Gods of Theros: Challenge!
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Posted on May 17, 2014, 6:16 a.m. by 241543903
Hi guys! I am presenting you yet another challenge with immortal beings from plane of Theros. Rules are simple:1. To join this challenge, submit in this thread an EDH legal deck with one of the fifteen Gods as a commander.2. Try to not submit decks with the same god as an other deck. 2 Purphuros decks are fine, but 8 decks with the same god are not cool.3. You can submit up to two decks.4. When the 8 decks will be submitted, I will start typing match-ups. However, people will be still able to submit their decks until all matchups of round one will be made.5. Sideboard will not be used, however if you must to have one (for example Burning Wish ), you can have up to 5 cards in there.6. Have fun!
OK, got one. Race to the top, evolution style. And for fun, check out Gods Damn U
May 17, 2014 8:50 a.m.
Ohthenoises says... #4
AT&T and Cingular's Love Child Playtest
Commander / EDH*
SCORE: 3 | 9 COMMENTS | 364 VIEWSMy Kruphix, God of Horizons Primal Surge deck. Elfball into fattys then bait counters until you can land a Surge.
May 17, 2014 9:37 a.m.
brokendwarf says... #5
May 17, 2014 9:58 a.m.
MisterRoach says... #6
May 18, 2014 4:31 a.m.
rkreutz, Ohthenoises, brokendwarf and MisterRoach: Thank you for submissions. So we have 2 Kruphixes, 1 Athreos and 1 Erebos. Hope another submissions will appear just as quickly as these :)
May 18, 2014 5:35 a.m.
I'll do an ephara one. I may only get it done in a few days though as i'm quite busy right now.
May 18, 2014 5:40 a.m.
I'll put in a second deck for Iroas. Just popped him in for Aurelia. :)
Boros Legion, Attack! Playtest
Commander / EDH
SCORE: 0 | 0 COMMENTS | 145 VIEWSMay 25, 2014 12:46 a.m.
Thanks for submission! We need 3 more decks to start, so I strongly encourage others for submitting their deck.
May 27, 2014 7:49 a.m.
Here's one for Heliod, God of the Sun
Heliod's Last Man Standing Playtest
Commander / EDH*
SCORE: 0 | 0 COMMENTS | 1 VIEWSI just took another deck I had him in, put the original Commander ( Mageta the Lion ) in the main board and made Heliod the Commander.
May 28, 2014 12:51 p.m.
Thanks! We need 2 more then.
PS: I have currently computer problems, so it's possible that I won't start matchups after eight submission. However please still submit decks.
May 29, 2014 6:21 a.m.
Here is my take on the Karametra deck:
May 29, 2014 7:04 a.m.
1 more is needed then. We have 2 Kruphixes, 1 Athreos, 1 Erebos, 1 Iroas, 1 Heliod and 1 Karametra. Becasue I've finally fixed my PC, I encourage to use the third rule to finally start the games.
June 2, 2014 10:36 a.m.
Nope, no limits for this challenge Wic. Submit any deck you want, as long it's a commander one, and haves one of the gods as a commander.
June 4, 2014 8:37 a.m.
Really, there is no Purphoros? this seems like a crime, be right back.
June 4, 2014 8:43 a.m.
Well, here is:
Forge Victory in the God challenge Playtest
Commander / EDH*
SCORE: 0 | 0 COMMENTS | 1 VIEWSJune 4, 2014 9:12 a.m.
I already submitted one deck, so I am fine with you submitting a deck instead of me :)
I like my karametra better anyways :D
June 4, 2014 9:14 a.m.
@Wic_Uber Submit that deck please, even if it's Purphuros one too. We have 2 Kruphixes, so 2 Purphuroses are okay too :)
On the other hand, we have eight submissions. Here is the bracket for the first round:
Rayenous's Heliod Last Man Standing vs. Boza's Forge Victory in the God challenge
brokendwarf's I've got recurssion out of ass vs. rkreutz's Boros Legion, Attack!
rkreutz's Race to the Top, Evolution Style vs. Boza's Karametra, Primal Genesis
MisterRoach's Blood Tithe for Power vs. Ohthenoises's AT&T and Cingular's Love Child.
9th deck submmited (if there will be any) vs. 10th deck submitted
11th deck submitted vs. 12th deck submitted
Aight, you got the drill. Expect today evening (European time zones) first matchup. Stay tuned!
June 4, 2014 11:25 a.m.
@Boza - No worries, thanks for offering though. Have a good day, Wic.
June 4, 2014 11:26 a.m.
Ohthenoises says... #24
Of course I get paired against a reanimator deck. Oh wells lol.
June 4, 2014 12:07 p.m.
Death by Lightning Bolt Playtest
Commander / EDH
SCORE: 0 | 0 COMMENTS | 4 VIEWSWho's up for thirty minute games?
June 5, 2014 12:07 a.m.
@Dekord Thank you! You have bye for now, unless someone will submit deck too.
@Wic_Uber Of course. EVERYONE can submit deck(s) untill the first round match-ups are ended.
June 5, 2014 9:10 a.m.
@Wic_Uber Thank you! You are paired for the first round with Dekord's deck.
June 5, 2014 1:53 p.m.
MisterRoach says... #30
Ohthenoises and i get to face the rampy elfball deck. This should be good. :P
June 5, 2014 4:42 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #31
MisterRoach Better for you methinks, all of my threats are big beefy creatures. Perfect for a reanimator to steal ;)
Good luck to you.
