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Well, its an idea, isn't it?

Finding the most efficient creatures in blue isn't that hard.... I can post up a list after some research.

The idea would be the same as MGS, but it would be harder, since, you know, im restricted to blue, which is not the best of aggro.

Stuff like Vexing Sphinx is good. Gauntlet of power powers up and ramps. High tide is nice to ramp up into things. Cloud of fairies can attack, at least, and has some evasion. It is also free and combos with high tide.

Thats as many ideas as i have for now.

Dude, seriously this is a terrible idea.

I just spent like 15 mins. searching Blue creatures on the Gather and you know what?

Nothing nothing at all.

i spent like 30 seconds and i think it is a good idea


i have some ideas.....

• goliath spinx
  
• air elemental
  
• Cerulean Sphinx
  
• Serra Sphinx
  
• Sharding Sphinx
  
• Sphinx Ambassador
  
• Sphinx of Jwar Isle
  
• Sphinx of Lost Truths
  
• Vexing Sphinx

all spinx cards will do great in an aggro blue deck if you are willing to spend the money

well i did as you migth see if you are talking to me

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Like I said try out Affinity and see where that gets you first.

Yeah, I understand what you mean. I've got a pretty awesome affinity, but this isn't really what I'm looking for.... You know, the mer-sliver thing was a good idea...

In the color, they have 2 good ramp cards. I can add in gauntlet of power, extraplanar lens and mind stone.

Mono blue stompy is competitively known as faerie stompy. Despite the anme being "fairie", it isn't a faeire deck (although some creatures are faeries)/ I've played against it in legacy in several times in the past. It's a decent deck, but the components are freakishly expensive (sea drakes, in particular, since it's a $40 card that's only good in this deck).

Off the top of my head:

Basically, like all stompy decks, play a decent sized creature and go into town with it. One of the keycards is Chalice of the Void -- the deck has no 1cc spells, so you can drop a chalice for 1 and prevent the casting of all 1cc spells.

There's also mono blue fairies. This is an old list from a friend:

The first few posts in this thread hurt my head a little. I was going to post a Faerie Stompy list, but that's already been done it seems.

A budget blue stompy just is not possible. It really is the all in legacy version or nothing to be quite honest. Sadly, there just is no middle ground.

Monoblue stompers are available.. But they're kinda.. Bad
My opinion? Spam lowcosters then DAY OF THE DRAGONS for an epic smash
Alternatively, Grozoth and as many 9 cmc blue things as you can play

I have a.... kinda mono-blue quick aggro deck. It's a casual list with all fliers. Slightly suicide style, an Unstable Mutationed Bay Falcon or Cloudskate can get there quick sometimes. Shrieking Drake brings back dying mutants. Cloud Spirits are aggressive fun. A splash of blue removal to clear the way, and beat face. It's a budget list too.

It could stand to be made more competitive, but it's fun. The look on an opponents face when they realize it all flies - priceless. If you are interested I could post my list.

Been close to 10 years but Blue stompy was fun back in the day.
At least for me.

Unstable mutation
Flying Men
Old Man of the Sea
Unsummon
Braingeyser
Serendib Djinn
Serendib Efreet
Ancestral Recall
Sindbad
Twiddle
Counterspell
Psionic Blast
No reason it cant be done with all the sets since.
Is it gonna beat a well put together green stompy? nope

This is the casual forum anything is possible!!!!!!!!

@ Kenneth: Stompy.dec and ramp don't mix, unless it's lands like Tomb or spells on th elevel of Moxen/Sol Ring.

@ Dark Majic: If you base a deck on fat, it's no longer agro, unless you mean Goyf.

As many pointed out budget Faery Stompy isn't possible.

This however is a blue agro that's more or less budget deck: http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showpost.php?p=5001650&postcount=14

No Harrow in blue?

I mean unless you tuck yourself away behind a blanket of Counters, then you are going to get trounced, and if your do hide behind a blanket of Counters, then it's no longer Stompy, it's a control deck.

i understand that but there arent many blue stompies that are nt creaturs

I could try the list that blutsau more or less described. Some type of evasive, bear, ninja type thing. The love-child of ninjas and affinity.



And a handful of tempo, like lapse of certainty and such.

There's totally aggro blue...its kinda' fun too. Here's a list of critters with evasion of some sort, typically flying. The thing (downside) with most of them is paying U or something else during the upkeep...but it can still work ok.

