Sideboard (so far): 2 Duress 3 Tormod's Crypt (frites and dredge are popular at my local meta)
So I know Vampire Nocturnus is a bit out of place, but I figure, he boosts himself, and the deck is mono black, so a creature that costs 1BBB that is going to be a 5/4 flying most of the time is a great idea Plus he has synergy with Nighthawk and Bloodthrone (duh)
my meta is based around UW Miracles, B Control and RG Aggro (extremely quick, its user wins in about 4 turns tops :S)
Currently I'm tossing up UW Weenie or GW weenie since i have one sigarada :S I have dual Lands for uw but not gw, and it would take a while to get them as I am on a mid budget....any ideas?
I would really love to do a weenie strategy with Odric, but as I don't have Champs or any Scars cards (only started at when AVR came out) I'm limited for options.
any ideas for fun, fast tempo decks would be good keeping in mind im on a budget and don't mind having to order cards, just not really expensive ones
well...i find that my meta is dominated by miracles so its always fun to steal their temporal master that they drew in their first hand i've pulled it off in twice in one round
I personally Play an Esper version (W/b/u) that uses Downpour for tapping, and Invisible stalker for an unblockable creature. This with some tormented souls makes my grunt of attackers.
I use 4 of each the pro-knights, and I use Faith's shield for some extra protection or that last push.
I also like the idea of turning it more control (Just bought 4 boosters and got my first three tamiy's from them...oh my, 3 tamiyo's out of 4 boosters how lucky :D)
I haven't worked on a list yet, but I am doing it right now
if we're going control, I'd prefer to go more into U/b and turn it into a mill, maybe with a splash of red for conscripts and maybe...just maybe....Bolas?
I'm not sure I this is the place to ask, but I need help constructing an idea: G/r Stompy Post M13. One of the cards that appeals to me is: Mogg Flunkies. Idk why but this guy has inspired me to try and revive one of the most aggressive archetypes: Stompy
As the title suggests I need help making a ru burn deck, preferably a copy deck similar to the Izzet Mechanic from Rav, and preferably not delver pike if possibly.
Well first off, good job turning a competitive deck budget!
Now my two cents:
I play Esper spirit tokens competitively and if you are thinking of token route as some are, I'm currently pondering Geist-Honored Monk since if it playing Esper spirits tokens, it become big, very fast and it gives u more spirits for your army
So I Haven't Played competitive magic since '09 with my r/b elemental burn deck which won ten weeks in a row.... And I am eager to make R/b burn work again. The general concept of my deck was three things:
1. Few creatures, usually cheap an powerful eg haste
2. Control in the form of Terminates and Slave of Bolas for stealing their fatties for lethal
3. burn burn burn burn. This is what is about so I ran lightning bolts burst lightning blightning etc
This deck managed to beat Jund Aggro 10 weeks in a row, so I'm eager to recreat it in todays standard.
Now my old alara burn was focused around Hells Thunder and Hellspark Elemental. Obviously they're not available so I had to find a new card to base it around. This is my victim: Vexing Devil
A lot of people say this is horrible, and I agree but I lik a challenge, so it's my Flag bearer.
Now, in keeping with the theme, we need some sort of Unearth Effect: Disentomb
Obviously not great, but it will do for now
Terminate was a great card, I can stress that enough. For now I'm going to use Go for the Throat as Murder requires BBB which I want to avoids since we're only wanting to splash black
That mainly cover destruction with part of the creature factor. What about the ability to steal their fatties eg Titans for our advantage? The answers: Zealous Conscripts and Traitorous Blood.
Zealous if obvious but why Traiterous? Well it's a cheap Zealous that provides an early "foul play" if it going against ramp like I often do.
So now we need burn. Obvious choices include Pillar of Flame, Incinerate, Shock. But one that is often thought horrible and overlooked is Bump in the Night. I miss lightning bolt an while this is sorc speed it does have flashback (I know it's high cost but it could help)
23 lands would be good, 22 would be doable if you definitely got rid of Mutilate
Happy Brewing!
I'm back with another Mono-Black Aggro Build, this time focusing on zombies with a touch of vampires
Here's the list:
22 Swamp
Creatures:
4 Bloodthrone Vampire
4 Vampire Nighthawk
1 Vampire Nocturnus
4 Geralf's Messenger
4 Gravecrawler
4 Diregraf Ghoul
4 Highborn Ghoul
4 Murder
3 Tragic Slip
4 Sign in Blood
2 Duress
2 Duress
3 Tormod's Crypt (frites and dredge are popular at my local meta)
So I know Vampire Nocturnus is a bit out of place, but I figure, he boosts himself, and the deck is mono black, so a creature that costs 1BBB that is going to be a 5/4 flying most of the time is a great idea Plus he has synergy with Nighthawk and Bloodthrone (duh)
So any ideas/changes/fixes/comments are welcome
Cheers,
fetyr2004
Currently I'm tossing up UW Weenie or GW weenie since i have one sigarada :S I have dual Lands for uw but not gw, and it would take a while to get them as I am on a mid budget....any ideas?
