Spectreblade, 11 years ago
This deck saw its first real action last Thursday. It did very well one-on-one against a Prossh, Skyraider of Kher *f-etch* deck, with my opponent scooping after getting mana-screwed and buried in card advantage. I had two other matches that day. One with Prossh, Azusa, Lost but Seeking, and Azami, Lady of Scrolls. Azusa won that one. Then the Azusa player switched to Kaalia of the Vast. Azami won that one in an avalanche of extra turns and a Laboratory Maniac.
Anyway, I've made a slight update.
Removed:
Added:
Deck Update
adventfaith, 11 years ago
Replaced Bred for the Hunt with kruphix, god of the horizon, testing that out, may revert this change though.
Also saw this deck in a few folders, makes me feel good <3
Also, comments cleaned up
updates
Northside_Irish, 11 years ago
ok so the deck has been doing really well, however after back to back 3-1 finishes I felt that it was just barely missing something. Soooo I made the following changes on Thursday night:
Added: 4x Temple Garden 4x Temple of Plenty 1x Ajani, Mentor of Heroes 2x Selesnya Charm 1x Ajani, Caller of the Pride 1x Ghostblade Eidolon
2x Ajani's Presence moved from side to main
Removed: 8x Plains 3x Soldier of the Pantheon 1x Fabled Hero 1x Akroan Skyguard
Moved to sideboard: 2x Deicide
Result = 4-0! It played perfectly! great win, felt great, and very excited to do more with this deck in the coming future! Thanks all for your playtests and advice. However, please give the deck a +1 if you like it. I've had comments and advice of people liking it but no one seems to be giving +1s
3-1 at FNM + slight changes
Mana_Junkie, 11 years ago
As I said, I will update as I play so here I keep that promise
So I played this deck at a standard FNM near me with some quality, experienced players and had 3 wins for 1 loss (last round I got the bye so more like 2 wins)
One or two minor updates to main deck and sideboard:
Mainboard-
Added 2x Steam Augury to mainboard, 1 to sideboard:
- I noticed that later game I started to run out of spells and creatures. This is a great spell that allows me to go through cards, usually drawing 2 or 3 and at instant speed. Also, you don't have to worry about your opponent putting burn into the graveyard as it feeds the Spellheart Chimera
Moved 2 Searing Blood to sideboard - Sideboard them in if opponent is creature heavy or against weenie decks. Some decks don't run lots of or small creatures for it to have a lot of effect.
Added 1x Ral Zarek, 1x Raktos Cackler and 1x Battlefield Thaumaturge
- Two planeswalkers are nice especially at 4 mana, Raktos Cackler and Battlefield Thaumaturge help with early damage and are cheap 1 ofs so why not?
Sideboard -
Managed to get a Purphoros, God of the Forge out of a booster so he is in sideboard if I choose to go creature heavy
Ogre Battledriver helps also when going creature heavy and helps with damage. I'd also run him for the flavor text alone XD
On the night -
Lost 2-1 against mono black removal Won 2-0 against W/R weenie Won 2-0 against G/R monsters Bye
Overall = 3-1
Slight problem against black removal. Suggest cutting the creatures and going full spell. The 3 Flames of the Firebrand and 1 Steam Augury come in from the sideboard.
angelic, 11 years ago
2xCemetery Reaper 1xEndless Ranks of the Undead 1xLord of the Undead 2xFell Shepard
bdal, 11 years ago
Added 1 Bow of Nylea and took out 1 Garruk, Caller of Beasts. I will leave the mana at 21 since I have quite a bit of ramp.
Took out the scry lands and added basic forests.
First FNM ! 3-1!
JoeyBinky, 11 years ago
Went to my first FNM this week and did very well. *1-2 vs Simic : First round I couldn't stop his healing with no erebos draw. Second I was too fast and KO'd with Gary. Third was a close one but when he ended up getting another courser on the field with a bunch of card draw it was over for me. *2-0 vs B/W : First round i drew up 3 brain maggots and took all 3 of his Blood Barons, and just swung out. Next round I gambled with a 1-land hand, and it paid off when i drew enough to ramp into 3 Garys. *2-0 vs Mono Blue Devotion: Both rounds turned out easy enough, with doom blades and bile blights being enough to stop any Master of Waves. 2-0 vs U/W Pillowfort control : This match was a lot of fun, considering i needed to pay around 32 mana to attack with my only available attacking creature, brain maggot. Eventually it was just withering him down, but it was a lot of laughs.
Winger_77, 11 years ago
picked up a playset of the Grim Lavamancerrecently. haven't had much chance to play since doing so, however. pretty much set on dumping the Chieftans and Krenkos to put in a playset of Quest for Pure Flame. may drop Legion Loyalist for a pair of Young Pyromancer as well, making this deck goblins no more.
FNM Premiere
BluesClues, 11 years ago
I used this deck at this weeks FNM at my LGS and went 1-2-1, which is less succesful than I hoped.
First match was against UW control. First game I lacked lands and got stomped, second game I was to slow and got stomped. Control is my bane.
Second game was against mono blue devotion. Lost both games due to an overloaded Cyclonic Rift, whiping my board and leaving me unprotected. Also I hate Tidebinder Mage.
Third game was against grixis control. Won first game, lost second, was ahead in third game, but the time was over, so we had a draw.
Last game was against Dregde, won first, sided in Rest in Peace, which sealed the deal in game three.
Control is a problem, I might try to go Junk and a hand disruption in from of Brain Maggot and Duress.
