The_Firemind
12-09-2011, 02:31 PM
This is my first post here so please be gentle. I have owned a playset of full art foil Niv-Mizzet the Firemind for many years now and have always wanted to build a deck around them. I am an avid legacy tounament competitor so I want the deck to be legacy legal.
As I said before, I do play legacy competitivly, so I know that this will never be a Tier 1 deck. Rug, Zoo, Merfolk, TES, Reanimator and the such will always be better options than Firemind Wins so thats not my goal. My goal is the most competitive Niv-Mizzet deck I can make.
With that being said here is my first attempt at a main board.
Lands 24
4x Flooded Strand
4x Scalding Tarn
2x Misty Rainforest
3x Tundra
3x Volcanic Island
1x Academy Ruins
3x Island
2x Plains
2x Mountain
Artifacts 4
3x Sensei’s Divining Top
1x Engineered Explosives
Enchantments 6
3x Counterbalance
2x Curiosity
1x Humility (Moat)
Spells 21
4x Force of Will
4x Swords to Plowshares
3x Spell Snare
2x Counterspell
4x Brainstorm
4x Enlightened Tutor
Planeswalkers 2
2x Jace, the Mindsculptor
Creatures 3
3x Niv-Mizzet the Firemind
So basically I took a Thopter/Foundry CB Deck and added Niv and Curiosity for the win. Tutor searches up curiosity which is a plus. I also have 2 Jace as alternate win conditions.
Other thoughts on Firemind Wins have been, reanimator style to sac Niv bring him back and combo out. Or Stoneblade control style, with lavamancers, lightnig bolts, and snapcasters.
I opted for this build based on the tutor abilities of enlightened tutor for humility, top/balance, reccurring EE, and curiosity. The fact that I will basically have to tap out to play Niv at some point in time also made a deck with countertop more attractive.
I would love any and all input. From little tweaks to my list all the way to entirely different lists with crazy things like teferi's puzzleboxes, plagairizes, kiagas, teferi mage of zalphir, jushi apprentices, or black splashes for kokushos, cruel ultimatums, and nicol bolas planeswalkers lol. (all some of my favorite big stupid magic cards of all time)
Remeber the goal is somewhat competitive but maximum fun with my favorite magic card. Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind.
As I said before, I do play legacy competitivly, so I know that this will never be a Tier 1 deck. Rug, Zoo, Merfolk, TES, Reanimator and the such will always be better options than Firemind Wins so thats not my goal. My goal is the most competitive Niv-Mizzet deck I can make.
With that being said here is my first attempt at a main board.
Lands 24
4x Flooded Strand
4x Scalding Tarn
2x Misty Rainforest
3x Tundra
3x Volcanic Island
1x Academy Ruins
3x Island
2x Plains
2x Mountain
Artifacts 4
3x Sensei’s Divining Top
1x Engineered Explosives
Enchantments 6
3x Counterbalance
2x Curiosity
1x Humility (Moat)
Spells 21
4x Force of Will
4x Swords to Plowshares
3x Spell Snare
2x Counterspell
4x Brainstorm
4x Enlightened Tutor
Planeswalkers 2
2x Jace, the Mindsculptor
Creatures 3
3x Niv-Mizzet the Firemind
So basically I took a Thopter/Foundry CB Deck and added Niv and Curiosity for the win. Tutor searches up curiosity which is a plus. I also have 2 Jace as alternate win conditions.
Other thoughts on Firemind Wins have been, reanimator style to sac Niv bring him back and combo out. Or Stoneblade control style, with lavamancers, lightnig bolts, and snapcasters.
I opted for this build based on the tutor abilities of enlightened tutor for humility, top/balance, reccurring EE, and curiosity. The fact that I will basically have to tap out to play Niv at some point in time also made a deck with countertop more attractive.
I would love any and all input. From little tweaks to my list all the way to entirely different lists with crazy things like teferi's puzzleboxes, plagairizes, kiagas, teferi mage of zalphir, jushi apprentices, or black splashes for kokushos, cruel ultimatums, and nicol bolas planeswalkers lol. (all some of my favorite big stupid magic cards of all time)
Remeber the goal is somewhat competitive but maximum fun with my favorite magic card. Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind.