guybrush3
05-04-2013, 12:02 PM
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This is not a combo deck. The name of the deck is cuz of two cards in it, but is not what the deck is only meant to do. I liked the idea that flying spaghetti has a house were to sleep.:laugh: ...and seems protected by goblins!:eek:
Creatures
4 Bloodbraid Elf Buy edit-> x4 werewolf's
4 Deathrite Shaman Buy
1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn Buy
Spells
4 Abrupt Decay Buy
4 Dark Ritual Buy
2 Despise or Inquisition of Kozilek
2 Extirpate Buy or Surgical Extraction
2 Punishing Fire Buy
3 Rhystic Tutor Buy
2 Stronghold Gambit Buy
4 Thoughtseize Buy
Artifacts
3 Sensei's Divining Top Buy
Lands
4 Badlands Buy
4 Bayou Buy
1 Forest Buy
3 Grove of the Burnwillows Buy
4 Verdant Catacombs Buy
1 Wooded Foothills
4 swamp
Planeswalkers
1 Chandra, the Firebrand Buy
2 Liliana of the Veil Buy
1 Vraska the Unseen Buy
It is most of all a black control/disruptive deck - Thoughtseize , Liliana, Despise, Extirpate , Rhystic Tutor that are supported by a a splash of green Abrupt Decay and by some card advantage spells like the recurring Punishing Fire mechanism and the redgreen Bloodbraid Elves cascade ability.
Stronghold is not the show and tell card..it will help u cast a turn 2 Bloodbraid too(edit: unfortunally it won't trigger :( ,i'm thinking to replace in fact bloodbrand with solemn simulacrum that will trigger on turn 2.On turn 3 you'll have 4 lands,a nice 2/2 blocker,and a draw triggered ability that will probabilly trigger if not swordTp. I'm not sure about it the cascade thing and the surprise 3 damage haste is very strong). Looking opponent first hand becomes then important since u don't want to cast stronghold if he has creatures in his hand. Thoughtseize,extirpate and despise helps u doing this. I've just discovered despise and i'm quite smiling at it cuz I like cards ppl dont expect you to play,especially since it will make him discard Jace. Hymn to tourach isn't in the deck list cuz of space but also cuz the point of the discarding here is that we want to Glasses of Urza him.:tongue: .What i am trying to explain is that stronghold is not a cheaper and less stronger show and tell sneak attack card but is a very efficient spell for 2. It works like a mana ramp for more high costing spell creatures.Of course if you are paying 1R and dropping a creature that costs 3 it will be stupid cuz it will act as a lotus petal.It goes better with creatures with casting cost 4 or more but i will say 4 is perfect since it isnt that high to cast even if you dont have Stronghold in your hand.
Like Stronghold, Dark ritual and Shamans are the ramp up mana (for good) u wanna play turn 1 followed by a turn 1 liliana discarding ability or a more perfect hand +BBB=thought seize+ shaman/extirpate/sensei/despise...depends on what u see in his hand..but also what is in yours. You playing against a non counter deck? Well turn 1 darkritual rhystic could be a nice choice if u need key cards. The tutor is actually a very good unplayed card surprisingly good in the right deck. The fact u can in every emergency tutor something like Vraska to destroy a permanent or wanna get a cappuccino with latte caldo is awesome.
Punishing allow you to do direct damage especially against shamans if you are playing against them. Well no need to talk very much about punishing/grove synergy here...I just think it fits and allows you to target enemy planewalkers or whatever during the game.It gives card advantage that this deck needs since it lacks a bit. Here elves help us a bit. They really are happy to cast for free abrupt liliana tutors and all the other converted mana cost 2 and :1: cards :wink: ...sensei helps you by knowing what u will cascade.
Vraska is the alternative finished and controller of the board. Chandra is an underrated burn card that can copy one of your spells like an countered one too. I like her casting cost making her castable with ritual on turn 2. Still removing a creature from the oppoments hand is usefull cuz u don't want to attack your early planeswalkers in case you don't have blockers. Without a stronghold in hand i'll not choose to remove a creature. Actually i'll prefer seeing it casted and then try to kill it. If they cast a creature its like discarding it if u are looking forward to play stronghold !
There are many combinations , it only depends what is your starting hand and who are u playing against i guess.
Of course i'm not saying is a deck to beat and that maybe needs fixing (im wating ppl to say me that turn 3 dark ritual Vraska is shit,i know someone will :really:) but i'll give it a try cuz i think it would be fun to play and very different. Hope u enjoyed it.
Oh! I forgot about Emrakul??? Well i leave it to you why there is a x1 of it. :cool:
Have to think at the perfect mana curve. Wastelands will be nice don't know if they fit.
