Road to Seasonals 5/11 Winner's Lineups

Wednesday's Road to Seasonals tournament had a showing of great players such as the champ xxWhatAmIxx. At least in our own little meta, the Origami Killer is alive and well, and rarely banned as well it would seem based on the stream coverage. Without further ado, the lineups.

1st Place - xxWhatAmIxx of the Mastering Runeterra Pro Team

Pantheon Yuumi Taric

Regions

Mount Targon
26 cards

Demacia
14 cards

Rarities

25 400

6

2

9

23

eternal

Mana cost

0

0

5

1

16

2

9

3

5

4

3

5

2

6

0

7+

Champions

6

3

Yuumi

2

4

Pantheon

3

4

Taric

1

Followers

16

1

Fleetfeather Tracker

2

1

Saga Seeker

3

2

Brightsteel Protector

3

2

Mountain Goat

3

3

Wounded Whiteflame

3

6

Camphor, the Doubt

2

Spells

18

2

Guiding Touch

2

2

Pale Cascade

3

2

Sharpsight

3

2

Single Combat

2

3

Cataclysm

1

3

Zenith Blade

3

4

Bastion

1

5

Concerted Strike

1

5

Golden Aegis

2

Now here we have some innovation, makes sense coming from Mr.Beautiful Game himself! This version tosses in a Taric over a Yuumi and two Fleetfeather Trackers to tech itself to be stronger against aggro! With all the combat-tricks the deck has already, it's fairly easy to angle one plus a bird into taking out a key threat like Miss Fortune or something of the sorts. Aside from that it's fairly standard, hedging slightly by holding one Bastion to slant against control, and two Camphor to help go wider and diversify threats.

Sandy Viego

Regions

Shurima
21 cards

Shadow Isles
19 cards

Rarities

19 200

3

5

5

27

eternal

Mana cost

0

0

6

1

10

2

11

3

5

4

0

5

5

6

3

7+

Champions

3

6

Viego

3

Followers

17

1

Treasure Seeker

3

2

Aspiring Chronomancer

3

2

Fading Icon

1

3

Camavoran Soldier

3

3

Merciless Hunter

3

4

Baccai Sandspinner

1

4

Spirit Leech

1

7

Invasive Hydravine

2

Spells

20

1

Rite of Calling

3

2

Glimpse Beyond

3

2

Vile Feast

3

3

Ancient Hourglass

3

3

Quicksand

2

4

Rite of Negation

3

6

Vengeance

2

7

Atrocity

1

With the thought of skewing strong decks to fight aggro, this list makes a fair bit of sense. This deck has a lot of tools to effectively block early on such as Aspiring Chronomancer, Fading Icon, and the normal removal suite like Vile Feast and Vengeance. It all aims to find a Viego, get him out, and then continue to trade off and level him.

Fizz Afaelios

Regions

Bandlecity
32 cards

Mount Targon
8 cards

Rarities

26 000

6

2

12

20

eternal

Mana cost

0

0

10

1

19

2

7

3

2

4

0

5

2

6

0

7+

Champions

6

1

Fizz

3

3

Aphelios

3

Followers

20

1

Yordle Squire

3

2

Assistant Librarian

3

2

Bandle Commando

2

2

Conchologist

2

2

Grandfather Fae

3

3

Gleaming Lantern

3

4

Rainbowfish

2

6

Papercraft Dragon

2

Spells

14

1

Fae Sprout

3

1

Trinket Trade

1

2

Flamespitter

1

2

Guiding Touch

2

2

Pale Cascade

3

2

Pokey Stick

3

3

Wallop

1

This list feels a touch more traditional, except having a Wallop as their tech choice, a powerful list we'll certainly see more of later on...

