Dropped by to say my thanks to you osie! I've been a long time lurker on here, for my 'pet-deck' and the periodic review of new series.
I can relate to what you are feeling with regards to the game as it is now opposed to what it once was.
Thanks for all your work with the site and this primer in particular. It is really the best send-off for new Norin-players that I know off.
It always surprises my how competitive this deck can be, if it all goes to plan (never lost a match with Norin in play and Confusion in the Ranks resolved). Last week I played a game with a new player to commander, I thought it would be nice not to get a cEDH deck so I opted for Norin instead. And I kept a classic Staxx opening hand with t2 Tangle Wire + Welder, to be followed with T5/6 Smokestack while Norin + Purph kept a certain ending for opponents in sight...Maybe not my finest moment in terms of getting a new player 'on board'...
But this deck to me embodies everything I like about MtG, it's a solid deck that is just an unpredictable adventure every time you play it.
https://archidekt.com/decks/1154728#Norin
[deck title=Norin]
[Commander]
1 Norin the Wary
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
1 Beetleback Chief
1 Dark-Dweller Oracle
1 Duplicant
1 Goblin Assassin
1 Goblin Matron
1 Goblin Ruinblaster
1 Goblin Welder
1 Iron Myr
1 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
1 Krenko, Mob Boss
1 Magus of the Moon
1 Magus of the Wheel
1 Mogg War Marshal
1 Moggcatcher
1 Myr Battlesphere
1 Pia and Kiran Nalaar
1 Purphoros, God of the Forge
1 Siege-Gang Commander
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Squee, Goblin Nabob
1 Stingscourger
1 Terror of the Peaks
1 Zealous Conscripts
[/Creatures]
[Artifacts]
1 Cloudstone Curio
1 Coalition Relic
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Gauntlet of Power
1 Genesis Chamber
1 Helm of Possession
1 Honor-Worn Shaku
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Meekstone
1 Memory Jar
1 Mimic Vat
1 Mind Stone
1 Mirage Mirror
1 Oblivion Stone
1 Panharmonicon
1 Relic of Progenitus
1 Sculpting Steel
1 Skullclamp
1 Smokestack
1 Smuggler's Copter
1 Sol Ring
1 Springleaf Drum
1 Tangle Wire
[/Artifacts]
[Sorceries]
1 Blasphemous Act
1 Chain Reaction
1 Faithless Looting
1 Gamble
1 Light Up the Stage
1 Reforge the Soul
1 Ruination
1 Shattering Spree
1 Throes of Chaos
1 Vandalblast
1 Warp World
1 Wheel of Fate
1 Wheel of Fortune
[/Sorceries]
[Instants]
1 Chaos Warp
1 Tibalt's Trickery
[/Instants]
[Planeswalkers]
1 Chandra Ablaze
1 Daretti, Scrap Savant
[/Planeswalkers]
[Lands]
1 Ancient Tomb
1 Buried Ruin
1 Haunted Fengraf
26 Snow-Covered Mountain
1 Strip Mine
1 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
1 Wasteland
[/Lands]
[Enchantments]
1 Blood Moon
1 Confusion in the Ranks
1 Stranglehold
[/Enchantments]
[/deck]
[edhrec_deck]
[Commander]
1 Norin the Wary
[/Commander]
[Creatures]
1 Beetleback Chief
1 Dark-Dweller Oracle
1 Duplicant
1 Goblin Assassin
1 Goblin Matron
1 Goblin Ruinblaster
1 Goblin Welder
1 Iron Myr
1 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
1 Krenko, Mob Boss
1 Magus of the Moon
1 Magus of the Wheel
1 Mogg War Marshal
1 Moggcatcher
1 Myr Battlesphere
1 Pia and Kiran Nalaar
1 Purphoros, God of the Forge
1 Siege-Gang Commander
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Squee, Goblin Nabob
1 Stingscourger
1 Terror of the Peaks
1 Zealous Conscripts
[/Creatures]
[Artifacts]
1 Cloudstone Curio
1 Coalition Relic
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Gauntlet of Power
1 Genesis Chamber
1 Helm of Possession
1 Honor-Worn Shaku
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Meekstone
1 Memory Jar
1 Mimic Vat
1 Mind Stone
1 Mirage Mirror
1 Oblivion Stone
1 Panharmonicon
1 Relic of Progenitus
1 Sculpting Steel
1 Skullclamp
1 Smokestack
1 Smuggler's Copter
1 Sol Ring
1 Springleaf Drum
1 Tangle Wire
[/Artifacts]
[Sorceries]
1 Blasphemous Act
1 Chain Reaction
1 Faithless Looting
1 Gamble
1 Light Up the Stage
1 Reforge the Soul
1 Ruination
1 Shattering Spree
1 Throes of Chaos
1 Vandalblast
1 Warp World
1 Wheel of Fate
1 Wheel of Fortune
[/Sorceries]
[Instants]
1 Chaos Warp
1 Tibalt's Trickery
[/Instants]
[Planeswalkers]
1 Chandra Ablaze
1 Daretti, Scrap Savant
[/Planeswalkers]
[Lands]
1 Ancient Tomb
1 Buried Ruin
1 Haunted Fengraf
26 Snow-Covered Mountain
1 Strip Mine
1 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
1 Wasteland
[/Lands]
[Enchantments]
1 Blood Moon
1 Confusion in the Ranks
1 Stranglehold
[/Enchantments]
[/deck]
Dropped by to say my thanks to you osie! I've been a long time lurker on here, for my 'pet-deck' and the periodic review of new series.
I can relate to what you are feeling with regards to the game as it is now opposed to what it once was.
Thanks for all your work with the site and this primer in particular. It is really the best send-off for new Norin-players that I know off.
It always surprises my how competitive this deck can be, if it all goes to plan (never lost a match with Norin in play and Confusion in the Ranks resolved). Last week I played a game with a new player to commander, I thought it would be nice not to get a cEDH deck so I opted for Norin instead. And I kept a classic Staxx opening hand with t2 Tangle Wire + Welder, to be followed with T5/6 Smokestack while Norin + Purph kept a certain ending for opponents in sight...Maybe not my finest moment in terms of getting a new player 'on board'...
But this deck to me embodies everything I like about MtG, it's a solid deck that is just an unpredictable adventure every time you play it.