This deck is an incredible amount of fun. It does an amazing job in gauntlet and I've had a reasonable amount of success with it in ranked so far as well. I ran a Spellcraft deck a while back with
Tome of Repetition and
Horde Plunderer and really enjoyed its interactions. The new Muster mechanic just makes these kinds of things shine even brighter.
UNITS
These guys are meant to be quick to get out so that we can get attachments on them as soon as possible.
Borderlands Lookout - Has the potential to be very fast and hard hitting for a one drop making it perfect for this kind of deck.
Snowstorm Druid - Is surprisingly good in this setup. Not only is it something evasive to attach
Sodi's Spellshaper to early for fast card draws but its stun capabilities can really come in clutch towards the end game.
Teacher of Humility - This is the one card I'm a little unsure about. It's a big two drop but it's influence requirements can be a bit steep for some games. It's ability to draw a card on its first hit can be great for getting our combo pieces together quickly though.
Wanderlust Qirin - Is cheap... evasive... and grows with Muster..... which is something that we will be activating a lot of.
Horde Plunderer - Is disgusting with all of the Spellcrafting we have flying around. And
Tome of Repetition makes this guy even crazier when they're both out at the same time.
Sodi the Metamorph - Is pretty well proven by now. Card draw is great. Refreshing power with each Muster is lovely as well.
WEAPONS
These are what get the heavy lifting done
Sodi's Spellshaper - Card draw is terrific and bouncing opponent's stuff is always useful too.
Tome of Repetition - Gets our power flow moving and allows us to do dirty things with Spellcraft later.
Surgeon's Saw - Lifesteal is wonderful on flyers and getting back our
Sodi the Metamorph's and
Horde Plunderer's from the void has its upside as well.
Cirso's Cleaver - This thing is back breaking. Especially with any of our combo pieces in place. So much removal packed in to one card!
Gleaming Shield - Duplicate your
Sodi the Metamorph's and give them aegis to boot. Or other things if you'd like.
THE MARKET
I keep going back and forth between temporary removal with
Equivocate and hard removal with
Ice Bolt. This deck really wants to overwhelm the opponent before they develop too deeply and I think that
Equivocate is the better choice for this overall as it sets them back just enough and doesn't allow them to progress their power situation. Also a bit unsure about Jotun Feastcaller because of it's expense but the card draw and aegis are extremely useful in the late game if you need it.
NOTES
I'd love to hear any changes or ideas that you may have if you end up playing it. Especially if you end up slotting in something better for the positions that I've stated uncertainties about. Enjoy!
Borderlands Lookout
x4
1
Permafrost
x4
1
Seek Power
x3
1
Snowstorm Druid
x4
2
Teacher of Humility
x3
2
Tome of Repetition
x4
2
Wanderlust Qirin
x4
3
Horde Plunderer
x2
3
Jennev Merchant
x4
3
Sodi the Metamorph
x4
3
Sodi's Spellshaper
x4
3
Surgeon's Saw
x2
3
Wisdom of the Elders
x4
5
Cirso's Cleaver
x3
5
Gleaming Shield
x1
Primal Sigil
x4
Shadow Sigil
x1
Time Sigil
x3
Crest of Cunning
x4
Crest of Wisdom
x4
Elysian Banner
x2
Seat of Mystery
x3
Seat of Wisdom
x4
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** FOR GAUNTLET ONLY **
Market:
- I removed the plunderer as you always have something better to get. Plunderer is not that crucial in gauntlet, you are less in a rush so you can simply pay the full price for your weapons.
- I removed a cleaver, having two 7 mana weapons in your market makes it hard to choose.
- I added a sodi's spellshaper from the main into the market, to get access to a cheap muster enabler. And also because it's kinda the best card in the deck, so having access to more than 4 is great.
- I removed equivocate and switched it with a permafrost from the main. Cheaper is best.
- I added a display of knowledge: serves as a removal when needed, the quickdraw trick is incredibly effective against AI, and it serves as a relic tutor if needed (I've added one relic in the main).
- Finally, I've been trying out Blitrok instead of the jotun, and she's incredible with all copying you have going on (and the ones you can get). Plus, she's new so she's fun.
Main deck:
- I removed 2 borderlands lookout (not gread draws in the late game) and 1 teacher to add 2 sandstorm titans (even with all the flying you have going on, it's still great in a lot of matchups) and 1 gleaming shield.
- I removed 1 surgeon's saw to add a waystone fragment, being able to gain lots of life is quite good.
That's it. I'm sure there is still some refining that can be done, but so far I'm having a blast!
In gauntlet, when you play a titan the game generally reaches a board stall. With all the late-game value this deck has, you're perfectly comfortable with said board stall, enabling you to slowly grow your creatures and copy stuff while the opponent is drawing powers. So I think the titans are definitely worth it.
I took a quick look and a couple of options that I've been considering... Resolute Monk is really flimsy to damage based removal but the empower effect can make him big and his overwhelm could be good with Sodi's Spellshaper or even doing extra damage with Cirso's Cleaver.... and Stormtamer Operative could be interesting as well as a decent body and the capability to reduce damage based spells which could be handy since those are pretty good against our early units.