Have you considered mickey friendly face for mufasa deck? If you get him off mufasa he let's you play maleficent dragon on turn 6 or sooner if you have lantern or doc out. Also he turns the rapunzel/ gothel combo into a 3 cost play
Your videos are the highest quality content in the game currently. I appreciate your analysis and insights to the thought process as well as your ability to remain composed in these videos - even under a loss. Keep up the content!
Thank you for this detailed guide. It has really helped me and rethink the way that I play Lorcana. This has been the best in-depth explanation of how to play control decks and the game in general. Thank you so much for you advice and insight.
I really look forward to your videos, seeing how you recap your matchups makes me think twice about every card I choose to ink or play and I feel like its made me a better player
Following you since the beginning! Last week I had a Mirror match against you at Pixelborn. I jumped out of my chair and called everyone in the house! (yep that celebrity encounter reaction) You're the best! You won the match 20-17
Even without extensive game knowledge, your play-by-play commentary is clear as crystal. Love how you contextualize plays into you or your opponent's larger game plan.
I’ll keep that in mind! As a quick answer here, the best counter is playing the mirror better. Aggro can also take it down at time but I wasn’t able to find any while recording this week.
Hey From Germany. Thank you for another great video. I’m playing Control decks since the beginning and your videos definitely helps to do better decisions in game and helps to think about my own game strategy. High quality videos with high quality gaming. Just Steadfast. Thanks for your content☺️
My friend just won a 100+ tournament in the UK (the biggest so far) with a similar list to this- Sanctuary games have a stream of them doing a mirror match (final game of the stream) if people want to see some amazing plays
Love the list! My only issue with these decks is it feels like going second, especially in the mirror is just so one one sided. Our opponent stays a turn ahead and we don’t have access to actions to help us climb in front. However I do really like the deck and would love to see further experimentation into the idea.
Great video Steadfast! This is great to teach my son how to play the deck, especially vs steelsong 👍🏼 His favourite card is Elsa Spirit of Winter and used her to devastating effect in the last format. I’m guessing she’s too big to fit in this list?
You can totally add her! I don’t think she’s too big, I just think she might be slow against some aggro matchups. But she’s made appearances in this deck at a few big events. If it’s a favorite card of his, PLAY IT!
I'm sad to see the same 2 color combination in every top-8 once more during set 2 cycle. I managed to reach top-8 and top-4 in two 32 players tournaments with Emerald/Amethyst during set 1 but I don't think it will be possible now.
Yeah I hear you, but I have found that the ROTF version of this control deck plays entirely different than TFC version. I think if the colors were changed, the fatigue wouldn’t be as present. Thinking of it that way gets me so excited for new decks like this!
Have you ever considered Peter Pan's shadow in your control decks? In certain matchups making all your rushes evasive creates huge swing turns and very hard to punish board states
That deck can definitely take games off control if they find their good sequences. I wasn’t able to find games this week with it - I was hoping to include that instead of the Emerald Steel. But that deck is one reason why I play Dragon Fire even though many players don’t run it anymore. Gotta burn Arthur when you see him.
I know its pretty irreplaceable but any suggestions for Maleficent replacement? Currently have 0 and the only thing missing from the deck and can't quite find a good replacement.
If you don't have her, I would just run an aggro version of the deck with Arthur, Lefou, and Pinocchio. Maleficent Dragon is pretty vital to the control-style deck.
is this a set 3 or 4 deck? the game just released where I live so we currently only have set 1. but your red purple version of set 1 is my fav deck so far.
Well the easy answer is I don’t think I’ve ever lost that matchup on the aggro side. Even when maxing out 2-cost Rush Queen of Hearts, using Teeth and Maui etc it’s such a difficult matchup. Pawpsicles are great against Steelsong but that aggro weakness is what’s keeping them out of any meaningful placements at tournaments. Ruby/Amethyst has a few extra meaningful ways to stop aggro (Pinocchio, Fox, etc) and it makes a big difference. As for Be Prepared early from the ramp, it’s not usually impactful because their key cards will just be bounced back to hand with Snake, Fox, and Arthur to protect them.
