Pure Orcust for grind lovers, list is BLZD ready and therefore heavy on board breakers. Much worse end board than Azamina Orcust, but much more consistent. Also, more fun options from turn 2, as this deck adapts to and plays through a surprising amount of hand traps and negates while also consistently reducing opponent end board sizes because of how much non-engine this can run.
Main Deck Theseus for Kewl Tune. Already feels unwinnable, very important to make it better immediately from Game 1.
Contact C for (sometimes) Branded Dracotail but mostly more KT hate, going 2nd; only out is Shooting Riser Dragon. If KT starts running it, swap for Soundproofed/Discord. Soundproofed only realistic going 1st though. Belle > Ash for KT.
Chaos Angel + Lib + Succession is an alternative line if Lib stays online during your start, for 3 removals, also ending in Enlilgirsu if Galatea-I does not get ashed, but no Crescendo search if you can't make Galatea on top. Also makes Accesscode Talker much more potent, as Lib allows a 2nd use of the destruction effect. Succesfully extending into Accesscode Talker gives overall 5 removals, 3 of which can't be negated on field. I've found many lines in which all or parts of this make sense to play, fuck around with it maybe you like it too.
Dominus Impulse turns off Lib search + shuffle, but not the banish for Accesscode Talker. Can matter in niche scenarios.
One for One gets Brass Bombard.
Mourner mostly because it hits Krosea, not sure how relevant RT will remain in BLZD. Easy cut if it fades.
Side Deck options:
- Purulia > Mourner
- Lava Golem > Mourner
Meta is slowly shifting into board breakers anyways, Lava Golem is very similar power level to Super Poly and keeps Impulse online. Golem can be taken back with Enlilgirsu for much easier lethal, which can be nice to prevent 6 turn grind fests into some MUs. Purulia is always good, don't think MUs into Purulia-vulnerable decks are bad though.
Cut Options:
Lib + Succession (+ Chaos Angel), 1x Orcust Crescendo, 2x Cymbal
Allows you to run 3x FBG, 1x Orcust Return, 1x Sirius and similar one-ofs in any prefered combination. Always cut Lib + Succession together, Chaos Angel can stay if you like it. Gorgon of Zilofthonia, Borreload Dragon are good replacements, Dharc is okay too, I just don't like it personally. Very broken in some matchups, useless in others. Don't feel it improves any matchup that matters. If you're willing to run a single Rokket Caliber, Borrelend Dragon is a kinda low percentage option to shorten games where the option opens up.
3x FBG + Orcust Return make the list more consistent into pops but reduce endboard sizes if you cut Cymbal for them. If you feel like you can't play enough going 1st, or your end boards are always too small, try 3x FBG with 3x Cymbal first for the most consistent version of this list. Additional spells also make Droplet A LOT better as you, pretty much always wanna chain the droplet to a spell activation (you have to send a spell in KT because of Zalen), but droplet is actually kinda ass into KT so it's less important than it seems (again. Thanks KT). It does come up though, I just really like the Lib lines.