Welcome! to the 8th thread of this humble clan: The Alliance of Rogue Deckers Come on in, we'll give you shelter from the storm....
So, it is a little bit belated, however we finally have a new thread. Still looking for new members.
So: Do you hate net-decks? Do you want a Revolution? Well we all want to change the world... here at ARD, we strongly disagree with the current state of magic, where everyone copies the tier 1 deck. This seriously stifles any creativity in deck making today. So if you value creativity you should definitely join this clan.
To Join: Just post a decklist that isn't a net-deck.
To Become A Friend:
Just ask; no decklist required, but it would be nice.
Current Members: Phyrexian Viroid Lord of Obscurity Uriel Coleridge Sam111111 Howler13 Aaron Lambert Seratonin (The Clan Representative) NightArcher Dragoon26 Ratmage Daljo628 taj_gooba
Eventide
TheChosen1 Mr. C
Chobham
iPope
chaos550
Rubin8or
Tanthalas Half-Elven
Mrrodgers
Jarvi
Punkrockanarchymagic
Kronofear
Rawkmaster
Sac Revamped
Sher
Post Affinity
Bloodyspasm
YoSoyMilk
Absent Members (It's a long list...):
If you are on this list and wish to be un-absent please post!
Ruler of Avatar The Revenant Isamaru KarmicNoose krizzlybear Midmomagic MorgulLord MysteryGoo Shaharazad slayerofall Someone Casi Perfecto Choco frozen_yak MegaMage MiniMetal Rodyle Silver Seraph Static Marit Allin The Waffle King Foolycooly7777
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DarkTzar aka The Perverted Old Man of The Alliance of Rogue Deckers Wedges meshuganater06 SweatyMan
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Haha, I havent been here in a while, sorry. I've been lazy and busy, a deadly combination. I don't play standard or block anymore, mainly legacy, but I've been thinking about the extended rotation. TNN, Tron, and Affinity are probably going to be top tier, with maybe a Counterbalance/Top deck to join them. Thus said, I propose a meta foil deck.
I haven't thought of a solid SB yet, but I have osmething rough. Ghost Quarter-Strip mine vs. Affinity, keeps tron off the table, and can slighly color scew the 5c gifts decks that will probably appear. Burning-Tree Shaman-First, 3 mana for a 3/4 is good, and with BOP/Mox it will be hitting play turn 2 often. It punishes Fetchlands, Diving Top, STE, Ravager, I'm actually surprised it didnt see play last season. Call of the Herd-2 3/3's, card advantage in aggro, overall very solid. It's not spectacular though. Rumbling Slum-Well, 5/5 for 4 is nothing to scoff at, it will most of the time outclass goyf. It's also going to get around Counterbalance, and is a clock whether it's chumped or not.
Clearly the manabase needs work, I'll get around to it when I get a little more free time. If anyone has any seggustions, I'd be happy to hear them.
Considering how many years I've been complaining about NetDecks, this group sounds like kindred spirits.
With that in mind, allow me to present the current incarnation of my Friday Night staple, which has garnered me plenty of 2nds and 3rds (with the occasional 1st):
The theme behind the deck is loss of life (which can't be prevented) and shrinkage, such as from Wither and Sudden Death. Originally, I was trying to put together an Extended deck, but I couldn't find/afford a set of Kokusho. There were enough current cards for me to build it (it used to feature a cadre of Blightspeakers), so I decided to give it a go. And it usually works, which was a nice bonus.
Changes have been made post-Eventide, with a greater focus on Wither, and the advantages it can lend via Necroskitter, Kulrath Knight, and Crumbling Ashes. The Memory Plunder in the sideboard is for all those [insert profanity of choice] Faerie decks and Cryptic Command - now I just borrow the one already in the graveyard. The filter lands are in there until I finish a set of Fetid Heaths to make Batwing Brume more fun for my opponent.
On nights that I'm feeling particularly froggy (or happen to be know I'll likely be facing Faerie decks every round), I like to reach for this deck.
This started out as a $5 deck I built after Planar Chaos. I had decided to start playing FNM again, and through wins and trades it got beefier. Except for the Legacy Weapon, it's a Time Spiral Block deck, and I've swapped in a third Might Sliver if the occasion calls for it.
The Sliver deck will soon be cannibalized for two decks soon - 1 Extended, 1 Sliver Overlord EDH. Speaking of Highlander...
My Blue Highlander has a few Unhinged cards, so I only use it once in a while (R&D's Secret Lair makes all modern basic lands worthless - they don't have a Tap symbol) since it tends to infinite... in multiple directions.
Asking out a girl is like trying to cast a first turn Necropotence. Sometimes the other player will have the Force of Will to say no. You shouldn't let that stop you from trying it.
New thread!
Also: I JUST WROTE MY RESEARCH PAPER IN 30 MINUTES AND AM HIGH ON SUGAR. ... Wooooooooooo. ... Man.
Uh, anyways, I have this Retrace deck as a Eventide candidate:
Some other stuff, but for now I think that's all I got.
