Of all the creatures Eldrazi Mimic is the one I'm least comfortable with. I'm thinking of maybe bringing in Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim as it's a decent rattlesnake amongst other things. Haven't thought too closely about my mana base.
Built my first TL deck and I am taking into a fairly casual tournament this weekend. Please provide feedback... In particular not entirely sure on Eladamri in the mainboard, nor beastmaster ascension... I don't know what other decks I'd expect to play against in a TL tournament, so the sideboard isn't exactly focused.
First off, Cabal Coffers. With Urborg and Debt to the Deathless you have to be running Coffers.
Vizkopa Guildmage is continuously underrated by Oloro deck builders. I did it myself at first. It is simply better then Sanguine Bond. It hits all players with ability two and you can stack the ability. If you want to run Exquisite Blood (and I understand how some people don't want the combo), Vizkopa combos with Blood just like Bond.
Vizkopa is a super star in this deck. Again, you are avoiding "cheap" wins which is okay but Vizkopa is crazy good even without the instant wins. If you ever get more cutthroat it combos with several other cards for instant wins.
That's all I have right now other than to say more card draw is always good. I'm also not sure you need 40 lands.
Ok... Based on feedback I've made the following changes
In:
Vizkopa Guildmage
Obzedat, Ghost Council
Rhox Faith Mender
Out:
Thassa
Bribery
Vault of the Archangel
I'm finding it hard to justify Cabal Coffers... If Urborg is not out there or is sent to the grave yard, the card is effectively dead...
I've been playing/refining my Oloro deck for a while now. I'm trying to find a balance between competitive and fun and avoiding annoying win cons like Felidar...
I would really appreciate any feedback people can provide.
I've been evolving this deck for a while. It's quite fun to play and I've recently taken it from mono-blue to black/blue. Would very much appreciate feedback that could make this semi-competitive.
Your MD looks fine for the most part. Just to nit-pick a little:
1) -1 or -2 Priest of Titania for +1/2 Elvish Archdruid. Being able to ramp it out turn 2 with a turn 1 Llanowar Elves or Fyndhorn Elves is relevant. Even later in the game, the +1/+1 can make a difference. This deck wins a lot of the time just by playing dudes and turning them sideways... also good against opposing Engineered Plague post-sideboard.
2) Natural Order. Bare minimum of 2. It wins games on the spot. Do it. Doctor's orders! As long as you're not facing RUG Delver... then they will Stifle half our deck into oblivion.
Thanks very much for the feedback. Currently making a few changes. Will playtest and post again in the next day or so. Cheers
This is my first elf deck. I'm trying to come up with something that is highly competitive, without the need for super expensive cards... feedback would be very much appreciated.
The 2x mainboard Silence seem odd...when do you ever get use out of them? I don't like the card much in general, but if I did use it, I would keep it in the SB. Also, *** over DoJ if possible. Regeneration may not be too relevant, but you'll smack yourself if you run up against Thrun or Troll Ascetic. Alternatively, you could take advantage of Day of Judgment and run Knight of the Holy Nimbus.
Also, Thalia is a great card, but you sure are running a lot (18!) of non-creature spells in the deck. I feel like that's going to hurt you more than help you. Great card in the right deck, but I would either keep it in the SB, or give the deck more of a Vial/creature focus.
I also prefer Silverblade Paladin and Mirran Crusader (I would maindeck this instead of putting it in the SB) over Kinsbaile Cavalier, but I understand some people like the Cavalier. What about running Phyrexian Metamorph? Kills opposing legends, duplicates powerful artifacts (Swords if they are out), or serve as extra copies of Knight Exemplar -- can't go wrong!
Everyone's sideboard is going to be different, but why not run Leyline of Sanctity? Shuts down a lot of Discard/Burn.
Thanks heaps for your feedback. Very much appreciated... A lot of that makes sense... I've retooled it, quite a bit and I think this will be a lot stronger.
I've been playing this and find it incredibly fun to play. I haven't found a match-up where this feels weak. I'd love to get some feedback on this.
