Femme_Fatale says... #1

DAMMIT

Oh well. It is still powerful~

September 12, 2014 8:42 p.m.

murphinsky says... #2

Looks potentially quite powerful and definitely has strong synergy. Only big concern is that there may not be enough creatures. Purphoros is cute, but I don't think it quite fits the bill in this deck. I do think you are on to something, but I think there need to be some tweaks. Goblin Rabblemaster is a must have in this deck, btw. Don't know how you forgot about him. He's a warrior for starters, and he produces value on every attack.

September 12, 2014 9:36 p.m.

murphinsky says... #3

Ulcerate is also probably better than murderous cut if you're going for the aggro build of this deck. I don't know how much you are going to be able to delve in something like this. Bile blight to clear tokens must be in the 75.

September 12, 2014 9:38 p.m.

Spootyone says... #4

Just wanted to stop by and say I read this as "bring Hitler the victory", which made me laugh, and then made me worried for your sake lol. Glad you're not a neo-nazi :P

September 12, 2014 10:59 p.m.

Femme_Fatale says... #5

He, that made me giggle too Spootyone. What do you think of the deck?

You bring up a good point murphinsky that showed up in playtesting. It is true that I don't have enough to delve into Murderous Cut properly, so it will have to be removed for something else. However, because this is in enemy wedge colours, the mana base is incredibly risking, and much lesser to the ally colour base. I do not have the room to be paying the three life on Ulcerate when I already have all the painlands, fetches, Mana Confluence , Thoughtseize and Raider's Spoils . Pinging myself for about 1-3 every single turn is not a healthy situation to be in for adding even more cards that ping me as well. I'll put in Hero's Downfall instead. I can't use Bile Blight because I too have a lot of tokens and they'd all get destroyed as well. Also, both Bile Blight and Ulcerate do not target the plethora of 4+ toughness creatures that are going to be in standard, so they are not ideal.

As for Goblin Rabblemaster , I did have it in here, but I removed it because it was lackluster. A 2/2 for 3 mana wasn't my cup of tea, and it didn't have any immediate effects the moment it entered the battlefield. It required to be with Mardu Ascendancy to be really effective, and it really hindered my defensive board state. The tokens HAVE to attack, which means I can no longer chump block with them against the heavier creatures in say midrange.

I can say however that the only other 3 cmc creature that I have is being really lack-luster at the moment. Archetype of Aggression can be easily removed thanks to it also being an enchantment, however my main issue with this is that it costs in coloured mana, which is really hard to get. So I'll be replacing Archetype of Aggression for Goblin Rabblemaster , as Goblin Rabblemaster will be easier to cast, and having only 2 of them means that I'm not overly hindered by its negative defensive state.

As for Purphoros, God of the Forge , he is really powerful. You are forgetting that I also have the reanimation targets of Bloodsoaked Champion and Return to the Ranks . So those help with the damage. Goblin Rabblemaster , once he goes in, will be generating damage every turn. Mardu Charm 's token producing ability deals 2 points of damage. Launch the Fleet regularly deals 2-8 points of damage. And finally, Mardu Ascendancy deals 2-8 points of damage EVERY TURN. If that isn't really powerful, you must also remember that Purphoros, God of the Forge BUFFS my creatures!

September 12, 2014 11:55 p.m.