Weekend Warrior Weapons
Fifteen Powerful Blends, from the Well-Trodden to the Rare and Exotic, for the Discerning Part-Time Ladderista.
Welcome! Welcome, please step inside.
A challenging week at the office, I presume?
But, alas, lets not be reminiscent of spreadsheets, budgets and petty cubicle politics. Friday is here. Freedom arrives – F-words to petty office tiffs! The hour has come to fight for fame and fun.
So come, come my friend. We have the finest selection from such reputed providers as Legna, Balco and Vivo. We have a wide assortment of options, from the shiny new toy, to tried and true blends for those that prefer efficiency over novelty, to exotic brews that should please those looking to take a walk on the wild side.
So, tell me: How shall we equip you for your Ladder climb?
The Shiny New Toy
If you were looking for… how should we put it, the “hot and popular”? This Lux & Jayce blend is all the rage right now, but I’m afraid it is my duty to warn you: it’s current performance, while acceptable, is far from stellar.
We have a wide selection of other, higher-proficiency blends that you may be interested in, and some of them quite exotic at that, but if were looking for the shiny new toy that everyone is talking about, this would be our recommendation:
Lux Jayce
Expensive spells and shiny new cards – with an okay, not-awesome 51% winrate.
Code: CEBQCAYABYCACAAGDIUCUBIFAQKRMGAZDIBQCAIEDMAQKBA7AMAQAIJJGAAA
https://masteringruneterra.com/deck/CEBQCAYABYCACAAGDIUCUBIFAQKRMGAZDIBQCAIEDMAQKBA7AMAQAIJJGAAA
Strong Against: Swain Teemo
Struggles Against: Gangplank Sejuani / Lurkers / Poppy Ziggs
The Tried and True
These 54%-plus blends need no introduction to a connoisseur such as yourself, I am sure. Refined, tried-and-true builds for those that value efficacy over novelty.
Our recommendation is the highest-winrate brew we could find among the most played variations of each particular Archetype.
Poppy Ziggs
Everybody has a plan, until you go wide and punch them in the face.
Code: CQBQEAQDAMCAGAIDAIGCQCAFBIDSSMKJMB2KGANGAEAACAIFBJCQ
https://masteringruneterra.com/deck/CQBQEAQDAMCAGAIDAIGCQCAFBIDSSMKJMB2KGANGAEAACAIFBJCQ
Strong Against: Swain Teemo / Lurkers / Rally Elusives
Struggles Against: Gangplank Twisted Fate / Draven Sion / Lee Sin Zoe
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Gangplank Sejuani
They can’t hurt you if they are all frostbitten.
Code: CIBQCAQBAIAQIBQKAYBAMCZAEEWTUPADAEBQMCABAUDACBACAYBBIIRGAMAQGAIWAECACCQCAIDAIEQ
Strong Against: Except the three decks below, either even or favored among the rest of the field – for a deck with a great matchup spread, look no further!
Struggles Against: Thralls / Rally Elusives / Lee Sin Zoe
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Twisted Fate Gangplank
Another take on everybody’s favorite overwhelming Captain; see Poppy Zigs above, but with kegs!
Code: CQCACBAGBIAQKBQBAMCQUMKFUYAQKAQGAQNCALJ2AMAQEBQCAEBQMCADAUFADGABYYAQA
Strong Against: Poppy Ziggs / Lurkers / Rally Elusives / Draven Sion
Struggles Against: Dragons / Darkness / Akshan Sivir
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Veigar Senna
Turn yourself to the Dark Side. You know you want to.
Code: CQBQCAIFFABAKBIIBEEAKCQEDIYTSXK6MKTACAQBAECRIAQFBIA5CAIBAEAQKHI
https://masteringruneterra.com/deck/CQBQCAIFFABAKBIIBEEAKCQEDIYTSXK6MKTACAQBAECRIAQFBIA5CAIBAEAQKHI
Strong Against: Draven Sion / Gangplank Twisted Fate /
Struggles Against: Rally Elusives / Akshan Sivir / Dragons / Thralls
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Poppy Fizz, aka Bandle Tree
Yeah. Call me a tree-hugger, I dare you. See Poppy & Ziggs above, but with Plan B (for yourself).
Code: CQBQCAIDG4AQEAYJBACQUALUQQA2MANHAGXQDQQBYYAQEAICAYXAGBIKFGMADQABAIAQGAYNAECQVIAB
Strong Against: Lee Sin Zoe / Darkness / Dragons / Lurkers
Struggles Against: Gangplank Twisted Fate / Draven Sion / Poppy Zed / Akshan Sivir
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Rally Elusives, aka Zed Poppy
Punching them in the face is all the more fun when they cannot see your blows coming. Add Rally for repeated fun!
