Dark Return
x3
1
Excavate
x2
1
Seek Power
x4
2
Devour
x4
2
Piercing Grief
x4
2
Vara's Choice
x2
3
Banish
x2
3
Devastating Setback
x3
3
Moondial
x2
3
Scheme
x4
3
Slay
x4
3
Stonepowder Alchemist
x4
5
Harsh Rule
x4
5
Inquisitor Makto
x4
7
Elysian Pathfinder
x4
Justice Sigil
x4
Shadow Sigil
x5
Time Sigil
x4
Crest of Vengeance
x2
Seat of Mystery
x4
Seat of Progress
x3
Seat of Vengeance
x3
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I've seen that you made some changes, me too and I kind of disagree with you but it's nice to have a different deck ;)
Personally I had trouble vs aggro with your previous iteration.
So I removed the Scribe, because he wasn't doing much vs aggro, neither vs control. It's a good card, but the lifegain is irrelevant and the body is very weak. I guess he's better in a Chalice deck. I see that you did the same thing.
Where we disagree is regarding the Desert Marshal & the Piercing Grief.
I found Piercing Grief not very useful vs aggro too. The lifegain is good but he can't block, which is kind of bad. Besides he doesn't mix well with Devour.
On the other hand the Marshal always satisfied me. Against aggro he's very useful, being able to block early and to silence their best creature. Against control he's nice too, as Silence is very important. For example, in the mirror match-up, I usually win by silencing their Maktos. And vs void messing creatures, he's very useful too.
I don't see how Vara's Choice is better, can you tell me more about that?
Anyway I play 4 Marshals and I'm never disappointed to draw one.
For aggro match-ups I added 3 Combrei Healers too. I'm not 100% sure about them but they do the job as early blockers and they can beat for 2 if needed (it happens!). They survive a Torch, which is why I chose them. And playing multiple of them is life saving in the early game.
I decided to focus on the early game as you're usually favored in the long game with this deck.
Another card I added is Annihilate x2. Again, for the early game, having another 2 drop to handle fast units.
Other than that, our decks are very similar. I have 1 less Dark Return and 1 more Excavate (especially for those Harsh Rules, but not only. I really like the versatility of this card).
I've seen that you added a 4th Makto. I'm pretty happy with 3 & I don't want the deck curve to be too high but I'm curious to have some feedback about how it performs.
And have you considered Feeding Time? Instead of a few Slays maybe...
Well, this deck is still very fun to play and can grant you incredible comebacks.
Thanks again for having shared it ;)
I removed a Scribe but I'm not sure it was the wisest choice ;)