This deck aims to be a control-style deck which makes effective use of Whirling Blades and Blaze of Glory with animated auras (since they occupy four locations at once), Poison Nova and Earthquake to keep the board clear. Powerwish is included as a similar board-control option, but mostly to clear out an opponent's defensive minions late in the game, treat it like a situationally better Poison Nova, even if it can be a little difficult to have the threshold for it early-mid game.

Sow the Earth can often be played far on the opponent's side of the realm, similar to Rift Valley. Salt the Earth can remove problematic sites, and allows you to replace then with your own once animated. Sphere of Animosity can help push for damage and prevent healing in addition to locking enemy avatars in a four site area, and serves as a great way to finish off an opponent on death's door.

Because this deck is quite greedy threshold-wise, I've opted to play Wiccan Tools to fix threshold when needed. Four Waters of Paradise may also eventually make its way into the deck, should I feel the need to add it. I am trying out Autumn Bloom and Desert Bloom as a way of cutting down on Wiccan Tools and I have been liking this so far. The blooms have also helped make Atlantean Fate less effective at ruining the deck's threshold.