Spiritforged Meta Report – Metal Card Contenders

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Deck Subcategories

(i.e.: we expect them to be present but not to make day 2, these are decks mostly aiming for the metal cards)

Key cards:
Things to watch out for (errors):
- If a 5+ cost spell is countered, Lux Legend’s ability won’t trigger since the spell isn’t considered played.
Aim of the deck/how it gains an advantage:
The deck aims to play many high-cost spells to gain value with Lux Legend. It is very similar in concept to the Viktor control list. It closes out games with Time Warp.

Key cards:
Things to watch out for (errors):
- Switcheroo makes use of the “swap” game action; it follows a precise mathematical operation: 420 in CR.
- Edge of Night’s “here” refers to the battlefield in which it was flipped face-up, even though it will be in base when the ability resolves.
- Missing Dr. Mundo’s beginning phase triggered ability should result in a warning for an advantageous Missed Trigger.
Aim of the deck/how it gains an advantage:
The deck aims to hold one battlefield for most of the game, making contesting it difficult for opponents with a slew of potential hidden cards played cheaply with Teemo Legend’s ability. It then closes out the game with a high-might Dr. Mundo once its trash is full.

Key cards:
Things to watch out for (errors):
- Forecaster’s effect works on itself and can be added to units multiple times if you have more than one on the board, though it will still be individual instances of Vision.
Aim of the deck/how it gains an advantage:
The deck aims to curve out very efficient mechs that synergize with each other every turn. It is a very linear deck that lacks explosive plays and can be easily disrupted by efficient removal, but can have very strong sequential plays.

Key cards:
Things to watch out for (errors):
- Ahri Legend is templated similarly to a when I attack trigger that is added onto opposing units. However, it acts closer to a “when I defend” trigger for chain ordering purposes. Furthermore, her ability doesn’t target.
Aim of the deck/how it gains an advantage:
The deck is primarily focused on holding a battlefield and closing out the game with powerful late-game plays such as Thousand-Tailed Watcher.

Key cards:
Things to watch out for (errors):
- If Player A’s Akshan takes control of an equipment and it is attached to another one of that Player’s units, it will remain attached even if Akshan dies.
Aim of the deck/how it gains an advantage:
Garen is a deck that focuses on piling lots of units onto a BF to conquer and draw with its legend.

Key cards:
Things to watch out for (errors):
- If a 4-might unit is played at a zone with a passive effect buffing might (such as Trifarian Warcamp), the unit is seen as entering mighty and triggers Volibear Legend.
- If Stormbringer kills all units at a battlefield, it results in a non-combat showdown. See Here.
Aim of the deck/how it gains an advantage:
Volibear aims to quickly reach 9 runes to drop the aurora and ensure each turn drops advantageous, difficult-to-remove units.

Key cards:
Things to watch out for (errors):
- Multiple copies of Svellsongur only copy the original text of Ornn. See Here.
- Tianna only prevents players from gaining points; scoring and conquering still happen. See Here.
Aim of the deck/how it gains an advantage:
The deck wants to have a large number of gears on the board, growing Ornn with as many Svellsongurs as possible, and preventing opponents from gaining points with Tianna. It also runs several counterspells to protect this setup.

Key cards:
Things to watch out for (errors):
- If Fiora has 6 power while her Shield is active and she gets -1 might, she loses all keywords and becomes 4 might because of how layers work. See CR 453.3.
Aim of the deck/how it gains an advantage:
The decks aims to outvalue the opponent with the Sett Legend ability to protect its efficient midrange units. It can have very explosive turns thanks to Showstopper.

Key cards:
Things to watch out for (errors):
- “Surprise defense” with Zenith Blade: If the opponent applies the contested status to an open battlefield, they will be the attacker if a unit is moved there with Zenith Blade in the ensuing combat.
- The stunned condition remains until the end of the turn. It only applies to combat damage, so units can still deal damage with abilities or with cards such as Challenge.
Aim of the deck/how it gains an advantage:
The deck aims to use stuns defensively and leverage the energy advantage generated by Sona to advance its boardstate while keeping interaction up in the opponent’s turn.

Key cards:
Things to watch out for (errors):
- If an opposing unit enters a BF during a non-combat showdown, both players still have to pass focus without doing anything in sequence before combat is initiated.
Aim of the deck/how it gains an advantage:
Yasuo is a deck that moves its units a lot and creates advantage with this, thanks to units like Kayn, Travelling Merchant, or Yasuo, Windrider.

Key cards:
Things to watch out for (errors):
- If Hostile Takeover takes control of an isolated enemy unit, it results in a non-combat showdown. See Here.
Aim of the deck/how it gains an advantage:
Renata Glasc is a deck that aims to accumulate gold tokens and unlock its leader’s ability to have a huge advantage on spells with a lot of power cost, like Time Warp.

Key cards:
Things to watch out for (errors):
- Jinx’s beginning of the turn trigger can be responded to with reactions to empty the hand and get its extra draw.
Aim of the deck/how it gains an advantage:
Jinx is a deck that focuses on discarding a lot of cards to take advantage of Jinx Legend’s ability and then playing cards like Vi and Rhasa that make use of the cards in the trash.

Key cards:
Things to watch out for (errors):
- Punch First is an action speed spell, but many players attempt to play it at reaction speed.
Aim of the deck/how it gains an advantage:
Lee Sin is a deck that relies heavily on having hard-to-remove units like Ruin Runner or Irelia, Fervent, and holding battlefields to win with Trini