# Elspeth is deathmarking all my troops 😕
**URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/elspeth-is-deathmarking-all-my-troops/23936
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 11, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/elspeth-is-deathmarking-all-my-troops/23936 "2017-05-11T16:52:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@esslee](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/esslee)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2017, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/elspeth-is-deathmarking-all-my-troops/23936/1 "2017-05-11T16:52:52Z")
Playing Deathknight class hero at the top. When Elspeth popped all my troops were deathmarked. Has happened 2/2 times today.
Remind me not to field this team in Guild Wars 😱
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### Author:  [@DonBoba](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/DonBoba)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2017, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/elspeth-is-deathmarking-all-my-troops/23936/2 "2017-05-11T17:08:43Z")
But that’s how it is supposed to work.
Fun team to try:
DK with some weapon that doesnt uses brown
TDS
Els
Krys
Pop the DK on turn one, enjoy.
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### Author:  [@esslee](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/esslee)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/elspeth-is-deathmarking-all-my-troops/23936/3 "2017-05-11T17:12:59Z")
Huh ?
What are you talking about ?
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### Author:  [@Papa](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Papa)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/elspeth-is-deathmarking-all-my-troops/23936/4 "2017-05-11T17:15:12Z")
Don Boba is saying that the troop the enemy Elspeth sacrificed was probably a fully traited deathknight.
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### Author:  [@esslee](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/esslee)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/elspeth-is-deathmarking-all-my-troops/23936/5 "2017-05-11T17:17:16Z")
Ahh…I will have to take more notice of what she pops next time. 😀👍
Although it just emphasises how ridiculous this insta deathmarking thing is. The pevious match I lost 2 troops at the enemys first turn. Had the 1 turn rule been in effect, apart from carrying a fully empowered mercy, there would still not be time to fill a cleansing troop.
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### Author:  [@Gouki](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Gouki)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2017, 5:08am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/elspeth-is-deathmarking-all-my-troops/23936/6 "2017-05-12T05:08:53Z")
Yes Elspeth/DK is dumb but Elspeth seems to rarely find the Deadknight with her spell though, she’s crazy like that.
On Green/Purple days it is easy to counter with Spirit Fox.
On Yellow/Blue you can kickstart your team with your own Elspeth setup to fill up a nonempowered manadrainer in turn 1(and pray for a 4-match).
On Brown/Red you might use Corrupt Sorceress and Void Portal to have warded summons to refill troops lost to DMs.
Btw i am not defending the Elspeth/DK Combo, i find it really stupid myself, and i understand the listed counters aside from Spirit Fox are quite bothersome just to be on the safe side in case Elspeth actually hits the DK and not herself or anything else. Just trying to be helpfull for once.
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### Author:  [@Jainus](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Jainus)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2017, 6:28am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/elspeth-is-deathmarking-all-my-troops/23936/7 "2017-05-12T06:28:11Z")
> [@Gouki](#):
>
> Just trying to be helpfull for once
(just pulled this one from the net, rather than write my own, yes there’s a nice [www.apostrophecatastrophes.com](http://www.apostrophecatastrophes.com) in there)
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### Author:  [@Whiskeyjack](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Whiskeyjack)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2017, 8:20am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/elspeth-is-deathmarking-all-my-troops/23936/8 "2017-05-12T08:20:47Z")
Don’t worry Jainus I fixed it for you
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### Author:  [@Annaerith](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Annaerith)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2017, 8:24am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/elspeth-is-deathmarking-all-my-troops/23936/9 "2017-05-12T08:24:51Z")
@Whiskeyjack fixed it for you
