I was looking the thread and there is a lot of discuss about an alternative win con.
Most of then are suggest playing a green creatures ( such as Dungrove Elder, etc ).
Wouldn't it be better if we play a colorless creature, since you can grab with Ancient Strirrings?
We've got a couple of them to choose: Myr Battlesphere ,Wurmcoil Engine , Steel Hellkite ,Triskelion ,Platinum Angel ,Platinum Emperion ,Batterskull ,etc.
Most of those creatures either wins the game or gives us time to combo. Stony Silence and artifact removal might be an argument to avoid playing artifacts but you can always count on Eldrazis ( Ulamog's Crusher being the cheapeast and the easiest to cast ).
The deck is pretty balanced against Aggro, Midrange and Control. Because you play: Desecration Demon + Restoration Angel ( Great against aggro and Thundermaw Hellkite ) , Liliana of the Veil + Lingering Souls ( Against control it is pretty good ).
Allowing you being agressive and grindy at the same time ( Restoration angel let you change your play style pretty quickly).
I am trying to find an answer to Olivia, because she destroys the deck. Except that big fact ( Olivia ) the deck deserves a try.
I was playing with a Junk deck and my opponent a 4 Colors Gift, after SB he showed the Baron. All my removal were useless Path to exile, Dismember, Maelstrom Pulse. And Baron crushed me. Seems to be pretty solid against midrange decks.
I've been playing the deck for a couple of days and realized how people are scared by the Tron pieces ( especially the Tower ). Seriously, they prefer destroying a Tron piece rather than the Academy, which wins games.
I see the Tron pieces like a nice bonus, if you have it's pretty nice but if you don't it's ok. Just for reference: I played a mirror match and my opponent had the Tron pieces and less blue mana,but in the end I won, because I had more Blue mana for counters.
I loved playing with the deck. I just played it on the tournament pratice room and defeat Burn, Jund Midrange, UWR draw - go, the mirror match and a reanimator deck. I lost to Storm.
I need to start playing some 2 - man with it but I am afraid of losing my precious tickets and I don't have enough time to play a 8-man or daily. Right now I am just playing it for fun.
I made a change, playing a Aeon Chronicler instead of the 4th Thirst ( I thought it was pretty good against the midrange/control decks and I love the card ). I am trying to find something for the Platinum Angel's place, because in very few matches I wanted it in play.
I think Guttersnipe and Chiper work together, since "its controller may cast a copy of this card without paying its mana cost".
It might work but if you are on the 100% burn plan, it's garbage.
Mulch mana fix and help cathing the few lands in the deck, so does Grisly Salvage. Faithless help finding those Immortal Servitude. But those cards to mill myself seems to be kind of slow.
Some people talking about 3 CMC creatures, unfortunally it doesn't work very well with Immortal Servitude. Because the spell "Return each creature card with converted mana cost X from your graveyard to the battlefield.".
I've been testing and seems a little inconsistent. You really need something to mill yourself, but not always we have Chronic Flooding in play to do it. So I am playing a few card to help milling myself ( Screeching Skaab and Deranged Assistant ). Any tip for this deck?
I've been testing a Boros Human deck with proxies and it seems to be very strong. There is some insane curves, such as:
Turn 1 Champion of the Parish
Turn 2 Lightning Mauler - hit then for 2 (18)
Turn 3 Boros Elite ( soulbound with Mauler ) + Ash Zealot - hit then for 11 ( 7 )
or
Turn 1 Champion of the Parish
Turn 2 Lightning Mauler - hit then for 2 (18)
Turn 3 Frontline Medic ( souldbound with Mauler ) - hit then for 8 ( 10 )
Lightning Mauler is so awesome in this deck. Most of the insane curves are built with him. Because he helps with Battalion and gives haste for a creature to just finish the game. But almost everybody plays him soulbounding when he enters the battlefield, then it is just a 2/1 haste
Hello, I would like to know a good and budget sideboards cards for the mirror. I've got some Stone Rain but Earth Rift just kill me.
And which counters should I run? ( Budget ones )
Most of then are suggest playing a green creatures ( such as Dungrove Elder, etc ).
Wouldn't it be better if we play a colorless creature, since you can grab with Ancient Strirrings?
