Overview

While most meta Mystic Echo decks feature a mixture of engine gameplay with powerful finishers, they lack direct removal potential. This deck is mostly the opposite in that it features solid control tools with only a few engines. Our main game plan is to play out the game using our removal tools efficiently while hopefully picking up passive value with Sage and a variety of ways to source Dwarf Berserker. With the Mystic Echo leader ability, we can replay Novigradian Justice twice to play either Dwarf Berserkers or Mahakam Marauder if we need the tempo. After spending the whole game playing various special cards, we finish with Harald Gord that often reaches 13-14 points. Note that we utilize Mystic Echo as our leader ability of choice here, but Call of Harmony and Guerilla Tactics are also fine options.

 

Essential Cards

• The whole deck is built to support Harald Gord, which represents our main finisher. Backed by the power of Harald Gord in a short round, we have some flexibility to push the opponent if the matchup calls for it, although our default state is usually a long Round 3 because we are not afraid of opposing engines in most cases.
• Novigradian Justice is the best target for our Mystic Echo leader ability, so we want to replay it in as many games as possible. Primarily, we will target Dwarf Berserker, although, if we need more tempo, Mahakam Marauder is an option as well.

 
Pros

• More control tools than other Scoia'tael decks
• Powerful Harald Gord finisher

Cons

• Lacks proactive points, especially when our Sages are answered
• Weak Round 1 without committing our key cards

 

Tech Choices

• Call of the Forest, Surrender ⇒ Triss: Telekinesis, Lacerate

Our deck currently runs high on tutors to increase its consistency, which is a strong option due to the high power level of the Mystic Echo leader ability. If the meta creeps in power around our deck and leader ability, we can increase our ceiling by including Triss: Telekinesis instead of Call of the Forest. This option is high variance due to the number of specials in the list, but does add another power play option.

 

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Import to my decks

• Mystic Echo 13 Order: Play a Scoia'tael special card from your graveyard. This ability adds 13 provisions to your deck's provisions limit.

• 8 The Great Oak 13 Deploy: Damage an enemy unit by the number of cards to the left of Great Oak, then boost self by the number of cards to the right of Great Oak.

• Novigradian Justice 12 Play a bronze unit from your deck. If it was a Dwarf, Spawn a base copy of it and Summon it to the same row.

• 7 Munro Bruys 11 Deploy: Transform 2 allied Rowdy Dwarfs into Dwarf Berserkers.

• Call of the Forest 10 Play a Scoia'tael unit from your deck and boost it by 1.

• 4 Avallac'h 10 Deploy: Spawn and play Biting Frost, Impenetrable Fog, or Torrential Rain.

• 4 Figgis Merluzzo 9 Defender. Deploy: Spawn 2 Rowdy Dwarves in this row.

• Isengrim's Council 8 Look at a random Dwarf, Dryad and Elf from your deck, then play one and boost it by 2.

• Surrender 8 Remove 2 Armor from all units in a row and damage them by 2.

• 2 Fauve 8 Deploy: Play a Nature card from your deck.

• 2 Harald Gord 7 Deploy: Boost self by 0. Increase the boost by 1 for every special card you played this game.

• Zoltan's Company 6 Spawn 3 Rowdy Dwarves in an allied row.

• Alzur's Thunder x2 5 Damage a unit by 5.

• Piercing Missile 5 Damage an enemy unit by 4, ignoring its Armor.

• 4 Sage x2 5 Whenever you play a special card, boost self by 2.

• Spores 4 Reset a unit.

• Dryad's Caress 4 Purify an allied unit and boost it by 3. If you control a Dryad, also give it Vitality for 3 turns.

• Tempering x2 4 Boost a unit by 5. If it's a Dwarf also give it 2 Armor.

• 4 Mahakam Marauder x2 4 Deploy: Gain Vitality for 2 turns. Bonded: Gain Vitality for 4 turns.

• 4 Iron Falcon troubadour 4 Deploy: Give 2 Armor to a unit in your hand.

• 2 Dwarf Berserker x2 4 Barricade: At the end of your turn, damage self by 1 then damage a random enemy unit by 1.