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Grandmaster at Arms

Equipment Aggro Strategy Guide

Suit up your units with powerful Equipment and freely move gear between attackers each turn. Jax's legend ability turns every piece of Equipment into a reusable combat trick.

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OVERVIEW
Grandmaster at Arms (Jax) is an Equipment-focused aggro deck built around Calm/Body. Your legend lets you freely move Equipment between units, turning every gear into a reusable combat trick. Weaponmaster units auto-equip on play, and Jax, Unmatched makes all Equipment react-speed attachable.
YOUR LEGEND'S ABILITY
Grandmaster at Arms: You may move Equipment you control between friendly units. This means you can suit up your best attacker each turn, or shift gear to a defender during combat. Equipment is never wasted.
EARLY GAME (Turns 1-2)
Play Doran's Shield or Brutalizer to get Equipment on board early.
Drop Veteran Poro — he's a 2-cost Weaponmaster who auto-equips a gear on play.
Channel runes and look for cheap equip targets.
Counter Strike is great turn 1 insurance — prevents damage to a unit and draws you a card.
MID GAME (Turns 3-5)
Play Lucian, Merciless — Weaponmaster + readies on conquer. Equip him and push.
Jax, Unrelenting draws a card whenever Equipment is attached — huge value engine.
Laurent Bladekeeper has Ganking — moves between battlefields for surprise attacks.
Use your legend ability to shuffle Equipment to your best attacker each turn.
Aphelios, Exalted triggers multiple effects (ready runes, channel, buff) whenever Equipment attaches.
LATE GAME (Turns 6+)
Jax, Unmatched is your finisher — Deflect makes him hard to remove, and he gives ALL Equipment Quick-Draw (Reaction attach speed).
Yone, Blademaster deals Might to an enemy in base on open conquer — devastating finisher.
Ornn, Blacksmith digs top 4 for a gear on play/hold — refuels your Equipment engine.
Sterak's Gage is a Quick-Draw Equipment that can be attached as a combat trick.
Trinity Force is your biggest Equipment — massive stat boost.
KEY COMBOS
1. Veteran Poro + any Equipment = 2-cost unit that auto-equips on play. Immediate board presence.
2. Jax, Unrelenting + Equipment attach = Draw a card every time you equip him. Free value.
3. Legend ability + Equipment = Move your best gear to your attacker before combat.
4. Jax, Unmatched + Equipment = All your Equipment becomes Quick-Draw — react-speed equips as combat tricks.
5. Aphelios, Exalted + Equipment = Ready runes, channel, or buff on every equip trigger.
6. Lucian, Merciless + equip + conquer = He readies on conquer, attack again next turn.
7. Counter Strike + any unit = Prevent damage AND draw 1. Best defensive spell in the deck.
8. Sterak's Gage as Quick-Draw = Surprise equip during combat for +Might boost.
MULLIGAN GUIDE
✓ KEEP: Veteran Poro, Doran's Shield, Brutalizer, Counter Strike, Discipline
KEEP IF GOOD HAND: Lucian Merciless, Jax Unrelenting, Laurent Bladekeeper
✗ SEND BACK: Jax Unmatched, Yone Blademaster, Ornn Blacksmith, Trinity Force (all late game)
★ IDEAL HAND: Veteran Poro + 1 Equipment + 1-2 protection spells
TIPS
Always move Equipment to your best attacker using the legend ability before combat.
Don't play Jax, Unmatched too early — wait until you have multiple Equipment on board for maximum Quick-Draw value.
Counter Strike and Not So Fast protect your equipped units from removal.
Riposte counters a spell AND gives your unit +Might equal to the spell's cost — amazing value.
Strike Down lets an equipped unit deal its Might as damage — use on big equipped units for removal.
Feral Strength with Repeat can give +4 Might for a massive combat swing.
Here to Help plays a unit at 3 cost reduction — great for surprise Weaponmaster drops.
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