Rush of Ikorr Merciless Battlegrounds – Izanagi, He Who Beckons Deck Recipe

Izanagi, He Who Beckons is a Ambition Prophecy Avatar. We have crafted a tried-and-true Aggro deck utilizing cheap efficient champions, aggressive keywords, and high attack. This Izanagi deck is great for supporting allies in multi-player 2 vs 2 and 3 vs 3 formats. This is especially true when partnering with control decks. Izanagi’s Avatar Power says “If target allied player controls one or fewer champions, the next champion they summon this turn costs 2 less to summon (to a minimum of 1).” With a RUSH Ability saying “Choose an allied player. That player summons a champion with an influence cost of 6 or less from their hand.” This will be particularly useful for getting allied players with control decks up to speed by laying down Champions, rather than playing solely spells in the early game.

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Exploit Izanagi’s Avatar Ability with Niobe Sulking Stone. Niobe Sulking Stone says “All cards cost 1 more to play”, with a health of 5 making it difficult to remove from play. Izanagi’s Avatar Power will help negate this effect on the allied side of the battlefield while disrupting your opponent’s strategy through the increase in Influence cost to play cards. Additionally, include cards like Homer Sovereign Scribe to further defuse the effects of Niobe Sulking Stone on your side of the battlefield.

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Summon the ultimate offense with Amun Warrior, allowing you to gain +1 attack for each non-Fabled Champion you control. Add in Ra Warrior, gaining +2 attack on your turn. Cast the Prevailing Reign Spell which states “Until the end of this turn, champions you control get +2 attack and are Warriors in addition to their other types”.

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Kaqutsuchi Fatal Flame is a heavy-hitting Fabled Champion with an attack of 6 with Quick Strike and Swift. However this 4 drop comes with a cost, Kagutsuchi reads “SUMMON – Deal 4 damage to an allied champion. If that champion is a God, destroy it instead.” Kagutsuchi is best paired with a Champion with Reanimate or in this case Swift Messenger infused with the Enduring Spirit Infusion card. This will allow you to reap the benefits of Kagutsuchi while still being able to bring your allied Champion back online. Burnt Incense Ritual will also help you get your sacrificed Champion back into your hand while also reducing its cost to summon it by 1.

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Layer your hefty Champion deck with powerful aggro Spells. The Plague of Arrows spell card reads “Deal 1 damage to each opposing champion. Stun each Human dealt damage this way”. We’ve also included Heat Lightning, which is another Spell card that allows you to hit your opponents with non-strike damage.

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Full Deck List

AvatarChampionsFabled ChampionsSpells
Izanagi, He Who Beckons RMB-0032x Amun Warrior RMB-1602x Homer, Sovereign Scribe RMB-0432x The Sacred Game ROI-185
2x Ra Warrior RMB-1762x Kagutsuchi, Fatal Flame RMB-1952x Essence of the Dolphin RMB-081
- 2x Scribe’s Quill RMB-2772x Niobe, Sulking Stone ROI-1232x Plague of Arrows RMB-100
2x Clawstrike Warrior ROI-0282x Cleopatra, Conniver ROI-1102x Sap of the Severed Head RMB-104
- 1x Rubber Ball ROI-2832x Prevailing Reign RMB-102
2x Perfidious Councilor ROI-0682x Heat Lightning ROI-171
- 2x Omamori of Fortune ROI-2762x Burnt Incense Ritual ROI-161
2x Fierce Spearman ROI-040
2x Scheming Vizier ROI-078
2x Venomous Asp ROI-093
2x Funerary Priest ROI-041
- 2x Contemplate Impermanence ROI-279
2x Swift Messenger ROI-086
- 1x Enduring Spriit ROI-256
- 1x K’Inich Ahau’s Favor ROI-287

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