ALL RISE! COURT IS NOW IN SESSION!

Intro:

This will sound odd, but ever since I was a kid I was a big fan of the law. (Very ironic considering my username, I know) From playing Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney repeatedly as a kid, to graduating with my legal studies and policy degree as an adult...figuring out how to navigate the complicated system was something I enjoyed solving.

And now, I get to share that magic with you.... my opponent!

The Hypothesis:

I know how to navigate the system, you don't! The idea I had was to use the courts ( [[Court of Equity]], [[Mobbed Court]], [[Mock Court]] ) to basically punish your opponent for having a 'non-compliant' deck and make them pay to play the game. All the while, your deck is completely within compliance and you whittle down your opponent while they struggle to get started.

Yes, you're gonna have to be a rules lawyer and make sure they're paying up!

Opening Arguments:

While you lay your ground work, place a site with Witch. I was thinking for at least 5 or 6 turns.

Priority sites:

Try to mulligan for an Oasis ( (F) + (W) ), then try to get one Court down early and build your "courthouse". Courts together, with [[Order of the Sacred Oak]] adjacent to the complex.

Cheap bodies while you build up: [[Winter Nymph]] goes forward, [[Sinterfee]] silences whichever of their sites scares you.

Be aware of [[Sinkhole]] and other rubble enablers.

Cross-examination:

After turn 5/6, you should start using Witch to just bother your opponent in whatever way hurts them most:

Versus control: "lose 2 life."
Versus aggro: "-3 power."
Versus anything with lots of Elites/Uniques (you should know by then): "+1 cost" and stacked with [[Court of Equity]]...oof.

[[Thumb Screws]] with some of the chargers like [[War Horse]] are intended to punish anyone who tries to circumvent the courts, naturally.

Closing Arguments:

As these just came out, this is a very active work in progress. Would love feedback and comments as well!

Rules Lawyer

@Vice