It’s been some time since our last outing in the world of Runeterra. The pop idol phenomenon may have left, but the cards it brought to us are here to stay.
One of those cards will serve as the basis for our deck. It’s time to Pack Your Bags because this deck will Go Hard and go fast.
As always, thanks go to Mobalytics for providing the decks we use in the streams.
Deck code: CECAEAYFAYIAMAQGAQERUHJGHIAQGBQIAEAQKMICAMAQKAIPGUAQGBIIAIAQCBJAAEBAMIA
As the title of the deck might imply, it’s built around utilizing the spell Go Hard. The way it works is that once we cast it, it drains something for 1, and then shuffles 2 copies of itself back into our deck. Once we play it 3 times, all copies in our deck transform into a card called Pack Your Bags, which deals 5 damage to our opponent and every unit they control.
While this doesn’t immediately end the game, it’s a powerful enough effect to turn the tables again most board states. If it’s immediately followed up with by an attack from a decent built up army, then it should easily overwhelm and overtake our opponent.
Our strategy is therefore twofold. First, we must quickly cycle through our deck in order to arrive at enough copies of Go Hard to play. This is why Twisted Fate is a card we have three copies of, alongside his list of versatile effects to play. We’ll be drawing so many cards that he’s likely going to be leveled up. And if he’s out, the other side will accelerate us further.
Secondly, we must build up a board of creatures that can capitalize on the opening created by Pack Your Bags. Elise and a few of our creatures are in the deck to help us on that front since they have strong stats at low costs to avoid eating into our other strategy.
And the sole copy of Gangplank, and with his merry band of Dreadway Deckhands, provide a third axis for us to operate on. Since Go Hard pings something for 1, and Pack Your Bags hits everything for 5, the Powder Kegs generated by these cards can power both of them up for a stronger effect. Gangplank himself is also a good follow up to Pack Your Bags because of his stat line.
It’s a powerful deck. As you can see, we had a really good match where we were dead to rights until we managed to complete our combo and overturn a board state that was one turn away from killing us. Talk about a photo finish.
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