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Dilettante
02-17-2008, 06:33 PM
This deck is a shot at designing not quite a stiflenought deck so much as... a deck that has a delicate balance that can completely skew it one way or another. It's tooled to play a measure of mind games with your opponent. Here it is below:

Modified Deck
Creatures (7)
2x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
2x Phyrexian Dreadnought
3x Trinket Mage

Spells (23)
2x Hoofprints of the Stag
3x Orim’s Chant
4x Force of Will
4x Brainstorm
4x Cunning Wish
3x Swords to Plowshares
3x Stifle

Artifacts (9)
1x Engineered Explosives
2x Chrome Mox
2x Mox Diamond
4x Isochron Scepter

Land (21)
4x Tundra
3x Flooded Strand
3x Polluted Delta
3x Plains
4x Island
4x Ancient Tomb

Sideboard
1x Stifle
1x Orim’s Chant
1x Counterspell
1x Brain Freeze
1x Swords to Plowshares
1x Disenchant
1x Echoing Truth
2x Misdirection
1x Abolish
2x Phyrexian Dreadnought
1x Pithing Needle
1x Tormod's Crypt
1x Hoofprints of the Stag

Original Deck
Creatures (7)
2x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
2x Phyrexian Dreadnought
3x Trinket Mage

Spells (23)
3x Hoofprints of the Stag
3x Orim’s Chant
4x Force of Will
4x Brainstorm
4x Cunning Wish
3x Swords to Plowshares
2x Stifle

Artifacts (9)
1x Engineered Explosives
2x Chrome Mox
2x Mox Diamond
4x Isochron Scepter

Land (21)
4x Tundra
3x Flooded Strand
3x Polluted Delta
3x Plains
4x Island
4x Ancient Tomb

Sideboard
2x Stifle
1x Orim’s Chant
1x Counterspell
1x Brain Freeze
1x Swords to Plowshares
1x Disenchant
1x Echoing Truth
2x Misdirection
1x Abolish
2x Phyrexian Dreadnought
1x Pithing Needle
1x Tormod's Crypt


The default configuration is relatively balanced, but elements can be tinkered much more after sideboarding into a much different playstyle condusive to the matchup. If more control elements are needed, components of the sideboard such as Stifle, Pithing Needle, and Misdirection can be slipped into the deck. If a more aggressive stance is needed, the full complements of Dreadnoughts, Misdirections (protecting the Noughts), and the other Stifle can be slipped in, in lieu of cards depending on matchup, possibly StP, Explosives, and a Scepter. Alternatively, one of the extremes can be used for Game 1 depending on Meta and then you can toy around with balance adjustment for the subsequent games.

Peculiar Synergies
-Teferi can allow two Phyrexian Dreadnoughts to be played in tandem to drop one in play.
-Brainstorm on a stick becomes a very aggressive card with Hoofprints on the board.

Peculiar Card Choices
Abolish - Counterbalance and Chalice of the Void are the major concerns, but can also fetchably deal with an opposing Dreadnought.
Brain Freeze - Alternate kill condition in case of infinite life-gain and other lockdowns.

Other cards to examine
Vision Charm - I just can't find a slot for it, but it would give potency to the more aggressive method. Also, putting it on a stick can be rather annoying to some decks... (MBC)
Fire / Ice - Extremely good synergy with Hoofprints, but feels more like a 'win-more' in this particular deck rather than a true kill condition, considering the existence of the others.
City of Traitors - Cut since the deck does not want to stop laying down mana, despite the curve being so low.

Cavius The Great
02-17-2008, 06:41 PM
Looks interesting. I would definitely move a 3rd Stifle to the MD though and keep just one as a Cunning Wish target in your SB.