Here is a deck I was trying out with Deaths Shadow ! I know is not as optimal and has a lot of problems but it is nice to see something similar catching up !
I played the deck a couple of games and it seams promising ! At turn 2 8/8 to 11/11 death shadow with at least one or two ways to protect it ! I think i need to go more agro!
A nice tric is the marsh flats and godless shrine for an extra -3 life to go ! +3/+3 or 2nd main Avatar of hope
I was thinking more in general the idea to lock down the opponent with constant paying increases ! 1 mana drops are cursecatcher and daze that will reduce the speed in many decks and probably it will delay the game enough so you set the control machine !
The more i play against competitive archetypes in legacy the more realize the amount of mana tightness in them ! The calculations are perfect to fit with almost no limits on them, and thats why cards like daze are so great in the format!
I am open to ideas and crazy thoughts. I tested it this week and am sure it can work (mainly cause it is an alternative to the existing established list) but ok I want to do something fresh!
You have to use the fact that people are running stock lists to your advantage! You can know exactly what everyone is trying to do if you prepare!
Yea i Agree on that ! I took part in lots of games and actually similar archetypes have the same play-style 99% .
Ether way we will go off topic i think if keep on this track !
The armor deck i was building has one more crucial card Isochron Scepter . I dont know If i have to build more around it , avoid it or just keep it as an extra lock cont.
Another problem i encountered is that there is not really a great win condition on the deck ! Any ideas on that except Jace?
ok i see the point with the Gaddock ! and mana leak, Rhystic study.
I think force of will can be a nice add but at the same time there are not enough blue spells to use as a discard condition for it !
I thought of glowrider too and in general i got this as a maybe list when started the idea !
[DECK]
The truth is that Recently i joined a Legacy tournament and I was so disappointed that 99.9% percent of the decks were just copies of archetypes ! I can understand that these are the most established decks but this ruins 50% percent of the game ! the element of surprise ! and that why i thought to try to make something competitive but different !
Ok the idea is simple delay the game with extra demand of payments control with counters like daze and mana leak !
Lock the game with Limited resources and Gaddock Teeg !
I think I am still missing some extra win conditions ! Any ideas ?
PS : the first name I thought of this deck was Greek Taxes (since I am greek i think I can make fun of my origins ) but ok lets not be too cruel !
Ok I see Leyline of Sanctity seams like a great choice indeed !
I m still trying to find ways to lock the game and probably lock it even faster! I have tested the game against Enchanters deck and Zoo and it works pretty great more like 60-70% win! But i have great problem against control decks !
Ok I am trying to develop a deck since few years now and I stuck to this !
The main idea is to build an armor around you and control the board to death !
I loved Maniac since the first moment i saw him as a card ! The change of rules an perspective of the game was awesome ! Some of my personal favorite cards also involve that like Leveler.
So i was toying around with the same kinda of idea and inspired by the post !
I was thinking also adding cards like Death Wish and having some of the basic combo cards o n the sideboard !
I really like the idea so I home we can make it even better
http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=388403
4 Avatar of Hope
3 Hex Parasite
3 Faith's Shield
3 Mother of Runes
3 Pariah
4 Spoils of the Vault
4 Death's Shadow
3 Swords to Plowshares
2 Miren, the Moaning Well
2 AEther Vial
4 Angel's Grace
4 Godless Shrine
4 Marsh Flats
4 Scrubland
2 Diamond Valley
4 Wasteland
3 Stoneforge Mystic
1 Elbrus, the Binding Blade
1 Umezawa's Jitte
1 Sword of War and Peace
1 Batterskull
SB: 4 Leyline of Sanctity
SB: 2 Relic of Progenitus
SB: 2 Grafdigger's Cage
SB: 4 Kataki, War's Wage
SB: 1 Withengar Unbound
I will optimize this post soon sorry for the inconvinience
Bant control 60-40 (in favor)
Burn 70-30 (in favor)
Zoo 60-40 (in favor)
i still need a lot of changes and to test it even more but it looks promising
4 Avatar of Hope
3 Thraben Doomsayer
4 Death's Shadow
Utility
3 Hex Parasite
3 Faith's Shield
4 Mother of Runes
Tutor
4 Spoils of the Vault
Survival
3 Pariah
2 Worship
4 Angel's Grace
1 Near-Death Experience
3 Swords to Plowshares
Acceleration
2 AEther Vial
Lands
4 Godless Shrine
4 Marsh Flats
4 Scrubland
2 Plains
2 Swamp
Utility Lands
3 Miren, the Moaning Well
1 Diamond Valley
4 Leyline of Sanctity
2 Relic of Progenitus
I played the deck a couple of games and it seams promising ! At turn 2 8/8 to 11/11 death shadow with at least one or two ways to protect it ! I think i need to go more agro!
