hey everyone I wanted to make a wacky and a deck that not many would think of and boom it hit me what about a birds of prey deck and their handler so focuses around Soraya the Falconer. Now to begin the concoction that is my birds of prey deck. It's a pretty cool and solid deck I think and fits the theme i was going for really well what do you all think, I'm always open to criticism on how it can be improved. The sub theme I wanted to go for was to use banding again since it's been forever since i've seen it active, and I also added a little bit of exalted as a back up plan if needed to this deck if need be.
Thanks for all the suggestions everyone I'm surprised I passed over Soulcatcher , and Soulcatchers' Aerie seems really cool, but it comes across as more of a sideboard card if my birds needed extra support. Wing shards is also a great card that I never thought of and is a good addition but again it to seems like a sideboard card also but still over all great. As for Mirror Entity it's been there since the beginning lol I guess it was overlooked XD. All these suggested are for sure great additions and i even added in the Soulcatcher swapping Aven Mindcensor into the Sideboard. Soraya is looking even more happy being around more of his feathered friends and keeping the theme going with the cards mentioned. I really appreciated getting more support for the deck and it goes to to show even birds of prey of friends in the magic community :D.
Besides Soraya, I also wanted to try a army of birds in w/u/g with Ragnaras the birds handler this time round going aggro fliers with regen with my leader to back them up and some other mechanics to add in to further the damaging flier army of the skies. As with my other flier deck I'm open to all kind of suggestions on how to make this better
All of these cards are great additions to the deck, I honestly can't believe I passed over them.. I see that Leonin Sun Standard would prove a huge asset and seems like an auto include for sure.
Path of Bravery-I could really use the life gain portion and will most likely include this along side Sun Standard, Glint Hawk Idol, fits my theme really well and will be difficult to remove for sure but I'm on the fence about it tbh but i may still throw it in as a sideboard card.
The Spear is another I'm iffy about since I do have removal and enough buff abilities and only costing to i believe adding in for a 3 cmc will slow my play down on going on the offence as well as having the others only as 1 and 2 costs seem to fit more.
Emeria, the Sky Ruin-now this has a lot of utility with this deck and combos well with Soulcatcher, Soulcatchers' Aerie, providing me with a way to recycle creatures with Seaside Haven, activating Aerie giving my birds more power and providing card advantage as well or creating a big bomb in Soulcatcher itself.
I have a lot of options to consider to add in the ones that will seem to fit and which that won't, but either way these suggestions seem to have mas synergy and can't wait to try some these new additions out.
With the release of dragons it gave me access to new cards and a good secondary strategy in Assault Formation[/card, but it also gave me access to Aven Sunstriker[/card,Battle Mastery,Artful Maneuver[/card, Territorial Roc, and [card]Orator of Ojutai[/card. these are great additions imo to this avian arsenal and combined with suggested cards came up with a new build. Of course any criticism is welcome since after all I want to make this deck the best it can be :).
Thats an interesting concept but just for some reason red isn't a color that appeals to me in the type of strategy I'm trying to go for. I appreciate the idea for sure though :)though if you have any ideas to go along with the theme i have going i'm always open for them the only one I got was the inclusion of blue sun's zenith by removing Into the Roil, since i realized the deck lacked card draw and having a recurring one is helpful imo.
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Soraya the Falconer. Now to begin the concoction that is my birds of prey deck. It's a pretty cool and solid deck I think and fits the theme i was going for really well what do you all think, I'm always open to criticism on how it can be improved. The sub theme I wanted to go for was to use banding again since it's been forever since i've seen it active, and I also added a little bit of exalted as a back up plan if needed to this deck if need be.
1x Aven Skirmisher
1x Aven Mindcensor
1x Glint Hawk
1x Suntail Hawk
1x Mesa Falcon
1x Aven Squire
1x Beacon Hawk
1x Courier Hawk
1x Duskrider Falcon
1x Mystic Familiar
1x Freewind Falcon
1x Skyshroud Falcon
1x Apex Hawks
1x Cloudchaser Kestrel
1x Eagle of the Watch
1x Lieutenant Kirtar
1x Mirror Entity
1x Wild Aesthir
1x Enlightened Tutor
1x Path to Exile
1x Swords to Plowshares
1x Celestial Flare
1x Honor of the Pure
1x Shared Triumph
1x Jihad
1x Martial Coup
1x Return to the Ranks
1x Extraplanar Lens
1x Sensei's Divining Top
1x Glasses of Urza
1x Commander's Sphere
1x Ancient Den
1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
1x Cathedral of War
Sydri's Magical Castle WUB
Chainer, Dementia Master: "Bring out your dead!" BBB
Riku Because Copying Decimate URG
Xira Arien, Jund StaxBRG
The Sylvan-Primordial-PlasmBUG
Trostani ComboGW
Vizkopa Guildmage - Peasant VariantBW
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
Its a Ninja Pirate Falcon!