2nd Place - FallingtoVoid of team OTK Club

Fizz Afaelios

Regions

Mount Targon
11 cards

Bandlecity
29 cards

Rarities

25 800

6

2

11

21

eternal

Mana cost

0

0

11

1

17

2

6

3

4

4

0

5

2

6

0

7+

Champions

6

1

Fizz

3

3

Aphelios

3

Followers

18

1

Yordle Squire

3

2

Assistant Librarian

3

2

Bandle Commando

2

2

Grandfather Fae

3

3

Gleaming Lantern

3

4

Rainbowfish

2

6

Papercraft Dragon

2

Spells

16

1

Fae Sprout

3

1

Trinket Trade

2

2

Guiding Touch

3

2

Pale Cascade

3

2

Pokey Stick

3

4

Bastion

2

Oh hey, that took a while. This version incorporates Bandle Commandos and two Bastions to keep Aphelios going and to keep any non-Fizz threats alive.

Taliyah Ziggs

Regions

Shurima
31 cards

Bandlecity
9 cards

Rarities

27 900

6

3

16

15

eternal

Mana cost

0

0

8

1

6

2

16

3

4

4

5

5

0

6

1

7+

Champions

6

3

Ziggs

3

5

Taliyah

3

Landmarks

7

1

Ancient Preparations

3

1

Hexplosive Minefield

2

2

Preservarium

2

Followers

14

1

Inventive Chemist

3

2

Rock Hopper

3

3

Endless Devout

3

4

Desert Naturalist

2

5

Herald of the Magus

2

8

The Arsenal

1

Spells

13

2

The Absolver

1

3

Ancient Hourglass

2

3

Quicksand

3

3

Rite of the Arcane

2

3

Unraveled Earth

3

4

Rite of Negation

2

Looks like they preferred the two Herald version, nothing too spicy aside from that or special as far as tech goes.

Pantheon Yuumi Taric

Regions

Demacia
14 cards

Mount Targon
26 cards

Rarities

23 200

6

0

9

25

eternal

Mana cost

0

0

3

1

18

2

10

3

6

4

3

5

0

6

0

7+

Champions

6

3

Yuumi

2

4

Pantheon

3

4

Taric

1

Followers

12

1

Saga Seeker

3

2

Brightsteel Protector

3

2

Mountain Goat

3

3

Wounded Whiteflame

3

Spells

22

2

Guiding Touch

3

2

Pale Cascade

3

2

Sharpsight

3

2

Single Combat

3

3

Cataclysm

2

3

Zenith Blade

3

4

Bastion

2

5

Concerted Strike

2

5

Golden Aegis

1

A much more normal list, aside from the -1 Yuumi and +1 Taric, possibly as just another threat or to avoid double-drawing Yuumi.

3rd Place - Gravetrayal, of team OTK Club

Fizz Afaelios

Regions

Mount Targon
8 cards

Bandlecity
32 cards

Rarities

26 400

6

2

14

18

eternal

Mana cost

0

0

11

1

18

2

7

3

2

4

0

5

2

6

0

7+

Champions

6

1

Fizz

3

3

Aphelios

3

Followers

19

1

Yordle Squire

3

2

Assistant Librarian

3

2

Conchologist

3

2

Grandfather Fae

3

3

Gleaming Lantern

3

4

Rainbowfish

2

6

Papercraft Dragon

2

Spells

15

1

Fae Sprout

3

1

Trinket Trade

2

2

Flamespitter

1

2

Guiding Touch

2

2

Pale Cascade

3

2

Pokey Stick

3

3

Wallop

1

A very normal version of the list, similar to Whatami's version except with -2 Commandos and +1 Trinket Trade +1 Conchologist to up your unpredictability and possible options.

Taliyah Ziggs

Regions

Shurima
30 cards

Bandlecity
10 cards

Rarities

27 000

6

2

17

15

eternal

Mana cost

0

0

6

1

8

2

17

3

3

4

5

5

0

6

1

7+

Champions

6

3

Ziggs

3

5

Taliyah

3

Landmarks

6

1

Hexplosive Minefield

3

2

Preservarium

3

Followers

14

1

Inventive Chemist

3

2

Rock Hopper

3

3

Endless Devout

3

4

Desert Naturalist

2

5

Herald of the Magus

2

8

The Arsenal

1

Spells

14

2

The Absolver

2

3

Ancient Hourglass

2

3

Quicksand

3

3

Rite of the Arcane

2

3

Unleashed Energy

1

3

Unraveled Earth

3

4

Rite of Negation

1

The interesting part here is the lack of Ancient Preparations, opting to up some of the spell options such as The Absolver, Unleashed Energy, and it goes up to three Hexplosive Minefields.

