Kind of basic, but it got the job done. I only had ~400 shiftstone left after crafting Makkar’s/Grodov’s strangers, so I couldn’t craft some of the obvious upgrades.
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I’m not sure if they’re obvious, but similar Xenan decks were running things like Reunite (to draw your top-end) and Pale Rider’s Pocketwatch. I think Battle-tested Stranger is probably a candidate to be replaced, since it works poorly in any stranger mirror, and I’m not totally sure if the cultists I’ve included are the best option, or if there’s something better. In the market, I’m not sure I ever brought out Vara’s intervention, so that could be something like Sandstorm Scarf, since some of the menace dragons or unseen could be tough to handle in the air, or some fast spell.
The way I played it, the deck tries to draw/ramp into the legendary strangers ASAP, then shuffles back its own void with GStranger to rebuy your removal/units.
The way I played it, the deck tries to draw/ramp into the legendary strangers ASAP, then shuffles back its own void with GStranger to rebuy your removal/units.