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TPS Azindel Control

Throne Deck By
Lazybones

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Permafrost x2 1

Seek Power x4 2

Annihilate x3 2

Find the Way x2 2

Strategize x4 2

Vara's Choice x2 3

Kerendon Merchant x4 3

Wisdom of the Elders x4 4

Ancient Lore x2 4

In Cold Blood x3 4

Vara, Vengeance-Seeker x4 5

Jotun Hurler x2 6

Black-Sky Harbinger x4 8

Azindel, Revealed x2

Primal Sigil x4

Shadow Sigil x3

Crest of Cunning x4

Crest of Mystery x4

Crest of Wisdom x4

Seat of Cunning x3

Seat of Wisdom x1

Market 5

Vara's Choice x1 3

Feeding Time x1 5

Cirso's Cleaver x1 7

Azindel's Gift x1 8

Azindel, Revealed x1

Cost Curve


0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8+

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Information

Finally broke top 100! Am super happy with where this deck is at. After the latest changes I have managed a 70.9% win rate that got me rank 98.

Details

Shiftstone Cost
Does not include campaign cost

32,450

Premium Cost

148,000

Influence Requirements

2 2 3

Power Sources

12 16 14 16

Power Calculator

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Deck Rarities

11 23 21 15

Card Types

17 4 33 0 26

Contains Cards From Campaigns

Dead Reckoning [Set1003]

Into Shadow [Set1004]

Archetype

Control

Updated

October 13, 2018

Added

October 4, 2018

Views

7,861

Eternal Version

Into Shadow

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Revisions (Since last major patch) October 13, 2018

Main

Added

Annihilate x1 6

Black-Sky Harbinger x1 2

Vara's Choice x2 3

Kerendon Merchant x4 1

Ancient Lore x2 4

In Cold Blood x3

Seat of Cunning x2

Seat of Wisdom x1 1

Primal Sigil x2

Removed

Scorpion Wasp x2 1

Channel the Tempest x2

Cobalt Waystone x3 2

Auralian Merchant x4 5

Vital Arcana x3

Seat of Mystery x2

Comments

PapaCapricorn 2018-10-20 Eternal Version: 1.39.0.5742

Looks like fun. Can you describe how you approach mulligans?

Z3P1A 2018-10-16 Eternal Version: 1.39.0.5742

Thanks a lot for this deck, it's gotten me my 10 straight Ranked wins (granted, in Silver, where I'm apt to stay) and 2 consecutive Gauntlet clears. And more than anything, I'm just having a blast playing it.

Lazybones 2018-10-16 Eternal Version: 1.39.0.5742

And thank you for letting me know. Getting a 10 win streak with it is awesome to hear about. Glad you've enjoyed it, keep climbing!

Z3P1A 2018-10-19 Eternal Version: 1.39.0.5742

Well, my win streak ended at like 15 Ranked Wins but after playing some more I've managed to hit Gold for the first time ever since I started playing. Still a ton of fun to play!

Ninjacan 2018-10-15 Edited 2018-10-15 Eternal Version: 1.39.0.5742

I feel like zero banish and zero disjunction is an oversight. Also, I'm not sure how much I like sabotage in this style deck. You're not midrange, you're pretty much purely control, meaning your goal is to drain the opponents resources and eventually get to the point in the game where you have inevitability, drawing a card like sabotage late game is just awful, and early game it's not really doing much that removal shouldn't be able to handle. Like what are you looking to hit? The best cards against you are probably sword of unity, flamestoker, and maybe relic weapons. Sword, you should be killing all their guys anyways, plus you have Vara and BSH for aegis, and relics they could easily just topdeck or Tutor up. I think it's hurting you more than helping.

I would probably recommend cutting the sabotages all together, for probably just more removal spells straight up. Also I think switching to Auralian Merchant makes more sense. Azindel's Gift is kinda useless, especially since Channel the Tempest is no longer around, and then the only card you're losing is Feeding time, replace those 2 with disjunction and banish, or a power.

idk, that's my 2 cents

I have tried sabotage in control decks btw, and it was pretty bad, I ended up scrapping the idea altogether

Lazybones 2018-10-16 Eternal Version: 1.39.0.5742

I've definitely considered adding banish to the market to replace Feeding Time since the deck already runs quite a lot of removal and though it's more pricey I already have cleaver for the same roll. It's a change I'll try out, especially after running into Valk decks with Cauldron. That card is a ridiculous value machine in the long games I have against Valks. Now, as for Sabotage. First of all I love hand information. Second, this deck doesn't win through Channel the Tempest or Sword of the Sky King so in some matchups Sabotage can really help my units stick which is important for me to get damage in. In control matchups where they have a hand chock full of removal I now know thanks to Sabo, and can instead prioritize their card draw and race to get Gift down. And like you said Relic Weapons/SoU are a pain in the ass. It's nice to deal with them preemptively. Also, in control matchups the extra removal would make the matchup even worse for my deck whereas against midrange, I already have a deck favored for the matchup. Maybe the school of thought is to just focus on strengthening your strengths. What do you think? Azindel's Gift has won me too many games to drop from the market. With all this said I will definitely take your criticism into consideration and try some things out. Thank you for your input. In return I would like to ask your thoughts on this control deck that also run Sabos and Gift post balance changes. https://eternalwarcry.com/decks/details/XF_pRUcwnWI/rank-1-argenport-control

