COTM THEORYCRAFT: Championless Encroaching Shadows

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Theorycraft Archetype: Aggro Ionia Shadow Isles
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  • Seems like every Encroaching Shadows deck should have Cursed Keeper and The Undying in it, and I don't really understand the Frenzied Skitterer and Barkbeast picks.

    • Quote From FortyDust

      Seems like every Encroaching Shadows deck should have Cursed Keeper and The Undying in it, and I don't really understand the Frenzied Skitterer and Barkbeast picks.

      Frenzied Skitterer is to help Fearsome units connect--think like an L2 Nocturne without the setup--and Barkbeast will almost always be a 1 mana 3/3 without ES or 5/5 with.

      I agree with you that Cursed Keeper is outrageous value post-ES; however my dilemma was activating him pre-ES plus I was uncomfortable including him if he'd be that 100% dependent on the combo. Maybe if I included some Mark of the Isles as an alternative enabler?

      The Undying I feel a little more confident rejecting: sure you get re-occurring swings, but he's just not enough pressure, especially for how much you have to pay for him. I've play a lot of that guy over the past month and you really need to sink a few deaths into him before he's anything more than a nuisance.

      • Quote From OldManSanns
        The Undying I feel a little more confident rejecting: sure you get re-occurring swings, but he's just not enough pressure, especially for how much you have to pay for him. I've play a lot of that guy over the past month and you really need to sink a few deaths into him before he's anything more than a nuisance.

        You don't need to sink deaths into it when it starts as a 4/4. Sure, it only comes back as a 3/3 the first time, but anything that comes back is going to be welcome in this deck.

        On that note, I'd also add another Glimpse Beyond. You're definitely going to want all the draw you can muster since you'll have very little that's able to stick on the board.