June 5, 2014 4:45 p.m.
It's here... First write-up of first match-up of the first round of this challenge. Sit and enjoy.
Rayenous's Heliod's Last Man Standing VS Boza's Forge Victory in the God challenge!
Let the games begin!
GAME 1
Forge wins the roll and decides to go first.
Forge keeps this hand: 2x Mountain, Hammer of Purphoros , Grinning Ignus , Phyrexian Altar , Siege-Gang Commander and Rally the Horde Last Man keeps this hand: 2x Plains , Oblation , Wrath of God , Divine Verdict , Gideon Jura , Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre .
F1: Plays Mountain. Passes.
L1: Draws Odric, Master Tactician . Plays Plains. Passes,
F2: Draws Mountain and plays it. Passes.
L2: Draws Plains and plays it. Passes.
F3: Draws Skullclamp . Plays Mountain and then Grinning Ignus . Passes.
L3: Draws Plains and plays it. Passes.
F4: Draws Kher Keep and plays it. Forge decides to tap-out to cast Purphoros, God of the Forge , but it met insta-Oblation . Forge draws Worn Powerstone and Trading Post . Passes.
L4: Draws Nyxborn Shieldmate . Last Man taps-out and cast his commander, Heliod, God of the Sun . Passes.
F5: Draws Spinerock Knoll and plays it, hide-awaying Mogg Infestation . Forge uses Ignus's ability and casts Worn Powerstone, then casts Ignus again. Passes.
L5: Draws Karoo and plays it, bouncing one of the Plains. Passes.
F6: Draws Mountain and plays it. Then he uses Ignus's ability and casts Hammer of Purphoros, then he casts Ignus again. After that he swings with Ignus thanks to the Hammer's ability (F 40 [0]/L 39 [0]). In second main phase Forge uses Ignus's ability again and casts him again, leaving him untapped. Passes.
L6: Draws Plains and casts it and Gideon Jura . He used his 0 ability, swinging for 6. (F 34 [0]/L 38 [0]) Passes.
F7: Draws Mountain and plays it, then he plays Siege-Gang Commander . Then Forge swung with all creatures, Ignus, Siege and two goblins aimed at Jura and one single goblin at the Last Man. Jura died under the swarm and Last Man received another scratch (F34 [0]/F37 [0]). After combat, Forge bounced Ignus to hand and put it into battlefield again. Then he casted Skullclamp and killed two Goblins, drawing Thran Dynamo , Rakka Mar , Expedition Map and Mountain. Passes.
L7: Draws Marshal's Anthem . Casts Plains and then Wrath of God , killing annoying Ignus, Siege-Gang and two Goblins. Passes.
F8: Draws Gratuitous Violence . He casted Thran Dynamo, Gratuitous Violence , Expedition Map, triggering it, fetching Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx . Passes.
L8: Draws Plains and casts it. Plays Odric, Master Tactician and bestowed him with Nyxborn Shieldmate . Passes.
F9: Draws Sword of Feast and Famine . Plays Nykthos and uses it's ability naming red, making 5 mana. casting Rakka Mar . He used Rakka's ability creating Elemental and killed him with skullclamp, drawing Mind Stone and... Snake Basket . He casted basket and then he casted Mind Stone and Trading Post . Passes.
L9: Draws Heliod's Emissary and bestows Sean Connery with it, making enough devotion to creaturize Heliod. He swings with both of them, Forge lets them go through. (F10 [10]/L38 [0]). Passes.
F10: Draws Heartless Hidetsugu . He plays Mountain and taps out to use Snake Basket 's ability. Let me count... 7... 11... 17! He left only untapped Mountain and Spinerock Knoll . After that, he decided to swing with everything, not only seventeen snakes, but with Rakka Mar too, however it was blocked by bestowed Odric. (F10 [10]/L6 [0]). After that, he tapped Spinerock Knoll and Mountain, casting exiled Mogg Infestation , killing Sean Connery, decreatureizing Heliod and creating two Goblins. Passes.
L10: Draws Angelic Arbiter . Luckily for Last Man, Forge haves only two blockers. He plays Marshal's Anthem , creatureizing Heliod. He swung with Nyxborn Shieldmate, Heliod and his emmisarry which tapped one of the Goblin. Heliod got blocked by remaining blocker, however emmisary and Shieldmate dealt a leathal blow to Forge. Forge scooped up.
GAME 2
Forge decides to start.
Forge keeps this hand: 3x Mountain, Ruby Medallion , Goblin Bombardment , Heartless Hidetsugu and Skittering Invasion .Last Man uses free mulligan and keeps this hand: 3x Plains, Frontline Medic , Serra's Liturgy , Divine Verdict and Silent Sentinel .
F1: Plays Mountain, passes.
L1: Draws Rootborn Defenses . Plays Plains and passes.
F2: Draws Rally the Horde . Plays Mountain and then Ruby Medallion. Passes.
L2: Draws Day of Judgment . Plays PLains and passes.
F3: Draws Spinerock Knoll . Plays Mountain and thanks to Ruby plays Purphoros, God of the Forge . Passes.
L3: draws Plains and plays it. Plays Frontline Medic. Passes.
F4: Draws Ring of Three Wishes . Plays Knoll hideawaying Gratuitous Violence . Passes.
L4: Draws Sol Ring and plays it, then he plays Heliod. Swings with Medic (F 37 [0]/L 40 [0]). Passes.
