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Introduction
The Revengers are an elite taskforce of Shadow Paladin, working behind the scenes to ensure the stability of United Sanctuary. Introduced in Trial Deck 10: Purgatory Revenger, they have been a mainstay throughout the game’s history. “Illusionary Revenger, Mordred Phantom” proved to be a powerful Break Ride of its time, and the original “Revenger, Raging Form Dragon” as well for its reride combo.
Over time, this archetype has received a variety of support, from Legion, to Strides, and even a reimagining during the V era! In the Premium format, the introduction of the V era “Revenger, Raging Form Dragon” allowed the deck to rise to prominence once more. As a step up over its predecessor, it allowed for more flexibility in ride targets for its combo, ensured greater consistency in achieving multiple rerides, and had Force marker generation to scale its Power! It also had immediate synergy with the existing card pool of Revengers in Premium!
Now, we’re introducing a new twist into the Revenger archetype with the release of the Revenger Premium Deckset: an updated Stride with a new crest! The deck is still combo-centric, with the main plays revolving around multiple vanguard attacks. With the new tools, the deck spikes in pressure as soon as your grade 3 ride up turn! Let’s take a look at the core aspects of the deck that makes it a powerhouse.
Deck List
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Grade 3s
Revenger, Raging Form Dragon, Revenger, Slay Hex Dragon and Revenger, Raging Fall Dragon “Яeverse”
The original “Revenger, Raging Form Dragon” returns to the Revenger deck with a vengeance! The main reason for utilizing this version of Raging Form is to make use of its Crest generated by “True Revenger, Raging Rapt Dragon” when Striding. Aside from this, Raging Form’s Limit Break ability retires three Revenger allies after attacking to reride a copy of itself from hand and empower that unit! It also Counter-Blasts 1 when attacking to gain additional Power.
To consistently ensure that we can ride into the original Raging Form on our grade 3 ride up turn, there is “Revenger, Slay Hex Dragon”! When riding from a Revenger unit, Slay Hex rides Raging Form from deck and adds itself back to hand! Not only does it fix your grade 3 ride, it can also be an extender for your V Raging Form combo plays, finding your extra copies in deck to continue the chain of rerides! It also has the <Abyss Dragon> race, so it can be discarded after being returned to hand for Raging Rapt’s ability cost!
A great finisher for the deck is “Revenger, Raging Fall Dragon “Яeverse””! Raging Fall’s first ability locks your Revenger allies in the main phase to empower three Revenger units! (ideally your front row.) The number of cards locked is crucial for its second ability: after attacking, it Counter-Blasts 3 and discards three cards from hand to lock up to two Stand rear-guards! This cost is reduced by Counter-Blast 1 for each of your locked cards. If you have two or more locked cards or five cards in your damage zone, Raging Fall Stands again! Together with your empowered front row, you can effectively end the game with four devastating attacks against an opponent with diminished defenses!
The original “Revenger, Raging Form Dragon” returns to the Revenger deck with a vengeance! The main reason for utilizing this version of Raging Form is to make use of its Crest generated by “True Revenger, Raging Rapt Dragon” when Striding. Aside from this, Raging Form’s Limit Break ability retires three Revenger allies after attacking to reride a copy of itself from hand and empower that unit! It also Counter-Blasts 1 when attacking to gain additional Power.
To consistently ensure that we can ride into the original Raging Form on our grade 3 ride up turn, there is “Revenger, Slay Hex Dragon”! When riding from a Revenger unit, Slay Hex rides Raging Form from deck and adds itself back to hand! Not only does it fix your grade 3 ride, it can also be an extender for your V Raging Form combo plays, finding your extra copies in deck to continue the chain of rerides! It also has the <Abyss Dragon> race, so it can be discarded after being returned to hand for Raging Rapt’s ability cost!
A great finisher for the deck is “Revenger, Raging Fall Dragon “Яeverse””! Raging Fall’s first ability locks your Revenger allies in the main phase to empower three Revenger units! (ideally your front row.) The number of cards locked is crucial for its second ability: after attacking, it Counter-Blasts 3 and discards three cards from hand to lock up to two Stand rear-guards! This cost is reduced by Counter-Blast 1 for each of your locked cards. If you have two or more locked cards or five cards in your damage zone, Raging Fall Stands again! Together with your empowered front row, you can effectively end the game with four devastating attacks against an opponent with diminished defenses!
