(An attempt to recreate a deck I recently got bopped by)
Check out
AntiVector's ONE-TURN 1-6 P.Trove Combo for what is likely the original take on this combo (Trove + Celebration + Evac) and a great write up of how to play it!
UPDATE: Blazing Salvo is getting nerfed to being a 2-cost spell, which breaks the old combo. My current work-around is using
Fire Etchings instead, but this makes the influence requirement for the combo 4F+5J. This usually isn't an issue but a better alternative would be great.
Combo:
Have
Praxis Trove in play, 4F+5J infulence, 5 available power, and an
Overloader in hand.
- Play Overloader. Trove plays
Fire Etchings.
- Exhaust Overloader to fetch and play
Passionate Stonehammer. Trove plays
Celebration.
- Amplify Celebration twice to play a random 3-drop. Trove plays
Xumuc Coercion.
- Sac your weakest unit (probably Overloader) to fetch and play
Varbuk, Hand of Anarchy. Trove plays
Evacuation Plan.
- Return all of your units to your hand so it plays a massive sentinel with a bunch of good battle skills. Since the sentinel costs 5, Trove plays
Coronation Ritual.
- Sac the exhausted sentinel to play 2 massive units with the same battle skills (charge, berserk, flying, etc.) and A + space for what is probably lethal damage.
Notes:
The market
Rujin's Choice is to help find Overloader with one of the 16 market options that can fetch it. The market
Fearless Crescendo is to allow Trove to be fetched with
Winchest Merchant so that it also has 16 ways to be fetched. None of the unmentioned cards in the deck are essential, they were only included to help find merchants/Overloader or set up the influence requirements and can easily be replaced.
Stonehammer and Varbuk aren't exactly necessary either, any 2 and 4 cost cards with charge, berserk/double damage, and evasion work fine.
Renegade Valkyrie +
Cinder Sprite could easily work as a good budget alternative.
Swapping Interloper for
Kodosh Evangel or
Rakano Stranger is another possible change but I haven't decided which I like better yet.
Fire Etchings
x4
1
Overloader
x4
2
Celebration
x4
2
Ironthorn, Lawman
x4
2
Steyer's Eyes
x4
2
Unfamiliar Interloper
x4
3
Ixtun Merchant
x4
3
Red Canyon Smuggler
x4
3
Winchest Merchant
x4
3
Xumuc Coercion
x2
4
Evacuation Plan
x2
5
Coronation Ritual
x2
6
Xo of the Endless Hoard
x4
9
Savior of the Meek
x4
Fire Sigil
x3
Justice Sigil
x2
Crest of Glory
x4
Justice Symbol
x4
Rakano Banner
x4
Rakano Cylix
x4
Seat of Glory
x4
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I'm not really a fan of running market aegis in this deck since Sinister Rumors and Rain of Frogs are the only disruption I'm scared of and market aegis is too slow to protect against them. Using Drake for aegis sounds pretty fun though since it can activate early and unplayable cards aren't really much of a problem when running this many merchants.
Press-Gang seems like another good option. I've been hesitant to try it since it was nerfed to cost 5 but I still like the idea. Maybe also add some utility 1-drops like Horus Traver in case you already have an Overloader in hand but still need influence?
Xo and Savior are just market fodder + card draw/anti-aggro. Xo is the better one imo but neither are important for the deck so no pressure to craft them.
It's very stable, fast and powerful.
I'm having a lot of fun! Thank you!