The core idea of the deck is to use didgeridoo and preeminent captain to cheat boros battleshaper into play as it is both a minotaur and a soldier. The other 48 cards are pretty up in the air but probably a good mix of minotaurs and soldiers plus some prison pieces, I went 1-3 with the list below tonight. I originally posted a list in the soldiers thread but considering the deck can't run chalice or suppression field, probably doesn't make sense there. I haven't been able to find palace jailers or changeling titan yet, plus chrome mox is in the mail but I expect to find room for those three. Might eventually try a more aggro version with kytheon and mox amber. Ideas welcome!
I played Thunderbluff 2.0 once two weeks ago now and managed to go 3-1. The deck uses arcane adaptation/artificial evolution to use didgeridoo to drop in emrakul/griselbrand in addition to boros battleshaper. http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/s...(AKA-Toot-toot!) .
Thunderbluff 1.0 is the old anaba grunt combo version: http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/s...ght=didgeridoo .
4 Didgeridoo
4 Preeminent captain
4 Boros battleshaper
2 changeling hero
3 blaze Commando
1 captain of the watch
4 enlistment officer
2 thalia, heretic cathar
2 mirror entity
2 goldmeadow harrier
4 lightning bolt
2 flame jab
2 enlightened tutor
1 blood moon
1 crackdown
1 ethersworn canonist
4 ancient tomb
4 inspiring vantage
1 sacred foundry
7 plains
2 Mountain
4 arid mesa
SB:
4 abrade
1 ethersworn canonist
2 rest in peace
2 faerie macabre
2 thorn of amethyst
1 crackdown
1 oblivion ring
1 grim lavamancer
1 leyline of sanctity
I played three versions of this, two with blaze Commando one with enlistment officer, to an impressive 0-8 combined result. I'm considering moving to an aggro version now.
4 kytheon, hero of akros
2 legion Loyalist
2 legion warboss
3 thalia, guardian of thraben
2 thalia, heretic cathar
4 Preeminent captain
4 enlistment officer
2 Palace jailer
4 Boros battleshaper
2 mirror entity
1 ordruun veteran
1 barging sergeant
2 changeling titan
2 thorn of amethyst
1 neheb, dreadhorde champion
3 didgeridoo
4 chrome mox
1 mox amber
4 ancient tomb
4 unclaimed territory
9 rw lands
Maybe throw in 4 Thorn of Amethyst to steal some more games.
-rob
Just wanted to jump in here to say that I went back and read the original Thunder Bluff thread today and it's the best thing that ever happened to The Source. Or Legacy. It would make me so happy to see a competitive variant all these years later. The banning of Anaba Grunt was a pretty fatal setback to the archetype, but you're doing God's work in trying to revive it.
You could try Rule of Law too.
I was wondering about the possibility of going RG Minotaur/Shaman instead of RW Minotaur/Solider with Leaf-Crowned Elder and Sensation Gorger but there's really no point in cheating in cmc 4 minotaurs for 3.
With Anaba Grunt banned, the minotaur side of the deck takes a real hit.
What about playing it in a disruptive shell instead of an aggro shell
//Lands: 18
4 Ancient Tomb
4 Cavern of Souls
4 Arid Mesa
3 Plains
2 Karakas
1 Plateau
//Artifacts: 15
4 Chrome Mox
4 Didgeridoo
4 Thorn of Amethyst
3 Ethersworn Canonist
//Minotaurs and Soldiers: 27
2 Gideon's Lawkeeper
4 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
4 Preeminent Captain
3 Thalia, Heretic Cathar
3 Recruiter of the Guard
4 Enlistment Officer
3 Palace Jailer
4 Boros Battleshaper
//Sideboard:
3 Dryad Militant
2 Containment Priest
2 Phyrexian Revoker
1 Ahn-Crop Crasher
1 Barging Sergeant
1 Sanctum Prelate
1 Faerie Macabre
1 Leonin Relic-Warder
1 Mirror Entity
1 Fairgrounds Warden
1 Aven Mindcensor
Tech:
- 11 1-sided resistors as early as turn 1
- 8 ways to cheap out Boros Battleshaper
- Recruiter of the Guard toolbox
- Dryad Militant vs Gurmag Angler, Snapcaster, Pteramander, and other stuff
- Ahn-Crop Crasher is a Minotaur!