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Grade 2s
Wily Revenger, Mana, Revenger, Darkbless Angel and Dark Cloak Revenger, Tartu
Looking into the grade 2 selection, there are three cards that allow the Raging Form combo plays to shine: “Wily Revenger, Mana”, “Revenger, Darkbless Angel” and “Dark Cloak Revenger, Tartu”! These cards help to consistently call weaker Revenger allies to help in attacking columns, before being retired for Raging Form’s reride! Both Mana and Tartu’s abilities activate when called, calling a grade 1 or less Revenger from deck! However, unlike Mana, Tartu’s ability only works when called from hand, so it can’t be used together with Raging Form’s superior call ability. On the other hand, Darkbless Angel’s activates when it is retired for your unit’s ability cost, calling a grade 1 Revenger from deck. This works well with your retire effects of Raging Form and Raging Rapt!
Looking into the grade 2 selection, there are three cards that allow the Raging Form combo plays to shine: “Wily Revenger, Mana”, “Revenger, Darkbless Angel” and “Dark Cloak Revenger, Tartu”! These cards help to consistently call weaker Revenger allies to help in attacking columns, before being retired for Raging Form’s reride! Both Mana and Tartu’s abilities activate when called, calling a grade 1 or less Revenger from deck! However, unlike Mana, Tartu’s ability only works when called from hand, so it can’t be used together with Raging Form’s superior call ability. On the other hand, Darkbless Angel’s activates when it is retired for your unit’s ability cost, calling a grade 1 Revenger from deck. This works well with your retire effects of Raging Form and Raging Rapt!
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Grade 1s
Dark Armor Revenger, Rinnal, Self-Control Revenger, Rakia and Detecting Revenger, Aife
The grade 1 lineup of the deck mostly helps in the consistency of finding your Revenger pieces. When its attack or the attack it boosted hits, “Dark Armor Revenger, Rinnal” adds a Revenger from the top three cards of your deck to hand. If you can swarm the board with copies of Rinnal early, your opponent will be forced to guard more of your attacks to prevent you from easily gaining card advantage. When retired by your card ability, Rinnal also forces your opponent to retire one of their allies! There’s also “Detecting Revenger, Alfe which is used to add copies of Raging Form from deck to hand. While Alfe is limited to searching the top five cards of your deck, it can be used earlier in the game, and grants Power to another ally should its effect fail.
Even though it does not add key Revenger pieces to hand, “Self-Control Revenger, Rakia” is still an important piece that generates card advantage easily! When your grade 3 Revenger rides over your grade 2 unit while Rakia is in soul, it calls a grade 1 Revenger from deck to the field as Rest! Additionally, Rakia Soul-Blasts 2 in the main phase to call a grade 2 Revenger like Mana or Darkbless Angel from drop to the field! This card easily sets up your board for your combo plays without expending heavy resources!
The grade 1 lineup of the deck mostly helps in the consistency of finding your Revenger pieces. When its attack or the attack it boosted hits, “Dark Armor Revenger, Rinnal” adds a Revenger from the top three cards of your deck to hand. If you can swarm the board with copies of Rinnal early, your opponent will be forced to guard more of your attacks to prevent you from easily gaining card advantage. When retired by your card ability, Rinnal also forces your opponent to retire one of their allies! There’s also “Detecting Revenger, Alfe which is used to add copies of Raging Form from deck to hand. While Alfe is limited to searching the top five cards of your deck, it can be used earlier in the game, and grants Power to another ally should its effect fail.
Even though it does not add key Revenger pieces to hand, “Self-Control Revenger, Rakia” is still an important piece that generates card advantage easily! When your grade 3 Revenger rides over your grade 2 unit while Rakia is in soul, it calls a grade 1 Revenger from deck to the field as Rest! Additionally, Rakia Soul-Blasts 2 in the main phase to call a grade 2 Revenger like Mana or Darkbless Angel from drop to the field! This card easily sets up your board for your combo plays without expending heavy resources!
