I dunno, ramping at 7 mana is kinda weird. Plus, I'm not sure how much it would actually help. In magical Xmas land, I'd have the A/C/C engine going by the time I could play Realms. Sure that'd give me a lot of ammo, but I would think the cheaper spells would keep me going rather than put all my (land) eggs in one basket.
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She seems perfect for you!
I'd definitely go for Furnace over quest, but I like to watch the board burn. You might consider Ancient Stirrings to help find your engine pieces, seeing as 2/3 are artifacts. Adding Life from the Loam is like adding an extra Crucible, and it plays very nicely with Assault. An X-cost burn spell or two might not be remiss as a backup plan either, with all your ramp. Trading some forests for mountains and adding in Crop Rotation and/or Sylvan Scrying makes Valakut a little more deadly.
While I'm not generally a big fan, adding in the off color fetches buffs up Crucible quite a bit.
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Female general - check.
Name ends with "A" - check.
She seems perfect for you!
I'm not predictable, shut up...
I'd definitely go for Furnace over quest, but I like to watch the board burn. You might consider Ancient Stirrings to help find your engine pieces, seeing as 2/3 are artifacts. Adding Life from the Loam is like adding an extra Crucible, and it plays very nicely with Assault. An X-cost burn spell or two might not be remiss as a backup plan either, with all your ramp. Trading some forests for mountains and adding in Crop Rotation and/or Sylvan Scrying makes Valakut a little more deadly.
While I'm not generally a big fan, adding in the off color fetches buffs up Crucible quite a bit.
Ancient Stirrings could definitely have a place. Life Loam is already in the deck :p. Furnace it is, and I do have a Comet Storm somewhere, should try out the deck and see what 3 I could maybe drop...
I'm not a fan of off-color fetches either, TBH. I don't have the money, for one, and it feels weird to me.
Also, my understanding is that Prismatic Omen lets my forests trigger Valakut. Yes/No, anyone?
I can definitely read and just wanted to make sure you realized LftL was a good fit. That's exactly how it happened.
Is Magus of the Candelabra actually ramping you much here? Outside of Radha's swing, he doesn't seem all that impressive. I also have to wonder about Punishing Fire. If your opponents are gaining life on a regular basis, I could see it being good, but if it's just there for Grove of the Burnwillows I have to wonder if there isn't something that would fit better.
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I can definitely read and just wanted to make sure you realized LftL was a good fit. That's exactly how it happened.
Is Magus of the Candelabra actually ramping you much here? Outside of Radha's swing, he doesn't seem all that impressive. I also have to wonder about Punishing Fire. If your opponents are gaining life on a regular basis, I could see it being good, but if it's just there for Grove of the Burnwillows I have to wonder if there isn't something that would fit better.
I realized it was a good fit. :). Sometimes my sarcasm bites me in the bum, my bad dude.
...I'm not sure why I added Magus of the Candelabra, actually... Punishing Fire could certainly go, as well. I'll put in Furnace and Comet Storm.
No worries. I totally missed LftL when I was looking at the list last night.
After searching to make doubly sure I didn't just miss another card, is there any reason you're not going for Azusa, Lost but Seeking in here? This is also one of the rare decks where I think Gruul Turf would be appropriate.
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No worries. I totally missed LftL when I was looking at the list last night.
After searching to make doubly sure I didn't just miss another card, is there any reason you're not going for Azusa, Lost but Seeking in here? This is also one of the rare decks where I think Gruul Turf would be appropriate.
I traded away my Azusa last year, actually. I wasn't using her, and I hadn't heard/thought of this idea yet. Maybe on the Turf, I'll see if any land underperforms if I actually get to test.
Looks like a really fun deck. Let me know how it plays out, as just put together something kinda similar with my Wort burn deck (see sig below).
Mwonvuli and Reap/Sow just seem better than Tilling, mainly because I can hit them off a T2 Radha on T3. /shrug.
