Forgotten Realms

Control_Train, 3 years ago

Not much going on in AFR for Feather, but there is one notable swap.

I cut Pyroblast for Kick in the Door. Pyroblast is the most niche removal spell in the deck, and while it has other utility with cast triggers and things like Birgi, it just isn't worth the slot anymore. Kick in the Door is only at it's peak with Mirrorwing or Zada, but trust me, when you complete Dungeon of the Mad Mage three times in one turn, you'll see the utility.

I Heart Value

Idoneity, 3 years ago

Wrong land

MortisAngelus, 3 years ago

Overtaken by Craft

Idoneity, 3 years ago

Growth Tramples Growth

Idoneity, 3 years ago

Enchantment swaps v1

CherryBomb, 3 years ago

None

Ervefel, 3 years ago

ahhh submerge...

temeref, 3 years ago

So there's a lot of excellent lands that exist which tap for {U}, have some other benefit, and come into play untapped: Minamo, School at Water's Edge and Oboro, Palace in the Clouds being the main two that come to mind. Minamo is another targeting outlet with all kinds of interesting and niche applications, while Oboro goes infinite with Emeria Shepherd and Second Chance. Both really strong arguments for their inclusion, but perhaps a stronger argument for their absence... is simply the existence of Submerge. After removing an Island for Tolaria, playtesting, and repeatedly drawing into hands with Tolaria, Submerge, and no other way to find an island, I kinda died inside a little. It's a rather niche happening, but one that will happen all the more frequently when I begin removing these crucial basics. This has put me in quite the pickle... do I remove islands, perhaps other lands, in favor of these tech lands? I'd especially enjoy Oboro, Palace in the Clouds so the deck can have another strong win-con...

I wish there was an easier answer for it all.

First Outing

Talos03, 3 years ago

Q3, 2021

atingtdm, 3 years ago

After B&R —July 28, 2021

+1 Dig Through Time / -1 Hullbreacher

Update —September 05, 2021

+1 Fact or Fiction / -1 Dig Through Time

+1 Swan Song / -1 Tale's End

+1 Force of Vigor / -1 Glen Elendra Archmage

+1 Foundation Breaker / -1 Glasspool Mimic  ^Flip

+1 Entomb / -1 Search for Azcanta  ^Flip

+1 Mystical TutorGC / -1 Compelling Deterrence

+1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth / -1 Forest

Refining my list

BotaNickill, 3 years ago

Third Update!

TheSpiritombEnthusiast, 3 years ago

AFR Updates - Fifth Edit

SudoTrainer, 3 years ago

Comment on Changes:

With AFR coming out there are a couple improvements but more important a banned card to be removed.

Added:

• Ranger Class a great class to add to this token based deck.
• Ride the Avalanche a new pump spell that can instant make a fractal a big threat.
• Inspiring Call this is not AFR but is a great draw spell we weren't running.
• Biomass Mutation this is not AFR but can also make a fractal a big threat.

Removed:

• Fractal Summoning This is a fractal source but running it directly without the option of learning in EDH makes it a tough call. This might return later if I feel like we need it back but it doesn't seem strong.
• Sublime Epiphany just too expensive and leaving up that much mana is hard for the deck.
• Armorcraft Judge this is a good card but inspiring call should be better.
• Hullbreacher banned in EDH.

Pulled Cards from Other Decks

TheMeadiator, 3 years ago

Added: Dragonlord Dromoka, Dragonlord Kolaghan, and Dragon's Hoard

Removed: Steel Hellkite, Scourge of Valkas, and Commander's Sphere

Tournament Stats 2021

EpicBox75, 3 years ago

Now that we are back in the action here are more stats to prove that this deck is banger or something like that

My LGS has started organizing Canadian Highlander tournaments and I will be writing those tournament stats here because my decks only swaps Mu Yanling to True-Name Nemesis and it shows that this deck can compete in more powerful format.