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Triggers
Grim Revenger, Emancipating Revenger, Allyl, Dark Shield, Mac Lir and Belial Owl
Despite not having any abilities, “Grim Revenger” is a must-have in the deck due to its Revenger name – after all, it’s another target for extension plays. In the same vein, we’re opting to run a 2-2 split between Shadow Paladin’s Heal Guardian and “Emancipating Revenger, Allyl”. Aside from its Revenger name, it also can provide crucial Counter-Charge or Soul-Charge for future combo plays!
Outside of Elementaria Sanctitude, it’s possible to consider running different combinations of trigger sentinels! The Draw trigger Perfect Guards have always been favored due to the consistency and reliable protection that they provide; however, Critical Sentinels can also be considered to increase the deck’s Critical count for greater kill pressure!
Despite not having any abilities, “Grim Revenger” is a must-have in the deck due to its Revenger name – after all, it’s another target for extension plays. In the same vein, we’re opting to run a 2-2 split between Shadow Paladin’s Heal Guardian and “Emancipating Revenger, Allyl”. Aside from its Revenger name, it also can provide crucial Counter-Charge or Soul-Charge for future combo plays!
Outside of Elementaria Sanctitude, it’s possible to consider running different combinations of trigger sentinels! The Draw trigger Perfect Guards have always been favored due to the consistency and reliable protection that they provide; however, Critical Sentinels can also be considered to increase the deck’s Critical count for greater kill pressure!
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G Zone
True Revenger, Raging Rapt Dragon, Revenger, Raging Form Dragon (Crest), Dark Dragon, Chainrancor Dragon and Dark Knight, Crow Cruach
The new and improved “True Revenger, Raging Rapt Dragon” unleashes its dominance on the battlefield! If your vanguard is the original Raging Form, and you did not generate Imaginary Gifts this fight, Raging Rapt can be Stride during the main phase! Then, you can turn a Revenger card in your G zone face up to get two Force markers and the crest for “Revenger, Raging Form Dragon”!
This crest sets the base Power of your vanguard with the Limit Break ability to 13 000, and allows for Limit Break abilities to be activated even when your damage count is three or less! Additionally, if your heart is “Revenger, Raging Form Dragon” with Limit Break, it changes the cost of Raging Rapt’s Limit Break ability to retire three Revenger rear-guards instead!
After attacking, Raging Rapt’s Limit Break ability Counter-Blasts 1 and Soul-Blasts 1, retiring two rear-guards and discarding two grade 3
After using Raging Rapt as your first Stride, you can go into “Dark Dragon, Chainrancor Dragon” for subsequent turns! This Stride inherits your heart’s abilities, allowing you to utilize your V series vanguards’ impactful abilities! When your opponent would guard from hand, Chainrancor also forces them to guard with three or more cards from hand if you have three or more grade 1 or less units on the field!
Lastly, “Dark Knight, Crow Cruach” is an alternative Stride option for the deck. It’s mainly used as a restanding vanguard that doesn’t lose drives! In situations where you don’t have ways to ensure a full Raging Form combo turn, Crow Cruach offers lower pressure but more card advantage. It also has retire costs for its ability, synergizing with Darkbless Angel and Rinnal!
The new and improved “True Revenger, Raging Rapt Dragon” unleashes its dominance on the battlefield! If your vanguard is the original Raging Form, and you did not generate Imaginary Gifts this fight, Raging Rapt can be Stride during the main phase! Then, you can turn a Revenger card in your G zone face up to get two Force markers and the crest for “Revenger, Raging Form Dragon”!
This crest sets the base Power of your vanguard with the Limit Break ability to 13 000, and allows for Limit Break abilities to be activated even when your damage count is three or less! Additionally, if your heart is “Revenger, Raging Form Dragon” with Limit Break, it changes the cost of Raging Rapt’s Limit Break ability to retire three Revenger rear-guards instead!
After attacking, Raging Rapt’s Limit Break ability Counter-Blasts 1 and Soul-Blasts 1, retiring two rear-guards and discarding two grade 3
After using Raging Rapt as your first Stride, you can go into “Dark Dragon, Chainrancor Dragon” for subsequent turns! This Stride inherits your heart’s abilities, allowing you to utilize your V series vanguards’ impactful abilities! When your opponent would guard from hand, Chainrancor also forces them to guard with three or more cards from hand if you have three or more grade 1 or less units on the field!