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my mouth is full of winsome lies -
and eyes are full of death besides
but luckily the soul is wise -
it sees beyond my blindness and
forced failure makes a better guise,
so as i come again alive,
it feels like life's a decent plan
Haha, I havent been here in a while, sorry. I've been lazy and busy, a deadly combination. I don't play standard or block anymore, mainly legacy, but I've been thinking about the extended rotation. TNN, Tron, and Affinity are probably going to be top tier, with maybe a Counterbalance/Top deck to join them. Thus said, I propose a meta foil deck.
I haven't thought of a solid SB yet, but I have osmething rough. Ghost Quarter-Strip mine vs. Affinity, keeps tron off the table, and can slighly color scew the 5c gifts decks that will probably appear. Burning-Tree Shaman-First, 3 mana for a 3/4 is good, and with BOP/Mox it will be hitting play turn 2 often. It punishes Fetchlands, Diving Top, STE, Ravager, I'm actually surprised it didnt see play last season. Call of the Herd-2 3/3's, card advantage in aggro, overall very solid. It's not spectacular though. Rumbling Slum-Well, 5/5 for 4 is nothing to scoff at, it will most of the time outclass goyf. It's also going to get around Counterbalance, and is a clock whether it's chumped or not.
Clearly the manabase needs work, I'll get around to it when I get a little more free time. If anyone has any seggustions, I'd be happy to hear them.
Does call of the herd work for you in this? And... no Tarmogoyf??? Or is it rogue to not use Tarmo???
You're probably right Phyrexian, tarmo would be good in place of Call, but I don't have any, I traded mine off at 20 a piece when I thought they wouldn't go any higher :(. And now I refuse to buy more, because I could have gotten them cheaper. I like Call as a replacement though, because it's card advantage, it improves the control matchup, and it sneaks passed CB/Top easier.
You're probably right Phyrexian, tarmo would be good in place of Call, but I don't have any, I traded mine off at 20 a piece when I thought they wouldn't go any higher :(. And now I refuse to buy more, because I could have gotten them cheaper. I like Call as a replacement though, because it's card advantage, it improves the control matchup, and it sneaks passed CB/Top easier.
I have two.
I suggest waiting til it rotates out of t2 and then get them...
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Eventide: Did you want to join? It didn't say anything...
Although I'd gladly accept an invitation to join, I find it kind of tacky and crass to ask oneself. My momma told me, "If you have to ask your 'friends' if you can join in, they probably didn't want you along in the first place." I didn't get invited to... well, any parties in high school, but I was the go-to guy for help. Go figure.
I think it's cheap not to use Tarmo.
I think Eventide wants to join, and after his/her tagline I think we should let him/her.
Well, unless you yanked them out of a pack, it's definitely cheaper on your wallet not to play with 'Goyf (saw a set of Japanese foils go for $710 about two weeks ago - ridiculous). As far as it being Rogue not to run them, I'd say "Yes" to that as well. When people splash the ability to generate green mana to play it in decks that have no other reason for green (and it shows up in a number of NDs), I'd say it's a little Rogue to have Green and not slot it in.
But that's just my 1/50th of a dollar.
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May your games be chaotic and your decks be Rogue.
I asked and they took me in, I didn't mind because of that same kindred rogueness. You decks are defintely up our alley, so come on in. (I don't get invited to that many parties either, yet am also the go-to guy. So, you're okay in my book.)
Sorry about the gender ambiguity, better to be safe than sorry.
@Phyrexian: I think I am. My friend who hasn't played magic in a year roped me into it.
And I keep saying I quit. Heh. We'll see, maybe I'll sell my wraths there or something stupid.
My friend still has my deck. I wonder what I have to do to get it from him. ...
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my mouth is full of winsome lies -
and eyes are full of death besides
but luckily the soul is wise -
it sees beyond my blindness and
forced failure makes a better guise,
so as i come again alive,
it feels like life's a decent plan
Not going to the prerelease, but I may go to a release event at a nearby store. I've been out of playing Magic since RAV block (so right before TSP hit), and all the tribal and hybridness of LOR/SHA just might be enough to get me back into it. I may wait a few more months for Shards to hit and force TSP out of Standard. I don't know.
Phyrexian: Thanks. Hope I can be of service when Clan Events roll around. And I'll try to unearth a few deck ideas based on new and old cards (I used to love running Rogue in Legacy - Vintage is a bit more difficult). Hmmm... I'll have to see if I still have the list for my Richard Kane Ferguson deck.
As far as the Prerelease, the nearest one is about a 90 minute drive for me, and few players I know are going. The ones that are going already have their carpools set, and I'm not exactly a petite individual, so I can't exactly squeeze between two people. I did ride in the trunk once (a hatchback, thankfully); not an experience I'd like to repeat any time soon.
I will be going to the Release at at least one local shop, possibly two. I like Figure of Destiny; it'll be a nice addition to my Kithkin deck, and hopefully I'll be able to get extra copies off of other players. Just remains to be seen whether I prefer the Release or Regular art more (Door of Destinies Prerelease artwork is a good example - I'd much rather have a set of those).
EDIT: Talk about how "Invert the Skies = Win" is making me consider a T2 rG Spider deck. I have 9 creatures to work with (the easy part), plus Swarmyard for Regen shenanigans. Any suggestions on support spells (besides Squall Line)?
