Due to the current state of the game I am at a bit of a loss when it comes to finding information on decklists, guides, etc. Would you be so kind to recommend me any website, discord server, youtube channel, ...? I know that the content has been stopped for a long time but as there are no changes in the game I can use it as a guide.

By the way, I have heard about Goblins decks. I would appreciate a good list of this deck. Thanks again.

Hello, I am a relatively new player in TESL. I played very little quite some time ago. My collection is very basic but I have resources saved (6k gold and 30k soul). How do you advise me to start?

One of the biggest doubts I have is what to do with the gold. I don't know if I should buy packs, buy some theme decks or reserve the gold for collections (Ex. Forgotten Hero) and/or stories. I have consulted some decks and I have souls to create them but I see that there are cards that can only be obtained in stories and collections in the store.

I am grateful for any kind of advice in these first steps. Thanks!

come on cvh

The budget decks listed in the subreddit wiki are deprecated. Reposting the decks and their deck codes here.

The tri-color decks presume that the tri-color premade decks were bought to build them, so feel free to swap as needed.

Archer

Aggro Archer - 4400 gems

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Assassin

Burn Assassin - 5400 gems *Madhouse Collection required.

(This deck has had a card nerfed, still decent, no longer as strong)

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Battlemage

Prophecy Battlemage - 6650 gems

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Crusader

Aggro Crusader - 5750 gems

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Mage

Token Mage - 7600 gems *Fall of the Dark Brotherhood required.

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Monk

Strike Monk - 5850 gems

SPABczAFebfhhFpVkGANnMdfhjpTqyfxlzdrimdhumnXlC

Scout

Mid Scout - 5500 gems

SPACczoQAAAQnMakboebpTrQfhfDhUsmaKespzdhrIbQ

Sorcerer

Mid Sorcerer - 5850 gems

SPABaAAFdIaKnrnNbQANakeQoeoMrCrQhEhUsfsmhSjHrI

Spellsword

Token Spellsword - 5650 gems

SPAAABsTAQnBoLcxdfgpmorQfxhUkQmYdrimuqeDho

Warrior

Aggro Warrior - 5800 gems

SPAAAElDakrIbQAOprdeeQlLpDrQhUkNrWsmaKaUcMoR

Aldmeri Dominion

Mid Strike Dominion - 8300 gems

SPABaAAKomgThjpVhSkGdhjynXlCASsUgynMswbodfebpTrCcIsysWfxuFimjHspum

Daggerfall Covenant

Aggro Covenant - 10600 gems *Isle of Madness required.

(Couldn't find, sorry!)

Ebonheart Pact

Control Ebonheart Pact - 15150 gems *Fall of the Dark Brotherhood required.

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Empire of Cyrodiil

Aggro Empire - 8550 gems *Fall of the Dark Brotherhood required.

SPABqnAEeQdrumhoAWkknMbocxdfebtsgppTrQcvsWfxfDhUlZsmsQimuqdheD

Guildsworn

Prophecy Guildsworn - 10100 gems

SPACqYaAAFdIcPnYdrfvAVnVprahswdedftijSoerCdLfxkNkQrWimjHljlYgeho

House Dagoth

Aggro Dagoth - 9350 gems

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House Hlaalu

Aggro Hlaalu - 7650 gems

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House Redoran

Aggro Redoran - 9450 gems

SPABayAEdfmCfvrIAWlDprakdeeQgplLmRpDrQdLfxhUjmkNsmcMdrimmSeDoR

House Telvanni

Conscription Telvanni - 12500 gems *Forgotten Hero Collection required.

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Tribunal Temple

Control Tribunal - 14650 gems *Isle of Madness required.

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Edit: Swapped the order of lists around because the two-color decks are easier to collect early on.

In yesterdays tournament I only saw a few interesting new decks emerging into the competitive level. I had brought a couple of my own. I think the decks I brought had very much the potential to turn the corner and get to championship. They reached semifinals where if it wasn't for the good plays of the opponent and some misplays of my inexperience I would have reached the finals and faced one of my oldest competitive rivals Thuldir. The decks I used 2 of which were similar aggro decks were meant to counter the potential tournament and meta decks.