A nice tric is the marsh flats and godless shrine for an extra -3 life to go ! +3/+3 or 2nd main Avatar of hope
I m open to suggestions !
One of my old time favorite cards is Rhystic Study and the more i see it the more it fits to the concept with cards like
Sunken Field
Mana Vapors
Mana Leak
Power Sink
and some creatures
Cursecatcher
Spiketail Hatchling (cheaper version of spiketail)
So do you think that this might go to somewhere more competitive in this format ?
4 Vedalken Archmage
2 Brain Freeze
Mana
4 Blinkmoth Nexus
4 Seat of the Synod
4 Vault of Whispers
4 Glimmervoid
4 Mox Opal
4 Lotus Petal
4 Chromatic Star
4 Memnite
4 Ornithopter
4 Frogmite
2 Myr Enforcer
4 Signal Pest
4 Cranial Plating
Utility
4 Thoughtcast
I am open to ideas and crazy thoughts. I tested it this week and am sure it can work (mainly cause it is an alternative to the existing established list) but ok
Yea i Agree on that ! I took part in lots of games and actually similar archetypes have the same play-style 99% .
Ether way we will go off topic i think if keep on this track !
The armor deck i was building has one more crucial card Isochron Scepter . I dont know If i have to build more around it , avoid it or just keep it as an extra lock cont.
Another problem i encountered is that there is not really a great win condition on the deck ! Any ideas on that except Jace?
I think force of will can be a nice add but at the same time there are not enough blue spells to use as a discard condition for it !
I thought of glowrider too and in general i got this as a maybe list when started the idea !
[DECK]
- Meddling Mage
- AEther Vial
- Phyrexian Revoker
- Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
- Spelltithe Enforcer
- Glowrider
- Rafiq of the Many
- Grand Arbiter Augustin IV[
/DECK]4x Breeding Pool
2x Misty Rainforest
4x Chrome Mox
4x Hallowed Fountain
4x Island
2x Chalice of the Void
4x Cursecatcher
4x Daze
4x Mana Leak
Lode
3x Gaddock Teeg
4x Lodestone Golem
4x Sphere of Resistance
4x Thorn of Amethyst
4x Trinisphere
2x Limited Resources
3x Rhystic Study
Ok the idea is simple delay the game with extra demand of payments control with counters like daze and mana leak !
Lock the game with Limited resources and Gaddock Teeg !
I think I am still missing some extra win conditions ! Any ideas ?
PS : the first name I thought of this deck was Greek Taxes (since I am greek i think I can make fun of my origins
I m still trying to find ways to lock the game and probably lock it even faster! I have tested the game against Enchanters deck and Zoo and it works pretty great more like 60-70% win! But i have great problem against control decks !
The main idea is to build an armor around you and control the board to death !
1x Calciform Pools
1x Grim Monolith
9x Island
9x Plains
1x Tendo Ice Bridge
Scepter Control
3x Isochron Scepter
4x Counterspell
2x Boomerang
1x Orim's Chant
2x Compulsive Research
3x Fabricate
2x Serum Visions
1x Temporal Aperture
Armor
1x Divine Presence
2x Ensnaring Bridge
2x Force Bubble
1x Fountain Watch
2x Null Brooch
1x Rule of Law
4x Sun Droplet
4x Thunderstaff
1x Keiga, the Tide Star
1x Memnarch
2x Platinum Angel
1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
2x Brain Freeze
1x Dark Depths
3x Ivory Mask
1x Karma
1x Keiga, the Tide Star
1x Memnarch
1x Story Circle
3x Wall of Hope
1x Yosei, the Morning Star
eager to hear your opinions and suggestions
So i was toying around with the same kinda of idea and inspired by the post !
let me know what you think !
Mana Source
4x Cabal Ritual
4x Swamp
4x Chromatic Star
4x Chrome Mox
4x City of Brass
4x Dark Ritual
4x Lotus Petal
4x Lion's Eye Diamond
4x Demonic Consultation
4x Doomsday
4x Infernal Contract
4x Spoils of the Vault
The Rockstar!
4x Laboratory Maniac
4x Pact of Negation
4x Gitaxian Probe
I was thinking also adding cards like Death Wish and having some of the basic combo cards o n the sideboard !
I really like the idea so I home we can make it even better
Here is the list
4x Ancient Tomb
4x Chrome Mox
4x Glimmervoid
2x Grim Monolith
4x Mox Opal
4x Vault of Whispers
4x Seat of the Synod
1x Icy Manipulator
2x Orb of Dreams
1x Voltaic Key
4x Stasis
3x Tangle Wire
3x Unwinding Clock
Planeswalkers:
3x Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
2x Sword of the Meek
3x Thopter Foundry
Counter:
2x Force of Will
4x Spell Pierce
Mining:
3x Thoughtcast
1x Sensei's Divining Top
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