Alrighty. This deck idea was born out of a simple desire to do the worst possible things to people using ETB / LTB abilities and sac outlets. I went through literally every card in B/R/G that had a "when x enters the battlefield," "when x comes into play," "when x leaves the battlefield," "when x is put into a graveyard from play," and "sacrifice a creature:" clauses, looking for pieces of tech that fit the mold here. B/R/G ETB / LTB abilities generally focus on: (1) making people sacrifice creatures (black); (2) destroying noncreature permanents (green), specifically lands (red); and (3) making people discard cards (again, black). Tons of fun, IMHO. The deck still needs a lot of tuning, but I think it's headed in the right direction.
As a quick aside, I opted to use Prossh as the commander over Shattergang Bros. I figure some might opine that Shattergang Bros would be the perfect commander for a deck like this. However, I think that they are: (1) a little too "build-around" for my tastes; and (2) a little too overcosted in their abilities. I prefer Prossh because he just adds to what the deck already does, dropping in a bunch of tokens that can either be sac'd to other outlets in play for various effects or to Prossh himself if it's time to get big. He could easily be swapped out for Karrthus, if one wanted a hasty beatstick in the command zone instead. And that's the kind of non-build-aroundness i want this deck to have.
For anyone who's interested in these things, like me, here's the deck stats. The deck curves out pretty nicely, and currently sits at a reasonably aggressive 3.20 avg. cmc. As per usual in my tricolor decks, red makes up a pretty small percentage of the overall deck. In this case, that's probably due to the fact that red is just relatively low on the ETB / LTB effect totem pole. Thanks, Wizards. Anywho, I could most specifically use help optimizing the ETB / LTB creatures that I have in the list. There are SO many of them out there in B/R/G that it's really about determining which ones are the very best and which ones to cut.
If you're not running Keldon Firebombers then you're not doing the worst possible things to people lol. You've got Loam and Crucible to get your lands back and even if you don't draw into LD you still run fetches to make those cards worthwhile.
If you're not running Keldon Firebombers then you're not doing the worst possible things to people lol. You've got Loam and Crucible to get your lands back and even if you don't draw into LD you still run fetches to make those cards worthwhile.
If you are running keldon firebombers and you want to make everyone else miserable you should run tooth and nail and it that betrays
Easiest way to lose friends for 9 mana
Off the top of my head R creatures Flametongue Kavu and Inferno Titan have ETB effects that burn. You can even use some Planeshift creatures that have the rebound clause like Lava Zombie for example, that, not only helps with LTB, but returns it to your hand (in case of boardwipe or any other qualm) and you can then do as you wish (recast, discard, etc.). Oh, and Lava Zombie's a pretty decent card to boot.
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As a quick aside, I opted to use Prossh as the commander over Shattergang Bros. I figure some might opine that Shattergang Bros would be the perfect commander for a deck like this. However, I think that they are: (1) a little too "build-around" for my tastes; and (2) a little too overcosted in their abilities. I prefer Prossh because he just adds to what the deck already does, dropping in a bunch of tokens that can either be sac'd to other outlets in play for various effects or to Prossh himself if it's time to get big. He could easily be swapped out for Karrthus, if one wanted a hasty beatstick in the command zone instead. And that's the kind of non-build-aroundness i want this deck to have.
For anyone who's interested in these things, like me, here's the deck stats. The deck curves out pretty nicely, and currently sits at a reasonably aggressive 3.20 avg. cmc. As per usual in my tricolor decks, red makes up a pretty small percentage of the overall deck. In this case, that's probably due to the fact that red is just relatively low on the ETB / LTB effect totem pole. Thanks, Wizards. Anywho, I could most specifically use help optimizing the ETB / LTB creatures that I have in the list. There are SO many of them out there in B/R/G that it's really about determining which ones are the very best and which ones to cut.
1 Prossh, Skyraider of Kher
//Creatures (32)
1 Viscera Seer
1 Abyssal Gatekeeper
1 Akki Blizzard-Herder
1 Disciple of Griselbrand
1 Rotting Rats
1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
1 Bone Shredder
1 Cadaver Imp
1 Eternal Witness
1 Farhaven Elf
1 Fierce Empath
1 Fleshbag Marauder
1 Liliana's Specter
1 Wood Elves
1 Avalanche Riders
1 Disciple of Bolas
1 Graveborn Muse
1 Mindslicer
1 Oracle of Mul Daya
1 Slum Reaper
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Acidic Slime
1 Keldon Firebombers
1 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
1 Phyrexian Delver
1 Sadistic Hypnotist
1 Shriekmaw
1 Zealous Conscripts
1 Conquering Manticore
1 Grave Titan
1 Rune-Scarred Demon
1 Sylvan Primordial
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Beast Within
1 Chaos Warp
1 Chord of Calling
1 Corpse Dance
//Sorceries (7)
1 Green Sun's Zenith
1 Reanimate
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Diabolic Intent
1 Maelstrom Pulse
1 Yawgmoth's Will
1 Damnation
//Artifacts (8)
1 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Skullclamp
1 Nim Deathmantle
1 Ashnod's Altar
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Phyrexian Altar
1 Birthing Pod
//Enchantments (9)
1 Bitterblossom
1 Shivan Harvest
1 Survival of the Fittest
1 Sylvan Library
1 Attrition
1 Awakening Zone
1 Goblin Assault
1 Mind Slash
1 Phyrexian Arena
//Planeswalkers (1)
1 Liliana of the Veil
1 Arid Mesa
1 Badlands
1 Bayou
1 Blood Crypt
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Command Tower
1 Fire-Lit Thicket
4 Forest
1 Graven Cairns
1 Grim Backwoods
1 High Market
1 Kessig Wolf Run
1 Marsh Flats
1 Misty Rainforest
3 Mountain
1 Overgrown Tomb
1 Phyrexian Tower
1 Stomping Ground
1 Taiga
1 Twilight Mire
6 Swamp
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 Verdant Catacombs
1 Volrath's Stronghold
1 Windswept Heath
1 Wooded Foothills
R.I.P. Sundering Titan (6/20/12) and Braids, Cabal Minion (9/12/14)
Whatever I build from my Box-o-EDH stuff
Legacy
Sneak and Show
UR Delver
Scapeshift Nic Fit
Modern
Merfolk
Living Death is Amazing in a deck like this.
Imperial Recruiter if you can afford.
Scavenging Ooze and/or Withered Wretch is a necessity it seems these days.
Cough Trading Post Cough.
Sakura-Tribe Elder, Grave Pact.
Ok gonna stop mentioning and just link my deck..and you can see what I like in the way of ETB and Saccing.
http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?p=11262201
Shattergang Brothers might be an include anyway..they are a toolbox.
I love your faces. I'll go over my list and see what changes I can make ASAP.
R.I.P. Sundering Titan (6/20/12) and Braids, Cabal Minion (9/12/14)
Easiest way to lose friends for 9 mana
Off the top of my head R creatures Flametongue Kavu and Inferno Titan have ETB effects that burn. You can even use some Planeshift creatures that have the rebound clause like Lava Zombie for example, that, not only helps with LTB, but returns it to your hand (in case of boardwipe or any other qualm) and you can then do as you wish (recast, discard, etc.). Oh, and Lava Zombie's a pretty decent card to boot.
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