Oh, this deck is fun to win with... and frustrating to lose with.
I have been tinkering with this setup for about a week or two now, and I have it to a place where I am comfortable sharing it.
This is a Control/Tempo deck that sets up for
Bhodi & Rox Forever and/or
Stormhalt Plating
The early game is pretty straightforward. Kill threats, Gain Power, Don't Die.
I have included plenty of frustration to deal with in removal.
Defiance is a good answer at a cheap cost to aggro decks, or when you don't have the available power for one of the other kill spells.
Sinister Rumors So versatile, and so needed in this deck. I mainly use it for filtering relic killing or game-changing spells from the enemy deck, but being able to pop an exhausted unit with 3A or less, is pretty helpful. I haven't had a need to fish out a unit from my void, but it's there if need be.
Saloon Massacre I really, really enjoy this card for a cheap board wipe of weenies. You can drop 1 at 1 cost, and 1 at 1 cost plus the contract to clear off any Aegis from the enemy units.
Auren Condemnation Dropped this to a two of. At 3 cost, 2G it's situational, but the armor gain pairs nicely with both
Stormhalt Plating and
Valkyrie Station.
Slay Fast Kill Spell, necessary.
Vara's Authority There may be better cards here? Aegis is pretty annoying right now with
Plunk Wumpkin,
Crownwatch Paladin,
Quinn, Master Tracker and others. This either hits them and kills them, or at least opens them up to another spell.
Nothing Remains Board Wipe and Voidbound. Doesn't affect Bhodi & Rox Forever
There is an acceptable level of support to get to your two/three win conditions.
Amber Lock Yes I'll take 2 cards for 6 power in Time early game.
Disjunction If I haven't been able to weed out the relic destruction spells, I can just grab it back, or even wiser, I hold on to it when decks are running weapons such as
Stormhalt Plating,
Stonebreaker Bow, or
Censari Trident. Annoying Relic ruining your day? Disjunct the crap out of it.
Valkyrie Station There is good synergy here with
Auren Condemnation and/or
Stormhalt Plating. If you happen to have this running when you play the weapon, then you instantly have a 2/2 Valkyrie at the end of your turn. I have noticed, that sometimes, only 1 Valkryie is played when you play your 2nd station. Have to look into why.
A New Beginning I love this card for ramping up to the bigs. The card draw feature makes this card a must-play.
Quasi-Win Con
Orene's Scepter This is where I expect the most complaining. I have it as a one of, and when I can get it on the field, and activate its ultimate, it's pretty much game over at that point. The Aegis addition when playing either Valks or Bhodi & Rox is also nice. Although
Bhodi & Rox Forever can't be killed or sacrificed, they can be transformed, returned to deck/hand, and stunned. It's also a card I can throw away if forced to discard.
Win Conditions:
Bhodi & Rox Forever is such a fun card to play. The inscribe feature is amazing, goes into your top 10 cards with +2/2. I love getting this early game because it's mana, and even if it's the 10th card in the top 10, it allows me to set up. There are not a lot of answers to it right now in the Meta, and there are a lot of frustrations when players think they can get me to sacrifice it.
Stormhalt Plating is less fun to inscribe, but sometimes it's necessary. When it plays through, it can end games pretty quickly in this deck.
As always, feedback is welcomed. This probably won't be Rank 1 Masters deck, but I did decent with it last week, and plan to run it this month.
Thanks!
Does the "Can't be killed" also prevent it from being sacrificed?
Thanks for the question!