Hey All! Been trying to get out my little combo/control hovel and try my hands at something more aggro-focused. Lovisa seemed like she would be ideal for me. She's unique and fun to pilot. All initial testing has been very enjoyable and I look forward to seeing how I can develop and tweak this list.
Special shoutout to Airithne for helping me refine my pile of cards into a playable list. Thanks!
I wanted to make a slightly different build by adding a disruption package. Cards like Price of Glory and Blood Moon are particularly strong in my meta, since multicolor is prevalent and people like doing things EOT.
(Also, I'm aware of the interaction of Aggravated Assault + Sword of Feast and Famine, but I don't think in most circumstances I would explicitly try to get that online and the deck certainly isn't built around doing so. It's there to satiate my crippling need for an infinite combo lol.)
I like them. Not sure if I would run them, since my only recovery from board wipes is not overextending, but if I did, I'd probably go with Perilous Vault, since it exiles, and that's not something red is usually good at. From playtesting, I get to 8-9 mana pretty easily, so I could likely cast and then pop it right away.
The following cards feel like they promote investing to much into the board in my opinion: Paragon of Fierce Defiance, Goblin Wardriver, Brighthearth Banneret. They feel to important to attack with and only shine when they synergize with other cards. I would promote adding Raging River, Scab-Clan Berserker, and Solemn Simulacrum. I know Solemn isn't part of the tribe, but it gives too much to exclude, especially in a mono red deck with limited access to resources.
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs. Playing as an aggressive deck, makes Kazzul less good. Its because people tend to attack less when you are committed to turning all of your cards sideways every turn. This is because they wish to leave blockers up for when its your turn again. I would add Markov Blademaster. It is literally insane, if I could have every warrior in my Lovisa deck be Markov Blademaster, I would.
The following cards feel like they promote investing to much into the board in my opinion: Paragon of Fierce Defiance, Goblin Wardriver, Brighthearth Banneret. They feel to important to attack with and only shine when they synergize with other cards. I would promote adding Raging River, Scab-Clan Berserker, and Solemn Simulacrum. I know Solemn isn't part of the tribe, but it gives too much to exclude, especially in a mono red deck with limited access to resources.
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs. Playing as an aggressive deck, makes Kazzul less good. Its because people tend to attack less when you are committed to turning all of your cards sideways every turn. This is because they wish to leave blockers up for when its your turn again. I would add Markov Blademaster. It is literally insane, if I could have every warrior in my Lovisa deck be Markov Blademaster, I would.
I already have Markov Blademaster in my list. She's pretty baller.
I have Wardriver in my list mostly because he's cheap and offers a pretty decent effect for his cost. Paragon of Fierce Defiance is mostly there for his anthem effect and that he himself gets pumped my other things in the deck (including Lovisa.)
I would be okay with cutting Brighthearth Banneret and Kazuul though. Your criticism of not wanting to attack with these creatures is especially relevant to Banneret, who doesn't even meaningfully improve my ability to play spells.
Scab-Clan Berserker seems good. What do you think of Atarka Pummeler in place of Kazuul?
I already have Markov Blademaster in my list. She's pretty baller.
I have Wardriver in my list mostly because he's cheap and offers a pretty decent effect for his cost. Paragon of Fierce Defiance is mostly there for his anthem effect and that he himself gets pumped my other things in the deck (including Lovisa.)
I would be okay with cutting Brighthearth Banneret and Kazuul though. Your criticism of not wanting to attack with these creatures is especially relevant to Banneret, who doesn't even meaningfully improve my ability to play spells.
Scab-Clan Berserker seems good. What do you think of Atarka Pummeler in place of Kazuul?
Oops, I didn't see it in the list. Sorry.
I am still a huge proponent of running Solemn Simulacrum. It is insanely good. Atarka, should be fine though Raging River would likely be better.
Hmm... upon playtesting, my opening hands seem a little less reliable. cutting the 2CC creatures seems to have caused some mana curve issues. I would chalk this up to bad luck, but it seems too consistent. I might revert the changes and see what I can do to work around it.
*Edit Further playtesting has yeilded some interesting results. It seems that things are still pretty stable, but I just have to be smarter about what I'm dropping when. There seems to be a stronger emphasis on mana doublers. Not sure how I feel about that, but the deck is still hella aggressive.
*EditEdit Lol I'm one card short. Adding Sad Robot.
