Do you have a nasty problem in your playgroup? Are there degenerate combos coming at you from all sides? Lets try to solve that, eh? Without further introductions, Ruric Thar, the Unbowed.
:chaos::chaos::chaos::chaos: Note: Being further expanded upon to be more in-depth. Will eventually be a primer on control/hate. :chaos::chaos::chaos::chaos:
Would you bow, or be unbowed?
Why should you play Ruric, let alone this way?
1. You have a hyper-competitive playgroup with hyper-competitive decks.
2. You enjoy dishing out punishment.
3. You want to stop many shenanigans by causing chaos and turning things off.
4. You want a good :symrg:/:gruul: general and a good way to use him.
5. You don't like infinite combos.
6. You want to actually do things!
7. You want to play control out of it's usual colors.
Why would you hate playing with Thar?
1. You have a casual group.
2. You don't like destruction (and mass land destro).
3. You like playing blue and having hard control.
4. You like not interfering with other's plans.
5. You have a strong desire to one shot the table.
6. You want to have friends at the end of the game.
7. You are a dirty dirty :dimir:, :azorius:, or :orzhov:.
Where did this deck come from?
What first started as a Borborygmos deck, dabbled in Uril, the Miststalker, and Stonebrow, Krosan Hero all the while never having a true general at heart for my deck. How long I waited for a general... Praying for a 6 mana for a 6/6 trample creature. Then Return to Ravnica came out. Oh, how excited I became for Gatecrash, waiting for a new Borborygmos. Then the amazing disappointment that was Borborygmos Enraged. :8mana:, how could his cost go up! Granted, free lightning bolts are nice, but.... incapable of being played in a group with a Scion of the Ur-Dragon and Oona, Queen of the Fae (Courtesy of Jivanmukta ("the spirit of EDH")) problem. So my only remaining hope was wait for the guild champions. Then he was spoiled. I did not believe it, I thought it was a Dimir mind hack of WotC, taunting me. I had finally found a general. This deck picked up where Bor left off, and only upped the ante on the hate cards. While the Bor deck was dominated by a huge destrustion suite, it became adapted to a hoser style of play. And that's how this deck came to be.
SB is card I am considering. Comparing to your list, I have no poison package and less beaters. Instead I have more non-basic hate with Ruination, Blood Moon and Magus and I have more ramp spell to power out Ruric earlier.
:chaos::chaos::chaos::chaos: Note: Being further expanded upon to be more in-depth. Will eventually be a primer on
Would you bow, or be unbowed?
Why should you play Ruric, let alone this way?
1. You have a hyper-competitive playgroup with hyper-competitive decks.
2. You enjoy dishing out punishment.
3. You want to stop many shenanigans by causing chaos and turning things off.
4. You want a good :symrg:/:gruul: general and a good way to use him.
5. You don't like infinite combos.
6. You want to actually do things!
7. You want to play control out of it's usual colors.
Why would you hate playing with Thar?
1. You have a casual group.
2. You don't like destruction (and mass land destro).
3. You like playing blue and having hard control.
4. You like not interfering with other's plans.
5. You have a strong desire to one shot the table.
6. You want to have friends at the end of the game.
7. You are a dirty dirty :dimir:, :azorius:, or :orzhov:.
Where did this deck come from?
What first started as a Borborygmos deck, dabbled in Uril, the Miststalker, and Stonebrow, Krosan Hero all the while never having a true general at heart for my
And finally, the list.
1 Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
Creatures (26) [27]
1 Zhur-Taa Druid
1 Birds of Paradise
1 Orcish Lumberjack
1 Oracle of Mul Daya
1 Eternal Witness
1 Wood Elves
1 Plague Myr
1 Terravore
1 Godo, Bandit Warlord
1 Silent Arbiter
1 Burning-tree Shaman
1 Zo-Zu the Punisher
1 Acidic Slime
1 Dosan the Falling Leaf
1 Duplicant
1 Urabrask the Hidden
1 Keldon Firebombers
1 Bloom Tender
1 Scavenging Ooze
1 Viashino Heretic
1 Caldera Hellion
1 Magma Phoenix
1 Ulvenwald Tracker
1 Viridian Corrupter
1 Hellkite Tyrant
1 Dragon Broodmother
1 Loxodon Warhammer
1 Basilisk Collar
1 Batterskull
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Grafted Exoskeleton
Magic Rocks/Sticks
1 Cursed Totem
1 Torpor Orb
1 Orb of Dreams
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Scroll Rack
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Damping Matrix
Mana Rocks
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Sol Ring
Enchantments (9) [53]
1 Possibility Storm
1 Manabarbs
1 Stranglehold
1 War's Toll
1 Gratuitous Violence
1 Exploration
1 Greater Good
1 Sylvan Library
1 Smoke
Sorceries (10) [63]
1 Nature's Lore
1 Three Visits
1 Skyshroud Claim
1 Wildfire
1 Destructive Force
1 Boom // Bust
1 Tectonic Break
1 Epicenter
1 Wheel of Fortune
1 Regrowth
1 Krosan Grip
1 Price of Progress
1 Beast Within
Lands (34) [100]
1 Taiga
1 Stomping Ground
1 Grove of the Burnwillows
1 Skarrg, the Rage Pits
1 Wooded Foothills
1 Fire-Lit Thicket
1 Ancient Tomb
1 Rootbound Crag
1 Karplusan Forest
1 Command Tower
1 Inkmoth Nexus
1 Cavern of Souls
1 Kessig Wolf Run
10 Mountain
11 Forest
Changelog
5/22/13
+ Skarrg, the Rage Pits
+Viridian Corrupter
+Dragon Broodmother
+Duplicant
+Urabrask the Hidden (How have I forgotten you?)
