Negatia Assassin [1.503]

Current Deck (52):

1 x Lance Shadowstalker

3 x Puwen
4 x Birgitte
4 x Blake
4 x Aldon
3 x Priest of the Light
2 x Marshland Sentinel
(20 allies)

2 x Reconnaissance
4 x Stop Thief!
2 x Lay Low
4 x Shrine of Negatia
2 x Rain Delay
4 x Bad Santa
(18 abilities)

4 x Bazaar
2 x Assassin's Cloak
3 x Ill-Gotten Gains
2 x Anklebreaker
2 x Dagger of Unmaking
(13 items)

In my attempt at finding decks to use Lay Low I have built this and Goddess of Negatia for Serena.

This version plays different to Serena who typically damages with weapons, to using and protecting weenies with Lay Low for damage when returned to hand by Shrine of Negatia.

A great rush deck with tools to protect weenies later in the game to finish off the hero. The deck tends to lose hard if the combos cannot be executed or are countered by Shriek. You can tank some heavy damage early depending on the match up to slowly draw the cards you need for a game winning combo and surprise the hell out of them for a major comeback while they have a massive army of allies stacked on the board.

In this deck you are also able to return Reconnaissance to your hand if needed for draw, damage, and scouting.

Vs Amber

http://youtu.be/GVMCwi8r14U

Vs Zaladar:

http://youtu.be/JGRZPjOfFRE

vs Nishaven

http://youtu.be/5UM5mQGqSP8

Vs Gwenneth:

http://youtu.be/ndr_jpKoB3U

Well, I've finally got Cam Studio going so I've updated my OP with a demonstration video of how the deck should be played. I'll probably update all my decks at some point and include in future builds too.

The video is a good example of why so many cards are needed as we both have nearly the same cards in our draw pile by the end of the match despite starting with 12 more.

LOL that is some crazy deck, how consistent is this?, this combo seems like it might be hard to pull off in games where they kill your bazaar and/or IGG. How hard is it to dig for your lay low and rain delay?

I have been trying to find a good way to run bazaar into my decks but find I become overrun by decks that are super strong with extra draw like mages.

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Originally Posted by Armoek

LOL that is some crazy deck, how consistent is this?, this combo seems like it might be hard to pull off in games where they kill your bazaar and/or IGG. How hard is it to dig for your lay low and rain delay?

I have been trying to find a good way to run bazaar into my decks but find I become overrun by decks that are super strong with extra draw like mages.

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It's not very consistent, but there are a few ways to win especially when going first. Most games IGG is just resourced, and a bigger problem is item destruction of Lay Low or Rain Delay. The most difficult part which I am still learning is when to begin the Lay Low Shrine combo because too early is proving dangerous.

digging out Lay Low or Rain Delay is not the goal either, it's digging out Shrine of Negatia that can win/lose games, because without it neither are useful.

Haha great example game. Your opponent must have gotten quite angry at you ;)

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Originally Posted by ahmet476

Haha great example game. Your opponent must have gotten quite angry at you ;)

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Heh, yeah :D Can you image if I had Kurt instead of Marshland in that match?

My last game was Vs a Lance which went very similar except he quit before the last turn. I hadn't drawn my last Shrine yet though, but I did manage to pretty much clear his board.

Looking at the card list I thought you were crazy with all the draw mechs, but dang that was a sweet game. I think your opponent also had a near perfect draw, they were just obliterating you in the first half before you set off your combo.

I think you should replace IGG with something else. even if it's just more rain delays or lay lows. I run Black Garb in deck in case i get overwhelmed early.

I still don't think this deck would be consistent enough. Even in the video it seems like 1 turn would've ended it either way.

Thanks for sharing, especially for taking the time out and making the video. Your opponents must've been hysterical lol.

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Originally Posted by autumnleaf

Looking at the card list I thought you were crazy with all the draw mechs, but dang that was a sweet game. I think your opponent also had a near perfect draw, they were just obliterating you in the first half before you set off your combo.

I think you should replace IGG with something else. even if it's just more rain delays or lay lows. I run Black Garb in deck in case i get overwhelmed early.

I still don't think this deck would be consistent enough. Even in the video it seems like 1 turn would've ended it either way.

Thanks for sharing, especially for taking the time out and making the video. Your opponents must've been hysterical lol.

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No more Lay Low or Rain Delay are needed. There are two of each only to reduce the likelihood of them being buried too far down in the draw pile to ever reach once. Without Shrine of Negatia, neither of these cards would be useful (even with more Marshland Sentinels).

Whilst the video shows the power of the ideal combo, this deck can still win without it. It is not a top deck at any rate, however can do well against some match ups.

Nice combo, Keaven! Good work...

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Originally Posted by Ramirez Delgado

Nice combo, Keaven! Good work...

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Thanks. It's taken a while to build a deck that can actually rely on it though lol.