@@ssteadfast thanks for the response. What about the possibility of our lore-ing them with Noi shield and t5 crab etc... I have been working on this deck for the last month and prefer this over anything else, so really trying to make it work against aggro, as I can win fine against steel song and red purple control.
Focus on card draw. Your true advantage almost always comes from great management of Merlin Rabbit and the way you bounce him in and out for card draw. Weave in Maleficent and FOTOS and you have a great draw engine. Then learn to pivot from the "setup" around 10-12 lore into a lore rush with Goat/Spellbook or late game units like Elsa and Ursula (which are common additions beyond my list)
@@ssteadfastSo after a few days of trying out the deck and playing with your advice in mind. I think my main problem at the moment is not closing out the game by turning it around at the right moment. I always seem to have already played/inked my Merlin goats when I need to lore rush and my spellbooks always seem to be less worth it than my big hitters when I get to the endgame. Obviously with experience I’ll feel better with what cards to ink/play and when but I think I keep feeling like I have to play something every turn. This means that my goats have usually already been played by the time I need them properly
Ursula can be useful. I played her at locals with similar build, she actually won me a game when I kept opponent at bay by constantly bouncing her back with snake and fox and replaying her.
If you don’t have her I’d recommmend running the more aggro version of the list with Lefou and Arthur- it’s quite good! I posted a screenshot of the list near the beginning.
He’s not bad, but I’m already pushing 17 uninkables and don’t want to lose anything I have. Perhaps if games tended to go longer I could swap him in over Dragon Fire, but DF is great against a random Evasive or Stout Cindy.
@@ssteadfast he has performed for me. Taking out a few things early without losing him is good. Crab target to 5 and keeping him is good. Trading him then turning him into ink is good. For me he was kind of an upgrade from the broom/gaston slot
It doesn’t really change the matchmaking, I Match against GM regularly. I’d rather practice BO3 at locals and events. But thanks for that feedback! Maybe I’ll do a grind stream sometime.
Hey man! I used this deck to climb into platinum where I believe I just faced you! ( my tag is numskul) Super tough and close game! im playing more of a meta deck right now tbh but wanted to stop in and thank you for what you do for the comunity and say GG
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I'm thinking of covering the Mufasa deck next, what do you think? 👀
I think that would be nice :)
Please cover WhosYourDaddy.dek
Have you considered mickey friendly face for mufasa deck? If you get him off mufasa he let's you play maleficent dragon on turn 6 or sooner if you have lantern or doc out. Also he turns the rapunzel/ gothel combo into a 3 cost play
Go for it it’s worth covering
It’s such a fun deck. Would be good to see a full guide of a proper list.
Your videos are the highest quality content in the game currently. I appreciate your analysis and insights to the thought process as well as your ability to remain composed in these videos - even under a loss. Keep up the content!
I appreciate that! Thanks for tuning in.
No joke, every deck he talks about makes me wanna build it.
Thank you for this detailed guide. It has really helped me and rethink the way that I play Lorcana. This has been the best in-depth explanation of how to play control decks and the game in general. Thank you so much for you advice and insight.
Glad it helped! Thanks for always commenting :)
Love the music choice. The artist Kupla is one of my favs.
As always thanks for a detailed explanation of the deck!
I go for 50% info, 50% vibes. The music puts in work in that regard.
I really look forward to your videos, seeing how you recap your matchups makes me think twice about every card I choose to ink or play and I feel like its made me a better player
Thank you!! 💜
Following you since the beginning! Last week I had a Mirror match against you at Pixelborn. I jumped out of my chair and called everyone in the house! (yep that celebrity encounter reaction) You're the best! You won the match 20-17
Hahaha GG! You’ll get me next time.
Even without extensive game knowledge, your play-by-play commentary is clear as crystal. Love how you contextualize plays into you or your opponent's larger game plan.