F5: Draws Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician . Then he plays Heartless Hidetsugu , triggering Purphoros (F 37 [0]/L 38 [2]). Passes.
L5: Draws Nevermore . He swings with medic, Forge doesn't block (F 34 [0]/L 38 [2]). Seeing how dangerous Hidetsugu is, Last Man casts Day of Judgement, sacrificing his medic and killing sugu. Passes.
F6: Draws Stranglehold . Casts Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician , triggering Purphoros (F 34 [0]/L 36 [4]). Passes.
L6: Draws Fated Retribution . Passes.
F7: Draws Mountain and plays it. Swings with Ib, but it met Divine Verdict . Forge decides to Rally the Horde , making five warriors triggering Purphoros (F 34 [0]/L 26 [16]). Passes.
L7: Draws Wrath of God and casts it, killing soldiers. Passes.
F8: Draws Quest for Pure Flame . Casts Ring of Three Wishes . Passes.
L8: Draws Balancing Act . Seeing ring on the board, Last Man decides to cast Nevermore naming Grinning Ignus . Passes.
F9: Draws Mountain and plays it. He used Ring's ability to fetch Krenko, Mob Boss . Passes.
L9: Draws Angelic Arbiter . Casts Balancing Act , forcing Forge to sacrifice 2 pernamnets. He decides to sacrifice Mountain and Ring. Passes.
F10: Draws Rakka Mar . He casts Krenko (F 34 [0]/L 24 [18]), Goblin Bombardment and Quest for Pure Flame . Passes.
L10: Draws Nyxborn Shieldmate . Plays Serra's Liturgy . Passes.
F11: Draws Springjack Pasture and plays it. He plays Rakka Mar and then uses Krenko's ability, letting Purphoros give the final blow.
GAME 3
Last Man decides to start.
Last Man keeps this hand: 3x Plains, Act of Authority , Serra's Liturgy , Wrath of God and Gilded Lotus .Forge keeps this hand: 2x Mountain, Cavern of Souls , Mogg War Marshal , Krenko, Mob Boss , Goblin Rally and Caged Sun .
L1: Plays Plains. Passes.
F1: Draws Mountain and plays it. Passes.
L2: Draws Nyxborn Shieldmate . Plays Plains. Passes.
F2: Draws Trading Post . Plays Mountain. Passes.
L3: Draws Plains and plays it. Casts Act of Authority . Passes.
F3: Draws Mountain and plays it. Seeing that keeping creatures for Purphuros is useless (Act of autority), he casts Mogg War Marshal . Passes.
L4: Draws Heliod's Emissary . Plays Plains and casts Heliod. Passes.
F4: On upkeep, Forge decides to pay echo. Draws Hammer of Purphoros . Plays Mountain, swings with Marshal and Goblin (L38 [0]/F40 [0]). Passes.
L5: Draws Staff of Nin . Plays Serra's Liturgy to gain devotion to creaturize Heliod. He swings with him and he goes through (L38 [0]/F35 [5]). Passes.
F5: Draws Quest for Pure Flame . Plays Cavern of Souls naming Goblins. He swings with single Goblin, and he goes through (L 37 [0]/F 35 [5]). After that, he casts Krenko, Mob Boss. Passes.
L6: Draws Emeria, The Sky Ruin and plays it. Then he plays Wrath of God . He swings with Heliod but it got chump-blocked by Marshal's death goblin. Passes.
F6: Draws Gratuitous Violence . He plays Goblin Rally . Passes.
L7: Draws Caged Sun . He casts Gilded Lotus into Nyxborn Shieldmate bestowed on Heliod. He swings with Heliod, but it got chump-blocked by one of the four goblins. Passes.
F7: Draws Mountain and casts it. Casts Caged Sun naming red. He swings with two goblins (L 33 [0]/F 35 [5]). Pasess.
L8: Draws Thran Dynamo . He bestows Heliod with his own Heliod's Emissary , tapping single blocker left. Heliod swings and goes through (L 33 [0]/F 26 [14]). Passes.
F8: Draws Ring of Three Wishes and casts it, hoping he will make it fetching Chaos Warp to take care of Heliod. Passes.
L9: On the upkeep, seeing his devotion situation is stable, he decides to put a verse counter on Serra's Liturgy . Draws Karoo and plays it, picking back one of Plains. He uses Liturgy's ability to destroy Ring and with remaining mana he casts Caged Sun naming white. Then he swings with Heliod, but it got chump-blocked again. Passes.
F9: Draws Mountain and plays it. Plays Hammer of Purphoros . Passes.
L10: Draws Eidolon of Countless Battles . Plays Karoo'd Plains. He bestow Heliod with Eilodon, making it 14/16. Swings with him but it got chupblocked again.
F10: Draws Inferno Titan and casts it, dealing 3 dmg to Last Man (L 30 [0]/F 26 [14]). Passes.
L11: Draws Terra Eternal . Swings with Heliod, taps Goblin and got blocked by Inferno Titan. Casts Staff of Nin , Thran Dynamo and Terra Eternal . Passes.
F11: Draws Boseiju, Who Shelters All . He plays Trading Post and pays 1 life make a goat (L 30 [0]/F 25 [14]). Passes.
L12: Draws Plains and Akroma's Vengeance . Forge scoops up.
LAST MAN WINS 2-1!
