ok, here is the list of cards I would like to use instead of the previous mentioned cards that were not legal in standard: Vraska the Unseen, Reaper of the Wilds, Dark Betrayal, Wight of Precinct Six, Treasured Find, Rogue's Passage, Grisly Spectacle, Shadow Alley Denizen, Slate Street Ruffian, Stab Wound, Gatecreeper Vine, Stonefare Crocodile, and Golgari Guildgate. Here is the actual deck list I just came up with:
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The first thing that you should think about is: What is my deck supposed to do ? How do I envision my deck to win ?
Just a few examples of how decks can win (there are tons of other strategies): You play cards that increase your mana supply (Elvish Mystic, Sylvan Caryatid etc.) and win casting big creatures (Sylvan Primordial).
Once you've found your strategy, try finding cards that help you executing said strategy and use 4 of all the cards that you want to see plenty of and 2 of all the other cards.
For a Vraska deck, it might be a good idea to go with the kill + bring out a threat strategy. Good cards (that aren't too expensive) are Deadbridge Goliath, Reaper of the Wilds and Herald of Torment (he might get more expensive).
Ok, while each of those cards is nice, it does not fit with what the deck is trying to accomplish, it is designed to kill opponents creatures so I can swing with reaper or use vraska's ultimate and rogue's passage for an instakill. granted getting her to her ultimate is going to be extremely difficult at best, I do have other options of win strategies. I do appreciate the comment, but going with the current build as of post #17. Unless there are a few black or green creatures w/ deathtouch in Journey to Nyx
I believe he was just giving you examples of how to win with different deck styles and how those cards work in their own decks.
Anyways, have you played at a LGS yet? How did the deck do?
I know that Felhide Petrifier gives other minotaurs deathtouch and I don't have any in the deck, but was looking for a three drop that could also attack and not need to sacrifice a creature to give it deathtouch.
I think I'd want something for all those weeny deathtouch creatures to do if my matchup doesn't require them to kill creatures. Maybe something like Scourge of Skola Vale, Varolz, the Scar-Striped, or Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord? Better yet, Varolz turns them all into scavenge targets once they are in your graveyard. Might also want to be thinking how to deal with indestructible matchups and boardwipe.
After much thought and seeing what a few of the cards in M15 can do particularly Garruk, Apex Predator can do I am altering the deck significantly to something more like this:
As far as subbing cards when rotation happens, I need suggestions as to what I should replace Burning-Tree Emissary. Also what else would you change considering the over all meta of standard currently.
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Felhide Petrifier, but it’s a 3–drop and works better with other Minotaurs, since it gives them all Deathtouch.
I believe he was just giving you examples of how to win with different deck styles and how those cards work in their own decks.
Anyways, have you played at a LGS yet? How did the deck do?
4 Overgrown Tomb
4 Temple of Malady
2 Rogue's Passage
9 Forest
5 Swamp
4 Sedge Scorpion
4 Wasteland Viper
4 Deadly Recluse
4 Thrill-Kill Assassin
2 Felhide Petrifier
2 Pharika, God of Affliction
3 Reaper of the Wilds
2 Vraska the Unseen
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4 Ultimate Price
3 Hero's Downfall
1 Putrefy
3 Pit Fight
I know that Felhide Petrifier gives other minotaurs deathtouch and I don't have any in the deck, but was looking for a three drop that could also attack and not need to sacrifice a creature to give it deathtouch.
Druid's Deliverance to copy Vraska/Pharika tokens.
Ashk'rya, what would you subsitute and how many of each do you recommend of each?
4 Elvish Mystic
4 Sylvan Caryatid
2 Voyaging Satyr
4 Burning-Tree Emissary
4 Courser of Kruphix
2 Pharika, God of Affliction
4 Polukranos, World Eater
3 Soul of Zendikar
4 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
4 Temple of Malady
2 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
12 Forests
3 Life's Legacy
As far as subbing cards when rotation happens, I need suggestions as to what I should replace Burning-Tree Emissary. Also what else would you change considering the over all meta of standard currently.