Dark Return
x4
2
Annihilate
x4
2
Lost Scroll
x4
2
Vanquisher's Blade
x4
2
Vara's Favor
x4
3
Auric Interrogator
x4
3
Bloodletter
x4
3
Copperhall Bailiff
x4
3
Hidden Road Smuggler
x4
4
Vara, Vengeance-Seeker
x4
5
Harsh Rule
x4
5
Tavrod, Auric Broker
x4
7
Grinva, Judge of Battles
x2
Justice Sigil
x5
Shadow Sigil
x6
Argenport Banner
x4
Crest of Vengeance
x4
Emerald Waystone
x2
Seat of Vengeance
x4
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Second thing I recommend is looking at fur hat. Fur hat would be a powerhouse in this deck. It instantly draws a sigil to get you to 4-7 power where the fun stuff happens and giving Interrogator +1/+1 is all it needs. That turns it into a card draw engine while also getting it above 3 hp and out of torch range. If you decide to run Hojan, it's the best 3 cost equipment for hojan IMO because it garauntees that you hit the turn 4 power drop for his next attack since it draws a sigil plus it activates his renown, plus it gives him +1 toughness to get him out of range of vara's favor and snowball.
Hojan is a great card and you make a good point about drawing out enemy silences and removal. I'm currently testing a version with him in place of two annihilates, and the two Grinvas. This change takes the top of the curve down to 5 which means its possible to swap out the lost scrolls for Cull to get the enhanced consistency that a second set of draw cards bring to a decklist. We need it too, because the removal is now pretty light. Also since we have upped the unit count to 26, Harsh Rule makes less sense. Possibly Slay would be better with Hojan added. I'll test that too.
Fur Hat is a fun outlier card that is too expensive for what it does. I can't see replacing any of the existing weapons to make space for it. if any weapons want to be on this list it is Inquisitor's Blade or Thief's Pick either of them would provide the units is this decklist with much needed evasion in our new world of Sites. Thanks for checking out the deck!
If you toss a Telut and a Chains in your market though, that would change everything because suddenly hitting 7 or 8 power is a win condition that can be very hard to stop even when you know it's coming.
Hat is a perfect card if you're looking for early game renown procs and just trying to get to 5+ power quickly and consistently. It's a zero risk weapon unlike almost every other weapon which can be setting yourself up for a 2 for 1 because you get the sigil. Provided that you can use the sigil, you used a card to get a card and also improved your board position. In the case of hojan and interrogator, it's a card that gives you two cards, effectively making it an even better green wisdom of the elders.
Pulling sigils out of your deck is very powerful for mid to late game decks as well. The decklist that I use consistently pulls all the justice sigils and almost all the shadow sigils out of the deck. This is typically 8-12 cards out of the remaining 30 or so that I don't want to draw on my draw step. Greatly increasing your chances of pulling your good stuff off the top.
Here's the list that I've brewed up. It's something I'm still working on, but it's showing a lot of promise. I've been creaming people in casual and I'm confident enough with where I'll probably take it into ranked in the next couple days.
I'd love to have feedback on it if you'd be willing to give it a try.