I found that I needed a deck that was small enough to slip under the bulkier warrior decks and out maneuver the opponent with its lower curve, versatility, and maintaining a large enough reach to finish the job efficiently. I think in the right hands this kind of play style can and will be very effective in tournament play and similar thinking is used in the dagoth, but creating a more aggressive vs value based strategy. Many value creators are left in like DFM, shadow shifts, wardcrafters, and the like are all there, but since I'm looking out to start topping out at turn 5 I really feel like its important to be on the board and stay on the board from turn 1.

https://imgur.com/a/FdLyvJS

I feel the assassin version of this deck has a real focused aggression and plan that makes it very effective on the ladder. It served well and 2-0'd turquoiselink yesterday, but fell short against frenzy who funnily had almost the exact same line-up after bans. They had catapult sorc and warrior decks played both in respective order and I hoped to get under them which was achieved in the first attempts but failed against frenzy. I wanted to create a deck that could control the pace of these match-ups. The success I had creating this deck spawned a second deck.

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https://imgur.com/a/M29YQM0

Most target for ban yesterday was my aggro-dagoth. I had recently been converted to house dagoth because my teammates of TFH TeamFoxHound have been playing mid dagoth with success and enjoying it. I too had the same success for a while but with release of IOM I have had trouble killing the opponent quick enough. So I thought.. why don't I drop the curve like I did in the assassin and I found that I have had much greater success as well. The lower curve allows for me to play creatures like lowercanton smith. A card I love that no one plays. On Ianbits mamoth value spreadsheet it scores pretty damn good and the fact that the stats can be split is just a beautiful thing if you love having the suprise factor. Some cards like unstable madman could come under scrutiny but so far they have performed well and have synergy with all the items and buffs.

https://imgur.com/a/XNZzKW7

The real surprise was how my Control Hlaalu faired. It is showing great potential to be able to control warrior and sorc. It also has some very value driven tools in the control matchups. The idea of the deck might be a little more than most people can stomach but a play style I enjoy quite a bit. Many tradition controls are like a castle... tall walls, big cannons, tar and shit. Hive defenders, javs, rage, all that... manticora if it had guard. I love to take away that value from the opponent. Card that really control the game like cast into time and my new favorite card Magus. Archers gambit leathal package rounds out the early game and a few cards to take away late game.

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I think this overall was a strong lineup something different and unexpected but also is continuing to show success. I am looking forward to the new decks and playstyles as the game evolves. GL on the ladder

You look at the latest Crusader list on legends-decks, and you think to yourself, it has all the hallmarks of a classic Token deck: Fifth Legion Trainer, Marked Man, and Divine Fervor. Heck, let's take Pasta's deck from the TRS Classic which he won with, seen here.

Looks like Tokens right? And sure, calling it Token Crusader wouldn't actually be wrong. Marked Man and Raiding party both generate cheap creatures, even though it doesn't run Scouting Patrol. But what's the key card that this deck is missing that would solidify it as a token deck?

Resolute Ally.

If you're running Resolute Ally, there's a good chance your deck is 80%+ yellow (and if you're in Crusader, even higher amounts can be reached like close to 90%). And therein lies the "classic" token list that has been around forever: a deck that is usually interested in taking field lane because it can make favorable trades and buff creatures to slowly create a huge advantage over their opponent.

Aggro Crusader has slowly adapted the ways of Token Crusader, after the Northwind Outpost and Ulfric's Housecarl nerf. It used to run Mighty Ally and Relentless Raider too, but now you almost never see these cards. It takes the Resolute Ally out of tokens and replaces it with Withered Hand, looking to choke out control decks. With this, it does become a little bit weaker against aggro but many find the trade off worth it. Without Resolute Ally, you're not restricted to needing to keep a majority yellow deck, which means you can run some pretty insane cards in red: Ash Berserker, Steel Scimitar, and even natural, 0-cost Nord Firebrands.

