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Okay, I Admit it, I Miss Blade Splicer —Oct. 15, 2012
First round of super duper changes. Took out Trostani, Selesnya's Voice for Sigarda, Host of Herons. Dropped to one Clone for legendary creatures. Switched Cyclonic Rift from 3 to 2 and Azorius Charm from 2 to 3. Dropped Cloudshift for Rancor. Dropped the Arbor Elfs for Farseek, and added Two Dissipate. Over all i'm pretty excited about these changes, let me know what yall think. P.S. Need suggestions on possible taking out Restoration Angel for Yeva, Nature's Herald..Thoughts?
Timekeeper says... #3
Okay, playtest results:
This Deck Vs. Go forth and populate
1st Game: My deck won barely, thanks to Collective Blessing and despite the fact that you flickered a Thragtusk at least three times. Your card:Judge's Familiars really helped you stall out the game, especially when used to prevent me from Selesnya Charm ing away the Thragtusk . Unfortunately, like I said at the beginning, they weren't quite enough to deal with the blessing.
2nd Game: Your deck won pretty thoroughly, locking down my early centaurs with two Lyev Skyknight s followed by Restoration Angel . Gavony Township gave you the boost you needed to push through my spirit token wall.
3rd Game: After a long stall game in which we took turns casting and killing Armada Wurm , Gavony Township paired with Angel of Serenity won it for you.
Your deck is great against resisting early pressure and building up to your big bombs. The only main problem I kept running into was having the right color mana. While I know the Tapped Out simulator doesn't really shuffle properly, I was definitely having an issue getting more than two colors of mana. I was never at a loss for green, but it seemed like I had to choose between white and blue, and the land I had almost never matched the cards in hand.
In any case, a strong, well thought-out deck that deserves a +1. : )
September 30, 2012 8:05 p.m.
BiggRedd54 says... #4
Hey, Thanks for the playtests! I'm really glad you decided to help me out with my new deck. I had actually made updates to the deck, but I hadn't edited it in here yet. Changes were as follows: -1 Arbor Elf , -2 card:Judge's Familiar for +3 Gatecreeper Vine . I Was actually playtesting it earlier today, and suprisingly enough the vine is a tremendous mana fixer. Anyways again, thanks for the playtest and the score! :)
October 1, 2012 3:04 a.m.
Timekeeper says... #5
Heh, you're welcome. And now you actually have the score since I forgot to hit the button last time. _;
October 1, 2012 5:04 p.m.
Ballin_Like_Stalin says... #6
Hell yes, Lyev Skyknight is a boss. People underestimate how good detain on a flyer really is.
Part of me really wants to see a single card:Trostani, Selesnya's Voice here for all the shenanigans available with Restoration Angel , Thragtusk , and Armada Wurm .
October 1, 2012 8:19 p.m.
BiggRedd54 says... #7
That sounds really appealing as a 2 of, ill see how she runs first before updating. Lyev Skyknight is such a great 3 drop! Even without the detain it's still a 3/1 flyer that let's me deal good amounts of damage before i get my bombs out, or take out early bombs from opponents. I Will not be missing Blade Splicer ,
October 1, 2012 9:54 p.m.
Ballin_Like_Stalin says... #8
She has a very specific color cost, which might be hard to pull off with three colors. I feel like it could definitely be worth it since you run Armada Wurm . That damn wurm is so good.
I know! I'm thinking I might use the Skyknight in my W/U/R control build to help stave off aggro.
October 2, 2012 12:16 a.m.
No card:Conjurer's Closet? It's a flicker you can have every turn.
It may be important when you run out of Restos and Cloudshifts :/
October 14, 2012 2:21 p.m.
BiggRedd54 says... #10
I dunno about the closet, it's seems like such a long shot, I guess it would be a good 2 of maybe 1 but i dunno yet.
October 14, 2012 2:28 p.m.
I would recommend at least 2. You only have 7 flicker sources.Remember, it can give creatures pseudo-vigilance as they enter untapped.
Cackling Counterpart is a nifty Clone variant to try. But it can't clone your opponents stuff and it's rather Blue intensive, since you're only splashing.
October 14, 2012 2:43 p.m.
Excellent deck! I bet the manabase will work out much better once Gatecrash comes out and you have the Simic shockland. In the meantime, mana fixing doesn't look to be like a huge problem, except where Lyev Skyknight and Angel of Serenity are concerned.
This may be just me, but I'd look for a few things that are slightly cheaper so you can slip in some damage just a little faster. Could just be me, though; I'm used to playing white weenies.
Additionally, it might be helpful to sideboard in a Fog . Yes, I know, Safe Passage covers noncombat damage as well, but Fog is super cheap and you already have a lot of green mana available. You might also want some basic reanimator-destroying shenanigans, like card:Tormod's Crypt, or even Elixir of Immortality for some Mill-Kill.
Still, this is a great deck, and probably one I'll end up playing against at FNM at some point! +1.
October 14, 2012 3:13 p.m.
UmbrotheUmbreon says... #13
Try dropping the Sunpetal Grove s for Plains. That might help the mana base.
October 14, 2012 3:27 p.m.
BiggRedd54 says... #14
@ OTDE I'm keeping in safe passage for one reason, and i'm sure you'll understand...Bonfire of the Damned . I'll add in Rest in Peace SB for reanimator.Thanks for the +1!
@ UmbrotheUmbreon Will Do! I'm going to take them down to two, and add in an island and a plains.
Exiistential says... #1
This is similar to what I'm trying to put together! +1 from me, looks pretty awesome :D
September 30, 2012 4:10 a.m.