PS: I am not a pro player, so please tell me what mistake I have made. Next match-up it's brokendwarf's Recurssion vs. rkreutz Legion. Stay tuned!
June 5, 2014 5:20 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #33
241543903 I just realized I never explained anything about how to operate my deck. (Not that it's a brain teaser or anything.)
USUALLY I will go for Primal Surge or Enter the Infinite off of Planar Portal or Ring of Three Wishes . Once I get those I cast them and end up putting 99% of my library in play.
Then I have two haste sources for my field to swing or a Helix Pinnacle for the luls.
Infinite combos to note: Palinchron + any mana doubler such as Heartbeat of Spring , Wirewood Channeler /any dork that taps for X>3 + Umbral Mantle /Sword of the Paruns , etc.
June 5, 2014 10:22 p.m.
brokendwarf says... #34
Mine has no real theme. I basically just looked for every card that could reanimate and put it in the deck. If a creature isn't on the field, it should be.
June 5, 2014 11:02 p.m.
@Ohthenoises Thank you, that will really help playing your match-ups.
June 6, 2014 12:27 a.m.
Since we are all posting instructions for playing our decks and I don't know how familiar you are with decks like mine, I'll say this: Don't counter everything, just the stuff that can directly cause problems (IE not equipment without Living Weapon). Use red spells and Keranos to get rid of uncounterables and the like, otherwise keep pinging the face until death. Don't tap out on your turn unless you can both bounce and counter the next turn. That's about it.
June 6, 2014 9:19 a.m.
MisterRoach says... #37
My suggestion for playing against Ohthenoises deck. Stop his combo at all costs.lol
June 6, 2014 4:08 p.m.
Hi guys! I'm not dead, neither is that challenge. Why it took so long? Work and about three games that I had to redo (Wrong life count, wrong counted devotion, forgetting about Grand Abolisher . In that order) took my time. Enjoy!
brokendwarf's I've got recursion out the ass vs. rkreutz's Boros Legion, Attack!.
GAME 1
Legion wins the roll and decides to start.
Legion keeps this hand: 2x Plains, Mountain, Land Tax , Enlightened Tutor , Aggravated Assault and Duergar Hedge-Mage .Recurssion keeps this hand: Plains, Marsh Flats , Exhume , Phyrexian Arena , Doomed Necromancer , Oblivion Ring and Whip of Erebos .
L1: Plays Plains. Plays Land Tax. Passes.
R1: Draws Scrubland . Plays Marsh Flats and fetches Godless Shrine which enter the battlefield tapped (L40-0/R39-0). Passes.
L2: Draws Figure of Destiny and plays it. Plays Mountain and uses FoD's first ability. Passes.
R2: Draws Sol Ring and plays it. Passes.
L3: Draws Glory of Warfare . Plays Plains. Uses FoD's second ability. Swings with the FoD, Recurssion lets it go through. (L40-0/R35-0). Passes.
R3: Draws Swamp and plays it. Plays Athreos, God of Passage . Passes.
L4: Draws Plains and plays it. Plays Iroas, God of Victory . Swings with FoD, goes through (L40-0/R31-0). Passes.
R4: Draws Reliquary Tower . Plays Doomed Necromancer and Oblivion Ring targeting Iroas, putting him back to the command zone. Passes.
L5: Draws Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle and plays it. Plays Glory of Warfare . Swings with FoD, blocked by Necromancer. Legion decides to pay 3 life (L37-0/R31-0). Passes.
R5: Draws Unburial Rites . Plays Plains. Plays Exhume , reviving Necromancer. Passes.
L6: Draws Plains and plays it. Plays Iroas, God of Victory again. Swings with FoD which can't be blocked (L37-0/R25-0). Passes.
R6: Draws Plains and plays it. Plays Whip of Erebos , which materializes Athreos. He swings with both Athreos and Necromancer, both are going through. (L30-5/R32-0). Passes.
L7: Draws Boros Keyrune . Plays Duergar Hedge-Mage , which destroys Sol Ring and Whip of Erebos dematerializing Athreos and materaializing Iroas. Then he plays Keyrune. Swings with Iroas and FoD, both are going through. (L30-5/R18-9). Passes.
R7: Draws Emeria, The Sky Ruin and plays it. Plays Phyrexian Arena ad plays it. Passes.
L8: On upkeep Land Tax triggers, searching for Plains and 2 Mountains. Draws Chrome Mox . Plays Mountain triggering Valakut, killing Necromancer. Legion does not pay life fir him, letting him go to hand. Swings with all, killing Recurssion. Recurssion scoops up.
GAME 2
Recurssion decides to start.
Recurssion keeps this hand: Plains, Swamp, Command Tower , Vault of the Archangel , Vampiric Tutor , Zombify and Shriekmaw .Legion after free mull keeps this hand: 2x Plains, Naya Panorama , Legion Loyalist , Tithe , Aggravated Assault and Planar Portal .
R1: Plays Command Tower into Vampiric Tutor, fetching Quicksilver Amulet (R38-0/L40-0). Passes.
L1: Draws Grand Abolisher . Plays Titha. Passes.
R2: Draws Quicksilver Amulet (what a suprise). Plays Plains and passes.
L2: Draws Endless Horizons . Plays Naya Panorama and uses it, fetching Sacred Foundry . Passes.
R3: Draws Marshal's Anthem . Plays Swamp and plays it. Plays Athreos. Passes.
