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Finn
11-07-2011, 09:27 PM
3 Delver of Secrets
2 Mindshrieker
4 Show and Tell
4 Ponder
4 Brainstorm
4 Force of Will

4 Grim Lavamancer
4 Erratic Explosion
4 Lightning Bolt

4 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
4 Sensei's Divining Top

4 Volcanic Island
4 Scalding tarn
4 Flooded Strand
1 Mountain
6 Island

It may not look like it on first blush, but this deck is actually a relative of both combo and Burn. It revolves around the various broken things you can do with Emrakul, the Aeons Torn. Anyone who is familiar with me/my decks will note that I generally have a few waiting in the wings. This one had been there until Innistrad made it seem more likely to succeed. I have had enough time now to do some preliminary testing suffice to say that the deck is formed well and can function against competitive decks. The question is how it will fare in the meta.

OK, here's the skinny on what the deck does and some basics on how to play it:
You have three speedy paths to victory, and they all require Emrakul in some fashion, so a well-timed Extirpate can make winning hard.

Wincon 1:

Show and Tell -> Emrakul

This is pretty well-trodden territory. I can't imagine there is much to say about it. If you have Show and Tell and Emrakul in hand, go for it.

Wincon 2:

Erratic Explosion -> Emrakul

It deals 15 damage on the spot. You will usually have to ping your opponent once to finish them off unless they are playing black. But the deck is full of these kinds of cards. Sensei's Divining Top is a pretty important card to have if you don't get this quickly.

Wincon 3:

Mindshrieker -> Emrakul

This is more disruptible than the other two, but it can also be a decent card for filtering out unneeded cards. There are a lot of tiny uses I am finding. It has not happened yet, but I bet it is nasty against tutors and opposing Divining Tops. At any rate, you often don't have to ping when you use this one because it does 16 and may have already hit once before you throw an alien at them.

NOTES:
You have to be very careful how you use your fetchlands. Generally speaking, you want to use them early rather than late because if you have a Top working and Emrakul in the top three, you would prefer to keep him there. This is not typically an issue though, as drawing Emrakul is a perfectly fine move. Show and Tell wants him there or just good old Brainstorm to make it all smooth out.

The deck can win without Emrakul, but it is weaksauce that way.

There is a lot of room for swapping out cards. I had Spell Pierce in for awhile. I had Vendilion Clique. I had Price of Progress. I may have to use Counterbalance. It is hard to come up with a certain 60.

I'd love to hear suggestions and opinions. And I apologize ahead of time for my inability to properly test this deck beyond generalities at this time. I just don't have the time.

DragoFireheart
11-07-2011, 09:33 PM
This deck looks like it could fit in the CounterBalance/Top combo to help protect your guys.

ThoSha
11-08-2011, 06:47 PM
I lol'd.
Its awesome and stuff, but why would you play this over sneak show?

Raystar
11-09-2011, 03:44 AM
edited, wrong assertion

xDITx Force of Will
11-09-2011, 11:54 AM
This deck looks like it could fit in the CounterBalance/Top combo to help protect your guys.

Package is absolutely not needed in this deck. It would be bad in here, takes up important slots and doesn't mesh with what he rest of the deck wants to do. Bad suggestion...

Why do you try and mash countertop into everything?

igri_is_a_bk
11-09-2011, 01:14 PM
What about a G splash for Worldly Tutor?

Burning Wish could find Erratic Explosion and SnT. With BW, you wouldn't have to rely on Mindshrieker surviving a turn.

unicoerner
11-09-2011, 01:14 PM
I d like to add Ancient Tombs and Snapcaster Mage.
I am not sure if i like having creatures in this deck which are affected by removal (Grim and Shrieker).
Perhaps more burn is appropriate

Koby
11-09-2011, 01:16 PM
Burning Wish could find Erratic Explosion and SnT. With BW, you wouldn't have to rely on Mindshrieker surviving a turn.

Seconded.

Finn
11-09-2011, 01:43 PM
I lol'd.
Its awesome and stuff, but why would you play this over sneak show? That's a good question. Honestly, I don't really know yet for sure. But this deck is certainly harder to hate than Sneak Show in the same way Hive Mind was because Emrakul need never even hit the table for you to win. Only you don't have all those dead cards required to make it work.

I have been looking for more "Emrakuls", but nothing is really appropriate. Autochthon Wurm is the only one that is really close, but it is such an underwhelming attacker if you Show and Tell it. Is Jin-Gitaxis worth it at 10?

EDIT:

Burning Wish is an interesting idea and basically requires the deck to run Ancient tomb. I don't really have any situations where I have Emrakul and no use for him though as there are only four of him and currently 10 cards that use him.

Worldly Tutor certainly looks like it wants to be in the deck. I do not want to go into a third color if I can manage to avoid it though.

Mindshrieker is weak, and I am basically figuring that it will not survive every cut. We gotta be careful about the blue count so he could just be Preordain or Spell Pierce again.

Koby
11-09-2011, 01:48 PM
That's a good question. Honestly, I don't really know yet for sure. But this deck is certainly harder to hate than Sneak Show in the same way Hive Mind was because Emrakul need never even hit the table for you to win. Only you don't have all those dead cards required to make it work.

I have been looking for more "Emrakuls", but nothing is really appropriate. Autochton Wurm is the only one that is really close, but it is such an underwhelming attacker if you Show and Tell it. Is Jin-Gitaxis worth it at 10?

Blightsteel is worth it at 12 IMO. If unanswered, it's a one-shot.

DragoFireheart
11-09-2011, 03:36 PM
Package is absolutely not needed in this deck. It would be bad in here, takes up important slots and doesn't mesh with what he rest of the deck wants to do. Bad suggestion...

Why do you try and mash countertop into everything?

Because it could work if someone is running blue and tops?

bowvamp
11-09-2011, 10:58 PM
@DragoFireheart:
So could sensei-sensei. The curve is way too messed up for cbalance in this deck.

I think that the aggro-combo route is just way better with Aluren or Elves, but if since this thread is about this deck, I'll suggest to take out Delver and add Looter il-Kor or Fire/Ice since the ability to deal damage and/or draw cards is useful when your primary win condition is a 4-of that plays a part in 3 two-card combos, and does not win immediately after executing one of the combos.