Nearly all the top 50 are Nova decks by definition (30 cards, 6 Novas). Most of those are also partially multicolor to take advantage of spare quanta... even if most of them are based around one or two key combos such as Firefly, Deathmob, Poison, or Line At Kinko's (my name for Dimensional Shield + Parallel Universe, hehe).
The environment is very very multicolor right now, that's fun because it lets everyone tinker with all the colors. I wouldn't take that away, I think... what I would take away is some of the SPEED and CHEAPNESS of the environment.
Right now there is a very large number of cards being played, which is a sign of decent balance, but they are the cheapest, most Nova affordable cards, 4 quanta or less.
The environment is also way over the design speedlimit. Even decks based completely around Firefly don't put the Life dragon in, because games end before he can come into play. The fastest, cheapest combos are used - meaning Firefly Queen yes, Deathmob no, etc.
To fix this I think Elements needs a rather big overhaul:
1. Change Nova to cost 1 Entropy and generate 10 quanta each of 3 random elements. This fits more with Entropy's UNpredictable character and would stop its use as a 6-card staple. It would also slow the game down making non-Nova strats viable. At the same time, 10 quanta is enough to play a Dragon - you never know what you'll get with Nova but if you're prepared you could really cash in.
2. Increase color crossover. More cards like Rustler and Firefly that generate other-color quanta; more cards like Graboid that use other-color quanta. This is a nifty idea and really separates Elements from other CCGs.
I want to see lots more builds that use "mana chains" like Firefly-Rustler-Queen. That is IMHO the most fun build to play in the game right now.
(Well, Otyugh-Blessing was, but it gets CREAMED in the current environment because most Nova decks pack a copy of every control card).
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