Grumpollion
06-27-2010, 05:26 PM
This is a semi-casual deck that seeks to win either by dropping Emrakul (the Flying Spaghetti Monster) or infinitely recurring Mindslaver or, in a pinch, beating down with Krosan Tuskers. An early object is to get lots of lands into play and then Scapeshift into at least 4 Cloudposts and, if possible, Academy Ruins and an island. Twelve green walls provide early defense, card draw, and mana production with Overgrown Battlement.
The list:
1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
4 Fierce Empath
4 Krosan Tusker
4 Overgrown Battlement
4 Wall of Blossoms
4 Carven Caryatid
4 Sakura-Tribe Elder
4 Nature's Lore
4 Scapeshift
2 Gifts Ungiven
1 Regrowth
1 Eternal Witness
1 Mindslaver
1 Oblivion Stone
1 Academy Ruins
1 Island
4 Tranquil Thicket
4 Cloudpost
11 Forest
Explanations:
Fierce Empath fetches Emrakul or Krosan Tuskers, and chump blocks.
Krosan Tuskers provide targets for your Fierce Empaths when they are more desirable than Emrakul, and in the early game can be cycled for basic lands and cards.
Wall of Blossoms and Carven Caryatid both provide defense against early critters and draw cards.
Overgrown Battlement takes advantage of the high defender count in order to ramp up mana.
Sakura-Tribe Elder and Nature's Lore are early mana ramps, and Elder also chump blocks.
Scapeshift gets your Cloudposts, Academy Ruins, and Island into play so that you can drop Emrakul or recur Mindslaver or Oblivion Stone.
Gifts Ungiven, in concert with Eternal Witness and Regrowth, pretty much gets you whatever two other cards you want. If your opponent gives you Eternal Witness and Regrowth, you can use them to return the cards you actually wanted from your graveyard. Note: it might not be a good idea to use Gifts to try to fetch Emrakul, since Emrakul shuffles your graveyard back into your library when Emrakul hits the graveyard. Often, the better idea, if you don't yet have Emrakul in your hand, is to choose Fierce Empath as one of your four cards. Academy Ruins, Oblivion Stone, Mindslaver, and Regrowth/Eternal Witness isn't a bad Gifts pile either, since Ruins can bring back the artifacts.
In previous versions of the deck, I also tried Harrow and Wurmcalling, but I didn't really have room for them. Krosan Tusker beats out Harrow, in my opinion, because Tusker thins the deck just as much as Harrow, produces more CA when used in conjunction with Fierce Empath, and gives you extra big beaters/blockers if you need them.
The list:
1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
4 Fierce Empath
4 Krosan Tusker
4 Overgrown Battlement
4 Wall of Blossoms
4 Carven Caryatid
4 Sakura-Tribe Elder
4 Nature's Lore
4 Scapeshift
2 Gifts Ungiven
1 Regrowth
1 Eternal Witness
1 Mindslaver
1 Oblivion Stone
1 Academy Ruins
1 Island
4 Tranquil Thicket
4 Cloudpost
11 Forest
Explanations:
Fierce Empath fetches Emrakul or Krosan Tuskers, and chump blocks.
Krosan Tuskers provide targets for your Fierce Empaths when they are more desirable than Emrakul, and in the early game can be cycled for basic lands and cards.
Wall of Blossoms and Carven Caryatid both provide defense against early critters and draw cards.
Overgrown Battlement takes advantage of the high defender count in order to ramp up mana.
Sakura-Tribe Elder and Nature's Lore are early mana ramps, and Elder also chump blocks.
Scapeshift gets your Cloudposts, Academy Ruins, and Island into play so that you can drop Emrakul or recur Mindslaver or Oblivion Stone.
Gifts Ungiven, in concert with Eternal Witness and Regrowth, pretty much gets you whatever two other cards you want. If your opponent gives you Eternal Witness and Regrowth, you can use them to return the cards you actually wanted from your graveyard. Note: it might not be a good idea to use Gifts to try to fetch Emrakul, since Emrakul shuffles your graveyard back into your library when Emrakul hits the graveyard. Often, the better idea, if you don't yet have Emrakul in your hand, is to choose Fierce Empath as one of your four cards. Academy Ruins, Oblivion Stone, Mindslaver, and Regrowth/Eternal Witness isn't a bad Gifts pile either, since Ruins can bring back the artifacts.
In previous versions of the deck, I also tried Harrow and Wurmcalling, but I didn't really have room for them. Krosan Tusker beats out Harrow, in my opinion, because Tusker thins the deck just as much as Harrow, produces more CA when used in conjunction with Fierce Empath, and gives you extra big beaters/blockers if you need them.