I brought Sigismar & Wingspan to the AWOL Monday Weekly on 2025-03-24 and the AQZ Championship on 2025-03-27. The list I brought to AWOL included no permanents while the list I brought to AQZ included two copies of Grand Endeavor (R). The Grand Endeavor-less list went 4-3 for 48th of 163 while the Grand Endeavor list went 5-1 for 11th of 119. The decklists The list without Grand Endeavor (R)...
This is the Lyra Festival deck I brought to the AQZ Championship on 2025-03-20, where it went 5-1 for 4th of 91. The list was modeled after Nate1DeGreat1’s, which I found more effective than the spell-bounce list I had been testing. Notes I like that this list can threaten an expedition win in addition to a Lyra Festival win. This is primarily due to the ease with which the deck can anchor characters for continuous threats....
Altered is difficult for late-game decks by nature. An early-game progression is equivalent to a late-game progression, and once your opponent is within one expedition of victory, it’s very difficult to block them on both sides indefinitely. Sakarabru is the only card in the game that can undo progress made by your opponent, but its high cost and low stats have historically meant that you’ll usually fall behind when you play it anyway....
The Nilam, Withered Tree (C) is one of the all-stars in Trial by Frost draft thanks to its immediate board presence and long-term value. A single copy gives a limited deck a significant power boost; how much better are three? The draft This was a 6-person Trial by Frost draft. I started with a P1p1 Skadi (R), then was gifted Sigismar & Wingspan by my neighbor. I prioritized strong Ordis and Bravos cards like Mobile Armory (C) and Fire Rabbit (C), but I was willing to pass on several in-faction cards to take the strongest card in each pack, including Lost in the Woods (R) and Demeter (C) as my only Lyra and Muna cards in P1....
I brought this Basira list to the Wednesday A.W.O.L. weekly on 2025-03-05. It ended up going 3-3 for 21st of 71. The last time I played Basira & Kaizaimon. Card changes Akhlut (R): By leading with this and applying the Basira boost, you can shut down your opponent’s reserve for two turns in a row. As back-breaking as that can be, I hesitated to go higher than two since it’s still a slightly situational 4-drop....
This weekend, several local players - some new, some old - got together for a day of in-house Altered drafts. We ended up doing three drafts, two Beyond the Gates and one Trial by Frost. Draft 1 This was a six-person Beyond the Gates draft. The deck went 3-0. The draft I started with Bravos rares for P1p1 and P1p3. P1p2 was Coppélia (F) as a strong 2-drop that’s especially powerful for Treyst or Rin....
This is the Lindiwe list I brought to the Monday A.W.O.L. weekly on 2025-02-17, where it went 5-1 for 5th of 124. The deck The last time I played Lindiwe & Maw. Trial by Frost give Lindiwe access to Moth Lantern, a strong tempo play and late-game win-condition all in one. Alongside Baba’s Isba, she’s now a lot closer to the critical mass of worthwhile sacrifice outlets to make the sacrifice archetype a serious contender....
I pulled a very cool Mighty Simbi (U) from my Trial by Frost opening that ramps when one of your expeditions moves forward due to forest. Not long after, I came across a Cernunnos (U) with the exact same line of text on the Discord Marketplace, and I thought I might have a shot at building around the effect with some consistency. I took this list to the Monday A.W.O.L. weekly on 2025-02-10, where it went 4-2 for 16th of 125....
This is the sealed deck I ended up with at a local post-release Trial by Frost sealed event. The pool First impressions: I have access to Sigismar & Wingspan, the strongest hero in limited, but there aren’t a ton of Ordis cards I’d be happy about playing: the Ordis Liaison (C)s and Rallying Call (C) are the only draws into the faction. I also have access to Kojo & Booda. They’re nearly as strong as Sigismar & Wingspan, but my Bravos offers many more desirable 2 and 3-drops....
This is my first Trial by Frost draft deck. The draft itself was pretty messy, but I came away having learned a lot about the set for limited. The draft This is about on par with an average common, but I'll take any unique! I started the draft with a solid Ebenezer Scrooge (U), passing on Fen & Crowbar. I took it mainly because it was a unique, but I was also happy to bias towards Ordis with in hopes of picking up Sigismar & Wingspan as a hero....