Randy Orton
by Joseph McGreechin
Revolution Format

Before I start this article I would like to look at some cards in a bit of detail which boost Randy Orton.

Look Under the Ring
Antic
Put up to 2 cards from your Ringside into your hand.
F:6 D:0

Toys Under the Ring
Antic
If you are an Extremist: put up to 3 Maneuvers from your Ringside into your hand.
If you are not: put up to 3 Extremes from your Ringside into your hand.
F:4 D:0

Shock the World
Antic
Requirement: Less Fortitude
If your next card this turn is a Maneuver, it has Momentum.
F:0 D:0

Although Randy Orton's ability seems to say that you should win through Antics and while that is partly true these cards show that there are other ways to win.So what do these three cards have in common except that they can be picked up with Orton's ability.They all do something based around maneuvers.The New Breed makes Orton an Extremist so you can pick up all of your maneuvers including your Unique maneuvers and Look Under the Ring allows you to do this as well and so if you can get maneuvers into your hand and you can give them Momentum with Shock the World and use a combination of these to start hitting some of your powerful trademarks with momentum.But now I will go onto the deck itself.

BACKLASH (12)

Pre-match (6)

A New Plan x2
Dressed for Success
The Degenerates
The New Breed
Tommorow's WWE Legends

Strategy Notes: A New Plan is there in case you get an awful opening hand but that should rarely happen because you have 10 cards in your starting hand if you play Dressed for Success.Dressed for Success should give you some Antics to use and hopefully a Full Nelson Slam will appear in either your opening hand or the ringside as you can constantly reuse it for your ability.The Degenerates gives you access to some unbelievably great reversals and some other good cards like H-Line and Eat Spit.The New Breed supplies you with some more grat cards as well as making you an Extremist which will be very useful with this deck.Tommorow's WWE Legends is essentially a free Pre-match slot and will bring your Superstar Value up to seven in total and should give you some more fantastic cards in your arsenal to abuse with Randy Orton.

Mid-match (6)

Before This Gets Out of Hand x2
Caution:You're Entering the O-Zone
Keep Your Eyes Open or It's Game Over x2
My Destiny

Strategy Notes: Before This Gets of Hand is to stop early Means and the annoying Ring Removal cards which could harm your Hail to the Chairmans but should not be too much of a problem and will give you more cards in your ringside to help your tremendous ability.Use caution:You're Entering the O-Zone to take out a storyline if your opponent has one so you can get the full effect of Hail to the Chairman which is very important in this deck.Keep Your Eyes Open or It's Game Over is another way to stop means but is also useful as an Antic reversal and should be able to boost your fortitude.My Destiny is an easy way to get fortitude early as it is difficult to reverse with low fortitude and get three fortitude.

ARSENAL (60)

Superstar-specifics (7)

A Legendary Hit List
A Liscense to Kill
Burn in My Light
The Ego Cutter
The Legendary RKO
Third Generation Dropkick
You'll Never Take What's Mine

Strategy Notes: Use A Legendary Hit List to search out your cards like Full Nelson Slam or Snap Bulldog to boost your ability to pick up all of your power Antics quickly.And A Liscense to Kill lets you play your high fortitude Antics cheaply such as Ashley's an Awesome Asset or a Spirited Turn of Events to quickly hurt your opponent.Burn in My Light,while it cannot be picked up with your abiltity can be picked up by other Antics and provides you with almost an instant win condition against superstars with a high Superstar value.The Ego Cutter can be devastating as you can pick up Trademarks with it or just more cards to use with your abiity and even worse for the opponent it has Momentum making it difficult to stop.The Legendary RKO s a game winning reversal and is pretty good as a Colossal with a good Fortitude/Damage ratio and can be very strong when combined with Double Your Value-Double Your Fun.Third Generation Dropkick is a fantastic card which should give you a massive hand size advantage and your opponent could lose some of their best cards as the discard is random and you are supplied with cards to pick up your Antics for the next three turns at least.You'll Never Take What's Mine is a great antic revrsal which is cheap and deals quite alot of damage.

Antics (17)

A Spirited Turn of Events x3
Ashley's an Awesome Asset x3
Double Your Value-Double Your Fun x2
Eat Spit
Live Fast-Fight Hard
Look Under the Ring x2
Prepare for the POUNCE
Shock the World x2
Toys Under the Ring x2

