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Rush of Ikorr Merciless Battlegrounds – Apollo, Prophet of Harmony Deck Recipe

Apollo, Prophet of Harmony is an Intuition Prophecy deck. This deck in particular focuses on top deck manipulation by utilizing the Foresee mechanic with a low to mid-range curve. Apollo’s Avatar ability allows players to Foresee 2, then they may scrap 1. If they do, draw a card. Apollo’s RUSH ability has mass impact especially in multi-player formats, allowing any number of allied players to search their deck for a card and put it on top of their deck. Pairing this with the right allies in a 2 vs 2 and 3 vs 3 format can completely change the trajectory of the game to your favor!

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Optimize Apollo’s Avatar Power with Pythia, Eye of Delphi as your win con. On ACTION – Choose a card name, then scrap 1. If the scrapped card has the chosen name, secure 1 Ikorr. A key component of this deck is optimizing Pythia’s abilities while keeping her in play as long as possible.

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Utilize cards with “Foresee” like Oracular Visions and Delphi Heart of the Earth to raise topdecking and instantly secure Ikorr. Use Homer, Sovereign Scribe to get Pythia out for cheaper while allowing you to Forsee the top 3 cards of your deck.

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Exploit Pythia’s card ability, “Spells you cast cost 1 less to cast” with spells like Thunderbolt, Essence of the Dolphin, Essence of the Crow, and Essence of the Wolf. For mass damage and game control include the Plague of Arrows spell which reads, “Deal 1 damage to each opposing champion. Stun each Human dealt damage this way.” This will prevent the opposing team from securing any stored Ikorr allowing you to secure Ikorr through Pythia’s card effect while they are immobilized.

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Get Pythia back from your graveyard with Osiris Reborn, Burnt Incense Ritual, Chryses Tenacious Priest, and Tresses of Nephthys. These cards will make her a nuisance for your opponents to destroy.

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Provide protection for Pythia with cards like Achaean Soldier and Agamemnon Resolute King which is a heavy hitting Fabled Champion that will help you get the Achaean Solider out for no cost in the later game.

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Rush of Ikorr Merciless Battlegrounds – Poseidon, Titanic Trident Deck Recipe

Poseidon Titanic Trident is a Curiosity Devotion Avatar. This deck is a Pyramid Control Deck focused on keeping your opponent’s board locked down. This deck is a slow burn with an alternate win condition using the Great Pyramid if your opponents answer your Champions. We have loaded this deck with removal and control cards with a mid to high curve. Poseidon’s RUSH ability reads “Put all champions with an attack of 3 or less on the bottom of their owner’s deck”. To combat this card effect Poseidon’s Avatar ability allows you to draw the bottom card of your deck.

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Use cards like Nereid and Wepwawet Opener of the Ways to activate Poseidon’s Avatar Power for no cost. Nereid’s card effect says, “As long as this champion shares a loyalty with an avatar you control, that avatar’s power costs 2 less to activate”. Poseidon plays well with others or at least in this deck. These cards are game changers in multi-player 2 vs 2 and 3 vs 3 formats to make your allies’ Avatar Powers cost 2 less influence to active. Build a team of powerful allies and these card effects can mean lights out for your opponents!

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Poseidon’s Wrath, Watatsumi Guardian Swell, and Tsunami are a few other cards we’ve included in this deck to further deck manipulation and support Poseidon’s Avatar Ability.

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These cards plus Accomplished Architect will help you get to your Great Pyramid. The Great Pyramid reads “When a champion you control leaves the battlefield, store all Ikorr held by that champion on this location. ACTION – Secure 1 Ikorr from this location”. Getting this Location out in the early game will apply pressure to your opponents as you start securing Ikorr from your alternate win condition on a Location that is tricky to destroy.

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Pester your opponents by disrupting their strategy with cards like Medjay. Medjay reads “SUMMON – Stun target champion and remove up to 2 Ikorr from it”. Siren and Master Brewer are other stun effect cards we’ve included that will lock down your opponents’ board allowing you to control the pace of the game.

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Scylla Serpent of Messina and Charybdis Whirlpool Terror are a fun addition to this deck ensuring your opponents become stuck between a rock and a hard place. These powerhouse Fabled Champions allow you to gain additional attacks when they are controlled together. Scylla reads “RAID – Strike target opposing champion. If you control a champion named “Charybdis”, strike any number of target opposing champions instead”.

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Grading Chip Adds Another Layer of Authentication for Rookie Auto Patch Cards in 2024-25 The Cup

Upper Deck has been at the forefront of innovation for years when it comes to authenticity. One of the most recent examples is the introduction of an industry-first trading card authentication for highly coveted Rookie Auto Patch cards. First unveiled in 2025 as part of the release of Upper Deck’s 2023-24 The Cup hockey trading card set, the feature allows collectors to verify their Rookie Auto Patch cards are authentic, uncirculated, and have not been tampered with via patch swapping. Each card is slabbed, photographed, and serial numbered with a QR code, which displays a gallery of images from multiple angles that depict the card as it was originally issued by Upper Deck.

Now, another advancement in technology is accompanying Upper Deck’s 2024-25 The Cup Hockey. Dynamics Inc. (creators of The Authority) today announced the launch of the Grading Chip, the world’s first and only grading label that can be permanently and ultrasonically sealed into an encapsulated collectible case or “slab.” For the first time, an encapsulated trading card can be purchased and then graded without requiring the case to be broken and the card re-encapsulated.

Each tin of 2024-25 Upper Deck The Cup Hockey includes one Rookie Auto Patch trading card encapsulated in an Authority slab with an uncirculated designation, as the trading cards were slabbed as a part of the manufacturing process prior to being available for the public to purchase.

To celebrate the introduction of ‘Grading Chip, collectors who submit any slabbed uncirculated Rookie Auto Patch from 2023-24 or 2024-25 Upper Deck The Cup to The Authority can have their card graded with Grading Chip at no cost. The Authority does not charge for submission or vaulting of Authority Slabs, so a collector can submit, vault, and grade Authority uncirculated slabbed The Cup cards at no charge. This offer is not perpetual and will expire on December 31, 2026.

Visit TheAuthority.com to learn more about the Grading Chip.

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