Pantheon Yuumi

Regions

Demacia
15 cards

Mount Targon
25 cards

Rarities

23 400

6

0

10

24

eternal

Mana cost

0

0

4

1

16

2

12

3

5

4

3

5

0

6

0

7+

Champions

6

3

Yuumi

3

4

Pantheon

3

Followers

13

1

Saga Seeker

3

2

Brightsteel Protector

3

2

Mountain Goat

3

3

Wounded Whiteflame

3

4

Blinded Mystic

1

Spells

21

1

Chain Vest

1

2

Guiding Touch

2

2

Pale Cascade

3

2

Sharpsight

3

2

Single Combat

2

3

Cataclysm

3

3

Zenith Blade

3

4

Bastion

1

5

Concerted Strike

2

5

Golden Aegis

1

The main tech is Blinded Mystic, aside from a third copy of Cataclysm, besides that it's a classic Pantheon spread.

4th Place - Bnt

Fizz Afaelios

Regions

Mount Targon
9 cards

Bandlecity
31 cards

Rarities

25 300

6

1

14

19

eternal

Mana cost

0

0

11

1

18

2

8

3

2

4

0

5

1

6

0

7+

Champions

6

1

Fizz

3

3

Aphelios

3

Followers

18

1

Yordle Squire

3

2

Assistant Librarian

3

2

Conchologist

3

2

Grandfather Fae

3

3

Gleaming Lantern

3

4

Rainbowfish

2

6

Papercraft Dragon

1

Spells

16

1

Fae Sprout

3

1

Trinket Trade

2

2

Guiding Touch

3

2

Pale Cascade

3

2

Pokey Stick

3

3

Stress Defense

2

This version looks to almost target the mirror and Pantheon with two copies of Stress Defense to nullify any big threats. Aside from that fairly standard.

Scouts

Regions

Demacia
31 cards

Bilgewater
9 cards

Rarities

29 400

6

4

18

12

eternal

Mana cost

0

0

6

1

15

2

6

3

3

4

6

5

4

6

0

7+

Champions

6

3

Miss Fortune

3

5

Quinn

3

Followers

25

1

Fleetfeather Tracker

3

2

Brightsteel Protector

3

2

Durand Sculptor

3

2

Marai Warden

3

2

Petricite Broadwing

3

3

Vanguard Sergeant

3

4

Island Navigator

3

6

Cithria the Bold

1

6

Genevieve Elmheart

3

Spells

9

1

Ranger's Resolve

3

2

Sharpsight

3

5

Golden Aegis

3

This scouts list looks fairly normal but they've gone up to a full THREE copies of Ranger's Resolve, something I don't think I've ever seen a deck do. This combined with the Durand Sculptors makes it nearly impossible to handle their units efficiently, making it easy to snowball an early tempo lead. Especially combined with temporary buffs like For Demacia and Genevieve for extra Potency.

Taliyah Ziggs

Regions

Bandlecity
10 cards

Shurima
30 cards

Rarities

26 800

6

2

16

16

eternal

Mana cost

0

0

8

1

8

2

16

3

4

4

4

5

0

6

0

7+

Champions

6

3

Ziggs

3

5

Taliyah

3

Landmarks

7

1

Ancient Preparations

3

1

Hexplosive Minefield

2

2

Preservarium

2

Followers

12

1

Inventive Chemist

3

2

Rock Hopper

3

3

Endless Devout

3

4

Desert Naturalist

2

5

Herald of the Magus

1

Spells

15

2

Pokey Stick

2

2

The Absolver

1

3

Ancient Hourglass

2

3

Quicksand

2

3

Rite of the Arcane

3

3

Unraveled Earth

3

4

Rite of Negation

2

Here we see a person who likes a bit more early interaction, in the form of two Pokey Sticks to try and do a little more early on. In unit-light decks such as Taliyah Ziggs where you want to avoid blocking with your champions too much this can go a long way in helping keep things from going out of control.