1x Aven Skirmisher
1x Soulcatcher
1x Glint Hawk
1x Suntail Hawk
1x Mesa Falcon
1x Aven Squire
1x Beacon Hawk
1x Courier Hawk
1x Duskrider Falcon
1x Mystic Familiar
1x Freewind Falcon
1x Skyshroud Falcon
1x Apex Hawks
1x Cloudchaser Kestrel
1x Eagle of the Watch
1x Lieutenant Kirtar
1x Mirror Entity
1x Wild Aesthir
1x Enlightened Tutor
1x Path to Exile
1x Swords to Plowshares
1x Celestial Flare
1x Honor of the Pure
1x Shared Triumph
1x Jihad
1x Martial Coup
1x Return to the Ranks
1x Extraplanar Lens
1x Sensei's Divining Top
1x Glasses of Urza
1x Commander's Sphere
14x Snow-Covered Plains
1x Ancient Den
1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
1x Cathedral of War
1x Soulcatchers' Aerie
1x Aven Mindcensor
1x Wing shards
1x Ragnar
Creatures:
1x Birds of Paradise
1x Judge's Familiar
1x Sage Owl
1x Suntail Hawk
1x Coast Watcher
1x Bay Falcon
1x Beacon Hawk
1x Courier Hawk
1x Icefeather Aven
1x Welkin Tern
1x Soulcatcher
1x Storm Crow
1x Zephyr Falcon
1x Mindshrieker
1x Warden of Evos Isle
1x Aven Mimeomancer
1x Aven Trailblazer
1x Talon Trooper
1x Mirror Entity
Artifacts:
1x Darksteel Ingot
1x Commander's Sphere
1x Sword of War and Peace
1x Bonesplitter
1x Swords to Plowshares
1x Path to Exile
1x Into the Roil
1x Index
1x Plumes of Peace
1x Shared Triumph
1x Burgeoning
1x Favorable Winds
Lands:
4x Island
4x Plains
2x Forest
1x Treva's Ruins
1x Seaside Haven
1x Command Tower
1x Seaside Citadel
1x Ancient Ziggurat
1x Meteor Crater
1x Pendelhaven
1x Soulcatchers' Aerie
1x Flood
1x Wing Shards
1x Gustcloak Harrier
1x Lieutenant Kirtar
1x Aven Mindcensor
1x Dissipate
1x Celestial Flare
1x Enlightened Tutor
1x Enshrined Memories
Spear of Heliod - buff + removal
Path of Bravery - buff + lifegain
Glint Hawk Idol - on-theme, and hard to remove
Emeria, the Sky Ruin - win the long game
#1 - Leonin Sun Standard - with so many evasive creatures, this will be an absolute beating
All of these cards are great additions to the deck, I honestly can't believe I passed over them.. I see that Leonin Sun Standard would prove a huge asset and seems like an auto include for sure.
Path of Bravery-I could really use the life gain portion and will most likely include this along side Sun Standard, Glint Hawk Idol, fits my theme really well and will be difficult to remove for sure but I'm on the fence about it tbh but i may still throw it in as a sideboard card.
The Spear is another I'm iffy about since I do have removal and enough buff abilities and only costing to i believe adding in for a 3 cmc will slow my play down on going on the offence as well as having the others only as 1 and 2 costs seem to fit more.
Emeria, the Sky Ruin-now this has a lot of utility with this deck and combos well with Soulcatcher, Soulcatchers' Aerie, providing me with a way to recycle creatures with Seaside Haven, activating Aerie giving my birds more power and providing card advantage as well or creating a big bomb in Soulcatcher itself.
I have a lot of options to consider to add in the ones that will seem to fit and which that won't, but either way these suggestions seem to have mas synergy and can't wait to try some these new additions out.
1x Ragnar
Creatures:
1x Birds of Paradise
1x Judge's Familiar
1x Sage Owl
1x Bay Falcon
1x Beacon Hawk
1x Courier Hawk
1x Territorial Roc
1x Welkin Tern
1x Soulcatcher
1x Orator of Ojutai
1x Storm Crow
1x Zephyr Falcon
1x Tempest Owl
1x Warden of Evos Isle
1x Aven Mimeomancer
1x Talon Trooper
1x Mirror Entity
1x Aven Sunstriker
1x Darksteel Ingot
1x Leonin Sun Standard
1x Spear of Heliod
1x Bonesplitter
1x Swords to Plowshares
1x Path to Exile
1x Blue Sun's Zenith
1x Index
1x Assault Formation
1x Shared Triumph
1x Burgeoning
1x Favorable Winds
1x Glaring Aegis
4x Island
4x Plains
2x Forest
1x Treva's Ruins
1x Seaside Haven
1x Command Tower
1x Seaside Citadel
1x Ancient Ziggurat
1x Meteor Crater
1x Pendelhaven
1x Soulcatchers' Aerie
1x Flood
1x Wing Shards
1x Gustcloak Harrier
1x Lieutenant Kirtar
1x Aven Mindcensor
1x Dissipate
1x Celestial Flare
1x Enlightened Tutor
1x Enshrined Memories
red opens up phoenixes and was alot of fun