Code: CQDACAYABYAQGAQKAECAAAQBAUFCSAYBAAERKHIFAEBAMCIMCE4QCAIDAIKAEAIBAILACAQAA4
Strong Against: Thralls / Darkness / Dragons / Lurkers / Gangplank Sejuani
Struggles Against: Swain Teemo / Gangplank Twisted Fate / Riven Swain
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Draven Sion
Recent nerfs have slowed down this blend a bit. Keywords being “a bit.” Still gets the job done.
Code: CECACAIDCQAQIBAQAIAQIJZNAQCQGAIEBEGQMAIBAMBACAQDAMAQGAYPAEBQIEQBAUBQMAQBAQTDIAICAEBSGMY
Strong Against: Dragons / Lurkers / Akshan Sivir / Poppy Ziggs
Struggles Against: Darkness / Gangplank Twisted Fate
The Connoisseur’s Corner
Looking for something a bit harder to find on the ladder? Here is our selection of rarer blends—some of them returning to the spotlight, some of them quite new—to get the job done while not bloating the playrates of the most popular choices.
Lissandra Taliyah (54%)
That is not dead, which can eternal lie – Thralls have made a return at the highest echelons.
Code: CMBQEAIBCQZAIBABAECQUDQEAQDR6LCCJEBAEBABBEFQGBAHBURHQAA
https://masteringruneterra.com/deck/CMBQEAIBCQZAIBABAECQUDQEAQDR6LCCJEBAEBABBEFQGBAHBURHQAA
Strong Against: Gangplank decks / Darkness
Struggles Against: Rally Elusives / Poppy Ziggs / Swain Teemo / Lurkers / Lee Sin Zoe
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Teemo & Swain (52%)
Eat your heart out, Imperial Demolitionist – The Grand General has found his favorite (and furry!) few for the many.
Code: CQCACAIEBABACAZOG4BQEAYBA4EQKBIKDIYULJQBV4AQEAIDAMGQEBIKAGCACAIBAUFKIAI
Strong Against: Rally Elusives / Bandle Tree /
Struggles Against: Gangplank decks / Poppy Ziggs
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Draven Victor (52%)
Did I mention the heartwarming feeling of punching them in the face with Elusives? Well, now add “huge” for more punch!
Code: CECQCAYDB4BACAYCCQBAKAYJBUBQCBBHFU2AGAYEAMCREAQBAECACAQFAQGBIAIBAQCBA
Strong Against: Bandle Tree / Dragons
Struggles Against: Darkness / Gangplank Twisted Fate
The Risky Brews
Feeling like going even a step further into little charted waters, and perhaps become the trendsetter we’ll talk about next week? These blends have so low a playrate that numbers are hard to come by. But what would the reward be, if there were no risk?
Glorious Shellfolk of Tomorrow
Evolution seems to have left Viktor behind – but it is still Glorious!
Code: CQCQCAIEGQAQEBROAECQIEICAQCAOEIFAUFAIKBRUYA3YAIDAEBQIEQBAUCBKAQFBINNCAICAEAQIGYBAUFAC
Strong Against: Darkness? / Poppy Zed?
Struggles Against: Poppy Ziggs? / Jayce Lux
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Leona & Aurelion Sol (55%+)
Stun & awe – an idea as old as the Sun and the Stars, that never quite made a splash… but which in the last few days have shown quite the promise at Masters.
Code: CQCQCAIADIAQEAABAEBQADQBAUFK6AIGAMERUHBWHFLWAAYBAMAAMAIEBEGQEAYJLBSAEAIBAADQCAYJJE
Strong Against: Poppy Zed?
Struggles Against: Bandle Tree? / Darkness? / Gangplank Sejuani?
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Caitlyn & Ezreal (54%+)
If consumption of recently-released audiovisual animated products have left you with a desire to go all-in on P&Z archetypes featuring everybody’s favorite tea-sipping law enforcer, look no further.
Code: CQCACAYECEAQKBAGAQAQIJBGE42AKBIKGFC2IANGAHAACAQBAECBWAQFBICBUAIBAUFNCAI
Strong Against: Swain Teemo? / Akshan Sivir
Struggles Against: Gangplank Sejuani?
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Ziggs & Zilean (57%+)
For those looking for the really rare: a blend that should work on paper, but never quite did… but now apparently does.
Code: CQBQCBIHA4CAIBYNDQTCOBAFBIDETIYBUYAQGAIFBINQEBAHJRMQEBIHAQFQCAYEA4STXCQB
Strong Against: Darkness? / Thralls? / Swain Teemo? / Gangplank decks?
Struggles Against: Rally Elusives? / Dragons? / Bandle Tree? / Akshan Sivir?
Well, well, my friend…
... I hope we were able to please your refined taste.
Should you require more metrics for your choice of weaponry, do let me know and I shall do my best to furnish you with what available numbers I find.
And should you be interested in more recommendations like the above in the future, here is where you shall find them.
Good luck in your climb!