L3: Draws Gisela, Blade of Goldnight . Plays Grand Abolisher and Legion Loyalist , swinging with the second one. (R37-0/L40-0). Passes.
R4: Draws Nether Traitor . Plays Vault of the Archangel . Plays Amulet. Passes.
L4: Draws Nobilis of War . Plays Iroas. Swings with bothg Abolisher and Legionist. (R34-0/L40-0). Passes.
R5: Draws Stir the Grave . Using Amulet, he plays Shriekmaw , targetting Grand Abolisher . Passes.
L5: Draws Clifftop Retreat and plays it. Plays Nobilis of War and swings with Loyalist and Iroas (R22-9/L40-0). Passes.
R6: Draws Land Tax and plays it. Plays Nether Traitor . Passes.
L6: Draws Plains and plays it. Plays Planar Portal . Swings with all, Recurssion double blocks Loyalist with Maw and Traitor. Legion pays 3 for not summoning back Shriekmaw, but lets Traitor bounce. (R8-18/L37-0). Passes.
R7: On upkeep Tax triggers, fetching two Swamps and one Plains. Draws Body Snatcher . Plays Swamp into Zombify , reviving Shriekmaw targetting Nobilis of War . Passes.
L7: Draws Plains and plays it. Plays Gisela, Blade of Goldnight . Passes.
R8: On upkeep, Tax triggers, fetching for 2x Swamp and Plains. Draws Miraculous Recovery . Plays Marshal's Anthem (no kick) and Nether Traitor . Passes.
L8: Draws Plains and plays it. Plays Endless Horizons , exiling ALL Plains from the library. Plays Aggravated Assault . Swings with all. Whatever Recurssion will do, there will be always acreature dealing a lethal blow to him. Recurssion scoops up.
LEGION WINS 2:0!
Also, while making these games, I've got an idea. To reward somehow the winner, he will pick from the my pool the next gimmick of the EDH challenge! I'm enjoying this challenge so much I'm going to make series like doinitwrong's YODC. That's all for now. Stay tuned for the next match-up, rkreutz's Race to the top, Evolution Style vs Boza's Karametra, Primal Genesis.
June 13, 2014 3:06 p.m.
Another match-up! Enjoy!
rkreutz's Race to the top, evolution style vs. Boza's Karametra, Primal Genesis!
GAME 1
Race wins the roll and decides to start.
Race keeps this hand: 2x Island, 2x Forest, Pithing Needle , Vorel of the Hull Clade and Azusa, Lost but Seeking .Karametra keeps this hand: 2x Forest, Mistveil Plains , Emeria Angel , Stampeding Serow , Luminate Primordial and Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger .
R1: Plays Island. Passes.K1: Draws Plains. Plays Mistveil Plains . Passes.
R2: Draws Island. Plays Forest. Passes.K2: Draws Nylea, God of the Hunt . Plays Forest. Passes.
R3: Draws Forest and plays it. Plays Azusa, Lost but Seeking and plays additional Island and Forest. Passes.K3: Draws Wolfbriar Elemental . Plays Plains and passes.
R4: Draws Urban Evolution . Plays Kruphix, God of Horizons . Plays Island. Passes.K4: Draws Khalni Heart Expedition . Plays Emeria Angel and passes. EoT Race taps Island for mana.
R5: Draws Horizon Chimera . Plays Urban Evolution , drawing two Forests and Murkfiend Liege . Passes.K5: Draws Solemn Simulacrum and plays it, fetching Plains and triggering Angel's Landfall. After that, he swings with Angel. (R37-0/K40-0). Passes. EoT Race flashes Chimera.
R6: Draws (R38-0/K40-0) Diplomatic Escort . Plays Murkfiend Liege , materializing Kruphix. Swings with Kruphix, Azusa and Chimera. Chimera gets blocked by Bird and Kruphix is blocked by Solemn, letting Karametra draw Forest. (R38-0/K36-0) Plays Vorel of the Hull Clade. Passes.K6: Draws Gavony Township . Plays Forest and triggers Angel's ability. Plays Karametra and Khalni Heart Expedition. Passes.
R7: Draws (R39-0/K40-0) Island and plays it. Plays Escort and Needle targeting Karametra. Swings with Chimera, Kruphix, Liege and Vorel. Kruphix is blocked by Kruphix and the Liege is blocked by Angel (R39-0/K29-0). Passes.K7: Draws Courser of Kruphix . Plays Gavony Township. Plays Luminate Primordial , targeting Murkfiend Liege . (R43-0/K29-0). Passes.
R8: Draws (R44-0/R29-0) Tamiyo, the Moon Sage and plays it. He uses it's +1 to tap Primodial;, then he swings with all. (R44-0/K19-0) Passes.K8: Draws Sacred Ground . Plays Courser of Kruphix (revealing plains) and Nylea, God of the Hunt . He plays revealed Plains (R44-0/K20-4). Passes.
R9: Draws Biomass Mutation and casts it, making each creature 7/7. He uses Tamiyo's +1 to tap Nylea, then h eswings with all. Whatever Karametra will do, he will die anyway. Karametra scoops up.
Game 2
Karametra decides to start.
Karametra keeps this hand: 2x Forest, 2x Plains, Gilded Lotus , Admonition Angel and Sun Titan .Race keeps this hand: Island, Forest, Flooded Grove, Cyclonic Rift , Azusa, Lost but Seeking , Fathom Mage and Invert the Skies .
