Early Deck Ideas for the New Expansion

Hey everyone, Yangzera here! I figured it was about time for us to do another deck building exercise now that we’re almost close to seeing all the cards in Fate’s Voyage: Onward. I’ll be back in a few days with more decks, but this is a nice time to start dumping ideas for you guys and getting us in the mood for the expansion! Keep in mind these decks are not refined yet and we still have more cards to be released! Once we get our hands in the early access event and can taste the cards for ourselves, we'll have a better picture of what's good and what isn't.

Janna Decks

Janna Jayce Sion

Regions

Noxus
10 cards

Piltover & Zaun
30 cards

Rarities

28 200

6

4

12

18

eternal

Mana cost

0

0

6

1

10

2

3

3

8

4

0

5

8

6

5

7+

Champions

6

4

Janna

3

4

Jayce

2

7

Sion

1

Landmarks

3

3

The Forge Of Tomorrow

3

Followers

18

1

Legion Saboteur

3

1

Zaunite Urchin

3

2

Boom Baboon

3

2

Fallen Rider

3

2

Ferros Financier

2

7

Albus Ferros

1

8

Lost Soul

3

Spells

13

2

Mystic Shot

2

4

Blowback

3

6

Divine Whirlwind

3

6

Formula

2

6

Shock Blast

3

Aggro isn’t dead! We still have to try Janna out but I think she’s so flexible and can hit every single playstyle. Discounting units is just OP and there is a chance we see her pop up in some aggressive decks just due to how much value and extra gas she brings to the table.

Janna Targon Elusives

Regions

Piltover & Zaun
17 cards

Mount Targon
23 cards

Rarities

23 600

3

9

5

23

eternal

Mana cost

0

0

6

1

15

2

7

3

9

4

0

5

3

6

0

7+

Champions

3

4

Janna

3

Equipments

3

2

The Darkin Lodestone

3

Followers

17

1

Acorn, the Hextechnician

3

2

Esmus, Breath of the World

3

2

Lunari Shadestalker

3

3

Wandering Shepherd

2

3

Winged Messenger

3

4

Augmented Clockling

3

Spells

17

1

Targonian Tellstones

3

2

Mystic Shot

3

2

Pale Cascade

3

3

Howling Gale

2

4

Purifying Flames

3

6

Formula

3

Still on the same train of thought, I believe we will be able to play her in an elusives targon deck, which really wants the mana cost reductions and the density of elusive threats in the deck will make the opponent choose between clearing them or Janna, which is always a choice that puts them in a bad spot.

Janna Nami Elusives

Regions

Piltover & Zaun
22 cards

Bilgewater
18 cards

Rarities

41 500

6

17

7

10

eternal

Mana cost

0

0

3

1

11

2

8

3

8

4

2

5

2

6

6

7+

Champions

6

3

Nami

3

4

Janna

3

Followers

21

1

Acorn, the Hextechnician

3

2

Coral Creatures

3

2

Father Fury

2

3

Octo Adventurer

2

3

Vikrash the Exuberant

3

4

Augmented Clockling

3

5

Fleet Admiral Shelly

2

8

Wiggly Burblefish

3

Spells

13

2

Divine Draft

3

2

Mystic Shot

3

4

Eye Of The Storm

2

6

Formula

2

7

Sputtering Songspinner

3

This is much more my style of play and I believe the amount of gas and refuel the Janna package offers greatly benefits Bilgewater. Cost reductions also work extremely well with Fleet Admiral Shelly and Nami buffs, and I believe this concept will at least see some experimentation.

Janna Seraphine

Regions

Piltover & Zaun
30 cards

Bandlecity
10 cards

Rarities

32 900

6

9

8

17

eternal

Mana cost

0

0

8

1

14

2

3

3

5

4

2

5

3

6

5

7+

Champions

6

2

Seraphine

3

4

Janna

3

Landmarks

3

7

Back Alley Bar

3

Followers

5

1

Otterpus

1

2

Conchologist

2

4

Augmented Clockling

2

Spells

26

1

Bandle Tellstones

1

1

Epic Scraptraption

1

1

Galesong Call

1

1

Group Shot

1

1

Pie Toss

1

1

Piltovan Tellstones

1

1

Trinket Trade

1

2

Divine Draft

1

2

Drop the Bomb

1

2

High Note

2

2

Mystic Shot

2

2

Rummage

1

2

Time Trick

2

3

Aftershock

1

3

Lightning Rush

1

3

Wallop

1

5

Purrsuit of Perfection

2

6

Divine Whirlwind

1

6

Formula

2

7

Sputtering Songspinner

2

I chose Bandle City for this because of the extra pings and how well Janna’s style works with Bandle City. With little refuel after Pokey Stick rotated, there is a way to play Bandle Bar again, but we will have to see how impactful the Explorer cards are.

Wildfire Decks

Swindler’s Den Wildfire

Regions

Noxus
15 cards

Bilgewater
25 cards

Rarities

17 200

0

12

0

28

eternal

Mana cost

0

0

28

1

6

2

0

3

3

4

0

5

3

6

0

7+

Champions

0

Landmarks

6

2

Crimson Banquet Hall

3

6

The Swindler's Den

3

Followers

28

1

Buhru Cultist

3

1

Crimson Pigeon

3

1

Elegant Edge

3

1

Jagged Butcher

3

1

Legion Saboteur

3

1

Pocket Picker

3

1

Pool Shark

3

1

Sharkling

1

1

Shellshocker

3

1

Watchful Idol

3

Spells

6

2

Wildfire

3

4

Risky Venture

3

I really loved this deck before the explorer cards were announced. The idea here is to play a, aggressive style of game and then later on go into Banquet Hall + Swindler’s Den so every 1 drop costs 0 and cycles the deck out so you can find your Wildfires and close the game out.