Strategy Notes:With the release of several powerful Antics in Revolution Three(Ashley's an Awesome Asset and in the Antic-Reversal Hybrids we have Hail to the Chairman)and with Randy Orton being able to pick these up you should be able to beat yor opponent early on if you can get enough fortitude.One of the main powerful Antics is A Spirited Turn of Events as in total your opponent has to overturn eighteen cards and combined with many other Antics in this deck you can pick up an easy win and considering that they can also in total get back twenty-seven cards from ringside you should never be in serious trouble.Ashley's an Awesome Aset was another card I would have focused on at the start of the article but those cards were to boost your maneuvers whereas this card will make all your Antics deadly and even if your opponent removes one you can pick it up with your ability causing them more pain.Double Your Value-Double Your Fun should only be used if it will either give you enough fortitude for The Legendary RKO on your opponent's turn or if you have several high fortitude Antics in your hand and can start using them against your opponent.Eat Spit is a great card that would probably feature in all decks packing The Degenerates Faction card as you boost your own hand size and take one card away from your opponent randomly.Live Fast-Fight Hard is good in all decks normally for playing Colossals cheaply but in this deck there are only two Colossals so while this card can be used with H-Line it is more likely you will use it to play other Antics on 0F.Look Under the Ring is one of the best cards Orton can use as it picks up cards his ability cannot while it can be picked up with your ability.Prepare for the POUNCE makes all of your opponents non-Unique maneuvers easier to reverse as this deck does not pack The Second Solution so Not What We Came to See will be almost the same as it and Outmaneuver and Here's a Lesson Plan become fantastic.If you can get all three Hail to the Chairman in your ring you don't need to play maneuvers and not playing maneuvers means your fortitude rating doesn't need to increase and so you should always get a benefit from Shock the World which could be one of the best cards there is especially if it can be picked up from your ringside as you can give your Trademarks Momentum.Toys Under the Ring was never previously very good with Randy Orton but with the release of The New Breed,this card becomes excellent and you can use it to pick up lots of great Maneuvers,and if your opponent runs a deck with many Assaults,Holds and Throws you can use it to pick up Only One Solution:Revolution.

Antic-Reversal Hybrids (3)

Hail to the Chairman x3

Strategy Notes: Hail to the Chairman is the one card which will be vital for the smooth running of this deck as Randy Orton more than any other superstar can make use of this card as they are easy to get into your hand and although they can only be used as Antics once they are in your ring you can just keep using your Antics to devastating effect.

Maneuvers (6)

Full Nelson Slam x3
H-Line
Snap Bulldog x2

Strategy Notes: All maneuvers apart from H-Line are included to make sure that you will always have cards to discard for your ability and so will always be able to pick up your Antics from your ringside and h-Line is there as it is such a cheap Colossal and is one of only two Colossals in this deck so it was worth including as it provides you with additional ways to defeat your opponent.

Maneuver-Antic Hybrids (0)

Strategy Notes:

Maneuver-Reversal Hybrids (15)
Chop x2
Colllar and Elbow Lock-Up x2
Double Leg Takedown x2
Headlock Takedown x2
Only One Solution:Revolution x3
Slap x2
Wrist Lock x2

Strategy Notes: Unlike all of my other decks I decided not to make use of The Second Solution as Randy Orton needs plenty of space for antics while including several maneuvers to discard for your ability so I decided to save some space by packing these hybrids.Also all of these can be picked up by The Ego Cutter and can be searched for by A Legendary Hit List so can easily be brought into your hand and as these form a huge reversal base it is great that they can all be picked up by Toys Under the Ring,can be used as maneuvers and can be boosted by cards like Shock the World and so these cards all will help Randy Orton.

Reversals (12)

Assisted by the Dirtiest Player in the Game
Heartbreaker
Here's a Lesson Plan
Masochist at Heart
Not What We Came to See x3
Outmaneuver x2
Overexposure x2
You Telegraphed it

Strategy Notes: Assisted by the Dirtiest Player in the Game is the best way to stop A New Breed Unleashed and annoying Trademark Cores which are normally difficult to reverse and can also be used against other Cores so it is a good reversal.Heartbreaker will protect you against the painful Means and Colossals and at the same time boost your fortitude towards your high fortitude Antics and Trademarks.Here's a Lesson Plan is one of the few cards in the game which can reverse all Extremes and becomes very powerful when combined with Prepare for the POUNCE and this is all for three fortitude.As there is only one Masochist at Heart in this deck whenever you get the chance,put this card on the bottom of your arsenal if you can as sometimes it is better to allow your opponent to paly a Colossal if you know you can reverse it from your arsenal as your cards with lower fortitude requirements will almost certainly be able to be used and Masochist at Heart is the only way to stop Colossals on very low fortitude.Not What We Came to See is a great reversal as it will stop many of the Extremes while drawing two cards and when used with Prepare for the POUNCE it becomes very powerful.Outmaneuver means you have another way to stop A New Breed Unleashed plus several Extreme Means and Cores .Overexposure is another multi-reversal card as lots of Means and Colossals and just saves lots of space in any deck.You Telegraphed it is also similar to Masochist at Heart as there is only one so whenever you can put this card on the bottom of your arsenal as it is the only way to stop Momentum.

Final Strategy / Other Notes: This deck has lots of different ways to win that your opponent won't know what to do,as you can either pound them with Antics combinned with Ashley's an Awesome Asset,or you can give your Trademarks Momentum with Shock the World and beat them with that.More than almost any other Superstar Randy Orton gains a tremendous boost in Revolution three with the release of Factions and new Antics which will make sure you will win several games.