List of the Best commons in eventide:
Banishing knack
the one mana demigod auras
Shorecrasher mimic
Slippery Boggle (especially with Favor of the overbeing)
Desecrater Hag
Inside out (I'm not quite sure though, but a cantrip that costs 2 is almost always good)
UNMAKE (BOOYAH!)
nightsky mimic
Beckon Apparition
These cards are not in order. And from what i've seen, Moonhold could be the best uncommon.
I've been posting here for a while now, and I just now find the clan. Whoops! Anywho, I'm definately interested in joining and such, as I -love- my awkward decks! My current rogue-ish build is one of the strangest, but possibly effective pieces of type II deckbuilding you'll see until the next Project X variation.
Sooo, that's the list, and I've left out two possible inclusions from Eventide in Scarecrowne and Ward of Bones. I'm not sure what either's place in the current stage of the decklist would be, so I just left them out until further notice.
Anywho, I build decks more than I play them, and I don't really have the budget to throw together paper versions of each deck that I throw onto WordPad, but I think that this one has a decent amount of potential in the shifting standard environment. Links to the deck's critique thread are below, and of course, any feedback is appreciated.
With that out of the way, a couple of my favorite decks so far have been mono black control (with Leyline of the Void and Measure of Wickedness maindecked. Fun fun fun stuff. I believe that same deck carried over a leveller + endless whispers alt-win, but I'm not sure. May have just been a similar one.
Another oddball ext deck that I put together utilized the ridiculously janky Words of Wind, which I featured next to Vedalken Archmage and an affinity build to lock down the board as soon as turn 5. It was more casual than anything, but it was hilarious watching my opponent's face as I dropped a second Archmage, returned all of their permanents to their hand, and drew my entire deck, before dropping a Broodstar with Lightning Greaves.
EDIT: Oh, and for the love of god, could someone tell me what I'm doing wrong with my deck tags? Every time I try to throw on card tags, they either fail to show up, or mess up the format of the deck entirely. I just use [deck.] and [/deck.] (without the periods of course) then card tags around each card, and it still doesn't work.
The Alliance of Rogue Deckers
Come on in, we'll give you shelter from the storm....
So, it is a little bit belated, however we finally have a new thread. Still looking for new members.
So: Do you hate net-decks? Do you want a Revolution? Well we all want to change the world... here at ARD, we strongly disagree with the current state of magic, where everyone copies the tier 1 deck. This seriously stifles any creativity in deck making today. So if you value creativity you should definitely join this clan.
To Join:
Just post a decklist that isn't a net-deck.
To Become A Friend:
Just ask; no decklist required, but it would be nice.
Current Members:
Phyrexian
Viroid
Lord of Obscurity
Uriel Coleridge
Sam111111
Howler13
Aaron Lambert
Seratonin (The Clan Representative)
NightArcher
Dragoon26
Ratmage
Daljo628
taj_gooba
Eventide
TheChosen1
Mr. C
Chobham
iPope
chaos550
Rubin8or
Tanthalas Half-Elven
Mrrodgers
Jarvi
Punkrockanarchymagic
Kronofear
Rawkmaster
Sac Revamped
Sher
Post Affinity
Bloodyspasm
YoSoyMilk
Absent Members (It's a long list...):
If you are on this list and wish to be un-absent please post!
Ruler of Avatar
The Revenant
Isamaru
KarmicNoose
krizzlybear
Midmomagic
MorgulLord
MysteryGoo
Shaharazad
slayerofall
Someone
Casi Perfecto
Choco
frozen_yak
MegaMage
MiniMetal
Rodyle
Silver Seraph
Static
Marit
Allin
The Waffle King
Foolycooly7777
<(Prophet)>
DarkTzar aka The Perverted Old Man of The Alliance of Rogue Deckers
Wedges
meshuganater06
SweatyMan
Avatar of Kokusho
Past [ARD] Threads:
The Realm for creative minds!!!
The Ard is back on track
ARD is Alive and Decking
[ARD] v3.0: The Revenge of the Rogue
[ARD] Thread 4: Killing three just wasn't enough.
[ARD] Thread 5: Who's Coming to the Block Party?
[ARD] Today's Rogue Deck is Tomorrow's Net Deck
[thread=97893] A H[ARD] Stone Rain's a-Gonna Fall... [/thread]
Agenda:
-Rogue Decks
-Compilation of our decks
-etc?
