Trying to Tune Up my Deck (before I buy it)
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Posted on April 3, 2016, 9:36 a.m. by TheHelvault
Hello,
I've got this budget/casual Tin-Fins deck here, Entomb the Unjust (Budget Tin-Fins). I mean for it to be a casual/competitive deck to play with friends, and I'd like to keep it legacy-legal so that I can at least play it at fnm.
The Problem
Can't seem to sift through my deck very fast. Lim-Dul's Vault helps when I can resolve it, but often takes 4 life to find what I'm looking for.
The Question
What can I put in here (or take out) that would make this deck a little bit faster? Disclaimer: I'd like to keep this deck under $500
deemberdom says... #3
Sorry, just realized that both Demonic Tutor and Demonic Consultation are not legal in Legacy (although fair game in casual). You would want to use something else.
My revised top choices would be: Pieces of the Puzzle, Peer Through Depths, and Spoils of the Vault. Although the life loss from Spoils is at odds with Griselbrand activations.
deemberdom says... #2
Hi here are some budget cards that I know of that can help filter or directly search for what you want.
Demonic Consultation is a sweet option and probably my favorite. You don't have to pay any life, but you do run some risk of missing the card you want if it is in your top six cards. So it would be better to use this to grab something that you have in multiples like a Shallow Grave or an Exhume.
Spoils of the Vault very similar to the above card, but you have to pay life. This card can be somewhat of a gamble, could just kill you.
Demonic Tutor might break the budget but it is incredible.
Rhystic Tutor is much worse than the demonic version and possibly worse than Diabolic Tutor and Dark Petition, but can be cost sooner than those last two. Depends on what kind of decks you think you'll be facing. If you think you'll have time, it might be better to go with more expensive, but more consistent tutors.
Peer Through Depths can find most of your relevant cards.
Pieces of the Puzzle is similar to Peer Through Depths, but I think the extra mana is worth it here because it grabs two cards AND if there happens to be any creatures in the five, it dumps them right into the graveyard. You'll have to test it to see if the mana cost is too prohibitive, I don't think it will be because you have rituals and lotus petals.
Ideas Unbound can draw into what you need while providing a discard outlet for creatures. Risky, and costs UU so it might not have a place here.
My top three to possibly replace or augment Lim-Dul's Vault would be: Demonic Consultation, Demonic Tutor, and Pieces of the Puzzle. Some number of these cards should help with consistency. Good luck!
April 3, 2016 3:34 p.m.