Lebanon, NH tournament 11.15 (2nd place) 1.0

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General notes: My first pass at a Banner of the Sun, definitely needs a bit of tuning, and more playtesting overall. I think the bones are solid, but this is still a rough draft.

Play: - Strongly prefers going second; prioritize getting Sunspear - Opening plot is quite often Sneak Attack, but if the opponent marshals 3 or more characters and none are high value, Sneak Attack is best held as a plot to close the game.

Deckbuilding: - The reason it’s at 62 cards is a last-minute inclusion of a 3rd Great Kraken about 5 minutes before the tourney started. Glad that I did, but the reliability started to wobble a bit on setup and character balance. - Based on the play yesterday, replace Arianne Martell with a second Littlefinger, cut one Iron Fleet Scout.

• Possible Changes: Cut Syrio’s Training. It was helpful to put on Edric Dayne, Littlefinger, or a Dornish Paramour for versatility, but probably not necessary for the deck overall, and there’s some chance it will be a dead draw mid-game.
• Add a second Tears of Lys. The Martell characters and Little Bird give a decent number of intrigue icons, people are less afraid of blocking Int. challenges out of Greyjoy, and the cost is easier to cover than Put to the Sword. If you’re sitting on 2 gold, people will expect PttS and may defend accordingly, but you could also use Confinement and Tears of an Int challenge and get some surprise character removal that opens the door for unopposed Mil and Power challenges.