What's this deck all about?
It's an aggro Skycrag Yetis deck.
I heard on Reddit that aggro was bad. Why should I play aggro?
Because greedy Icaria decks are quite popular right now, and aggro is good against those decks.
There's a lot of different aggro decks out there - Stonescar, Mono Fire, and even regular Skycrag Aggro. Why should I play this deck?
There are a few powerful things that this deck can do that other aggro decks cannot.
1) Because it is a tribal deck, it can run Common Cause, which makes its influence a lot easier to reach. This means that it's easier to activate effects like
Champion of Fury or simply to avoid getting influence screwed in the early game when you need to curve out.
2) Because it is a Yeti deck, it can run
Pokpok, Rockpacker, a 0 mana 2/6 that generates a Snowball on summon, as well as 4 copies of
Wump, Party Starter and
Thudrock's Masterwork, both of which are Xenan Obelisks with upside that cost 3. These are great cards to have in an aggro deck and are only available if you play Yetis.
3) Because it is less commonly seen than other aggro decks, your opponent may be less familiar with what cards it runs and therefore play poorly. For example, I have frequently seen opponents fail to play around Thudrock's Masterwork because it's not a commonly seen card and therefore they are not expecting it.
4) It's fairly cheap. Not, like, super duper mega cheap or anything, but still pretty reasonable for a player on a budget.
Won't Hailstorm wreck me?
Between Charge units, Aegis units, 2x Swift Refusal and some cards that don't die to Hailstorm (Masterwork, Pokpok, Crunch/Chunk Chunk with a Snowfort or Masterwork on the field), the deck is fine against Hailstorm. Harsh Rule faces the same treatment.
What about Vara, Vengeance Seeker?
Ice Bolt, Torch, Permafrost in the market, Masterwork and Chunk Chunk to stun.
Is this deck Tier 1?
Hard to say. I think it's a great deck, but I suspect that when the Icaria bubble pops and decks start to get less greedy, it's going to be less great, but still probably playable to good because the cards it's running are just inherently powerful. At any rate, it's also a fun deck and yetis are cute and awesome to play.
PS: The possible combo with wump is great!
In a losing position i played a spy, into a spy, into a pioneer and attacked for the win^^
Edit: Oh, Seat of Fury takes advantage of basic sigils.
Edit2: My market is now: Crest of Fury, Ice Bolt, Ruincrawler Yeti, Obliterate, Iceberg Warchief.
Very fun deck, actually a lot of decisions to be made and opportunities to trick opponents.
Blurrchaser k thanks
I also put in a couple of Ruincrawler Yetis to pop annoying relics
Damn dude, why you gotta call me out like that?