We talk about the decks which we are most interested in playing (or beating) at the seasonal tournament. There are a huge selection viable decks. Maitland uses his mobalytics mastery to run us through some of the stats on the big players in the meta. We discuss a line up with a lot of potential for people who are going to play in the last chance gauntlet this weekend. 

Decks discussed:

• Pirates

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Aphelios has turned the Runeterra meta completely upside down and introduced a wide range of new toys to play with. Maitland and Simon break down the new decks they've been liking on the ladder and discuss how to start incorporating these cards into tournament winning lineups!

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Aphelios Zoe by @ukulelebengio:

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TF Aphelios: CIBQEAYGA4IQGAQGDITCWBIDBERTGSKY3EAQCAQDBHLADVYBAIAQEBQSAUBQSKSUKVSNWAI

Fizz/TF (nicmakesplays and BBG) CICQCAQEAMAQGBQRAMAQIAJHGQCAEBQ2EYVS4BADAQCQ2EQZAAAQCAQGFI

Anivia by Raphterra: CEBAIAIBAMKBQMQEAECRIHJIGEBQEAIBBQOQCAYFCICACBIBAMHTMAICAECRGKY

There's a new patch with a gigantic slew of changes and Maitland and Simon are here to go over every new card, buff and nerf to discuss the potential impacts!

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There is a looming patch coming for Runeterra and the contents are unknown. Faced with this pending shift in the meta, our hosts breakdown what they feel will be 5 decks that are almost certain to be strong contenders for the ladder and seasonal tournament.

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Turbo Burble - CICACAYGCEBAGBAFBUBQCBABE42AIAQGDITCWLQCAEBAMDQDAMCAICYSAIAQCBA7AEBAMHI

LeeZoe - CICACAICGEAQGAQUAMBAEAYGBEDQGCIJDMRSQKJTLQAQEAYJFJKQA

MF Scouts - CICAEAYABIHAGAIABEKSKAYCAYERMPQDAIAAEBQJAIAQGBQIAIAQADJTAEAQEAAH

Fiora/Shen: CIBQEAYAAYHAIAIABENC2MYEAEBBGIBLGEBQCAQAAEAQGAQUAIAQAJJUAIAQCAAVAEAQEJI

Mono Targon: CIAQUAYJBERTQSKMKRKVMYDEAIAQCBIZAQBQSAQNDQ4QA

Agigas Discard Aggro: CEBQCAYECIDACBAMDQTSQLJXAUAQGBYJCQTTOAICAECACDIA

In this episode Maitland and Simon are ecstatic to disect and discuss every detail about one of their favorite decks Fiora Shen! The deck list, flex slots, mulligans, matchups, tournament  strategies and how to beat the deck are all covered as our hosts leave no stone unturned in breaking this deck down. 

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Our current Fiora Shen list (that Simon just hit masters with today): CIBQEAYAAYHAGAICCMQCWBABAAERULJTAQAQCARRAEBAAAIBAMBBIAQBAASTIAQBAEBCKAQBAAKTK

Agigas Fiora Shen Guide: https://runeterraccg.com/fiora-shen-deck-guide-matchups/

Kozmic Meta Breakdown: https://twitter.com/KozmicPlays/status/1351213897991270410?s=20

After a long period of dominance, Go Hard has finally taken a nerf, where will the meta go from here is the question Maitland and Simon try to answer this week. They also discuss the upcoming champion Apehlios and what you should play in the Standard Gauntlet this weekend!

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Agigas Meta Shift Article: https://runeterraccg.com/the-winners-and-losers-of-post-go-hard-meta/

This week it is all about flex slots as Maitland and Simon go into detail about which cards you can add or remove from your deck to improve your win rate and how you can recognise when those adjustments need to be made. In addition to this brilliant analysis they go over how the meta is currently evolving, what trends they've been seeing and what they will be playing in the coming week. 

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Kozmic Meta Breakdown: https://twitter.com/KozmicPlays/status/1346140162045202432?s=20

Our Current Fiora Shen list: CIBQEAYAAYHAIAIABENC2MYEAEBBGIBLGEBQCAQAAEAQGAQUAIAQAFJFAIAQCABUAEAQEJI

The LoR meta has started to settle after the Call of the Mountain release and the bogeyman of the format, TF Go Hard, has emerged again as one of the strongest decks. Whether you love or hate this deck, understanding how to play and beat it is critical. This ep Maitland and Simon go over everything Go Hard including play patterns, mulligans, card choices, matchups and how to play against it.

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Dr Lor Go Hard Analysis post: https://www.reddit.com/r/LoRCompetitive/comments/kmhonr/lets_optimize_tf_go_hard_datadriven_deck_analysis/

Kozmic Meta Analysis:

https://twitter.com/KozmicPlays/status/1343605313908449281?fbclid=IwAR2LBNIcWSvplNylsj_z5mrUBoHGv_mVuX8PcdvkQDIpk1R-YzUVmXqp9JU

Our current TF Go Hard Build:

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Fiora/Zoe List Maitland played to Diamond:

This week our hosts divulge their thoughts on how the meta is evolving since the final Call of the Mountain release and then take a deep dive into the world of passing priority.

This week Maitland and Simon break down the format of the first seasonal discussing the positives and negatives. They then dive into how to approach climbing the ladder after a reset and initial thoughts on the new set.