[Deck] Dragon Stompy

Assuming your 4C Landstill opponents have absolutely completely no way out to a resolved Moon Effect, you may actually want to board in your Trinispheres, if not in all matchups then at least on the play. Dropping a Trinisphere with your opponent having one land or less makes them spend a Force on it, or you'll be able to drop Magus/Blood Moon unimpeded on the next turn and pick up the win.

If any of them pack Disk or a basic Plains, however, I wouldn't do this, as Trinisphere's only purpose in this matchup is to make sure your Moons resolve.

Also, no graveyard hate, at all? That's...dangerous. I love the concept of having both Pyrokinesis and Pyroclasm (You'll demolish Goblins and 'Clasm will make your ETW-packing Combo match fantastic), but Crypt helps against so much random crap. It's great against Ichorid and Cephalid Breakfast, and Moon-boarding Aggro Loam's pretty tough without Crypts keeping things sane.

I am taking this list to a basically unknown metagame. What do you guys think?


// Lands
10 [MR] Mountain (4)
4 [TE] Ancient Tomb
4 [EX] City of Traitors

// Creatures
4 [FUT] Magus of the Moon
4 [MOR] Taurean Mauler
4 [MR] Arc-Slogger
4 [DIS] Rakdos Pit Dragon
4 [FUT] Gathan Raiders
4 [PLC] Simian Spirit Guide

// Spells
3 [BOK] Umezawa's Jitte
3 [DK] Blood Moon
4 [MR] Chalice of the Void
4 [MR] Seething Song
4 [MR] Chrome Mox

// Sideboard
SB: 3 [DS] Trinisphere
SB: 4 [DK] Tormod's Crypt
SB: 4 [AL] Pyrokinesis
SB: 4 [10E] Pithing Needle


I don't know how I feel about that sideboard, but the only thing I feel like I could use over any of those cards are Powder Keg or Shattering Spree. The only artifact I can think of that can't be Needled that I lose to is Dreadnought, and I don't really know what I do about a resolved Tarmogoyf. I was thinking I just hope to Moon them before that happens, but I don't have much experience with this deck. What do you guys think?

I like it. Simple, effective.

If Dreadnought is actually to the point where it's scary enough to metagame against then Legacy's pretty weird, but it is worth noticing that Chalice-1 is the obvious shutdown for it. Shattering Spree out of the board would be solid, too.

The less obvious but infinitely cooler solution is to stick a Jitte on a Hellbent Pit Dragon and swing. If they Block, Dragon hits for three, pumps to 7/7, hits for 7, then uses the last two Jitte counters to eat the Dreadnought. If not, you outrace the Dreadnought.

As for Goyf, just outrace him. Or double/triple Slog him, on occasion.

If the metagame is totally unknown, I'd play Sulfurs over Maulers.
And the 8th moon.

It's up to you if you take out the 4th sulfur (play four maulers though if you prefer them) or the third Jitte or something else.

Do not, however, change the sb. It's solid.
The only, only card you should consider changing, is +1 jitte if you decide to only play two maindeck.
I do not, however, know if this is advisable. Probably my aversion to the card talking..
This would weaken the sb too. So I'd play three sulfurs and three jittes and let the sb be.

Thanks guys, this will be my first tournament playing Dragon Stompy, I wanted to try out something different after 4+ months of playing White Thresh. At least I'll have a good idea of what's going on in those matchups. I'm going to be testing all week and I'll figure out if I like Maulers or Sulfur better. I think I would rather have Mauler every time except if there is a significant prescence at the tourney by Breakfast and Death + Taxes. Other than those two matchups, I would rather have Mauler. It is a must counter turn 1 against blue decks, and has often paved the way for a turn 2 Moon or a turn 1 follow-up Moon after a Seething Song.

EDIT: @Taco, completely forgot about Chalice at 1 destroying Dreadnought. I was going to try and make room for a couple Shattering Sprees in the board, but after testing about 10 matches so far, it seems they haven't even been needed. I find myself sometimes wanting Powder Keg for Mongeese and Goyf, but hopefully I should have Moon down faster than they can come out, or be able to race them with Dragon/Slogger.

I'm having trouble with loam decks lately, mainly terranova builds, is anyone else having trouble with this matchup? What do I side out for the needle's and the crypt's?

Im pretty sure you side out Jitte because it is less than useful, but not sure what else. These are the things I need to get the feel for before this weekend.

Aggro Loam is a pain. Period. It's not exactly Enchantress bad, but it's not a match Dragon Stompy wants to see.

I'm not sure exactly what a Terranova build is, but if it's anything like the Aggro Loam I'm accustomed to facing (Straight R/G with Moons in board), then you board out everything remotely related to a Moon. (You have to make this decision based on how much Moon hurts them, but I find it usually doesn't.) Boarding out Jitte's also an option, because while an active Jitte can be awesome against the deck, you really really really want to get a Chalice for 2 to stop Loam, Tarmogoyf, Burning Wish, and Devastating Dreams. You want Tormod's Crypt and you want Pyrokinesis, and Pithing Needle can be necessary to keep Seismic Assault under control.

