nGoldenX
06-27-2016, 04:46 PM
I was trying to make a sort of metagame style deck, where I use cards that seem well positioned or that aren't affected by the central strategies of popular decks. Eventually, I brewed this. It essentially combines discard (beats burn, delver, miracles, combo) and burn (beats delvers and DRS). Dark Confidant is another card that seems pretty strong, too, and Gurmag Angler is one of the strongest finishers available. Here's a list:
2x Badlands
4x Bloodstained Mire
1x Mountain
4x Polluted Delta
4x Swamp
4x Wasteland
4x Chain Lightning
4x Hymn to Tourach
4x Inquisition of Kozilek
4x Thoughtseize
4x Dark Ritual
4x Lightning Bolt
4x Price of Progress
4x Dark Confidant
4x Deathrite Shaman
3x Grim Lavamancer
2x Gurmag Angler
Sideboard:
3x pithing needle
2x grafdiggger's cage
1x relic of progenitus
3x red elemental blast
2x ghastly demise
4x shattering spree
Card Choices:
Lightning bolt: Auto include in red.
Chain lightning: More burn, gives more answers vs. T1 DRS or delvers
Price of progress: Being a 2-color deck, this should deal us around 2 damage while our opponents will suffer much more. Also destroys BUG and Lands, while hurting Eldrazi through a Chalice@1.
Inquisition of kozilek: Early discard, hurts combo decks and can take most relevant cards in the format T1.
Thoughtseize: See above, but takes any card at the cost of 2 life.
Hymn to tourach: Miracles dies to this card. So does storm. May be good vs. Eldrazi.
Dark confidant: Card draw is necessary despite the nonbo with Angler, especially because of Dark Ritual.
Deathrite shaman: Best 1-drop creature in the format.
Grim lavamancer: Really helps in creature matchups and provides reach.
Grumag angler: Great finisher that's hard to Swords and is immune to abrupt decay.
Dark ritual: Soups up the deck. Sets up for mass discard T1 or can be backbreaking with T1 IoK/TS into Confidant.
Wasteland: Annoying nonbo with PoP, but this card is too good to ignore. Maybe 2-3 would work better.
Sideboard choices:
Pithing needle: Shuts down Top, JtMS, Port, Dark depths, Griselbrand, Sneak attack, etc.
Grafdigger's cage: Dredge, reanimator.
Relic of progenitus: See above, cantrips.
Red elemental blast: For blue decks, fair or otherwise. Helps combat Counterbalance.
Ghastly Demise: This one's interesting, provides an out to topdecked goyf and can kill eldrazi. Does work vs. Death and taxes and Anglers too.
Shattering spree: Painter and MUD decks are hurt by this. Helps get out from under 3sphere, thorn, or chalice from eldrazi.
Any suggestions and feedback would be great.
2x Badlands
4x Bloodstained Mire
1x Mountain
4x Polluted Delta
4x Swamp
4x Wasteland
4x Chain Lightning
4x Hymn to Tourach
4x Inquisition of Kozilek
4x Thoughtseize
4x Dark Ritual
4x Lightning Bolt
4x Price of Progress
4x Dark Confidant
4x Deathrite Shaman
3x Grim Lavamancer
2x Gurmag Angler
Sideboard:
3x pithing needle
2x grafdiggger's cage
1x relic of progenitus
3x red elemental blast
2x ghastly demise
4x shattering spree
Card Choices:
Lightning bolt: Auto include in red.
Chain lightning: More burn, gives more answers vs. T1 DRS or delvers
Price of progress: Being a 2-color deck, this should deal us around 2 damage while our opponents will suffer much more. Also destroys BUG and Lands, while hurting Eldrazi through a Chalice@1.
Inquisition of kozilek: Early discard, hurts combo decks and can take most relevant cards in the format T1.
Thoughtseize: See above, but takes any card at the cost of 2 life.
Hymn to tourach: Miracles dies to this card. So does storm. May be good vs. Eldrazi.
Dark confidant: Card draw is necessary despite the nonbo with Angler, especially because of Dark Ritual.
Deathrite shaman: Best 1-drop creature in the format.
Grim lavamancer: Really helps in creature matchups and provides reach.
Grumag angler: Great finisher that's hard to Swords and is immune to abrupt decay.
Dark ritual: Soups up the deck. Sets up for mass discard T1 or can be backbreaking with T1 IoK/TS into Confidant.
Wasteland: Annoying nonbo with PoP, but this card is too good to ignore. Maybe 2-3 would work better.
Sideboard choices:
Pithing needle: Shuts down Top, JtMS, Port, Dark depths, Griselbrand, Sneak attack, etc.
Grafdigger's cage: Dredge, reanimator.
Relic of progenitus: See above, cantrips.
Red elemental blast: For blue decks, fair or otherwise. Helps combat Counterbalance.
Ghastly Demise: This one's interesting, provides an out to topdecked goyf and can kill eldrazi. Does work vs. Death and taxes and Anglers too.
Shattering spree: Painter and MUD decks are hurt by this. Helps get out from under 3sphere, thorn, or chalice from eldrazi.
Any suggestions and feedback would be great.