Thank you!! I'm always trying to be clear and informative, I appreciate the comment :D
Neat, I've got crabs already so just need a couple of the pricier pieces
for these deck techs, especially the top ones like this one, it'd be cool if you could go through its counters
I’ll keep that in mind! As a quick answer here, the best counter is playing the mirror better. Aggro can also take it down at time but I wasn’t able to find any while recording this week.
Love those long Pixelborn videos with your perspective in the background! Keep em coming
Thanks! Will do!
Hey From Germany.
Thank you for another great video. I’m playing Control decks since the beginning and your videos definitely helps to do better decisions in game and helps to think about my own game strategy.
High quality videos with high quality gaming. Just Steadfast. Thanks for your content☺️
Hello! Thanks for watching :)
Great video and explanation while playing. Your format of tutorial and gameplay is unmatched in the Lorcana community. Enjoy the comeup!
My friend just won a 100+ tournament in the UK (the biggest so far) with a similar list to this- Sanctuary games have a stream of them doing a mirror match (final game of the stream) if people want to see some amazing plays
Gonna have a couple months of this. Would be great to see the other side on how to combat the ‘best deck in the game’
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@@lserano1910join them. If only you knew the power of the dark side.
Love the list! My only issue with these decks is it feels like going second, especially in the mirror is just so one one sided. Our opponent stays a turn ahead and we don’t have access to actions to help us climb in front. However I do really like the deck and would love to see further experimentation into the idea.
Great video Steadfast! This is great to teach my son how to play the deck, especially vs steelsong 👍🏼
His favourite card is Elsa Spirit of Winter and used her to devastating effect in the last format. I’m guessing she’s too big to fit in this list?
You can totally add her! I don’t think she’s too big, I just think she might be slow against some aggro matchups. But she’s made appearances in this deck at a few big events. If it’s a favorite card of his, PLAY IT!
@@ssteadfast Thanks man! What would you, personally, remove for her?
If you’re following my list here, maybe replace 2x Dragon Fire with 2x Elsa.
A steadfast upload day is a good day 🙏🙏
Appreciate it, thanks for tuning in :)
This is so OP, I netdecked a very similar list but the crab is new ofc and it's sick
Yay new stuff!
Old colors, new strats. 👍
You and Ruby/Amy will never end. 😄 keep doing amazing things
I would suggest you for the title deck guide creator of the year.
I appreciate the nomination :D I'm among some great creators though. Cheers.
I'm sad to see the same 2 color combination in every top-8 once more during set 2 cycle. I managed to reach top-8 and top-4 in two 32 players tournaments with Emerald/Amethyst during set 1 but I don't think it will be possible now.
Yeah I hear you, but I have found that the ROTF version of this control deck plays entirely different than TFC version. I think if the colors were changed, the fatigue wouldn’t be as present. Thinking of it that way gets me so excited for new decks like this!
Have you ever considered Peter Pan's shadow in your control decks? In certain matchups making all your rushes evasive creates huge swing turns and very hard to punish board states
Definitely a great consideration! I’ve only texted him some, not as much as Pinoc + Crab but I’m going to play him more.
Great video, hours of test play saved here! did you had the chance to see how this decks behaves against an hyper aggro deck such as Amber/Amethyst?
That deck can definitely take games off control if they find their good sequences. I wasn’t able to find games this week with it - I was hoping to include that instead of the Emerald Steel.
But that deck is one reason why I play Dragon Fire even though many players don’t run it anymore. Gotta burn Arthur when you see him.
amazing - this is what i was struggling against and im finding it helpful for exactly that reason. great vid@@ssteadfast
I know its pretty irreplaceable but any suggestions for Maleficent replacement? Currently have 0 and the only thing missing from the deck and can't quite find a good replacement.
If you don't have her, I would just run an aggro version of the deck with Arthur, Lefou, and Pinocchio. Maleficent Dragon is pretty vital to the control-style deck.
is this a set 3 or 4 deck? the game just released where I live so we currently only have set 1. but your red purple version of set 1 is my fav deck so far.
I'd legit love your take on why you think red blue pawp cannot answer aggro decks. Is turn 4 be prepared not enough?
