Something I was dinking around with before set 3 came out, and then decided to add a few new cards to it. The concept of "Praxis weapons" may sound dumb as hell, but Ornamental Daggers is just that good. (And Journeyman Armorer is pretty alright.) I was running four Oni Quartermaster before, and I probably should again, but I needed to cut stuff for Unpredictable Outlaw, which is absolutely a worthy inclusion. This probably needs a lower curve with better weapon-holders.
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Sorry to hear you're having a bad time with it. Admittedly, this is something I threw together with the cards I had without putting much thought into it, so there's a lot of improvements that could be made (given enough shiftstone, anyway). What particular problems are you having with it?
A major issue I run into is having too few creatures and too many weapons. Often times, I see hands with only 1 creature and if the opponent opens with a kill spell, I'm pretty much SOL.
I have played 3 more gauntlets with it, still none of those managed to get me out of silver gauntlet. I've made it to the gauntlet boss 2 times out of the 7/8 gauntlets I've played and the deck simply folds over to the gauntlet boss.
I did make some changes that have slightly helped in getting me a bit further, but ultimately not enough to get through the gauntlet boss.
This deck is working great for me in Gauntlet! It may seem weird, but I put in a couple of crests, and the free scouting has actually been really helpful.
Hey, glad you like it! I just posted this deck on a lark because I was having fun beating face with Rakano Outlaws carrying irresponsible amounts of katanas, scepters, and comically oversized daggers, and didn't really put that much thought into it, but I'm happy that I got to share the gift of knives.
The Crests would certainly be good in this deck, but I just haven't crafted them because I'm stingy. Speaking of which, Sandstorm Titan also seems like a pretty obvious include, but I only have 1 of them, and I'm still hesitant to craft the rest. There's a lot of improvements that could be made with some shiftstone, but I'm not sure how viable this is outside of Gauntlet.
I am currently in silver and my results with this deck have been nothing but terrible. It simply isn't doing a good job.
I have played 3 more gauntlets with it, still none of those managed to get me out of silver gauntlet. I've made it to the gauntlet boss 2 times out of the 7/8 gauntlets I've played and the deck simply folds over to the gauntlet boss.
I did make some changes that have slightly helped in getting me a bit further, but ultimately not enough to get through the gauntlet boss.
Removed:
1 Chakram
1 Shogun's
4 Praxis Banner
Added:
2 Grenadin Drone
4 Crests
The Crests would certainly be good in this deck, but I just haven't crafted them because I'm stingy. Speaking of which, Sandstorm Titan also seems like a pretty obvious include, but I only have 1 of them, and I'm still hesitant to craft the rest. There's a lot of improvements that could be made with some shiftstone, but I'm not sure how viable this is outside of Gauntlet.