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    Junk & Nail

    I've been playing this pile of trash for the past couple of days, and wanted help with it.

    Also, yes it's a rehash of Zac Hill's Rock & Nail from years ago Extended.

    Lands:

    4x Verdant Catacombs
    2x Marsh Flats
    2x Cabal Coffers
    3x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
    1x The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
    1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All
    1x Bojuka Bog
    2x Bayou
    1x Scrubland
    1x Savannah
    2x Forest
    2x Swamp
    1x Plains

    Creatures:
    4x Sakura-Tribe Elder
    2x Sundering Titan
    2x Platinum Angel

    Other Spells:
    4x Swords to Plowshares
    2x Duress
    3x Inquisition of Kozilek
    3x Crop Rotation
    3x Hymn to Tourach
    4x Living Wish
    2x Pernicious Deed
    4x Tooth and Nail

    Artifacts:
    4x Sensei's Diving Top

    It's a pretty simple concept, control the hand all the while ramping up towards Tooth and Nail using the Urborg+Coffers uber combo to generate tons of mana.

    The reasoning for the colorless creatures is that you'll be able to cast them if ever they are drawn so they are never stuck in hand.

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    Re: Junk & Nail

    I think if you're going Tooth and Nail there's absolutely no reason not to have at least 1 Emrakul and 1 Gives-Emrakul-Haste creature in here. Sure, you might not be able to play them very easily, but Plat Angel and Sundering Titan are far from auto win cards, whereas Emrakul is Emrakul. Being colorless helps, but even just being stuck in your hand isn't a huge problem since I could see situations where you want to cast TnN without entwine just to get Emrakul in play.

    Plus you have a much better option to beat Show and Tell decks game 1.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phoenix Ignition View Post
    I think if you're going Tooth and Nail there's absolutely no reason not to have at least 1 Emrakul and 1 Gives-Emrakul-Haste creature in here. Sure, you might not be able to play them very easily, but Plat Angel and Sundering Titan are far from auto win cards, whereas Emrakul is Emrakul. Being colorless helps, but even just being stuck in your hand isn't a huge problem since I could see situations where you want to cast TnN without entwine just to get Emrakul in play.

    Plus you have a much better option to beat Show and Tell decks game 1.
    I had thought of Emrakul+FKZ, and maybe Iona+Painter?
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    Re: Junk & Nail

    I think there's a better option than FKZ, I forget his name though. Think it's a red creature 4 drop.

    Anyway, I like both of those options better than Platinum Angel at least. There's too much removal to really plan on PA not losing you the game, and as long as you're cheating 2 creatures into play regardless, you might as well grab the ones with the highest impact. Iona + Painter sounds pretty awesome to be honest.

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    Re: Junk & Nail

    Emrakul + Xenagos, God of Revels?

    30 points of hasty power + annihilator 6 every turn.

    While we're at it, why not throw in the DD + Therspian Stage combo? You already run nonbasic search and Urborg makes DD less dead.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barook View Post
    Emrakul + Xenagos, God of Revels?

    30 points of hasty power + annihilator 6 every turn.

    While we're at it, why not throw in the DD + Therspian Stage combo? You already run nonbasic search and Urborg makes DD less dead.
    Dang! That's brutal!

    EDIT: Also, forgot to post my current SB:
    1x Cabal Coffers
    1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
    1x Surgical Extraction
    3x Rest in Peace
    1x Kataki, War's Wage
    1x Qasali Pridemage
    1x Aven Mindcensor
    2x Pernicious Deed
    4x Obstinate Baloth
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    Re: Junk & Nail

    I think you are better off working towards a refined veraion of hooglands junk NO deck. Realistically youll be dead before you reach the eleven mana you need to cast an entwined tooth and nail playing around spell pierce. Crater hoof plus any two creatures is lethal on most board states and only requires six mana, four if you're feeling froggy.

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    Re: Junk & Nail

    Other end of the spectrum from NO, could be more of a BG 12post list.

    Also vote on Emrakul plus Xenagos. If you're actually resolving a 9 mana spell, it should win you the game. Not get swords and lillyd immediately.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Worldslayer View Post
    Other end of the spectrum from NO, could be more of a BG 12post list.

    Also vote on Emrakul plus Xenagos. If you're actually resolving a 9 mana spell, it should win you the game. Not get swords and lillyd immediately.
    I had thought of 12Post instead, I'll try it out.
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    Re: Junk & Nail

    3 Color Manabase is too hard, I'm gonna try straight GB.
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    Re: Junk & Nail

    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Froggy View Post
    3 Color Manabase is too hard, I'm gonna try straight GB.
    You could run Innocent Blood as your 1cc removal since Swords would be gone.
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    Re: Junk & Nail

    Alright, so the 12Post manabase works a lot better than Urborg+Coffers. Thanks to Glimmerpost, you get to gain a bunch of life to keep you in the race.
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