Dealing with Terravore and Countryside Crusher is really annoying, too. Crypt keeps Vore and Goyf in manageable territory, but you can't do a lot with Crusher besides Pyrokinesising the bajesus out of him before he can get out of control.

Also, if you expect to deal with a lot of Aggro Loam, reconsider Sword of Fire and Ice as being playable. It's pretty good in this matchup.

EDIT: Also, keep in mind that situationally you'll want to Chalice for 3 against this deck if you can do it fast enough, especially if you're boarding out Magus. That means Chal-3 only shuts down a maximum of four cards in your deck (Sulfur/Mauler/Whatever). Shutting off Terravore, Crusher, and Grip (If they run it) can help a lot, and Chalices at both 2 and 3 is fantastic.

This is the deck I'm talking about:
4# Thoughtseize
4# Swords to Plowshares
2# Pernicious Deed
2# Engineered Explosives
4# Life from the Loam
(16)

3# Terravore
4# Dark Confidant
2# Wild Mongrel
2# Eternal Witness
4# Tarmogoyf
(15)

4# Tranquil Thicket
3# Bayou
4# Wasteland
1# Barren Moor
1# Volrath’s Stronghold
1# Scrubland
4# Mox Diamond
2# Polluted Delta
4# Windswept Heath
1# Forest
1# Swamp
3# Savannah
(25+4)

Sideboard:
3# Extirpate
3# Umezawa’s Jitte
2# Tormod’s Crypt
3# Krosan Grip
3# Duress
1# Pernicious Deed
(15)

Basicly terrageddon without armageddon

This deck is really a pain, and while on paper they should be crippled by a moon, however in testing I find to get myself whooped pretty bad, as soon as they find green mana and a mox... And after side it doesn't get much better with grip's, extra deed/'s and jitte...

So, I was thinking about picking this deck up, because it seems pretty fun. Would anyone be willing to post some matchups though? The front page seems just a bit outdated.

new to the deck...been trying to catch up on the forums, was wondering what you guys thought of this guy
http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/attac...7&d=1207282361

he seems to be a great cheap beatstick and can help get hellbent, only problems i see is the RR in his cost, and where he fits in the deck as a 4cc, which are small problems, the biggest problem would be losing something good like a moon or a chalice

let me know what ya think

It doesn't seem to be any better then any of the cards currently played. It's not better then any of the three drops, Pit Dragon, or Arc-Slogger.

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Originally Posted by sdsickboy86

he seems to be a great cheap beatstick and can help get hellbent, only problems i see is the RR in his cost, and where he fits in the deck as a 4cc, which are big problems, the biggest problem would be losing something good like a moon or a chalice
let me know what ya think

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There's your answer

Firespout 2{rg}
Sorcery Uncommon
Firespout deals 3 damage to each creature without flying if {R} was spent to play Firespout and 3 damage to each creature with flying if {G} was spent to play Firespout. (If {G} & {R} is spent, do both.)

I think this may be better than pyroclasm. Thoughts?

Kills most of your creatures...

Two weeks ago I placed 6th because I lost against a Burn deck that played ensnaring bridge and I had no solution MD or in the SB. The other deck I lost was against Geddonstaxx. Every Game I won was 2-0 I always Lost 1-2 so both matches were close. I am thinking to play with a Sb like this next time:

4 Needle
3 Crypt
3 Pyrokinesis
3 Trinisphere
2 Shattering Spree

Only 2 Sprees because there is hardly a threat that needs to be handled early in the game.

Thoughts??? Simular experiences???

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Originally Posted by Jak.

Kills most of your creatures...

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So does pyroclasm. The real reason this should not be included is because the only things it does that pyroclasm does not is kill mongoose and countryside crusher. Killing mongoose is irrelevant because you have much better things to board in vs. thresh, and pyrokinesis is much better against loam anyway.

So I guess if you are expecting floods of aggro-loam such that you would play both pyrokinesis and clasm, consider this spell.

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Originally Posted by Zork

So does pyroclasm. The real reason this should not be included is because the only things it does that pyroclasm does not is kill mongoose and countryside crusher. Killing mongoose is irrelevant because you have much better things to board in vs. thresh, and pyrokinesis is much better against loam anyway.

So I guess if you are expecting floods of aggro-loam such that you would play both pyrokinesis and clasm, consider this spell.

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Pyroclasm was cut because of that and Dragon Stompy beats Goblins anyway. It does kill Goose, which is nice, but I wouldn't cut Pyrokinesis for it.

Yeah, I just found this guy here on mtgsalvation...

What do you think???

Deus of Calamity {rg}{rg}{rg}{rg}{rg}
Creature - Spirit Avatar Rare
Trample
Whenever Deus of Calamity deals 6 or more damage to an opponent, destroy target land that player controls.
"He bears the marks of ages upon his skin, memories of dreams long dead and best left buried." -The Seer's Parables
Illus. Todd Lockwood #204/301 6/6

http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/attac...7&d=1207765114

Could he fit in the Slogger Slot or something else???

MfG Yawg

The casting cost is too prohibitive (Seething Song is the only realistic way of casting this guy), we already have 90% of the meta on mana-lockdown with 8 Moon effects (rendering their lands useless anyway), and Slogger can deal just as much damage (w/ the assistance of his ability) over 4 turns.