4 [10E] Caves of Koilos
2 [SHM] Reflecting Pool
3 [MOR] Mutavault
6 [SHM] Plains (2)
4 [SHM] Leechridden Swamp
4 [EVE] Nightsky Mimic
3 [PLC] Necrotic Sliver
4 [EVE] Voracious Hatchling
4 [EVE] Deathbringer Liege
4 [EVE] Edge of the Divinity
4 [TSP] Phyrexian Totem
3 [EVE] Unmake
3 [SHM] Prison Term
4 Mutavault
1 Akroma, Angel of Wrath
3 Archon of Justice
4 Kitchen Finks
4 Oversoul of Dusk
2 Light from Within
4 Oblivion Ring
4 Unmake
4 Condemn
4 Wrath of God
3 Idyllic Tutor
3 Augury Adept
1 Enchanted Evening
4 Greater Auramancy
3 Story Circle
3 Mouth of Ronom
1 Scrying Sheets
4 Magus of the Moon
4 Fulminator Mage
4 Avalanche Riders
4 Faultgrinder
4 Incinerate
4 Skred
4 Coldsteel Heart
4 Mind Stone
2 Cauldron of Souls
2 Deity of Scars
2 Overbeing of Myth
2 Oversoul of Dusk
3 Cloudthresher
1 Woodfall Primus
1 Avatar of Might
1 Chameleon Colossus
3 Howl of the Night Pack
4 Primal Command
3 Recross the Paths
3 Woodland Guidance
2 Swamp
4 Murmuring Bosk
2 Profane Command
3 Lignify
5 color Snowy Reanimator
Main Deck
6 Snow-Covered Swamp
6 Snow-Covered Plains
4 Snow-Covered Mountain
1 Snow-Covered Forests
3 Rimewind Taskmage
4 Dreamscape Artist
1 Clone
3 Body Doubles
1 Heidar, Rimewind Master
1 Magus of the Future
1 Rimefeather Owl
1 Herald of Leshrac
1 Darien, King of Kjeldor
1 Adarkar Valkyrie
1 Hamletback Goliath
1 Rimescale Dragon
1 Brion Stoutarm
1 Mystic Enforcer
1 Teneb, the Harvester
1 Phyrexian Soulgorger
2 Terror
1 Beacon of Unrest
2 Judge Unworthy
2 Resurrection
1 Coalition Relic
Sideboard
2 Sindbad
2 Icatian Crier
2 Undertakers
2 Phthisis
1 Fortune Thief
1 Magus of the Arena
2 Riddle of Lightning
2 Feldon's Cane
Blue Snow Aggro
14 Island
3 Faerie Conclave
3 Desert
2 Academy Ruins
Creatures
3 Sage of Epityr
2 Martyr of Frost
3 Looter il-Kor
3 Grimoire Thief
2 Inkfathom Infiltrator
2 Tatterkite
2 Lurebound Scarecrow
2 Cephalid Constable
2 Vexing Sphinx
2 Glen Elendra Liege
1 Razormane Masticore
4 Rune Snag
3 Unstable Mutation
3 Wings of Velis Vel
2 Mirrorweave
2 Piracy Charm
1 Ghastlord of Fugue
3 Heap Doll
3 Twincast
2 Flashfreeze
2 Psionic Blast
2 Advice from the Fae
2 Pact of Negation
Zuran Revolver
2 Augur of Skulls
2 Augury Adept
1 Maralen of Mornsong
3 Vedalken Aethermage
4 Zur the Enchanter
Other Spells (24)
1 Battle Mastery
2 Daybreak Coronet
3 Delay
4 Deathmark
1 Greater Auramancy
2 Robe of Mirrors
1 Liliana Vess
4 Oblivion Ring
1 Profane Command
1 Rule of Law
1 Sacred Mesa
3 Steel of the Godhead
2 Aura of Silence
2 Declaration of Naught
2 Runed Halo
4 Prison Term
3 Story Circle
1 Teferi’s Moat
1 Wheel of Sun and Moon
lord_of_obscurity
4 Academy Ruins
4 Horizon Canopy
3 Terramorphic Expanse
3 Forest
3 Island
1 Plains
1 Swamp
1 Mountain
3 Reaper King
4 Painter's Servant
4 Pili-Pala
4 Grim Poppet
4 Heap Doll
4 Scuttlemutt
3 Jawbone Skulkin
4 Birds of Paradise
2 Coalition Victory
4 Mirror Entity
2 Bramblewood Paragon
2 Elvish Harbinger
2 Meadowboon
1 Wren's Run Packmaster
2 Kitchen Finks
4 Wilt-Leaf Liege
4 Greatbow Doyen
2 Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile
3 Wilt-Leaf Cavaliers
2 Changeling Titan
1 Kinsbaile Cavalier
2 Shields of Velis Vel
3 Oblivion Ring
Phyrexian:
4 Yavimaya Coast
4 Breeding Pool
6 Forest
4 Windswept Heath
===34 Creatures===
4 Llanowar Elves
4 Fyndhorn Elves
4 Priest of Titania
2 Birchlore Rangers
4 Taunting Elf
4 Timberwatch Elf
4 Wirewood Hivemaster
4 Wirewood Herald
4 Wellwisher
3 Opposition
3 Slate of Ancestry
2 Static Orb
4 Thawing Glaciers
8 Swamps
14 Islands
===22 Spells===
4 Counterspell
4 Undermine
4 Mana Leak
4 Capsize
4 Chainer's Edict
2 Upheaval
3 Zombie Infestation
1 Psycatog
4 Shadowmage Infiltrator
4 Energy Field
4 Cabal Coffers
18 Swamps
===24 Spells===
4 Duress
4 Hymn to Tourach
4 Dark Ritual
4 Diabolic Edict
4 Consume Spirit
4 Terror
4 Bottle Gnomes
4 Nevinyrral's Disk
2 Nightmare
4 Graveborn Muse
4 Mishra's Factory
4 Battlefield Forge
4 Plains
11 Mountains
4 Stone Rain
4 Pillage
4 Molten Rain
4 Avalanche Riders
4 Swords to Plowshares
4 Wrath of God
4 Limited Resources
2 Exalted Angel
3 Seal of Cleansing
4 Flametongue Kavu
4 Unholy Grotto
4 Bloodstained Mire
16 Swamps
===28 Creatures===
4 Carrion Feeder
4 Festering Goblin
4 Undead Warchief
4 Vengeful Dead
4 Souless One
4 Noxious Ghoul
4 Twisted Abomination
4 Oversold Cemetary
4 Gravepact
20 Mountains
===11 Spells===
4 Electrostatic Bolt
4 Seething Song
3 Flamebreak
4 Confusion of the Ranks
4 Nuisance Engine
4 Steel Wall
3 Duplicant
4 Rust Elemental
4 Pyrite Spellbomb
4 Talisman of Impulse
2 Talis man of Indulgence
2 Myojin of Life's Web
3 Bronze Bombshell
2 Sky Swallower
4 Birds of Paradise
4 Sakura-Tribe Elder
4 Weird Harvest
4 Kadoma's Reach
4 Remand
4 Mana Leak
4 Telling Time
3 Repulse
4 Breeding Pool
4 Yavimaya Coast
5 Island
7 Forest
2 Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
Ratmage:
ratmage:
