So Much Booty: A Treasure Production Deck
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Etherium Powered Treasure! —Dec. 9, 2017
I've made a few changes to see if it will help this deck preform a bit stronger.
I've added 2 Tezzeret the Schemer in exchange for 2 Treasure Map Flip. While the map is some nice treasure production and card draw control, I believe that Tezzeret will deliver some strong power to my mid-game. His Etherium Cells will also synergize with Marionette Master.
I've also removed 1 Revel in Riches to add 1 more Marionette Master. Revel in Riches is under preforming because of its high treasure requirements to win and need for a full round to pass in order to win. Marionette Master brings more to the table by requiring half the treasure to win and being able to trigger a win as soon as she hits the battlefield.
Since my average CMC is rising, I also removed 1 Ruthless Knave and 1 Sailor of Means to add 1 more swamp and 1 more island. While both these creatures have nice treasure production and sailor also serves as a defensive wall, I don't really want to remove any of the other creatures. If my treasure production feels to slow after all the changes I've made, I'll remove 2 Siren Stormtamer and throw the Knave and Sailor back into the deck.
Another treasure win-con I've observed is using stacked treasure to pay for a Torment of Hailfire. I'm considering on adding 2 to the deck by removing 2 Heartless Pillage. While this win-con isn't incredibly consistent, paying for torment with 7-13 mana will force opponents to press the pause button on any plans they had, giving you time to focus on more treasure production. Torment would also combo really well with Revel in Riches.
I'm also considering removing both my Deadeye Plunderers for 2 Torrential Gearhulks. This change would slowly shift me away from aggro and toward control. This will focus more of my wincons onto treasure production.
DragonEleven says... #2
You may want to consider Panharmonicon seeing as several of your creatures have ETBs... e.g. if you summon Marionette Master with Panharmonicon out, fabricate will trigger twice allowing you to make it a 7/9, so you'd only need to sacrifice 3 treasures to kill your opponent.
November 28, 2017 11:42 a.m.
@Ninjew42, Thanks for sharing your deck with me. It looks very interesting but I thank that if you really want to prioritize your treasure production, you should look at including Kaledesh and Aether Revolt. They will be in Standard Rotation until Dominaria Block releases in April 2018. I also think that having 40% of your non-lands be CMC 5+ seems like a bit of a gamble. I worry that against some of Ixalan's hyper aggressive decks, there could be issues.
@DragonEleven, I like this suggestion. A friend of mine runs a deck that tries to combo Panharmo and Walking Ballista, the panharmo strats can get really crazy. Its something I'll probably try.
For some reason, right now, I feel like I'm not getting enough land drops. I'm considering temporarily swapping one Ruthless Knave and one Sailor of Means for a swamp and island.
November 28, 2017 10:36 p.m.
DragonEleven says... #4
Ta11Man I'm not sure what combo your friend is running, but if they're using Panharmonicon to double the number of counters Walking Ballista enters with, then that wouldn't work, as it's not a triggered ability. If the text had said something like "When Walking Ballista enters the battlefield, put X +1/+1 counters on it" then that would trigger Panharmonicon, but I think Walking Ballista would actually die first, as it would be a 0/0 before the counters are placed on it.
As for your land problem, I'd tend to go for 22/23 land personally, although you may wish to use something like Evolving Wilds or Renegade Map (also triggers Marionette Master) to help filter your deck a little.
Ninjew42 says... #1
Ixalan Treasure Pirates Blu/Blk v3 Is my TP deck.
November 28, 2017 11:40 a.m.