Just something I've been having fun with locally...

Dhamir
Alexa Genecourt
Caleb the Shifter
Genecourt Initiate x3

Ghed Headrix x3
Xaros the Mist x3
Cardinal Scelus
Evon Myerdeth
Ghed Lionel
Mother Deiane
The Sable Knight
Sir Valance x3

A Single Motion x2
Fire and Steel x2
On Silent Wings x2
Superior Armament x3
Viper Whip x3
Disintegrate x2
Incinerate x3
Teleport x2
Flame Blade x3

Cobalt Land Dragon
Engraved Plate x2
Griffon of Misear
Panthera
Tower Shield
War Horse
Wyvern Gem
Incendiary Glove x2
Ring of Vorn
Teufeltiger's Mask

I'd personally rather double on Evon and Mother than have the Lionel and Scelus floating around. That's me, though.



I'd lose the Teleports and Disintegrates, personally. If you want the Order movement that badly, I'd rather see Jump, Stubborn, or Bellicose. If you want item destruction: Pillage. If you ever switch to Backbiter, Goodwife's Parry is a good x2 card.



Where is the Havat-lahn? Why the Gloves? I'd rather see Backbiter, Common Blade, Invision, Handaxe, Celestial Flame, or Bardiche instead of Incendiary Gloves. With Backbiter, you can turn your backup cast of fighters (al beit, only 7) into threats as well. Heidrix gets a free trip to the front, if they miss, she swings for 4 wounds. Land Dragon = Dark Horse. I'm with you on the Mask and would consider x2.

If it were a tourney, I'd consider ditching Lionel - but still probably wouldn't change Scelus.


Tried playing it with Pillage... the one rank range is quite often painful.
Disintegrate is anti-planar And item removal. And +1 to hit once played.
Swapping Teleport is a bad move imo. Use it to move anyone in your own army (rather than jump's just-me effect), use it to screw with your opponent, etc. And while I like Stubborn's react, I prefer the +1 to hit.
Having run Goodwife in my Countess deck to good success, would definitely consider it.


I originally had Fire Dance in the deck for the escalating DC, which is a stance. Didn't reconsider Havat-lahn when it came out.
Gloves play to the defensive style of Dhamir's react, and provide an additional ranged strike. No interest in backbiter cheese in this deck, don't find Common Blade to be effective in anything but the luckiest of draws, and just find the Gloves to be more fun than handaxe or celestial.
Not sure why Dark Horse didn't make the deck over War Horse (rather than land dragon, which is another fun bit).

Cheers.
-VIC