So, built this deck a long time ago (It was technically my inni draft deck for prerelease xD) and I want to revamp it for use. I usually only use a deck once during the standard season, but I may use this one a lot. I just liked it that much...
I'm sure this has creeped up other places, so no need to give me the "OMJ OTHER PEOPLE HAVE DONE THIS! D8" lecture.
Here's the deck I have sitting in front of me.
EDIT: Swapped out 2x Blighted Agent for 2x Phyrexian Metamorph, and sideboarded Blighted Agents, and the suggestion of jAvAkiLLS
EDIT: Screw it, not naming anymore, would take too long. New changes made~
I don't have a sideboard yet, nor do I know what to do to make this deck better. I could go the U/B route, but I've been trying to stick to mono-blue. If it really would make the deck better, though, I obviously have the dual lands to do it, and would be fine wit it.
Any suggestions would be awesome, this isn't just "Zephy makin another weird deck", I actually want to see this win
Don't know about the Blighted Agent. I'm not a fan of mixing infect and standard damage in the same deck (but that's just me).
I'd replace the two blights with Phyrexian Metamorph. It will let you copy both your Stalker and your Dagger. Also it will provide you with an answer should your opponent be running swords of their own.
I think that could work. But if you were going to do that, I'd say up the number to four with the idea of serving up infect as the primary source of damage should you swap out.
That be one hell of a surprise, go up against a Stalker deck and BAM, game 2 is all about poison counters.
What about a switcheroo? Make this an aggro deck, and have a control-y infect sideboard? They swap in all their best aggro sweepers, and suddenly, I'm a control deck!
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Maybe just the Crusaders? Don't want to have to swap too many cards to make the deck work. With a Crusader you have a meaty creature with protection. I'd rely on control for the rest of the game to set up for the infect finish.
Sword of War and Peace is a bomb in the current standard. With all the draw power going around, people are losing at LEAST 5 life from that a swing, and with Curiosity on board, I should be gaining that much as well. Prot White and Red, though, is the real deal- It destroys the aggro killers. Combine that with some countermagic, and maybe prot-black, and you have a killer beasty.
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delver beats the dog**** out of metamorph. for one mana you most likely recieve a 3/2 flyer. how you could see that as not amazing in this deck where you can sit back and counter everything and just beat in with him and whomever you drop on your two slot just doesnt make any sense to me what so ever. it might not get all 3 (after flip) from the dagger, but it is an all around more solid creature in a U aggro deck.
As for the 2 mana instant or the prospective sweeper I dont get why you would rather take away 2 from each creature rather than use your draw power and card advantage to its fullest and win on the back off it after blowing up the board should they over extend then draw a ton of cards make more attackers faster and such.
What is the logical reason to not play those cards?
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I didn't say Iwon't try Delver out, I just felt he wouldn't fit the deck's theme very well. I probably will try him.
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I play a blue deck with the capacity to BECOME a black deck. I could swap out for a few swamps, and try out Black Sun's, but thething is? All of my creatures are small. So, while I have an empty board, they could eventually get through and begin to beat my face.
that was my logic
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That seems like an amzing option, then. I might add it as a 3-of and pull out one stalker, putting one of each in the sideboard. An aggressive one drop is always good
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@apocolypse. crazy find. I dont see the staff being worth it even though I SOOO want it to be. if your rockin that I think flayer husk due to it being a body would be better spent. but Im far from being a great deck builder. or even decent really.
@ zephynoir: I've been playing it with your whole land setup and with very few things changed. and it has been beaten some face for me on MWS.threw two of the metamorphs in sb. took out the fog thing and put curiosity as a 2 of in sb and brought in 3 zeniths and 4 of the delvers without cutting any of the stalkers and I personally have had a pretty good showing with it
The OPs list appears to lack some creatures. Your plan is to win the game by attacking with creatures, so its probably best to play a few more. (pref humans to fit with the silver dagger)
Delver of Secrets is a human on both sides and fits with the plan of the deck perfectly.
Snapcaster Mage is an obvious choice. Aether Adept and Azure Mage could be considered...all are human and carry the silver dagger well.
With the addition of Delver of Secrets, Ponder seems like a great choice to both help fix draws and set up delver flips.
i do like the idea of the 1 Hex Parasite that the Trinket Mage can go fetch if needed. Hex Parasites ability to eat planeswalkers and omm nomm on some shrine of burning rage is so nice.
I'm sure this has creeped up other places, so no need to give me the "OMJ OTHER PEOPLE HAVE DONE THIS! D8" lecture.
Here's the deck I have sitting in front of me.
