I feel like this kind of gameplay needs another name than Tempo because of how ubiquitous this notion is to every archetype in the game.
Besides, Azalea is much more aggro than Nuu is for example so I feel that those decks do not belong to the same category even tho they rely on disruptive on-hits.
I want to say disruption - Azalea and Nuu chief among them - but my very favorite thing in FAB is topdeck access - Azalea and Dash I/O. So what archetype is that?
Interesting! I'd also put Victor, Kano, and maybe Arakni, Huntsman in that category as well! I don't have a clever name for the archetype, but I think "top-deck" is a straightforward name and aptly describes the archetype's core gameplay loop.
Viserai, Brutes, Aurora, Boltyn, Sleepy and Mario, Fang all seem to qualifiy for this.
All decks that have a proactive gameplan but can also pivot very easily on defense when needs be.
Ira, Uzuri and Florian are more on the pure midrange to grindy defensive gameplan imo.
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I'd put ranger and some guardian in there too
So in fab it would be like dominated red in the ledger, it's not the best value per card but now your opponent doesn't have a turn
Besides, Azalea is much more aggro than Nuu is for example so I feel that those decks do not belong to the same category even tho they rely on disruptive on-hits.
Ex: Briar with channel FoN, Aurora with arc Flicker, Slippy with toxic kiss
All decks that have a proactive gameplan but can also pivot very easily on defense when needs be.
Ira, Uzuri and Florian are more on the pure midrange to grindy defensive gameplan imo.