Search:

I played/loved this deck years ago (recruiter version), but the problem we will never solve is "only 4 Aluren" in the deck. Hand disruptable, Krosan Grippable, Extirpateable and many able able...
...

If you have to face K.Grip or even something worse just like Hand disruption + Extirpate. How do you deal with it?
I tried Development / Research because I had my Allurens removed only a few times,...

I played Imperial Aluren for more than a year and managed to play 3 consecutive finals in small trounaments.
I have not tested the deck since then, but looks like the Recruiter VS non-recruiter...

Not so idiot. Strix requires being able to target the opponent, while Feeder doesn't. You don't need to draw many cards because when you're going off, you're winning. You can just recover your FoWs...

Hi,
I see many sideboard slots are Wish tools. You should add 3x Krosan Grip at least, and try reducing the Critter SB. Moreover, if a creature you control gets buried, you can recover it by...

I can dodge only 1 hate card too. The fact is:
Recruiter -> Recruiter#2 -> Stalker +Bounce a Recruiter (no target, so no useful answer), Recruiter again - > Bouncer #2.....and then would repeat the...

Turn 4 win is more likely than you can imagine. But it's not so easy, you must be careful with opposing K.Grips (we play Therapy or seize due to this) and Extirpates, as well as Chalices/3spheres.
...

I haven't played the deck for months. Meta has changed, undoubtedly.
Moreover I play the recruiter version, so I'm afraid we cannot compare both engines because they perform well (despite what ppl...

Maybe you have not won any with them, but I have many times. Opponents may simply focus on stopping your engine and they aren't able to handle goyfs too. If they can stop your combo and deal with...

If we can't combo, we should have access to another way to victory: direct damage or attacking with creatures.
That's why some players add goyfs to their lists (Aluren). It's not a wall that...

Maybe I'm confused, but this means you can safely play all critters from your hand and resolve triggered abilities but you don't get more critters. We cannot go off because they get the chance to...

Trinisphere could be considered the scourge of Aluren. That's why Nonex recommended dealing with it by bouncing, countering or even sweeping the board.
The real danger of it is that by the time you...

That's right! (I messed up with it).

The problem we have with Trinisphere, is that we must survive the push of a D.Stompy or Armageddons from a White Stax. Moreover our FoW cost 3, so the sphere...

I suggest, if it's possible for you, to add black as soon as you can.
Cabal Therapy will help you in many scenarios, for instance, naming Krosan Grip just before you cast your Aluren, or removing...

During a short time, I used to use Research/Development in the SB.
But I found that goyfs were another path to victory.
I haven't played the deck for months, so no idea how te meta would treat...

I still play Living Wish, but you cannot recover an extirpated Aluren :(
Anyway, wishes for me serve as Recruiter #4, #5 and #6, as well as some SB options.

Extirpate is a big pain, so one must...

This new creature is, IMHO, better than Feeder, since you no longer need to create the 500/500 critter army. You simply go off and win on the very same turn.

StP is not a problem!!! With one StP...

Totally agree (I pack only 1 Wall of Roots and 4 Tarmogoyf instead of the typical 8x wall config, it takes too many slots and sometimes you can't go off with every card available).

Another issue...

@Nonex: Are we talking about a Recruiter version? If not, please don't take this seriously. The Merfolk kicker issue is nice, but IMHO we are improving nothing, because it won't help against counters...

There used to be a nice discussion here about Imperial VS non-imperial lists, anyway both decks work in a different way. I have also seen some kind of hybrid decks, using only a couple of Recruiters....

Hi,
Played a small tournament today (17ppl), was 1s after 5 round swiss: 3-0-2, but got smacked in quarterfinals by dreadstill. My bad, I lost against countertop lock. Thinking about including...

As we all agree in decking goyfs, extirpates are a little less annoying, but are still a problem if Aluren hits the grave. The first ideas I had were Research/Development, but it's only useful when...

What do you all think about Wheel of sun and moon as a sideboard option?
It can stop annoying Extirpates if you target yourself and it stops dredge decks, as well as dilute...

I have exchanged my viridian shaman for a harmonic sliver.
I never played the shaman pre-aluren because I always had somethign better to play (or more necessary, i.e: intuition) so I would always...

The Maze of Ith sounds good, I think I do not use properly my SB for my living wishes, but most of the time I'm only getting the 4th Recruiter, sometimes a Witness and the least, a Boneshredder... I...