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Master Archivist - Listening Bug

Expedition Deck By
Rainhall

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Type

Faction

Information

I made this deck just to get some experience with the two new cards, but it seems to have some legs, even in ranked, and it's interesting to play. This deck makes your opponent's deck not quite do what it's supposed to do.

Winter's Grasp is a clean answer to opponent's Corrupted Riftborn. Lipa's Blessing is vital against cards like Nomnom & Sashenka. Don't sleep on these cards when designing your own decks.

EDIT: Okay, team, I've won 8 games in a row and climbed from rank 80 to rank 25. If you're interested, try the deck like it is, even though it looks like it needs Deliveries and Riftfeeder Wasps. It's doing something right.

EDIT 12/27: With today's new promo card, Boundless Hunger, looking like an attractive and powerful discard spell, I have worked in four Tight-Lipped, which also guards against Feed the Hecaton.

Expedition Information

Expedition #29
October 18, 2023
Behemoths of Thera [Set14] Battle Lines [Set15] The Devouring [Set1145] Separate Ways [Set1155] Behemoths of Thera Reprints Battle Lines Expedition Vault Battle Lines Reprints Grand Excursion Save the Day Gareth, Veteran Lantern Colossal Rodent Altin, Bird Whisperer Surveying the Rift Morbid Deal Patrice, Outcast Queen Protective Crow Dran the Farmer Tripwire Trap Coerce Back to Back Nomnom, Epic Epicure Monarch Cloak Citycrusher Gekkota Menace Furious Accusation Aggressive Meeting Bounty Board Finneas and Finneas The True-Sight Map Eris Beastbane One Eye, the Huntress Unlikely Pack Tight-Lipped Ziat's Crackdown Defy Authority Steelwarren Noble Enormous Anura Corrupted Croaker Squash Belief The Hive Falls Invitation Eyes of The Hermit Krogar, Unburdened Rift's Edge Telia, Perfect Timing Altruistic Bonepicker The Beast Slicer Working Together Injustice Seek Refuge Steelwarren Rebel Lystia, Flighty Mistral Sky Race Gareth's Advice Scared Beetender Vara, Decisive Action Svetya, Demand Justice Talir, Looking Forward Eilyn, Battle Ready Queen Corrupted Riftborn Riftbreak Aeda, Heretical Forgemaster Ageless Knight Icy Scrying Listening Bug Marvelous Imperion Master Archivist Mogen, Demagogue Ooze Tower Unstable Hellion Zadia, Fearsome Outcast Zephyrus, Unparalleled Youngblood Guide Boundless Hunger Cuno, Localized Rewind Camrin's Sniper Rifle Deathless Lurker Led Astray Zora, First Responder Ancient Agreement Sparring Session Conscriptor General Rite of Purification Daisuke the Imposing Shade-Drinker Subdue Veena's Masterpiece Tenacious Heron Veena, Rising Queen First Shipment Murgo, Reluctant Councilor Fundraiser Sightless Tunneler Friendly Discount Feral Centipede Crisis of Faith Akalur, Hecaton's Chosen Akalur's Ravager Lost Traveler Proof of the Journey Paranoid Sheriff Well-Traveled Waystone Commander Ironthorn Evelina's Insight Ghodan's Takedown Velok, the Witherflame Alliance of Convenience Untapped Rift Mouth of the Hermit Omniscience The Rending Squall Abhorrent Revival Sky Hive Protector Winter Tomb Protective Embrace Phila, Honey Chef Marrow Cutter View All

Details

Shiftstone Cost
Does not include campaign cost
33,500
Premium Cost
152,000
Influence Requirements
3 2
Power Sources
16 13 8 4
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Deck Rarities
6 12 28 16
Card Types
39 7 4 0 25
Archetype
Midrange
Updated
December 27, 2023
Added
December 22, 2023
Views
2,950
Eternal Version
Battle Lines
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Revisions (Since last major patch) December 27, 2023

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Comments

ReBeaver Edited Eternal Version: 23.12.06
What do you think about yanking listening bug for maybe another spell or unit. It's seems like too much of a guessing game and when it hits, it hasn't swung the game for me. I was thinking about replacing it with heavy hail for the few times a day I run into aggro.
Rainhall Eternal Version: 23.12.06
I've been happy with Bug. It's a bit swingy, but lots of times it's been a 5/5 for three for me. Hail makes decent sense if you want to replace it because Hail has some flexibility as far as reading board states and using it to do maximum harm with minimum friendly fire.
ReBeaver Eternal Version: 23.12.06
So I did end up yanking bug and put in 4 deliveries. Heavy hail is in the market and so far I've been able to access it when I truly needed it. Between it and Trail Scourge it seems to cover me when I run into the go wide decks. So far since the change I've gone 12 and 2. Really digging this deck. Thanks!
Rainhall Eternal Version: 23.12.06
What else is in your market?
ReBeaver Edited Eternal Version: 23.12.06
So I've got Read the Stars, mainly for extending or trigging nightfall. I've got Champion of Wisdom, who comes in handy when I need a big flyer to finish the job. Also Deep Freeze for obvious reasons and finally Crackling Bauble as also a way to finish off their last bit of HP. Read the stars is probably the card I use the least, followed by Crackling Bauble. So far I've now gone 16-7 with this setup.
ReBeaver Eternal Version: 23.12.06
Or maybe deliveries?
oneimperfectdude Eternal Version: 23.12.06
love this, thank u!
Rainhall Eternal Version: 23.12.06
Thanks, I have altered the list slightly to counter today's new promo card and provide extra protection against Feed the Hecaton.
dreamdate Eternal Version: 23.12.06
what would you swap out for Deliveries and Riftfeeder Wasps?
Rainhall Eternal Version: 23.12.06
First, I would suggest you play the deck as-is and see if there are any cards that you feel aren't doing much work even when you draw them.

Lethrai Darkstalker is probably the least sexy card in the deck.

You could try removing Winter's Grasp and Trail Scourge and run a primal market containing Grasp and Heavy Hail which kind of covers the same bases. Be aware, though, that removing Nightfall cards like Grasp or Stalker is removing a trigger that makes over a third of your deck better in some way.

You might also try replacing Carnosaur because it's in the same power slot as Wasp. (5 + play power to buff = 6) Wasp is better by itself if we've exhausted opponent's removal by then. Carnosaur can affect the board the turn it comes down.

Keep in mind that Deliveries will be countered by opponent's Riftborn, so they're not as reliable as they were two weeks ago.

I hope you have fun with it!