Catalogue Wildfire

Regions

Shadow Isles
27 cards

Noxus
13 cards

Rarities

29 300

6

5

12

17

eternal

Mana cost

0

0

9

1

11

2

6

3

6

4

2

5

6

6

0

7+

Champions

6

1

Annie

3

4

Gwen

3

Landmarks

5

1

Ravenbloom Conservatory

2

4

Catalogue of Regrets

3

Followers

8

1

Boisterous Host

2

2

Ceaseless Sentry

3

3

Buhru Sentinel

3

Spells

21

1

Quietus

2

2

Disintegrate

2

2

Soul Harvest

3

2

Wildfire

3

3

Pirouette

3

5

Eradication

2

6

Piercing Darkness

3

6

Vengeance

3

I have really low expectations for Catalogue Noxus because Whispered Words rotated out of standard, but there is a chance it’s playable.

Bandle Control Wildfire

Regions

Noxus
11 cards

Bandlecity
29 cards

Rarities

29 200

6

4

17

13

eternal

Mana cost

0

0

5

1

17

2

5

3

6

4

3

5

4

6

0

7+

Champions

6

2

Norra

3

4

Gnar

3

Landmarks

2

1

Ravenbloom Conservatory

2

Followers

12

2

Conchologist

3

2

Junk Construct

3

4

Portal Scholar

3

6

Lord Broadmane

3

Spells

20

1

Pie Toss

3

2

Disintegrate

3

2

Drop the Bomb

2

2

Wildfire

3

3

Condense

3

3

Wallop

2

5

Portalpalooza

3

6

Eclectic Collection

1

One way to play Wildfire can also be as a side win con to a pure control fatigue deck in Norra Gnar. We sadly don’t have access to maind deck Pokey Stick anymore, but a weaker format in Standard could maybe support this deck in some way.

Eternal Karma Wildfire

Regions

Ionia
26 cards

Noxus
14 cards

Rarities

24 600

6

0

16

18

eternal

Mana cost

0

0

4

1

8

2

5

3

8

4

15

5

0

6

0

7+

Champions

6

5

Karma

3

5

Sett

3

Followers

11

3

Arachnoid Sentry

2

3

Pit Professional

3

4

Smooth Mixologist

3

5

Scattered Pod

3

Spells

23

1

Blade's Edge

2

1

Ravenous Flock

2

2

Disintegrate

2

2

Tag Out!

3

2

Wildfire

3

4

Concussive Palm

3

4

Deny

2

5

Mimic

3

5

Place Your Bets

3

This was my first idea for Wildfire, but sadly the combo pieces got rotated out. I’ll still leave it here for our Eternal enjoyers, though. Scattered Pod will tutor both Mimic and Wildfire and you can do a pretty nasty combo with them and Karma.

Nilah Decks

Nilah Nami

Regions

Noxus
7 cards

Bilgewater
33 cards

Rarities

34 700

6

9

17

8

eternal

Mana cost

0

0

1

1

22

2

8

3

0

4

3

5

0

6

6

7+

Champions

6

2

Nilah

3

3

Nami

3

Followers

20

2

Coral Creatures

3

2

Father Fury

3

3

Octo Adventurer

2

3

Vikrash the Exuberant

3

5

Fleet Admiral Shelly

3

7

Wizened Helmsman

3

8

Wiggly Burblefish

3

Spells

14

1

Noxian Tellstones

1

2

Disintegrate

3

2

Heavy Metal

2

2

Make it Rain

2

2

Tidal Invocation

3

2

Transfusion

3

Nilah’s massive card draw can support Bilgewater elusives very well, and the small package of Elemental spells in Disintegrate, Tidal Invocation and Slipstream this deck uses can make for extremely consistent Wizened Helmsmans. Bilge elusives having access to a bunch of hard removal is pretty good and reminds me of old Nami Twisted Fate playstyles.

Nilah MF PZ

Regions

Piltover & Zaun
19 cards

Bilgewater
21 cards

Rarities

34 100

6

9

14

11

eternal

standard

Mana cost

0

0

2

1

15

2

8

3

5

4

3

5

5

6

2

7+

Champions

6

2

Nilah

3

3

Miss Fortune

3

Followers

21

1

Shellshocker

2

2

Maryam, Temple Caretaker

3

2

Windborne Mariner

3

3

Vikrash the Exuberant

3

4

Dedicant of the Challenge

2

5

Exalted Cloudwinder

3

6

The Tidedancer

3

7

Wizened Helmsman

2

Spells

13

2

Mystic Shot

3

2

Tidal Invocation

3

3

Howling Gale

2

4

Eye Of The Storm

3

6

Divine Whirlwind

2

Pirates go to Piltover! The amount of card draw the Janna cards have alongside some pretty good amount of face burn can make for a very consistent and fast paced aggro deck.

Nilah Pirates

Regions

Noxus
14 cards

Bilgewater
26 cards

Rarities

34 900

6

11

7

16

eternal

Mana cost

0

0

12

1

12

2

11

3

0

4

0

5

5

6

0

7+

Champions

6

2

Nilah

3

3

Miss Fortune

3

Followers

23

1

Crimson Pigeon

3

1

Jagged Butcher

3

1

Legion Saboteur

3

1

Shellshocker

3

2

Armed Acquisitioner

2

2

Imperial Demolitionist

1

2

Marai Warden

3

3

Vikrash the Exuberant

3

6

The Tidedancer

2

Spells

11

2

Make it Rain

3

3

Noxian Fervor

3

3

Pirouette

2

6

Riptide Sermon

3

The quintessential aggro deck gains more tools in Vikrash and Nilah, adding a lot of extra gas to the deck and the possibility of finding its tools to close the game out in a very fast paced style.