Fighting Fai: A Competitive Takedown Guide

by Michael Hamilton, Mark Chamberlain
Ninja
2nd August 2022 0 : 00
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The Draconic Ninja Fai, Rising Rebellion has exploded onto the Classic Constructed metagame. He claimed 21 Road to Nationals wins and had quite the showing in Utrecht, where he won the championship event and claimed both the title and the second place spot in Utrecht’s Calling.

Fai has quickly shown he is a force to be reckoned with. His power is so explosive that he even got Stubby Hammerers banned in an unscheduled ban announcement. But don't let a small intervention make you complacent; Fai will still be a strong force in the metagame. When Chane lost Seeds of Agony, he didn’t go anywhere. Bravo, Star of the Show was still a powerhouse after losing Awakening and Autumn’s Touch. Fai will still be a powerful force in the metagame after losing these powerful generic gloves.

What Makes Fai So Powerful?

Fai is an aggressive Ninja who plays long Draconic combat chains. He plays a very low resource cost curve and gets a lot of power for playing long chains. He has a very solid weapon in Searing Emberblade. This weapon frequently converts 2 resources into 3 damage, along with giving you another Draconic chain link and not using up your action point.

Undisrupted, his hero power is essentially worth 1 free damage on any turn without a pump card. It is a single instance of 1 damage, so it can be hard to block. On top of that, it can easily be worth more than one damage due to cards like Art of War, Spreading Flames, and Salt the Wound.

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Michael Hamilton

Michael Hamilton, the 2022 World Champion, has loved card games his entire life. He has a soft spot for control decks, and loves limited formats. For him, improvement in all things is a way of life.

Mark Chamberlain

Our narrator, Mark Chamberlain, is a long-time card game player-- but they're all sitting on the shelf while he practices Guardian in Flesh and Blood. Mark is based out of Colorado Springs, USA.