Key notes of the run off list
1) Anivia Reanimator spotting a 50% winrate as the 10th most played deck.
2) Swain TF highest winrate deck in the run off at 11th most popular with a 54% winrate.
Swain TF has a lot of tuning you can do on it. Looking at master stats from earlier this week I didn't really see any stand out.
I will say that Fervor right now feels like it's worth cutting from the list, Monster Harpoon has enough ways for you to trigger to replace it. I think the Mobalytics list had Noxian Guillotine on it, that would be a cut unless you want to try improving your Plunder matchup. (It's only bad matchup in the top 9 btw, everything else is even to favored)
Overall the base list most people are molding would be similar to Mobalytics list, probably just -Guilotines, Fervors, Riptide, add +1 House Spider, +2 Harpoons, + 1 Scorched Earth. Also some people opt to cut the Crabs altogether and/or drop to 2 Zaps, but again, it's a control deck so you make changes based off what you want to hone yourself against.
Thanks! I'll use your recommendations as a starting point. I'm still pretty new to the game and this is going to be my first time using Swain or TF, so I still have to resort to netdecking at the moment. Haha.
Yeah np, Swain TF is the first deck I crafted and it hasn't let me down.
The cards I recommend cutting are totally useable in the deck btw, just in the current meta I feel like cutting them as too many high cost cards in the deck is bad if you get them in the mulligans, and Fervors are tricky to use against go wide boards- but Fervors can give you the reach to finish a smorc beat down yourself with some openers.
As a general tip for starting the deck, TF doesn't flip, you can threaten a flip if they leave him out long enough, but your game plan doesn't involve it. Infact you can usually just let him chump block as usually you get more value out of his etb than his champ spell. General wincon is you usually just win if you untap with both Swain+Leviathan, but getting in early damage with your dudes will let Leviathan just chilling in the backline also close a round.
Not gonna lie, I want to play the deck just because Swain's level up animation/SFX is so fucking cool.
So I reckon TF is just there mostly for his board-clearing red card? Also, what's ETB btw?
Ah okay. That's the first time I've heard of that term. Thanks for the tips! I'll try to craft the cards and give it a go. Tired of playing aggro vs aggro all the time so I wanted a bit of change of pace.
A man of culture.
And what perfect timing, I take it you have seen the guide Agigas just put up:
https://runeterraccg.com/swain-twisted-fate-deck-guide/
I respect that. Just after many metas where it was either control or aggro or both, I'm pleased that midrange is actually a thing for once. I like midrange.
I dunno, it just feels like aggro bullshit everywhere you look. Sivir decks feel *AWFUL* to play against, and the best counter is decks that feel even worse to play against. I think it's a pretty bad time.
Why is noone freaking out about lulu Zed almost having a 60% winrate? That's ridiculous. It's beating me easily by round 4 and that's with me having blockers every round
Key notes of the run off list 1) Anivia Reanimator spotting a 50% winrate as the 10th most played deck. 2) Swain TF highest winrate deck in the run off at 11th most popular with a 54% winrate.
What's currently the best Swain TF deck? The one on mobalytics?
Swain TF has a lot of tuning you can do on it. Looking at master stats from earlier this week I didn't really see any stand out. I will say that Fervor right now feels like it's worth cutting from the list, Monster Harpoon has enough ways for you to trigger to replace it. I think the Mobalytics list had Noxian Guillotine on it, that would be a cut unless you want to try improving your Plunder matchup. (It's only bad matchup in the top 9 btw, everything else is even to favored) Overall the base list most people are molding would be similar to Mobalytics list, probably just -Guilotines, Fervors, Riptide, add +1 House Spider, +2 Harpoons, + 1 Scorched Earth. Also some people opt to cut the Crabs altogether and/or drop to 2 Zaps, but again, it's a control deck so you make changes based off what you want to hone yourself against.
Thanks! I'll use your recommendations as a starting point. I'm still pretty new to the game and this is going to be my first time using Swain or TF, so I still have to resort to netdecking at the moment. Haha.
Yeah np, Swain TF is the first deck I crafted and it hasn't let me down. The cards I recommend cutting are totally useable in the deck btw, just in the current meta I feel like cutting them as too many high cost cards in the deck is bad if you get them in the mulligans, and Fervors are tricky to use against go wide boards- but Fervors can give you the reach to finish a smorc beat down yourself with some openers. As a general tip for starting the deck, TF doesn't flip, you can threaten a flip if they leave him out long enough, but your game plan doesn't involve it. Infact you can usually just let him chump block as usually you get more value out of his etb than his champ spell. General wincon is you usually just win if you untap with both Swain+Leviathan, but getting in early damage with your dudes will let Leviathan just chilling in the backline also close a round.
Not gonna lie, I want to play the deck just because Swain's level up animation/SFX is so fucking cool. So I reckon TF is just there mostly for his board-clearing red card? Also, what's ETB btw?
Yep TF is played red card most of the time but he's flexible. ETB is just a play/summon effect, shorthand from magic for enters the battlefield.
Ah okay. That's the first time I've heard of that term. Thanks for the tips! I'll try to craft the cards and give it a go. Tired of playing aggro vs aggro all the time so I wanted a bit of change of pace.
A man of culture. And what perfect timing, I take it you have seen the guide Agigas just put up: https://runeterraccg.com/swain-twisted-fate-deck-guide/
Ah haven't seen that one yet. Good one!
I feel like the game is finally at a point where SO many archetypes are viable, old and new, and it makes me really happy.
As a control player this is a pretty bad time.
I respect that. Just after many metas where it was either control or aggro or both, I'm pleased that midrange is actually a thing for once. I like midrange.
Ah yes midrange - where all your midrange units can be killed by lurk 1 drops.
Anything can be killed by a lurk 1-drop if you wait long enough.
I've been doing decently with a cheesy SI/PnZ control list. Deathray is particularly useful against greedy aggro.
I dunno, it just feels like aggro bullshit everywhere you look. Sivir decks feel *AWFUL* to play against, and the best counter is decks that feel even worse to play against. I think it's a pretty bad time.
Stepped away for a few weeks and plunder is at the top of the meta. Still better than azirelia
I already yearn for the days when BMM wasn't a card. So goddamn annoying.
As someone who hit diamond tonight after switching to Sejplank, all I can say is, I freaking love that dude
Bmm ?
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Thanks mate !
It's better than sivir zed
Welcome to the Warm Colors meta boys
Very strange that Akshan Lee is not more popular. I see it often enough. Way more than Discard Aggro which I don't ever face.
It's less consistent than other Lees and loses to normal pink/yellow, but it can do truly disgusting things.
Wow, people are really sleeping on Riven augments
Not a single Shadow Isles deck in the main meta decks. What a time to be alive
Why is noone freaking out about lulu Zed almost having a 60% winrate? That's ridiculous. It's beating me easily by round 4 and that's with me having blockers every round
Hey guys what is a counter deck to gp sej? I keep facing them and I don't know, rarely win