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Hey guys, I've been laddering this month and I noticed an interesting deck lurking around the edges with TPS colors. It was effective against my Skycraggro list, so I decided to build a control deck inspired by it. The general game plan here is removal, removal, removal. The lack of Harsh Rule doesn't hurt you since not many decks right now necessitate that kind of answer- either they're too fast like Praxis Tokens and Skycraggro, or they're decks that can be answered with single-target removal, like Argenport Midrange. Your win conditions are twofold and recyclable in the way of Channels and the Last Word. The recent popularity of Praxis Midrange is entirely to our advantage, as we have 2 ways to permanently rid ourselves of Dawnwalker: Vara's Choice and Feeding Time.



Your win conditions are Channel the Tempest and the Last Word. It might not sound like a lot, but they're recyclable thanks to Excavate and Disjunction, and fetchable thanks to Celestial Omen and all the card draw we have. I would opt for using Channel versus midrange and aggro since they don't usually have face aegis or negation, and the Last Word against control since you yourself have six sources of face aegis in order to protect your asset. Word of warning: this deck is geared mostly against Midrange and aggro, so I don't expect it to perform 100% against control decks thanks to all the useless removal we're packing.



Here's something cool that can help you on longer games: the Last Word makes every one of your spells Deadly. What this means is that Hailstorm becomes a 3-cost Harsh Rule, Extract becomes a Slay with Lifesteal, and Lightning Strike kills any attacking unit.



I'll be testing this deck extensively and changing it as needs arise, so your feedback and advice is greatly appreciated!



Edit: This deck has gone 11-6 in Master's rank as of now. I'll be updating this as I keep going.



Edit 2: Rain of Frogs wasn't pulling its weight so I replaced it. I was also never happy to see Eylin's Favor so I removed that. I replaced both with Seek Power because we're running a triple influence deck after all, and getting triple influence by turn two is important. Eye of Winter is a decent tech as well since it acts as pseudo-removal to buy you time while you draw into a more permanent solution. The fact that it's a relic and can be used once per turn means that we'll always be able to gum up at least one fatty or pop 1 aegis that the enemy has.



Matchups: Argenport Mid and Praxis Tokens fold to this like wet paper. Aegis units, Dawnwalker, and endless fatties are the bane of this deck, so expect a tough fight against Feln and Time midrange if they have great hands.