See my response to Weebo
I kind of have an aversion to double X costed cards, unless they're obviously insane. Something I'll add to the possibilities, though.
It's certainly a bizarre deck, at least for my tendencies lol. I'll try to get some testing in at some point and I'll post how it works and stuff.
I doubt that I'll actually go with Snow lands if I build this IRL, that would just get to be too much money for a slightly less crucial part of the deck.
I seem to be kinda light on removal. Hull Breach, perhaps? (Would love a non-Sisay related "re"print...)
I dunno how much use it would be, but maybe Fires of Yavimaya? Something of a staple in RG. The +2/+2 would help if I was going for a general damage kill.
Looking over the list I don't see many beaters but your big three and primetime, avenger, and rampaging baloth so with enough landfall activations the last two could mass an army and be lethal. I would probably find a cut for Fires.
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Looking over the list I don't see many beaters but your big three and primetime, avenger, and rampaging baloth so with enough landfall activations the last two could mass an army and be lethal. I would probably find a cut for Fires.
That's probably why Breach was reprinted in the EDH Precons :p.
For Breach/Fires cuts, I'm thinking either Reap and Sow and Scapeshift, or a couple of lands, actually. RnS doesn't do as much as the other 4 mana ramps, and Scapeshift just puts me in more of a whole regarding grave hate, which I assume the deck is already kinda weak to. The lands option is also there because I haven't tested this yet, so 50 might be entirely too many, etc.
There's also Kessig Wolf Run to fuel a one-shot general damage kill, or just to beat someone's face in with a creature, lol. Don't forget about the two burn spells I have, too.
That's probably why Breach was reprinted in the EDH Precons :p.
For Breach/Fires cuts, I'm thinking either Reap and Sow and Scapeshift, or a couple of lands, actually. RnS doesn't do as much as the other 4 mana ramps, and Scapeshift just puts me in more of a whole regarding grave hate, which I assume the deck is already kinda weak to. The lands option is also there because I haven't tested this yet, so 50 might be entirely too many, etc.
There's also Kessig Wolf Run to fuel a one-shot general damage kill, or just to beat someone's face in with a creature, lol. Don't forget about the two burn spells I have, too.
Thoughts?
Scapeshift is your Valakut secret tech. I'd keep that in, imo.
After some quick Cockatrice testing, the deck derps around. I was thinking of going the cycling route. Radha on an attack can cycle away stuff, it gives me more draw power which I seem to need in order to find things, and I could probably drop some lands to have more stuff that actually does stuff.
EDIT within and during an EDIT! EDITCEPTION! *cough*: Additionally, I was thinking of tossing in Planar Portal and just using the land bounce/discard/burn/retrieval plan thing as end game, playing the deck more RG-like.
Even with a changed up deck, it's just too much of a ***** to tutor up the cards or to wait for them to show up. It'd be cool as hell to actually get it to work, but methinks it's a failed project.
Otherwise known as "I accidently All the lands" or "I don't know, leave me alone."
Lots of fixing for T1, to ensure T2 Radha, to ensure T3 four mana ramp, to ensure hopefully getting the Assault/Cauldron/Crucible "engine" going.