4x Hangarback
4x Hedron Crawler
2x Eldrazi Displacer
3x Thopter Engineer
3x Vile Aggregate
3x Pia and Kiran Nalaar
3x Thought-Knot Seer
3x Reality Smasher
1x Archangel Avacyn
Planeswalkers:
1x Nahiri, the Harbinger
3x Chandra, Flamecaller
Spells:
3x Outnumber
2x Roast
4x Needle Spires
4x Battlefield Forge
3x Foundry of the Consuls
4x Mountain
3x Westvale Abbey
2x Stone Quarry
1x Plains
1x Sea Gate Wreckage
1x Mage-Ring Network
1x Crumbling Vestige
1x Ruins of Oran-Rief
2x Tears of Valakut
1x Hallowed Moonlight
1x Spatial Contortion
2x Fall of the Titans
2x Eldrazi Obligator
1x Eldrazi Displacer
2x Declaration in Stone
2x Nahiri, the Harbinger
2x Rending Volley
4x Mirrorpool
4x Corrupted Crossroads
2x Sea Gate Wreckage
4x Caves of Koilos
4x Crumbling Vestige
4x Shambling Vent
2x Ruins of Oran-Rief
1x Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
Creatures:
2x Eldrazi Mimic
2x Bearer of silence
3x Eldrazi Displacer
4x Wasteland Strangler
4x Though-Knot Seer
4x Reality Smasher
4x Silkwrap
4x Transgress the Mind
1x Utter End
2x Stasis Snare
2x warping wail
Planeswalkers:
2x Ob nixlis reignited
Artifacts:
1x Ghostfire Blade
2x Flaying Tendrils
2x Hallowed Moonlight
2x Virulent Plague
2x Utter End
1x Planar Outburst
2x Erase
2x Arashin Cleric
2x Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
Here is where I am at with this deck.
Of all the creatures Eldrazi Mimic is the one I'm least comfortable with. I'm thinking of maybe bringing in Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim as it's a decent rattlesnake amongst other things. Haven't thought too closely about my mana base.
Any feedback would be appreciated!
1 Birchlore Rangers
1 Boreal Druid
1 Eladamri, Lord of Leaves
1 Elvish Archdruid
1 Elvish Champion
1 Elvish Harbinger
1 Elvish Mystic
1 Elvish Visionary
1 Ezuri, Renegade Leader
1 Fyndhorn Elves
1 Heritage Druid
1 Imperious Perfect
1 Joraga Treespeaker
1 Joraga Warcaller
1 Llanowar Elves
1 Nettle Sentinel
1 Priest of Titania
1 Quirion Ranger
1 Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary
1 Timberwatch Elf
1 Wirewood Symbiote
1 Concordant Crossroads
1 Song of the Dryads
1 Sylvan Library
1 Glimpse of Nature
1 Green Sun's Zenith
1 Lead the Stampede
1 Chord of Calling
1 Crop Rotation
1 Tribal Unity
1 Worldly Tutor
1 Bow of Nylea
1 Umbral Mantle
1 Cavern of Souls
13 Forest
1 Gaea's Cradle
1 Beast Within
1 Choke
1 Fecundity
1 Gaea's Blessing
1 Gaea's Herald
1 Jagged-Scar Archers
1 Lignify
1 Mistcutter Hydra
1 Reclamation Sage
1 Wellwisher
Ok... Based on feedback I've made the following changes
In:
Vizkopa Guildmage
Obzedat, Ghost Council
Rhox Faith Mender
Out:
Thassa
Bribery
Vault of the Archangel
I'm finding it hard to justify Cabal Coffers... If Urborg is not out there or is sent to the grave yard, the card is effectively dead...
I would really appreciate any feedback people can provide.
