E · Optimization & Practice · §24
Do not alter the main deck before meaningful games with the exact Guangzhou configuration.
The list already balances low-Might bodies, natural five-Might bridges, six-Might outputs, seven-Might outputs, conversion outlets, and interactive units.
Most appealing when the room contains disproportionate Master Yi, single-defender tall decks, protected units with no expendable companion, or strategies where your Deathknell sacrifice is substantially better than theirs. Likely swap: Temporal Breach in a Yi-heavy field; Ashe in a field with few slow hand-dependent strategies.
Attractive if Kennen, Rengar, Azir or other small-unit strategies dominate the room. Likely sideboard cut: Ashe.
−1 Carrion Dredger, +1 Vi, Peacekeeper. Raises interaction and natural five-Might density but reduces early one-Might density, Deathknell fodder, the ability to leave multiple bodies behind, and Glasc’s cheapest reconstruction option. Prefer the published split for an open field — the third Vi becomes attractive only when tall battlefield decks outweigh attrition and go-wide strategies.
Two is the correct balance: one makes the signature Hook bridge too inconsistent; three increases conditional spells and weak standalone draws; two provides sufficient access while Flow gives each copy additional utility.