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Alessi & The Bulls

Throne Deck By
Ravager

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This deck absolutely sucks right now, don't use it to climb. The meta has shifted significantly since I first started playing this, and everything punishes it. It is still super fun to play, so save it for casual or when you've already hit masters.

I'll be playing a 2-color aggro deck to climb the rest of the way through diamond, and I suggest you do the same.

Shiftstoned power calculator: https://www.shiftstoned.com/epc/

Xenan initiation>Alessi/Student for Dark Return, Press-Gang for Revenge, or Tavrod to trigger ability.

12 Minotaurs and 7 weapons for Tavrod to hit (vs 8 minotaurs and 7 weapons in the old AP Midrange decks)

Auric Interrogator+Xenan Initiation/Dark Return/Stand Together to trigger ability. Lifesteal cancels out ability cost.

Dream opener/influence minimum:
T1 Alessi TJ
T2 Xenan Initiation/Awakened Student TJ
T3 Merchant TJS
T4 Tavrod TJJSS
T5 Spellcraft Sword of Unity TTJJSS
OR
T5 Auric Interrogator + Stand Together TJJSS
OR
T5 Xenan Initiation+Stand Together>Tavrod Killer removal TJJSS


Market:
Sword of Unity for curve/lifesteal
Wasp for Icaria/Big dumb units
Banish for Chalice/Obelisk/Weights/etc
Siraf for body/late game power sink
Xenan Initiation to safely proc Tavrod

Record:
9-3
9-6
9-9
9-9
8-5
9-14


Auric Record Keeper: 93% TJ influence by T3
Auric Interrogator: 69% SS by T3

I should probably just run 4 Auric Record Keeper but I really like Auric Interrogator, even if I rarely get to play him on T3. He feels a lot more relevant late game than ARK.

Details

Shiftstone Cost
Does not include campaign cost
41,100
Premium Cost
180,800
Influence Requirements
2 2 2
Power Sources
13 15 14 17
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Deck Rarities
12 21 30 9
Card Types
26 8 21 0 25
Contains Cards From Campaigns
The Tale of Horus Traver [Set1002]
Dead Reckoning [Set1003]
Archetype
Midrange
Updated
August 8, 2018
Added
August 6, 2018
Views
1,689
Eternal Version
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Revisions (Since last major patch) August 6, 2018

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Comments

Gaspitsgaspard Eternal Version: 1.37
Been enjoying this deck, hit masters a few days ago and any deck that jams Tavgod is a deck I'll try. I made several changes and have had fair game against MOST meta decks so definitely don't sell yourself short on the power level of this deck!
Ravager Eternal Version: 1.37
Thanks, the deck is really fun but it's still quite bad for laddering in the current meta due to a mediocre win rate and quite long games. I'll come back to it after I hit masters.
Gaspitsgaspard Eternal Version: 1.37
Majority of what I've been facing have been tokens, Icaria black, and Charge Rod. I actually cut the awakened student for Copperhall Bailiff, it's ETB effect is nice and it gives another Minotaur for Tavrod to pull. I changed the powerbase to accommodate Teacher. Definitely a fun deck though and one I look forward to playing around with a lot more
Ravager Edited Eternal Version: 1.37
I've thought about replacing awakened student, it's definitely a weaker part of the deck. And Teacher is by far the best 2-drop in the game.

But a 2 drop TT and a 3 drop JJ in a 3-color deck? I'm curious what power/influence wizardry you've done to make those consistently playable. Even in 2-color decks I rarely manage to meet Teacher's influence requirements.
Gaspitsgaspard Eternal Version: 1.37
4 Alessi, Combrei Archmage (Set4 #248)
3 Dark Return (Set1 #250)
3 Seek Power (Set1 #408)
2 Find the Way (Set1 #513)
4 Teacher of Humility (Set4 #67)
3 Vanquisher's Blade (Set4 #112)
3 Xenan Initiation (Set2 #44)
4 Auralian Merchant (Set4 #70)
3 Auric Interrogator (Set1002 #13)
4 Copperhall Bailiff (Set1001 #5)
4 Slay (Set2 #236)
3 Stand Together (Set1 #334)
4 Crownwatch Press-Gang (Set2 #92)
2 Sword of Unity (Set4 #249)
4 Tavrod, Auric Broker (Set1002 #18)
3 Time Sigil (Set1 #63)
2 Temple Standard (Set4 #49)
1 Justice Sigil (Set1 #126)
2 Crownwatch Standard (Set4 #97)
2 Shadow Sigil (Set1 #249)
3 Crest of Progress (Set4 #247)
3 Seat of Progress (Set0 #58)
4 Crest of Vengeance (Set3 #264)
1 Seat of Vengeance (Set0 #55)
2 Crest of Mystery (Set4 #266)
2 Seat of Mystery (Set0 #61)
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1 Disjunction (Set3 #63)
1 Xenan Initiation (Set2 #44)
1 Banish (Set2 #207)
1 Knight-Chancellor Siraf (Set1 #335)
1 Crest of Mystery (Set4 #266)

Here's my list, the power base is not great but what I did is lean heavily toward getting Time and Justice early on and then leaving Shadow til later when we want it
slippypeach Eternal Version: 1.37
Really enjoying this deck. Thanks for sharing
Ravager Edited Eternal Version: 1.37
Glad you're enjoying it, let me know if you come up with any good changes.
flippyflop Eternal Version: 1.37
nice list, how do you feel about Safe Return ala Mouche's alessi list?

also, had no idea this shiftstoned calculator existed, thanks for the info!
Ravager Eternal Version: 1.37
Dark Return>Safe Return, and is one of the reasons we run shadow at all. The only other spell I'd consider running would be Sabotage.