Any good unupped decks?
Well, I managed to beat him without too much trouble with a near-unupped version of the second one in the OP:
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4t7 4t7 4t7 5ia 5ia 5ia 5ia 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61o 61t 61t 61t 61t 61t 61u 61u 61v 61v 61v 61v 61v 80d 8pp
"Shard" is unupped Shard of Gratitude.
The SoGs and the Phase Shield would not have been necessary, I suppose, but they're handy, of course. And I was lucky that he didn't play his Permafrost Shield. So, if you're about to face him, you could give it a try, it's not that hopeless. Lobotomize as few creatures as possible, i.e. only the Physalias, and hope that your shield chain doesn't stop (Puffer Fish).