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S-rank Ascension Sajj

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So, I got from Diamond 5 to S with this deck:

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This is the most braindead, cancerous, unfair deck I ever played. I strongly believe Sajj is overtuned this exp. Of course, there are lots of artifact counters, but not every deck is prepared to insert them, and now, when meta is not settled yet, this deck is crazy powerful. Why? Because you mostly don’t care what the opponent plays, you just play YOUR game. The most interactive deck ever.

Tactics:

  1. Find DragonLark + Neurolink at 4 mana turn. You win.
  2. Find Wind Striker + Neurolink at 6 mana. If you managed to live up to this point of the game - you win.
  3. Can’t find neurolink? OK, then just let the opponent come closer and Tracer. You still probably win.
  4. Being unlucky? Can’t find your teleporting/ flying stuff? Well, that just means you have a full action bar of artifacts and possibly Aurora Tears and Maelstrom. It’s an OTK. Who needs that fancy trial anyway?

!!! Attention!!! You NEED that siphon energy! I can’t count all games won by this modest overnerfed card. It gets rid of provokes in Lyonar (tracer also helps) and dispels Zendo - and these 2 problems are the most dangerous ones for artifact decks. I STRONGLY recommend running it.

Flex Spots.

While the main strength of this deck lies in numerous artifacts and numerous ways of transportation across the battlefield and siphon energy, don’t forget that, I’m super serious the choice of Artifacts and specific matchup counters is somewhat flexible.

  1. I’d like to try Objurator in this deck. I’m too stingy to craft it, but I’m very satisfied by it when I get one though Gifts. I would probably replace Staves, since Iris Barrier can be very useful in mirror matchup and for clearing swarms when Destiny is already active (via frenzy).

  2. Divine Spark is not very useful until you’ve established your Destiny. But then you usually want your artifact machine running no matter what, and always have at least 2 artifact in hand in case they become suddenly removed. Here goes divine spark - for more consistent lategame.

  3. Gifts also provide more consistent lategame. It’s an awesome topdeck. Gifts after Notion of Starless Eternity provide you flying using only 1 card.

  4. Time Maelstrom is unnecessary, but useful. It helps getting to the other side of the board, siphon+maelstrom helps against Zendo, and it’s also useful if you decide to go traditional OTK. Reactivating Celerity General is also smth to behold.

  5. Star’s Fury is a tech choice. Swarms are popular now. Also useful in a rare case of Abyssian swarm - Shadowdancer can cripple us hard. If you meet less swarmy lists, shroud can be useful - as an additional siphon and also as a way to dispel stun, which my current deck can do nothing against. If wall Vanar seems to be your nemesis, you may insert Lightbender instead. So, the position is dependant on ladder.

Have fun, yo!

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#2

How useful is tears?

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#3

It’s an OTK as soon as you have 3 artifacts equipped. Even if you have 3 barriers it’s 16 dmg.

Also it’s a removal in a pinch.

Also it’s the only way to use the 4th tactic.

Highly useful.

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#4

Big fan already, Vet needs to use all the weapons it gets in this meta :disappointed_relieved:

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#5

Can confirm your list is insane, I got emp’d 3 times and I still won. (I don’t own tears and maelstorm although.)

https://play.duelyst.com/replay?replayId=-L8qp6tYJPeFVcNX2XjI

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#6

I’m flattered :relaxed:

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#7

I came into contact with a deck like this and I might agree with you on Sajj’s current power level. I had multiple pings in hand and I was still positive I was going to lose because of how consistently new ones could be produced. Only reason I didn’t lose was because they DC’d.

I honestly think Sajj will be very problematic when people get around to it. I would have made a deck of my own if it weren’t for me lacking so many artifacts and spells that are rather expensive to craft en masse.

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#8

I only noticed how horrible my spelling was there. :confused:

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#9

CANCER DECK INCOMING!

The deck is fairly easy to pressure with faice though.
Sajj never seen the sotw seraphim diesel steamrolling into her face.
It is hard to tech for though.

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#10

Got nearly OTK’d from 25 health by a similar deck yesterday. It’s very impressive to witness, also a tad frustrating when you don’t have anything in hand (or in your deck) to counter it. I hear players didn’t like wild goose chase decks and the resulting lack of interactions between opponents, and this is exactly that, except it goes faster. Beautiful and scary at the same time.

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#11

I personally hate to play against wild goose chase decks but I like Sajj because I find flying across the board really funny.

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#12

Yeah, yeah, teleporting Reva is annoying, flying Sajj is beautiful. Very fair :confused:

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#13

I just find the animation really funny. The mirrors legit look like DBZ fights.

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#14

What I look like:
sajj-1

What I feel like:
sajj-meteor-gundam

But seriously, it’s so consistently good that I’m afraid Notion will be nerfed in the next patch (just like Azure Summoning) :frowning:

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#15

idk azure is still fun to play after the nerf. i mean, just play 1 celebrant if you need that 1 extra mana so bad. just pretend goku doesn’t like going super saiyan so he can have a challenge or smth lol.

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#16

I bet they raise his cost by 1 mana. It won’t help anyone much.

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#17

Sorry …all that Talk about Dragon ball and noone has realised that Sajj is indeed the descendant od Android 18:
Here is the Evolution:
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#19

Easiest Trial will go to Strategos I think. Or Wanderer. Hatefurnace is pretty darn easy. But yah, let’s say a deck that needs to use neurolink has it easy xD

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#20

Awesome decklist. Been trying for a while to get trial sajj to work and this list does an amazing job. Been running 2x Skywings to fill in for time maelstrom and deck feels solid. Well done

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#21

Never thought I’d say this, but as of now, EMP is the healthiest card in the game.

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