Best proactive lineCheap unit into a discounted Noxus Hopeful: two bodies, two triggers.
Best stabilizing lineAmbush unit plus a placed +1, with Punch First still in hand.
Best value lineKinkou at four other Might, with the Legend trigger ordered above it.
Best replay lineThrill on Kinkou, First Mate, Pit Rookie, or an Accelerated unit with somewhere to go.
Key sequencing ruleExhaust the target first, then play First Mate, Twilight Reveler or Thrill.
Sideboard disciplineStay a unit deck. Twenty-nine shuffled units or more.
The last relevant unit play is worth more than the first unnecessary one.
From the guide . §20 Condensed Pilot Summary
Strategy thesisTreat every unit as both a permanent and a temporary Might effect. Spend only enough cards to secure the current scoring window, and preserve the next wave.
Default role: reactive unit-tempo deck with proactive scoring pressure. Premium opening: an early body, Kinkou or another value three-drop, and a second unit or tactical bridge.
Primary engine: unit play, Legend +1, battlefield swing. Primary bottleneck: relevant ready bodies, and units still in hand.
The four lines to know cold
Best proactive: a cheap unit into a discounted , for two bodies and two triggers.
Best stabilizing: an Ambush unit plus a placed +1, with still in hand.
Best value: Kinkou at four other Might, with the Legend trigger stacked above it.
Best replay: Thrill on Kinkou, , , or an Accelerated unit with somewhere real to go.
The rules that decide turns
Rules noteUse the unit or exhaust the target first. Play , or Thrill only once the second action is worth something.
Rules noteAgainst compact protected threats, attack the protection and the second battlefield. Against wide boards, keep and .
Sideboard discipline
Remain a unit deck. Target 29 or more shuffled units after boarding, and name the exact structural problem each card that comes in is solving.
Pilot noteThe last relevant unit play is worth more than the first unnecessary one.