Lastly, “Dark Knight, Crow Cruach” is an alternative Stride option for the deck. It’s mainly used as a restanding vanguard that doesn’t lose drives! In situations where you don’t have ways to ensure a full Raging Form combo turn, Crow Cruach offers lower pressure but more card advantage. It also has retire costs for its ability, synergizing with Darkbless Angel and Rinnal!
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Dark Dragon, Deep Griever Dragon and Dark Dragon, Plotmaker Dragon
We’re running two G-Guardians in the deck: “Dark Dragon, Deep Griever Dragon” and “Dark Dragon, Plotmaker Dragon”! When called as a guardian, Deep Griever returns up to five grade 1 cards in drop to the bottom of your deck, gaining extra Shield for each card put this way! If five cards were put, it nullifies the attack! Use this to recycle your key grade 1 allies back to deck to be recalled by your grade 2 units and get around sentinel restrictions! On the other hand, Plotmaker gains +10 000 Shield if Ritual 3 is active, serving as a tanky defender!
We’re running two G-Guardians in the deck: “Dark Dragon, Deep Griever Dragon” and “Dark Dragon, Plotmaker Dragon”! When called as a guardian, Deep Griever returns up to five grade 1 cards in drop to the bottom of your deck, gaining extra Shield for each card put this way! If five cards were put, it nullifies the attack! Use this to recycle your key grade 1 allies back to deck to be recalled by your grade 2 units and get around sentinel restrictions! On the other hand, Plotmaker gains +10 000 Shield if Ritual 3 is active, serving as a tanky defender!
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Other Options
Dark Dragon, Phantom Blaster “Diablo”, Blaster Dark Revenger “Abyss”, and Revenger, Phantom Blaster “Abyss” and Revenger, Dark Bond Trumpeter
Here are some other options to consider in your Raging Form deck if you’re able to find them! “Dark Dragon, Phantom Blaster “Diablo”” is a Stride that gains Power and Critical, and the following ability: when attacking a vanguard, it retires three rear-guards to force your opponent to retire two of their rear-guards. If they could not do so, they cannot guard with cards from hand for that battle! If your opponent has a limited board and does not have G-Guardians or Elementaria Sanctitude active, Phantom Blaster “Diablo” can deal the finishing blow!
Another ride finisher for the Raging Form combo is “Revenger, Phantom Blaster “Abyss””! Should its attack fail to end the game, you can fall back to its Legion with “Blaster Dark Revenger “Abyss”” next turn to return Critical triggers back to deck! After attacking, if Phantom Blaster “Abyss” performed Legion this turn, it Counter-Blasts 2 and retires three Revenger allies to Stand all of your vanguards! With both vanguards gaining Power from your Force markers, you can guarantee two devastating vanguard blows to end the game! As finishers, Phantom Blaster “Abyss” focuses more pressure onto the vanguard attack, whereas Raging Fall spreads the pressure evenly with other Revenger allies!
A grade 1 Revenger to consider is “Revenger, Dark Bond Trumpeter”! When placed, it calls a grade 0 Revenger from deck to the field as Rest! Combined with Mana or Darkbless Angel, Dark Bond Trumpeter instantly replenishes your board with three rear-guards during the battle phase for extension combos!
Here are some other options to consider in your Raging Form deck if you’re able to find them! “Dark Dragon, Phantom Blaster “Diablo”” is a Stride that gains Power and Critical, and the following ability: when attacking a vanguard, it retires three rear-guards to force your opponent to retire two of their rear-guards. If they could not do so, they cannot guard with cards from hand for that battle! If your opponent has a limited board and does not have G-Guardians or Elementaria Sanctitude active, Phantom Blaster “Diablo” can deal the finishing blow!
Another ride finisher for the Raging Form combo is “Revenger, Phantom Blaster “Abyss””! Should its attack fail to end the game, you can fall back to its Legion with “Blaster Dark Revenger “Abyss”” next turn to return Critical triggers back to deck! After attacking, if Phantom Blaster “Abyss” performed Legion this turn, it Counter-Blasts 2 and retires three Revenger allies to Stand all of your vanguards! With both vanguards gaining Power from your Force markers, you can guarantee two devastating vanguard blows to end the game! As finishers, Phantom Blaster “Abyss” focuses more pressure onto the vanguard attack, whereas Raging Fall spreads the pressure evenly with other Revenger allies!
