C · Positioning & Configuration · §19

The Ruination Plan

Not sweep insurance — an asymmetric reset and reconstruction spell.

The ideal setup includes some combination of: Karthus; Glasc Mixologist; Ruined Rex; Rift Herald; Watchful Sentry; Soaring Scout; Black Rose Dignitary; sufficient Power and hand contents for Herald.

A high-value Ruination can simultaneously produce: doubled card draw; doubled rune generation; eight damage per Rex; multiple Glasc reanimations; multiple units from hand through Herald; and an opponent with no surviving board.

Pilot noteBring Ruination when: the opposing deck can create a board you cannot profitably contest one unit at a time; the game is likely to reach nine Energy; their recovery is weaker than yours; their Deathknells are not better than yours; you can retain the cards and Power needed to rebuild.

⚠ WarningDo not bring it merely because the opponent has several units. Against a sufficiently fast deck, a nine-cost reset may never become a functional card.