EDIT: Swapped out 2x Blighted Agent for 2x Phyrexian Metamorph, and sideboarded Blighted Agents, and the suggestion of jAvAkiLLS
EDIT: Screw it, not naming anymore, would take too long. New changes made~
14x Island
2x Ghost Quarter
4x Drowned Catacomb
4x Darkslick Shores
Creatures
3x Invisible Stalker
3x Delver of Secrets
4x Trinket Mage
Countermagic
3x Dissipate
3x Mana Leak
4x Negate
2x Stoic Rebuttal
3x Think Twice
2x Curiosity
Arsenal
3x Silver-Inlaid Dagger
Other Toolbox Options
1x Hex Parasite
1x Nihil Spellbomb
Other Spells
3x Dismember
2x Turn the Tide
4x Blighted Agent
2x Phyrexian Crusader
1x Sword of Feast and Famine
1x Sword of War and Peace
1x Delver of Secrets
1x Invisible Stalker
3x Snapcaster Mage
2x Black Sun's Zenith
I don't have a sideboard yet, nor do I know what to do to make this deck better. I could go the U/B route, but I've been trying to stick to mono-blue. If it really would make the deck better, though, I obviously have the dual lands to do it, and would be fine wit it.
Any suggestions would be awesome, this isn't just "Zephy makin another weird deck", I actually want to see this win
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I'd replace the two blights with Phyrexian Metamorph. It will let you copy both your Stalker and your Dagger. Also it will provide you with an answer should your opponent be running swords of their own.
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That be one hell of a surprise, go up against a Stalker deck and BAM, game 2 is all about poison counters.
What about a switcheroo? Make this an aggro deck, and have a control-y infect sideboard? They swap in all their best aggro sweepers, and suddenly, I'm a control deck!
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4 Invisible Stalker
2 Perilous Myr
2 Trinket Mage
3 Vault Skirge
2 Butcher's Cleaver
3 Curiosity
2 Disperse
3 Mana Leak
1 Negate
4 Ponder
3 Psychic Barrier
3 Silver-Inlaid Dagger
3 Vapor Snag
2 AEther Adept
1 Butcher's Cleaver
2 Civilized Scholar
3 Ichor Wellspring
1 Island
2 Mind Control
3 Piston Sledge
1 Strata Scythe
you may check this list out,it made 4-0 once in November on MTGO daily.
I like this list a lot,and it's amazingly cheap.
Tifo - I have all those cards, so I see no point in NOT trying it out Thanks! =D
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Instead of butchers cleaver I suggest either sword of Feast and Famine or war and peace.
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Kiki Chord, Zoo variants, Goblins, Burn
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As for the 2 mana instant or the prospective sweeper I dont get why you would rather take away 2 from each creature rather than use your draw power and card advantage to its fullest and win on the back off it after blowing up the board should they over extend then draw a ton of cards make more attackers faster and such.
What is the logical reason to not play those cards?
my typing is effed up because my right arm was dislocated for the first time two days ago and im ridiculously high on roxicet.
Don't evade the censor, it's there for a reason. Infraction issued.
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Sorry for the arm, I remember my first time(And second, and third xD) eventually, it hurts less~
I play a blue deck with the capacity to BECOME a black deck. I could swap out for a few swamps, and try out Black Sun's, but thething is? All of my creatures are small. So, while I have an empty board, they could eventually get through and begin to beat my face.
that was my logic
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EDIT: Also, Insectile Aberration (flip side of Delver of Secrets) is still a human. Gets +3/+0.
MTGS egos at their finest.
Thoughts on proxies:
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@ zephynoir: I've been playing it with your whole land setup and with very few things changed. and it has been beaten some face for me on MWS.threw two of the metamorphs in sb. took out the fog thing and put curiosity as a 2 of in sb and brought in 3 zeniths and 4 of the delvers without cutting any of the stalkers and I personally have had a pretty good showing with it
I'm glad to be getting all these suggestions.
I was passed 4 copies of Delver in a draft a while back, and so I've been anxious to use the playset
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Delver of Secrets is a human on both sides and fits with the plan of the deck perfectly.
Snapcaster Mage is an obvious choice. Aether Adept and Azure Mage could be considered...all are human and carry the silver dagger well.
With the addition of Delver of Secrets, Ponder seems like a great choice to both help fix draws and set up delver flips.
x4 Delver of Secrets
x4 Invisible Stalker
x4 Snapcaster Mage
x2 Trinket Mage
x2 AEther Adept
x1 Phantasmal Image
x3 Silver inlaid Dagger
x4 Ponder
X4 Mana Leak
x3 Negate
x3 Dissipate
x2 Think Twice
x2 Forbidden Alchemy
Sideboard
Flashfreeze
Steel Sabotage
Gut Shot
Vapor Snag
I hope this helps
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Also, question: Does Tezzeret(AoB)'s ability affect any artifact, or just yours? Could you not turn a shrine into a dude and nom it with removal?
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Other fetchable equipment (with Trinket Mage):
Kite Shield (bad)
Blazing Torch (maybe SB, but still bad)
Copper Carapace (not too shabby, +2/+2)
Flayer Husk (your find, pretty good)
Accorder's Shield (better, but bad Kite Shield)
Darksteel Axe (Inlaid Dagger is better, but who knows...)
Infiltration Lens (I love this card, go ahead, block my creature...)
That was all I found for STD. Hope this helped.
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Thoughts on proxies: