[{"text":"Hello everyone, for our article this week Coiser and Leilin (\u96f7\u71d0 \u2468 \u595a) collaborated to bring you some hot tech just in time for winter! If you're ready to Bring the Heat then this is the team for you!"},{"header":"MEET THE TEAM"},{"double":[{"src":"sai764140saint-wa.jpeg"},{"src":"hea943519heatwave.jpeg"}]},{"header":"CORE STRATEGY"},{"text":"SaintWave is a team that tends to rely on effects that reveal the top card of your deck (this can be via ongoings such as Metropolis or by an opponent's teamwork MC, etc) though the team can still perform well without one. The main synergy of the team is Saint Walker's destruction ability and Heatwave's ability to Teamwork, allowing for fast pacing in the early game. Unlike most other Teamworker MCs, SaintWave is best played from first position so that you can have the best shot at buying a Hero on your first turn. The team doesn't need to focus on anything other than obtaining Heroes or destruction cards early on, making it fairly straightforward to play. You have the option of moving into other card types as the game progresses without worrying about losing effectiveness and the team tends to becomes stronger once other teams begin destroying their Starters thanks to Heatwave's Teamwork ability. A few general guidelines about the team to get us started: "},{"list":[{"listType":"bullet"},{"caption":"When given the opportunity, its typically correct to destroy a 1 VP card from your discard pile to trigger Heatwave because the card you get can be put on top of your deck to help improve your next turn"},{"caption":"Buy multiple cards instead of a single expensive card. We need to destroy these low VP cards later to proc Heatwave."},{"caption":"Don't forget you have Teamwork! Players new to the team seem forget this along the way."},{"caption":"When you gain a card you have to reveal it before you can place it on top of your deck with Heatwave."}]},{"header":"early game plan"},{"text":"Our best chance of victory comes from picking up Heroes early on to facilitate destroying our Starters.&nbsp; An early Hero allows us start using Saint Walker's destruction ability as early as turn 3 (after we've shuffled in any Heroes we bought on the first two turns).&nbsp; While any Hero serves this role just fine, the main deck has gifted us with some niche Heroes that tend to wheel the first few turns, so there is still hope you'll get one even if your not playing out of first position. A few of these niche Heroes that tend to be passed up are shown below, and we're happy to pick up any of them.&nbsp; Because of how narrow some of the cards are, these tend to be passed up in lieu of other cards early in the game when players don't have enough other cards that interact with them yet.&nbsp; That's is great for us, as it means they are likely to be in the lineup when our turn comes around!"},{"double":[{"src":"alf620695alfred-p.jpg"},{"src":"ani118248animal-m.jpeg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"rav132715ravager-.jpeg"},{"src":"vib521177vibe-.jpeg"}]},{"header":"mid game tactics"},{"text":"Once our deck starts getting low on Starters, we will inevitably begin revealing real cards with Saint Walker.&nbsp; Your plan here should be to destroy any low cost cards you reveal, including any of those cheap Heroes we discussed above once they have outlived their usefulness.&nbsp; Just keep enough Heroes so you can continue using Saint Walker reliably while preserving your best cards and anything worth two or more VP. For instance: buying Alfred early is great for us because of his synergy with Saint Walker.&nbsp; Play him as a Vulnerability early and often to destroy Starters from your deck.&nbsp; Later in the game, once the majority of your Starters have been destroyed, if you find yourself with little to no equipment for him to interact with then watch for an opportunity to destroy Alfred and let Heatwave exchange him for something better! The mid-game is also a great time to branch out and begin buying some niche cards that go well with your team.&nbsp; The following all provide an avenue to get something back so you can recursively destroy it (more on this in a bit)."},{"double":[{"src":"bla281423black-la.jpeg"},{"src":"sig660868signatur.jpeg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"r02297298r02-slus.jpg"},{"src":"whi16136white-la.jpeg"}]},{"header":"must-buy cards"},{"double":[{"src":"fla798172flashpoi.jpeg"},{"src":"for747734forager-.jpeg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"glo398582globe-of.jpeg"},{"src":"new763653new-york.jpeg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"son999387sonic-si.jpeg"},{"src":"tra245660transmut.jpeg"}]},{"text":"All of these cards interact favorably with Heatwave by allowing you to use his ability (effectively &#34;for free&#34;), and should almost never be passed up."