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Rakano Ex-Draconic Control

Expedition Deck By
Marten

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[img][/img]A little something I have been trying out as an improvement to a deck, which existed long before Valley Beyond. I am still undecided on whether it is still viable in the current meta, but maybe you can find a way to make it work.

EDIT: I played with the deck some more to see if it would be better off without Draconic Looting and I think it is indeed the right way to go with the deck, although I really missed the Inscribe in one of the games when I drew something else. Also Vanquish seemed quite awkward in the early game and there are better removals later on, so I cut it as well.

EDIT2:
https://i.imgur.com/Fh7Q7Lv.jpg
Jesus, this deck is really strong in the current meta. The other four games not seen in the pic, which were also with the current build, went 3:1, with the 1 loss just because I got stuck on 4 power.

Expedition Information

Expedition #26
March 2 to May 11, 2022

Details

Shiftstone Cost
Does not include campaign cost
44,100
Premium Cost
236,800
Influence Requirements
2 4
Power Sources
16 17 8
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Deck Rarities
10 15 25 13
Card Types
22 9 19 0 25
Contains Cards From Campaigns
Hour of Glass [Set1115]
Valley Beyond [Set1125]
Archetype
Control
Updated
March 8, 2022
Added
March 5, 2022
Views
2,004
Eternal Version
Valley Beyond
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Revisions (Since last major patch) March 6, 2022

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Comments

ZE1TGEIST Eternal Version: 22.03.02
Draconic Looting won't allow you to play Defiance or Auren Condemnation. Although, these cards are all decent to great. Also, the power curve is too high to be able to play a few cards off looting. The 6+ cost cards especially. You need 9+ power to pull that off. Even playing a Furious Magnaventris needs some luck and costs a whole 7.

I think Draconic Looting gets better use elsewhere. Like in stonescar, or with contract cards. Looting into Stormbreaker Bow or Vorprex's Choice gives you a something good and a power drop for 5 power. Compare to Wisdom of the Elders. Draw 2 at instant speed and keep them. Definitely some differences. But ultimately the idea of using Draconic Looting and whiffing, or just getting one power drop does not seem ideal. Especially on a turn where you could be spending 5 on something.... Something like that.

Just my thoughts on it.
Marten Eternal Version: 22.03.02
Yea, I know, the point of the card is just to draw your win-cons when you are at loads of power (9+) as I understand it. Drawing Defiance or Condemnation is not what I need anyway as I play it, so it is no big loss. I was already thinking of what to replace it with and the first thing that comes to mind is Kan, Censari General with Inscribe, but he is not that good here as a unit, or Great-Kiln Titan, but he lacks that Inscribe, which is rather needed for beef like that. I would probably put two Avigrafts instead of them and two of the named units, but I am testing different decks at the moment anyway.
ZE1TGEIST Edited Eternal Version: 22.03.02
LMAO! You: Insta remove ×4 Draconic Looting 😂

You might be right to play it though. I dunno. I guess my thought was, without having ramp or many seeky power cards, getting to that late game power would be too difficult for that.

I've been playing extremely low cost Stoneskar/Rakdos for quite a while now. The Draconic Looting has let me down there, because I usually AM looking for that cheap removal there. But my versions are homebrews with extremely low costs. Seeing 5th power drop usually means the game has gone on too long.

I play Plating in stuff, but not the other 3 win cons. Jeering Yeti is one of my favorite Inscribe drops for that cheap Stoneskar. I'm not browsing cards right now, but can't think of any other inscribe kinda Rakano fatties.

And the Dino nest meta has almost killed Avigraft and Manticles cards. Used to love Avigraft.
Marten Edited Eternal Version: 22.03.02
Well, I was on the fence about Looting before tbh. Jeering Yeti is a good card, but not what I want in a control deck. The other Rakano inscribe chonks are Spire Loyalist, but there are better units for that cost here imo, and Oni Forgesmith, which does not have any other reasonable target than Plating.