K1: Plays Forest. Passes.R1: Draws Island and plays. Passes.
K2: Draws Aura Shards . Plaus Plains and passes.R2: Draws Counterspell . Plays Flooded Grove . Passes.
K3: Draws Stampeding Serow . Plays Aura Shards . Passes.R3: Draws Edric, Spymaster of Trest . Plays Azusa nad Island. Passes.
K4: Draws Forest and plays it. Passes.R4: Draws Kiora, the Crashing Wave and plays it, using it's +1 on Aura Shards (because it's possible). Passes.
K5: Draws Worldspine Wurm . Plays Karametra, God of Harvests . Passes.R5: Draws Forest and plays it. He uses again Kiora's +1 on Shards, then he casts Edric, Spymaster of Trest . He swings with Azusa (K39-0/R40-0) and draws a card thanks to Edric. He draws Forest and plays it. Passes.
K6: Draws Plains and plays it. He plays Admonition Angel , but it met Race's counterspell. Passes.R6: Draws Forest and plays it. He uses Kiora's +1 on the same target again. He casts Kruphix, God of Horizons , whom is materialized. He swongs with both Azusa and Edric (K36-0/R40-0). He draws Island and Cytoshape . He plays Island and plays Fathom Mage . Passes.
K7: Draws Gavony Township and plays it. He plays Stampeding Serow and fetches Forest. Passes.R7: Draws Overbeing of Myth . He uses Kiora's +1 on Serow. He casts Overbeing, evolving Fathom Mage, which draws Elvish Mystic. Passes.
K8: On upkeep, Serow is bounced. Draws Plains and plays them. He plays Gilded Lotus and Sun Titan (fetching Forest). Passes.R8: He draws Shambleshark and Biomass Mutation . He uses Kiora's -5, creating Emblem. Passes, EoT Karaken is created, evolving Mage and drawing Clinging Anemones .
K9: Draws Conjurer's Closet . He (almost) taps out for Worldspine Wurm , who materializes Karametra and fetches Forest. Passes. EoT Race taps his all mana (8).R9: Draws Forest and plays it. He casts Invert the Skies and with reamining mana he casts Biomass Mutation with 11 as an X. The Karametra cries.
RACE WINS 2:0
Yes, Karametra had some really awful luck. Anyway, stay tuned for probably most hyped Round 1's game: MisterRoach's Blood Tithe for Power versus OHTHENOISES's AT&T and Cingular's Love Child. Stay tuned!
June 16, 2014 4:04 p.m.
Hey guys! Sorry for such late match-up. Steam Summer Sale lured me for dodging this for few days, however I broke the string and manage to make this match-up. Without further ado, enjoy!
Ohthenoises's AT&T and Cingular's Love Child VS MisterRoach's Blood Tithe for Power
GAME 1
Tithe wins the roll and decides to start
Tithe keeps this hand: 3x Swamp, Damnation , Visara the Dreadful , Wurmcoil Engine and Decree of Pain .Love Child keeps this hand: 2x Forest, 2x Island, Joraga Treespeaker , Market Festival and Murkfiend Liege .
T1: Plays Swamp and passes.C1: Draws Nylea, God of the Hunt . Plays Forest and treespeaker. Passes.
T2: Draws Rune-Scarred Demon . Plays Swamp and passes. Draws Heartbeat of Spring . Plays Island and level up Treespeaker. Passes.C2: Draws Elvish Mystic . He taps Treespeaker and Forest to cast Heartbeat of Spring . After that, he taps remaining lands for Market Festival enchanting Forest. Passes.
T3: Draws Diabolic Tutor . Plays Swamp and passes.C3: Draws Kiora, the Crashing Wave . Plays Island. He casts Kiora and aninimized Kruphix, and by Treespeaker he casts also Elvish Mystic , leaving one mana left. He also uses Kiora's +1 on a Tithe's Swamp. Passes.
T4: Draws Butcher of Malakir . Passes.C4: Draws Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary . He plays Murkfiend Liege , Rofellos and animized Nylea. He uses again Kiora's +1 on the Swamp, then he swings with Kruphix (T34-6/C40-0), then taps Mystic Treespeaker for mana. Passes.
T5: Draws Bojuka Bog and plays it. Passes. EoT Treespeaker and Mystic are tapped for mana.C5: Draws Omniscience . Thanks to 5 colorless mana, he manages to cast it without a problem. He uses remaining mana for Nylea's ability. He uses Kiora's +1, targetting Swamp. He swings with all, leaving Tithe with -6 life. Tithe scoops up.
GAME 2
Tithe decides to start.
tithe keeps this hand: Swamp, Maze of Ith , Crypt of Agadeem , Necropotence , Grave Pact , Whip of Erebos and Visara the Dreadful .Child keeps this hand: Island, Forest, Priest of Titania , Gilded Lotus , Dictate of Karametra and Planar Portal .
T1: Plays Crypt of Agadeem and passes.C1: Draws Opal Palace and plays it. Passes.
T2: Draws Swamp and plays it. Passes.C2: Draws Kiora, the Crashing Wave . Plays Forest and Priest of Titania . Passes.
T3: Plays Praetor's Grasp . After playing Swamp he plays Gasp, looking for Caged Sun . Passes.C3: Draws Island and plays it. He plays Kiora, +1-ing one of the Swamps. Passes.