Ornithopter (You know *nod nod, wink wink*)
Drifter il-Dal (U, 2/1, Shadow, Upk=U)
Spindrift Drake (U, 2/1, Flying, Upk=U)
Dandan (UU, 4/1, needs islands, not great)
Imaginary Pet (1U, 4/4, bounce during upk, not great)
School of Pirhana (1U, 3/3, Upk=1U)
Esperzoa[/CARD] (2U, 4/3, Flying, Upk=bounce artifact) Add Ornithopter (good with unstable mutation)/Silver Myr (for accel)
Fog Elemental (2U, 4/4 flying, if att/block sac)
Hunted Phantasm (1UU, 4/6 Unblockable, give opp 5 1/1)
Indentured Djinn (1UU, 4/4 Flying, opp draw 3, not great)
Vexing Sphinx (1UU, 4/4 Flying, CU=disc, draw back later)
Shrewd Hatchling (3U, 6/6, U: "unblockable", CIP 4 -1/-1, remove one then blue casted)
Flying Men / Zephyr Sprite (U, 1/1 Flying)
Shrieking Drake (U, 1/1 Flying, upk=bounce). Good with Cloudskate.
Cloudskate (1U, 2/2 Flying, Fading 3)
Drake Familiar (1U, 2/1 Flying, bounce ench) GREAT with Unstable Mutation!
Gossamer Phantasm (1U, 2/1 Flying, If target spell/abil then sac)
Sapphire Leech (not good)
Skyshroud Condor (1U, 2/2 Fly, must have cast another spell) GREAT card!
Welkin Tern (1U, 2/1 Flying, only block flying)
Cloud Spirit (2U, 3/1 Flying, only block flying)
Horizon Drake (1UU, 3/1 Flying)
Illusionary Servant (1UU, 3/4 Flying, If source of spell/abil sac)
Rishadin Airship (1UU, 3/1 Flying, only block flying)
Serendib Efreet $$ (2U, 3/4 Flying, upk=1 dmg) GREAT card!
Timid Drake (2U, 3/3 Flying, if crea enter play bounce) Good with blue control/counters/etc
Vendillion Clique (1UU, 3/1 Flying)
Wasp Lancer (UUU, 3/2 Flying)!
Wormfang Drake (2U, 3/4, exile creature)
Chisei, Heart of Oceans[/CARD] (2UU, 4/4 Flying, must remove counter) GREAT with Unstable Mutation
Extravagant Spirit (3U, 4/4 Flying, Upk pay 1 for each card in hand)
Illusionary Forces (3U, 4/4 Flying, CU=U) I've won plenty of casual 1v1's with this mug. There's probably better nowadays.
Living Tsunami (2UU, 4/4, Flying, Upk=bonce land, not good)
Phantasmal Forces (3U, 4/1 Flying, Upk=U)
Serendib Djinn $$ (2UU, 5/6 Fly, sac land, if Isl take 3 dmg)
Swans of Bryn Argoll
Waterspout Djinn (2UU, 4/4 Fly, sac untapped Isl)
Sky Swallower (3UU, 8/8 Flying, opp get all perms) Might not be bad with various upkeep costs?)

I bolded good power:cost critters that didn't have as bad'a downside, and italicized "interesting" cards to my eye.

Unstable Mutation is a MUST here. Other interesting enchantments (which I know have become taboo): Clout of the Dominus, Cunning (Blue Giant Growth), Infiltrator's Magemark, Leaden Fists (would be good with Bay Falcon or any other of the extensive flying Vigilence that blue has, Steel of the Godhead, Sunken City (OG merfolk pump), Viscerid Armor, Zephids Embrace (expensive).

Decks like this were competitive back when I played...not sure anymore. It'd still be fun casual, I'd bet.
The decks included interesting stuff like Flood (which is awfully mana expensive).
I've made these decks before, they're fun, and more challenging than Sligh, but they work for casual plenty strong. Play it like a more expensive Red Sligh deck, clearly pretty mana expensive so 24ish land. Same ratio of critters to utility. All out attack, fly-over everything, tempo out everything that slows down the flying hoard. Obviously control your mana curve: 8 1CC, 8 2CC, 8 3CC. 4 4CC, 4 5+CC...etc.

Whereas Red has burn, blue has control. Red:Lightning Bolt::Blue:Unsummon. Counterspell, Snap, Undo, Boomerang, etc...Psionic Blast is always a good time. High Tide baby!

I've also done it with white which adds Island Sanctuary (I'm sure there's a better card nowadays), Pacifism, etc.
Black gives Terror, Paralyze, all the other black removal goodness.

Thoughts?
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Wind Zendikon has the efficiency for the low end of the deck.

I'd rather drifter. Its like a pseudo-burn/sligh. It also allows ninjitsu.

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