I would really love to do a weenie strategy with Odric, but as I don't have Champs or any Scars cards (only started at when AVR came out) I'm limited for options.
any ideas for fun, fast tempo decks would be good keeping in mind im on a budget and don't mind having to order cards, just not really expensive ones
I use 4 of each the pro-knights, and I use Faith's shield for some extra protection or that last push.
Just an idea will work on getting list up soon
I'm on a semi budget, and usually play BW Zombie Control
I have an idea for UR Copy burn, like the old izzet mechanic, but am unsure, and don't know what other cheaper options are out there.
I've played wr humans, bu and bw zombies, gb pod, uw delver.......am looking for a new idea...
cheers
fetyr2004
It was from a shop that randomly opens boxes and shuffle's the packs, so the odds are changed
I haven't worked on a list yet, but I am doing it right now
if we're going control, I'd prefer to go more into U/b and turn it into a mill, maybe with a splash of red for conscripts and maybe...just maybe....Bolas?
So far this is What I've got:
4 Lightning Mauler
4 Strangleroot Geist
3 Darkthicket Wolf
1 Wolfbitten Captive
4 Flinthoof Boar
4 Hunger of the Howlpack
4 Deranged Outcast
4 Rootbound Crag
1 Kessig Wolf Run
I'm really drawn to the boar an Flunkies, but I'm afraid I may not have enough mountains to do something useful with the boar...
Ideas/comments/suggestions welcome
I present: Elves of the Primordial
14 Forest
4 Rootbound Crag
2 Mountain
Creatures:
4 Elvish Archdruid
4 Llanowar Elves
4 Arbor Elf
4 Wolfir Avenger
2 Primordial Hydra
4 Strangleroot Geist
4 Lightning Mauler
4 Bond Beetle
4 Vexing Devil
4 Rancor
2 Titanic Growth
I know Vexing may not be good, but I've gone 6-2 so far and 3 of them are because they ignored devil and I put Rancor on it
So what's everyone's ideas?
-1 Runechanter's Pike
+1 Thunderous Wrath
Also thinking either Desolate Lighthouse or Faithless Looting for more Draw, although unsure which one? What do u reckon?
Dual Casting was on my list so it'll probably be a two of:
4 Delver of Secrets
4 Invisible Stalker
2 Stromkirk Noble
Other:
4 Incinerate
4 Reverberate
4 Pillar of Flame
4 Shock
2 Dual Casting
4 Runechanter's Pike
4 Think Twice (Or Divination?)
2 Devil's Play
4 Sulfur Falls
11 Mountain
7 Island
4 Tormods Crypt
2 Dual Casting
2 Mana Leak
Anymore thoughts?
As the title suggests I need help making a ru burn deck, preferably a copy deck similar to the Izzet Mechanic from Rav, and preferably not delver pike if possibly.
So far I've got:
4 Vexing Devil
2 Devil's Play
2 Chandra, The Firebrand
4 Index
Any ideas?
Now my two cents:
I play Esper spirit tokens competitively and if you are thinking of token route as some are, I'm currently pondering Geist-Honored Monk since if it playing Esper spirits tokens, it become big, very fast and it gives u more spirits for your army
1. Few creatures, usually cheap an powerful eg haste
2. Control in the form of Terminates and Slave of Bolas for stealing their fatties for lethal
3. burn burn burn burn. This is what is about so I ran lightning bolts burst lightning blightning etc
This deck managed to beat Jund Aggro 10 weeks in a row, so I'm eager to recreat it in todays standard.
Now my old alara burn was focused around Hells Thunder and Hellspark Elemental. Obviously they're not available so I had to find a new card to base it around. This is my victim: Vexing Devil
A lot of people say this is horrible, and I agree but I lik a challenge, so it's my Flag bearer.
Now, in keeping with the theme, we need some sort of Unearth Effect:
Disentomb
Obviously not great, but it will do for now
Terminate was a great card, I can stress that enough. For now I'm going to use Go for the Throat as Murder requires BBB which I want to avoids since we're only wanting to splash black
So our shell at the moment is:
4 Vexing Devil
4 Disentomb
4 Go for the Throat
That mainly cover destruction with part of the creature factor. What about the ability to steal their fatties eg Titans for our advantage? The answers: Zealous Conscripts and Traitorous Blood.
Zealous if obvious but why Traiterous? Well it's a cheap Zealous that provides an early "foul play" if it going against ramp like I often do.
So now We've got:
2 Zealous Conscripts
4 Vexing Devil
4 Go for the Throat
4 Disentomb
2 Traitorous Blood
So now we need burn. Obvious choices include Pillar of Flame, Incinerate, Shock. But one that is often thought horrible and overlooked is Bump in the Night. I miss lightning bolt an while this is sorc speed it does have flashback (I know it's high cost but it could help)
So that leaves us with:
4 Vexing Devil
2 Zealous Conscripts
2 Archwing Dragon
4 Bump in the Night
4 Pillar of Flame
4 Incinerate
4 Disentomb
4 Go for the Throat
2 Traitorous Blood
I'm only on my iPod atm so I'm almost out of battery and I will finish this when I get back from class