It’s been over a month since our last excursion to the lands of Runeterra and in that time a whole special event has come and gone. With this Sentinels of Light event, a slew of new cards, alongside new champions, have been added to the game.
And naturally, my eyes are drawn to the champion that enables an Aristocrats strategy using my favorite nation to play: Shadow Isles. Even better, this new champion pairs with my beloved Nasus and his support from Shurima.
That’s right. We’re joined by the Ruined King himself, Viego.
Thanks as always to Mobalytics for providing the deck recipe.
Decklist code is: CEBQIAIFBMUDAMIDAQDQEL3HAMCAKAZWG4BQCBAHGYAQIBIQAEAQKGICAICAOO3ZAICAKBA4
On its face, this deck uses a lot of the principles that we make use of in the Thresh/Nasus deck I showed off way back when Shurima first dropped. We use our own creatures as sacrificing fodder, slaying both them and our enemies in order to power up both of our champions. The difference is that our original deck relied on Nasus as the sole win condition, with Thresh being an alternative method of getting him onto the board. With him enough power he can attack it or kill him with an Atrocity for a victory.
While that’s still on the table, we have an alternate win condition in this deck with Viego and his level up. In the event Viego ever attains his level up, the game is almost definitely over. Each turn, he will either take control of our strongest enemy unit or kill them if they are a champion. Very few boards will be able to withstand this shift in tempo, especially since we are equipped to sacrifice our brainwashed pawns to make sure our opponent never gets them back.
And even if we never reach that payoff, Viego, and his Camavoran Soldiers, create Encroaching Mist that power up all future mists and Viego himself every time that are spawned. This can quickly transform Viego into an extremely powerful Champion on his own, without the level up. And if you’re willing to take the hit, his signature spell Despair can get rid of a major threat before it can do even worse damage to the Nexus.
It’s far from a top-tier deck, but it’s a deck I love to play. And I doubt that will ever change.
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