The Emperor's Horde | Secret War Society

Submitted by Earl Miles on September 3, 2022 - 10:35am

Eaters of the Lotus

Classic

3-player

Mono-Faction

50 cards.

Foundation (15 cards)

5x Bloody Horde

Bloody Horde
Demon Trouble
Bloody Horde's Fighting is increased by the number of other Demon Hordes you control, plus the number of Demon Hordes in your smoked pile.

Fighting	Fighting: 3
Cost	Cost: 3
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Ron Spencer
Set	Seven Masters vs The Underworld
Rarity	Common
Designators	bloody, horde, demon, trouble
Keywords	Keywords: Foundation

5x Demon Whiskey

Demon Whiskey
Rotgut Horde
When an opponent burns a Site, you may return this card to play from your smoked pile.
Flavor: I'm telling you, that stuff will kill you.
Fighting	Fighting: 3
Cost	Cost: 3
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Matthew Laznicka
Set	Shurikens and Six-Guns
Rarity	Common
Designators	demon, whiskey, rotgut, horde
Keywords	Keywords: Foundation

5x Jian

Jian
Demon Ghost
Regenerate. Play at no cost when an opponent spends 3 or more Power at one time.
Flavor: Its gaze follows the powerful and the proud.
Fighting	Fighting: 2
Cost	Cost: 2
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Mario Teodosio
Set	Year of the Goat
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	jian, demon, ghost
Keywords	Keywords: Regenerate, Foundation

Character (4 cards)

2x Eater of Fortune

Eater of Fortune
Hungry Demon
+1 Fighting for each Edge controlled by any opponent. When Eater of Fortune enters play, you may target an Edge :: Smoke that Edge.
Flavor: “Their strength shall be our strength.”
Fighting	Fighting: 2
Cost	Requires: Cost: 2
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Jim Pavelec
Set	Throne War
Rarity	Uncommon
Designators	eater, fortune, hungry, demon

2x Evil Twin

Evil Twin
Sinister Sibling
Uncopyable. When Evil Twin enters play, it copies the printed Fighting, rules text and restrictions of another Character in play. Evil Twin's title becomes"Evil Twin of (Character's title)"and its subtitle becomes"Sinister Sibling of (Character's subtitle)."

Fighting	Fighting: *
Cost	Requires: Cost: 3
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Kaja Foglio
Set	Throne War
Rarity	Uncommon
Designators	evil, twin, sinister, sibling
Keywords	Keywords: Uncopyable

Event (12 cards)

4x Cries in the Night

Cries in the Night
Event
Target a Character you control :: Until the end of the turn, target gains Assassinate and you gain 1 Power when target smokes a Character by inflicting combat damage. You cannot gain more than 2 Power per "Cries in the Night."

Cost	Requires: Cost: 0
Artist	Chenthuooran Hanblaroonan
Set	Combat in Kowloon
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	cry, night

2x Detonating Corpses

Detonating Corpses
Event
Play when a Character you control is smoked by combat damage :: Inflict non-combat damage equal to the smoked Character's printed Fighting on all opponents' Characters at the last location of the smoked Character.
Flavor: The dead will serve - one way or another.
Cost	Requires: Cost: 1
Artist	Dan Harding
Set	Shurikens and Six-Guns
Rarity	Common
Designators	detonating, corpse
Errata	March 2022

3x Flying Sleeves

Flying Sleeves
Event
Toast It. Change one attacker's target to any Character you control.
Flavor: Most martial artists block with their arms. Kan Li's students prefer to block with other people.
Cost	Requires: Cost: 0
Artist	Mark Tedin
Set	Throne War
Rarity	Common
Designators	flying, sleeve
Keywords	Keywords: Toast It

3x You Fell Into My Trap!