FNM!
Pan163, 11 years ago
A short one, this week, with so many people at GP Chicago. Went 2-1, but that was my fault, not the deck's, so I think the deck's quality is maintained. Was planning to try out a new deck this week, but I don't QUITE have the cards yet. By next FNM, I plan to be trying different decks. Round 1: vs. Orzhov Midrange (2-1) Round 2: vs. Jund Monsters (0-2) Round 3: vs. Boros Burn (2-1)
Mana Curve Changes
Kipperx, 11 years ago
2x- Aeon Chronicler; The card advantage ability rarely happens because of the mana cost, and for card advantage I will use
2x+ Dakra Mystic; Swapped for Aeon Chronicler
3x+ Ring of Evos Isle; Just another upkeep ability
1x- Reality Acid; Removed to make space for Ring of Evos Isle
Big Blue Changes...
roytekker, 11 years ago
After playing the original deck listing for a few weeks locally and experimenting with various different builds one thing kept eating away at me. It just was not performing consistently enough. When I had a good match it was so much fun, but for every fun game, 3 or more miserable matches followed.
Much discussion was had which resolved with myself and my buddies deciding that izzet is a cruel mistress and maybe a different approach is required.
Mono blue devotion, with Purphoros, God of the Forge as a win condition. The hilarity of dropping him before a Master of Waves
and just destroying life totals has been pretty darn successful.
If that tactic does not become available during the game then simply play as though you are mono blue and have fun with it. I have succeeded in many more games with this build than any previous, consistency is higher and so is the fun factor.
Apologies to anyone who upvoted a radically different build from the current one. This is a much more simple idea which pays off way more often.
possible changes
steelking6, 11 years ago
So right now i dont know if i run enough creatures to warrant a second, if even the first Domri Rade. also i want to lower my curve a little bit, dont want most of my stuff at 4.
Valehaun, 11 years ago
Added 3x Hero's Downfall and moved 3x Banishing Light to the sideboard. Removed 2x Plains and added 2x Swamp
Deck Update!
slovakattack, 11 years ago
-2 Juniper Order Ranger +2 Doubling Season -2 Knight of Meadowgrain +2 Steward of Valeron
Tournament Updates
Slycne, 11 years ago
I haven't been keeping up on the tournament reports as much lately, but the deck continues to function well. Every time I try something different I just end up missing how powerful my spells feel in UW.
Naku_vamp, 11 years ago
4th Revelation!
BoromirOfGondor, 11 years ago
I finally obtained my final Sphinx's Revelation, in a set of three RTR packs I bought. I wish those packs had been in a draft, as I pulled Detention Sphere and Hallowed Fountain in addition to Rev.
4-1 at FNM
BoromirOfGondor, 11 years ago
I attended another FNM with this deck, and fought my way to 4th place. Here's the story...
Round 1: GW Aggro (2-1) This is the same deck I faced last time, although he removed its midrange element in favor of a more aggressive strategy. Game 1, Supreme Verdict did what it does best, and Jace proceeded to mill his entire library while I Dissolved his spells. In game 2, I flooded and couldn't deal with two monstrous Fleecemane Lions (even with a Blood Baron of Vizkopa). Game 3 I countered all of his threats, until an Elspeth emblem sealed his fate. I also had the pleasure of using Detention Sphere to take out 3 copies of Courser of Kruphix.
Round 2: GR Monsters (2-0) Game 1, he played into a Detention Sphere by running out two Experiment Ones, leaving his defenseless against my counters and eventual Jace, Memory Adept. Game 2, I blew the field and dominated with a Blood Baron of Vizkopa.
Round 3: Jund Monsters (1-2) This was an intense match; we were both sweating profusely by the end. Game 1, he rushed me with a turn 2 Domri Rade into a turn 3 Xenagos, the Reveler. Supreme Verdict wasn't enough, as a Stormbreath Dragon came courtesy of Domri. Game 2, I repeatedly cast Supreme Verdict until securing control with an Elspeth, Sun's Champion. Afterward, Sphinx's Revelation drew me into more answers, and he scooped. Game 3, he and I both managed to ultimate our planeswalkers (Domri and Elspeth, respectively). We were both down to 0 cards, however, so whoever topdecked a threat first would win the game. I kept drawing into answers, but an 8/8 Mistcutter Hydra swung in for the game. Best match of the night.
Round 4: Mono-Black Aggro (2-0) In game 1, he kept a 2 land hand with a few one drops, Master of the Feast, and Desecration Demon. In order to keep him stuck on those two swamps, I repeatedly used Azorius Charm on his Rakdos Cackler. By the time I cast Jace, Architect of Thought, he was too far behind to recuperate. Game 2, an unopposed Blood Baron of Vizkopa ravaged his board as I repeatedly gained life and blocked with Elspeth tokens.
Round 5: Mono Blue Devotion (2-0) This is an excellent matchup for me, and he kept dicey hands both games. Game 1, he flooded as I cast threats and counters. Game 2, he was land screwed; honorable mention to my Nightveil Specter, which picked up a Master of Waves.
Got 4th place, and the sweet dissolve promo.
:D 60 upvotes!
Smellygoat11, 11 years ago
That is a lot of upvotes O.O Thank you all for your continued support! This deck is shaping up to be very brutal and well balanced, and I'm excited to start playing it against some of my friends! As always, keep those suggestions coming! [Comments purged]
teamplayerx, 11 years ago
Went 5-3-1 at GP Chicago.
