Zen is the Deck to Beat

Daniel Rutkowski walks us through the Runaways 9 Bonds Zen list that made Top 4 at US Nationals, 9th at US Nationals, 8-0 at the Calling, and two BH Top 8s all in one weekend.
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00:00 Intro
00:18 Deck Intro
01:25 Strategy
02:15 Weapon & Equipment
09:00 Reds
17:45 Yellows
19:55 Blues
28:55 Sideboard
33:20 All the ways to Transcend
39:45 Bonds Tips & Tricks
42:30 Combo Lines
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[@johnpaddytcg]

Grats on the big showing for your team! You guys crushed it

[@fachowf4637]

Any comment on the exclusion of Red Aspect + Chase the Tail? Some lists remove the flusters for these 2.
Great list btw. Congrats on the finish!

[@happydimsum8221]

I'm playing kayo should I play Stonewall gauntlet as my arm peace in this matchup

[@vorgralax]

Yes!

[@Semtia_]

No. We can just close the chain to turn off the Stonewall Gauntlet so the most value it will get is 4 (Gustwave>Bonds>the bonds tutor) but Apex Bonebreaker can easily get 4 or 5 block value since the low amount of on-hits means you are rarely pressured into using it when you don't have a 6 pow to pair with it.

[@vorgralax]

Well my opponent didn't know that at the time, that's even more disheartening...ugh.

[@BobT_GRG]

Buy 10 marvel crouching tigers or you can't play the deck. Got it.

[@vorgralax]

Played vs Zen bonds today absolutely unstoppable, blocked out double Art, had to have been an 8 card chain, used both gauntlet and guardwell helm (had Victor so also blocked with test strength and drew), took like 5 damage, then got ground down turn after turn from bonds, super consistent with no chance of winning, hit back for a ton but it did not matter in the end. Very little back and forth, very feel bad.