This started as a shadow "devotion" deck I made for fun, but with some adjustments this became closer to a life-swinger. I've even used it as a throne deck with a decent win ratio.
HOW TO PLAY:
This deck can easily and consistently gain large amounts of HP, so you shouldn't worry about getting hit once or twice, specially since the deck begins to run at 4-5 power. It also packs plenty of removal, so there's no need to be picky about it.
Most importantly, it can come back from seemingly unfavorable positions with ease, so it's best to not give up prematurely.
TIPS:
-If you're playing PvP,
Sinister Rumors is best used as early disrupt, but on gauntlet it's more valuable as removal/reanimate.
-Usually is best to hold onto your
Vara's Favor to remove weenies early on, but otherwise you should play a power each turn to make sure you can play your costly cards later on.
-The market should be very intuitive, but I think you should only pick
Acantha Ascending when you have 6 influence as you only have 1 copy.
-With Waning+
Waxing Moon you give your whole board deadly and draw an additional card each turn. If you draw a third copy, you should keep it at hand in case one gets removed.
-The AI will often fall for your battle tricks so is best to play aggressive and eventually win with a finisher like
Feartracker or
Midnight Hunt