I build a little proxied up deck to try out an idea. It's hilarious, but scary. You just power him out with Chrome Mox, Mox Opal, Voltaic Key, Grim Monolith, and crap like that and start wailing on people. When you start sending 5/5's over to people on turn 2, now that's funny. Turn 3 obviously is simple enough. It's actually kind of scary. Just burn him up sending over 5/5's and most decks don't really handle that all that well. Use him every other turn and he's still pretty good, just not as stupidly explosive.
It may not be consistent or even good at all, but it does kind of show you what can be done. I kind of like this guy and I'll call him good enough for Legacy. He's just going to be only good in a really heavy artifact build. I will probably end up using him in a deck with Humility since I have a thing for pissing people off with rules complications.
Oh and he's pretty damned amazing if you can hit a Etched Champion then drop another Artifact to metalcraft him.
Obviously it's been said but... Stax shell. Seriously it's everything that deck needs. Its draw/filtering to keep you from drawing blanks, it can turn blanks (spare Trini and whatnot) into finishers and the ultimate can help you win a match in 60 minutes. So long as the mana base can support him, Tezz 2.0 is straight nuts.
Someone is going to break this dude...
U/B Affinity I suppose.
I'm extremely delighted by the card. Extremely well designed. However, I don't think players should be attempting to build around it. This is the card that should top off your deck, not slow it down by its high cost. 1 - 2 seems like the appropriate number for an affinity deck to use.
Last edited by The Big Ragu; 01-23-2011 at 01:23 PM.
Turning my chalice on 1 into an unplowable and unfirespoutable 5/5 man on turn 2 seems OK.
I agree with the others that have said this is the effect that Stax needs to shine. It's card filtering, CA to win the permanent war, *and* it makes threats to end the game in a timely fashion. The only problem is the double color mana cost, but if W Stax can run Humility then I don't see why we can't find a way to run this.
Tezz Stacks
4 Goblin Welder
4 Chalice of the Void
4 Tangle Wire
4 Trinisphere
4 Crucible of Worlds
4 Smokestack
4 Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
4 Mox Diamond
4 Dimir Signet
4 Ancient Tomb
4 City of Traitors
4 Wasteland
3 Underground Sea
1 Volcanic Island
4 Scalding Tarn
4 Misty Rainforest
I've been tinkering with U-Stax lately and i don't see this guy replacing Tezz 1.0 and warp the deck into u/B.Originally Posted by FieryBalrog
Affinity can win games already without this new Tezz.. he's a mere win-more
I think you hit the nail on the spot with U/B(x) Counter-Thopter.
Cheers
I ended up getting two Chinese foil, and I'm playing 1 in my welder Reanimator, just to help if humility hits
I wouldn't count out the new Tezz so soon. At least in Standard/Extended he seems more potent than the old version (of course, that has something to do with the new artifact block).
Not sure I agree with the win more... Affinity blows it load really fast(not to mention the shitty memnite ornithoper hands) and Champion can clog the ground with Tezz winning the game for you. He really shines in certain matchups as a second win condition.Affinity can win games already without this new Tezz.. he's a mere win-more
are you saying memnites and ornithopters are premature ejaculators?
Why make anything other than a chalice on 1 a 5/5? Orni's and Meninites just equip C-Plate.
Sometimes I also have a Chalice on 2? :)
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