2 Radha, Heir to Keld
Why I'm Building the Deck (3)
3 Crucible of Worlds
3 Seismic Assault
5 Storm Cauldron
Four Mana Ramp (12)
4 Ondu Giant
4 Oracle of Mul Daya
4 Solemn Simulacrum
4 Exploding Borders
4 Explosive Vegetation
4 Hunting Wilds
4 Mwonvuli Acid-Moss
4 Ranger's Path
4 Reap and Sow
4 Scapeshift
4 Seek the Horizon
4 Skyshroud Claim
Actual Creatures (6)
2 Fauna Shaman
3 Eternal Witness
3 Tilling Treefolk
6 Primeval Titan
6 Rampaging Baloths
7 Avenger of Zendikar
Ramp Creatures (9)
1 Arbor Elf
1 Birds of Paradise
1 Elvish Pioneer
1 Krosan Wayfarer
1 Llanowar Elves
1 Sakura-Tribe Scout
1 Skyshroud Ranger
1 Treefolk Harbinger
1 Wild Cantor
2 Lotus Cobra
1 Gamble
1x Green Sun's Zenith
2x Comet Storm
2 Explore
2 Life from the Loam
2 Nature's Spiral
2 Regrowth
2 Reverberate
3 Beast Within
3 Chaos Warp
Enchants (6)
1 Exploration
2 Prismatic Omen
2 Survival of the Fittest
3 Sulfuric Vortex
4 Furnace of Rath
4 Greater Good
Artifacts (2)
1 Expedition Map
1 Explorer's Scope
Mana (50)
1 Taiga
1 Stomping Ground
1 Fire-Lit Thicket
1 Rootbound Crag
1 Highland Weald
1 Kazandu Refuge
1 Forgotten Cave
1 Tranquil Thicket
1 Scrying Sheets
1 Wooded Foothills
1 Evolving Wilds
1 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Buried Ruin
1 Kessig Wolf Run
1 Mouth of Ronom
1 Petrified Field
1 Raging Ravine
1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
1 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
14 Snow-covered Forest
16 Snow-covered Mountain
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This has been kicking around my head for something like a month, probably. And it was annoying me.
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I dunno, ramping at 7 mana is kinda weird. Plus, I'm not sure how much it would actually help. In magical Xmas land, I'd have the A/C/C engine going by the time I could play Realms. Sure that'd give me a lot of ammo, but I would think the cheaper spells would keep me going rather than put all my (land) eggs in one basket.
at the suggestion, at the deck itself, just...
Also, Furnace of Rath or Quest for Pure Flame?
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DDFT Legacyhttp://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=505247
Domain Zoo http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?p=10212429#post10212429
Name ends with "A" - check.
She seems perfect for you!
I'd definitely go for Furnace over quest, but I like to watch the board burn. You might consider Ancient Stirrings to help find your engine pieces, seeing as 2/3 are artifacts. Adding Life from the Loam is like adding an extra Crucible, and it plays very nicely with Assault. An X-cost burn spell or two might not be remiss as a backup plan either, with all your ramp. Trading some forests for mountains and adding in Crop Rotation and/or Sylvan Scrying makes Valakut a little more deadly.
While I'm not generally a big fan, adding in the off color fetches buffs up Crucible quite a bit.
I'm not predictable, shut up...
Ancient Stirrings could definitely have a place. Life Loam is already in the deck :p. Furnace it is, and I do have a Comet Storm somewhere, should try out the deck and see what 3 I could maybe drop...
I'm not a fan of off-color fetches either, TBH. I don't have the money, for one, and it feels weird to me.
Also, my understanding is that Prismatic Omen lets my forests trigger Valakut. Yes/No, anyone?
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--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
This is correct. Technically it lets every land you control trigger Valakut.
Cannot unsee. How about that green land spell with the cmc of 3 and storm that finds lands? Name escapes me, and I am to lazy to search for it.
Thought so.
Sprouting Vines. Maybe, I dunno if I like it over my other options though. /shrug. Will have to get in some testing at some point.
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Is Magus of the Candelabra actually ramping you much here? Outside of Radha's swing, he doesn't seem all that impressive. I also have to wonder about Punishing Fire. If your opponents are gaining life on a regular basis, I could see it being good, but if it's just there for Grove of the Burnwillows I have to wonder if there isn't something that would fit better.
I realized it was a good fit. :). Sometimes my sarcasm bites me in the bum, my bad dude.
...I'm not sure why I added Magus of the Candelabra, actually... Punishing Fire could certainly go, as well. I'll put in Furnace and Comet Storm.
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--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
After searching to make doubly sure I didn't just miss another card, is there any reason you're not going for Azusa, Lost but Seeking in here? This is also one of the rare decks where I think Gruul Turf would be appropriate.
Also feels like you should have Azusa, Lost but Seeking in here...
