Afanas will almost certainly lose a lot of his power after the nerf on August 11th and for me a worthy replacement can only be Fen. The deck works the same way as Afanas's, except that with Fen our characters don't gain boosts.

The idea is to recycle 1-mana spells with cards like Ouroboros Inkcaster, Hathor and the uniques in my possess, and gain lines using characters like Anansi. My uniques, in addition to recycling spells, also give fleeting to all of the opponent's characters.

For the removals i chose the usual ones Requiem, Cloth Cocoon and Twinkle Twinkle which can be useful both for us and for the opponent.

26/08/2025

IN: +1 Requiem, +2 Duel of Grit, +1 Twinkle Twinkle, +1 Magpeng Hoarder, +1 Lyra Contortionist, +3 Snowball Commando;

OUT: -3 Kodama, - 1 Sleight of Hand, -2 A Cappella Training, -2 Cloth Cocoon, -1 The Hatter.

With the new meta and the presence of many Bravos decks, i decided to bolster the removal department with Requiem and Duel of Grit. To insert the removals i eliminated the 3 Kodama and replaced them with Snowball Commando

31/08/2025

IN: +2 Will-o'-the-Wisp;

OUT: -1 Lyra Contortionist, - 1 Snowball Commando.

I included 2 Will-o'-the-Wisp because i noticed that they are very useful from the pool to get a mana discount.

10/09/2025

IN: +1 Haven Seiringar, +1 Cloth Cocoon, +1 A Cappella Training;

OUT: -1 Aloe Vera, -2 Snowball Commando.

I removed an Aloe Vera because i think three are too many and you often find yourself with them in your hand without being able to play them. In its place, i inserted a Haven Seiringar, which costs two and allows you to draw. I replaced the Snowball Commando with Cloth Cocoon, which is essential for removing permanents without any restrictions, and for A Cappella Training, which is an after-you.

12/09/2025

IN: +2 Tanuki, +1 The Hatter, +2 Sap Duende;

OUT: -1 Will-o'-the-Wisp, -2 Lyra Contortionist, -1 Duel of Grit, -1 Requiem.

We're probably back to basics when i had 2 Tanuki and 2 The Hatter. I realized that the first is really important for removing inconvenient cards from the opponent's pool and the second for keeping Anansi on the field as much as possible. I also made some slight changes to the removal spells, bringing Sap Duende back.

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