4-0 Kuon run (online locals)
Added 2024-09-01 23:00:00 +0000 UTCMy opponents seem to have lowrolled very hard in this tournament, but hey, a win's a win.
I've been trying out various builds of Kuon, and at the moment, I'm testing the CP02 iteration with Demoncallers. Frankly, I think I do prefer this build - it allows you to pick second against every deck in the format and gives you a perfect tempo curve with Penguin Wizard, Demoncaller/Cursecrafter/Merlin.
In addition, it punishes weak early starts from opponents, which you would see in this tournament run as a prime example. Slamming a 4/4 + 3/2 on a turn 3 board gives you a ridiculous amount of flexibility for future turns. Your opponent can hardly ignore 7 damage to the face, even if you're not "supposed to be the aggressor."
It also means that you have a lot less pressure to set up high damage lethals with Dshift, and you can find opportunities to win simply through tempo.
But to be honest, the main reason I like it is that I don't have to worry about lowrolling against aggro/midrange decks like before. I had my fair share of games where cards like Sorcery Cache do literally nothing versus early aggression, and even though 2 mana for 2 spells is good, there are a lot of times when it's awkward as hell and incentivises risky gambles.
Once I'm finished testing the build, I will publish the Kuon guide.
