(nameless one)
09-08-2013, 01:20 AM
I have been too busy for competitive magic recently (my work schedules always screw my chances on playing on weekends or weeknights). I do meet a lot of people that used to play magic and people that want to play "chilled" magic.
My project revolves around developing 10 decks that represent different strategies ranging from easy autopilot (Burn/Sligh deck) to a complicated combo deck (Cantrip Spell based combo).
They will all follow the same set of rules to keep them mirrored and balanced:
5 rares/mythic using 2 legendary creatures of the same copy and 3 non-permanent spells of the same copy, with any number of common and uncommon cards. All the cards that will be used in the deck should have the legendary creature's commander color identity. The non-permanent spell will be of a designated color.
The deck has to feature three mechanics that ties to the guild: two of the guild's Ravnican mechanics and a guest mechanic.
The manabase should consist of basics, 4x guildgate and any number of utility land of the same copy (with an exception of following a cycle such as cycling or artifact lands):
The decks could only have 3 artifacts or enchantments (with the exception of Azorius [has 3 enchantments and 3 artifacts] and Simic [no artifacts or enchantments])
The decks cant share copies of cards outside of basic lands (So if one deck is running Brainstorm, the others can't)
Here are the guilds, their legendary creatures and the color of their non-permanent rare bombs:
Simic (http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?26689-G-U-Miracle-control&p=749578#post749578) - Miracle Grow utilizing Gush and Lorescale Coatl (tempo) featuring Vorel of the Hull Clade and a blue rare (Trickbind)
Selesnya - G/W hatebear. A watered down Maverick if you will (midrange aggro) featuring Gaddock Teeg and a green rare (Green Sun's Zenith)
Rakdos - Sligh deck (lava spike.dec) featuring Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch and a black rare (card to be determined)
Orzhov - discard, Smallpox and removal deck (resource denial/pseudo-stax) featuring Ghost Council of Orzhova and a black rare (Surgical Extraction)
Gruul - ramp.dec with Gamekeeper into fatty backup (one card combo) featuring Borborygmos Enraged and a red rare (Wildfire)
Golgari - Loam control deck (midrange control) featuring Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord and a green rare (Life from the Loam)
Izzet - Curiosity.dec (engine combo) featuring Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind and a red rare (Gamble)
Dimir - card advantage deck (draw-go control) featuring Dralnu, Lich Lord and a blue rare (card to be determined)
Boros - Soldier tribal.dec (swarm aggro) featuring Anax and Cymede (http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=144595&stc=1&d=1376885141) and a white rare (Martial Coup)
Azorius (http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?26687-U-W-softlock-control-deck&p=749572#post749572) - Miracle control (lockdown) featuring Isperia the Inscrutable and a white rare (Terminus)
I will be linking the decks as I start a thread to improve them.
Any general questions and suggestions are welcome to this thread. If it involves a certain deck, please post it to the linked deck unless there isn't one created.
My project revolves around developing 10 decks that represent different strategies ranging from easy autopilot (Burn/Sligh deck) to a complicated combo deck (Cantrip Spell based combo).
They will all follow the same set of rules to keep them mirrored and balanced:
5 rares/mythic using 2 legendary creatures of the same copy and 3 non-permanent spells of the same copy, with any number of common and uncommon cards. All the cards that will be used in the deck should have the legendary creature's commander color identity. The non-permanent spell will be of a designated color.
The deck has to feature three mechanics that ties to the guild: two of the guild's Ravnican mechanics and a guest mechanic.
The manabase should consist of basics, 4x guildgate and any number of utility land of the same copy (with an exception of following a cycle such as cycling or artifact lands):
The decks could only have 3 artifacts or enchantments (with the exception of Azorius [has 3 enchantments and 3 artifacts] and Simic [no artifacts or enchantments])
The decks cant share copies of cards outside of basic lands (So if one deck is running Brainstorm, the others can't)
Here are the guilds, their legendary creatures and the color of their non-permanent rare bombs:
Simic (http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?26689-G-U-Miracle-control&p=749578#post749578) - Miracle Grow utilizing Gush and Lorescale Coatl (tempo) featuring Vorel of the Hull Clade and a blue rare (Trickbind)
Selesnya - G/W hatebear. A watered down Maverick if you will (midrange aggro) featuring Gaddock Teeg and a green rare (Green Sun's Zenith)
Rakdos - Sligh deck (lava spike.dec) featuring Exava, Rakdos Blood Witch and a black rare (card to be determined)
Orzhov - discard, Smallpox and removal deck (resource denial/pseudo-stax) featuring Ghost Council of Orzhova and a black rare (Surgical Extraction)
Gruul - ramp.dec with Gamekeeper into fatty backup (one card combo) featuring Borborygmos Enraged and a red rare (Wildfire)
Golgari - Loam control deck (midrange control) featuring Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord and a green rare (Life from the Loam)
Izzet - Curiosity.dec (engine combo) featuring Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind and a red rare (Gamble)
Dimir - card advantage deck (draw-go control) featuring Dralnu, Lich Lord and a blue rare (card to be determined)
Boros - Soldier tribal.dec (swarm aggro) featuring Anax and Cymede (http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=144595&stc=1&d=1376885141) and a white rare (Martial Coup)
Azorius (http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?26687-U-W-softlock-control-deck&p=749572#post749572) - Miracle control (lockdown) featuring Isperia the Inscrutable and a white rare (Terminus)
I will be linking the decks as I start a thread to improve them.
Any general questions and suggestions are welcome to this thread. If it involves a certain deck, please post it to the linked deck unless there isn't one created.