Dual Decks
Dual decks are my attempt to create a series of interesting casual decks, designed to be played against each other. The twist is that each dech is built using two separate creature tribes, and tied together with Maskwood Nexus which gives all creature types to all of your creatures. Each deck aims to show off both the strengths of its tribes, as well as a few famous MtG combo mechanics used in unusual ways. Each Dual deck is 61 cards, with the last card being an Un-card or playtest series card which is added for silliness, and can be removed if you prefer.
You can find my full set of Dual Decks here!
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Summary
As the saying goes, float like a ninja, sting like a turtle. Ninjutsu is a complicated mechanic, but a lot of fun to master and this deck aims to have plenty of fun with it.
Opening hands
Prosperous Thief is a valuable starting card, since the treasures open up many options.
Combo Mechanic: Unblockable Turtles
Tetsuko Umezawa makes creatures with 1 power or less unblockable. Bedrock Tortoise lets creatures deal damage with their toughness...even if they have 0 power.
Combo Mechanic: Ninjenitus
Satoru Umezawa and Aetherplasm both cheat creatures into play. For example, Progenitus loves to play ninja. That's MTG lore.
Small Combo: Tetsuko Umezawa + Mist Syndicate Naga
The Nagas squared combo is an oldie but goodie. They just keep making more Nagas.
Progenitus can be hard to buff, since it can't be targeted. This is one of the few ways to get around that and give it Lifelink. Truly, it makes an effective Turtle Ninja.
A few super-high Mana Value cards make for devastating targets for Yuriko's ability. If Yuriko is too strong, you can use a second copy of Ninja's Blades instead.
If you interpret this card to work with Ninjutsu, it becomes a real powerhouse in the deck. A lot of ninjas can come out on turn 2 instead of turn 3 with this.
A note about fun
The card Thousand-Faced Shadow is quite busted in 4-player games: it is a path to many abilities that some find...unnatural. Because this card lets you attack one person and then kill someone else without giving them a chance to block.
Ninjutsu creatures cannot attack a different player when they enter, but Thousand-faced Shadow copies can. On top of that, the copy can't be blocked because the Declare Blockers step is over. An Ambling Stormshell copy with Bedrock Tortoise in play will deal 9 damage that almost nothing can stop. While the official MTG rules support this, it can feel unfair to some people and should be discussed before starting the game.
