kruellysian cute shadow

This is a tweaked version of [Top 10] Kruellysian, as I wasn't finding his consistency at all, though I'm sure my own misunderstandings and misplays contributed. I went deeper in removal, cut some high end, and added a few "cute" bits.

First let's list the non-power changes.

-1 Maveloft Huntress
-2 Jennev Merchant
-1 Krull, Xumuc Occultist
-1 Primal Etchings
-1 Vicious Overgrowth
-1 Polymorph
-2 The Speaking Circle

+1 Rage Grafter
+1 Master Conjurer
+1 Uxu, Carnivorous Bloom
+1 Replication Cell
+1 Fluctuate Reality
+2 Nectar of Unlife
+2 Send an Agent

Why did I make these changes?

I played the deck 6-10 games, started to get a feel for it, but kept being overwhelmed by mandrakes and other unit synergy/combo decks. The Speaking Circle was stuck in my hand game after game, dead before I could play it given the lack of sweepers and minimal stabilization. Huntresses became risky as fast removal made me 2-1 myself. Losing two games to drawing Krull, Xumuc Occultist was a feel bad, so I cut him to 1. I lowered the curve, added less dependent removal, and my win rate improved.

For the next 10 games or so I found myself drawing too much market interaction. I could fetch anything from my market at will, but at the cost of not improving my board position directly. Again finding this weak against aggro I shaved off some spots and brought in another Master Conjurer as a roadblock. Nectar of Unlife afforded me the chance to block and trade for advantage later, typically killing one of their units or nerfing a relic weapon while getting my unit back.

The next 10 games or so were a general learning curve, as I've been out of the game for a while and didn't know the tells for the meta. I still felt some weakness against Equalize weapon decks, so I settled on Send an Agent as better removal. Still can't take out Massive Greatsword but if that was their plan I was typically better off.

After that it was just some slight tweaks here and there, or adding cards with high-variance high-ceiling. Replication Cell is great most of the time, so I'm happy at 1x. Uxu, Carnivorous Bloom has only come up a few times, but I see it like Nahid, the Immortal was in my old cultist decks. Rarely comes up but nice when it happens. I added Broken Contract to the power as I kept finding myself milling power cards off Jarrall Ascending and felt I could shift the deck a little more aggressive. It is an obvious bombo w/ Wump & Mizo but that's rarely come up.