T4: Draws Sepulchral Primordial . Plays Necropotence and pays three life for it's ability (T37-0/C40-0). He exiles 2x Swamps and Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth . Passes.C4: Draws Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre . He plays Kruphix. He plus ones Kiora targeting Necropotence. Passes.
T5: He plays Urborg and Erebos, then he pays 1 life for Necropotence (T36-0/C40-0), exiling Phyrexian Obliterator . Passes.C5: Draws Wood Elves . Plays Island. He plays Dictate of Karametra , animizing Kruphix. He +1's Kiora targeting Erebos, then he swings with Kruphix and Priest, but Tithe used Maze of Ith , untapping Kruphix (T35-0-/C40-0). Passes.
T6: Plays Swamp and Phyrexian Obliterator , who animizes Erebos. He pays 2 life for Necropotence (T33-0/C40-0), exiling Rune-Scarred Demon and Venser's Journal . Passes.C6: Draws Wirewood Channeler . He taps all lands and Priest for Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre , and targets Phyrexian Obliterator . He +1s Kiora targeting Erebos. Passes. Passes.
T7: He plays Swamp and Sepulchral Primordial , reviving Phyrexian Obliterator and animizing Erebos. He pays 2 life (T31-0/C40-0) and exiles Swamp and Umbra Stalker . Passes.C7: Draws Scrying Sheets (REMINDER: Child's lands are Snow ones, I am just too lazy to type that) and plays it. He uses Kiora's -5. He plays Gilded Lotus, Wood Elves (ability used) and Wirewood Channeler. He swings with Ulamog, Tithe sacrifices Primodial and 3 Swamps. Erebos blocks him. Passes.
T8: Plays Swamp. Plays Grave Pact . Pays 2 life, exiling Reanimate and Wound Reflection . He swings with Obliterator and he went through (T29-0/C40-0). Passes, EoT Child taps out for 10 mana.C8: Draws Garruk, Primal Hunter . He plays him and uses his -3, killing him and drawing 10 cards. They were Market Festival , Helix Pinnacle , Soul of the Harvest , Ezuri, Renegade Leader , Yeva, Nature's Herald , Defense of the Heart , Primal Surge and 3x Forest. He casts the Surge, putting 6 creatures, 6 enchantmenst and 2 artifacts (most notable things are Omniscience and Akroma's Memorial ). Using Omniscience, he casts all his hand, and using all of the effects, he swings for 193 (!) damage. All what Tithe can do is to lie on the floor and cry.
CHILD WINS 2:0!
Stay tuned for the last match-up of the first round, Dekord's Death by Lighting Bolt vs Wic_Uber's Wic's Xenagod EDH!
June 24, 2014 10:33 a.m.
Ohthenoises says... #42
Not that it changes the outcome but two nitpicks. Sepulchral Primordial can't hit your own graveyard and Phyrexian Obliterator was exiled earlier.
Nice deck MisterRoach you had me legitimately scared.
June 24, 2014 12:14 p.m.
@Ohthenoises: While I have to agree with Primordial, the Obliterator was exiled by Necropotence and it was before reanimating destroyed by Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre . While it was in Tithe favor and yet he still lost, I am in doubt if that would change something. However, if MisterRoach really wants a redo, I will do it as fast as possible.
June 24, 2014 12:21 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #44
T5: He plays Urborg and Erebos, then he pays 1 life for Necropotence (T36-0/C40-0), exiling Phyrexian Obliterator .
T6: Plays Swamp and Phyrexian Obliterator
C6: Draws Wirewood Channeler . He taps all lands and Priest for Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre , and targets Phyrexian Obliterator
Might have been a typo but you said "exiling Phyrexian Obliterator "
June 24, 2014 12:32 p.m.
Not a typo, just a "mental shortcut" for showing what he "draw" with Necropotence . It was put into hand like other cards exiled by it. Sorry for misunderstanding.
June 24, 2014 12:57 p.m.
MisterRoach says... #46
Kinda played out how I thought it would. Your deck had me scared as well as I play a kruphix deck of my own. Lol
June 28, 2014 11:46 a.m.
Ohthenoises says... #47
MisterRoach Believe it or not the Omnath, Locus of Mana version: Rollover Minutes, is faster, I just like the god because I have to devote less slots to keeping him alive.
June 28, 2014 11:56 a.m.
MisterRoach says... #48
One of my group plays ornate and it gets crazy pretty damned fast.
June 28, 2014 4:22 p.m.
MisterRoach says... #49
Although I think it would be awesome to have a face to face match with you with these decks in our own hands and see how that works out.
June 28, 2014 4:31 p.m.
Because MisterRoach seems to be OK with that mistake, I've made the last match-up of Round 1. Enjoy!
Dekord's Death by Lightning Bolt VS Wic_Uber's Wic's Xenagod EDH!
GAME 1
Bolt wins the roll and decides to start
Bolt keeps this hand: Island, Volcanic Island, False Summoning , Declaration of Naught , Stoic Rebuttal , Aftershock and Jace, the Mind Sculptor .Xenagos keeps this hand: 2x Mountain, Forest, Lightning Bolt , Arbor Elf , Prophetic Flamespeaker and Savageborn Hydra .
B1: Plays Volcanic Island and passes.X1: Draws Archetype of Aggression . Plays Forest and Arbor Elf.
B2: Draws Psychic Barrier . He plays Declaration of Naught , naming Xenagos, God of Revels . Passes.X2: Draws Vexing Shusher . He plays Mountain and Shusher. Passes.
