So, I've come up with an amusing deck that centers around playing bad-for-you creatures and enchantments, then giving control of them to your enemy or exchanging them. Here's the decklist:
Obviously, it's not really competitive in any format, but the idea amuses me to no end, especially when you enchant your opponent with multiple Paradox Hazes. Thoughts?
EDIT: I've incorporated some of the recommendations people have made for the deck.
Yeah... I've considered most of the ideas in that thread at one point or another. The problem with most of them is the mana curve, or the fact that they require secondary things to actually be detrimental, like Phyrexian Negator and a way to damage it, or Lord of the Pit and making sure it doesn't just slaughter you. Multiple upkeeps via Paradox Haze is a nice way of making sure they hurt more than you.
The enchantment-donation aspect of it is secondary to creature donation and upkeeps. Usually, this deck ends up being a race to the bottom, so people who can play cards like Feudkiller's Verdict end up being a death-knell for the deck. Forsaken Wastes prevents that from being an issue and has its own upkeep-based damage as well. Illusions of Grandeur is mostly just there for its amusing lose-20-life effect, especially when they have multiple upkeeps.
EDIT: Bronze Bombshell, however, is absolutely perfect for this deck, especially with Endless Whispers in play. I'll edit the initial decklisting to reflect the current version of the deck.
2 Spawnbroker
2 Scourge of Numai
4 Fledgling Djinn
4 Sleeper Agent
4 Bronze Bombshell
Enchantments:
1 Everlasting Torment
2 Puca's Mischief
2 Illusions of Grandeur
2 Forsaken Wastes
4 Paradox Haze
2 Juxtapose
2 Legerdemain
4 Donate
Artifacts: 2
2 Meekstone
Land: 22
10 Island
12 Swamp
2 Scourge of Numai
2 Wretched Anurid
3 Ensnaring Bridge
4 Endless Whispers
4 Gutwrencher Oni
Obviously, it's not really competitive in any format, but the idea amuses me to no end, especially when you enchant your opponent with multiple Paradox Hazes. Thoughts?
EDIT: I've incorporated some of the recommendations people have made for the deck.
Decks - Casual
UTotal ControlU
RBLightning RatsRB
RGThe Spikes 2.0RG
Should be plenty of ideas.
Not really sure why you have Forsaken Wastes and Everlasting Torment in a deck that wants to play Illusions of Grandeur. Why don't you want to gain 20 life, or is there some sort of lifegain deck in your meta?
Yeah... I've considered most of the ideas in that thread at one point or another. The problem with most of them is the mana curve, or the fact that they require secondary things to actually be detrimental, like Phyrexian Negator and a way to damage it, or Lord of the Pit and making sure it doesn't just slaughter you. Multiple upkeeps via Paradox Haze is a nice way of making sure they hurt more than you.
The enchantment-donation aspect of it is secondary to creature donation and upkeeps. Usually, this deck ends up being a race to the bottom, so people who can play cards like Feudkiller's Verdict end up being a death-knell for the deck. Forsaken Wastes prevents that from being an issue and has its own upkeep-based damage as well. Illusions of Grandeur is mostly just there for its amusing lose-20-life effect, especially when they have multiple upkeeps.
EDIT: Bronze Bombshell, however, is absolutely perfect for this deck, especially with Endless Whispers in play. I'll edit the initial decklisting to reflect the current version of the deck.
Convoluted, yes. But also hilarious.