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Rampkano Valkyrise Up, or Be Cut Down

Throne Deck By
AGhostlyToaster

+3

Cost Curve

Type

Faction

Information

Quick guide:
- Rise up your power with Bulletshaper and Mini Icaria
- Cut down your opponent's early/mid-game with Defiance, Torch, Vanquish and Runehammer
- Rise up with Valuekyries like Rizahn and Sediti
- Your opponent will be cut down by Wumbo Icaria and other chomnk airplane people

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Update 6/29: Erik won today's ETS with a list nearly identical to mine: just -1 Valkyrie Enforcer and Vanquish, +1 Rizahn, Greatbow Master and Privilege of Rank. His market omitted Avigraft and Deepforged Plate in favor of Bore and Stormhalt Knife, which both seem like excellent meta answers for Sediti, the Killing Steel and Icaria, the Liberator, respectively. I've now swapped an Enforcer for a Rizahn myself, as the latter is an impactful card even (especially?) in multiples and I think less than 4 was a mistake despite originally being worried about a clunky curve. I've also included a Knife over Avigraft.

I think this deck can be played with 2-4 Xo of the Endless Hoard and extra merchants - 6 merchants being a notable similarity between my deck and Erik's which I was glad to see - or with a lower curve (probably Unseen Commando in Xo's place) and fewer merchants. I still like 5 because Svetya, Merciful Orene is a significant part of this deck you want access to in the relevant matchups.

This archetype seems poised to be a popular tier 1 choice so have fun rising up and remember not to be cut down!

Update post-nerf: I'm still playing this mostly unchanged. I think Cauldron Cookbook is a great market card in any Fire deck that wants to grind out any games.

Details

Shiftstone Cost
Does not include campaign cost
68,500

Premium Cost
308,800

Influence Requirements
3 5

Power Sources
16 25 16

Power Calculator
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Deck Rarities
8 21 21 21

Card Types
33 4 18 0 25

Contains Cards From Campaigns
Dead Reckoning [Set1003]
Into Shadow [Set1004]
Homecoming [Set1005]

Archetype
Midrange

Updated
July 25, 2019

Added
June 26, 2019

Views
1,775

Eternal Version
Dark Frontier

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Revisions (Since last major patch) July 25, 2019


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Comments

ElsOphion Eternal Version: 1.46.8
Why no Xo combos really well with bulletshaper and easy market swap choice
AGhostlyToaster Edited Eternal Version: 1.46.8
In fact, went ahead with this change for now:
+ 3 Xo
- 1 Auric Runehammer
- 2 Unseen Commando

Commando and/or Whirling Duo seem good if you struggle with aggro, though. Runehammer just feels bad when you draw multiples a lot of the time.
AGhostlyToaster Edited Eternal Version: 1.46.8
Xo is great. I have been seeing a lot of aggro lately and only expect more with the Vara nerf, so I was conscious about not being too slow. I think 2-3 Xo could fit nicely in place of the Unseen Commandos and maybe 1 of the Runehammers. Other possible tweaks include going up or down one merchant, trimming to 3 Privilege of Rank, or fitting a 4th Rizahn. If I fit Xo I'd be more inclined to play 6 Merchants than 4 or 5. Need more time to play to settle on what is perfect; I might make the Xo change very soon, though.
LordofSlam Eternal Version: 1.46.8
This is the best write-up I've ever read on any deck ever. Love it.