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CelestialChild
01-09-2011, 04:32 PM
So I decided to create this deck in order to capitalize on the strengths of these colors in a way which is rather unorthodox for most Legacy decks, the majority of which have a strong concentration of Blue. My testing thus far has included Coutertop, Zoo, and Merfolk,which were strong matches for me, and Emrakul/Sneak Attack and Red Deck Wins which were weak matches pre-SB. I will be testing against Painter's Savant/Grindstone, Goblins, and the new Solidarity decks also. Without further ado, here is my Monstrosity:

Creatures:
3 Grave-Shell Scarab
1 Gigapede
2 Eternal Dragon
3 Krosan Tusker

Removal:
4 Swords to Plowshares
2 Diabolic Edict
2 Damnation
2 Wrath of God
3 Engineered Explosives
3 Mortify

Discard:
3 Duress
3 Gerrard's Verdict
3 Hymn to Tourach

Other:
3 Sensei's Divining Top

Lands:
4 Marsh Flats
2 Windswept Heath
3 Swamp
2 Plains
2 Forest
3 Bayou
1 Scrubland
3 Savannah
3 Nantuko Monastery

SB:
2 Pithing Needle
2 Extirpate
3 Rule of Law
3 Leyline of Sanctity
1 Wrath of God
1 Damnation
3 Krosan Grip

As you can see my SB is keyed to handling most of the combo decks that are out there between, primarily with Needle, Rule, and Leyline. About all of the combo decks require that I be targeted so Leyline is perfect. I've toyed with the idea of using Engineered Plague or Infest, but I'm not sure if they are necessary. Any tips, card choice advice, or other decks to consider in testing, etc. are welcome. :-)

Zork
01-10-2011, 06:40 AM
This seems remarkably similar to a rock variant:

http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?19432-[Deck]-The-Rock/page18

umbowta
01-11-2011, 11:00 AM
This seems remarkably similar to a rock variant:

...because both decks are GWB and have discard? Sure it has board control elements and some hand destruction, but this deck clearly wants to win in the late game, whereas The Rock has a much stronger midgame board presence.

sdematt
01-11-2011, 11:02 AM
Not necessarily. We discuss all Rock variants in the Rock thread, not just Junk/Dark Horizons.

-Matt

grahf
01-15-2011, 01:18 AM
Looks even more like The Truffle Shuffle, right down to the Top/Tusker draw engine:

http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?3816-[Deck]-The-Truffle-Shuffle

I suppose it could be considered a variant of heavy control Rock.