Wow what a crazy almost two weeks it has been since Light’s Verdict has dropped. We’ve seen some crazy decks in the wild and in tournaments with the new cards, and things are just so exciting right now! With more time I think we’ll see more decks and combos being developed with these cards. I’m not going to repeat what the Gods Unchained team has already done with the awesome lore and set explanation or the in-depth Buyer’s Guide showing all the drop rates, but I did want to highlight some of the decks that have been created using these cards. Some of them are my creations and you may have already read about them in my other articles, and some of them I don’t know the true origins of, so if you know, inform me and I’ll add it in!
Honestly though, the team wasn’t lying when they said that these are Powerful cards. You still have some time, get them while they’re hot!
I put these two together as @MightyUncle has done for his Control Nature deck, because they can work hand-in-hand. Play Dearly Departed and see a big mean Thaeriel in your opponent’s hand? Well, Obliterate it, then use Shines On Us All on it to ensure your opponent never gets their copy back! On top of that, you get to delve a non-tribed creature as well. I actually played against MightyUncle and this deck and that’s just what he did to me (well, I didn’t have Thaeriel though so sad face) and he delved an Alexis, Archon’s Sword to really turn the game around! Link to his deck list here.
Here’s an interesting one that I saw from Reddit. Basically the idea is to set up an infinite loop using a 1-cost Echocaster and A Toast to Peace, rendering your opponent’s creatures useless and probably milling them in the process. I’ve seen iterations that use a Beam Sentry to do chip damage to face as well. To set it up, you need to use a Forge New Bonds on a 1-mana creature to discount Echocaster, then Gleamweaver your Forge New Bonds to ensure Echocaster always brings bring A Toast to Peace. That means no spells from the Sanctum neither! Deck here
Used by @[8m]Fakemews to win the Invitational Tournament 2 weekends ago, this Stormfield combo deck can kill you as quickly as turn 5 (he once did it on turn 4!). The premise is discounting your Form of Unity, Pyrrhic Knowledge (or second Form of Unity), and one Stormfield (there are other ways to get lethal too), filling your board with minions, then unleashing a 15 damage spell twice to the face. Ouch. Check it out here
It’s been said that @[NVS]Clecle started this Rockdrake Over The Line deck, and now that Light’s Verdict came out, people have been adding An Empire Reborn to it to produce more face damage. Basically you want to get your minions out, either through bringing them back to the void or playing them deeply discounted, using Necronomics to refill your mana, then Over The Line (or An Empire Reborn first for more!) for some serious and possibly lethal face damage. Here’s the deck as played by @shobe87
@Lexotan has created this monster Control War deck which uses An End To War for, you guessed it, Control. Keep the board clear, heal back damage taken with various heal options, then go for value with your late game cards which includes Thaeriel and Avatar of War. I personally would not like to face this deck haha. See the deck here
You’ve probably seen this card a few times already in this compilation, especially for Control decks, but I used it to great effect in my Aggro Light deck which you can read about here. It gave me my first ever Top 10 Weekend Ranked finish!
Again, another card that you would’ve seen in the decks listed above. This card is even more versatile than the Martyr, because who doesn’t like drawing cards while destroying enemies?? I used them in my Aggro Light deck, but I’ve also included them in a Card Draw Magic deck which helped me get to 35th place in the Aqua tournament last weekend, out of 512 participants :)
This deck was first created I believe by 
This card seems like a decent include in Control Light decks, and may benefit if you have Chosen One synergy, and here I found a example of it being used to good effect by an anonymous player. 85.7% is pretty good if you ask me! It’s built on an already solid Control Light foundation with tons of value, healing, and removal.
Is the Chosen One making a comeback??? Perhaps, with a couple of (Legendary) support cards in this mini-set. I created a deck for this card after playing against one that was using this Legendary. If I hadn’t found my removal early I would’ve gotten decimated by a beefy and growing Chosen One!
Finally we have the chase Legendary, the one and only Thaeriel. Again you may have already seen this card a few times on Control lists above, but