These decks have a unique place in the meta because of their extreme consistency at doing what they do. Aggro Hlaalu is the big shiny object hogging all of the attention while both of these decks are sort of sleeping in the background.

Both are solid for ladder play and tournaments, and what you take sort of depends on what you're going up against. Aggro Crusader benefits more against Control from the additional card draw, more reach, and Withered Hand, while Token Crusader has plenty of nifty buffs and ways to stabilize against aggro, including Bruma Profiteer.

So here's iLiKePaStA's deck again, a prime example of Aggro Crusader: https://www.legends-decks.com/deck/51429/trs-classic-winner-ilikepasta-aggro-crusader

HoriuchiFufu's Token Crusader, perhaps one of the best current iterations of tokens: https://www.legends-decks.com/deck/46558/tokens-80-winrate-1st-place-in-the-rumble

Sometimes you even see Withered Hand in a pure token list, as seen in Emikaela's old deck, seen here: https://www.legends-decks.com/deck/38932/emikaela-crusader. Besides Bruma Profiteer and Resolute Ally, Imprison is another distinguishing factor putting this deck firmly in the Token category, despite it having Withered Hands.

Both Aggro and Tokens play out very similarly but the point is they are two distinct decks, each with their own strength and weakness against aggro and control. They are both worthy of having a spot in your collection.

Decklists: https://warpmeta.com/esport-tournament-info/?tournament=tesl-eu-10

Bracket: https://warpmeta.com/esport-brkt/?tournament=tesl-eu-10&new=Y

Winner: Warriors7

Runner-Up: Frenzy1

Video: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/326462459

Welcome to the discussion thread for the Team Rankstar Preseason Classic.

Date: Saturday October 20, 2018. 11am EST

Battlefy Page

Official Twitch Stream

[Bracket 1] (https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/484787609327894539/503221525256601620/Bracket_1_for_stream-2.png)

Bracket 2

Original Announcement (09/20/2018), Update to Qualifications (10/01/2018)

Legends World Ranking Points System

Rules (You are encouraged to check with TRS or on the Battlefy page in case of updates)

Prizes

1st Place: $175, 60 packs code and Team Rankstar Mousepad

2nd Place: $75, 60 packs code and Team Rankstar Mousepad

3rd Place: $50, 60 packs code and Team Rankstar Mousepad

4th Place: 60 packs code and Team Rankstar Mousepad

Any participants reading this are welcome to share their decklists in the comments below after the the tournament, as well as any insights or preparation going into it.

Participants:

• Akatosh38

• Bjartilii

• Chepre

• Eaglefort

• emikaela

• EndoZoa

• eyenie

• FierceInfinity (qualified, unable to attend)

• floWMega

• Frenzy1

• GicaForta

• HoriuchiFuFu

• Ikarus

• iLiKePaSta

• immortalaugust

• jele77

• Korzelvus

• KoverasBG

• LuckyLuckNOR

• PauloDiogo

• Petamax

• plzdonhakme

• Rocketboy273

• Sahpna

• Superthx555

• TolunayOngut (qualified, unable to attend)

• the_pptmaster

• TheSirChoate

• Thuldir

• Traitor-Joe

• TurquoiseLink

• Warriors7

Karakondzhul and YouCanCallMeAl were added as replacements.

Decklists: If decklists become publicly available, or shared by participants, they will be posted here.

Winner: iLiKePaStA

Aggro Crusader

Aggro Hlaalu

Aggro Warrior

Mid Battlemage

Decklists: https://warpmeta.com/tournament-info/?tournament=tesl-na-36

Bracket: https://warpmeta.com/brkt/?tournament=tesl-na-36&new=Y

Winner: KoverasBG

Runner-Up: EndoZoa

Video: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/324714775

Deck Breakdown:

Random Thoughts: A surprising showing from Battlemage which was the second most popular class after Warrior, and tied with Dagoth. Speaking of Dagoth, the class is all over the place. While its safe to say most builds function somewhat in a mid shell, they range from teetering on Aggro all the way to a much more controlling style ala Koveras.

