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Praxis Trove destiny combo (primal version)

Throne Deck By
LordPerth
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Team Not-Tavrod

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This is the primal version of the Praxis trove Shared destiny combo that I already mentioned in the other guide. It feels more consistent and also better in the few turns leading up to the combo, but it is still work in progress, so play it at your own risk..
The combo is pretty much the same like in the other version (https://eternalwarcry.com/decks/d/oc0OUY0iWmE/praxis-trove-destiny-combo), but instead of Fire etching for First flame we play Primal etching for Decimation. Turn to Seed can kill the few existing hard counters (Katra, The First Seal and Tocas, Waystone Harvester) except for Adjudicator's Gavel, but few people are playing Gavel and the deck has 8 face aegis to play around it. Hand hate and counter spells can counter the deck to, but face aegis can counter hand hate and counterspells are rarely played. I still lost a few games to those kind of hate effects, but not nearly as often as I expected ( I am at about 50% winrate, but many losses were due to me playing poorly and due to the list still being a work in progress). Try to keep an eye on the cost of the units in your hand (e.g. dont play a 1 or 2 drop out in the early game if they are your only unit of that cost, except for if its absolutely necessary).
Good luck and have fun!
Edit: Kato and Mother got cut because of the screw up potential. Shepherd does the same thing Kato does without the potential for screwing you up and Tripwire Grenadin is a flex spot, meaning it could be any 2 drop you like (Tripwire helps against hyper aggressive decks with many X/1s and Rakano).

Details

Shiftstone Cost
Does not include campaign cost
37,500

Premium Cost
182,400

Influence Requirements
2 4

Power Sources
15 25 15

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Deck Rarities
20 16 38 2

Card Types
42 1 12 0 25

Contains Cards From Campaigns
Dead Reckoning [Set1003]
Whispers of the Throne [Set1085]
Shadow of the Spire [Set1087]

Archetype
Combo

Updated
August 4, 2020

Added
July 29, 2020

Views
1,369

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Revisions (Since last major patch) August 4, 2020


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Comments

mikriv Edited Eternal Version: 20.07.29
As long as you draw the right cards, the deck is very consistent and relatively fast. You can kill an opponent as early as turn 6. After playing it for about 3 hours I've gathered a few interactions you have to be aware of after you play Praxis Trove:

1) Kato's Corrupted Shade costs 2, so if you played Kato somewhere early, then Praxis Trove and a 1 power unit, Kato might screw your plan by dying on the opponent's turn.
2) Mother of Skies summons a 1 power unit, so after Praxis Trove you might accidentally start your chain by playing Howling Peak Smuggler.
3) Kato summons a 1 power 0/1, so don't play him after Praxis Trove until you are ready to go off (lacking 4P influence, for example)
4) Sometimes Shared Vision will come out off the top after shuffling it on the preparation turn. Don't be spooked, but do keep in mind that you its effect is forced, i. e. you might exhaust all of your blockers. Normally blockers aren't needed as you'd draw Prodigious Sorcery from the Market, so on the Decimation turn you immediately reuse it. However, sometimes you have to play Nocturnal Observer on your prep turn, thus lacking ways to close down the game right away; then you have to chump block to stay alive.
LordPerth Eternal Version: 20.07.29
Those are some good tips, realised the downside of Kato too and cut him and Mother for Shepherd (Kato without screwup) and Tripwire (can be any other 2 drop, but a nice anti-aggro choice imo).
StanV Edited Eternal Version: 20.07.29
I have a slightly different version of this, inspired by your original thread on Reddit, really cool concept :)
Deck
Using Aid of the Hooru over Decimation because it feels a bit better at stabilizing when you're behind. I also run Time, because I really wanted access to 12 Fire merchants to ensure you can get trove, plus you get to run Excavate just in case you need to Aid three times. Cleansing Rain is probably a bit too cute, but it does trigger from the Owls from Aid and it's only one slot, so it's staying for now.
LordPerth Eternal Version: 20.07.29
Your list looks pretty good, I might try it later. The idea with Cleansing Rain doesnt sound bad, in the worst case you can still plunder or market it away. It could also kill Gavels so you can get your Aid of the Hooru again. Thought about a 3 faction for more merchants too, but I decided to stay on 2 to make the powerbase more consistent, but both have its up- and downsides. Not sure if Aid or Decimation is better, I think I will try both again and see what works better.