We've got a couple of them to choose: Myr Battlesphere ,Wurmcoil Engine , Steel Hellkite ,Triskelion ,Platinum Angel ,Platinum Emperion ,Batterskull ,etc.
Most of those creatures either wins the game or gives us time to combo.
Stony Silence and artifact removal might be an argument to avoid playing artifacts but you can always count on Eldrazis ( Ulamog's Crusher being the cheapeast and the easiest to cast ).
And belcher got first and he is pretty good with the deck. Nice!
White seems pretty strong with those cards. I've been trying this list:
3 Sign in Blood
2 Doom Blade
3 Liliana of the Veil
3 Lifebane Zombie
3 Mutilate
4 Desecration Demon
2 Disciple of Bolas
2 Orzhov Guildgate
4 Isolated Chapel
4 Godless Shrine
1 Plains
3 Mutavault
11 Swamp
3 Lingering Souls
1 Obzedat, Ghost Council
3 Blood Baron of Vizkopa
2 Orzhov Charm
1 Victim of Night
3 Restoration Angel
The deck is pretty balanced against Aggro, Midrange and Control. Because you play: Desecration Demon + Restoration Angel ( Great against aggro and Thundermaw Hellkite ) , Liliana of the Veil + Lingering Souls ( Against control it is pretty good ).
Allowing you being agressive and grindy at the same time ( Restoration angel let you change your play style pretty quickly).
I am trying to find an answer to Olivia, because she destroys the deck. Except that big fact ( Olivia ) the deck deserves a try.
I see the Tron pieces like a nice bonus, if you have it's pretty nice but if you don't it's ok. Just for reference: I played a mirror match and my opponent had the Tron pieces and less blue mana,but in the end I won, because I had more Blue mana for counters.
I need to start playing some 2 - man with it but I am afraid of losing my precious tickets and I don't have enough time to play a 8-man or daily. Right now I am just playing it for fun.
I made a change, playing a Aeon Chronicler instead of the 4th Thirst ( I thought it was pretty good against the midrange/control decks and I love the card ). I am trying to find something for the Platinum Angel's place, because in very few matches I wanted it in play.
It might work but if you are on the 100% burn plan, it's garbage.
Mulch mana fix and help cathing the few lands in the deck, so does Grisly Salvage. Faithless help finding those Immortal Servitude. But those cards to mill myself seems to be kind of slow.
Some people talking about 3 CMC creatures, unfortunally it doesn't work very well with Immortal Servitude. Because the spell "Return each creature card with converted mana cost X from your graveyard to the battlefield.".
And the combo of Lightning Mauler + Bloodthrone Vampire usally is our last resource of win con.
Alchemist's Apprentice
Black Cat
Blood Artist
Bloodthrone Vampire
Ravenous Rats
Unruly Mob
Lightning Mauler
To kill the opponent usuallly use Ligthing Mauler + Bloodthrone Vampire or Unruly Mob. Or you can kill with Blood Artist.
I've been testing and seems a little inconsistent. You really need something to mill yourself, but not always we have Chronic Flooding in play to do it. So I am playing a few card to help milling myself ( Screeching Skaab and Deranged Assistant ). Any tip for this deck?
Decklist:
4 Chronic Flooding
4 Alchemist's Apprentice
4 Black Cat
4 Blood Artist
3 Bloodthrone Vampire
4 Deranged Assistant
4 Ravenous Rats
4 Screeching Skaab
2 Unruly Mob
2 Lightning Mauler
4 Watery Grave
4 Drowned Catacomb
8 Island
5 Swamp
I hope you guys enjoy it.
Turn 1 Champion of the Parish
Turn 2 Lightning Mauler - hit then for 2 (18)
Turn 3 Boros Elite ( soulbound with Mauler ) + Ash Zealot - hit then for 11 ( 7 )
or
Turn 1 Champion of the Parish
Turn 2 Lightning Mauler - hit then for 2 (18)
Turn 3 Frontline Medic ( souldbound with Mauler ) - hit then for 8 ( 10 )
Lightning Mauler is so awesome in this deck. Most of the insane curves are built with him. Because he helps with Battalion and gives haste for a creature to just finish the game. But almost everybody plays him soulbounding when he enters the battlefield, then it is just a 2/1 haste
And which counters should I run? ( Budget ones )