12.9 3-1 (Canlander)

1st round against 4c Midrange Lands (2-1). 1st game my opponent got Strip Mine + Life From the Loam and even though I drew Force of Negation my opponent had too many ways to use the damn mine again and again and again and then I didn't have lands. 2nd game I played 1 mana planeswalker Deathrite Shaman, with enough control of his graveyard I managed to beat him. 3rd game I resolved turn 3 Jace and my opponent couldn't kill it right away so basically Jace just drew cards and won me the game.

2nd round against Oath Storm (2-0). Both games I just made my opponent to go for the kill but both times I had an answer for one of his pieces.

3rd round against Time Vault Academy. 1st game I had very clunky hand with missing land drop 3 and my opponent bouncing my Sylvan Library but when I got to 3 mana I started developing my board with Sedgemoor With so basically I developed my board while interacting and using card advantage cards that I found with library. 3rd game took us 40 minutes because my opponent had Urza's Saga + Crucible of Worlds and Zuran Orb but he was locked thanks to Leovold and thanks for Grist I had removal for his Karnstructs. In the end he didn't do much and finaly died at 5th extra turn.

4th game against Mono Red Wildfire (0-2). 1st game my opponent played T1 Sol Ring -> Sphere of Resistance T2 Worn Powerstone T3 Wildfire and T4 Crucible and I scooped. 2nd game my opponent mulliganed to 4 but his hand was Mountain Mox diamond and Sphere of resistance and I never drew 3rd land and I died while having 2 mana spells in my hand. Good thing that the deck drew very poorly in this match up because it is worse than cancer.

1.8 2-2 (Canlander)

1st round against Temur Tempo (2-0). 1st game my opponent didn't have a 1 drop while he was on draw and thanks to that I got us to situations where both needed to trade resources and simply this deck is better at it. 2nd game I slipped Endurance on the field and my opponent only had small flying creatures and even with his planeswalkers I slowed the game enough for my victory.

2nd round against Temur Tempo (1-2). 1s game my opponent had unfortunate mulligan to 4. 2nd game my opponent slammed Managorger Hydra with free protection and Ancestral Recall and that combination is nightmare to deal with, so he won thanks to his fast trample clock. 3rd game I hand disrupted my opponent twice and got his turn 1 and 2 plays but he top decked Dreadhorde Arcanist to cantrip and from that Sprite Dragon and my I drew lands and counterspells and just died.

3rd round against UW control (2-0). 1st game I started and played fast Tracker while my opponent sculpted his hand and I just made my land drops while protecting my Tracker and grew my board presence with other creatures like Questing Beast. 2nd game I played 2 of this decks "best" designed cards aka Oko and Uro and UW control has hard time just with Oko and my opponent couldn't win that game.

4rd round against Gruul Aggro (1-2). 1st game Magus of the Moon. 2nd game I had T1 hand disrupt (took his 2 drop while he had mox) T2 Tarmo and T3 True-Name Nemesis and there we sat until I just had more resources and won. Game 3 T1 Scab-Clan Berserker thanks to moxes so again no game and I lost. I may have been little bit salty after losing to dual mox start but what can you do.

25.7 4-0 (Canlander)

1st round against Gruul Aggro (2-1). 1st game I lost to turn 4 Magus of the Moon when I tapped out for Liliana. 2nd game I played Endurance on turn 2 thanks to 1 mana dork and the tempo swing from that was too giant for my opponent because he played 2 mana haste dude that die to Endurance. 3rd game my opponent had scary fast hand with turn 1 Hierarch and Turn 2 Goblin Anarchomancer to 2 drop buy turn 3 he only played 3 drop while I killed his creature, cantripped and played Tarmo who held the board until I stabilized and won.

2nd round against 4c Underworld Breach Storm (2-0). In both games my opponents deck just didn't want to do its thing. 1st game I won by playing creatures and having 1 counterspell and 5 dead removal spells. 2nd game I mulliganed to 5 and my 7 had 4 lands and 3 removal spells but in the end I still won because I drew Tarmo and Remand and my opponents deck just shitted on itself.

