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Shadowfist Deck Lists

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[posted 1 Apr 2003; updated 9 Feb 2008]

Decks are grouped by type (multiplayer, dueling, etc.) and then presented in chronological order, oldest to newest. Click a link to jump to the appropriate section of this page.

Multiplayer (general constructed decks) 62
Dueling (general constructed decks) 28
Comrades in Arms (at least 23 cards sharing a designator) 14
100 Names (no more than 1 of each card, ish) 4
Other decks that don't fit into those categories (no rares, decks for variant formats like Array of Stunts, etc.) 6+

Multiplayer Decks

I'm Huge - 1996 no-rares Ascended deck, most notable for 4th place finish at the GenCon 1997 National Championships (multiplayer).

Trinity - Joseph Livotte's winning deck from the GenCon 1997 Final Brawl (multiplayer).

Walk Softly - Joshua Kronengold's winning deck from the GenCon 1997 National Championships (multiplayer).

Smak Bak Yak Attak - Matt Widmann's finalist deck from the GenCon 1997 National Championships (multiplayer).

The Melting Pot - Janifer Chang's finalist deck from the GenCon 1997 National Championships (multiplayer).

Crosstraining - my deck that tied for 4th at the GenCon 1997 National Championships (multiplayer)

Borg with - a multiplayer "story" deck (almost no-rares, but not quite) from 1998, built around Shadowy Mentor, Shaolin Surprise and Positive Chi. Multiplayer. A version of this deck won the GenCon 1999 multiplayer tournament, although I wasn't playing it :)

Bully! - I wrote this "Killer Deck" article for InQuest #69 to follow the release of Throne War in 2000. This deck is dated now, but might still be fun. If nothing else it'll give you an example for doing your own full-on deck writeups :)

G.G. - The deck that Steve Valladolid used to win the GenCon 2000 Throne War multiplayer championship, designed by Jan Malina and Ken Ho.

Tea for Two - Yuit Sum Vong's winning deck from the Origins 2001 Final Brawl multiplayer championship. Writeup courtesy of Andrew Davidson.

Black Hand - Steve Valladolid's winning deck from the GenCon 2001 Final Brawl multiplayer championship.

Mo' Bankers Mo' Problems - Steve Bailey's winning deck from the GenCon UK 2001 Final Brawl multiplayer tournament, including comments from Steve.

Hot & Cold - John Merrill's winning deck from the Origins 2002 Final Brawl multiplayer tournament.

Orange and Lemon Surprise - Dave Martin's winning deck from the GenCon UK 2002 Final Brawl multiplayer tournament. Includes strategy notes from Dave.

Golden Memories - Jan Malina's winning deck from the GenCon 2002 Final Brawl multiplayer championship.

Company - Julian Lighton's finalist deck from the GenCon 2002 Final Brawl multiplayer championship.

Tanks A Lot - Mark Wheelhouse's winning deck from the GenCon UK 2003 Final Brawl multiplayer tournament.

Chinese Money Laundry - Tony Adams' finalist deck from the GenCon UK 2003 Final Brawl tournament, and winning deck from the GenCon UK 2004 Final Brawl tournament.

Pure Evil - John Davis' finalist deck from the GenCon UK 2003 Final Brawl tournament.

Positively CHI-ZY - Jon Challis' finalist deck from the GenCon UK 2003 Final Brawl tournament.

Live at the Memory Palace - Troy Duffy's winning deck from Final Brawl #1 at Origins 2003.

Heroes of the Twilight - Braz King's winning deck from the National Championship (otherwise known as Final Brawl #2) at Origins 2003.

Village Green Preservation Society - Gavin Edward's winning deck from the GenCon 2003 Final Brawl multiplayer championship.

Everyone's Invited - a Peacock deck that appeared in David Eber's Scrye magazine article in Nov. 2003.

Manzo - the deck that Jan Malina used to win the GenCon SoCal 2003 Final Brawl tournament, designed by Steve Valladolid.