Only 4 people took Hlaalu: EndoZoa, Mattyborch, Koveras, and Traitor-Joe. Hlaalu is now divisively split between two builds, as can be seen from what EndoZoa and Mattyborch took versus Traitor-Joe and Koveras. EndoZoa's list has diverted from Ash Berserker and Cloudrest Illusionist, instead opting for Mudcrabs and Sharp Eyed Ashkhans. Koveras and Joe's list is the one we know from much of last month's success.

As for expectations, it seems Hlaalu fell a bit short on popularity for this tournament given its great success last month. 3 out of 4 players made it to the semi-finals with it, with only Traitor-Joe falling short (with a first round exit at that; PepeHands). Nix-Ox only showed up once, from Fictional0, which is understandable given the increased difficulty from the client and most players deeming it a more unfavorable meta for the archetype.

Otherwise, this is about what you would expect going into the TRS Preseason Winter Classic - although a bit more control may be expected. Lists were mostly tight from prior tournaments and testing and there wasn't a whole ton of innovation going on. Superthx's token mage introduced enough of a neutral package to bring Steam Constructors, which is always a welcome sight seeing how strong the card is.

And Mid Battlemage still can't decide how many Mighty Conjurings it wants.

Aggro Warrior - 13

Mid Battlemage - 6

Mid Dagoth - 6

Mid Sorcerer - 5

Control Tribunal - 4

Token Crusader - 4

Aggro Hlaalu - 4

Token Spellsword - 2

Aggro Battlemage - 2

Goblin Scout - 2

Mid Telvanni - 2

Tempo Assassin - 2

Nix-Ox Telvanni

Aggro Archer

Pilfer Monk

Token Mage

Aggro Crusader

Aggro Telvanni

Control Spellsword

Conscription Telvanni

Doomcrag Warrior

Abomination Scout

Mid Monk

Orc Warrior

Mid Redoran

Slay Scout

Control Archer

Rage Redoran

Control Telvanni (Flesh OTK)

Winner: KoverasBG

Decks

Aggro Hlaalu

Control Tribunal

Mid Dagoth

Ban List

Players can use this list to cross-reference decklists and matchups on Warpmeta's respective pages to glean insights behind player's strategy behind banning.

Looking at Round 1, SpoilerULoseTV (Battlemage) signifies that his Battlemage was banned.

• Round 1

SpoilerULoseTV (Battlemage) v.s. immortalaugust (Warrior)

nothos (Warrior) v.s. KoverasBG (Tribunal)

Aaron495 (Crusader) v.s. the_pptmaster (Dagoth)

petamax (Scout) v.s. emikaela (Sorcerer)

superthx555 (Crusader) v.s. LuckyLuckNOR (Crusader)

• Round 2

mattyborch (Hlaalu) v.s. immortalaugust (Sorcerer)

plzdonhakme (Telvanni) v.s. ianbits (Telvanni)

KoverasBG (Dagoth) v.s. Aaron495 (Warrior)

petamax (Scout) v.s. TheSirChoate (Battlemage)

superthx555 (Crusader) v.s. thiagomini (Crusader)

Rocketboy273 (Tribunal) v.s. Fictional0 (Warrior)

Traitor-Joe (Scout) v.s. EndoZoa (Assassin)

makemorelove (Monk) v.s. Ramraj (Redoran)

• Round 3

mattyborch (Warrior) v.s. ianbits (Tribunal)

KoverasBG (Dagoth) v.s. petamax (Scout)

superthx555 (Crusader) v.s. Fictional0 (Battlemage)

EndoZoa (Battelmage) v.s. Ramraj (Warrior)

• Semi-Finals

mattyborch (Warrior) v.s. KoverasBG (Tribunal)

Fictional0 (Battlemage) v.s. EndoZoa (Hlaalu)

• Finals

KoverasBG (Tribunal) v.s. Endozoa (Hlaalu)