We had 12 players today at the second Store Championship in the Atlanta, Georgia area. Full stats are in the Annals of Castle Black. I was lucky enough to win the tournament playing a Greyjoy / Sun deck that I’ve been tweaking for a couple weeks. I’ll run through my games and then discuss my card choices.

Round 1 vs Gus with Bara Watch I setup Bastard Daughter, Nymeria, Iron Fleet Scout, and Roseroad, while he mulliganed into just Chamber of the Painted Table, Castle Black, and Dragonstone Port. I won quickly with unopposed power from Asha and Great Kraken despite Stannis and Melisandre doing their best to slow me down.

Win 1-0

Round 2 vs Shayne with Greyjoy Sun I setup Bastard Daughter, The Reader, and a Kingsroad to his Theon, Dornish Paramour, and Kingsroad. On turn 4ish my Filthy Accusations knelt his Balon and gave me the breathing room necessary to win. Reader did work, drawing at least 3 cards this game.

Win 2-0

Round 3 vs Ahmed with Lanni Rose I setup a Fishmonger, Theon, Sunspear, Seastone Chair, and Sea Tower compared to his double Gardeners, Burned Men and Margaery. He felt compelled to overcommit, flooding the board with cheap military icons to protect his Knight of Flowers from Seastone Chair, so I attacked his hand then Wildfired on turn 3, followed by Marched on turn 4. Nymeria borrowed Tyrion’s intrigue icon so he could enjoy the Tears of Lys.

Win 3-0

Round 4 vs James with Greyjoy Rose I setup Wendamyr, Bastard Daughter, Edric and Sunspear, while he countered with a duped Balon and two Fishmongers. I marshalled locations for a couple turns, then was in a great position after my Wildfire.

Win 4-0

Semi-finals vs Daniel with Lanni Rose I setup a Desert Scavenger, Master Caleotte, Roseroad, Seastone Chair, and Great Kraken to his Randyll, Gardener, Merchant, and Roseroad. The Chair did work, murdering Jaime and Tywin, thanks to unopposed challenges caused by Balon, Kraken’s Grasp, and Raiding Longships.

Win

Finals vs Shayne with Greyjoy Sun I setup Theon, Desert Scavenger, Great Kraken and Roseroad to his Shipwright, Theon, Sunspear and Iron Fleet Scout. I rushed, holding nothing back and taking power rather than draw from Great Kraken every time. Filthy on Balon yet again secured the win.

Deck Modifications I wasn’t sure about the plot deck beforehand. Running without any card advantage from Here to Serve, Summons, or Counting Coppers seemed risky, but the deck sets up extremely well and gets draw from multiple sources. Supporting the People is basically a 4th Great Kraken, so I found it ASAP in every game.

I picked Clash of Kings over Rise of the Kraken for the extra gold and initiative, sacrificing some closing speed for more consistency.

Nymeria, Reader and Raiding Longship are fantastic. Two copies of each worked great. I actually never drew Syrio all day, so I’m still unsure whether he deserves a spot.

I ran just 1 copy of several unique characters, and only 2 copies of Asha, to hedge my bets against Targaryen (which I never faced). Targ was the toughest matchup in testing.

I also ran 1 copy of several events, which runs counter to conventional wisdom, but I like to have a toolbox with a variety of tools. It gives me options, keeps my opponents guessing, and reduces the chance of drawing a redundant second copy of a given event.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask! Thanks!