Winter/static orb gets hate directed my way for the rest of the night when people see I'm playing the deck containing them again.
Also, to make sure I'm not crazy...I was playing against two other people and a Rafiq deck while I was playing Edric and I got hated on for playing a lone opposition one game and then locking the table with winter orb/opposition the next game, despite the fact the rafiq player was going to swing for the kill on me by turn 6 and then swinging with a 22/22 double striker (not rafiq) the next game (I ate it thanks to essence warden, then stole it and locked the table ). I see nothing wrong with playing competitive cards if people are trying to kill me before I take my 6th...thoughts?
I am running a pseudo-enchantress deck with Edric as my general and it seems to explode out of nowhere for the win (or REALLY broken plays). Edric also helps with card draw (a single swing or two for a few extra cards can make all the difference and Fists of Ironwood is an allstar in the deck) and once you get one of the three green enchantress effects, the game is over soon or it becomes a 3v1. I also run the entire line of urza untap spells to get extra mana from enchanted lands (or mana doubling enchantments). Between genesis wave, draw x spells, edric, memory jar, skullsclamp, and time spiral, it's not hard to find an enchantress. Then, get words of wind in there, and have a party at everyone else's expense.
Edric is definitely one of the least threatening generals I think. I only use him to let me live till turn 4 or 5 before I start doing silly things (decklist that is good completely by accident to be posted in the near future).
Also I played exactly one game with Intet before I got hated out repeatedly...apparently people dont think me getting free fatties with a winter/static orb out is fun
Jace's Archivist + Mind Over Matter = fun for an upcoming Dralu deck I just decided to make that is chock full o tutors......why yes, I would like to get infinite draws into a flashback Time Spiral to do it all over again then do draw 7's repeatedly until I living death....good times!
First they will rage gloriously and force the table to do a perfectly executed triple backflip with a two-and-a-half turn corkscrew, starting a game of 404 card pickup. I should know.
This. Someone ragequitted after I dropped ruination then a tangle wire by turn four. Then, to add to the fun, I shattering spree'd for 7 the next turn (reaper king player ragequitted and the memnarch and sharrum players were not amused). Combo players getting run over by 25 tokens made me all warm and tingly inside
Moral of the story...play Norin the Wary to grief people!
Strangely enough, Norin is a control deck, and a good one at that.
Dropping a turn three ruination then tangle wire-ing the entire table (5 player game) last night was hilarious. The only problem I've run into is not being able to win the game once you hav ethe game locked down. I was sitting behind a grip of chaos/imulsive maneuvers/genesis chamber wall but my Krark's thumb was removed and I had no way to win...eventually killed myself when I activated my siege gang commander 11 times in one turn...oops.
I haven't looked through the thread to see if it's been suggested yet, but since this is a competitive deck and you don't have to worry about feeling dirty when playing your deck, you can add Cadaverous Bloom for all sorts of messed up plays (think Tooth and Nail entwined for 5cmc + 2 cards or drawing 14 mana per turn with Damia)....then there's always the gross Prosperity (and the like) / Bloom tricks!
I am building a similar Norin deck to mess with people at the store I play at and would like to suggest Arcbound Reclaimer. It helps if people destroy your genesis chamber or other useful artifacts and does silly things when the Curio is out.
Also, to make sure I'm not crazy...I was playing against two other people and a Rafiq deck while I was playing Edric and I got hated on for playing a lone opposition one game and then locking the table with winter orb/opposition the next game, despite the fact the rafiq player was going to swing for the kill on me by turn 6 and then swinging with a 22/22 double striker (not rafiq) the next game (I ate it thanks to essence warden, then stole it and locked the table
Also I played exactly one game with Intet before I got hated out repeatedly...apparently people dont think me getting free fatties with a winter/static orb out is fun
Jace's Archivist + Mind Over Matter = fun for an upcoming Dralu deck I just decided to make that is chock full o tutors......why yes, I would like to get infinite draws into a flashback Time Spiral to do it all over again then do draw 7's repeatedly until I living death....good times!
This. Someone ragequitted after I dropped ruination then a tangle wire by turn four. Then, to add to the fun, I shattering spree'd for 7 the next turn (reaper king player ragequitted and the memnarch and sharrum players were not amused). Combo players getting run over by 25 tokens made me all warm and tingly inside
Moral of the story...play Norin the Wary to grief people!
Dropping a turn three ruination then tangle wire-ing the entire table (5 player game) last night was hilarious. The only problem I've run into is not being able to win the game once you hav ethe game locked down. I was sitting behind a grip of chaos/imulsive maneuvers/genesis chamber wall but my Krark's thumb was removed and I had no way to win...eventually killed myself when I activated my siege gang commander 11 times in one turn...oops.
Edit: Do you think it would be frowned upon to throw a Steam Vines onto the table in a 4-5 player game?