Deck originally created by xxxrumblerxxx and shared to us so thanks to him!
Played and edited on my 2/18/2022 stream. I didn't want to play the same old dinosaur shit everyone else is so this is different enough to not be boring imo.
Nightfall is our main card draw engine in the deck that is why you don't see some of the usual card draw like Plunk Wumpkin.
The dream is to have Darkclaw Ravager take advantage of the nightfall mechanic to get some crazy buffs on our Dinosaurs.
Encroaching Darkness is only in the market for the memes and can be replaced with something else, I feel it could be helpful in long drawn out control matchups but that's probably it.
Deck in action:
Questions, comments, suggestions welcome as always.
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Savage Skybrood does well in a Night dino deck, especially with Dino Nest. IMO, with Darkclaw your goal is to pump out a lot of little dinos to take advantage of the attack buff - flyers especially.
I also think Kyrex Coach driver is a natural fit, with enables a one-sided board wipe if you combine it with a Black Sky Harbinger in the market. It will also make your Nightfall more consistent - that, and some Amethyst Waystones.
I also think the market should reflect tools to enable high-attack, low-health mobs from breaking through blockers - Ghostform, Porcelain Mask, Haunting Scream, etc. You could also throw in a Dichro's Ruin if you'd like as your can't really go wrong with it in a Nighfall deck. Could be maindeck, could be market. I think Encroaching Darkness is novel, but you don't want this deck to go to Turn 8 - you should be ending the game or close to it at that point. You won't win against a control/long-game deck with this deck.
Lastly, consider Remembrance somewhere in the deck - all of your units are 3-cost or less, and making Darkclaw untargetable by spot removal really helps him to stay on the board longer. You could also use it to protect the effects of Finned Herbasaur, Evalina, and Avisaur Patriarch.
I am personally not really a fan of the Evelina/Kimi package in this deck. Pteriax Mount I think is a good fit due to being a 1-cost dino as well as providing a way for Darkclaw-buffed units to get over blockers, but I otherwise think the Evelina/explorer package is too unreliable, and Kimi doesn't really bring much to the table outside of being both a Dino and Explorer.
I think Coach Driver would be the obvious choice, and IMO Savage Skybrood does well in this deck. But if you want more removal units, then Omnivorous Vorlunk could do well, the overwhelm on the killer attack can push through damage, especially if it's been buffed by Darkclaw. The TT influence could be annoying, depending on how confident you are in your power base (I personally think not having cargoes/chants in a 3-faction deck is a mistake, you could cut 2x Calibrate for 2x Auralian Cargo to be more consistent). Other options for removal at the cost of units are Permafrost and Sinister Rumors, the latter also functioning as a way to resurrect Darkclaw and as preemptive sweeper removal.
Calibrate
x4
1
Pteriax Mount
x4
1
Twilight Hunt
x4
2
Dinosaur Nest
x4
2
Dusk Raider
x4
2
Evelina, Valley Searcher
x4
2
Finned Herbasaur
x3
2
Send an Agent
x4
3
Avisaur Patriarch
x4
3
Bloodscent Avisaur
x4
3
Darkclaw Ravager
x4
3
Ebon Dune Smuggler
x4
3
Kimi, Expedition Guide
x3
Primal Sigil
x4
Shadow Sigil
x2
Time Sigil
x5
Seat of Cunning
x4
Seat of Mystery
x4
Seat of Wisdom
x4
Xenan Cylix
x2
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I also think Kyrex Coach driver is a natural fit, with enables a one-sided board wipe if you combine it with a Black Sky Harbinger in the market. It will also make your Nightfall more consistent - that, and some Amethyst Waystones.
I also think the market should reflect tools to enable high-attack, low-health mobs from breaking through blockers - Ghostform, Porcelain Mask, Haunting Scream, etc. You could also throw in a Dichro's Ruin if you'd like as your can't really go wrong with it in a Nighfall deck. Could be maindeck, could be market. I think Encroaching Darkness is novel, but you don't want this deck to go to Turn 8 - you should be ending the game or close to it at that point. You won't win against a control/long-game deck with this deck.
Lastly, consider Remembrance somewhere in the deck - all of your units are 3-cost or less, and making Darkclaw untargetable by spot removal really helps him to stay on the board longer. You could also use it to protect the effects of Finned Herbasaur, Evalina, and Avisaur Patriarch.
I do like the idea of combining Kyrex Coach driver with a couple of the Killer Dinosaurs, just not sure how to fit them in.
Remembrance is an interesting idea, one that we did not think of when tweaking the deck.
Encroaching Darkness like I said is just for maximum memes and can be replaced easily.