I've scoured MTGSalvation, and I think this may be the best place to put this...
I'm putting together 5 40-card Intro decks with the prerelease cards I've obtained (plus a few that I will buy) and I was hoping to bounce these decklists off the community for ideas, suggestions, critic assessment, and theme.
I'm restricting all cards to be within the Kaladesh set. My goal is to make these 5 decks very balanced with one another, but remain thematic. I'm trying to make the builds singular to help keep games varied and interesting (is a 40 card singleton format a thing?) I'm aiming for at least a dash of each of the blocks mechanics to be introduced in each decklist - Fabricate, Vehicles, Energy. Finally, if someone else has already done this, please link in there decklists; I would love to check them out!
The number in front of the card will denote CMC of the creature/spell.
PS: Decklists are currently under construction - I have many cuts to still do.
Formula: Winner (Remaining Life) vs. Loser
* = played by my son who is not well versed in the rules of the game.
The Consulate* (8) vs. Nefarious Activity
Wild Things (17) vs. Pilot's Exemplar*
Pilot's Exemplar (1) vs. Wild Things*
Competitive Festivities (5) vs. The Consulate*
Pilot's Exemplar (20) vs. Competitive Festivities*
Nefarious Activity (17) vs. Competitive Festivities*
@clod5
Thank you so much for dropping by and providing this valuable insight. At the moment I've been using the decks for casual play, ice breakers if you will, as we wait for everyone to show up for larger, longer games of EDH.
I will definitely be going through your comments in more detail and will be updating my decklists. Your recommended cuts and suggested adds will go a long ways too.
I'm glad you have received some enjoyment from playing them.
I've scoured MTGSalvation, and I think this may be the best place to put this...
I'm putting together 5 40-card Intro decks with the prerelease cards I've obtained (plus a few that I will buy) and I was hoping to bounce these decklists off the community for ideas, suggestions, critic assessment, and theme.
I'm restricting all cards to be within the Kaladesh set. My goal is to make these 5 decks very balanced with one another, but remain thematic. I'm trying to make the builds singular to help keep games varied and interesting (is a 40 card singleton format a thing?) I'm aiming for at least a dash of each of the blocks mechanics to be introduced in each decklist - Fabricate, Vehicles, Energy. Finally, if someone else has already done this, please link in there decklists; I would love to check them out!
The number in front of the card will denote CMC of the creature/spell.
PS: Decklists are currently under construction - I have many cuts to still do.
Red/White RW Depala, Pilot Exemplar; themed around Dwarves and Racing Vehicles:
1 Tasseled Dromedary
2 Gearshift Ace
2 Eddytrail Hawk
2 Aviary Mechanic
2 Speedway Fanatic
2 Veteran Motorist
3 Aerial Responder
3 Spireside Infiltrator
3 Depala, Pilot Exemplar
4 Maulfist Doorbuster
4 Spontaneous Artist
4 Snare Thopter
4 Iron League Steed
4 Ovalchase Dragster
4 Fleetwheel Cruiser
5 Ballista Charger
//Instants (4)
1 Built to Smash
2 Chandra's Pyrohelix
3 Welding Sparks
4 Inspired Charge
//Sorcery (4)
1 Fragmentize
1 Spark of Creativity
3 Hijack
4 Furious Reprisal
8 Mountain
8 Plains
//Proposed Cuts
1 Inventor's Goggles
2 Cathartic Reunion
5 Wayward Giant
White/Blue WU Padeem, Consul of innovation; themed around the Consulate with Thopters and Servos:
2 Consulate Skygate
2 Aviary Mechanic
3 Filigree Familiar
3 Glint-Sleeve Artisan
3 Master Trinketeer
4 Nimble Innovator
4 Padeem, Consul of Innovation
4 Snare Thopter
4 Visionary Augmenter
5 Experimental Aviator
5 Bastion Mastodon