Gelatinous Genesis could also be a nice mana sink...
Looks like a really fun deck. Let me know how it plays out, as just put together something kinda similar with my Wort burn deck (see sig below).
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I traded away my Azusa last year, actually. I wasn't using her, and I hadn't heard/thought of this idea yet. Maybe on the Turf, I'll see if any land underperforms if I actually get to test.
Mwonvuli and Reap/Sow just seem better than Tilling, mainly because I can hit them off a T2 Radha on T3. /shrug.
See my response to Weebo
I kind of have an aversion to double X costed cards, unless they're obviously insane. Something I'll add to the possibilities, though.
It's certainly a bizarre deck, at least for my tendencies lol. I'll try to get some testing in at some point and I'll post how it works and stuff.
I doubt that I'll actually go with Snow lands if I build this IRL, that would just get to be too much money for a slightly less crucial part of the deck.
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
I dunno how much use it would be, but maybe Fires of Yavimaya? Something of a staple in RG. The +2/+2 would help if I was going for a general damage kill.
Finally, Apocalypse Hydra just seems fun.
Thoughts?
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--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
Looking over the list I don't see many beaters but your big three and primetime, avenger, and rampaging baloth so with enough landfall activations the last two could mass an army and be lethal. I would probably find a cut for Fires.
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That's probably why Breach was reprinted in the EDH Precons :p.
For Breach/Fires cuts, I'm thinking either Reap and Sow and Scapeshift, or a couple of lands, actually. RnS doesn't do as much as the other 4 mana ramps, and Scapeshift just puts me in more of a whole regarding grave hate, which I assume the deck is already kinda weak to. The lands option is also there because I haven't tested this yet, so 50 might be entirely too many, etc.
There's also Kessig Wolf Run to fuel a one-shot general damage kill, or just to beat someone's face in with a creature, lol. Don't forget about the two burn spells I have, too.
Thoughts?
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Scapeshift is your Valakut secret tech. I'd keep that in, imo.
Do you really need that many ramp creatures?
| B Erebos, God of VampiresB | GYeva SmashG | RBosh ArtifactsR | GURAnimar +1 BeatsGUR | RBVial's Secret Hot SauceRB | UBRNekusar, Draw if you DareUBR | RGBDarigaaz'z DragonsRGB | GBSlimeFEETGB | UBOn-Hit LazavUB | URBrudiclad's Artificer InventionsUR | GUBMuldrotha's ElementalsGUB | WUGKestia's EnchantmentsWUG | GUTatyova - Draw, Land, Go!GU | WGArahbo's EquipmentWG | BUWVarina's ZOMBIE HORDESBUW | WLyra's Angelic SalvationW | WBChurch of TeysaWB | UAzami...WizardsU
Basically a 2GG "Kill target player", lol. Fair enough, but the grave hate thing is still on my mind.
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After some quick Cockatrice testing, the deck derps around. I was thinking of going the cycling route. Radha on an attack can cycle away stuff, it gives me more draw power which I seem to need in order to find things, and I could probably drop some lands to have more stuff that actually does stuff.
EDIT within and during an EDIT! EDITCEPTION! *cough*: Additionally, I was thinking of tossing in Planar Portal and just using the land bounce/discard/burn/retrieval plan thing as end game, playing the deck more RG-like.
Stuff like:
2 Sylvan Ranger
3 Borderland Ranger
3 Civic Wayfinder
6 Chartooth Cougar
6 Elvish Aberration
6 Valley Rannet
7 Krosan Tusker
2 Edge of Autumn
3 Journey of Discovery
3 Realms Uncharted (RIGHT?!?!?!)
1 Horizon Spellbomb
1 Traveling Amulet
1 Wanderer's Twig
2 Armillary Sphere
1 Smoldering Crater
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Even with a changed up deck, it's just too much of a ***** to tutor up the cards or to wait for them to show up. It'd be cool as hell to actually get it to work, but methinks it's a failed project.
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--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---