1x Ancient Tomb
1x Arcane Sanctum
1x Azorius Chancery
1x Barren Moor
1x Bojuka Bog
1x Caves of Koilos
1x City of Brass
1x Command Tower
1x Dimir Aqueduct
1x Drowned Catacomb
1x Esper Panorama
1x Godless Shrine
1x Hallowed Fountain
2x Island
1x Isolated Chapel
1x Kor Haven
1x Lonely Sandbar
1x Marsh Flats
1x Maze of Ith
1x Minamo, School at Water's Edge
1x Orzhov Basilica
3x Plains
1x Reflecting Pool
1x Reliquary Tower
1x Rogue's Passage
1x Secluded Steppe
1x Strip Mine
3x Swamp
1x Tainted Field
1x Temple of the False God
1x Underground River
1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1x Vault of the Archangel
1x Wasteland
1x Watery Grave
1x No Mercy
1x Oblivion Ring
1x Omniscience
1x Phyrexian Arena
1x Sanguine Bond
1x Spirit Link
1x Zur's Weirding
1x Karn Liberated
1x Liliana Vess
1x Sorin Markov
1x Ajani's Pridemate
1x Archangel of Thune
1x Avacyn, Angel of Hope
1x Crypt Ghast
1x Drogskol Reaver
1x Erebos, God of the Dead
1x Grand Abolisher
1x Oloro, Ageless Ascetic
1x Psychosis Crawler
1x Serra Ascendant
1x Serra Avatar
1x Soul Warden
1x Soul's Attendant
1x Sphinx of the Steel Wind
1x Suture Priest
1x Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts
1x Thassa, God of the Sea
1x Vampire Nighthawk
1x Condemn
1x Counterspell
1x Cryptic Command
1x Cyclonic Rift
1x Dromar's Charm
1x Hatred
1x Lim-Dul's Vault
1x Mortify
1x Path to Exile
1x Reckless Spite
1x Spinal Embrace
1x Swan Song
1x Swords to Plowshares
1x Vampiric Tutor
1x Curse of the Swine
1x Death Grasp
1x Debt to the Deathless
1x Demonic Tutor
1x Merciless Eviction
1x Mind Twist
1x Toxic Deluge
1x Vindicate
1x Chalice of Life
1x Darksteel Ingot
1x Gilded Lotus
1x Pristine Talisman
1x Sol Ring
1x Thran Dynamo
1x Venser's Journal
1x Well of Lost Dreams
Any feedback on how to improve this deck would be very much appreciated.
4 City of Brass
3 Jungle Shrine
3 Forest
3 Savage Lands
2 Cavern of Souls
2 Gemstone Mine
2 Plains
1 Grand Coliseum
1 Seaside Citadel
Creatures
4 Predatory Sliver
4 Manaweft Sliver
3 Striking Sliver
3 Sinew Sliver
2 Crystalline Sliver
2 Heart Sliver
2 Sentinel Sliver
2 Muscle Sliver
1 Cautery Sliver
1 Harmonic Sliver
1 Crypt Sliver
1 Quick Sliver
1 Gemhide Sliver
1 Ward Sliver
1 Bonescythe Sliver
1 Galerider Sliver
1 Telekinetic Sliver
1 Pulmonic Sliver
4 Aether Vial
2 Descendants' Path
1 Path to Exile
1 Swamp
1 Drowned Catacomb
1 Academy Ruins
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Watery Grave
1 Underground River
3 Island
4 Darksteel Citadel
4 Seat of the Synod
4 Vault of Whispers
4 Thoughtcast
4 Counterspell
2 Fabricate
Creatures
4 Ornithopter
4 Steel Overseer
3 Etherium Sculptor
3 Master of Etherium
3 Glaze Fiend
2 Master Transmuter
2 Vedalken Engineer
1 Steel Hellkite
1 Riddlesmith
1 Broodstar
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Paradise Mantle
1 Darksteel Forge
Planeswalker
2 Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
Would very much appreciate feedback on what needs to be added. Haven't thought too closely about the sideboard yet.
4 Ajani Pridemate
4 Archangel of Thune
4 Tithe Drinker
3 Knight of Meadowgrain
3 Soul's Attendent
3 Soul Warden
2 Baneslayer Angel
2 Vampire Nighthawk
1 Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker
1 Linvala, Keeper of Silence
1 Ajani Goldmane
Spells
3 Pacifism
2 Recumbent Bliss
2 Oblivion Ring
1 Mortify
Lands
4 Plains
4 Godless Shrine
4 Marsh Flats
4 Caves of Kolios
2 Swamp
2 Terramorphic Expanse
2 Isolated Chapel
2 Seraph Sanctuary
1 Ezuri, Renegade Leader
Creatures
1 Ambush Viper
1 Arbor Elf
1 Bloodline Shaman
1 Boreal Druid
1 Caller of the Hunt
1 Deathrite Shaman
1 Drove of Elves
1 Eladmari, Lord of Leaves
