Xianlu: Draft Archetypes

Some lists are incomplete. The cards listed here are by no means a complete list of cards suited for the archetype, but just here to give you idea as to what the decks are going for.

Seal Tempo

Uses cheap flying beaters in conjunction with Seal in order to outtempo the opponent.

Common Cards: Inheritor of Winds, Imbibing Seal, Mage of the Five Stars

Signpost Cards: Blessing of the Heavens, Heavenly Armor, Material to Immaterial

Seal-Based Control

Uses Talismans early on to muck up the ground, then plays big removal/draw spells.

Common Cards: Daggers of the Court, Empress's Scorn, Foretelling Seal

Signpost Cards: Three Curses, Four Moments in One, Xiacheng Apothecary

Monstrous-Based Aggro

Aggressive deck that uses tricks primarily to remove blockers. Monstrous cards help provide reach late-game.

Common Cards: Twilight Jumper, Sweet Whispers, Bellchime Devil

Signpost Cards: White Bone Spirit, Outlaws of the Marsh, Flesh-Drunk Ogre

Monstrous Ramp

Typical ramp deck with monstrous creatures. Subtheme of +1/+1 counters.

Common Cards: Sentinel of the Pines, Peach Gardener, Fireworks Bombardment

Signpost Cards: Pilgrim's Path, Slaughter Seeker, Jungle Tyrant

Bequeath Voltron

Voltron deck focusing on passing down keywords with Bequeath. Subtheme of +1/+1 counters.

Common Cards: Watchful Panda, Ancient Qilin, Vigilante's Challenge

Signpost Cards: Student of a Hundred Styles, Luckbringer Sparrows,

Bequeath Value

Sticky deck that constantly recurs or protects key cards that other creatures have Bequeathed abilities onto.

Common Cards: Village Herbalist, Vile Sorcerer, Tomb Wanderer

Signpost Cards: Honored Concubine, Effigy Burner, Wishbringer Qilin

The Rock

Typical value deck. Combines all three major mechanics - Bequeath, Reflex, and Monstrous - for a flexible midrange or control deck that stalls until they can outvalue the opponent at around 5-7 mana.

Common Cards: Silverhorn Demon, Neutralizing Seal, Noxious Tea

Signpost Cards: Beast of Unearthly Winds, Immortal Eater, Yaoguai Bloodspiller

Spirit Tribal

Deck focusing on Spirit tribal. Evasive and defensive creatures that can go-wide lategame.

Common Cards: Realm Traveller, Riverside Ponderer, Herald of Rain

Signpost Cards: Astral Channeler, Evanescent Guru, Spirit of Floods

Sequence

Tempo/Combo deck that focuses on chaining spells with sequence together.

Common Cards: Enflamed Soul, Full Breath, Killing Tiger Fangs

Signpost Cards: Vermillion Sunbird, Estate Burglar, Immolator Transcendant

Combat Tricks

Aggressive deck that uses a number of combat tricks in order to burst the enemy or win combat.

Common Cards: Descend Like Hawk, Moontoucher, Dragonstaff Duelist

Signpost Cards: Follower of the Fist, Kowtow, Heroic Aspirant

Updated on 21 Jan 2018 by Mal