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Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods) concludes Richard Wagner’s Ring cycle with the destruction of the gods and the return of the cursed ring to the Rhine. Siegfried is tricked by a love potion, betrays Brünnhilde, and is murdered by Hagen. Brünnhilde restores order by riding her horse into Siegfried’s funeral pyre, causing the Rhine to overflow, drowning Hagen, and burning down Valhalla.
Brunnhilde is a name meaning "armed for battle," "battle maiden," or "armored warrior," derived from the Old Germanic words brunno (armor) and hild (battle).
Many have built Aggression decks for the Valkyrie, this is my variation on a theme. The Death-Glow attachment on a minion pairs exceptionally well with Surprise Move, so that our hero can ready after slaying a minion. Adding additional upgrades to attach to minions builds on this synergy. Air Cover tutors Marked (overkill) or Suppressing Fire (healing) when a minion is summoned, possibly by the Angela ally.
Valkyrie struggles with thwarting. Gatekeeper has been used to great effect by others playing the Asgardian Lightbringer. This deck adds Chase Them Down to flex thwarting on side scheme, too.
Regrettably, neither Dragonfang nor Valkyrie's Spear give piercing to Valkyrie's attacks. Savage Strike is included to pierce a tough and hopefully pair with Marked to push overkill damage onto the villain. Two copies of Follow Through increase that overkill damage, also boosting the output of Have at Thee!
Rounding out the cadre of allies are Bug, who will heal after Valkyrie makes a basic attack, Throg to add a buff to defense, and Shark-Girl who increases in damage output when attacking minions bearing upgrades.
Our armed battle maiden is set to unleash the power of Asgardian aggression upon all villains and their minions. Unleash Ragnarok!
