I have been trying out this new control deception deck. Although it is not really good right now, I am tweaking my decks to see what card will work. It is really cheap priced around $10.
This deck's win condition is to stall against aggro decks until they run out of cards. Against control it is bit tricky to win since this deck is focused on stalling the board. Also, the top ends are not really strong.
Deck code: GU_1_2_IAoIAoIAlIAlIClIClKCiKCiMBgMBgCCMCCMCEwKCZKCZKCbICtCEQCEQMBdMBdICHICHCAJCAJPAmPAmCFQCFQBAN
Cards
Of course, there's Ember Oni, Witherfingers, Raptune Dance for AoE removals. For early games, I use Stoneskin Poison, Hunting Trap(or the new one), which is also used for late-game removals, and the cards that reduce strength.
For the win-con, I ran Helian Elite, but I might change it since it is too easy to kill without ward.
There is a lot of value cards here. Most aggro decks can't answer The Hollow when you drop it at turn 1. Also, Bound by Her Will and Counterfeit is a situational stealing card. I'm also considering Scavenger Impling which steals 2 card from opponents void.
Results
The result is not really good. I'm having <50% win rate now, so I'm changing the deck to improve my winrate.
Game
This game is also against control deception. And it is really long, which is expected.
Mulligan/1 Mana
They are all good cards. I send Stoneskin away because they're control(slow). Patient Pickpocket is great going first. I end up with a decent hand and play Pickpocket.
2 Mana
I get cutthroat. This is intesting since I can use it to cutthroat their cutthroat and see the cards.
3 Mana
As expected, they are control. They also got stolen plans from their GP. I send away their cutthroat because I don't want to lose my Guild Enforcer/Oni etc...
4 Mana
Here I should've delved first but anyway, I use GP. Stoneskin Poison and Dark Knives are all good cards, but I get Stoneskin.
5 Mana
Guild Enforcer here. My hand is looking quite big with some echo cards. And they use toast of course...
5.5 Mana
That card confused me and got me worried because of Tendril's dread...
6.5 Mana
Here I use stoneskin and also use Beguiling Blade on it(twice).
6.5 Mana
Here I use GP because I wasn't sure what to do. Luckily Spellbound is a decent one to pull. I also play Crooked Quartermaster, but opponent plays Oni and sets it on fire.
7 Mana
Looking back, I should have used Blade borrower on the weak Guild enforcer because than I could go Hunting Trap on it. Instead I use both Borrower so I can get more cards from the Quartermaster. I play Trapdoor on the 1/1 burn 2 Guild Enforcer because it is useless and they also mill a card.
And it was actually a good one(Witherfingers!). It might have been a good play.
7.3 Mana
I use bound on the 1/3 Oni, mainly to clear my hand and get heal, which is a bad move. Bound by Her Will is clearly a good card, yet it is weak by its own. I also GP Stolen plans which allows me to delve again. I should have chosen the legendary, but I didn't do it...
7.6 Mana
Hunting trap kills their second Oni. I use Overclock on the Armor Lurcker, since it is hidden so it would be safe for 2 turns. Turns out that Beguiling blade kills it though...
8 Mana
Umber Arrow is a nice topdeck. I use Sneak a Peek from GP to check the cards. They had some great cards in hand, and I reduce Ludia's Dedicant's strength since the other three is already too strong.
8.3 Mana
Uhhh ring of the siren??? does nothing though. Here I play Stoneskin and attack. Also I pip out an Helian Elite, but I'm sure that it would die by hunting trap.
8.5 Mana
Here I go GP to see the cards. Spellbound stalls for another turn which is good. I also play the Hollow, and it somehow synergizes with Ring of the siren. Here my opponent has a great combo with Blade Borrower + Shore Leave.
8.75 Mana
Cutthroat to see what cards they have. Pretty much same so I take Serris away because they are almost at 10.
9 Mana
GP???? Looking back, I definately shouldn't have done that because my hand is almost full. I Stolen plan and they are all great cards! But I get Candy Chain, since the other two is kind of expensive.(But Poacher Daemon is also good.) And after I finished my turn with Sneaky Bruiser I realized that I am gonna mill a card due to The Hollow, but they killed it.
9 Mana~
Piercing Bolt is great and it kills their 1/1 card. They play Guild Enforcer which seems like it got copied from my deck.
9 Mana~~
I stack up my Dark Knives for a sneaky lethal. I also play another Crooked Quartermaster and Beguiling Blade but realizes that it is not Guild... And I wasn't expecting Orfeo's Guide. At least it survived.
9 Mana~~~
Mage to activate the Ally effect. Here I get Trapdoor to send the useless 0/1 burn 2 guild enforcer. I also play one of my dark knives to attack. And they also mill a card. Blade Borrower is expected since they are close to death.
9 Mana~~~~
Here it goes... Magically I find the other Knive and I win! GG.
Conclusion
It is fun, but it is not really great. This deck is also tiring since it often goes +9 Mana and stalls until you die of fatigue damage. It is frustrating to lose against the same deck after playing for 30 minutes.
So I am planning on not to play much, and instead I am focusing on Ramp Magic. It is kind of interesting to me, and I got some cards and formed the deck in budget version + plain quality.