B3: Draws Mana Drain . Passes.X3: Draws Wooded Foothills , plays it and cracks it, fetching Taiga . (b40-0/X39-0). He plays Archetype of Aggression and activates Shusher effect, making it uncounterable. Passes.
B4: Draws Island and plays it. Passes.X4: Draws Skylasher . Plays Mountain and Prophetic Flamespeaker (shusher activated). He swings with Elf, Shusher and Archetype (B34-0/X39-0). Passes.
B5: Draws Mountain and plays it, and casts Aftershock , killing problematic Shusher (B31-0/X39-0). Passes.X5: Draws Grove of the Burnwillows and plays it. He plays Xenagos, God of Revels . He swings with Elf, Archetype, Xenagos (buffed by Xenagos) and Flamespeaker. (B10-0/X39-0). Unfortunately, Flamespeaker exiles Kozilek, Butcher of Truth and Sword of Feast and Famine . Passes.
B6: Draws Island and plays it. He decides tonot play Keranos and keep mana for counters, as the situation is way too dangerous to cast commander. Passes.X6: Draws Sword of War and Peace . He decides to play Savageborn Hydra with X=4 (tapping Elf too) to increase the overkill he will make, but he met a Psychic Barrier (B22-0/X38-0). He swings with Xenagos (buffed by himself), Archetype and Flamespeaker. Bolt scoops up.
GAME 2
Bolt decides to start.
Bolt keeps this hand: Mountain, 2x Island, Hinder , Dissolve , Mercurial Chemister and Earthquake .Xenagos keeps this hand: Mountain, Forest, Dread Statuary , Golden Hind , Seismic Assault , Inferno Titan and Insurrection .
B1: Plays Island. Passes.X1: Draws Maze of Ith . Plays Mountain. Passes.
B2: Draws Forbid . Plays Mountain and passes.X2: Draws Mana Crypt . He plays Forest and Golden Hind . Passes.
B3: Draws Mountain. Plays Island and passes.X3: Draws Worldly Tutor . He plays Dread Statuary and swings with Hind. (B38-0/X40-0). He casts Tutor, tutoring Savageborn Hydra . Passes.
B4: Draws Preemptive Strike . He plays Mountain and passes.X4: Draws Hydra. He plays Mana Crypt . He taps out to cast Hydra with X=4, but it became Dissolve d. Bolt uses scry and sees Mountain. He decides to keep it. Xenagos passes.
B5: Draws Mountain and plays it. He casts Keranos. Passes.X5: On the upkeep Mana Crypt deals 3 damage to Xenagod (B38-0/X37-0). Draws Chord of Calling . He plays Xenagos, God of Revels . He swings with buffed Hind (B34-0/X37-0). Passes.
B6: By Keranos he reveals Condescend , killing Hind. He plays Mercurial Chemister . Passes.X6: Draws Grove of the Burnwillows and plays it. He plays Inferno Titan (using Burnwillows's second ability), killing Chemister (B39-0/X37-0). He swings with Xena-buffed Titan (B24-0/X37-0). Passes.
B7: By Keranos he reveals False Summoning , dealing 3dmg to Titan. He casts Earthquake with X=3, finishing Titan (B21-0/X34-0). Passes.X7: He draws Scavenging Ooze and casts it. He uses it's second ability, exiling Golden Hind (paying by Burnwillows) (B22-0/X33-0). He swings with Xena-buffed Ooze. (B16-0/X33-0). Passes.
B8: By Keranos he reveals Spell Crumple , killing Ooze. Passes.X8: Draws Forest and plays it. He taps-out (Burnwillows included) (B23-0/X33-0) for Chord of Calling with X=3, but it became Condescend ed ( X=1 ). By scry he sees Island and Rewind . He puts Island on the bottom of library. Xenagod passes.
B9: By Keranos he reveals Rewind, Bolting Xenagod (B23-0/X30-3). Passes.X9: On upkeep Mana Crypt deals 3 dmg to him (B23-0/X27-3). He draws Darksteel Ingot and plays it. He almost taps-out (B23-0/X27-3) to animate Dread Statuary . He swings with it (B16-0/X27-3). Passes.
B10: By Keranos he reveals Mystic Denial (B16-0/X23-6). Passes.X10: On upkeep Mana Crypt deals 3 dmg to Xenagod (B16-0/X20-6). Draws Mistcutter Hydra . He taps-out for that Hydra (7 counters) and swings with that Xena-buffed Hydra. (B2-0/X20-6). Passes.
B11: By Keranos he reveals Mountain, additionally drawing another Mountain. Bolt scoops up.
XENAGOD WINS 2:0!
BRACKET FOR THE ROUND 2/4
Ohthenoises's AT&T and Cingular's Love Child VS rkreutz's Race to the Top, Evolution Style
rkreutz's Boros Legion, Attack! VS Rayenous's Heliod's Last Man Standing
Wic_Uber's Wic's Xenagod EDH VS brokendwarf's I've got recurssion out of the ass
Dekord's Death by Lightning Bolt VS Boza's Forge Victory in the God challenge
MisterRoach's Blood Tithe for Power VS Boza's Karametra, Primal Genesis
I will try to make one tomorrow, because since 1st - 5th July I will have a small vacation, so no match-ups in these days.
Stay tuned!
rkreutz says... #2
Crud. I just got done building a deck with all 15 gods!
May 17, 2014 8:05 a.m.