I'll leave you with a ruling of the card Stronghold that is very funny:
-You don't have to choose a creature card, but choosing a non creature does nothing except maybe bluff your opponent. [D'Angelo 2000/02/15]
This is not a combo deck. The name of the deck is cuz of two cards in it, but is not what the deck is only meant to do. I liked the idea that flying spaghetti has a house were to sleep.:laugh: ...and seems protected by goblins!:eek:
Creatures
4 Bloodbraid Elf Buy edit-> x4 werewolf's
4 Deathrite Shaman Buy
1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn Buy
Spells
4 Abrupt Decay Buy
4 Dark Ritual Buy
2 Despise or Inquisition of Kozilek
2 Extirpate Buy or Surgical Extraction
2 Punishing Fire Buy
3 Rhystic Tutor Buy
2 Stronghold Gambit Buy
4 Thoughtseize Buy
Artifacts
3 Sensei's Divining Top Buy
Lands
4 Badlands Buy
4 Bayou Buy
1 Forest Buy
3 Grove of the Burnwillows Buy
4 Verdant Catacombs Buy
1 Wooded Foothills
4 swamp
Planeswalkers
1 Chandra, the Firebrand Buy
2 Liliana of the Veil Buy
1 Vraska the Unseen Buy
It is most of all a black control/disruptive deck - Thoughtseize , Liliana, Despise, Extirpate , Rhystic Tutor that are supported by a a splash of green Abrupt Decay and by some card advantage spells like the recurring Punishing Fire mechanism and the redgreen Bloodbraid Elves cascade ability.
Stronghold is not the show and tell card..it will help u cast a turn 2 Bloodbraid too(edit: unfortunally it won't trigger :( ,i'm thinking to replace in fact bloodbrand with solemn simulacrum that will trigger on turn 2.On turn 3 you'll have 4 lands,a nice 2/2 blocker,and a draw triggered ability that will probabilly trigger if not swordTp. I'm not sure about it the cascade thing and the surprise 3 damage haste is very strong). Looking opponent first hand becomes then important since u don't want to cast stronghold if he has creatures in his hand. Thoughtseize,extirpate and despise helps u doing this. I've just discovered despise and i'm quite smiling at it cuz I like cards ppl dont expect you to play,especially since it will make him discard Jace. Hymn to tourach isn't in the deck list cuz of space but also cuz the point of the discarding here is that we want to Glasses of Urza him.:tongue: .What i am trying to explain is that stronghold is not a cheaper and less stronger show and tell sneak attack card but is a very efficient spell for 2. It works like a mana ramp for more high costing spell creatures.Of course if you are paying 1R and dropping a creature that costs 3 it will be stupid cuz it will act as a lotus petal.It goes better with creatures with casting cost 4 or more but i will say 4 is perfect since it isnt that high to cast even if you dont have Stronghold in your hand.
Like Stronghold, Dark ritual and Shamans are the ramp up mana (for good) u wanna play turn 1 followed by a turn 1 liliana discarding ability or a more perfect hand +BBB=thought seize+ shaman/extirpate/sensei/despise...depends on what u see in his hand..but also what is in yours. You playing against a non counter deck? Well turn 1 darkritual rhystic could be a nice choice if u need key cards. The tutor is actually a very good unplayed card surprisingly good in the right deck. The fact u can in every emergency tutor something like Vraska to destroy a permanent or wanna get a cappuccino with latte caldo is awesome.
Punishing allow you to do direct damage especially against shamans if you are playing against them. Well no need to talk very much about punishing/grove synergy here...I just think it fits and allows you to target enemy planewalkers or whatever during the game.It gives card advantage that this deck needs since it lacks a bit. Here elves help us a bit. They really are happy to cast for free abrupt liliana tutors and all the other converted mana cost 2 and :1: cards :wink: ...sensei helps you by knowing what u will cascade.
Vraska is the alternative finished and controller of the board. Chandra is an underrated burn card that can copy one of your spells like an countered one too. I like her casting cost making her castable with ritual on turn 2. Still removing a creature from the oppoments hand is usefull cuz u don't want to attack your early planeswalkers in case you don't have blockers. Without a stronghold in hand i'll not choose to remove a creature. Actually i'll prefer seeing it casted and then try to kill it. If they cast a creature its like discarding it if u are looking forward to play stronghold !
There are many combinations , it only depends what is your starting hand and who are u playing against i guess.
Of course i'm not saying is a deck to beat and that maybe needs fixing (im wating ppl to say me that turn 3 dark ritual Vraska is shit,i know someone will :really:) but i'll give it a try cuz i think it would be fun to play and very different. Hope u enjoyed it.
Oh! I forgot about Emrakul??? Well i leave it to you why there is a x1 of it. :cool:
Have to think at the perfect mana curve. Wastelands will be nice don't know if they fit.
I'll leave you with a ruling of the card Stronghold that is very funny:
-You don't have to choose a creature card, but choosing a non creature does nothing except maybe bluff your opponent. [D'Angelo 2000/02/15]