Fortress of Idiocy - Erik Berg's finalist deck from the GenCon SoCal 2003 Final Brawl tournament. Erik also made it to the finals of the Kublacon 2004 Final Brawl tournament with this deck.

Broken Arrow II: Revenge of the Cheese - Troy Duffy's Peacock-style winning deck from the Pandemonium 21 multiplayer tournament.

82 Mooks - the deck that Jan Malina used to win the Kublacon 2004 Final Brawl tournament, designed by John Castellucci.

Construct & Destroy - Troy Duffy's winning deck from the Origins 2004 Faction War tournament (multiplayer, constructed).

Hand Air - Braz King's finalist deck from the Origins 2004 Final Brawl tournament.

Netherworld Return - Tim Linden's finalist deck from the Origins 2004 Faction War tournament (multiplayer, constructed)

The Usual Suspects - a.k.a. "Classic Dragon Cheese", Rob Cruise won the Origins 2004 Final Brawl tournament with this deck.

Unnamed Masters/Dragons Deck - Bill Palecek's finalist deck from the GenCon 2004 Final Brawl world championship (multiplayer, constructed).

Heroes From Hell - Jan Malina's winning deck from the GenCon 2004 Final Brawl world championship.

Big Red Smackdown - Allen Hege's winning deck from the Kublacon 2005 Final Brawl tournament, and Nov.2004 Smackdown in Jacktown multiplayer tournament.

Unnamed Purist Deck - Paul Myers' winning deck from the GenCon SoCal 2004 Final Brawl tournament.

Unnamed Monarchs Deck - Charles Soong's winning deck from the Canadian National Championships held at Pandemonium 22.

Madame Yen's Parlour of Pain - Braz King's winning deck from the National Championships, Part 1, at Origins 2005.

Silver Dragons Forever - Joey Ferreira's finalist deck from the National Championships, Part 1, at Origins 2005.

The Guns of Winter - Joey Ferreira's finalist deck from the Sunday Final Brawl at Origins 2005.

The Mustache of Understanding - Gavin Edwards' winning deck from the National Championships, Part 2, at DexCon 8.

Irrational Exuberance - Alex Bergmann's finalist deck from the National Championships, Part 2, at DexCon 8.

Mostly Harmless: Monarchs - Bruce Neiger's finalist deck from the National Championships, Part 2, at DexCon 8.

Blade Palm O'rama - Alex Poger's finalist deck from the National Championships, Part 2, at DexCon 8.

Wedding Feast - Joshua Kronengold's winning deck from the World Championships at GenCon 2005.

ATM - Benjamin Barnett's finalist deck from the 2005 Smackdown in Jacktown multiplayer tournament.

Reascended, with Hackers - Kel McKay's winning deck from the 2005 Smackdown in Jacktown multiplayer tournament.

Every Day is Hallowe'en - Braz King's winning deck from the Canadian National Championships at Pandemonium 23.

Many Grave Returns / Mesquite Grilled - Robert Stetler's winning decks from the Kublacon 2006 Final Brawl multiplayer tournament.

Eye of the Leopard - Joey Ferreira's winning deck from the North American Championships at Origins 2006.

The Long Strange Journey of Young Li Mao - Brian Smith-Sweeney's winning deck from the World Championships at GenCon 2006.

Unnamed Lotus/Hand deck - Julian Lighton's finalist deck from the World Championships at GenCon 2006.

Tiki God with - Benjamin Barnett's finalist deck from the World Championships at GenCon 2006. It's an upgrade of last year's Smackdown finalist called ATM. This deck convinced the design team to errata Bull Market in Critical Shift.

Immolate to Accumulate - classic Suicide Mission/Dark Traveler deck played by Sam Roads to win the 3-player UK 2006 Championship.

The Hand of 1000 Serpents (Y Llaw o Filod Sarff) - Clint Oldridge's winning deck from the 4-player UK 2006 Championship.

"Holy Manchus, Batman!" - Jeff Tang's winning deck from the Fall 2006 online Proving Ground on CCG Workshop.

Paradox Nexus - James St. Andre's winning deck from the Final Brawl at DarkCon 2007.

The (Fire) Ants Go Marching... - Tim Linden's winning deck from the Canadian National Championships at Pandemonium 24.

Nazi Cheese - Willow Palecek's winning deck from the Wisconsin State Championships "Who's the Big Cheese Now?" at Plattecon Upsilon and the World Championships at GenCon 2007.

Wu Bin of Bat Island - Robin Parmar's winning deck from the Spring 2007 online Proving Ground on CCG Workshop.

Kublacon 2007 Winner - Warren Snider's winning deck from the Final Brawl at Kublacon 2007.

The Story of the Three Acrobats - Jim Przytulski's finalist deck from the North American Champsionships at Origins 2007.

Dueling Decks

Stitches - Jose Garcia's classic powerhouse Dragon/Architect recycling deck from 1996.

A.W.M. - Brian Fay's dueling Dragons deck took second place at GenCon 1999.

G.O. - Jan Malina's winning deck from the GenCon 2000 Who's The Big Man Now? (dueling) championship.

My Award Winning Deck - Andrew Sackett's winning deck from the Origins 2001 Who's The Big Man Now? (dueling) championship.

Monkey See - Benjamin Barnett's deck that took best win percentage at Origins 2001 Both Guns Blazing (speed dueling) tournament. Includes strategy notes from Benjamin.

Cheese Dip - Jan Malina's winning deck from the GenCon 2001 Who's The Big Man Now? (dueling) championship.

Manchu Takeover - Joshua Deacon's winning deck from the Origins 2002 Who's The Big Man Now? (dueling) championship.

Rain of Pain - John Davis' winning deck from the GenCon UK 2002 dueling tournament.

Death Cab for Cutie - Jan Malina's winning deck from the GenCon 2002 Who's The Big Man Now? (dueling) championship.

S.W.A.H.T - Julian Lighton's winning deck from the GenCon 2003 Who's The Big Man Now? (dueling) championship. Julian also made it to the finals in the multiplayer championships with this deck.

Rocket Jam - Joshua Kronengold's finalist deck from the GenCon 2003 Who's The Big Man Now? (dueling) championship.

Return of the Queen - Erik Berg's winning deck from the GenCon SoCal 2003 dueling tournament.

Void Sorcerer Dueling Deck - Sean Henrickson's winning deck from the Origins 2004 dueling tournament.

Tsien's House of Discount Undead - Bill Palecek's finalist deck from the GenCon 2004 Who's The Big Man Now? (dueling) championship.

Prison On Fire - Jan Malina's winning deck from the GenCon 2004 Who's The Big Man Now? (dueling) championship.

Blade of Truth - Marek Laskowski's winning deck from the Canadian National Dueling Championships held at Pandemonium 2005.

The Sorcerer's Throne - Tim Linden's winning deck from the Origins 2005 Who's The Big Man Now? (dueling) tournament. Tim also won the 2005 Smackdown in Jacktown dueling event with this deck.

Dirk's Revenge - Allen Hege's winning deck from the GenCon 2005 Who's The Big Man Now? (dueling) championship.

Ugliness - Joshua Kronengold's finalist deck from the GenCon 2005 Who's the Big Man Now? (dueling) championship. A retuned version led Joshua to the win at the GenCon 2007 dueling championship.

Wing Chun - Benjamin Barnett's finalist deck from the GenCon 2005 Who's the Big Man Now? (dueling) championship.

Public Disturbance - Troy Duffy's winning deck from the Canadian National Dueling Championships held at Pandemonium 2006.

Return of the Hoods - Michael Stadermann's winning deck from the Kublacon 2006 Who's the Big Man Now? (dueling) tournament.

Training Experimentation - Jim Przytulski's winning deck from the Origins 2006 Who's the Big Man Now? (dueling) tournament.

