I'm trying to throw something new together for my group. Pretty much have all the big equipment just lying around my apartment, so I thought I'd throw something related together.
Right now I'm just worried about protecting my equipment because the equipment protects the creatures.
I'd really like to keep the Winter Orbs in there, they protect against Artifact hate by absorbing it. Never seen anyone be okay with it sitting on the field. I could move into something like Leonin Abunas, but he costs :3mana::symw:. Is that fast enough you think? If I go -4 Winter Orb, +4 Leonin Abunas, then I could probably also go -4 Turn Aside since it's so narrow, then +4 Myr Retriever for some recursion in case equipment breaks.
Anyway, my group is kind of expecting some artifacts, so hate is likely incoming. I don't think Creeping Corrosion or Shatterstorm will happen though; I'm more worried about Acidic Slime.
Why artifact lands if you have no way to abuse them? That's just opening yourself to hate for no reason.
If my land absorb some hate, then that's more equipment I can have on the field. I may actually like it more if they took a land off the board instead of a sword.
Viridian Longbow + Sword of Kaldra = Instant speed repeatable exile. And Heartseeker is in the side board as well; I don't think I should need it with protection from all colors.
I like to use Hanna's Custody to protect my equipment. Yes it shrouds all artifacts in play, but I have found it pretty useful for keeping my artifacts on the battlefield long enough to cause problems.
I have really enjoyed the Mortarpods in conjunction with Kaldra. You get the ability 3: deal 1 damage to target creature or player. Or with Puresteel Paladin 1: deal 1 damage to target creature or player. I have also sacrificed stone forge mystics to pod so that I can recur them with light and shadow to finish up kaldra. The deck xyx is suggesting is very strong (even stronger with kaldra and heart seeker if you ask me!)
Right now I'm just worried about protecting my equipment because the equipment protects the creatures.
4 Puresteel Paladin
4 Leonin Shikari
4 Stoneforge Mystic
4 Gold Myr
4 Silver Myr
Equipment
1 Sword of Feast and Famine
1 Sword of Body and Mind
1 Sword of War and Peace
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Sword of Light and Shadow
1 Batterskull
1 Sword of Kaldra
1 Shield of Kaldra
1 Helm of Kaldra
1 Swiftfoot Boots
2 Spell Pierce
4 Turn Aside
Artifacts
4 Winter Orb
Lands
4 Darksteel Citadel
4 Ancient Den
4 Seat of the Synod
4 Seachrome Coast
4 Hallowed Fountain
4 Myr Retriever
1 Heart Seeker
1 Viridian Longbow
I've only got a small amount of protection for my equipment, and I'm not entirely sure if it's enough.
I was thinking of tweaking: -3 Silver Myr, -3 Gold Myr, +2 Spell Pierce, +4 Steelshaper's Gift.
I'd really like to keep the Winter Orbs in there, they protect against Artifact hate by absorbing it. Never seen anyone be okay with it sitting on the field. I could move into something like Leonin Abunas, but he costs :3mana::symw:. Is that fast enough you think? If I go -4 Winter Orb, +4 Leonin Abunas, then I could probably also go -4 Turn Aside since it's so narrow, then +4 Myr Retriever for some recursion in case equipment breaks.
Anyway, my group is kind of expecting some artifacts, so hate is likely incoming. I don't think Creeping Corrosion or Shatterstorm will happen though; I'm more worried about Acidic Slime.
Thoughts?
Advice?
"Reveal a Dragon"
Heartseeker + Puresteel Paladin
Makes all your creatures into Visara the Dreadful
If my land absorb some hate, then that's more equipment I can have on the field. I may actually like it more if they took a land off the board instead of a sword.
Viridian Longbow + Sword of Kaldra = Instant speed repeatable exile. And Heartseeker is in the side board as well; I don't think I should need it with protection from all colors.
I am going to have to agree pretty heartily about the Abunas. He just makes a deck like this very solid.
I am going to say though that 4 Abunas is probably right only because less is hanging your only win condition out to get shot at.
"Reveal a Dragon"
ptkali
My List (basically xyx with modifications)
4 Stoneforge Mystic
2 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
1 Leonin Shikari
4 Flayer Husk
4 Mortarpod
1 Batterskull
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Sword of Light and Shadow
1 Umezawa's Jitte
4 Austere Command
4 Dispatch
1 Balance
14 Plains
4 Blinkmoth Nexus
4 Inkmoth Nexus
1 Mox Opal
1 Sol Ring
1 Sword of Kaldra
1 Shield of Kaldra
1 Helm of Kaldra
1 Heartseeker