MTG Salvation

WOTC are a bunch of greedy ********ers.

This just pushes me further away from magic and into war gaming.

Another box for the map:

Made in the US of A.

Rare/Flip-card/(Foil)

LEFT TRACK
Jar of Eyeballs/Soul Seizer
Curse of Echoes/Hinterland Hermit
Flayer of the Hatebound/Chosen of Markov
Grim Backwoods/Wolf-Bitten Captive
Deranged Outcast/Soul Seizer/Saving Grasp
Grafdigger's Cage/Afflicted Deserter
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben/Scorned Villager/Gather the Townsfolk
Fiend of the Shadows/Soul Seizer/Vengeful Vampire
Feed the Pack/Loyal Cathar
Increasing Vengeance/Chosen of Markov
Ghoultree/Lambholt Elder
Zombie Apocalypse/Loyal Cathar

MIDDLE TRACK
Vorapede/Lambholt Elder/Soul Seizer
Havengul Runebinder/Chalice of Life
Geralf's Mindcrusher/Loyal Cathar
Increasing Confusion/Hinterland Hermit
Increasing Ambition/Scorned Villager/Increasing Confusion
Predator Ooze/Loyal Cathar
Alpha Brawl/Soul Seizer
Geralf's Messenger/Chosen of Markov/Fling
Counterlash/Chosen of Markov
Dungeon Geists/Scroned Villager
Beguiler of Wills/Loyal Cathar
Thraben Doomsayer/Chosen of Markov

RIGHT TRACK
Increasing Savagery/Scorned Villager
Gravecrawler/Hinterland Hermit
Seance/Ravenous Demon/Dawntreador Elk
Havengul Lich/Scorned Villager
Thalia, Guardian of Thraben/Chosen of Markov
Call to the Kindred/Hinterland Hermit
Markov Blademaster/Hinterland Hermit
Lost in the Woods/Mondronen Shamen
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad/Hinterland Hermit
Hellrider/Chalice of Life
Sudden Disappearance/Afflicted Deserter

Remember you heard it here, first:
I predict a pirate themed block,

...it will be corny and bad, so so bad.

I guess the OP's never heard of 'hogging' or worse, 'oiled/slick/wet hogging'.

Another box for the map:

Made in the USA

Rare/Flip-card/(Foil)

LEFT TRACK
Falkenrath Aristocrat/Loyal Cathar
Markov Blademaster/ Chosen of Markov
Increasing Ambition/Chosen of Markov
Alpha Brawl/Hinterland Hermit
Call to the Kindred/Lambholt Elder/Thoughts Scour
Lost in the Woods/Afflicted Deserter
Moonveil Dragon/Hinterland Hermit
Seance/Soul Seizer
Increasing Savagery/Wolfbitten Captive
Geralf's Mindcrusher/Afflicted Deserter/Geralf's Messenger
Predator Ooze/Hinterland Hermit
Hellrider/Lambholt Elder

CENTRE TRACK
Sudden Disappearance/Chalice of Life/Chosen of Markov
Helvault/Scorned Villager
Requiem Angel/Lambholt Elder
Thraben Doomsayer/Loyal Cathar
Flayer of the Hatebound/Scorned Villager
Increasing Confusion/Hinterland Hermit
Increasing Devotion/Scorned Villager/Gruesome Discovery
Thalia, Guardia of Thraben/Chalice of Life
Feed the Pack/Chosen of Markov
Jar of Eyeballs/Scorned Villager
Beguiler of Wills/Chalice of Life
Curse of Echoes/Scorned Villager

RIGHT TRACK
Feed the Pack/Hinterland Hermit
Counterlash/Soul Seizer
Dungeon Geists/Afflicted Deserter/Skilful Lunge
Fiend of the Shadows/Scorned Villager
Vault of the Archangel/Elbrus, the Binding Blade
Grim Backwoods/Loyal Cathar/Curse of Exhaustion
Grafdigger's Cage/Loyal Cathar
Curse of Bloodletting/Chosen of Markov
Increasing Vengenance/Huntmaster of the Fells
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad/Soul Seizer
Increasing Ambition/Loyal Cathar/Haunted Fengraf
Gravecrawler/Chosen of Markov


So how close are we to finding the solution? Because, I have another box, I would like to get the mythics from and draft the rest of.

All the creatures have rotated out of standard in that deck. It sounds like the shop ripped you off.

Here's an updated list with DKA; its partially based of a Star City Article:




Just imo on the sideboard:
-4 Mental Misstep
+4 Mana Leak
-3 Silent Departure
+3 Vapor Snag

Quote from yakusoku

It IS a weak win condition, but control's best win conditions are all obnoxiusly expensive. Grave Titan is probably the next best thing, but Gideon Jura, Consecrated Sphinx, and Wurmcoil Engine are all far more than $5.

Control on a budget right now is very difficult (it was easier with manlands).

Hey, big fan of the lists you've come up with; they're surprisingly competitive on cockatrice. When are you going to be releasing the decklists for DKA? I'm stoked.

If you're actually Irish, why not throw yourself upon the mercy of the closest Consulate?

I'm sure this has been brought up already, but has anyone tried a splash of blue in this deck? I've been playing mono-black infect in Cockatrice and found that blue counters would be very useful, especially against mirror. It would also enable a lot of the awesome blue proliferate and draw spells.
Thoughts???

I think one of the general themes in this thread is that Magic needs to be made cheaper. I know in Canada, its impossible in BC to find booster packs going for less than $5.

Some sample solutions already proposed:
-Do away with mythics or double the chances from 1/8 to 1/4.
-2 rares in boosters or cheaper boosters
-Make intro/event decks far more competitive
-Reverse price fixing
-Bring back greater player rewards

I've tried running both mono-red vampires and B/R vampires and they just don't seem to work in this metagame. Maybe after Dark Accension's release we'll see a change, but until then I don't think its a viable competitive standard deck.

Quote from RealOG47

Creatures (16)
4x Delver of Secrets
4x Stromkirk Noble
4x Thrummingbird
4x Stormblood Berserker

Enchantment (3)
3x Curse of Stalked Prey

Instant/Sorcery (19)
4x Ponder
4x Mana Leak
2x Dissipate
3x Think Twice
3x Volt Charge
3x Brimstone Volley

Lands (22)
4x Sulfur Falls
10x Island
8x Mountain
[/DECK]

Wow, I really do like the changes you suggested. However, I do feel that four of Invisible Stalker, Curse of Stalked Prey and Volt Charge instrinsically part of the deck. But, then again your suggestions really make the Runechanter's pike combo work. My sideboard would probably be the same, but swap out the flashfreezes for the Stormblood Berserkers maybe. Thanks BTW.

Ok, this is my first post and I hope I'm not bumping a dead thread here. Anyway, here's my BR Curse of Stalked Prey Deck with some improvements from Van Lunen's:

[CARD] [/CARD]

Traded out Falkenrath Marauders, because paying five for a 2/2 is a **** trade. Neurok Commandos were overcosted as well; although, I did attempt Neurok Invisamancers with similar results. The control elements were also thrown out, because they give you no way of dealing with threats already in play. In addition, many times I did play a mana leak, my opponent was able to pay the cost. Thus, all control elements were removed, in favour of proliferate cards, that also give card advantage and boost creatures.

Finally, I would also thinking of maybe remove all of the Stormblood Berserkers for Hero of Oxid Ridge and Signal Pest. Furthermore, if I had the cash I would dump the Flashfreezes for four swords from Scars.

Edit:Phantasmal Image might find a place in here some way too.