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Grave Tide
Beneath the waves the dead lurk. Nephalia’s liches have rejected the society of the living and delved into the deep mysteries of pure magic, cloaking themselves in impenetrable wards and calling the drowned to battle.
Grave Tide is a Mono-Blue control deck that hides behind a wall of counterspells until it can summon an army of Zombies to finish off the opponent.
A versatile Blue midrange deck that combines efficient threats with interaction, scaling into powerful late-game options.
Signature Cards
Keywords
MadnessMill
Game Plan
Early Game
Turns 1-2
Make efficient plays with Thought Scour and Essence Scatter and set up your mid-game. Don't overextend into sweepers if you have a lead.
Mid Game
Turns 3-4
Develop your board while leaving up interaction. This is where the deck's threat-answer flexibility shines — read the matchup and pivot accordingly.
Late Game
Turn 5+
Leverage Slinn Voda, the Rising Deep and Rise from the Tides to dominate the late game. Resolve your biggest threats and protect them.
Deck Play Profile
Derived from automated card-by-card analysis across all known versions. The Capability Profile shows how the deck measures up across six functional dimensions — pressure, interaction, card advantage, and more. The Play Style hexagon uses the same data to place the deck on the aggro–control–combo–midrange spectrum.
Capability Profile
Play Style
Deck average (all versions)
Strengths & Weaknesses
Flexible threat-answer ratio adapts to different matchup archetypes
Individual card quality means you win most fair fights
Slower than aggro decks and can struggle if forced to play purely reactively in the early game
Weaker to overwhelming synergy decks that go "above" fair interaction
