How to deal less than 259 damage on Turn 4
Modern*
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Whoops —July 7, 2015
Forgot to clear comments :)
Your land count might be a bit high, you might be able to drop it down to 18 and add in a couple Legion Loyalist. You might also want to consider a couple of Cavern of Souls to play around counter magic game one and you're not too sad if Blood Moon turns it into a mountain.
March 1, 2015 12:04 p.m.
@Odorous_Walker- It feels so great to hear someone say that. It's amazing to know that a random deck I came up with has been being used by someone all this time.
@jchudz- Cavern of Souls totally slipped my mind. You're right when you say there is no drawback to when Blood Moon turns it into a mountain. I really don't think that Legion Loyalist has enough of an impact in the deck. I just like all the other 1-drops better because they do more damage faster. I don't think cutting the lands down to 18 will really work out, but I don't really know, as I haven't been able to playtest it at all in it's current form. It may very well be too many lands.
I forgot to mention other cards I'm considering as possible additions to the deck. Boggart Ram-Gang can come down turn 3 and start beating face in a hurry. Splashing black for stuff like Spike Jester and Mad Auntie is also a thought, but I think I would rather keep it a little more consistent, and I really don't want to pay the money for the lands. Thanks for the input guys, and keep it coming!
March 1, 2015 12:19 p.m.
JThorsen1990 says... #4
How is this even possible with Krenko having summoning sickness?
March 2, 2015 2:52 p.m.
DERPLINGSUPREME says... #7
geez.... this is crazy. Nice though. YOU sir get the bootylicious folder.
March 4, 2015 12:36 a.m.
The damage would be higher. Warren instigator allows you to put in 2 creatures because of double strike.
March 9, 2015 3:24 p.m.
Turn 1 : Goblin Guide attack, for 2 Opponent at 18 5 cards in your handTurn 2 : Warren Instigator, goblin guid attacks for 2 opponent at 16 4 cards in handTurn 3 : Goblin Chieftan, attack for 9 because 4 from instigator, 2 from chieftan, 3 from goblin guide, put in krenko and activate off the first warren trigger, +4 goblin tokens, then put in the second krenko, sacking the first, activate to put in 8 more tokens. Opponent at 7 1 card in your handTurn 4 : Shared Animosity, activate krenko for 16 more tokens, now having 1 goblin guide, 1 warren instigator, 1 goblin chieftan, 1 Krenko, and 28 goblin tokens. On the first warren instigator trigger (before anything else deals damage) put in another chieftan, giving everything else +1/+1. SO MUCH MORE DAMAGE. I don't feel like figuring it out. Estimated accurately-ish at 1100 damage.
March 9, 2015 3:36 p.m.
@DERPLINGSUPREME Why thank you kind sir.
@micah1 That is an impressive amount of damage. With the scenario you describe it would probably be better to play the Foundry Street Denizen on turn 1, seeing as he would be getting +28/+0 from the krenko tokens. I'm with you on the calculating it out part, it can wait for another day. Regarding the scenario in the description, there are plenty of other ways to deal inhumane amounts of damage, that's just the one that inspired the deck.
March 9, 2015 6:20 p.m.
It would be lethal with him on turn three. Also, on turn four, it would only get +16/+0 since that would be how many entered the battlefield that turn.
March 9, 2015 8:15 p.m.
@micah1- All very true, and thanks for catching me, I misread the 28 goblin token part. At this point on the deck, however, I'm trying for less of a gimmick-y deck and more for one that is modern viable.
March 12, 2015 11:27 p.m.
Odorous_Walker says... #13
How would you feel about fetch lands to draw the deck out? I am currently going to start working on this as a build but I am thinking of putting in [Wooded Foothills], [Bloodstained Mire] (I also run RDW in standard.). I think you could thin the deck out that much quicker and draw gas faster.
March 15, 2015 12:54 a.m.
Odorous_Walker says... #14
From my previous comment Wooded Foothills, Bloodstained Mire.
March 15, 2015 12:55 a.m.
@Odorous_Walker- If you have the money/cards, totally go for it. There isn't really a downside to doing that. For me though the return on investment just isn't there for something that you could just replace with a basic mountain. I'm still on the fence about shelling out for the new additions, seeing as I don't live anywhere very close to a place with any regular modern tournies. There really is no point in not doing that if you want to though, I feel like it would improve the deck, just not a massive amount.
March 15, 2015 1:18 a.m.
Wotanmetal says... #16
Hey, new to this website. I found this deck and gave it a shot. For some reason I always have too much mana and Aether Vials don't seem to help since I usually have no cards in my hand. And in 10 games I haven't been lucky enough to complete this combo, Am I just being unlucky?
March 19, 2015 4:58 a.m.
No, It's called you have to have the exact cards to have this combo, and also, you don't have cards in hand because you are casting them to attack your opponent. Aether vial is always your turn 1 play if you can do it. NO cards is not a problem, You dont have to tick Aether vial up.
March 19, 2015 9:07 a.m.
Wotanmetal says... #18
@micah1 Good point. Sorry if I sounded like I was ungrateful or complaining by the way, I was genuinely curious. I started playing MTG when 8th Edition came out and I bought the Goblin starter deck. So I really wanted to find a badass goblin deck to cause mayhem among my buddies. I think this is the one. Thank you :)
Odorous_Walker says... #1
Extremely nice to know that this deck was updated. I was play testing the original until FRF came out and couldn't figure out good adds as well.
March 1, 2015 10:23 a.m.