Sideboard guide
Master Yi Untouchable Defender
Master Yi · Body / Calm
LeBlanc Baited Hook
Their removal never targets you
+1 Disarming Rake, 2 Tomb-Raider Barbara, 2 Decree of Strength
−2 Sabotage, 2 En Garde, 1 Onslaught
Baited Hook is a Gear. Rake and Barbara kill it; untargetable does nothing.
Lillia Sprite Tempo
Wide, and on a timer
+2 Alpha Strike, 2 Ruin Runner
−2 Sabotage, 2 En Garde
Their board expires on its own. Alpha Strike the turn it is widest.
Kennen Outside-Hand Engine
Answer the engine, not the bodies
+1 Sabotage, 2 Ruin Runner
−2 En Garde, 1 Onslaught
Sabotage takes the piece, not the body. Read the hand before you choose.
Rengar unit velocity
They ambush too
+2 Alpha Strike, 2 Ruin Runner
−2 Sabotage, 1 Onslaught, 1 En Garde
Both decks Ambush. Whoever commits second wins the battlefield.
Azir & token strategies
Kill the delivery
+2 Alpha Strike, 1 Disarming Rake
−2 Sabotage, 1 Onslaught
Sand Soldiers idle at base. Sovereign delivers them: answer him.
Master Yi mirror
Both alone, both patient
+2 Ruin Runner, 2 Tomb-Raider Barbara
−2 Sabotage, 2 Charm
Whoever doubles up at a battlefield first loses the Legend bonus first.
Jayce Aurora
Break the fortress
+1 Disarming Rake, 2 Tomb-Raider Barbara, 1 Sabotage
−2 En Garde, 1 Onslaught, 1 Pit Rookie
They out-defend you. Rengar arriving where they already are is the plan.
Rek’Sai aggro
Survive the first four turns
+2 Alpha Strike, 2 Ruin Runner
−2 Sabotage, 1 Onslaught, 1 En Garde
Steel Paws defends at two on turn one. Play it, do not save it.
Irelia
They grow on every trigger
+2 Ruin Runner, 2 Alpha Strike
−2 Sabotage, 1 Onslaught, 1 En Garde
Do not put your defender into combat with a buffed Irelia. Move her.
Kai’Sa, Daughter of the Void
Trade patiently
+2 Ruin Runner, 2 Tomb-Raider Barbara
−2 Sabotage, 2 En Garde
Their value comes from trades. A body they cannot choose refuses one.
Diana, Scorn of the Moon
Movement against a static plan
+2 Alpha Strike, 2 Ruin Runner
−2 Sabotage, 2 En Garde
Moving your defender is how they score. Recount alone after their turn.
Nasus, Curator of the Sands
They go longer than you
+2 Ruin Runner, 2 Tomb-Raider Barbara
−2 Sabotage, 2 En Garde
You cannot out-grind them. Take a battlefield early and make it expensive.
Akali, Rogue Assassin
Answer the gear
+1 Disarming Rake, 2 Tomb-Raider Barbara, 1 Sabotage
−2 En Garde, 1 Onslaught, 1 Pit Rookie
Rake kills a gear at any rune count. Barbara needs seven, so count first.
Draven
Punish the tempo turn
+2 Alpha Strike, 2 Ruin Runner
−2 Sabotage, 2 En Garde
They commit hard on one turn. Hold Defy and Punch First for it.