Tempo Storm Maul

I've been playing a lot of Rebuild and two of my favourite pet cards have been Chronostorm and Lured Away.

Maul has always been an interesting build-around to me and I've noticing a lot of good card releases and buffs for the deck so here's a modern attempt at draw-hug maul.

Trotheus's semi-recent version Nightmaul follows the same pattern of the original maul decks: aggroish/tempo game and using maul as the finisher.

The problem with these style of night decks is that most nightfall units are bad. Sure, the chip damage from a Gloaming Wisp or Nocturnal Creeper can add up, but these cards always just feel bad to play. They don't apply enough pressure in slow matchups and you lose to faster ones because their units are better than yours. The worst matchups were always other aggro decks for this reason.

In the other direction, there are super slow durdle decks that run Dichro's Ruin and Pinnacle of the Reach, which have trouble winning and are usually only mildly annoying to play against.

Instead, I've opted for a more midrange package of units while maintaining solid control options. Choronostorm and Hailstorm (thus Tempo Storm Maul) are mostly 1-sided board wipes against aggro decks, leading to big A-spaces and mauls the following turn.

Nocturnal Observer has also been an interesting skill-testing card. The choice to hit for damage, hold up for blocks, or loot can be very important in the overall flow of the game.

Tuning
Still working on the market and considering Great Valley Smuggler as another 4 health unit. Units to consider are Cykalis, the Burning Sand for more pressure, Baying Serasaur for a bigger nightfall threat, and Derry Cathain, Ripclaw Rider for more disruption/midrange threat. A different version of this deck could include Twilight Hunt with a significant dino subtheme.