Starke has a cool ability with kind of a bummer drawback...you don't want to see your General abandon your side! So this deck is all about using his ability to the max, and then gutting Starke before he runs away. If he's dead, he won't betray you And in his next life, he'll be faithfull once more...until you need him again.
All other creatures in the deck have T abilities to mirror Starke. I left out Gauntlet of Might on purpose because its too expensive, $-wise
I would suggest putting in an Umbral Mantle because it gives you more utility than say Jandor's Saddlebags... note this:
You have say 6 mana available and Starke is active. Activate him targeting a permenant you control. Untap with Mantle, target an opponent's permenant, untap with Mantle, target an opponent's permenant, let those resolve and you lose a wimpy creature/artifact and get rid of two of opponent's creatures/arts... best part is you have control of Starke.
Brand may be worth it... worst case scenario it cycles. I'm not a huge fan of Vulshok Gauntlets (you want to be in control of Starke, not Starke sitting tapped on an opponent's side).
Rings of Brighthearth could be useful with all those activated abilities. Unless I'm mistaken, you could use it much the same as Umbral Mantle listed above- destroying your land and their {something of value}.
I would suggest putting in an Umbral Mantle because it gives you more utility than say Jandor's Saddlebags... note this:
You have say 6 mana available and Starke is active. Activate him targeting a permenant you control. Untap with Mantle, target an opponent's permenant, untap with Mantle, target an opponent's permenant, let those resolve and you lose a wimpy creature/artifact and get rid of two of opponent's creatures/arts... best part is you have control of Starke.
Brand may be worth it... worst case scenario it cycles. I'm not a huge fan of Vulshok Gauntlets (you want to be in control of Starke, not Starke sitting tapped on an opponent's side).
Rings of Brighthearth could be useful with all those activated abilities. Unless I'm mistaken, you could use it much the same as Umbral Mantle listed above- destroying your land and their {something of value}.
That is not a bad idea :). Main reason it's not in: my last post is from 2010 and the card didn't exist yet. Also, I don't have this deck IRL right now :).
All other creatures in the deck have T abilities to mirror Starke. I left out Gauntlet of Might on purpose because its too expensive, $-wise
1 Starke of Rath
Starke's Minions
1 Akki Drillmaster
1 Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit
1 Bomb Squad
1 Cinder Pyromancer
1 Clockwork Hydra
1 Clockwork Vorrac
1 Crimson Hellkite
1 Dwarven Blastminer
1 Dwarven Driller
1 Dwarven Miner
1 Frostwielder
1 Goblin Dynamo
1 Goblin Rimerunner
1 Goblin Sharpshooter
1 Goblin Tinkerer
1 Goblin Welder
1 Lighting Crafter
1 Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
1 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
1 Living Inferno
1 Moggcatcher
1 Prodigal Pyromancer
1 Rabble-Rouser
1 Rakka Mar
1 Solarion
1 Stuffy Doll
1 Viashino Heretic
1 Vithian Stinger
1 Vulshok Sorcerer
1 Anger
1 Fervor
1 Goblin Bushwhacker
1 In the Web of War
Abusing Starke
1 Act of Treason
1 Helm of Possession
1 Umbral Mantle
1 Magewright's Stone
1 Mark of Mutiny
1 Puppet Strings
1 Seize the Day
1 Staff of Domination
1 Temporary Insanity
1 Thousand-Year Elixir
1 Threaten
1 Unwilling Recruit
1 Quietus Spike
1 Gorgon Flail
1 Rings of Brighthearth
Getting Rid of Starke
1 Goblin Bombardment
1 Spawning Pit
1 Ashod's Altar
1 Carnage Altar
1 Thermopod
1 Insurrection
1 Apocalypse
1 Word of Seizing
1 Obliterate
1 Jokulhaups
Starke's Power
1 Gauntlet of Power
1 Extraplanar Lens
1 Expedition Map
Starke's World
1 Hall of the Bandit Lord
1 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
1 Shivan Gorge
1 Miren, the Moaning Well
1 High Market
1 Mouth of Ronom
1 Scrying Sheets
32 Snow-Covered Mountain
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Oh, overlooked that...too bad Thanks for noticing, I'll replace it with a land because 38 is perhaps a bit on the light side.
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Or, you know, you could use one of it's very many various reprints and pre-prints (Threaten, Mark of Mutiny, Act of Treason)
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You have say 6 mana available and Starke is active. Activate him targeting a permenant you control. Untap with Mantle, target an opponent's permenant, untap with Mantle, target an opponent's permenant, let those resolve and you lose a wimpy creature/artifact and get rid of two of opponent's creatures/arts... best part is you have control of Starke.
Brand may be worth it... worst case scenario it cycles. I'm not a huge fan of Vulshok Gauntlets (you want to be in control of Starke, not Starke sitting tapped on an opponent's side).
Quietus Spike is great with Pingers... or you could use Gorgon Flail.
You do have a couple snow abilities... maybe play with snow-covered mountains and Scrying Sheets/Mouth of Ronom?
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All brilliant advise, thanks! They're all in
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