Mist + Iron starter deck

Mist + Iron is armour with traps and tricks. Iron holds the lanes with Bulwark and high health, Mist decides where the fight happens with Fogmoth pushes, Mirage Seer swaps and traps. The opponent attacks into armour and traps, and loses Shardlings it has paid for twice.

Every player owns one starter deck. The six starter decks can all be played against the computer at any time.

Key cards

BastionCost 6 · 5/7 · Stage 3LegendaryBulwark 3: takes 3 less damage from attacks.StormveilCost 6 · 5/7 · Stage 3LegendaryMirage SeerCost 5 · 4/7 · Stage 3EpicJump: you may swap the lanes of two enemy Shardlings.SiegeramCost 5 · 5/6 · Stage 3EpicPierce: excess damage hits the ward.

Game plan

• Build a front of Iron Shardlings first, then use Mist to move the opponent where you want them.
• Combine the traps: Spiked Wall protects the open lane, Mirage Mist punishes the attack on the occupied one.
• Demolish clears every enemy trap at once. Keep it for the turn you want to attack.

Against the other starter decks

Average against all five: 52 %. Computer against computer with the current rules, 500 games per pairing, both players going first equally often. The computer plays well but not perfectly, so treat these numbers as a guide, not a promise.

Cards worth adding later

Rare, Epic and Legendary cards of the same two classes that are not in the starter deck. Good first picks for your own version of this deck.

Citadel ShellCost 6 · 4/10 · Stage 3LegendaryGuard: blocks ward hits from open neighbour lanes. Bulwark 2: takes 2 less from attacks.NightlynxCost 6 · 6/6 · Stage 3LegendaryVeil: immune to traps, abilities and spells. Pierce: excess damage hits the ward.Phase SerpentCost 4 · 3/4 · ShardlingEpicJump: you may push an enemy to a neighbour lane. Whoever stands there returns to hand with its earlier stages.ForgebullCost 5 · 5/6 · ShardlingEpicJump: give your other Shardlings +1 attack.TidewraithCost 5 · 5/7 · Stage 3EpicVeil: immune to traps, abilities and spells.JuggernautCost 6 · 6/7 · Stage 3EpicPierce: excess damage hits the ward. Bulwark 1: takes 1 less from attacks.Ambush CannonCost 3 · TrapRareTrigger: your opponent plays a Shardling. Deal 4 damage to it.DimmingCost 3 · SpellRareGive every enemy Shardling −1 attack.

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