3rd round against RDW (2-0). 1st game I traded resources with must kill threats on turn 1 and 2. On turn 3 I played Endurance and started to out value my opponent until I found Eldritch Evolution and got Uro and the game ended there. 2nd game my opponent started with double Mox opening but his actual hand was little bit threat light so I stabilized fast and his burn spells weren't enough to drop my life to zero

4th round against 4c Kiki-Pod (2-0). 1st game my opponent got to Epheremate his Imperial Recruitter and I almost panicked when I saw Palace Jailer but thanks for missed land drop I got the time to get my shields up. The game started to go for long grind that I won with DT and turn after that DT again With Snapcaster. 2nd game my hand was really awkward against my opponent because he had karakas and I only had Leovold and Cligue as my creatures and my opponent almost started to run away with the game thanks to the Karakas and Courser providing him with deck manipulation but his clock was slow while my Leo drew me cards and Clique manipulated both of our hands and I got my hands to Scavenging Ooze and oh boi against creature based toolbox deck it had lots to eat and with the life gain I got to be the offensive side and won.

Doll and Taunter

Barbarian_Sun_Pope, 3 years ago

None

LN23, 3 years ago

Spell swaps v1

CherryBomb, 3 years ago

First game with Prosper

Crow_Umbra, 3 years ago

Got together with friends last night and played a few games. I got to take Prosper for a test run and here are some of my thoughts and observations from last night's game:

• I got really lucky, and basically every card I exiled with Prosper was a land. There were a few times were I wished he exiled some instant speed removal.
• Revel in Riches was helpful as a potential alt-wincon. Should have played it instead of Etali during one of my mid-game turns, since a board wipe was dropped the turn after Etali came down. Hindsight is 20/20.
• If Prosper gets removed, the deck can be a bit rudderless if you don't have other Impulse Draw engines on board.
• Luck of the shuffles, but the only theft pieces I drew into last night were You Find Some Prisoners, Etali, Primal Storm, and Author of Shadows
• The deck might need a bit more spot removal, or one more wipe. Am currently considering Blasphemous Act or Dead of Winter since my basics are now Snow. Also considering Fire Covenant since it is instant speed, fairly cheap, and can hit a lot of creatures.
• Swapped out Grim Hireling for Draugr Necromancer. I think Grim Hireling would have a tougher time generating treasure in my meta, where boards can get creature heavy pretty fast. I think Draugr Necromancer's graveyard hate would have a bit more mileage in my meta where graveyard strategies are becoming more prevalent.
• I think having a Vampiric TutorGC or Demonic TutorGC will be some non-budget upgrades for the future.

Slight changes

NocNocs, 3 years ago

None

Ervefel, 3 years ago

Ongoing updates - 2021

somsoc, 3 years ago

A fond farewell to two friends of the forest, Dryad Greenseeker and Sporeweb Weaver. They've been resolute allies for some years now, but it's finally time for two new elven recruits to take over their duties: on research sabbatical from Strixhaven, Kianne, Dean of Substance  ^Flip and fresh out of some such dungeon Varis, Silverymoon Ranger.

Some other new cards up for consideration:
-Canopy Tactician - yet another elf lord, with three toughness and it ramps too... this card honestly feels a bit too good. But what to remove?
-Circle of Dreams Druid - might be too pip intensive in this Golgari deck, also the 1 toughness hurts it a bit (but that art!)
-Drider - incredibly on theme for this deck (might even see Sporeweb Weaver return later), amazing creepy art, Reach on an elf... perhaps a bit too expensive at 5 mana. Might make it in on thematic synergy alone.

Some that probably won't make it into this deck:
-Skemfar Avenger - it's a bit too aggressive for what I'm trying to do in this rampy go-wide deck.
-Drizzt Do'Urden - only three toughness for five mana is big knock (albeit +1 from cat-friend) and it's probably a Selesnya counters card.

Ban and new Pirates

Sc1enc3, 3 years ago

Hullbreacher was a fine lad, he'll be missed.

Two new ship's boys are on board and they both make treasures! T R E A S U R E S ! Nothing sounds better to the ears of a Pirate. - Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator as was suggested in the comments, very strong card - Grim Hireling a thief is always welcome on our ship.

New Addition

BadLuke, 3 years ago

Another untapped land

IQuarent, 3 years ago

IN: Cragcrown Pathway  ^Flip

OUT: Mosswort Bridge