1 Elvish Archdruid
1 Elvish Champion
1 Elvish Harbinger
1 Elvish Mystic
1 Elvish Piper
1 Elvish Vanguard
1 Elvish Visionary
1 Eternal Witness
1 Fauna Shaman
1 Fyndhorn Elves
1 Heedless One
1 Immaculate Magistrate
1 Imperious Perfect
1 Jagged-Scar Archers
1 Joraga Warcaller
1 Jorage Treespeaker
1 Llanowar Elves
1 Norwood Priestess
1 Priest of Titania
1 Quirion Ranger
1 Regal Force
1 Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary
1 Scavenging Ooze
1 Seeker of Skybreak
1 Skyshroud Poacher
1 Terastodon
1 Wellwisher
1 Wirewood Channeler
1 Wirewood Herald
1 Wirewood Symbiote
1 Wolf-Skull Shaman
1 Yeva, Nature's Herald
1 Chord of Calling
1 Concordant Crossroads
1 Crop Rotation
1 Elvish Guidance
1 Exoskeletal Armor
1 Gaea's Touch
1 Genesis Wave
1 Glimpse of Nature
1 Green Sun's Zenith
1 Harmonize
1 Hurricane
1 Krosan Grip
1 Lignify
1 Momentous Fall
1 Natural Order
1 Regrowth
1 Survival of the fittest
1 Worldly Tutor
Artifacts
1 Adaptive Automaton
1 Akroma's Memorial
1 Brass Herald
1 Coat of Arms
1 Door of Destinies
1 Emerald Medallion
1 Gauntlet of Power
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Skullclamp
1 Winding Canyon
1 Deserted Temple
1 Gaea's Cradle
1 Wirewood Lodge
1 Oran-Rief, the vastwood
Winding Canyon
Deserted Temple
Gaea's Cradle
Wirewood Lodge
Oran-Rief, the vastwood
27 Forest
14 Forest
2 Gaea's Cradle
1 Dryad Arbor
Creatures
3 Quirion Ranger
4 Wirewood Symbiote
4 Heritage Druid
4 Elvish Visionary
3 Nettle Sentinel
3 Priest of Titania
2 Fyndhorn Elves
2 Llanowar Elves
1 Elvish Archdruid
1 Viridian Shaman
1 Regal Force
1 Craterhoof Behemoth
4 Green Sun's Zenith
4 Glimpse of Nature
1 Concordant Crossroads
2 Crop Rotation
2 Natural Order
1 Chord of Calling
2 Meekstone
1 Choke
1 Elvish Champion
3 Thorn of Amethyst
3 Krosan Grip
1 Bojuka Bog
1 Deathrite Shaman
1 Tormod's Crypt
2 Faerie Macabre
Thanks very much for the feedback. Currently making a few changes. Will playtest and post again in the next day or so. Cheers
This is the deck i currently plan to run.
13 Forest
2 Gaea's Cradle
1 Dryad Arbor
1 Pendelhaven
1 Wirewood Lodge
Creatures
3 Quirion Ranger
4 Wirewood Symbiote
4 Heritage Druid
4 Elvish Visionary
4 Nettle Sentinel
4 Priest of Titania
3 Fyndhorn Elves
2 Llanowar Elves
1 Elvish Archdruid
1 Viridian Shaman
1 Regal Force
1 Craterhoof Behemoth
4 Green Sun's Zenith
4 Glimpse of Nature
1 Concordant Crossroads
2 Crop Rotation
2 Vexing Shusher
2 Choke
2 Meekstone
2 Relic of Progenitus
2 Naturalize
2 Tormod's Crypt
1 Elvish Archdruid
1 Ezuri's Archers
1 Wheel of Sun and Moon
Would really appreciate feedback on this deck as I'm relatively new to magic, particularly to tournaments.
Do people see any value in Pendelhaven or Wirewood lodge?
Particularly interested in feedback about the sideboard. This is still under development.
4 joraga warcaller
4 llanowar elves
4 Elvish archdruid
4 Elvish visionary
4 wire wood symbiote
4 immaculate magistrate
4 joraga tree speaker
2 ezuri renegade leader
2 akroma's memorial
4 quest for the gemblades
4 green sun's zenith
Lands
4 oran-rief, the vast wood
4 wire wood lodge
1 dryad arbor
1 pendelhaven
8 forest
2 tranquil thicket
Thanks heaps for your feedback. Very much appreciated... A lot of that makes sense... I've retooled it, quite a bit and I think this will be a lot stronger.
4 Student of Warfare
4 Accorder of Paladin
4 Knight of the Holy Nimbus
4 Knight of the White Orchid
4 Knight Exemplar
4 Hero of Bladehold
2 Elspeth Tirel
4 Day of Judgement
4 Aether Vial
4 Oblivion Ring
Lands
4 Cavern of Souls
18 Plains
2 Mirran Crusader
2 Paladin en-Vec
2 Rule of Law
2 Grand Abolisher
3 Aura of Silence
4 Leyline of Sanctity