Archetype pages are updated after each Tier List is made. If a page isn’t up-to-date, it means there was nothing worth mentioning in the last report, either because there was no data about the archetype or it did poorly.
Ranked Performance
Although Doctor Doom 2099 is still the most popular way to build Arishem, the best performing list for the archetype early in the season didn’t feature the card. I would guess this is probably due to U.S. Agent still being popular. This particular list posted a 64% Win Rate over 150 games, but most other lists for Arishem ranged between 58% and 61%.
Conquest Performance
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Toxic might have lost some momentum, but it remains a very popular deck. This means Doctor Doom 2099 still isn’t the best idea for Conquest at the moment. Plus, even though you can control the Snaps and Retreats with this deck in Ranked to mitigate the random cards, it isn’t that simple in Conquest once the opponent figures you out.
Also, Cassandra Nova is quite popular at the moment with both Small Good Cards and Mister Negative doing well.
Arishem Thanos did much better this week in comparison and easily beat the traditional list’s 56% Win Rate. The amount of games was very different, though, so take this with a grain of salt.
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How to Play
Loki decks are based on constantly having at least two game plans available: yours and your opponent’s.
Since the arrival of Arishem (and the multiple nerfs to Loki), your base game plan has gained a lot of importance. Loki is now just a good card to play early; it allows you to draw cheap cards from your opponent’s deck and do more than they can. Basically, you just win because you spend more energy than your opponent, meaning you can play more cards or more expensive cards than they can.
This last part is also true when it comes to not playing Loki, as the extra energy granted by Arishem allows you to just slam strong cards turn after turn ahead of their natural curve. In that sense, Arishem Loki is a proactive-minded deck with more energy than any other deck. With this extra resource, you can invest heavily into counter cards and cards that gain significant value when played a turn early.
Archetype Evolution Over Time
- Arishem is still in the competitive discussion, although Good Cards is starting to feel more reliable with a similar style of gameplay. This is beginning to limit the appeal of Arishem outside of the possibility for better high rolls.
This section was reset at the start of 2025 with the Dark Avengers season.
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