Finalist Decklist - Runner Up

Mitch Hagmann's unnamed runner up from the National Championship.

FSS (10)

Diamond Beach (2)

Pinball Arcade (2)

City Park

Tangram Alley

Waterfall Sanctuary

Forgotten Temple

Stone Spirals

Wall of a Thousand Eyes

Characters (24)

Ice Healer (4)

Darkness Preistess (2)

Netherworld Librarian

Ice Shaman

Anastasia

King of the Fire Pagoda

Sinister Priest (2)

Shamanistic Punk

Red Dragon Troupe (3)

Yakuza Enforcer

Chaos Spirit (4)

Bonebow Army

Duodenum of Yang Luo

Lusignan the Fool

States (3)

Ring of Ice

Amulet of the Turtle (2)

Events (16)

Killing Rain

Brain Fire

Shattering Fire (2)

Blood Lust (3)

Ice Blessing (2)

Mark of Fire (5)

Avenging Thunder

Scroll of Incantation

The idea is to build up lots of magic resources and punch through the other players' defences with shattering fires and Red Dragon Troupes made unblockable by a strategically placed Mark of Fire.  That said, I never played a single Red Dragon Troupe all tournament, which goes to show how solid the Monarchs' alt power gen is when you're throwing around 13-damage shattering fires.

 

I really really wish I had had more playtesting, as I've since made some tweaks that I think would've seen it stand up to Kevin's Battlematic somewhat more firmly.