R'hllor Brotherhood, TOP 4 in March on Winterfell - Rotation 2.0

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I went 5:1 with this deck in a post-rotation tournament and I was overall happy with the deck's performance. Huge thanks to Martozar for organizing the event and congratulations to Lord Puky for winning it.

JP link: https://thrones.tourneygrounds.com/tournaments/8698

I apologize to any of my opponents if I don't portray the game completely objectively, this is how I remember them – feel free to correct any possible mistakes or omissions.

R'hllor Brotherhood lost only Red God's Blessing due to the rotation and while the attachment is pretty good it is definetly not an essential piece. On the other hand the lack of Valar Morghulis and especially The First Snow of Winter allowed this deck to go wide with low-cost efficient characters without the need to play well-timed Return to the Fields.

This deck is really aggresive and the combination of 2 claim plots, Duel and potential intimidate from agenda allows it to clear opponent's board and hand, while minimalizing potential retaliation.

Only change to the deck that I would consider is swapping The Mad King's Command for Marched to the Wall.

Game 1 vs Brotherhood – WIN

I set up duped Tormund Giantsbane, Acolyte of the Flame and The Kingsroad + I had Azor Ahai Reborn in Hand. This allowed me to pressure my opponent with intimidate on all 3 challenges + high claim + Melisandre,... Overall I got the perfect draw.

Game 2 vs Free Companies – WIN

My opponent had set up worth only 5 gold, but I did not see any econ in mine. He played in first round Randyll Tarly with 2 dupes and Garth Greenhand. Luckily my opponent saw no draw until round 4 appart from Oldtown which I controlled with A City Besieged and I forced him into top-deck mode. This resulted in him not having enough claim soak and he was forced to either claim Randyll with 7 or so power on round four or lose the game. Even though I had to discard 3 power for Robert's Rebellion I was able to close out the game, thanks to renown on Anguy the Archer.

Game 3 vs Wolf – WIN

My opponent played big Wall round one, which stole first character on fourth round (I did not allow any discard from my hand in first and then controlled it with A City Besieged. I drew a duped Tormund Giantsbane and Balerion, both of whom were able to survive The Stranger. Balerion then successfully protected me from Marched to the Wall and my opponent was in top-deck mode, thanks to some lucky pulls on intrigue claime and Seen In Flames. After a few rounds Tormund was able to finish the job.

Game 4 vs The Many-Faced God – WIN

I was up against Timett Son of Timett from the start, which could have been a real issue, since I started the game with Lem Lemoncloak without dupe and planned to make him Azor Ahai Reborn. However Seen In Flames discarded the third Clansmen from his hand and Queen's Men took care about his Put to the Sword. After that Mel, Blackhaven Rider, Duel and VD kept his large characters in check and I was able to win this one.

Game 5 vs Free Companies – WIN

This was a really tight game, which could have went both ways. I believed we played 9 plots before time was called, while I had more power. My opponent saw only 1 copy of Khorane Sathmantes throughout the whole game, which I discarded round 1 with Seen In Flames. He also saw Robert Baratheon only once and I found two Milk of the Poppy to take care of him. This was really unlucky for him, given the fact that he used Summons twice and Siege Preparations. I on the other hand drew pretty meaningful cards for most of the game, which allowed me to keep my board populated and push through challenges.

TOP 4 vs Fealty – LOSS

Burn is a pretty bad matchup for this deck and even though I saw The Hand's Judgment, The Iron Throne and The Hollow Hill, I had no board after second round. I made a big misplay in that round and my opponent was able to capitalize on that. After that, the game was basically over, with me not being able to establish any meaningful board pressence.