},{"double":[{"src":"ama533317amanda-w.jpeg"},{"src":"exp800118expert-m.jpeg"}]},{"double":[{"src":"the923214the-owls.jpeg"},{"src":"ult44571ultraman.jpeg"}]},{"text":"Along with those mentioned above, the cycles of destruction cards from Forever Evil and Crossover 4 are also must-buy cards for us; we've shows one from of each cycle here, but any version of them are worth picking up."},{"header":"honorable mentions"},{"double":[{"src":"air282534air-walk.jpeg"},{"src":"new966635new-york.jpeg"}]},{"text":"If given the opportunity, try and pickup a card from The Rogues set (Crossover 5) since you can later destroy it while retaining the VP.&nbsp; They go together great with New York City which we're already going to be buying anyway if it comes out. Although harder to pull off, you can do the same with the Power Rings mentioned above, it just requires you to have a specific card type from the Rogues set (which is not easily done since there are currently only four Villains and one Hero legal from the set). Here's the sequence:"},{"list":[{"listType":"bullet"},{"caption":"Buy Air Walk Shoes (AWS) and gain a VP"},{"caption":"(Later) Destroy AWS"},{"caption":"Use New York City to Buy AWS and destroy the top card of the Main Deck. Gain a VP for AWS and proc Heatwave."},{"caption":"Repeat as your opponents begin to cry"}]},{"double":[{"src":"com955734computo-.jpeg"},{"src":"car233767card-bac.jpg"}]},{"text":"Computo is an excellent card to pick up for the team, as it means any card you destroy triggers Heatwave.&nbsp; That means Starters and Weaknesses too! Here's the sequence:"},{"list":[{"listType":"bullet"},{"caption":"Play Computo, your cards have cost 5 now"},{"caption":"Play a Hero"},{"caption":"Trigger Saint Walker"},{"caption":"Reveal your top card, its a Vulnerability"},{"caption":"Destroy it with Saint Walker"},{"caption":"Trigger Heatwave (because your Vuln has a cost of 5) and gain the top card of the main deck"}]},{"double":[{"src":"aqu792101aqualad-.jpeg"},{"src":"car163347card-bac.jpg"}]},{"text":"Although it seems a bit weird to see an ongoing Hero described as synergizing with Saint Walker, Aqualad is possibly the best card for this team because of his ability to recur himself on demand. Here's the sequence:"},{"list":[{"listType":"bullet"},{"caption":"Play Aqualad"},{"caption":"Reveal and destroy with Saint Walker"},{"caption":"Discard Aqualad"},{"caption":"Stack Aqualad back on top of your deck"},{"caption":"Hopefully you can do it again next turn, just before all your opponents concede"}]},{"double":[{"src":"ora347103oracle-4.jpeg"},{"src":"joh118759john-con.jpeg"}]},{"text":"Although we often don't get the option, some of the best Heroes to pick early include those shown above due to their ability to reorder the top of our deck (we can dream right!)."},{"double":[{"src":"anc963881ancient-.jpeg"},{"src":"new986368new-gene.jpeg"}]},{"text":"Any ongoing that provides information about the card on top of your deck is great for this team.&nbsp; Having access to one of these effects is optimal, but don't lean to heavily on them as they are not the greatest in multiples.&nbsp; On top of that, they tend to cost more than other cheaper options that may be available in case you later need to destroy something to proc Heatwave."},{"header":"COUNTER PICKs"},{"text":"This team makes a great choice if the player drafting before you has signaled a type-committed Hero team (but who would do that?!).&nbsp; Much like the Robin team (you can read about that here: https:\/\/www.dcdeckbuilding.com\/article.php?id=10896), this team is also a fine counterpick vs Darkseid in the event the player drafting before you takes Deathstroke.&nbsp; We're happy buying up all the cheaper cards they were hoping to get, as they'll just be fodder for Heatwave.&nbsp; Meanwhile we leave the Darkseid player high and dry with fewer good options on their turn."},{"double":[{"src":"dar702927darkseid.jpeg"},{"src":"dea895304deathstr.jpeg"}]},{"header":"closing thoughts"},{"text":"Between other players buying them and RNG from the main deck, sometimes you'll find yourself not able to get any Heroes in the early turns of the game.&nbsp; When you find yourself in this situation remember that we still have Heatwave's teamwork ability, which can be used to help you get an expensive Hero, one of the must-buy cards mentioned above, or just a generally good card we couldn't afford otherwise.&nbsp; The main thing to remember is to not give up hope just because you don't get a Hero the first couple of turns. Hopefully this inspires you to get out there and Bring the Heat!"}]