You Fell Into My Trap!
Event
Play when an opponent declares an attack against a Site you control and you control no Characters :: Play a Character with a cost of 3 or less at no cost.
Flavor: Bwahahahaha!
Cost	Requires: Cost: 0
Artist	Allan Bednar
Set	Two Fisted Tales of the Secret War
Rarity	Common
Designators	you, fell, my, trap

State (5 cards)

3x Imperial Champion

Imperial Champion
Demon State
Unique. Play on a Character. Subject's printed Fighting is equal to the number of resources in your pool. X = 4 minus the subject's printed cost.
Flavor: From the ashes of his own anointing, a champion rises, and his enemies will tremble.
Cost	Requires: Cost: X
Artist	Wes Jones
Set	Combat in Kowloon
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	imperial, champion, demon
Keywords	Keywords: Unique

2x The Mark of Evil

The Mark of Evil
State
Unique. Schtick. Play on a Character. Sacrifice a Character :: Until the end of the turn, subject gains +X Fighting and cannot be removed from play by Events or Edges. X= the cost of the sacrificed Character.

Cost	Requires: Cost: 0
Artist
Set	Critical Shift
Rarity	Promo
Designators	mark, evil
Keywords	Keywords: Unique, Schtick

Feng Shui Site (10 cards)

5x Cave Network

Cave Network
Feng Shui Site
In response to an attack declared against Cave Network, if you controlled no characters at the time the attack was declared, turn :: play a Character with a cost of 3 or less at no cost.

Body	Body: 6
Power	Power: 1
Artist	Edward Beard, Jr.
Set	Year of the Dragon
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	cave, network
Errata	July 2020
Comments	Comments: Errata clarified the timing window.

2x Quanqiu Wishing Well

Quanqiu Wishing Well
Feng Shui Site
Unique. When an opponent declares an attack against a card you control, gain 1 Power.
Flavor: Wish not for wealth, but for peace.
Body	Body: 5
Power	Power: 1
Artist	Annika Maar
Set	Year of the Goat
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	quanqiu, wishing, well
Keywords	Keywords: Unique

2x Sea Turtle Cove

Sea Turtle Cove
Beach Feng Shui Site
Unique. Turn and maintain and target a Character you control :: Target gains Immunity to opponents’ Events.
Flavor: They were here long before humans, and they'll long outlast us.
Body	Body: 6
Power	Power: 1
Artist	Matteo Ascente
Set	Year of the Goat
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	sea, turtle, cove, beach
Keywords	Keywords: Unique

1x The Dragon's Teeth

The Dragon's Teeth
Feng Shui Site
Unique. Turn and target a Character :: Until the end of the turn, target gains Unstoppable, and when target inflicts combat damage, draw a card.
Flavor: Its unique Feng Shui focuses your strength.
Body	Body: 7
Power	Power: 1
Artist	Diego Candia
Set	Knight's Passage
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	dragon, tooth
Keywords	Keywords: Unique

Site (4 cards)

2x The Dragon Throne

The Dragon Throne
Site
Unique. Choose a designator when this Site enters play or when you seize this Site. +2 Body while you control any Emperor or Empress Character. If this Site is in your front row, you may play Characters, States, and Edges with the last chosen designator at -1 cost.

Body	Body: 5
Power	Power: 0
Cost	Requires: Cost: 1
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Randy Asplund
Set	Throne War
Rarity	Uncommon
Designators	dragon, throne
Keywords	Keywords: Unique

2x The Twisted Gardens

The Twisted Gardens
Netherworld Demon Site
Unique. Toughness 1. All Demon, Ghost and Spirit cards you control gain +1 combat damage.
Flavor: Through these gates grow the blossoms of death.
Body	Body: 6
Power	Power: 1
Cost	Requires: Cost: 2
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Jason Millet
Set	Combat in Kowloon
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	twisted, garden, netherworld, demon
Keywords	Keywords: Unique

You can't play this deck very often, or people get wise to the Cave Network / You Fell Into My Trap shenanigans.

That said, it's pretty hilarious if you get attacked and manage to drop 3 bloody hordes at once. Also not very common.

What this deck really wants to do, though, is take a Bloody Horde and make him an Imperial Champion with the Mark of Evil in the late game. I've had the Emperor's Chosen One get close to 20 fighting that way, and he's a total bruiser. The Mark of Evil is essential; he is absolutely zap bait at that point.

This deck is 1 card shy of qualifying for Comrades in Arms. Swap an Evil Twin for an Infernal Army. The Army is hard to play, though, thanks to the heavy magic requirement and not much magic available in the deck. If you really want to do that, find a way to put in a couple Infernal Temples.