Tyrell/Sun Aggro/Control Gamezilla Fredericton SC Top 4

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Esternaefil 36

This is a flexibility take on Tyrell/Sun Aggro Control. I would change a few things before taking it to another event. I would swap The Iron Throne for a Sunspear (or a second copy of HighGarden), and I would think strongly about replacing the Maester Lomys with a second Maester Caleotte.

The deck performed well at Store Champs, going 2-1 for a spot in the top 4. It lost against Lannister/Rose rush when I didn't see Nymeria Sand for four turns against a The Knight of Flowers/Randyll Tarly start by the Lannister deck. It defeated Greyjoy/Lion after successfully sticking the second Milk of the Poppy on Balon Greyjoy while using Edric Dayne and Nymeria to keep Asha Greyjoy from pulling any tricks. It defeated Baratheon/Tyrell in a hard fought game to make the cut despite getting outrushed early. Icon control techniques plus a very well timed Olenna's Informant on my A Clash of Kings turn sealed things.

I enjoyed the Olenna's Cunning package, though I think I might consider taking the Support of the People out in place of either a second The Hand's Judgment or a second copy of either Highgarden or The Mander. None of the unique locations were effective, but only because I didn't see Highgarden early enough against Lannister to make a difference, and The Mander drew me into dead Confinement against the Lannister beatsticks. In rounds two and three I didn't see them, or didn't choose to look for them with my cunning (opting instead to find Nymeria when I had the chance).

All in all, I really enjoyed playing this deck, and I think that with a more normal draw, it would have been much better in the Lannister/Rose matchup. Knowing how important the Lannister matchup will be moving forward, I want to try it out some more against the red cards and see how I could improve things.

The plot deck was good. I would consider taking out Wildfire Assault, for either Marched to the Wall or Fortified Position depending on your stance on the metagame.

3 comments

jkowitski 3

I'm a little bit confused. Aggro and Control are different game plans, so which is this deck trying to be?

If you're thinking of pulling Lomys, why not replace him with something other than a second Caleotte? Maybe another Hands Judgement or Support?

I've found that a single Caleotte is perfect when running Here to Serve.

Jushirou 1

Aggro-control decks are basically able to play aggro against other control decks and control against other aggro decks - they are also called midrange by some ppl.

Personally I would cut some events in favor of some attachments - little birds for Randyl/KotF?

Esternaefil 36

You're half right, it is a deck that is able to modify it's game plan more deftly than a pure aggro or control deck, but that's not what you call midrange. A midrange seeks to accelerate out big threats early to apply massive pressure on either aggro out control opponents. Midrange are most often rush decks in game of thrones, especially those rush decks that seek to get Randyll, Loras, Balon or Robert on the first turn.

I originally had a little bird and a pair of heartsbane in the list, but I took them out in favour of less gimmicky cards. The attachments would only be great on four individual cards, where as the cards I put in their place (1x nymeria, and 2x olennas cunning) are much more flexible and ultimately proved to be very valuable all day long.

I do feel as though the events could be thinned down a bit, but I would likely add in additional copies of highgarden in their place rather than attachments at this point.

I would want a second caleotte so that I still have use of here to serve even if I draw one copy in my opener. If I were to go down to a single maester, then I would remove the maester tutor altogether.