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Rising from the Ashes: A Tempo Kano Guide

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September 4th was a monumental day for Flesh and Blood. A much-anticipated article by James White addressed the state of the game and how LSS planned on addressing issues plaguing the competitive scene. Alongside expected targets Bonds of Ancestry and Art of War were two cards that shook Kano players to the core: Tome of Aetherwind and Tome of Fyendal. Two pillars of the Kano deck are gone with no replacements in sight - the darkest day in Kano’s existence.

With Rosetta’s release moments away and no apparent viable Kano deck swimming to the surface, Kano players panicked en masse, and many (including myself) planned on jumping ship. Kano was finally dead and gone, burnt to ash with his beloved books.

Yet from the ashes, Kano has come roaring back.

My name is Ronán Sovitzky, better known as my discord name Blazing for Lethal. I have over 12,000 games on the Lord of Aether, and I am here to explain the ins and outs of Kano in a post-tome world.

The Core

If you joined us for our prior examination of the 'Unga Bunga' Kano build, you've read this part before. But if this is your first stop, we still need to cover the core elements of Kano which have not changed, and likely never will.

Each deck contains the minimum requirement of Aether Wildfire, Blazing Aether, Kindle, and Lesson in Lava. No Kano deck in this age can leave home without a playset of each card.

Joining their ranks as staples are Aether Spindle and Sonic Boom. Three Energy Potions and one to three Potions of Déjà Vu maintain their treasured slots as combo extenders, enablers, and emergency resource generators. Gaze the Ages, Will of Arcana, and Eye of Ophidia round out our haymaker slots as extremely flexible blues, allowing for many devious tricks combined when with Potion of Déjà Vu - these are never an unpleasant draw.

Finally, Kano relies on a robust 33-36 blue count to fuel his Arcane manipulations, and it is here that we begin to see distinct variations between Unga Bunga and Tempo.

Now Let's Get Into The Tempo List

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Ronán Sovitzky

Ronán AKA "Blazing for Lethal" has played Kano since the launch day of ARC, resolutely refusing to play anything other than the fiery wizard. He can be found on Discord endlessly debating the pros and cons of Kano strategies, and helping out new Wizards. After finally winning an RTN and BH Top 8, he is setting his sights on winning a Calling next.

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bebobo

3 weeks ago

Man awesome guide and deck tech, definitely want to try out Kano now. Gonna see what mods I can do budget this list out but with how great you were at explaining it I'm sure I can figure something out, awesome stuff man

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