1x Graven Cairns
10x Swamp
7x mountain
4x Knucklebone Witch
2x Tattermunge Maniac
4x Mad Auntie
2x Wort, Boggart Auntie
2x Siege-Gang Commander
1x Mogg Fanatic
1x Mogg War Marshal
3x Earwig Squad
4x Frogtosser Banneret
4x Tarfire
4x Scarscale Ritual
3x Thoughtseize
10x Samp
8x Mountain
4x Knucklebone Witch
4x Frogtosser Banneret
4x Mad Auntie
2x Wort, Borggart Auntie
1x Lightning Crafter
1x Boggart Mob
1x Tattermunger Maniac
1x Mogg War Marshal
4x Tarfire
4x Warren Weirding
4x Scarscale Ritual
4x Facevaulter
4x Thoughtseize
13 Island
13 Forest
4 Kitchen Finks
4 Civic Wayfinder
4 Selkie Hedge-Mage
4 River Kelpie
4 Tilling Treefolk
4 Oona's Grace
4 Rune Snag
2 Worm's Harvest
3 Primal Command
4 Lignify
4 Evacuation
4 Cryptic Command
12 Forest
12 Island
4 Wistful Selkie
3 Quirion Dryad
4 Shorecrasher Mystic
3 Mystic Snake
4 Selkie Hedge-Mage
4 Dream Fracture
4 Rune Snag
2 Call the Skybreaker
4 Ponder
6 Island
8 Forest
8 Mountain
4 Terramorphic Expanse
4 Yavimaya Coast
4 River Kelpie
4 Wall of Roots
4 Firespout
3 Primal Command
4 Flame Jab
4 Oona's Grace
3 Worm Harvest
4 Lignify
4 Essence Warden
1 Shriekmaw
1 Riftsweeper
1 Kitchen Finks
1 Murderous Redcap
12 Plains
12 Swamp
4 Nip Gwylion
4 Nightsky Mimic
4 Ballyknock Trapper
4 Evershrike [rare!]
1 Raven's Crime
1 Soul Reap
4 Beckon Apparition
3 Recumbent Bliss
4 Gift of the Deity
12 Mountain
12 Island
4 Heartlash Cinder
4 Stream Hopper
4 Noggle Bandit
4 Noggle Bridgebreaker
4 Riverfall Mimic
2 Dream Thief
4 Inside Out
4 Clout of the Dominus
3 Call the Skybreaker [Flavorful+rare]
13 Forest
12 Swamp
4 Odious Trow
3 Smouldering Butcher
4 Rendclaw Troll
3 Desecrator Hag
4 Woodlurker Mimic
4 Tilling Treefolk
3 Raven's Call
3 Monstrify
3 Soul Reap
14 Mountain
10 Plains
4 Duergar Assailant
4 Battlegate Mimic
4 Hotheaded Giant
4 Cinder Pyromancer
4 Double Cleave
4 Fire at Will
4 Puncture Blast
4 Flame Jab
13 Forest
11 Island
4 Wicker-Bough Elder
4 Slippery Bogle
4 Nettle Sentinel
4 Shorecrasher Mimic
4 Grazing Kelpie
4 Trapjaw Kelpie
4 Snakeform
4 Fable of Wolf and Owl [rare]
9 Island
9 Forest
4 Yavimaya Coast [I found my coasts woo.]
4 Nettle Sentinel [/Ponder]
4 Slippery Bogle
4 Shorecrasher Mimic
2 Groundling Pouncer
4 Wistful Selkie
4 Selkie Hedge-Mage
4 Rune Snag
4 Favor of the Overbeing
4 Psionic Blast [/Tower Above]
4 Caves of Koilos
4 Fetid Heath
4 Flagstones of Trokair
7 Plains
1 Swamp
4 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
4 Kinsbaile Cavalier
4 Knight of Meadowgrain
4 Stillmoon Cavalier
4 Stromgald Crusader
4 White Shield Crusader
4 Crib Swap
4 Smallpox
4 Batwing Brume
3 Liliana Vess
4 Raven’s Crime
4 Unmake
24 Islands
4 Snake Basket
4 Day of the Dragons
4 Peer Pressure
4 Standardize
4 Counterspell
4 Rune Snag
4 Merfolk Looter
4 Thought Courier
4 Boomerang
18 Island
6 Forest [a vain attempt to activate Selkie late game and make my sideboard work]
4 Wistful Selkie
4 Glen Elendra Archmage
4 Sturdy Hatchling
4 Selkie Hedge-Mage
4 Overbeing of Myth [raar!]
4 Shorecrasher Mimic
4 Crackleburr [ZOMG! Well ... this might work? Dude, team of 3 swings in, and Crackleburr bounces Selkie/some opponent's card/something else! ZOMG.]
4 Dream Fracture
3 Krosan Grip
3 Civic Wayfinder
4 Cloudthresher
1 Call the Skybender
4 Lignify
21 Island
4 Desert
4 Scarecrone
4 Heap Doll
4 Grim Poppet
3 Razormane Masticore
4 Mind Stone
4 Dream Fracture
4 Rune Snag
4 Cryptic Command
24 Island
4 Overbeing of Myth
4 Flow of Ideas [!!!!!]
3 Ward of Bones
4 Cryptic Command
4 Boomerang
4 Dream Fracture
4 Rune Snag
4 Ponder
1 Whispersilk Cloak
4 Broken Ambitions
4 Bottle Gnomes
4 Sanity Grinding
1 Ward of Bones
2 Spin Into Mist
12 Plains
8 Mountain
4 [RW land]
4 Kulrath Knight
4 Kitchen Finks
4 Thunderblust
4 Murderous Redcap
4 Mogg Fanatic
4 Wrath of God
4 Puncture Blast
3 Endless Horizons
2 Waves of Aggression
Marit:
3 Forest
2 Overgrown Tomb
1 Blood Crypt
3 Stomping Ground
4 Windswept Heath
4 Ghost Quarter
4 Wooded Foothills
Beatz
4 Burning-Tree Shaman
4 Llanowar Elves
4 Rumbling Slum
4 Birds of Paradise
4 Dark Confidant
4 Call of the Herd
3 Rift Bolt
4 Incinerate
4 Thoughtseize
Excell
4 Chrome Mox
4 Extirpate
4 Leyline of the Void
4 Shatterstorm
3 ???
x4 Goldmeadow Stalwart
x3 Kithkin Greatheart
x2 Knight of Meadowgrain
x3 Wizened Cenn
x3 Avian Changeling
x1 Ballynock Cohort
x2 Brigid, Hero of Kinsbaile
x3 Brion Stoutarm
x3 Cloudgoat Ranger
x1 Nobilis of War
x3 Coonrdinated Barrage
x3 Incinerate
x2 Oblivion Ring
x2 Cenn’s Enlistment
x1 Light From Within
x1 Incendiary Command
x2 Rugged Prairie
x4 Ancient Amphitheater
x14 Plains
x3 Mountain
10x Samp
8x Mountain
4x Knucklebone Witch
4x Frogtosser Banneret
4x Mad Auntie
2x Wort, Borggart Auntie
1x Lightning Crafter
1x Boggart Mob
1x Tattermunger Maniac
1x Mogg War Marshal
4x Tarfire
4x Warren Weirding
4x Scarscale Ritual
4x Facevaulter
4x Thoughtseize
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3 Forest
2 Overgrown Tomb
1 Blood Crypt
3 Stomping Ground
4 Windswept Heath
4 Ghost Quarter
4 Wooded Foothills
Beatz
4 Burning-Tree Shaman
4 Llanowar Elves
4 Rumbling Slum
4 Birds of Paradise
4 Dark Confidant
4 Call of the Herd
3 Rift Bolt
4 Incinerate
4 Thoughtseize
Excell
4 Chrome Mox
4 Extirpate
4 Leyline of the Void
4 Shatterstorm
3 ???
I haven't thought of a solid SB yet, but I have osmething rough.
Ghost Quarter-Strip mine vs. Affinity, keeps tron off the table, and can slighly color scew the 5c gifts decks that will probably appear.
Burning-Tree Shaman-First, 3 mana for a 3/4 is good, and with BOP/Mox it will be hitting play turn 2 often. It punishes Fetchlands, Diving Top, STE, Ravager, I'm actually surprised it didnt see play last season.
Call of the Herd-2 3/3's, card advantage in aggro, overall very solid. It's not spectacular though.
Rumbling Slum-Well, 5/5 for 4 is nothing to scoff at, it will most of the time outclass goyf. It's also going to get around Counterbalance, and is a clock whether it's chumped or not.
