When Innistrad was first released, I wanted to make a deck for both Olivia Voldaren and Grimgrin, Corpse-Born. While my deck for Grimgrin ended up being very un-fun to play (it's very hard not to make a deck that one-shot the board at least 6 ways), this one ended up being a little more fair (though I want to remove the one-shot combo from this one as well, in the interest of fun). I really liked how she played in Standard, and she seemed to have a flexible build.
Why not a tribal theme?
Even when Dark Ascension was released, I had no real urge to shift the deck to a tribal theme. My playgroup also has a tribal Olivia deck, so I wanted to make my own Olivia shell for the playgroup to fight. I wanted to be a complete hipster unique.
How does one play this deck?
Don't let all the flashy mana rocks and death lasers fool you; this is a Voltron deck. You win by dealing 21 general damage to your opponent. Your general happens to be really, really, really freaking good at doing that on its own, so you don't need to devote over half your spell slots to the game plan. Slap a shroud/hexproof enabler on it and watch your opponents writhe in agony. The thing with this deck is, it has the ability to go for the 21 damage while being able to control the board as well as a black/red deck can; by killing every creature in sight.
Nuances of the Deck
-If you have Anowon, the Ruin Sage out, you can use Olivia Voldaren's ability to turn your own creatures into Vampires so that you don't have to sacrifice them.
-Try to get a sac outlet on board when you have Sheoldred, Whispering One out. With many powerful 187's and two Grave Pacts, you want to maximize the value of the Resurrections you're getting every turn.
-Mana doublers are important for your X spells. Try to tutor Nirkana Revenant or Caged Sun if you can.
-Always remember, you can sacrifice stray stolen creatures to Trading Post (or, if you're lucky, Goblin Welder to recur destroyed artifacts.
-If you blink a creature taken by Olivia Voldaren with your Conjurer's Closet, keep in mind that you will control the creature permanently, regardless of whether or not you control Olivia. This is due to the wording of the blink effects from Avacyn Restored.
1 Olivia Voldaren
Creatures
2 Anowon, the Ruin Sage
3 Bloodgift Demon
4 Butcher of Malakir
5 Dark Impostor
6 Geth, Lord of the Vault
7 Goblin Welder
8 Grave Titan
9 Mindclaw Shaman
10 Nirkana Revenant
11 Puppeteer Clique
12 Rune-Scarred Demon
13 Sheoldred, Whispering One
14 Shriekmaw
15 Withered Wretch
Sorceries
16 Banefire
17 Blasphemous Act
18 Chain Reaction
19 Diabolic Revelation
20 Increasing Ambition
21 Mutilate
22 Profane Command
Instants
23 Comet Storm
24 Consume the Meek
25 Into the Core
26 Reiterate
27 Wild Ricochet
Artifacts
28 Altar of Shadows
29 Basalt Monolith
30 Basilisk Collar
31 Caged Sun
32 Champion's Helm
33 Charcoal Diamond
34 Coldsteel Heart
35 Conjurer's Closet
36 Contagion Clasp
37 Contagion Engine
38 Darksteel Plate
39 Everflowing Chalice
40 Expedition Map
41 Fire Diamond
42 Gemstone Array
43 Lightning Greaves
44 Lux Cannon
45 Pentad Prism
46 Rakdos Signet
47 Ring of Xathrid
48 Sol Ring
49 Sphere of the Suns
50 Star Compass
51 Swiftfoot Boots
52 Trading Post
53 Umezawa's Jitte
54 Veinfire Borderpost
55 Worn Powerstone
56 Animate Dead
57 Braid of Fire
58 Grave Pact
59 Vicious Shadows
Planeswalkers
60 Liliana of the Dark Realms
Basic Lands
61 Mountain
62 Mountain
63 Mountain
64 Mountain
65 Mountain
66 Mountain
67 Mountain
68 Swamp
69 Swamp
70 Swamp
71 Swamp
72 Swamp
73 Swamp
74 Swamp
75 Swamp
76 Swamp
77 Swamp
78 Swamp
79 Swamp
80 Swamp
Nonbasic Lands
81 Akoum Refuge
82 Barren Moor
83 Bojuka Bog
84 Cabal Coffers
85 Deserted Temple
86 Evolving Wilds
87 Forgotten Cave
88 Ghost Quarter
89 Lavaclaw Reaches
90 Leechridden Swamp
91 Polluted Mire
92 Rakdos Carnarium
93 Smoldering Crater
94 Tainted Peak
95 Tectonic Edge
96 Terramorphic Expanse
97 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
98 Urza's Mine
99 Urza's Power Plant
100 Urza's Tower
Why Olivia Voldaren?
Why not a tribal theme?
a complete hipsterunique.How does one play this deck?
Nuances of the Deck
-Try to get a sac outlet on board when you have Sheoldred, Whispering One out. With many powerful 187's and two Grave Pacts, you want to maximize the value of the Resurrections you're getting every turn.
-Mana doublers are important for your X spells. Try to tutor Nirkana Revenant or Caged Sun if you can.
-Always remember, you can sacrifice stray stolen creatures to Trading Post (or, if you're lucky, Goblin Welder to recur destroyed artifacts.
-If you blink a creature taken by Olivia Voldaren with your Conjurer's Closet, keep in mind that you will control the creature permanently, regardless of whether or not you control Olivia. This is due to the wording of the blink effects from Avacyn Restored.
Changes Log
Goblin Welder
Mindclaw Shaman
Banefire
Diabolic Revelation
Conjurer's Closet
Ring of Xathrid
Trading Post
Liliana of the Dark Realms
Removed:
Grisel
bannedGuul Draz Assassin
Massacre Wurm
Mikaeus the Unhallowed
Murderous Redcap
Bonfire of the Damned
Ashnod's Altar
Gauntlet of Power
-Updated Nuances of the Deck section.
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