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Mardu Runemark
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2.
Enchanted creature has first strike as along as you control a white or black permanent.
Keepper on
Gorgeous Girls Deck(list)
5 years ago
@ Glaciercold added all of them except Mardu Runemark because it wasn't that "revealing."
Keepper on
Gorgeous Girls Deck(list)
5 years ago
@ Glaciercold added all of them except Mardu Runemark because it wasn't that "revealing."
theplotthinnens on
We live, we die, we live again: Alesha Primer
5 years ago
Mardu Runemark, it's a cycle of draft fodder from FRF, but the art's great. I've seen a neat alter of Alesha using it before.
Optimator on
It's Good to be the Khan
6 years ago
Yeah, it's tough!! Cutting cards and balancing the ratios between creatures, buffs, utility, and removal is a delicate art.
I generally start with the "8x8" method; choose 8 things you want in your deck and choose 8 cards that do each. You have a great start so I'm not saying to scrap what you have.
It's not perfect but it's a great place to start when building or redoing a deck. One thing to consider is a large chunk of one set of 8 will be ramp and ideally another set will be card draw, truly leaving only 48 cards. There is also the part where several groups of 8 will be "creatures" if you want an aggro deck (which this is sort of a hybrid) so some creatures will fall into a "buff/anthem" category or a "card draw" category or some sort of utility category, throwing some numbers off.
Brave the Sands is the shit.
Removal is slightly more important for aggro and voltron decks than midrange or control decks (you gotta get through!) but you have a good amount.
I generally find combat tricks less useful than constant buffs, so were it me I'd take out War Flare for one of the considered cards.
In my experience with Zurgo, evasion is more important than extra damage, so things like Battle Mastery and Mardu Runemark are less desirable than something like Spectra Ward, which makes a creature nearly unblockable and untargettable. Something like Spirit Loop would be better (and strictly better than Congregate, in my opinion) since you don't get two-for-one'd with it attached. Even with the voltron aspect being played down, Zurgo always has a huge target on his back.
Trample and flying, or something like Trailblazer's Boots help more than Fireshrieker or Inquisitor's Flail in my experience. The damage bonus is still super good though. A balance is good, is that I'm saying. Although perhaps not as much if the voltron aspect is less pronounced... YMMV. Also, Inquisitor's Flail is probably better than Hero's Blade. Conqueror's Flail is great too but a little pricey. I noticed you have a couple of random expensive cards--I assume they're ones you already own? Seems like a budget deck at heart. One thing that's hard about making a strategy like Warrior tribal work is it usually takes extra cash to make up for the inherent lack of synergy (unlike goblins and elves, etc.).
Have you seen Assault Suit? It's literally perfect for Zurgo. Keeps him indestructible on any turn and prevents him from being sacrificed. The damage bonus is nice and since he attacks four times a round instead of once it's almost like quadruple damage. I know you aren't doing a full voltron thing but it's so spicy and Zurgo is literally one of the only decks you can conceivably run it in.
Anyway, check out my Zurgo deck (Khanate of the Golden Headbutt (Artifact Voltron)) if you have the time! More of a traditional voltron deck though.
lemmingllama on Official missing/incorrect card/token thread
8 years ago
@Tyrannosary Looks like they all work fine for me.
Lotus Path Djinn, Lotus-Eye Mystics, Mardu Runemark, Singing Bell Strike, Turn Against, Vestige of Emrakul, Touch of the Void, Mardu Hordechief.
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