Love this list. I cooked up something similar. Running snuggly and hidden cove it’s more location focused and aims to keep removal heavy decks on their toes.

I tried something very similar to this with Cri-Kee as a fun finisher. Any number of Li Shangs on board represents potential huge lore swings. Had 2 Shangs on board and 1 other unit that quests for 1. Was at 11 Lore. Dropped Cri-Kee, all units went to 3 lore and ended the game out of the blue. Even if you cant finish that turn, CriKee by himself threatening 3 lore after a huge Loreswing can sometimes just steal games after opponent commited to playing vs what they assume is a regular Discard build.

I love that you are trying other ink combos. I myself dabbled a bit in blue emerald blucky variant. Was fun and felt strong. But due to limited testing opportunities I went back to ES for the dlc

I did something that was basically the same at the end of May and it’s a fun deck. Was pretty much just pushing how far I can go with Bucky and Diablo. I did run Pegasus line just for the free lore you get from the shift

I think you should probably add either 2x Be Prepared, or 2x Sisu Empowered Sibling, or both. Shifting Sisu on 6 clears out Bucky & Diablo and gives you a powerful quester.

I built the same deck concept Monday but I focused on a lot more Floodborn with the Honest John and Bucky. That way my opponent loses lore while discarding.

mulan package would be neat

I made this deck but a few cards different. If you want I can send you my list, and you can play test it, I haven't been able to test it out yet.

Like clockwork, I just made a E/R aggro budget deck that tries to abuse Li Shang. I may have missed it, but did you ever mess around with Training Grounds, Hidden Cove and/or Lumiere to gain Strength? I guess this variation is more focused on Floodborne for Bucky. I was trying to take advantage of the two Pete cards that synergize with strength boosting. Love seeing your new deck ideas!

What about the shift queen of heart?

I tried this combo in Set 2 but the floodborns and removal options weren't as good. This has potential with Diablo to add to the draw power and brawl for removal. Fun to see this updated brew!

I actually lost to this deck recently, but it was slightly different. It used Hidden Inkcaster to huge effect and it let the opponent play way more uninkables.

For me, Emerald-Ruby is all about Muses, Lady Tremaine and A Pirate's Life xD

why not run morph or the shift target for lady tremaine and then run bibbiddi bobbiddi boo to cause a double sacrafice

Why not have Lumiere in this deck? Not having him in it feels like a terrible idea especially when you have that Shang

but Zan this isn't a new deck, the weird kid at my LGS has been playing this color combo for months!

Hey Zan! We’ve got a TTS discord set up. You should join. Over 500 people so far and growing. Had our first tournament last weekend. Hoping to do them more often. We have a leaderboard built into the discord and stuff like that :) hit me up if you’re interested and I can shoot you the link