So when I was making my Bosh's Giant Robot Squad deck, I had an idea: Custom duel decks that pit giant robots against giant monsters. So, here they are!
Pacific Rim Duel Decks!
It seemed like an obvious choice for a flavor focus, because while the movie wasn't perfect, the Robot vs. Monsters fights were all awesome. The focus for both decks is to get mana ramp going early game with Palladium Myr, Iron Myr, and
Ur-Golem's Eye
for the Jaegers and Kiora's Follower, Explosive Vegetation, and Explore for the Kaiju. After that, the decks each play a bit differently.
With the Kaiju, you'll drop a lot of mana ramp early game and hopefully a Kraken Hatchling or two. While your hatchlings protect you from any lucky early drops from your opponent, you can safely ramp and draw cards in peace until you have enough for all your big awesome sea monsters! Once you start dropping big threats like
Simic Sky Swallower
and Tromokratis, the fun really starts. Use your Appetite for the Unnatural and Prey Upon to get rid of some key threats and halt the Jaeger's production early on, and use
Become Immense
or
Titanic Growth
to give your Kaiju that last little boost and wreck those Jaegers.
These decks are casual with more focus put on flavor and balance than practicality or card value (Appetite for the Unnatural rather than Naturalize, Ur-Golem's Eye rather than Sol Ring). My main concern will be making sure that the decks are balanced against each other, so any playtesting and feedback would be appreciated. If you do playtest, be sure to play the decks at least 2-3 times, as they are casual and therefore not designed to go off the same way every game. The other deck is Pacific Rim Duel Decks: Jaegers.
Thanks!