I tried out ethersworn tonight, managed to get my first win! Still 1-2 drop but progress. Had a very long game where Boros battleshaper was staring down marit lage, but lost to pfire Beat pox then lost to pox in three.
2 kytheon, hero of akros
2 legion Loyalist
3 legion warboss
3 thalia, guardian of thraben
2 thalia, heretic cathar
4 Preeminent captain
4 enlistment officer
3 Palace jailer
4 Boros battleshaper
2 changeling titan
2 mirror entity
1 umezawa's jitte
2 ethersworn canonist
4 didgeridoo
4 chrome mox
1 mox amber
4 inspiring vantage
4 unclaimed territory
1 sacred foundry
1 Mountain
3 plains
4 ancient tomb
SB:
4 rest in peace
4 abrade
3 trinisphere
2 thorn of amethyst
2 swords to plowshares
3-1 this time, prized! Beat omnitell, pox, and stoneblade featuring pestermite+splinter twin...lost to esper planeswalker contol. Side note, the new morophon in modern horizons is an amazing minotaur soldier and slots in where changeling titan is right now.
2 kytheon, hero of akros
2 legion Loyalist
3 legion warboss
3 thalia, guardian of thraben
4 Preeminent captain
4 enlistment officer
3 Palace jailer
4 Boros battleshaper
2 changeling titan
2 mirror entity
1 neheb, dreadhorde champion
1 umezawa's jitte
1 ethersworn canonist
3 blood sun
4 didgeridoo
4 chrome mox
4 inspiring vantage
4 unclaimed territory
1 sacred foundry
2 Mountain
3 plains
4 ancient tomb
SB:
4 abrade
4 rest in peace
2 thorn of amethyst
1 grim lavamancer
1 ethersworn canonist
1 leyline of sanctity
2 goldmeadow harrier
Unsure who to give original credit to. It was the Virginia crew tho.
Good times.
Why are you losing the bolt matchups? What are they doing that beats you? Outracing? Getting you low enough life that by the time Battleshaper hits they can burn you out without needing creatures? Just burning your key guys like Preeminent Captain?
If you're losing to removal killing important creatures, Mother of Runes or Burrenton Forgetender or some other protection.
If you're losing to burn to the face, add some lifegain (e.g. SB Warmth, Kor Firewalker, Aven Riftwatcher, Umezawa's Jitte) or spell disruption (SB Leyline of Sanctity, 4th Thalia, SB Thorn of Amethyst).
Isn't Morophon the Boundless basically Boros Battleshaper 5-6. It can also be cheated out with both Didgeridoo and Captain, pumps and cheaps all your soldiers and the deck seems very reliant on having a Boros in hand so more copies couldn't hurt.
It's atleast better than the 4/4 changeling that you have to sac if you don't have a creature to champion.
3-1 prized again! Beat grixis delver, maverick, experimental frenzy doomsday...lost to deadguy ale despite swinging for 36. I'd like one more morophon but the curve is still high.
2 kytheon, hero of akros
1 legion Loyalist
3 legion warboss
3 thalia, guardian of thraben
4 Preeminent captain
4 enlistment officer
3 Palace jailer
4 Boros battleshaper
1 morophon, the boundless
2 mirror entity
1 neheb, dreadhorde champion
1 umezawa's jitte
2 swords to plowshares
3 blood sun
4 didgeridoo
4 chrome mox
4 inspiring vantage
2 unclaimed territory
2 cavern of souls
1 sacred foundry
2 Mountain
3 plains
4 ancient tomb
SB:
4 abrade
4 rest in peace
2 swords to plowshares
2 ethersworn canonist
1 leyline of sanctity
1 legion Loyalist
1 aegis of honor
I haven't played in a tournament in close to two months...bit rusty but went 2-2. The captain should be the second morophon but the shop was sold out.
2 kytheon, hero of akros
3 legion warboss
3 thalia, guardian of thraben
4 Preeminent captain
4 enlistment officer
3 Palace jailer
1 captain of the watch
4 Boros battleshaper
1 morophon, the boundless
2 mirror entity
1 neheb, dreadhorde champion
3 swords to plowshares
3 blood sun
4 didgeridoo
4 chrome mox
4 inspiring vantage
4 unclaimed territory
1 sacred foundry
2 Mountain
3 plains
4 ancient tomb
SB:
4 abrade
4 rest in peace
2 ethersworn canonist
2 legion Loyalist
1 leyline of sanctity
1 umezawa's jitte
1 faerie macabre
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