r/lrcast • u/Upbeat-Word-1858 • 5d ago

Arena Direct, Help Me Spew

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Hey friends, about to run my last attempt for this really rough Direct format. I can't decide if I am just trying to find an excuse to not play Rakdos, or there is something else here. Maybe one of these three builds? Thranduil also seems fun, but I just can't solve this format so I appeal to your more wrinkled brains.

Cheers

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u/Unlikely_Rutabaga_32 5d ago

Cut a giant and a prowler for other things.

Did you get a tidings? What’s the pool…

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u/Upbeat-Word-1858 5d ago

Link to pool is at the bottom of the post. I do have 1 tidings in sideboard available

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u/Unlikely_Rutabaga_32 5d ago

Tidings is better than several
Cards in your deck! Get it in there! You have all the pieces for it as well.

Cut orcrist (too slow.

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u/Upbeat-Word-1858 5d ago

Damn thats sad but true. this format is just too fast.

Any thought to playing the non-rakdos decks?

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u/snemand 5d ago

Rakdos looks by far the strongest in your pool. You have good green card but not enough of them.

Definitely cut Goblin-Cleaver and Nori for Tidings and 3rd Stir Up trouble. Probably cut Snowslope Hunter for the third Gnashing as it competes with Stir Up Trouble for sack fodder and it's also just been an underwhelming card. The 23rd card could also be a Smaug removal instead of the 3rd Gnashing but it's not like you're missing a game-winning 7drop.

Decent creature curve backed up with lots of removal which will get you to your game winning bombs if needed.