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Deck Comments / Re: $50 White Singles Near You - Comments

« on: August 15, 2019, 07:06:35 am »

Don't know why I didn't consider Odric, Lunarch-Marshal at first. Great addition!

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Deck Comments / Re: $50 White Singles Near You - Comments

« on: August 13, 2019, 06:48:11 pm »

I didn’t even consider Lyra Dawnbringer because I remembered her being $10. Apparently she’s dropped to $5 so that could work. That being said, in order to keep the curve low I’d swap out one of my more expensive cards, and they’re the angels she would be buffing. In a deck that’s only one third angels, and a lot of them at the top of the mana curve, I don’t think I’d run her. I could definitely be wrong though.

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About Deckstats / Re: New: Deckbuilder Improvements

« on: July 29, 2019, 12:46:47 am »

It’s fixed! Keep up the great work!

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About Deckstats / Re: New: Deckbuilder Improvements

« on: July 28, 2019, 11:02:43 pm »

I definitely like being able to see my deck and the search bar at the same time, but I’ve been having problems on mobile. When I’m in direct entry mode it works fine, but when searching the card database, the option to switch between entry modes covers the search bar. Not only does it make it impossible to see what I’m typing, it is also very difficult to click into the search bar in the first place. Had this issue on Chrome and Safari, in portrait and landscape mode, on an iPhone 8.

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Deck Reviews / [Standard] From the Ashes Total Conversion Deck

« on: June 24, 2019, 05:33:56 am »

So this is my weird late-night brew for today. It is called From the Ashes and it's a total conversion deck. Part 1 is a Feather, the Redeemed spells aggro deck:

https://deckstats.net/decks/125926/1334749-from-the-ashes-pt-1

The deck is pretty simple, the interaction between Feather and Dreadhorde Arcanist is cute, and is the one between Tenth District Legionnaire and Grateful Apparition. After Game One, you can sideboard the deck into a totally new beast: Boros Phoenix.

https://deckstats.net/decks/125926/1334752-from-the-ashes-pt-2

This is also a pretty straightforward deck. Dreadhorde Arcanist and Finale of Promise both help return your Arclight Phoenix over and over again and the deck loses a lot of its white.

Are there problems with this build? Sure. For one, I had to put in guildgates so there would be enough white in Part 1 and enough red in Part 2. For another, Boros Phoenix and Feather Aggro are not T1 lists, and I'm sure I haven't even built the best possible versions of each. However, I'd love your suggestions on how to make this more playable, especially with how to fix the color imbalance. Thanks for checking this out and make sure to leave a like if you enjoyed the brew.

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Deck Reviews / [Modern] Frenzied Phoenix

« on: May 21, 2019, 12:07:00 am »

A mono-red brew for y'all today. There are no hidden tricks or nuance here, it's just testing how good you are at counting down from 20. Probably not modern-competitive, but built modern legal. I would love feedback on non-standard cards that would be better options than some of the current inclusions, as I am fairly new to magic and it turns out there are a few cards I don't know out there. The most questionable card in here (from my point of view) is Ghirapur Orrery, it's mostly to clear out dead hits on Experimental Frenzy but I'm not sure it's worth it. A standard version would use Treasure Map for that instead, is that just better? Anyway, thanks in advance for any feedback!

https://deckstats.net/decks/125926/1299671-frenzied-phoenix

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Deck Reviews / [Modern] Grixis Dragon Midrange

« on: May 18, 2019, 02:57:18 am »

So this started as a Dragon Tribal using almost entirely cards I already own, and then kind of just became a not-quite-standard Grixis Midrange. I've labeled it Modern because that's what it's legal in but it's not meant for competitive modern play. The way it's built now, the goal is to stall opponents' early plays until I can unleash the Dragons. I'm not looking to chuck hundreds of extra dollars at this deck, but I would greatly appreciate any suggestions for some reasonable upgrades and cuts. Thanks!

https://deckstats.net/decks/125926/1296858-grixis-dragon-control

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General Magic / Bolas's Citadel in Red Deck Wins

« on: May 14, 2019, 01:34:43 am »

So I've had a thought, and you may have guessed what it is based on the name of the thread. Could Bolas's Citadel replace Experimental Frenzy in red burn or aggro decks? Right off the bat, I see a few problems, as I'm sure you will have as well. First, it's a 6-mana card, which slows either of those decks way down. However, you can use it immediately to start playing off the top of your library, whereas Experimental Frenzy usually requires you to untap with it to be useful. Also, Runaway Steam-Kin can provide a hefty amount of mana for it in some cases. The second (and in my opinion, larger) problem is that 3 of the 6 mana required is black, which means that even running 4 Dragonskull Summit, 4 Blood Crypt, and only 2 Bolas's Citadel, you'd still draw Bolas's Citadel before you drew 3 black mana sources. Fetch lands could work I suppose, but the fewer lands you have to run that aren't basic mountains, the better. I'm also wondering in how many games would a mono-red deck have enough life on turn 6+ to be able to afford to pay? Anyway, I'm sure for a lot of you that was all recap and not new information, so my questions are these:

(1) Is Bolas's Citadel even remotely playable as a splash in a fast red deck? If so, how would you make it work?
(2) Could Bolas's Citadel work in a Rakdos burn deck where black mana is easier to find?
(3) Is there any real advantage to Bolas's Citadel over Experimental Frenzy?

