FTP Valuepack Gauntlet

Shout out to kcbandit for helping with this list and sharing his FJS deck: MMUIN2HFG1w

As far as FTP lists go, this one feels the most consistent thus far. I have been tweaking this deck for a few days now and I think this is as good as I can get it. The plan here is to out-value and tempo your opponent to death. Each and every card in the deck has multiple, relevant uses that find value in some way. Let's discuss cards.

Card choices:

Jennev Cargo - Serves us well in any turn we draw it. With the exception of Xo, our influence requirements of FFTTPP (only FTTP in maindeck) are easily manageable. Then, contraband becomes another relevant card advantage draw.

Permafrost - The hardest removal we have available to us in these colors. Use them wisely.

Seek Power - More power sources because we NEED to get to 5, but want to get to 6-7.

Torch - Essential for early removal and/or reach in board stalls. Combines well with Peak Smuggler.

Equivocate - Not sure if this is better as a 2-of or 3-of. Mainly saved for units we don't have any other answers for. And our only answer for Deepforged Plate.

Purify - Early removal that doubles as a relevant late game draw that combines well with Peak Smuggler.

Display of Instinct - Only a 3-of because you generally want to hold on to it for crucial moments. Serves as unit removal/additional reach, unit protection/life gain, or spell denial.

Great Valley Smuggler & Howling Peak Smuggler - 8 total smugglers to maximize the efficiency of our tempo strategy. If you were to add an additional Equivocate, I think cutting a Great Valley Smuggler would be your best choice. The deck would perform essentially the same with 7 smugglers. Remember that the more Howling Peak Smugglers you have, the better our removal becomes.

Lunar Magus - Serves as an anti-aggro body, provides life gain, and draws us another card.

Sandstorm Titan - Because SST.

Jotun Hurler - Mostly used as market fodder. The snowball is very relevant because of its synergy with Howling Peak Smuggler. I like to think of this as a 1 damage spell that draws you a 5-cost 4/4. Or as a mini-Xo.

Moonstone Vanguard - This card does it all. Big-body endurance threat, easy card draw engine, provides additional life gain, and not to mention pledge! This pledge drastically reduces our chances of mulligan-ing into a bad hand since we need TT to get off the ground. Because of pledge, and the low cost, we are not playing Heart of the Vault instead.

Knucklebones - So since we generally don't have anyway to grow our units, we can top out on power level fairly quick. This is my answer to those board stalls that we know we can't win in the long run. I wouldn't ever play it until I knew I have maxed out on board presence. Not in the market because we aren't trying to play it. It becomes market fodder when we draw it and don't need it. I think I have played this twice in about 50 games during stalemates. Won both easily thanks to knucks.

Xo of the Endless Hoard - Mostly serves as card advantage. Great late game body and improves our top end.

Market choices:

Kaleb's Choice - My choice over Bore because all 8 smugglers can grab it and not all AI decks have attachments I care to remove so can still be a relevant card in those matchups.

Torrential Downpour - Easily the most grabbed market card. An auto win in most of the aggro matchups, especially with Howling Peak Smuggler on board.

Polymorph - The "Equivocate" of the black market. I also like Mirror Image here if you prefer.

Howling Peak - Essential to our tempo game plan. This is usually my second market grab.

Zal Chi, Herald of War - Our top end closer. Molot & Nakova might be the better choice here, but I don't want to commit to the higher cost.


More details to follow... Thanks for reading! Feedback of any kind is encouraged!