Zappa
03-26-2008, 08:13 AM
The deck I am trying to build is a BW deck that revolves around smokestack, backed by pin point discard, as well as removal. The creatures works well to help smokestacks effect become a positive one. Currently this is how the deck looks like...
Lands:
4X Bloodstained Mire
1X Tainted Field
2X Swamp
4X Scrubland
4X Godless Shrine
1X Ancient Den
1x Vault of Whispers
4X Flagstones of Trokair
Lock Pieces:
3X Smokestack
Acceleration/Utility:
4X Dark Ritual
3X Enlightened Tutor
1X Seal of Cleansing
Creatures:
4X Hypnotic Specter
4X Dark Confidant
4X Epochrasite
4X Myr Retriever
Removal:
4X Swords to Plowshares
Discard:
4X Duress
4X Cabal Therapy
Side board (15)
4X Withered Wretch
4X True Believer
3X Extirpate
4X Warmth
Card choices:
Smokestack the heart of the deck. Making everyone (including you) sacrifice permanents.
Ancient Den
Vault of Whispers Artifact land, fetchable via Enlightened Tutor, recurrable (if needed) via Myr Retriever.
Flagstones of Trokair Food for Smokestack, helps trim the deck.
Dark Confidant This deck's drawing engine. He could always be sacrificed should life loss start becoming a problem. Can also help swing for damage.
Epochrasite Food for Smokestack, early chump blocker but comes back later on as a beater. Also works as food for Cabal Therapy.
Myr Retriever Chump blocker and food for either Smokestack or Cabal Therapy, can help bring back dead:
-Epochrasites
-Artifact Lands
-Other Myr Retrievers
-Smokestacks
Cabal Therapy Great Synergy with the artifact creatures. Helps gets rid of cards that may threaten Smokestack.
Enlightened Tutor Can fetch creatures, artifact lands (should mana be a problem), fetches for Smokestack, as well as the seal.
Seal of Cleansing Being ran as a silver bullet could always be tutored if needed.
Anyone have any advise, tips, or just have a different idea of card choices in mind please feel free to post them. There may have been other cards that I may have totally missed.
Things I'm curious about:
1) You think 3 smokestacks are fine? Should I bump the number to 4 considering the deck is built to abuse the card.
2) The ever question of Duress vs Thoughtseize. I decided to run Duress instead of thoughtseize since what I am worried more about are counterspells, disenchants/naturalize, Vindicates that may be aimed at smokestack, pernicious deeds, and card drawing/tutors by combo.
I am also worried that with the confidants (revealing smokestack at 4), Shocklands, fetchlands, that the life loss may really add up.
That is all my questions for now. Thanks for reading, again if you have some advice, tips or just different opinion(s) on what other cards to use or what not to use feel free to post them.
Lands:
4X Bloodstained Mire
1X Tainted Field
2X Swamp
4X Scrubland
4X Godless Shrine
1X Ancient Den
1x Vault of Whispers
4X Flagstones of Trokair
Lock Pieces:
3X Smokestack
Acceleration/Utility:
4X Dark Ritual
3X Enlightened Tutor
1X Seal of Cleansing
Creatures:
4X Hypnotic Specter
4X Dark Confidant
4X Epochrasite
4X Myr Retriever
Removal:
4X Swords to Plowshares
Discard:
4X Duress
4X Cabal Therapy
Side board (15)
4X Withered Wretch
4X True Believer
3X Extirpate
4X Warmth
Card choices:
Smokestack the heart of the deck. Making everyone (including you) sacrifice permanents.
Ancient Den
Vault of Whispers Artifact land, fetchable via Enlightened Tutor, recurrable (if needed) via Myr Retriever.
Flagstones of Trokair Food for Smokestack, helps trim the deck.
Dark Confidant This deck's drawing engine. He could always be sacrificed should life loss start becoming a problem. Can also help swing for damage.
Epochrasite Food for Smokestack, early chump blocker but comes back later on as a beater. Also works as food for Cabal Therapy.
Myr Retriever Chump blocker and food for either Smokestack or Cabal Therapy, can help bring back dead:
-Epochrasites
-Artifact Lands
-Other Myr Retrievers
-Smokestacks
Cabal Therapy Great Synergy with the artifact creatures. Helps gets rid of cards that may threaten Smokestack.
Enlightened Tutor Can fetch creatures, artifact lands (should mana be a problem), fetches for Smokestack, as well as the seal.
Seal of Cleansing Being ran as a silver bullet could always be tutored if needed.
Anyone have any advise, tips, or just have a different idea of card choices in mind please feel free to post them. There may have been other cards that I may have totally missed.
Things I'm curious about:
1) You think 3 smokestacks are fine? Should I bump the number to 4 considering the deck is built to abuse the card.
2) The ever question of Duress vs Thoughtseize. I decided to run Duress instead of thoughtseize since what I am worried more about are counterspells, disenchants/naturalize, Vindicates that may be aimed at smokestack, pernicious deeds, and card drawing/tutors by combo.
I am also worried that with the confidants (revealing smokestack at 4), Shocklands, fetchlands, that the life loss may really add up.
That is all my questions for now. Thanks for reading, again if you have some advice, tips or just different opinion(s) on what other cards to use or what not to use feel free to post them.