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Deck Reviews / Re: [Standard] Kenji Vamps List

« on: April 11, 2016, 08:26:40 pm »

I dunno about Murderous Compulsion. It's not much good for clearing blockers.

More copies of Avacyn's Judgement, maybe?

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Deck Reviews / Re: is this to risky to play?

« on: April 11, 2016, 08:20:30 pm »

Poking through some competitive Legacy Burn lists might be instructive. Here's an example.

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Deck Reviews / Re: Suggestions Please?

« on: April 11, 2016, 04:20:24 am »

Talking to you inspired me to try my own take on the concept. Maybe take a look?

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Deck Reviews / [Casual] Artifact Repair

« on: April 11, 2016, 04:17:47 am »

Artifact Repair

My take on Oragren's deck concept.

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Deck Reviews / [Casual] Trinkets

« on: April 11, 2016, 03:48:38 am »

Trinkets

A deck built to use the 1-mana artifact support from Fifth Dawn. Doesn't do very much, but never stops doing it.

Feedback welcome.

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Deck Reviews / [Casual] Transmute and Destroy

« on: April 10, 2016, 11:47:10 pm »

Transmute and Destroy

A budget casual deck that uses Liquimetal Coating, Gorilla Shaman, and other similar cards to destroy everything your opponent plays. Especially their lands.

Comments and suggestions would be appreciated.

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Deck Reviews / Re: [Standard] Bant Company (need help)

« on: April 10, 2016, 10:02:39 pm »

You could just drop the white. Dromoka's Command and Reflector Mage are nice to have, but there's a lot to be said for consistency.

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[de] Deck-Bewertungen / Re: [Casual] WB Lifegain

« on: April 10, 2016, 09:26:57 pm »

Why is this on the German forum?

Anyway, Scoured Barrens seems like a good bet. I play it in an Orzhov deck with a similar game plan, and it's really handy to fix mana and gain life at the same time.

Karlov of the Ghost Council is pretty awesome too. Not an Ally, but two counters each time you gain life is a lot.

Ondu Cleric is pretty impressive when you're combining Allies and lifegain. And Lantern Scout might be worth a look too.

Soul Warden and Soul's Attendant aren't Allies, but they're really good cards.

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Deck Reviews / Re: [Standard] B/W

« on: April 10, 2016, 09:58:34 am »

I wouldn't play Painful Truths or To The Slaughter if I were you. You've only got two colours and you're not likely to get Delirium very often.

Anyway, this seems like the kind of deck that could use a one-drop. Maybe Kytheon, Hero of Akros or Dragon Hunter. Both Humans, so there's synergy with Thalia's Lieutenant.

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Deck Reviews / Re: [Standard] B/G

« on: April 10, 2016, 09:46:11 am »

Not so sure about Ulvenwald Hydra. It's a lot of mana and it's really just a body.

Merciless Resolve also strikes me as dubious. Sacrificing a creature or land is a pretty hefty cost and the benefit's not great. Vessel of Nascency seems like a clear upgrade.

Adding a Planeswalker might be a good idea. Gives you another card type for Delirium. And you have the Oath, which makes it a bit better.

Deathcap Cultivator is probably worth a look, since you're playing a lot of expensive stuff.

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Deck Reviews / Re: Hydra/Elf Overplay

« on: April 10, 2016, 09:37:31 am »

If I were you I wouldn't bother with the fog effects. If you're spending your turns negating attacks, you're not moving towards victory.

Rhys seems dubious as well. You aren't doing much else with tokens.

More mana elves would be useful, especially given your low land count. There are a lot of functionally identical versions of Llanowar Elves out there, and Elvish Archdruid is a useful lord.

Not sure the pump spells are pulling their weight.

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Deck Reviews / Re: [Modern] Life of Lions

« on: April 10, 2016, 09:28:37 am »

You've got a steeply uphill battle ahead of you. Modern is a pretty brutal format, full of thousand-dollar decks that can win on turn 4, and you're handicapping yourself by sticking to a theme.

(Huh. Didn't expect it to autocard uphill battle. Oh well.)

Anyway, you probably need more lands. 18 is not very many.

There are a lot of cards in your deck that just don't do all that much. Like Sunbond, for example. It can easily be a wasted card if the creature you put it on gets sent on a path to exile.

Vanguard of Brimaz, Leonin Relic-Warder, Savannah Lions, and Ajani's Sunstriker are all worth a look. If you add green, add Loam Lion, Wild Nacatl, Fleecemane Lion, and Qasali Pridemage to that list.

If you add fetchlands, you might have some luck with Steppe Lynx and Scythe Leopard.

Brimaz is a very powerful creature. More copies might be a good idea even if he is legendary.

PS: What's up with the Imposing Sovereign? Doesn't seem to fit.

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General Magic / Re: The Gitrog Monster - Discussion and Advice

« on: April 10, 2016, 09:08:23 am »

This might be insultingly obvious, but...fetchlands and/or Terramorphic Expanse/Evolving Wilds synergize very nicely with The Gitrog Monster.

Might also be worth looking into the Blighted lands from Battle for Zendikar. If you're playing a bunch of fetches, you can get away with some colourless-producing lands.

If you end up going the Delirium route, there's some nice synergy with Mindwrack Demon. Milling lands lets you draw with The Gitrog Monster, after all.

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General Magic / Re: Best cards for a reanimator artifact deck mono red to start.

« on: April 10, 2016, 09:01:08 am »

My personal favourite wincon would be Inkwell Leviathan. Platinum Emperion, Sphinx of the Steel Wind, Nullstone Gargoyle, and Sundering Titan also have their charms.

Trash For Treasure is like extra copies of Goblin Welder. Scarecrone works too.

Faithless Looting is an excellent way to get big artifacts into your graveyard.

Daretti, Scrap Savant fills your graveyard and brings back big artifacts.

Chromatic Star, Ichor Wellspring, and Terrarion are all good for sacrificing.

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Deck Reviews / Re: [Standard] Curious Tutor

« on: April 10, 2016, 08:48:47 am »

I don't think it's worth splashing white and black just for Expose Evil and Returned Centaur. Going monoblue will lower the cost of the deck, increase its consistency, and give you the freedom to play lands that do things, like Blighted Cataract.

And Trail of Evidence doesn't seem very worthwhile in a deck with so few instants and sorceries. To generate Clues in long games, I think you'd have better luck with Tamiyo's Journal and/or Confirm Suspicions.