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Gauntlet Lifesteal Combo ft. Moldermuck

Gauntlet Deck By
dbrugler
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This is an edit of Slumbering Lumen, so thanks to s1113950 for the inspiration! I loved screwing around with it in gauntlet and wanted to make it a little spicier and include a Moldermuck combo. What was originally intended to be jank actually turned out to be a pretty consistent gauntlet performer with even more absurd board states.

Combo: Have Moldermuck, Spiritweaver, and Katra, the Devoted on the board. Gain life somehow to boost Moldermuck up to 5 health to give it lifesteal. Attack with Moldermuck, and keep attacking with all of his clones until opponent = dead. You definitely don't need to hit the combo in order to win, but it is incredibly satisfying.

Spiritweaver is better than Xenan Lifespeaker for this combo, as there are so many other sources of lifesteal in the deck to boost your Moldermuck to 5 strength. Plus, it gives power fixing which is occasionally necessary.

Huntmaster Vikrum is flexible as a market card, I could see Banish, Xenan Temple, End Of An Era or Supply Lines in its place depending on your removal needs and how hard you want to lean into Moldermuck combos. I just like stealing big units sometimes.

Random notes:

Generally it is a good idea to play Meditative Trance before Katra, the Devoted, as Katra is much more likely to survive if she is buffed to 4 health on the opponents turn.

Generally it is a good idea to try and gain health the turn you play Beckoning Lumen, so if it is taken out by removal you still gain value with a card draw.

Saloon Massacre is almost always worth keeping in hand. Early game you can wipe a board full of smaller threats if you have a slow start. Late game you can clear the board for your attacking units (especially useful against decks with deadly units).

Be careful with Spiritweaver against the Burn Scars boss. The interaction with Spiritweaver and decay is currently bugged (and has been for a while now), and units with 5+ strength and lifesteal granted by Spiritweaver will NOT gain you life if they are taken under 5 strength by a blocker with decay (despite the lifesteal animation showing). Watch out for it, because it's almost cost me a couple games against that boss.

Example of the above bug: 5/5 Moonstone Vanguard attacks, is blocked by a 1/1 unit with decay. Moonstone Vanguard does 5 damage, is now 4/4 without lifesteal. Lifesteal animation shows on the attack, but no health is gained.

Details

Shiftstone Cost
Does not include campaign cost
43,550

Premium Cost
277,600

Influence Requirements
3 3

Power Sources
25 17 17

Power Calculator
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Deck Rarities
7 16 41 12

Card Types
38 10 7 0 25

Contains Cards From Campaigns
Into Shadow [Set1004]
Trials of Grodov [Set1006]
Hour of Glass [Set1115]
Valley Beyond [Set1125]

Archetype
Unknown

Updated
March 10, 2022

Added
March 9, 2022

Views
3,341

Eternal Version
Valley Beyond

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Revisions (Since last major patch) March 10, 2022


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Comments

Pencilholder Eternal Version: 22.03.02
What do you think about switching Arcane Restraint for Water of Life? Not only is it cheaper in terms of power, but also a nice alternative for plundering, market switches, etc. It's also great for buffing Katra, the Devoted quickly and against aggro decks.
dbrugler Edited Eternal Version: 22.03.02
Arcane Restraint effectively cripples several spell-based AI decks (most notable the one that is built around pumping up Fevered Scout and Sandglass Sentinel and gives you constant returns against decks with lots of card draw. it's also pretty valuable for getting your Katra, the Devoted up to 4 life if you haven't gotten a fifth power yet.

That being said, the card advantage of Water of Life would definitely be useful for the reasons you mentioned, and it would be nice as another way to trigger Beckoning Lumen's ability, potentially netting you 2 extra cards over 2 turns if you have no other sources of lifesteal. With the lower cost, it's definitely a solid addition to the deck.

I could see it being a worthy replacement for at least 2, if not all 4 of them. Thanks for the suggestion! I'll have to try it out.
Xlxc1992 Eternal Version: 22.03.02
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