The deck has problems vs multifaction aggro units. So it runs
Equivocate over
Annihilate.
Vara's Choice isn't a fastspell unfortunately.
The deck has lots of draw, so the card disadvantage doesn't matter. We just need to survive the eary game so we can get to our lifesteal units and ramp our power.
Swindle is awesome with 10+ power.
If you are running the shadow merchant in any deck,
Sabotage is nessecary to kill unit buffs. Ex
Deepforged Plate against the rakano deck, and theres
Mantle of Justicein the mono justice deck. Its also good against the praxis deck's
Moment of Creation, and
Channel the Tempest in the primal fury deck.
You can also ocasionally kill their
Vanquish,
Feeding Time,
Polymorph,
Purify.
Made some untested changes to the deck to decrease bad opening hands. Mainly cutting 2
Dark Return from the main deck.
Dark Return
x2
1
Seek Power
x4
2
Cull the Deck
x4
2
Equivocate
x4
2
Vara's Favor
x2
3
Banish
x3
3
Hailstorm
x4
3
Kerendon Merchant
x4
3
Wisdom of the Elders
x4
4
Deathstrike
x1
4
In Cold Blood
x4
4
Mask of Torment
x3
4
Rindra, the Duskblade
x3
5
Shadowlands Tyrant
x1
5
Swindle
x3
6
Black-Sky Harbinger
x4
Primal Sigil
x3
Shadow Sigil
x3
Time Sigil
x1
Crest of Cunning
x4
Crest of Wisdom
x4
Elysian Banner
x1
Feln Banner
x1
Seat of Cunning
x4
Seat of Mystery
x2
Seat of Wisdom
x1
Xenan Banner
x1
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My last few runs with the deck haven't gone well. I wouldn't recomend this deck anymore, unless you wan't to have fun with mask. To many awkward draws that don't do anything.