Brawl in the Tombs - Braz King's winning deck from the GenCon 2006 Who's the Big Man Now? (dueling) championship.

Mukden Incident - John Merrill's finalist deck from the GenCon 2006 Who's the Big Man Now? (dueling) championship.

Green Crank - Benjamin Barnett's finalist deck from the GenCon 2006 Who's the Big Man Now? (dueling) championship.

Rise of the NeoBuro - Marek Laskowski's league-winning deck from the 2007 on-line Gatling proving ground Who's the Big Man? (dueling) tournament.

The Jade Monarch Express - Tim Linden's winning deck from the Origins 2007 Who's the Big Man Now? (dueling) tournament.

Comrades in Arms Decks

West-Side Story [Hood] - Mike Nickoloff's winning deck from the GenCon 1997 theme deck tournament (multiplayer).

Dr Chaos [Netherworld] - Thaddeus Peter won the GenCon UK 2003 Comrades in Arms (theme, multiplayer) tournament using this deck.

London Style [Big] - Julian Lighton's winning deck from the GenCon 2003 Comrades In Arms tournament. Technically, it also has but the resources aren't used for anything.

Internist Chaos [Netherworld] - Erik Berg's finalist deck from the GenCon SoCal 2003 Comrades in Arms tournament.

Rebels Rising [Rebel] - Braz King's winning deck from the Origins 2004 Comrades in Arms tournament.

Path of the Molotov Cocktail [Netherworld] - Joey Ferreira's finalist deck from the Origins 2004 Comrades in Arms tournament.

Diamondhead [Evil] - Julian Lighton's winning deck from the GenCon 2004 Comrades in Arms tournament.

Tangram Alley Boys [Hood] - Braz King's winning deck from the Origins 2005 Comrades in Arms tournament.

lOok, a Monkey! [Monkey] - Joshua Kronengold's winning deck from the GenCon 2005 Comrades in Arms tournament.

Dragons Squared [Dragon] - Peter Shah's winning deck from the Origins 2006 Comrades in Arms tournament.

Uprising! [Rebel] - Tim Linden's finalist deck from the GenCon 2006 Comrades in Arms tournament.

Poo Fighters [Monkey] - Earl Miles' finalist deck from the GenCon 2006 Comrades in Arms tournament.

Secretiki [Secret] - Benjamin Barnett's finalist deck from the GenCon 2006 Comrades in Arms tournament.

Way of the Gun [Gun] - Troy Duffy's winning deck from the Origins 2007 Comrades in Arms tournament.

100 Names Decks

Unnamed Deck - Erik Berg made it to the 100 Names (multiplayer, variant) tournament finals at Kublacon 2004 with this deck.

E Pluribus Unum - Joey Ferreira's winning deck from the Origins 2004 100 Names (multiplayer, variant) tournament.

One Hundred Hands - Allen Hege's two-time winning deck from the GenCon 2004 and GenCon 2005 100 Names (multiplayer, variant) tournaments.

Unnamed Deck - Jan Malina's winning deck from the GenCon SoCal 2004 100 Names (multiplayer, variant) tournament.

Other Decks

No-rares decks by Erik Berg, June 2003. A series of mono-faction rareless decks (although a few use Fixed cards from 10,000 Bullets).

Xanadu - Jan Malina's winning deck from the GenCon SoCal 2003 Array of Stunts (multiplayer, variant) tournament. The deck is set up Peacock-style with also appearing but not needed by any other cards.

Unnamed Deck - Erik Berg made it to the Memory Reprocessing (multiplayer, variant) tournament finals at Kublacon 2004 with this deck.

Unnamed Deck - Erik Berg made it to the Array of Stunts tournament finals at GenCon SoCal 2004 with this deck.

Brought To You By... - Peter Shah's winning deck from the Origins 2006 Ritual of the Unnameable (multiplayer, variant) tournament.

FAT Ritual - Daniel Griego's winning deck from the GenCon 2006 Ritual of the Unnameable (multiplayer, variant) tournament.

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