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Different direction —Sept. 21, 2017
I was thinking about this deck, and the Comments made on it, and I'm moving it in a different direction.
Deadeye Plunderers wasn't as Strong as I hoped it would be so I've slotted Skysovereign, Consul Flagship into the 5CMC spot.
It has been joined by Fell Flagship.
This has meant a reorganisation of the lower order cards.
I've removed Metallic Mimic and Untethered Express.
The deck is now a lot more focused on disrupting the Opponent's plans.
The only thing I'm not happy about is that Arguel's Blood Fast Flip has dropped to two copies. I would prefer three, but can't think what to remove for it, other than a land.
I don't like playing with less than 24 lands. My curve is quite low now, though.
AgentGreen says... #2
Interesting deck. I'll have to playtest it against my Grixis Bolas deck (post-rotation edition)
September 19, 2017 8:36 a.m.
Countermage, removal is in the Sideboard, so I can tailor it to what my Opponent is playing.
The fast decks are playing lots of Creatures, yet most of the things you have suggested only address Non-Creature spells. For that reason I won't be putting Kitesail Freebooter or Spell Pierce in the deck.
I would rather run Duress than Spell Pierce, anyway.
Metallic Mimic helps to buff Deadeye Plunderers later in the game.
If you have a look at Tribal decks like #1 Black Zombies just about all of them run Metallic Mimic. I did in Worthy Minotaurs, and it was great.
I prefer Siren Stormtamer to Deadeye Tracker. If I find that I need an Exile outlet I will probably put some Scavenger Grounds in the deck.
September 19, 2017 4:03 p.m.
It's a pretty solid deck(+2 if I could). Of course there may be changes, but I wouldn't dare to suggest cards, without knowing your playgroup. As a standard guy, the only thing I HAVE to say, is pre order a couple of Hostage Takers and Sword-Point Diplomacy. They are both sick cards and their prices may spike.
September 20, 2017 4:08 p.m.
Argy,
The deck looks great!
One thing I wanted to mention though for people who might play this deck on MTGO: Right now, Cavern of Souls and other "creature type" Lands don't work right online ... they only work for the first creature type in a type-line. For example, "Human" would work for Deadeye Plunderers but not "Pirate". HOPEFULLY they'll have this fixed before XLN release or there are going to be a lot of people frustrated about Unclaimed Territory ...
Draw well!
September 20, 2017 4:51 p.m.
Hey ROUROU I'm more than happy to hear suggestions.
I may not adopt them all but, even if they don't suit me, they get me to think about the card choices I've made.
You make very good suggestions so ... HIT ME!!
Hostage Taker is sooooo freaking good that I can't believe it. It turns games around. It's not even LEGENDARY. Hence the 4 of.
clayperce that's a good heads up.
Hopefully MTGO sorts its shit out soon.
Gonna be kind of important, coming into this next season.
September 20, 2017 8:10 p.m.
Seeing your mana-curve, I would suggest a 3drop, like the one above (Sword-Point Diplomacy) but, the deck is perfect as it is. This is my problem. I wouldn't risk replacing something, cause I would compromise its integrity...
I will try and playtest it against some other decks and inform you.
Thank you for your kind words :D have a great day m'lady
Countermage says... #1
Looks pretty interesting, but I think you need to run some sort of removal. Pirates are evasive and have lots of cool tricks, but there's a lot of extremely fast decks that need immediate response or you'll be pretty much dead by the time you can cast something relevant. Also, for a Pirate deck your curve is a bit high and Metallic Mimic's ability loses efficiency; have you consider run Deadeye Tracker or Kitesail Freebooter for example? Lastly, I'd replace Dive Down for Spell Pierce, which is far more versatile and can counter Planeswalkers.
September 19, 2017 5:04 a.m.