Fairly simple deck. Last weekend I went about 20-5 with it, maybe just lucky. Ubsat (Tasbu spelled backwards) or as I like to call him, Upset, played on turn 4 or 5 will usually give you an auto-concede, obviously especially playing against another mono deck. Alhed gets huge, and decay stops zombies coming back. Giving killer to a Dawnwalker is always useful, especially when you have Grodovs Burden up. Pause for reflection can save a small guy, or better used for Friendly Wisp to draw 2 more cards. And the giants, well, are just giants. You may use the time stranger, but I didn't have room for him. I prefer Alchemist for fixing and control.
I chose the usual great time cards for market, but you can switch Hall of Lost Kings for Swirl of Sands or something else. I keep it because I usually have more than 25 hit points with Pause and Upset, and menacing giants that force opponent to use control on their turns. Then boom 5 5/5 sentinels to make it worse :p but keep the site, it makes units cost 1 less.
I was going to keep this deck to myself because I brewed it myself, but hey, if I can help at least 1 person out, I feel better :) Take care, let me know what you think
Pause for Reflection
x4
1
Predator's Instinct
x4
1
Time Etchings
x4
2
Alhed Ascending
x4
2
Desert Alchemist
x4
2
Friendly Wisp
x4
3
Dawnwalker
x4
3
Prism Golem
x4
4
Sandstorm Titan
x4
4
Ubsat the Savior
x4
5
Braun, Regal Courier
x3
6
Grodov's Stranger
x3
6
Touvon, Skybreak Giant
x3
Time Sigil
x18
Amber Waystone
x4
Time Symbol
x4
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Made a few changes but the core remains the same!
Thanks for sharing!
One thing I really do love about this faction is it's ability to hold an opponent off. So when playing decks like this Wasteland Broker seems like a huge miss. The ability to play not 1 but 4 copies of a certain card is very appealing to decks that can grind out games. Stashing some of your fatties in the market also keeps you from having super clunky draws and you'll still be getting the 4 copies regardless.
At any rate, great job with the wins. The deck looks very fun.
1. Have you had much success with Pause for Reflection? You can play some cute tricks with it, and it can save your cards, but you aren't fast enough to really take advantage of any tempo gain.
2. I remember Friendly Wisp back in the day ... but I think the problem is that the base card isn't very good, and you aren't playing Xenan Obelisk, so the card by itself is pretty worthless. I question the card in this deck.
3. No Trail Maker? Not only does it help you ramp, it also gives you more influence, which can be crucial with Alhed or Ubsat. (Without it, the only way you can get turn 4 Ubsat is with Time Symbol.
4. Have you considered Hermit Gardener instead of Braun? Braun is just a big dude, and if he gets killed you have a big tempo loss. By contrast, the Gardener can punish an opponent's Turn to Seed, and also leaves behind a few chump blockers as well.
5. I'm not really sure about your market. Obviously, you are going to be getting Grodov's Burden most of the time anyway ... but in particular I'd recommend Swirl the Sands. Not only does it hit relics, but can hit flyers too! You will almost always get it against mono Shadow, and sometimes against mono Primal as well.
6. 6 six-drops seems a bit much, especially when you have no ramp. I personally prefer Touvon, but I'd go with one or the other.
Hope this is helpful!
Any thoughts on broker and maybe a fatty in the market?
Maybe temple scribe?
But yeah Trail Maker could work for ramp and influence, or the time stranger would be cool. I just liked the wisp and reflections for early card draw, or a very temporary but crucial control tactic, and bonus HP for the Hall of Lost Kings Lol-factor. Hermit is a great idea too! I just like units that can create additional units for replacement value, and the +1 power.
For the market I had Swirl of Sands first, but I prefered From Below only because it costs 1, so I could play my big cards (especially Grodovs Stranger) and not be afraid of an Argenport blowout, which Ive seen a lot. So they spend their entire turn on a weapon, then gets broken and I get to smack them again. But yeah the very top decks in exp are the Kiras with flying and double damage, so Swirl maybe maybe will find its way back, if I play this again. I just get to Masters and stop playing :p
Thank you for the ideas, especially the Gardener!