spider900
07-22-2007, 09:52 AM
Hi there,
I've been testing this deck for a while now and I was surprised by its consistency due to its flexibility.
// Lands
4 [TSP] Forest
4 [ON] Windswept Heath
4 [ON] Flooded Strand
2 [TSP] Plains
1 [TSP] Island
3 [A] Savannah
2 [TE] Wasteland
1 [A] Tropical Island
1 [A] Tundra
// Creatures
4 [8E] Birds of Paradise
4 [PS] Meddling Mage
4 [FD] Trinket Mage
4 [MR] Troll Ascetic
3 [DIS] Trygon Predator
3 [RAV] Loxodon Hierarch
// Spells
4 [IN] Armadillo Cloak
3 [MR] Chalice of the Void
3 [MR] Chrome Mox
2 [BOK] Umezawa's Jitte
1 [FD] Engineered Explosives
1 [SOK] Pithing Needle
1 [CH] Tormod's Crypt
1 [CHK] Sensei's Divining Top
// Sideboard
SB: 1 [MR] Chalice of the Void
SB: 1 [FD] Engineered Explosives
SB: 1 [SOK] Pithing Needle
SB: 1 [CH] Tormod's Crypt
SB: 4 [TSP] Krosan Grip
SB: 3 [9E] Worship
SB: 4 [A] Swords to Plowshares
I created the deck myself with getting some help from some Extended-Decklists. First of all, it was a BW-Beatdown-Deck until a friend suggested the blue Splash for a Trinket Mage Toolbox to change it into an Aggro-Control Deck with some good beaters which can be pumped by Armadillo Cloak but also some control elements which make the Deck more flexible, as I already mentioned.
The reason to play this deck over some other Aggro-Control Decks is first of all the versatility due to Trinket Mage. Because of Armadillo Cloak even Birds can be dangerous for your opponent and Trinket Mage is no longer only a 3 Mana Tutor that has no chance in combat due to only 2/2. But the Deck has also some other synergies: For example I used the Nimble Mongoose-Worship "combo" and made it to Troll Ascetic-Worship "combo", because he is definetly the better beater in this deck. Some Decks really have problems with that so you can stall and wait for solutions.
This deck also shows some answers preboard to combo: Meddling Mage and Chalice of the Void. The threats and beaters of this Deck mostly have cc3 which means that Chalice set on 1 and 2 always hurts your opponent more than you (Chalice on 1 affects Birds and some Mage-Targets, Chalice on 2 affects Meddling Mage & Jitte). Chalice & Mage are also prefect against *****.
Trygon Predator seems unnecessary but he isn't. I've tested him and he's great, 'cause he's your preboard solution against Enchantment-based Decks (Solitary Confinement, etc.).
Chrome Mox is there to have the possibility when your oppponent's goin' first to cast Chalice on 1 or Meddling Mage already on Turn 1. This is very important due to the speed of TES for example. And he never lets you get colour-screwed, because imprinting Predator, Meddling Mage, Cloak or Hierarch is always nice to get the colour you want.
I think this deck is worth to keep on working on it and I hope you can help me with that. If some picks this deck up for testing, please send me the results via message.
I'll post some matchups tomorrow or so, 'cause I don't have enough time yet.
Have a nice day.
Edit: I'm sorry for my terrible english.
I've been testing this deck for a while now and I was surprised by its consistency due to its flexibility.
// Lands
4 [TSP] Forest
4 [ON] Windswept Heath
4 [ON] Flooded Strand
2 [TSP] Plains
1 [TSP] Island
3 [A] Savannah
2 [TE] Wasteland
1 [A] Tropical Island
1 [A] Tundra
// Creatures
4 [8E] Birds of Paradise
4 [PS] Meddling Mage
4 [FD] Trinket Mage
4 [MR] Troll Ascetic
3 [DIS] Trygon Predator
3 [RAV] Loxodon Hierarch
// Spells
4 [IN] Armadillo Cloak
3 [MR] Chalice of the Void
3 [MR] Chrome Mox
2 [BOK] Umezawa's Jitte
1 [FD] Engineered Explosives
1 [SOK] Pithing Needle
1 [CH] Tormod's Crypt
1 [CHK] Sensei's Divining Top
// Sideboard
SB: 1 [MR] Chalice of the Void
SB: 1 [FD] Engineered Explosives
SB: 1 [SOK] Pithing Needle
SB: 1 [CH] Tormod's Crypt
SB: 4 [TSP] Krosan Grip
SB: 3 [9E] Worship
SB: 4 [A] Swords to Plowshares
I created the deck myself with getting some help from some Extended-Decklists. First of all, it was a BW-Beatdown-Deck until a friend suggested the blue Splash for a Trinket Mage Toolbox to change it into an Aggro-Control Deck with some good beaters which can be pumped by Armadillo Cloak but also some control elements which make the Deck more flexible, as I already mentioned.
The reason to play this deck over some other Aggro-Control Decks is first of all the versatility due to Trinket Mage. Because of Armadillo Cloak even Birds can be dangerous for your opponent and Trinket Mage is no longer only a 3 Mana Tutor that has no chance in combat due to only 2/2. But the Deck has also some other synergies: For example I used the Nimble Mongoose-Worship "combo" and made it to Troll Ascetic-Worship "combo", because he is definetly the better beater in this deck. Some Decks really have problems with that so you can stall and wait for solutions.
This deck also shows some answers preboard to combo: Meddling Mage and Chalice of the Void. The threats and beaters of this Deck mostly have cc3 which means that Chalice set on 1 and 2 always hurts your opponent more than you (Chalice on 1 affects Birds and some Mage-Targets, Chalice on 2 affects Meddling Mage & Jitte). Chalice & Mage are also prefect against *****.
Trygon Predator seems unnecessary but he isn't. I've tested him and he's great, 'cause he's your preboard solution against Enchantment-based Decks (Solitary Confinement, etc.).
Chrome Mox is there to have the possibility when your oppponent's goin' first to cast Chalice on 1 or Meddling Mage already on Turn 1. This is very important due to the speed of TES for example. And he never lets you get colour-screwed, because imprinting Predator, Meddling Mage, Cloak or Hierarch is always nice to get the colour you want.
I think this deck is worth to keep on working on it and I hope you can help me with that. If some picks this deck up for testing, please send me the results via message.
I'll post some matchups tomorrow or so, 'cause I don't have enough time yet.
Have a nice day.
Edit: I'm sorry for my terrible english.