900 Chariots of Iron

Sisera's army

900 Chariots of Iron is a Deep card in Seraphs & Serpents, the Old Testament card game by The Caffeine Experience in Singapore (Schemes, Judges). In the Bible: Sisera oppressed Israel twenty years with 900 chariots of iron, until the Kishon swept them away. Where to read it: Judg 4:3, 15 · 5:21.

Deck

The Deep

Kind

Schemes

Type

Scheme

Age

Judges

Cost

4 manna

Keywords

Answer

Plate

On foot · how sisera fled

Card number

D41

What the card does

Until evening, your characters get +2 Strength. If Deborah is in play, this does nothing.

The story

Sisera oppressed Israel twenty years with 900 chariots of iron, until the Kishon swept them away.

Where to read it: Judg 4:3, 15 · 5:21 (ESV)

Story pair

When the Covenant card in a story pair beats its Deep card, its player gives a Testimony: read the story aloud and draw a card.

3

Deborah

Judge

Answer

Arise! When Deborah enters, your characters get +1 Strength until evening.

2 Judg 4–5 4

900 Chariots of IronC30 · 1st

Deborah

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Ancestor of kings

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4

Gideon

Judge

Three hundred While you have 3 or fewer characters in play, Gideon gets +3 Strength.

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Gideon

5

Samson

Judge

Return ◇3

Only this once When Samson returns, deal 3 damage to every Deep character. Then Samson leaves the game.

6 Judg 14:6 4

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Samson

3

Delilah

Foe

The shears When Delilah enters, Samson falls. If he isn't in play, turn a Covenant character sideways.

1 Judg 16:5 3

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Delilah

1

The Ark Is Captured

Scheme

Answer

A Holy Thing goes to the bottom of its deck. The Ark? Dagon falls on his face: the Deep loses 3 Walls.

1 Sam 4:11

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The Ark Is Captured