+Silent Arbiter
+1Forest
+3Mountain
+Smoke
+Hellkite Tyrant
-Nim Deathmantle
-Strip Mine
-Wasteland
-Lotus Vale
-Yavimaya Hollow
-Vigor
-Green Sun's Zenith
-Dryad Arbor
-Tooth and Nail
-Sylvan Primordial
-Hellraiser Goblin
-Mondronen Shaman
If you can't outsmart them, beat them.
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StaffYeah, yeah. I Like to update when the cards are safe and secure in the sleeves Jiv. Didn't realize we changed 12 cards in the deck though.
If you can't outsmart them, beat them.
:?mana::xmana::ymana:EDH:ymana::xmana::?mana:
Currently Playing
:gruul::symch::gruul:Ruric Thar, the Unbowed:gruul::symch::gruul:
:izzet::izzet::izzet:Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind:izzet::izzet::izzet:
:boros::boros::boros:Tajic, Blade of the Legion:boros::boros::boros:
:simic::symgu::simic:Simic Guildmage:simic::symgu::simic: (pauper)
:symg::symw::symu:Jenara, Asura of War:symu::symw::symg: (Coming soon!)
I built a similar list to yours.
1 Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
//Creatures
1 Birds of Paradise
1 Orcish Lumberjack
1 Oracle of Mul Daya
1 Eternal Witness
1 Wood Elves
1 Terravore
1 Godo, Bandit Warlord
1 Acidic Slime
1 Dosan the Falling Leaf
1 Duplicant
1 Urabrask the Hidden
1 Keldon Firebombers
1 Bloom Tender
1 Viashino Heretic
1 Caldera Hellion
1 Ulvenwald Tracker
1 Silent Arbiter
1 Ryusei, the Falling Star
1 Farhaven Elf
1 Hellkite Tyrant
1 Burning-Tree Shaman
1 Magus of the Moon
1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
1 Inferno Titan
//Artefacts
1 Loxodon Warhammer
1 Basilisk Collar
1 Batterskull
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Cursed Totem
1 Torpor Orb
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Damping Matrix
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
//Enchantments
1 Possibility Storm
1 Manabarbs
1 Stranglehold
1 War's Toll
1 Gratuitous Violence
1 Sylvan Library
1 Smoke
1 Blood Moon
1 Nature's Lore
1 Three Visits
1 Skyshroud Claim
1 Wildfire
1 Destructive Force
1 Boom // Bust
1 Tectonic Break
1 Epicenter
1 Wheel of Fortune
1 Hull Breach
1 Ruination
1 Mizzium Mortars
1 Vandalblast
1 Rampant Growth
1 Cultivate
1 Kodama's Reach
1 Explosive Vegetation
//Instant
1 Price of Progress
1 Beast Within
//Land
1 Taiga
1 Stomping Ground
1 Skarrg, the Rage Pits
1 Wooded Foothills
1 Ancient Tomb
1 Cavern of Souls
1 Kessig Wolf Run
10 Mountain
10 Forest
1 Windswept Heath
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Verdant Catacombs
1 Arid Mesa
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Temple of the False God
1 Homeward Path
1 Krosan Grip
1 Furnace of Rath
1 Ankh of Mishra
1 Zo-Zu the Punisher
1 Chaos Warp
1 Scavenging Ooze
1 Life from the Loam
1 Ascetism
1 Ghor-Clan Rampager
1 Grafted Exoskeleton
1 Orb of Dreams
1 Eon Hub
SB is card I am considering. Comparing to your list, I have no poison package and less beaters. Instead I have more non-basic hate with Ruination, Blood Moon and Magus and I have more ramp spell to power out Ruric earlier.
I hope you like it