Can anyone of you guys suggest any openings or strategies against the Forcemaster??? how do you deal with an early Battle Forge and the action advantage it provides to the Forcemaster?

I have both Mongoose Agility and Evade....if Mongoose Agility gets dispelled, Evade is my safety measure....yesterday it saved my life against the Beastmaster, when he dispelled my Mongoose Agility and had a few guards to help him be protected

for now you can use Force Bash, Knockdown or bind an attack spell to the Thoughtspores....they all have the slam condition which make fliers loose the flying ability...you can also Charm them, put them to Sleep or Mind Control them...the Forcemaster has a few options available in her arsenal.....

Well against swarm there are some obvious choices...first of all, there is Suppression Orb which does an excellent job...Circle of Lightning whith its unavoidable damage and daze/stun effect can trim opponent's creatures down too...the large of Priestess's defence and armor can also render much of the small creatures practically innefective....Blinding Flash as the AOE has daze/stun too....and last but not least, i have 4 excellent creatures who can guard...2 Knights of Westlock and 2 Assyran Defenders....so many possibilities here...against beatdown, i will use the combo of Temple of the Dawnbreaker/Temple of Light/Cobra Reflexes and the excellents Knights of Westlock...i will daze stun the opponent mage and most dangerous crreature a lot and i will cast an angel the soonest possible (Samandriel is a must against Warlock and Dark creatures and Selesius against guards)...Thanks for sending me your link...i have read it again in the past and i must admit it has been most helpful

Guys this is my Forcemaster deck...any comments are much welcome....

Forcemaster

Equipment
Galvitar, Force Blade
Dancing Scimitar X 2
Force Ring
Defense Ring
Psi Orb
Regrowth Belt
Dragonscale Hauberg
Gauntlets of Strength
Leather Boots
Elemental Cloack

Conjurations
Battle Forge
Mana Crystal X 2
Suppression Orb

Creatures
Thoughtspore X 3
Invisible Stalker

Attacks
Invisible Fist X 2
Force Hammer X 2

Incantations
Sleep
Force Bash X 2
Force Push X 2
Teleport
Battle Fury
Dissolve X 2
Purify
Seeking Dispel
Dispel X 2
Perfect Strike

Enchantments
Bear Strength
Falcon Precision
Mongoose Agility
Cheetah Speed
Rhino Hide
Circle of Lightning
Vampirism
Nullify X 2
Decoy
Mind Control
Forcefield X 2
Force Hold X 2
Charm X 2

so, after taking into account some of the sound advices of my friends here in the forums i decided to take out these cards: Mage Staff, Mangler Caltrops, Seeking Dispel and Chain Lightning.....to replace Chain Lightning and to get some help to fight swarms and fliers i added 2 Hail of Stones....to replace the Mage Staff as a melee weapon I added the War Sledge....I also added a Block and a Retaliate to have further protection....i also added the Dragonscale Hauberg although i decided to not put in a Battle Forge since i may not have enough mana to cast it...after all, i only have 6 equipment so i guess i can cast them without the help of the Forge....I also added a second Battle Fury...any thoughts are wellcome

Warlord

Equipment
Elemental Cloack
War Sledge
Gauntlets of Strength
Helm of Command
Leather Boots
Dragonscale Hauberg

Conjurations
Quicksand X 3
Hand of Bim-Shalla
Wall of Stone X 2

Attacks
Arc Lightning
Hurl Boulder X 2
Hail of Stones X 2

Enchantments
Fortified Position
Standard Bearer
Agony
Poisoned Blood
Cobra Reflexes
Hawkeye
Vampirism
Bear Strength
Mongoose Agility
Block
Retaliate

Incantations
Rouse the Beast X 2
Dissolve X 2
Force Push X 2
Dispel X 2
Knockdown
Teleport
Charge X 2
Perfect Strike X 2
Battle Fury X 2
Piercing Strike
Sniper Shot X 2
Power Strike
Evade
Whirling Strike


Creatures
Thorg, Chief Bodyguard
Sir Corazin, Blademaster
Grimson Deadeye, Sniper
Knight of Westlock
Iron Golem

the other creatures are in there for several reasons: firebrand imps will replace the blood reaper dark pact slayer if he dies....and bats have so many uses with th rot conditions they cause....they are super efficient against the forcemaster since she has a huge problem with flying creatures and useful against the priestess too since they force her to use actions to get rid of the rot conditions...you are right about the mage staff and maybe i will take it out as well as the leather boots...but mage staff has reach and that is something worth of consideration