Clearly the manabase needs work, I'll get around to it when I get a little more free time. If anyone has any seggustions, I'd be happy to hear them.
With that in mind, allow me to present the current incarnation of my Friday Night staple, which has garnered me plenty of 2nds and 3rds (with the occasional 1st):
Thinner :symwb::symub::symbr::symbg::symb:
18 Swamp
1 Fetid Heath
1 Sunken Ruins
1 Graven Cairns
1 Twilight Mire
Creatures
4 Oona's Gatewarden
3 Dusk Urchins
3 Necroskitter
4 Soot Imp
3 Soul Snuffers
2 Crumbling Ashes
3 Batwing Brume
4 Dash Hopes
3 Profane Command
4 Beseech the Queen
3 Sudden Death
2 Temporal Extortion
2 Everlasting Torment
3 Unmake
2 Memory Plunder
3 Noxious Hatchling
2 Kulrath Knight
Changes have been made post-Eventide, with a greater focus on Wither, and the advantages it can lend via Necroskitter, Kulrath Knight, and Crumbling Ashes. The Memory Plunder in the sideboard is for all those [insert profanity of choice] Faerie decks and Cryptic Command - now I just borrow the one already in the graveyard. The filter lands are in there until I finish a set of Fetid Heaths to make Batwing Brume more fun for my opponent.
Slivers. :symw::symg:
8 Plains
1 Island
1 Swamp
1 Mountain
9 Forest
1 Pendelhaven
Creatures
3 Virulent Sliver
3 Sidewinder Sliver
4 Gemhide Sliver
4 Sinew Sliver
3 Spinneret Sliver
2 Essence Sliver
2 Might Sliver
1 Sliver Legion
3 Strength in Numbers
4 Marshalling Cry
3 Squall Line
4 Search for Tomorrow
1 Akroma's Memorial
1 Legacy Weapon
My Blue Highlander has a few Unhinged cards, so I only use it once in a while (R&D's Secret Lair makes all modern basic lands worthless - they don't have a Tap symbol) since it tends to infinite... in multiple directions.
UN-Believable :symu::symu:
19 Island
1 Academy Ruins
1 R&D's Secret Lair
Creatures
1 Ambassador Laquatus
1 Cemetery Puca
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Voidmage Husher
1 Chronozoa
1 Braids, Conjurer Adept
1 Johnny, Combo Player
1 Scalpelexis
1 Belltower Sphinx
1 Serra Sphinx
1 Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
1 Arcanis the Omnipotent
1 Oona, Queen of the Fae
1 Memnarch
1 Bringer of the Blue Dawn
1 Broodstar
1 Deep-Sea Kraken
1 Darksteel Colossus
1 Ancestral Vision
1 Reminisce
1 Stroke of Genius
1 Jace Beleren
1 Frozen Æther
1 Cryptic Command
Artifacts
1 Sol Ring
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Whispersilk Cloak
1 Loxodon Warhammer
1 Helm of Kaldra
1 Shield of Kaldra
1 Sword of Kaldra
1 Chimeric Egg
1 Icy Manipulator
1 Gauntlet of Power
1 Pariah's Shield
1 Mindslaver
1 Mox Lotus
1 Gleemax
Kithstrike has been destroyed due to too many stalls, and will be replaced by a yet-unnamed draft pick from Pittsburgh in the fifth round.
Until next time, may your games be chaotic and your decks be rogue.
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Also: I JUST WROTE MY RESEARCH PAPER IN 30 MINUTES AND AM HIGH ON SUGAR. ... Wooooooooooo. ... Man.
Uh, anyways, I have this Retrace deck as a Eventide candidate:
13 Island
13 Forest
4 Kitchen Finks
4 Civic Wayfinder
4 Selkie Hedge-Mage
4 River Kelpie
4 Tilling Treefolk
4 Oona's Grace
4 Rune Snag
2 Worm's Harvest
3 Primal Command
4 Lignify
4 Evacuation
4 Cryptic Command
Some other stuff, but for now I think that's all I got.
and eyes are full of death besides
but luckily the soul is wise -
it sees beyond my blindness and
forced failure makes a better guise,
so as i come again alive,
it feels like life's a decent plan
I guess I should add these decklists?
Eventide: Did you want to join? It didn't say anything...
Hey marit, welcome back?
Does call of the herd work for you in this? And... no Tarmogoyf??? Or is it rogue to not use Tarmo???
I think Eventide wants to join, and after his/her tagline I think we should let him/her.
So, I think I'm going to be building a WB after Eventide regardless of budget. Stillmoon Knight and Evershrike scream build a deck for me.
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Double Dare to Design: The 5th Single Elimination Contest
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I have two.
I suggest waiting til it rotates out of t2 and then get them...
Although I'd gladly accept an invitation to join, I find it kind of tacky and crass to ask oneself. My momma told me, "If you have to ask your 'friends' if you can join in, they probably didn't want you along in the first place." I didn't get invited to... well, any parties in high school, but I was the go-to guy for help.