Thanks in advance for any answers to these questions, if you have built any decks with Citadel used in this way, I'd love to see them!

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Deck Reviews / [Standard] Tezz-infinite Superfriends

« on: May 08, 2019, 04:13:55 am »

First off, this deck was inspired by watching Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge videos by Mogwai and Mono Black Magic. Now onto the deck:

https://deckstats.net/decks/125926/1286506-tezz-infinite-superfriends

The complete combo is Cabal Paladin + Karn, the Great Creator + Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge. You use Karn to fetch Guardians of Koilos from your sideboard, which bounces Karn, which you can cast again and fetch with again. Once you have (at least) 2 Guardians of Koilos out, you can have them bounce each other and recast them infinitely using Tezzeret’s affinity passive ability. Cabal Paladin deals 2 damage on each casting, and you win. Saheeli, Sublime Artificer is a great way to make artifacts and fuel your artifact affinity, and everything else in the deck is focused on helping you survive long enough to combo off. I know the deck works better with shock/check lands, but I like to build without them in the first draft to keep cost (way) down. Things I’d like input on: utility options for the sideboard for when the combo isn’t in place but Karn is out and can fetch, any efficient ways to accelerate the combo, and whether I should include recursion for Cabal Paladin (and if so, what). Thanks for any comments!

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Deck Reviews / [Casual] Rakdos Aristocrat Burn

« on: May 04, 2019, 02:22:19 pm »

Just looking for thoughts and suggestions on this deck. Credit where it’s due, got the idea to build this from a recent YouTube video by Broseph. Let me know what you think of this build, thanks!

https://deckstats.net/decks/125926/1282519-rakdos-aristocrat-burn

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Deck Reviews / [Casual] Ashiok Mill

« on: April 26, 2019, 05:18:05 am »

So this deck works around two wincons. The first and easiest is just to straight mill the opponent out. Ashiok, Dream Render is at least a mill 4 for 3 mana, and using Teferi’s Time Twist to protect her and refresh her loyalty counters usually makes her even better. Combine that with a good mill shell and good things should happen. Option two works around the second part of Ashiok, Dream Render’s loyalty ability. If I start to run out of steam with the mill, Kaya, Orzhov Usurper’s ultimate will usually already be lethal thanks to a Ashiok exiling all the previously milled cards.
Massacre Girl is in as a creature sweeper, she becomes especially deadly if Callous Dismissal has made me a 1/1 zombie army already. I had considered Oath of Teferi to get Kaya to ultimate faster and get more guaranteed mill from Ashiok, but not sure if it’s a good inclusion. Please share any thoughts you have on how to improve the deck while still keeping it similar to its original form. Much appreciated!

https://deckstats.net/decks/125926/1274362-ashiok-mill

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Deck Reviews / Re: [Modern] Karn the Investigator

« on: April 22, 2019, 08:35:08 pm »

Love that idea actually! Thanks!

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Deck Reviews / [Modern] Karn the Investigator

« on: April 22, 2019, 07:52:27 pm »

Let me preface this by saying I am well aware this deck would not be competitive in Modern, the goal here is just to make this deck playable and fun to mess around with among friends. So I would love any contributions to get the deck slightly better. Probably more artifacts are needed, but I like the idea of abusing clue tokens, so maybe turning card draw into a second wincon? Thanks!

https://deckstats.net/decks/125926/1271295-karn-the-investigator

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Deck Reviews / [Modern] Mono White Visitation

« on: April 14, 2019, 06:14:45 pm »

https://deckstats.net/decks/125926/1263912-mono-white-visitation

This deck is focused on token swarming using Divine Visitation and Lyra Dawnbringer to pump everything. I don't think History of Benalia is optimal for this deck, so it's not in, but I could be wrong... Some cards I was considering but didn't make the cut on v1: Bunrei's Promise, Spectral Procession, and Revitalize. My main concern is whether I should be running fewer copies of Divine Visitation since once I resolve one of them the others become dead weight. Would also welcome any sideboard suggestions, was thinking about putting some Black in to get Orzhov afterlife stuff and more removal like Vraska's Contempt or maybe Green to take advantage of Selesnya's token shenanigans. Any comments and suggestions welcome and appreciated!

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Deck Reviews / [Modern] Budget Orzhov Sanguine Bond

« on: April 13, 2019, 04:35:34 am »

https://deckstats.net/decks/125926/1262569-orzhov-bond

A little brew I came up with focused on killing the opponent through life gain, any comments much appreciated. Considering taking out Ajani’s Pridemate to commit even further to Sanguine Bond with Ill-Gotten Inheritance or Fountain of Renewal or something...