I typically post my competitive decks after I reach Masters for the season, but I'm making an exception this time around. I'm moving soon, so I'm not sure how much I'll be able to play this season, and would like folks to enjoy the list as much as I have.
I started at Bronze1 the season earlier today and have been climbing quickly, currently G1. I will update everything again at Masters. Since I stated keeping track, my record is 32-8, or 75% win-rate, even with improvements to be made to the deck. This is pretty much the initial list I started with.
We are basically trying to sneak in big relic weapons into play as quickly as possible, with some additional big cost card goodness. The two ways to cheat cards into play being
Unlock the Vault and
Okessa Málaga. Crack to Earth into Okessa is really really strong. You can go for turn 4 EOT Crack, with only one creature in play, and on your turn 5 play a huge relic. Or just on 6 power, Crack and Okessa the same turn. You have two different ways to discard cards for Vault, both of which fill your curve very well.
I played Reactor in the deck at first, but it really didn't need it. It was more of a liability than an asset. That being said however, there was one super broken element about it. When
Shavka's Embrace dies at the end of your turn, you just get to keep all the cards you draw. That paired incredibly well with Forge. That lesson still applies without it though, if you are going to take damage at the end of your turn (say because of an opponent's Karvet) make sure you hit another 6 power creature if it's available.
Things I'd like to improve:
- I would like more undepleated power for sure, haven't worked on that very much yet
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Azindel's Gift should probably be one more
Dracoshaman Circlet or
Shugo's Hooked Sword. It originally started as a 3 of, and has been dwindling quickly. The main problem is that there is too much aegis in the metagame
- The Market market still needs a bit of work. There is power in there as of recently, because I kept wanting to grab one with Smuggler
Enjoy Everyone!
Update: Some small changes as I find some time to get a few games in here and there.
Azindels gift is out for now, upped the Grenadin land because it kept being the best draw in a few games I played. Removed the land from market and added a card again go wide strategies, as they are pretty strong against big relic weapons.
Update 2:
Alright, we broke things further. Volatility is now in the Market. So, now smuggler can tutor Unlock the Vault and Nahid's Distillations
Final update:
This is the final list imo, I'm not sure that there are more improvements to be made.
Calibrate
x4
1
Crack the Earth
x4
2
Apprentice Mage
x4
2
Learned Herbalist
x4
2
Trail Maker
x4
3
East Annex Smuggler
x4
3
Jekk, Mercenary Hunter
x4
4
Ancestral Oasis
x4
6
Unlock the Vault
x4
7
Nahid's Distillation
x3
7
Shugo's Hooked Sword
x4
8
Dracoshaman Circlet
x3
9
Shavka's Embrace
x4
Fire Sigil
x3
Time Sigil
x6
Diplomatic Seal
x2
Fire Symbol
x2
Granite Waystone
x4
Praxis Vow
x4
Seat of Impulse
x4
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TL;DR - "I'm Straight"
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My early nickname for everything was Str8. Nothing to do with orientation or preference, but rather, a brand of cologne from like 20 years ago. I liked the commercial when I was a kid, because it had motorcycles in it, and chose that as my nickname for all the games I used to play back then (Lineage 2, CS, etc) Being that it became more and more difficult to pick that nickname, I had to add to it in later years. "Ime" is phonetically "I am" in Greek, (ειμαι). So there you have it.... all the magic is now lost.
The reason I tried it again after your comment was that I remembered about the weapon that made dorks based on our Fire influence, and thought It may be a way to fill the board a bit more, but in practice, it was still lacking. I'm sure that the deck could be built in a different way to make that card much stronger, say if you went more towards a Tokens Okessa type deck.