Well, unless you yanked them out of a pack, it's definitely cheaper on your wallet not to play with 'Goyf (saw a set of Japanese foils go for $710 about two weeks ago - ridiculous). As far as it being Rogue not to run them, I'd say "Yes" to that as well. When people splash the ability to generate green mana to play it in decks that have no other reason for green (and it shows up in a number of NDs), I'd say it's a little Rogue to have Green and not slot it in.
But that's just my 1/50th of a dollar.
Sorry about the gender ambiguity, better to be safe than sorry.
Winner of the First and Fourth Double Dare Single Elimination Contests
2009 July CCL: COMING THIS JULY
2008 December CCL: The Mechinations of Fate
Double Dare to Design: The 5th Single Elimination Contest
Double Dare That Designer: The 2nd Single Elimination Contest
Anyone going to the prerelease for... eventide?
And I keep saying I quit. Heh. We'll see, maybe I'll sell my wraths there or something stupid.
My friend still has my deck. I wonder what I have to do to get it from him. ...
and eyes are full of death besides
but luckily the soul is wise -
it sees beyond my blindness and
forced failure makes a better guise,
so as i come again alive,
it feels like life's a decent plan
Thanks to the guys at Highlight Studios for the great banner and avatar.
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As far as the Prerelease, the nearest one is about a 90 minute drive for me, and few players I know are going. The ones that are going already have their carpools set, and I'm not exactly a petite individual, so I can't exactly squeeze between two people. I did ride in the trunk once (a hatchback, thankfully); not an experience I'd like to repeat any time soon.
I will be going to the Release at at least one local shop, possibly two. I like Figure of Destiny; it'll be a nice addition to my Kithkin deck, and hopefully I'll be able to get extra copies off of other players. Just remains to be seen whether I prefer the Release or Regular art more (Door of Destinies Prerelease artwork is a good example - I'd much rather have a set of those).
EDIT: Talk about how "Invert the Skies = Win" is making me consider a T2 rG Spider deck. I have 9 creatures to work with (the easy part), plus Swarmyard for Regen shenanigans. Any suggestions on support spells (besides Squall Line)?
List of the Best commons in eventide:
Banishing knack
the one mana demigod auras
Shorecrasher mimic
Slippery Boggle (especially with Favor of the overbeing)
Desecrater Hag
Inside out (I'm not quite sure though, but a cantrip that costs 2 is almost always good)
UNMAKE (BOOYAH!)
nightsky mimic
Beckon Apparition
These cards are not in order. And from what i've seen, Moonhold could be the best uncommon.
Sooo, that's the list, and I've left out two possible inclusions from Eventide in Scarecrowne and Ward of Bones. I'm not sure what either's place in the current stage of the decklist would be, so I just left them out until further notice.
Anywho, I build decks more than I play them, and I don't really have the budget to throw together paper versions of each deck that I throw onto WordPad, but I think that this one has a decent amount of potential in the shifting standard environment. Links to the deck's critique thread are below, and of course, any feedback is appreciated.
With that out of the way, a couple of my favorite decks so far have been mono black control (with Leyline of the Void and Measure of Wickedness maindecked. Fun fun fun stuff. I believe that same deck carried over a leveller + endless whispers alt-win, but I'm not sure. May have just been a similar one.
Another oddball ext deck that I put together utilized the ridiculously janky Words of Wind, which I featured next to Vedalken Archmage and an affinity build to lock down the board as soon as turn 5. It was more casual than anything, but it was hilarious watching my opponent's face as I dropped a second Archmage, returned all of their permanents to their hand, and drew my entire deck, before dropping a Broodstar with Lightning Greaves.
I missed out on a potentially awesome deck in UG accel-control with Meloku, near the end of Kamigawa's rotation out of standard. It was working out quite well, with Azusa, Lost but Seeking, Meloku the Clouded Mirror and Time of Need to dig for whichever I was missing by turn 5. Utilizing a ridiculous amount of mana accel with Summer Bloom, Budoka Gardener, Sakura-Tribe Scout, and Sakura-Tribe Elder, aswell as an alt-win in Vinelasher Kudzu the deck ran quite well in testing. I didn't even think of Intruder Alarm for a built in infinite token/infinitely large Kudzu until a while after rotation.
EDIT: Oh, and for the love of god, could someone tell me what I'm doing wrong with my deck tags? Every time I try to throw on card tags, they either fail to show up, or mess up the format of the deck entirely. I just use [deck.] and [/deck.] (without the periods of course) then card tags around each card, and it still doesn't work.
That'll be your problem. You're supposed to use card tags after the deck.
I'll post my critiques later in your thread, but it's cool deck.
Winner of the First and Fourth Double Dare Single Elimination Contests
2009 July CCL: COMING THIS JULY
2008 December CCL: The Mechinations of Fate
Double Dare to Design: The 5th Single Elimination Contest
Double Dare That Designer: The 2nd Single Elimination Contest
Uhm, after the deck?
The two deck tags would make it fine, you don't need the extra card tags.
Winner of the First and Fourth Double Dare Single Elimination Contests
2009 July CCL: COMING THIS JULY
2008 December CCL: The Mechinations of Fate
Double Dare to Design: The 5th Single Elimination Contest
Double Dare That Designer: The 2nd Single Elimination Contest