Well the easy answer is I don’t think I’ve ever lost that matchup on the aggro side. Even when maxing out 2-cost Rush Queen of Hearts, using Teeth and Maui etc it’s such a difficult matchup. Pawpsicles are great against Steelsong but that aggro weakness is what’s keeping them out of any meaningful placements at tournaments. Ruby/Amethyst has a few extra meaningful ways to stop aggro (Pinocchio, Fox, etc) and it makes a big difference. As for Be Prepared early from the ramp, it’s not usually impactful because their key cards will just be bounced back to hand with Snake, Fox, and Arthur to protect them.
@@ssteadfast thanks for the response. What about the possibility of our lore-ing them with Noi shield and t5 crab etc... I have been working on this deck for the last month and prefer this over anything else, so really trying to make it work against aggro, as I can win fine against steel song and red purple control.
hey man do you have a decklist on dreamborn for that deck?
Yes! I just added it to the description of the video.
I’m a new subscriber and just starting out with Lorcana. What would you say are the biggest mistakes to watch out for when using ruby/amethyst?
Focus on card draw. Your true advantage almost always comes from great management of Merlin Rabbit and the way you bounce him in and out for card draw. Weave in Maleficent and FOTOS and you have a great draw engine. Then learn to pivot from the "setup" around 10-12 lore into a lore rush with Goat/Spellbook or late game units like Elsa and Ursula (which are common additions beyond my list)
@@ssteadfastSo after a few days of trying out the deck and playing with your advice in mind. I think my main problem at the moment is not closing out the game by turning it around at the right moment. I always seem to have already played/inked my Merlin goats when I need to lore rush and my spellbooks always seem to be less worth it than my big hitters when I get to the endgame.
Obviously with experience I’ll feel better with what cards to ink/play and when but I think I keep feeling like I have to play something every turn. This means that my goats have usually already been played by the time I need them properly
Nice, keep it up! Sounds like you're identifying areas to improve and that's perfect. As long as you're having fun playing too! :D
I saw a beast Robin Hood tec that was a lore factory. Have u seen this yet
Like Emerald Steel? It’s a fun one.
what could I swap out wiht Minnie Classy surfer I only have 1
Maybe Goofy!
Whats the little 5 in the corner where your name is?
It just shows how many months I’ve been a Patreon supporter :)
What do u think about ursula in the deck?
Ursula can be useful. I played her at locals with similar build, she actually won me a game when I kept opponent at bay by constantly bouncing her back with snake and fox and replaying her.
Whats the name of the simulator?
Whats a good sub for ink 9 Maleficent? Dont have the card yet.
If you don’t have her I’d recommmend running the more aggro version of the list with Lefou and Arthur- it’s quite good! I posted a screenshot of the list near the beginning.
@@ssteadfast Awesome! I’ll check it out
Why not use the 7 cost scar? Out of curiosity
He’s not bad, but I’m already pushing 17 uninkables and don’t want to lose anything I have. Perhaps if games tended to go longer I could swap him in over Dragon Fire, but DF is great against a random Evasive or Stout Cindy.
How is he playing online??
No Phoenix hei hei makes me sad
He's good in this deck!
@@ssteadfast he has performed for me. Taking out a few things early without losing him is good. Crab target to 5 and keeping him is good. Trading him then turning him into ink is good. For me he was kind of an upgrade from the broom/gaston slot
Hi sorry how do I download this game
Google pixelborn- i play on my laptop
i like your videos but you should grind to GM to show better opponnents
It doesn’t really change the matchmaking, I Match against GM regularly. I’d rather practice BO3 at locals and events. But thanks for that feedback! Maybe I’ll do a grind stream sometime.
Got smoked by this deck today…
Pixelborn-
this deck ruined the game
You think? I love playing it, it’s a ton of fun!
Hey man! I used this deck to climb into platinum where I believe I just faced you! ( my tag is numskul) Super tough and close game! im playing more of a meta deck right now tbh but wanted to stop in and thank you for what you do for the comunity and say GG
Hey man!! GG! Thanks for dropping by :D I was thinking of making a video about that deck I was using against you, can I use that game in the video?
Yeah man absolutely!