5 Cloudblazer
2 Sky Skiff
5 Skysovereign, Consul Flagship
//Instants (4)
2 Dramatic Reversal
3 Skywhaler's Shot
3 Acrobatic Maneuver
4 Failed Inspection
//Sorcery (1)
2 Servo Exhibition
//Artifacts (2)
2 Cogworker's Puzzleknot
3 Whirlermaker
3 Revoke Privileges
4 Captured by the Consulate
//Land (17)
9 Plains
8 Island
//Possible Cuts
3 Vedalken Blademaster
4 Long-Finned Skywhale
3 Aether Tradewinds
Blue/Black UB Contraband Kingpin; themed around Nefarious Activity and Artifacts:
1 Night Market Lookout
2 Dhund Operative
2 Syndicate Trafficker
2 Contraband Kingpin
3 Workshop Assistant
3 Prakhata Pillar-Bug
3 Weaponcraft Enthusiast
3 Foundry Screecher
3 Chief of the Foundry
4 Dukhara Peafowl
4 Ovalchase Daredevil
4 Bomat Bazaar Barge
//Instants (4)
2 Revolutionary Rebuff
3 Essence Extraction
3 Aether Tradewinds
5 Tidy Conclusion
//Sorcery (4)
2 Die Young
3 Live Fast
5 Tezzeret's Ambition
5 Shrewd Negotiation
//Artifacts (2)
2 Metalspinner's Puzzleknot
2 Glassblower's Puzzleknot
2 Underhanded Designs
4 Malfunction
//Land (16)
8 Island
8 Swamp
//Possible Cuts
4 Snare Thopter
2 Thriving Rats
2 Aether Theorist
5 Hightide Hermit
7 Aethersquall Ancient
2 Cogworker's Puzzleknot
2 Sky skiff
Black/Green BG ??; themed around the Festival and +1/+1 Counters:
2 Servant of the Conduit
2 Narnam Cobra
3 Fairgrounds Trumpeter
3 Highspire Artisan
3 Lawless Broker
4 Maulfist Squad
4 Aetherborn Marauder
4 Armorcraft Judge
4 Peema Outrider
5 Ambitious Aetherborn
6 Elegant Edgecrafters
6 Demolition Stomper
//Instants (5)
2 Subtle Strike
2 Commencement of Festivities
2 Rush of Vitality
3 Appetite for the Unnatural
5 Tidy Conclusion
//Sorcery (4)
1 Attune with Aether
1 Take Down
3 Morbid Curiosity
4 Hazardous Conditions
1 Animation Module
//Enchants (1)
2 Durable Handicraft
//Land (17)
8 Swamp
9 Forest
//Possible Cuts
2 Larger than Life (good festival card)
2 Die Young
3 Live Fast
5 Aradara Express
Green/Red GR Bristling Hydra; themed around Gremlins, Wild creatures and Energy:
1 Ruinous Gremlins
2 Thriving Grubs
2 Servant of the Conduit
2 Voltaic Brawler
3 Lathnu Hellion
3 Brazen Scourge
3 Architect of the Untamed
3 Thriving Rhino
4 Skyship Stalker
4 Bristling Hydra
5 Wayward Giant
5 Riparian Tiger
5 Arborback Stomper
3 Renegade Freighter
5 Aradara Express
//Instants (3)
1 Built to Smash
2 Chandra's Pyrohelix
2 Harnessed Lightning
//Sorcery (4)
1 Attune with Aether
2 Larger than Life
2 Nature's Way
4 Hunt the Weak
2 Woodweaver's Puzzleknot
//Land (17)
9 Forest
8 Mountain
//Possible Cuts
1 Take Down
3 Weldfast Monitor
3 Salivating Gremlins
Formula: Winner (Remaining Life) vs. Loser
* = played by my son who is not well versed in the rules of the game.
The Consulate* (8) vs. Nefarious Activity
Wild Things (17) vs. Pilot's Exemplar*
Pilot's Exemplar (1) vs. Wild Things*
Competitive Festivities (5) vs. The Consulate*
Pilot's Exemplar (20) vs. Competitive Festivities*
Nefarious Activity (17) vs. Competitive Festivities*
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Thank you so much for dropping by and providing this valuable insight. At the moment I've been using the decks for casual play, ice breakers if you will, as we wait for everyone to show up for larger, longer games of EDH.
I will definitely be going through your comments in more detail and will be updating my decklists. Your recommended cuts and suggested adds will go a long ways too.
I'm glad you have received some enjoyment from playing them.
Stay tuned. Updates are on the way...
| 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
Nice job putting those decks together.
I know those are casual decks, but I think you should stick to 4 copies of any given card.
Thanks for sharing your decks!!!
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