Artifact Izzet Rush Deck
Standard
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Update 1 —Aug. 21, 2014
Swapped 2x Soul of New Phyrexia for 2x Scrapyard Mongrel. The card is cheaper, 1 power less than the soul, and although I will miss the tap 5 mana and make everything indestructible, it comes down to cost and $22.00 is $20.00 too much if it can be avoided.
As a side note; I have been doing a lot of play tests to tweek bad draws, which were rare to begin with (>8% chance). One of the reasons that even mass land draws work for this deck is because of scry lands and Hammer of Purphoros. This hammer has saved many bad hands by making 3/3 attack-block tokens from my over drawn lands, stalling enough for Scuttling Doom Engine with Shrapnel Blast.
Infact, if you can get a scuttling doom engine out with haste at turn 4, you should be able to do 6 damage that turn. If you are able to attack and land on turn 5, shrapnel blast your engine for the win: swing for 6 + swing for 6 + ([6 from engine's death] + [5 from blast]) = 23 Damage on turn 5.
Done.. this deck is done.. at this point the only thing I would do us add either pain or shock land just to mana fix yourself (unless there is some other dual land I'm forgetting that is currently in standard).. I prefer shock because 2 life and that card is in business rather than a life every time you need a colored mana from that card.. then maybe after a little bit feeling out the scene just figuring out how your local scene reacts each time you bring it.
August 20, 2014 5:29 p.m.
Deathwish47 says... #3
Sir5L This is a budget deck, trying to keep it under $80. I was thinking of adding the blue enchant that lets you draw a card it you attack with two creatures.
August 20, 2014 8:23 p.m.
Fair enough.. If not draw card see if you can't work some more scry in there. Aqueous Form could be a good fit. Also Stymied Hopes could sideboard for Dissipate against decks that don't return from the grave.. Scouring Sands could side board against token decks.. I have always preferred scry to draw because it is pretty much deck stacking just a few cards at a time. Drawing cards won't always be helpful if You have some god awful land chuck sitting on the top if your deck when you need a game finisher
nicokour says... #1
Nice deck !! If you want you check out mine too : http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/izzet-ur-artifacts/
August 17, 2014 6:45 a.m.