Notes & Combos

More engine-heavy build, trying to capitalize on the resistance to interruption this approach provides, by playing through handtraps going first, and forcing interruption going second.

Even if you get interrupted and can't get to Liger, more often than not, your half-boards + handtraps can get you to live until next turn and force out an OTK with your strong follow-up. The nonengine density and quality is maintained compared to 40 card builds, but your true brick amount remains relatively the same, with just the addition of Serenade hindering it. The high amount of extenders and identical starter density means you have a handful of scenarios where you can play even through 2 handtraps, though it is not that common.

Foolish Goods into Serenade might seem like a bad deal given that the card is at 1, but it's what helped me countless times going second, as Thrust into FBG is the strongest thing you can use to extend past a negate on Hound. Serenade is also the second best Marten search going first if you already opened Masquerade, and even if you open it, there are quite a few cards that can help you get it to GY, both early and late in the combo, so it's not that big of a deal. 2 Poly is unusual, but Guardian Chimera jumpscare is a core part of my strategy, and having the option to search a second Black Sheep or bounce the one in rotation to be able to get another Poly has proved vital in many cases. It's also funny to chain both Masquerade and Chick by having both Polys in GY.

As for the cards shown as my side deck, they are all things that I've considered including or that I've used but removed, but frankly don't know the right place for them. Imperm as a 1-of would be good as a second going first Thrust target, and it's still very useful to open against a lot of the problematic decks right now (especially Orcust), but I don't really want to bloat my main deck further than this, and right now I feel the options I am playing are correct. You could probably replace the second Talents or the Heavy storm with it, if you aren't facing that many backrow decks. Almiraj is very useful for Imperm on Leo or normal summon Marten, but only if you open Perfume, otherwise the use cases are extremely limited. Panther is a godsend in the mirror, and Luna Fusion into a Ryzeal board is something I've considered many times, with too few names in hand. Either of those options would replace Dugares, because it's the card I've used the least so far in my entire Extra Deck.