Ninjacan 2018-10-16 Eternal Version: 1.39.0.5742

Honestly, your deck just doesn't seem favored in a control mirror against a JPS or Argenport list running sotsk. I almost wouldn't even hedge against them and just focus on the strength of TPS control, which is vs mid and aggro. Alternatively, you could just play cards like dark return, or Ayan, does something similar to snagging removal with sabotage.

Lazybones 2018-10-17 Eternal Version: 1.39.0.5742

Hey, I thought I'd let you know that your criticism has helped me adapt my deck even further. Instead of running sabotage I've been running Rindra's Choice as additional removal like you recommended I do and it's been stellar. Azindel's, Rindra's, Tavrod's, you name it, I now have more answers than just ICB. Also because of the increase of relics and a drop in control decks I'm trying Burglarize over Azindel's Gift so I finally have relic removal. I went Burglarize because I still like the Kerendon Merchant.

Lazybones 2018-10-16 Eternal Version: 1.39.0.5742

Or so you do think that it's best to focus on the decks strengths. I can understand that because trying to cover all bases can make a deck too weak overall. I do like your idea of running more threats over sabotage rather than more removal as it does kind of fill that spot of pulling an answer out of the enemies hand, and if they don't I'm further ahead. I'll test it out for sure

Lazybones 2018-10-16 Eternal Version: 1.39.0.5742

ignore the Or at the start. My b

Lazybones 2018-10-16 Eternal Version: 1.39.0.5742

so in some matchups Sabotage can really help my units stick which is important for me to get damage in/not die*

Lazybones 2018-10-16 Eternal Version: 1.39.0.5742

Oh and I didn't even touch on the Merchant comment. Excuse me. I like the Deadly 2/1 more than the +1 Max Power 0/4. My deck is quite consistent on power and isn't in much of a hurry to get from 3 to 5. Deadly trades or burns removal way more than Auralian merchant will. It's an extra body for when you drop Azindel. Finally, I really like Gift. I actually ran Auralian Merchant first in this deck and have had an increase in success since taking her out. But, that could also be due to changes I made at the same time as the merchant switch.

hawo88 2018-10-14 Eternal Version: 1.39.0.5742

Why Hurler? :o I don't get it.

Lazybones 2018-10-14 Eternal Version: 1.39.0.5742

The Jotun Hurlers used to be Unstable Form. Snowball is a nice Aegis popper for unit and face, an Oni Ronin/Auric Runehammer/Kerendon Merchant slayer, and a disposable card for market or strategize. The Hurler himself is an additional body for the deck which can come in handy as a wall for aggro or just to have another blocker/way to push damage since the deck is unit light, and of course he too can be market or strat fodder. You'll fall in love with Hurler the first time you get lethal with a snowball too, but in case you don't keep innovating and tweaking my list. You could go back to Unstable Form, or maybe switch to Levitate, but Hurler, I like him.

hawo88 2018-10-14 Eternal Version: 1.39.0.5742

Okay, thanks c:

M3lki 2018-10-15 Eternal Version: 1.39.0.5742

I saw it on a TPS control decklist and had doubts about it at first, but it really does a good job.

Lazybones 2018-10-14 Eternal Version: 1.39.0.5742

My pleasure. Good luck have fun!

Lazybones 2018-10-14 Eternal Version: 1.39.0.5742

My pleasure. Good luck have fun!

BiblicalBeluga 2018-10-07 Eternal Version: 1.39

replacement for harbinger?

Lazybones 2018-10-07 Eternal Version: 1.39

I'm sorry to say but Harbinger is basically irreplaceable in this deck. Harbinger accomplishes a lot. Life gain. Evasive threat. Aegis popper. Value upon summoning especially against oni ronins/grenadins/other Azindels. A way to easily proc Azindel through the summon effect. It's a card I crafted extras of for this deck because I realized it was a definite 4x card.

martyvburen 2018-10-23 Edited 2018-10-23 Eternal Version: 1.39.0.5742

Black Sky Harbinger is basically a four-of in almost every Feln deck. I feel like it's how Praxis is Heart of the Vault plus 71 other cards.

livingstonii 2018-10-04 Eternal Version: 1.39

such a great deck. keep up the great work!

Lazybones 2018-10-04 Eternal Version: 1.39

Thank you! Hope you enjoy it as much as I have.