Scott
05-16-2013, 09:29 PM
Junk Fatties
Introduction:
I put this deck together recently, have been having fun with it, and thought others might enjoy it or have ideas.
The point of the deck is to get big creatures into play in either of three ways: 1.) Graveyard reanimation 2.) Omniscience 3.) Pattern of Rebirth. From a glance at the decklist, a nod to Nic Fit is obviously in order. This started with me loving the Cabal Therapy + Veteran Explorer combo and wanting more Therapy, leading to Entomb and so on. Because of Living Wish, Green Sun's Zenith, and multiple targets for Academy Rector, it's flexible and fairly redundant.
// Creature
3 Academy Rector
1 Dryad Arbor
1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
1 Sylvan Safekeeper
4 Veteran Explorer
1 Xantid Swarm
// Enchantment
2 Omniscience
4 Pattern of Rebirth
2 Pernicious Deed
1 Recurring Nightmare
// Sorcery
4 Cabal Therapy
4 Green Sun's Zenith
4 Living Wish
// Instant
4 Entomb
// Land
1 Bayou
2 Forest
1 Marsh Flats
1 Misty Rainforest
3 Phyrexian Tower
1 Plains
1 Savannah
2 Swamp
4 Verdant Catacombs
4 Windswept Heath
2 Wooded Foothills
// Sideboard
SB: 1 Academy Rector
SB: 1 Blazing Archon
SB: 1 Deathrite Shaman
SB: 1 Dryad Arbor
SB: 1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
SB: 1 Ethersworn Canonist
SB: 1 Gaddock Teeg
SB: 1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
SB: 1 Kataki, War's Wage
SB: 1 Loyal Retainers
SB: 1 Phyrexian Tower
SB: 2 Qasali Pridemage
SB: 1 Scrubland
SB: 1 Sylvan Safekeeper
Card Explanation:
I'm inexperienced with Legacy and MTG as a whole, so these thoughts may be obvious or incorrect, but I'll explain the role of some of the cards.
Academy Rector: Gets Omniscience if you have a fatty or Living Wish in hand, Pattern of Rebirth if you have a creature on the battlefield, Recurring Nightmare if you have a fatty in the GY, or Pernicious Deed if you need to stabilize.
Dryad Arbor: Why the deck has so many green fetches. Can be fetched in response to an edict effect to protect a fatty or as a target for Pattern of Rebirth. Also a target for GSZ.
Emrakul, the Aeons Torn: Often what you put into play with Omni or Rebirth, worth noting that it can also be reanimated with Loyal Retainers.
Sylvan Safekeeper: "Free" shroud for creatures, always have plenty of lands to sac when you need to, target for GSZ, and awesomely, a sac outlet if you have Rebirth on Arbor.
Pattern of Rebirth: Can always be put on Explorer, Safekeeper, Swarm, whatever.
Pernicious Deed: Sexy card, and can also kill your Explorers and creatures with Rebirth on them.
Recurring Nightmare: Even if you haven't Entombed a creature, it's a sac outlet. Gets crazy if you have Omni out.
Green Sun's Zenith: Also great for hate/anti-hate from SB, such as Deathrite, Teeg, and Pridemage.
Living Wish: Get Rector if you have a fatty in hand, a fatty if you're going Rector->Omni, Loyal Retainers if you've Entombed something, Phyrexian Tower for a sac outlet, other utility lands, hate cards like Ethersworn Canonist or Kataki, War's Wage, Safekeeper for shroud, etc.
Entomb: I end up getting Cabal Therapy or using it to draw out counters surprisingly often.
The way lands are configurated, I usually get all the colors I need without needing nonbasics.
I also don't often go wanting for a sacrifice outlet or get a sacrifice outlet with no way to activate it.
SB options depending on meta- Karakas, Griselbrand probably, Melira, Sylvok Outcast for GSZ and Wishboard if there's a lot of infect, Yixlid Jailer.
Matchups (so far):
Good
Merfolk- Usually faster, 8 Therapies (with Entomb) to deal with counterspells, Deed.
Pox- Difficult matchup for them if you play well and get Explorers to nullify land/creature destruction.
Affinity- You have deed and they have all nonbasics.
Goblins- Fuck if I know how gobbos works but I seemed to win.
So-So
Burn- Perhaps similar speed, have to be careful about giving them basics with Explorer.
Storm- You have a lot of access to hate cards and Therapy but they're faster.
Sneak & Show- Bizarro mirror match.
Jund- Gets grindy.
Reanimator- Seemed like a tough MU.
Bad
RUG/UR Delver- They have stifle, counterspells, cantrips, submerge, instant speed bolts, etc.
Maverick- Especially difficult if they use Rest in Peace.
UW Miracles/Helm- Maindecked RIP. Can get Pridemage from Wishboard or GSZ but still difficult.
Esper Stoneblade- Blue cards, discard, Swords to Plowshares
I look forward to reading any input for my silly deck.