A grade 1 Revenger to consider is “Revenger, Dark Bond Trumpeter”! When placed, it calls a grade 0 Revenger from deck to the field as Rest! Combined with Mana or Darkbless Angel, Dark Bond Trumpeter instantly replenishes your board with three rear-guards during the battle phase for extension combos!
Revenger, Raging Form Dragon and Revenger of Vigor, Maur
Raging Form’s V series counterpart performs its role as a grade 3 vanguard attack extender better than the original. This card has an upgraded reride ability that expands its range to all grade 3 Revenger units, generates Force markers on-ride, and when placed, it calls a grade 2 or less Revenger from deck if you have four or more cards in your damage zone! If you can get your hands on this card, it will upgrade your deck to have stronger plays after your superior Stride play!
A consistency piece to look into is ‘Revenger of Vigor, Maur’. It immediately grants a copy of your vanguard, but it requires a Counter-Blast and a grade 3 or greater vanguard.
Raging Form’s V series counterpart performs its role as a grade 3 vanguard attack extender better than the original. This card has an upgraded reride ability that expands its range to all grade 3 Revenger units, generates Force markers on-ride, and when placed, it calls a grade 2 or less Revenger from deck if you have four or more cards in your damage zone! If you can get your hands on this card, it will upgrade your deck to have stronger plays after your superior Stride play!
A consistency piece to look into is ‘Revenger of Vigor, Maur’. It immediately grants a copy of your vanguard, but it requires a Counter-Blast and a grade 3 or greater vanguard.
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Game Plan
Opening Hand
In your opening hand, it would be good to see these cards to have a smooth early game and set up for your combo turns.
– Rakia as an ideal grade 1 ride target
Wily Revenger, Mana and Dark Cloak Revenger, Tartu
– Mana or Tartu as an ideal grade 2 ride target, since they can call Rinnal from deck for its consistency
– Mana or Tartu as an ideal grade 2 ride target, since they can call Rinnal from deck for its consistency
Revenger, Raging Form Dragon and Revenger, Slay Hex Dragon
– Original Raging Form to ensure Raging Rapt superior Stride on the grade 3 ride up turn, or Slay Hex to find original Raging Form
– Original Raging Form to ensure Raging Rapt superior Stride on the grade 3 ride up turn, or Slay Hex to find original Raging Form
– Copies of Rinnal can be useful to have a stronger early game and find more key pieces
– Defensive pieces like Heal Guardians can be kept in hand, though Raging Form’s offensive power shines with a higher damage count
The most important thing to ensure in your opening hand is a way to find the original Raging Form for access to the superior Stride play. With the high consistency of the deck, it should be relatively obtainable as the game progresses.
– Copies of Rinnal can be useful to have a stronger early game and find more key pieces
– Defensive pieces like Heal Guardians can be kept in hand, though Raging Form’s offensive power shines with a higher damage count
The most important thing to ensure in your opening hand is a way to find the original Raging Form for access to the superior Stride play. With the high consistency of the deck, it should be relatively obtainable as the game progresses.
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Riding to Grade 1
Self-Control Revenger, Rakia and Dark Armor Revenger, Rinnal
As mentioned, Rakia is the intended ride target as it sets up your board upon your grade 3 ride. Going second, should you have two copies of Rinnal in hand, you can opt to ride a copy and call the other behind your vanguard for the potential to gain massive card advantage!
As mentioned, Rakia is the intended ride target as it sets up your board upon your grade 3 ride. Going second, should you have two copies of Rinnal in hand, you can opt to ride a copy and call the other behind your vanguard for the potential to gain massive card advantage!
Riding to Grade 2
Wily Revenger, Mana and Dark Cloak Revenger, Tartu
Riding into Mana or Tartu would be most ideal to superior call other Revengers from deck to the field. At this stage, the main targets of their abilities would be Rinnal for the added consistency, or Alfe if you’re still missing your Raging Form copies.
Riding into Mana or Tartu would be most ideal to superior call other Revengers from deck to the field. At this stage, the main targets of their abilities would be Rinnal for the added consistency, or Alfe if you’re still missing your Raging Form copies.