Special shoutout to Airithne for helping me refine my pile of cards into a playable list. Thanks!
Decklist can also be found here: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/lovisa-coldeyes-wip/
Here's what I have:
5 Lovisa Coldeyes
Creatures
3 Academy Raider
3 Archetype of Aggression
2 Ash Zealot
7 Boldwyr Intimidator
2 Borderland Marauder
3 Scab-Clan Berserker
4 Cyclops Gladiator
4 Enthralling Victor
5 Falkenrath Marauders
5 Flamerush Rider
3 Goblin Rabblemaster
6 Godo, Bandit Warlord
6 Inferno Titan
4 Jeska, Warrior Adept
2 Kargan Dragonlord
5 Atarka Pummeler
3 Kragma Butcher
3 Manic Vandal
3 Markov Blademaster
4 Ogre Battledriver
4 Paragon of Fierce Defiance
4 Purphoros, God of the Forge
4 Sabertooth Outrider
4 Solemn Simulacrum
5 Tahngarth, Talruum Hero
5 Urabrask the Hidden
5 Warchief Giant
5 Zealous Conscripts
3 Zo-Zu the Punisher
7 Akroma's Memorial
2 Blade of Selves
3 Extraplanar Lens
4 Gauntlet of Might
5 Gauntlet of Power
5 Gilded Lotus
3 Hall of Triumph
0 Mana Crypt
2 Mask of Memory
2 Mind Stone
5 Mind's Eye
3 Obsidian Battle-Axe
2 Ruby Medallion
3 Sculpting Steel
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
3 Sword of Feast and Famine
3 Sword of Fire and Ice
2 Sword of the Animist
3 Sword of War and Peace
Enchantments
2 Raging River
3 Aggravated Assault
6 Rage Reflection
3 Blood Moon
3 Goblin War Drums
3 Price of Glory
3 Sulfuric Vortex
1 Faithless Looting
8 Insurrection
5 Reforge the Soul
1 Shattering Spree
1 Vandalblast
3 Wheel of Fortune
Instants
3 Chaos Warp
Planeswalkers
6 Chandra, Flamecaller
Lands
0 Ancient Tomb
0 Cavern of Souls
0 Ghitu Encampment
0 Mutavault
0 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
0 Scrying Sheets
0 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
0 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
28x Snow-Covered Mountain
5 Lovisa Coldeyes
Beaters
2 Borderland Marauder
2 Kargan Dragonlord
3 Scab-Clan Berserker
3 Goblin Rabblemaster
3 Kragma Butcher
3 Markov Blademaster
4 Jeska, Warrior Adept
4 Sabertooth Outrider
4 Purphoros, God of the Forge
5 Falkenrath Marauders
5 Flamerush Rider
5 Atarka Pummeler
5 Warchief Giant
Pump/Anthem Effects
3 Archetype of Aggression
3 Hall of Triumph
3 Aggravated Assault
3 Goblin War Drums
4 Ogre Battledriver
4 Paragon of Fierce Defiance
6 Rage Reflection
7 Akroma's Memorial
Disruption
2 Ash Zealot
2 Raging River
3 Zo-Zu the Punisher
3 Blood Moon
3 Price of Glory
3 Sulfuric Vortex
4 Enthralling Victor
5 Urabrask the Hidden
5 Zealous Conscripts
7 Boldwyr Intimidator
8 Insurrection
1 Shattering Spree
1 Vandalblast
3 Chaos Warp
4 Cyclops Gladiator
5 Tahngarth, Talruum Hero
6 Inferno Titan
Tutor/Draw
1 Faithless Looting
1 Sensei's Divining Top
2 Mask of Memory
3 Academy Raider
3 Sword of Fire and Ice
3 Wheel of Fortune
5 Mind's Eye
5 Reforge the Soul
6 Godo, Bandit Warlord
6 Chandra, Flamecaller
Ramp
0 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
2 Mind Stone
2 Ruby Medallion
2 Sword of the Animist
3 Extraplanar Lens
3 Sculpting Steel
4 Gauntlet of Might
4 Solemn Simulacrum
5 Gauntlet of Power
5 Gilded Lotus
2 Blade of Selves
3 Obsidian Battle-Axe
3 Sword of Feast and Famine
3 Sword of War and Peace
Lands
0 Ancient Tomb
0 Cavern of Souls
0 Ghitu Encampment
0 Mutavault
0 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
0 Scrying Sheets
0 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
0 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
28x Snow-Covered Mountain
3 Shared Animosity
4 Stranglehold
8 Avatar of Slaughter
12/13/2016
- Berserkers' Onslaught
- Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs
- Goblin Wardriver
- Brighthearth Banneret
+ Rage Reflection
+ Atarka Pummeler
+ Scab-Clan Berserker
+ Raging River
12/14/2016
- Snow-Covered Mountain
- Thawing Glaciers
+ Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
+ Scrying Sheets
+ Solemn Simulacrum
I wanted to make a slightly different build by adding a disruption package. Cards like Price of Glory and Blood Moon are particularly strong in my meta, since multicolor is prevalent and people like doing things EOT.
