Skull Storm deck of choice?

[Hannibal Lahr]

Still working towards the Skull Storm achievement. Wondering which deck others started with to get it. I've had the most success with the mantis god / ringworm deck so far.

[StayPuftMM]

Don't have personal experience since the achievement seems double plus unfun, but I assume mantis god is the way to go since it has the best performance if things go well for it. Just reset if you don't get a ringworm eaten in the first fire or two.

[Renfrew]

Black Goat, being able to put out a high damage, and HP creature quickly works great for dealing with grizzlies in the long term

[Kitty_Machina]

From my experience I used the Mantis god deck, but the Black goat one is also quite good! It honestly kinda comes down to beating the first boss n then I would argue things could get a bit easier.

If you want items to help the fight I'd recommend bringing the scissors or a knife to clear one of the lanes and if you have a +5 damage card it wins the fight.

[Chaoz]

I didn't beat skull storm with this, but the goat deck helped me beat the Grizzly challenge, which is obviously the biggest challenge of Skull Storm, so either that or Mantis God, but most people in these forums say that Items are the main thing you need for the Grizzlies, so keep that in mind.

[Kesai-Serris]

Both Blood (goat) and Mantis decks are reasonable choices. Curious Egg (my fave, it is like a mod in its own right) does well too but it takes a bit of practice.

[Chaoz]

Originally posted by Jezebel:

Both Blood (goat) and Mantis decks are reasonable choices. Curious Egg (my fave, it is like a mod in its own right) does well too but it takes a bit of practice.

good sir/madam, h o w. The amount of setup needed is insane, like, how do you even survive past the 1st boss's wave of bears, there's no way the eggs can hatch at that point

[Kesai-Serris]

Originally posted by Chaoz:

good sir/madam, h o w.

That's the fun of it. The hydras are very much the second/third map thing, yes. You should build the deck as either Mantis or Blood for the first boss and choose your items accordingly (clock, scissors, you know the drill). Naturally you will get incredibly unlucky with card choices now and then but you don't have to venture too far to know you can't win the run, so it's fine. There's a lovely Egg guide here on steam, check it out.

[Chaoz]

Originally posted by Jezebel:

Originally posted by Chaoz:

good sir/madam, h o w.

That's the fun of it. The hydras are very much the second/third map thing, yes. You should build the deck as either Mantis or Blood for the first boss and choose your items accordingly (clock, scissors, you know the drill). Naturally you will get incredibly unlucky with card choices now and then but you don't have to venture too far to know you can't win the run, so it's fine. There's a lovely Egg guide here on steam, check it out.

Ah, I see, thank you

[Kesai-Serris]

Originally posted by Chaoz:

Ah, I see, thank you

You're welcome! There's a lot of game in the Egg deck. They really should consider unleashing a workshop for the game or doing small monthly dlc's (a new deck and/or challenge for KM).

[PhilipJayFry]

Did it with both goat and mantis decks, and I can say that goat is easier because there is less luck needed, you need only cockroach on goat, sac mole on moose and keep your deck clean more or less. With mantis you rely mostly on one unit, being it mantis itself if you burn the worm or the card you transfer mantis to, and its harder to get the damage you need before 1st boss and also with regular battles, had few attempts where I pass 1st boss but lost the regular battle because of bad hand or my win card got wiped. Expensive units have good stats and can help with that even without upgrades.