Illusion of Faeries (Metashaker #8)
Posted by Verity on 08/09/2017
- 5 3 Aurora's Creation 2
- 2 2 Flowersilk Faerie 3
- 4 1 Drakkar Skycaptain 3
- 7 2 Illusion of Grandeur 3
- 3 Bloodstone Golem 2
- 2 2 2 Flight of the Ma.. 2
- 2 2 Gemsilk Faerie 3
- 2 1 Earthcraft 3
- 2 2 Sunsilk Faerie 3
- 2 2 Iona's Smile 3
- 4 Clockwork Yak 3
Bloodstone Golem -> Curious Biomancer
Clockwork Yak -> Dream Keeper
This deck focuses on drawing creatures fast using Iona's Smile/Curious Biomancer, then redrawing them using Dream Keeper.
With Drakkar Skycaptain on the Board, any flying creatures that get sent back into the deck and redrawn gain additional stats. This redraw feature also allows Faeries to Flip themselves.
The handsize can be kept pretty high since Iona's Smile and Curious Biomancer are both hand-increasing cards, and when Flight of the Mantas is redrawn by Dream Keeper, it creates a copy, keeping your handsize quite high. This allows for easy faerie flipping with Dream Keeper.
Finally, if faeries can't finish off your opponent, finish them with Illusions of Grandeur - any faerie, when discounted with Dream Keeper, boost Illusions with their Skycaptain-boosted stats.
The Two Aurora's Creations may serve as additional reshuffles via Dream Keeper, or any other utility in general.
Works well in theory, hard in practice; It can snowball, but it's hard to get the deck to the point it snowballs. The deck relies very heavily on Dream Keepers and Drakkar Skycaptains, and if Skycaptains get sniped or Keepers aren't drawn, it's easy to go down fast.