I am challenging myself to build a deck around art of women holding axes. There's quite a lot to choose from! Of course I'd like to include as much axe art as possible, but still have the deck to function well. Sadly sometimes the best art doesn't make the cut. Help me assemble the Ultimate wood-chopping team!
The win-con for this deck is running down the opponent with creatures in the mid-game. It aims to pump warriors with Lovisa Coldeyes, Bramblewood Paragon, and Paragon of Fierce Defiance, haste them, and sneak them through with Champion of Lambholt. Brighthearth Banneret gets our warriors onto the field cheaply, and Neyith of the Dire Hunt draws cards in the mid-late game so we can keep dropping creatures. Norin the Wary is around to stack counters on Lambholt during each player's turn.
One opportunity for improvement is increasing consistency by reducing card variety since there are so many 2-of legedaries. I wonder if it would be better to have 3 copies of the 3-cmc legendaries and cut out less impactful cards... I do want to avoid having duplicate legendaries rotting in-hand but having so many different 2-ofs makes me wary. How do you weigh that cost-benefit?
I'm eager to discover cards that generate better value for each other. I want to make the deck well-rounded enough to survive into the mid game, then have key pieces that enable the axe warriors to go sideways and swing the opponent out of the game. All criticisms are appreciated!
For your consideration here are more axes and cards that might have synergy but ultimately didn't get on the list. I still have my eye on Orge Battledriver.
pucatrade
big receipts
alpha mox emerald
beta time walk
4 goyfs received
3 liliana of the veil
4 karn liberated
3 force of will
4 grove of the burnwillows
snapcaster mage
3 horizon canopy
2 full art damnation
The win-con for this deck is running down the opponent with creatures in the mid-game. It aims to pump warriors with Lovisa Coldeyes, Bramblewood Paragon, and Paragon of Fierce Defiance, haste them, and sneak them through with Champion of Lambholt. Brighthearth Banneret gets our warriors onto the field cheaply, and Neyith of the Dire Hunt draws cards in the mid-late game so we can keep dropping creatures. Norin the Wary is around to stack counters on Lambholt during each player's turn.
One opportunity for improvement is increasing consistency by reducing card variety since there are so many 2-of legedaries. I wonder if it would be better to have 3 copies of the 3-cmc legendaries and cut out less impactful cards... I do want to avoid having duplicate legendaries rotting in-hand but having so many different 2-ofs makes me wary. How do you weigh that cost-benefit?
I'm eager to discover cards that generate better value for each other. I want to make the deck well-rounded enough to survive into the mid game, then have key pieces that enable the axe warriors to go sideways and swing the opponent out of the game. All criticisms are appreciated!
2 Rhythm of the Wild
3 Snakeskin Veil
3 Prey Upon
2 Time of Need
2 Norin the Wary
3 Borderland Marauder
4 Bramblewood Paragon
4 Brighthearth Banneret
2 Champion of Lambholt
2 Khenra Charioteer
2 Tuya Bearclaw
2 Neyith of the Dire Hunt
3 Paragon of Fierce Defiance
2 Lovisa Coldeyes
For your consideration here are more axes and cards that might have synergy but ultimately didn't get on the list. I still have my eye on Orge Battledriver.
1 Ursine Champion
1 Atarka's Command
1 Rip-Clan Crasher
1 Talara's Battalion
1 War-Name Aspirant
1 Fearless Halberdier
1 Horizon Seeker
1 Reki, the History of Kamigawa
1 Rubblebelt Rioters
1 Yasova Dragonclaw
1 Bloodbraid Elf
1 Keldon Raider
1 Ogre Battledriver
1 Hunter's Edge
1 Rubblebelt Raiders
1 Sabertooth Outrider
pucatrade
big receipts
alpha mox emerald
beta time walk
4 goyfs received
3 liliana of the veil
4 karn liberated
3 force of will
4 grove of the burnwillows
snapcaster mage
3 horizon canopy
2 full art damnation