Riding to Grade 3
Revenger, Raging Form Dragon and Revenger, Slay Hex Dragon
In any situation, riding into the original Raging Form is key, so utilizing Slay Hex to fix your ride can be considered! This will lead into your superior Stride play with Raging Rapt. Force 1 is usually the pick, as the scaling Power will be extremely beneficial with V series Raging Form’s reride combos.
In any situation, riding into the original Raging Form is key, so utilizing Slay Hex to fix your ride can be considered! This will lead into your superior Stride play with Raging Rapt. Force 1 is usually the pick, as the scaling Power will be extremely beneficial with V series Raging Form’s reride combos.
True Revenger, Raging Rapt Dragon and Revenger, Darkbless Angel
With Raging Rapt, the number of attacks that you can perform on that turn depends on your damage count. If your opponent chooses to damage deny you, you’re limited to at most four attacks, two of which would be vanguard swings. With one or more cards in your damage zone, you can play around with Darkbless Angel to create even more vanguard attacks!
With Raging Rapt, the number of attacks that you can perform on that turn depends on your damage count. If your opponent chooses to damage deny you, you’re limited to at most four attacks, two of which would be vanguard swings. With one or more cards in your damage zone, you can play around with Darkbless Angel to create even more vanguard attacks!
Revenger, Raging Form Dragon and Dark Dragon, Chainrancor Dragon
In situations that you only have V series Raging Form to work with, you can always pivot into your reride combos. It would be more beneficial if you’re on high damage to meet Raging Form’s superior call conditions on ride, but you can always work with Darkbless Angel to provide Revenger rear-guards for the reride. You could even Stride into Chainrancor going second for even greater Power and Triple Drive on the vanguard attack!
In situations that you only have V series Raging Form to work with, you can always pivot into your reride combos. It would be more beneficial if you’re on high damage to meet Raging Form’s superior call conditions on ride, but you can always work with Darkbless Angel to provide Revenger rear-guards for the reride. You could even Stride into Chainrancor going second for even greater Power and Triple Drive on the vanguard attack!
Wily Revenger, Mana, Dark Cloak Revenger, Tartu and Revenger, Darkbless Angel
In any case, you’ll want to have your trifecta of Mana, Tartu and Darkbless Angel on standby to effectively set up your board of Revengers and create extension plays for your vanguard restride/ reride combos!
In any case, you’ll want to have your trifecta of Mana, Tartu and Darkbless Angel on standby to effectively set up your board of Revengers and create extension plays for your vanguard restride/ reride combos!
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Defenses
You’re going to be relying heavily on your large hand size generated from repeated vanguard attacks to guard against a counterattack from your opponent! Hopefully, your opponent won’t be able to formulate a strong response after their hand is depleted from your massive combo turn!
Dark Dragon, Deep Griever Dragon and Dark Dragon, Plotmaker Dragon
– While this deck does even better with a high damage count, be wary of decks that can muscle their way with early aggression like Neo Nectar.
– While this deck does even better with a high damage count, be wary of decks that can muscle their way with early aggression like Neo Nectar.
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Notable Matchups
Link Joker: The Lock mechanic can easily neuter the effectiveness of the deck, as it prevents you from filling your board with Revengers to retire. You can mitigate this with Raging Fall, as its restand becoming less Counter-Blast intensive with more locked cards on the board. The best way to deal with this is to utilize Bracing Angel Ladder to prevent your allies from being locked out, though it would mean an even higher grade 3 count.
Granblue: This deck has always relied on its player having a high skill cap to optimally utilize the many tools of the deck; in the right hands, Granblue players can effectively counter Revengers with a variety of measures. Thanks to the great synergy between “Great Witch Doctor of Banquets, Negrolily” and “Ghostie Leader, Beatrice”, it has allowed for a mid battle phase interactions with “Skeleton Cannoneer” to retire Revenger rear-guards, or “Mick the Ghostie and Family” to stack defensive Power on the vanguard. The deck also generates card advantage easily, so it will be difficult to break through their defenses. Ultimately, it would be a good idea to try an aggressive approach against Granblue and prevent them from stabilizing in the mid and late game.
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Conclusion
Shadow Paladin has always been a popular clan for many players, and the Revenger archetype is no stranger to this as well. With this huge update to its arsenal of offensive tools, you can be certain that this deck will make a splash in the Premium scene! We hope that this information on the deck will help you to better upgrade the Premium Deckset!
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