

In a metagame sense, Rally Portal is one of the least polarized decks of the format. In that sense, there are some differences in game plans of Kaiser lists and Kaiser-less lists, as the former have more answers against midrange decks (due to having more Iceschillendrig activators), while the latter have a bit of a gap in their turn 8-9 plays, which in theory is compensated by having a stronger early game. The deck is fairly straightforward to play, but there is some finesse to managing your number of threats, as the deck only has so many: some Rally Portal lists only play Iceshillendrig as their top-end, and as such, have to rely on either out-tempo-ing the opponent in the midgame or stalling until turn 10 for an Awakened Ragna/Zelgenea combo to close out games. After the “ Fieran stage” of the game, the deck either wins by generating an overwhelming tempo advantage with undercosted pay-off effects, such as Illganeau/ Mind Splitter/ Fieran or by grinding out the opponent’s threats with Iceschillendrig and eventually pushing enough damage with followers or setting up for a lethal Lazuli/Kaiser or a fully charged Illganeau‘s Spell token.

Rally Portal is a proactive midrange deck that utilizes Puppet synergies (more specifically, Stringmaster) and efficient early-game Portalcraft followers ( Illganeau/Syntonization and the best Portal card of the mini-expansion, Goblin Queen) to have a consistent early curve, which in turns allows the deck to consistently invoke Fieran on turns 6-7, which in turn has synergy with cards like Mind Splitter and Illganeau. Identifying cards: Marionette Master, Phantom Blade Wielder, Stringmaster, Goblin Queen, Mind Splitter, Wandering Chef, Fieran, Havensent Wind God.
