Wanted to make a deck built around abusing Titan triggers and other ETB effects using Venser, the Sojourner. This is a rough draft of what I came up with.
This is just a rough draft. A jumping off point. The idea is to play Ratchet Bomb, Wall of Omens, Aether Adept and the like along with Bolts and Leaks to disrupt early game long enough to get Venser and double Titan effects online.
Sun Titan can return fetchlands, Adepts/Walls that have blocked and died, Ratchet Bombs, Tectonic Edges and Jace Belerens that have been spent.
Frost Titan can keep two things tapped down, which makes for a good bit of control.
Inferno Titan can deal 6 damage divided how I choose in one turn, not to mention what he does when he attacks. I realize I'm splashing red for this and bolt, but it seemed like a strong interaction. Plus Manic Vandal in the SB for artifact hate wouldn't be bad. Maybe alongside Celestial Purge, War Priest of Thune, Flashfreeze, depending on what the meta holds.
It basically destroys anything not playing Persecute. And of course Solar Pox is an issue, but it has immense success vs other decks. The match vs Solar Pox is one that I have been playing several times a day to try and get a feel for how to beat it. Dodecapod is a nice discard to it, and if you can get Debtors' Knell into play that obviously helps. The real problem is the fact that Angel of Despair can hit just about anything. Any advice on how to conquer this matchup would be great. Right now I'm playing around with the sideboard to see what works the best. Ivory Mask and Sacred Ground are obviously auto-includes, Scragnoth has been extremely helpful vs counters, Disenchant is good utility, and Dodecapod is just something I thought might be useful vs decks that play other forms of discard.
Can you make an avatar featuring Diamond Valley from Arabian Nights? I wanted to see if it is possible for you to make the gems in the diamond field shimmer. If you could make this happen that would rock. I figured it would also help you reach your sticky by Nov 7. If you are busy I understand. Thanks!
Of course! This one is easily done in the GIF program I'm currently using, so it's not that difficult.
Okay, I'll do my best to have it a high quality image. I'll be working with Adobe Image Ready for the first time on this animation so it may take some time. You can keep checking my queue for updates, and I'll PM you when I'm finished.
Lynnis: I'm glad you like them. Send me a link to the site when it's done! I personally like the most recent one I made the best. Let me know if you need anything else done!
Here is my entry for the Weekly Avatar and Sig Contest Week 56:
I also made a matching avatar, just for fun.
Just 5 more Requests before November 7th and I can get a sticky!
Hey IceFire, I hadn't looked through your shop before, but I just wanted to say I like your sigs a lot! There are a few examples in your first post that don't really do your skills justice, though. I assume that those were earlier ones, but you've improved a lot and...I dunno, they're just looking really awesome.
I don't want this to come off the wrong way. The only reason I mentioned the kind of mediocre ones in your first post is because I think you do yourself a disservice, and I'd suggest putting some of your newer ones in there.
Anyway, see ya round the forums!
Hey, thanks for the compliments. I think most of my improvement has come from the suggestion by several here to step away from doing blended art banners and focus on using filters and effects. So I have subsequently changed my examples.
Although, you shouldn't ignore my advice, maybe by putting a "to do list" or something like that.
Check the first post. I have had a Queue since the start. You just didn't check it.
seclipcer: What are the dimensions for this banner? I'm having a tough time positioning the pictures at 600 x 100. Also, do you mind what order the pictures are in (left to right)?
Lynnis: Here is another one. I hope you like the picture I'm using, cause if you did not that would make all these banners useless, lol.
Lynnis: Okay, I found a really nice picture that I was going to use for your banner. Let me know if you like it. Here are three options so far. Tell me what you like, what you don't, and let me know if I'm going in the right direction. I picked this font, because it seemed pretty hardedged, and then did a chrome effect on it.
