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What a weekend just passed! I spent 3 days playing at 4 different Legacy events in my city. Needless to say I played a bunch and learned a thing or two, especially regarding sideboard plans. Here's a...

It appears to me Mutavault would be good either with Standstill or with a Ninja in play on a clear board. I doubt I'll be playing Standstill anytime soon and a Ninja on a clear board is already a...

@Borg,

Thanks for the suggestion. I had not thought about Scion at all in this deck. Here are my immediate thoughts on the card:

First, I don't think Scion is anywhere near Oko in terms of...

I am happy you appreciate the insight! I do enjoy sharing and getting feedback about different builds.

The green splash is where I had the most initial success with the deck during the W6 era. I...

@Borg,

The best argument in favor of Ponder is probably the fact that it drastically reduces your mulligan rate. One-landers with a cantrip are automatic keeps while ninjutsu hands with 1 lands...

Snapcaster definitely has potential here. Similar to Brazen you get an effect and the potential to buy it back. In Snapcaster's case the effect is less crucial but more flexible and the body is less...

I don't think Liliana is were we want to be with this deck. Taping out 3 mana for a situational card that requires somewhat of a gimmick to activate isn't stellar to begin with. Even when things turn...

I played Ninjas for the first time since the banning of W6 at a local monthly tournament. I brewed a Grixis list the night before and wanted to give it a whirl. The turnout was fine but not great...

Tombstalker was basically a 5/5 Nemesis during W6. White removal and Jace were pushed out, Delver was at its peak and non-white control decks cut Strix for Engineer and W6. Now Strix is back with his...

It's another user that wanted to try my list for the GP. We exchanged on some SB strategies and Thomas Dresder piloted the deck in Bologna. He went 7-2 on day1 and cashed out on day2. He cruised...

I am still not 100% certain how I want to approach the Strix/Engineer Control matchup but here's what I've got noted down for control decks:

Strix Control
-3 Outcast -1 Swamp
+3 Plague +1 Veil
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Broke my winning streak yesterday at a 15 players 4 round tournament. I went 3-1 losing R2 to BUG Control 2-1. I got to beat a very cool Ug High Tide deck, Burn, and GWb Maverick.

I played my same...

I see what you mean by tempo when you talk about decks that heavily support the ninja theme. To be fair, those decks are simply showing more commitment to ninjas than perhaps you are used to. Playing...

I don't think Outcast is a tempo card because it is inherently tempo-negative when paired with ninjas. High Thopter counts are more indicative of a tempo strategy because they allow you to deploy...

@Smarm,

If you want to make space for more cards in your list I suggest lowering your land count. With 8 cantrips, multiples basic lands and such a low curve I don't think you need more than 18...

How do you like playing with 4 Foundy?

I really don't like drawing multiples but I always want to have one available when I play a Thopter or Outcast. I play with 3 Outcast, 3 Thopters and 3...

I went 4-0 at a Legacy weekly with a respectable turnout (20ish players). I had taken a break from magic for about a month and wanted to play something light and fun so I opted for some Retrofitter...

I am not avoiding those cards. I think they are very good. 1-2 Gurmag or 1 Murderous Cut are good cards with their own merit that have good synergy with Yuriko. I think the Yuriko synergy is...

I've tried with Seer before and the card is deeply underwhelming. Scry 2 and blue is really good but Unblockable and Ninja typing is more relevant. Every enabler in the deck can ve walled by a 2...

I an glad the Thopters are working out for you!

My opinion on Teksuko remains the same.

Ponder is a pretty good magic card and I find it difficult to make a blue deck without it. Tempo decks...

For a heavy Ninja built I would play Ornithopter instead of Nether Traitor. Ornith is also the classic Ninja enabler so you have some added flavor there. About 2 copies seems reasonable.

I would...

My thoughts on your deck?

I think Ninjutsu is good when it bounces something you want back to your hand like Strix and Sprite. Sprite is one of our best piece of protection to keep our draw engine...

I played at a weekly tournament with a super straight-forward NinjaFaerie deck. I won against Miracles, Jund, and Infect and lost to Manaless Dredge and 4c Loam with Wrenn and Six.

The list:

4...

I went 3-1 at a weekly tournament with the Faerie Miscreant list posted on the previous page bare a few SB changes (-1 Trophy -1 Cage -1 Rod +1 Return to Nature +1 Jitte +1 Blossom). The deck...

That's a cool looking list! Very focused on the Ninja plan. I like the Force of Negation in the SB... Been looking into those as a potential Spell Pierce/Flusterstorm upgrade. I'm a bit concerned...