear in modern Brawn decks.
To show what Resilience can do in modern play, we’re sharing a variation on one of our starter deck recipes that features Brawn and Sergeant Barricade: a deck we’ve named “The Thin Brawn Line.” This mixed deck is designed to frustrate opponents relying on moderate amounts of Bold. The best part of the deck? It exclusively uses common and uncommon cards; great for players looking to build on a budget. You’ll find the full deck list at the bottom of the article.
Did you pick up a copy of Resilience during Wave 5, or discover it later? How have you used it?
And tune in next week as Card of the Week turns to the post-cancellation era. Next week’s card bears a striking resemblance to a powerful Wave 5 character later banned in broad community play. This Org Wave 7 character can drive opponents batty by milling their decks and nullifying battle icons. Can you identify this cursed character?
THE THIN BRAWN LINE
CHARACTERS
Sergeant Barricade // Infantry • Enforcer (7★) - Wave 4
Brawn // Demolitions (5★) - Wave 5
Crankcase // Data Collector (7★) - Wave 5
Flamewar // Veteran Decepticon (5★) - Wave 1
STRATAGEMS
Resilience // Brawn, Demolitions (1★) - Wave 5
BATTLE CARDS
1x Brainstorm - Wave 1
3x Leap Into Battle - Wave 1
3x Ready For Action - Wave 1
1x Reprocess - Wave 4
3x War of Attrition - Wave 4
3x Wedge Formation - Wave 4
3x Blade Flurry - Wave 5
1x Camien Crash - Wave 5
1x Hand of Adaptus - Wave 8
3x Scouting Mission - Wave 5
2x Hidden Fortification - Wave 4
1x Hold the Line - Wave 5
1x Enforcement Batons - Wave 2
2x Primary Laser - Wave 1
3x Handheld Blaster - Wave 1
1x Sturdy Javelin - Wave 4
2x Sharpened Talons - Wave 5
1x Bashing Shield - Wave 2
3x Emergency Barricade - Wave 5
2x Improvised Shield - Wave 1