Notes & Combos
A DIAMOND 1 go-2nd Sky Striker deck designed to counter the Season 5 meta.
The goal of the deck is to hypersimplify the gamestate through cards like Forbidden Droplet and Evenly Matched to allow cards like Sky Striker Maneuvers - Afterburners and Artifact Ignition to easily clean up the field.
In addition, the deck's modified Artifact package gives powerful S/T removal and impressive backrow destruction deterrence as a mistimed Lightning Storm or Harpie's Feather Duster could skip the opponent's next Battle Phase, lock them out of the Extra Deck, or both (chain Artifact Ignition targeting their S/T wipe, set Artifact Scythe).
Features include:
- the Sky Striker archetype, a powerful toolbox and board-breaking engine
- the Artifact archetype, a S/T destruction, backrow protection, and floodgate engine
- 2-2-2 set of handtraps for a diverse number of responses (less dead duplicates)
- high consistency due to 1 garnet and a multitude of ways to find starters (Raye, Roze, Hornet Drones, ROTA, Engage, Area Zero, Terraforming, Area Zero + Multirole, Area Zero + Artifact Ignition, Maxx "C", Pot of Prosperity)
- 2 x Called By The Grave counters prevelant handtraps such as Ash Blossom and Maxx "C"
- 2 x Artifact Lancea counters banish-heavy archetypes such as Swordsoul and Orcust as well as prominent anti-handtrap cards such as Crossout Designator and Called By The Grave
- OTK potential from Halq-Selene package