Shao Mirror Torrent
Playing a 5-drop on turn 3 feels like cheating, chat. Chief Cartographer, Tsukada finds Mirrored Reflection or Drowncalling Siren, Reflection slams Siren into my Garden for 3 IKZ to shove their best guy back, and Hydromancy Gate untaps IKZ so the 2 Sealed IKZ barely slow me down! +1000 aura.
Deck
Game plan
Early turns
I play Tsukada and Hayabusa Itto into the Alley to find my combo pieces and portal them through Hydromancy Gate.
Middle turns
On turn 3 I cast Mirrored Reflection to drop Drowncalling Siren or Mizuki! Siren displaces their 3-cost or cheaper entity, while Lowtide Jack and Ripplebound Adept keep the tempo rolling from the Alley.
Closing
Shao's Response and Mirage Frog protect my life total while Siren, Frog Rider and Mo finish the job.
Mulligan
I keep Chief Cartographer, Tsukada or Hayabusa Itto with a 2-drop — and if I open Mirrored Reflection PLUS Siren, I snap-keep it!
Key cards
Cheats a 5-cost Water entity into my Garden on turn 3 or 4! Once I hit 5 IKZ naturally, I just hard-cast Siren instead.
1 IKZ searcher that finds Mirrored Reflection, Drowncalling Siren, Lowtide Jack or Ripplebound Adept.
4/4 that displaces a base-cost-3-or-less entity whenever she enters the Garden.
Play him in the Alley, then portal him to displace a 3-cost or cheaper entity.
3/4 backup Reflection target that grabs a 2-cost Water card and can drop it into the Alley.
Tips
- Mirrored Reflection lets them drop an entity into their Alley, which actually helps turn on Gathering Tide, Rowan's discount!
- Both Lowtide Jack and Ripplebound Adept only trigger WHEN PORTALED — putting them straight in the Garden is an NPC move.
- Leave 1 IKZ up on their turn for Shao's -1 attack Response or Lotus of Paradise.