(Also, I'm aware of the interaction of Aggravated Assault + Sword of Feast and Famine, but I don't think in most circumstances I would explicitly try to get that online and the deck certainly isn't built around doing so. It's there to satiate my crippling need for an infinite combo lol.)
As always, feedback is much appreciated.
UAzami, Locus of All KnowledgeU
BMarrow-Gnawer, Crime Lord of ComboB
WBRTariel, Hellraiser StaxWBR
Annul is really good in EDH
(U/B)(U/B)(U/B) JUMP IN THE LINE, ROCK YOUR BODY IN TIME
(R/W)(R/W)(R/W) RISING FROM THE NEON GLOOM, SHINING LIKE A CRAZY MOON
(U/R)(R/G)(G/U) STEALIN' WHEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUYIN'
I like them. Not sure if I would run them, since my only recovery from board wipes is not overextending, but if I did, I'd probably go with Perilous Vault, since it exiles, and that's not something red is usually good at. From playtesting, I get to 8-9 mana pretty easily, so I could likely cast and then pop it right away.
UAzami, Locus of All KnowledgeU
BMarrow-Gnawer, Crime Lord of ComboB
WBRTariel, Hellraiser StaxWBR
Annul is really good in EDH
Done.
UAzami, Locus of All KnowledgeU
BMarrow-Gnawer, Crime Lord of ComboB
WBRTariel, Hellraiser StaxWBR
Annul is really good in EDH
Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs. Playing as an aggressive deck, makes Kazzul less good. Its because people tend to attack less when you are committed to turning all of your cards sideways every turn. This is because they wish to leave blockers up for when its your turn again. I would add Markov Blademaster. It is literally insane, if I could have every warrior in my Lovisa deck be Markov Blademaster, I would.
Current EDH
Akroma W | Tymna and Bruse RBW
I already have Markov Blademaster in my list. She's pretty baller.
I have Wardriver in my list mostly because he's cheap and offers a pretty decent effect for his cost. Paragon of Fierce Defiance is mostly there for his anthem effect and that he himself gets pumped my other things in the deck (including Lovisa.)
I would be okay with cutting Brighthearth Banneret and Kazuul though. Your criticism of not wanting to attack with these creatures is especially relevant to Banneret, who doesn't even meaningfully improve my ability to play spells.
Scab-Clan Berserker seems good. What do you think of Atarka Pummeler in place of Kazuul?
UAzami, Locus of All KnowledgeU
BMarrow-Gnawer, Crime Lord of ComboB
WBRTariel, Hellraiser StaxWBR
Annul is really good in EDH
Oops, I didn't see it in the list. Sorry.
I am still a huge proponent of running Solemn Simulacrum. It is insanely good. Atarka, should be fine though Raging River would likely be better.
Current EDH
Akroma W | Tymna and Bruse RBW
Will look into finding a slot for Sad Robot.
UAzami, Locus of All KnowledgeU
BMarrow-Gnawer, Crime Lord of ComboB
WBRTariel, Hellraiser StaxWBR
Annul is really good in EDH
*Edit Further playtesting has yeilded some interesting results. It seems that things are still pretty stable, but I just have to be smarter about what I'm dropping when. There seems to be a stronger emphasis on mana doublers. Not sure how I feel about that, but the deck is still hella aggressive.
*EditEdit Lol I'm one card short. Adding Sad Robot.
UAzami, Locus of All KnowledgeU
BMarrow-Gnawer, Crime Lord of ComboB
WBRTariel, Hellraiser StaxWBR
Annul is really good in EDH