3 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
3 Venser, the Sojourner
2 Jace Beleren
Creatures
2 Sun Titan
2 Frost Titan
2 Inferno Titan
4 Aether Adept
4 Wall of Omens
3 Day of Judgment
3 Ratchet Bomb
4 Mana Leak
4 Lightning Bolt
Lands
4 Celestial Colonnade
4 Glacial Fortress
2 Arid Mesa
2 Scalding Tarn
2 Tectonic Edge
4 Island
2 Plains
4 Mountain
This is just a rough draft. A jumping off point. The idea is to play Ratchet Bomb, Wall of Omens, Aether Adept and the like along with Bolts and Leaks to disrupt early game long enough to get Venser and double Titan effects online.
Sun Titan can return fetchlands, Adepts/Walls that have blocked and died, Ratchet Bombs, Tectonic Edges and Jace Belerens that have been spent.
Frost Titan can keep two things tapped down, which makes for a good bit of control.
Inferno Titan can deal 6 damage divided how I choose in one turn, not to mention what he does when he attacks. I realize I'm splashing red for this and bolt, but it seemed like a strong interaction. Plus Manic Vandal in the SB for artifact hate wouldn't be bad. Maybe alongside Celestial Purge, War Priest of Thune, Flashfreeze, depending on what the meta holds.
Any ideas or suggestions?
Well, since it doesn't look like I'll be getting a sticky anytime soon, I guess I'll just put a few random banners out there.
EDIT:
Here is my Week 58 entry in the Avatar and Signature Contest:
2 Akroma, Angel of Wrath
4 Adarkar Valkyrie
4 Loxodon Heirarch
4 Martyr of Sands
Spells
2 Debtors' Knell
2 Proclamation of Rebirth
4 Wrath of God
2 Faith's Fetters
3 Sacred Mesa
3 Condemn
4 Coldsteel Heart
2 Selesnya Signet
Land
4 Scrying Sheets
2 Vitu-Ghazi, the City Tree
2 Selesnya Sanctuary
2 Snow-Covered Forest
14 Snow-Covered Plains
3 Disenchant
3 Sacred Ground
3 Ivory Mask
3 Scragnoth
3 Dodecapod
It basically destroys anything not playing Persecute. And of course Solar Pox is an issue, but it has immense success vs other decks. The match vs Solar Pox is one that I have been playing several times a day to try and get a feel for how to beat it. Dodecapod is a nice discard to it, and if you can get Debtors' Knell into play that obviously helps. The real problem is the fact that Angel of Despair can hit just about anything. Any advice on how to conquer this matchup would be great. Right now I'm playing around with the sideboard to see what works the best. Ivory Mask and Sacred Ground are obviously auto-includes, Scragnoth has been extremely helpful vs counters, Disenchant is good utility, and Dodecapod is just something I thought might be useful vs decks that play other forms of discard.
midnightritri: Here is the avatar you requested:
Just two more requests to go before November 7th!
Of course! This one is easily done in the GIF program I'm currently using, so it's not that difficult.
Here is my entry for the Weekly Avatar and Sig Contest Week 56:
I also made a matching avatar, just for fun.
Just 5 more Requests before November 7th and I can get a sticky!
BeanSlinger: I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for the link, too!
A "sticky" means that my thread will stay at the top of the forum like some of the other shops do. They always have "Sticky:" Preceding them.
Put this in your signature and remove the *.
Place this in your signature, removing the [ * ].
Hey, thanks for the compliments. I think most of my improvement has come from the suggestion by several here to step away from doing blended art banners and focus on using filters and effects. So I have subsequently changed my examples.
Check the first post. I have had a Queue since the start. You just didn't check it.
seclipcer: What are the dimensions for this banner? I'm having a tough time positioning the pictures at 600 x 100. Also, do you mind what order the pictures are in (left to right)?
Lynnis: Here is another one. I hope you like the picture I'm using, cause if you did not that would make all these banners useless, lol.
Let me know.
-Icefire