Introduction:
I put this deck together recently, have been having fun with it, and thought others might enjoy it or have ideas.
The point of the deck is to get big creatures into play in either of three ways: 1.) Graveyard reanimation 2.) Omniscience 3.) Pattern of Rebirth. From a glance at the decklist, a nod to Nic Fit is obviously in order. This started with me loving the Cabal Therapy + Veteran Explorer combo and wanting more Therapy, leading to Entomb and so on. Because of Living Wish, Green Sun's Zenith, and multiple targets for Academy Rector, it's flexible and fairly redundant.
// Creature
3 Academy Rector
1 Dryad Arbor
1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
1 Sylvan Safekeeper
4 Veteran Explorer
1 Xantid Swarm
// Enchantment
2 Omniscience
4 Pattern of Rebirth
2 Pernicious Deed
1 Recurring Nightmare
// Sorcery
4 Cabal Therapy
4 Green Sun's Zenith
4 Living Wish
// Instant
4 Entomb
// Land
1 Bayou
2 Forest
1 Marsh Flats
1 Misty Rainforest
3 Phyrexian Tower
1 Plains
1 Savannah
2 Swamp
4 Verdant Catacombs
4 Windswept Heath
2 Wooded Foothills
// Sideboard
SB: 1 Academy Rector
SB: 1 Blazing Archon
SB: 1 Deathrite Shaman
SB: 1 Dryad Arbor
SB: 1 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
SB: 1 Ethersworn Canonist
SB: 1 Gaddock Teeg
SB: 1 Iona, Shield of Emeria
SB: 1 Kataki, War's Wage
SB: 1 Loyal Retainers
SB: 1 Phyrexian Tower
SB: 2 Qasali Pridemage
SB: 1 Scrubland
SB: 1 Sylvan Safekeeper
Card Explanation:
I'm inexperienced with Legacy and MTG as a whole, so these thoughts may be obvious or incorrect, but I'll explain the role of some of the cards.
Academy Rector: Gets Omniscience if you have a fatty or Living Wish in hand, Pattern of Rebirth if you have a creature on the battlefield, Recurring Nightmare if you have a fatty in the GY, or Pernicious Deed if you need to stabilize.
Dryad Arbor: Why the deck has so many green fetches. Can be fetched in response to an edict effect to protect a fatty or as a target for Pattern of Rebirth. Also a target for GSZ.
Emrakul, the Aeons Torn: Often what you put into play with Omni or Rebirth, worth noting that it can also be reanimated with Loyal Retainers.
Sylvan Safekeeper: "Free" shroud for creatures, always have plenty of lands to sac when you need to, target for GSZ, and awesomely, a sac outlet if you have Rebirth on Arbor.
Pattern of Rebirth: Can always be put on Explorer, Safekeeper, Swarm, whatever.
Pernicious Deed: Sexy card, and can also kill your Explorers and creatures with Rebirth on them.
Recurring Nightmare: Even if you haven't Entombed a creature, it's a sac outlet. Gets crazy if you have Omni out.
Green Sun's Zenith: Also great for hate/anti-hate from SB, such as Deathrite, Teeg, and Pridemage.
Living Wish: Get Rector if you have a fatty in hand, a fatty if you're going Rector->Omni, Loyal Retainers if you've Entombed something, Phyrexian Tower for a sac outlet, other utility lands, hate cards like Ethersworn Canonist or Kataki, War's Wage, Safekeeper for shroud, etc.
Entomb: I end up getting Cabal Therapy or using it to draw out counters surprisingly often.
The way lands are configurated, I usually get all the colors I need without needing nonbasics.
I also don't often go wanting for a sacrifice outlet or get a sacrifice outlet with no way to activate it.
SB options depending on meta- Karakas, Griselbrand probably, Melira, Sylvok Outcast for GSZ and Wishboard if there's a lot of infect, Yixlid Jailer.
Matchups (so far):
Good
Merfolk- Usually faster, 8 Therapies (with Entomb) to deal with counterspells, Deed.
Pox- Difficult matchup for them if you play well and get Explorers to nullify land/creature destruction.
Affinity- You have deed and they have all nonbasics.
Goblins- Fuck if I know how gobbos works but I seemed to win.
So-So
Burn- Perhaps similar speed, have to be careful about giving them basics with Explorer.
Storm- You have a lot of access to hate cards and Therapy but they're faster.
Sneak & Show- Bizarro mirror match.
Jund- Gets grindy.
Reanimator- Seemed like a tough MU.
Bad
RUG/UR Delver- They have stifle, counterspells, cantrips, submerge, instant speed bolts, etc.
Maverick- Especially difficult if they use Rest in Peace.
UW Miracles/Helm- Maindecked RIP. Can get Pridemage from Wishboard or GSZ but still difficult.
Esper Stoneblade- Blue cards, discard, Swords to Plowshares
I look forward to reading any input for my silly deck.