Reinventing Kuldotha

Standard* metalmagic

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Serious updates, finally —June 6, 2012

Due to a lack of inspiration on new decks and a total disinterest in Magic at the moment, I decided to force myself to do a serious overhaul on the deck and try to get the consistency and dead draws out of the deck. I needed more artifacts in the deck to make the Rebirths more effective, so that was the main goal. Curse of Stalked Prey came out because it usually just cluttered my hand late game, but here are the changes:

  • -4 Goblin Grenade
  • -2 Burn at the Stake
  • -3 Curse of Stalked Prey
  • +2 Thunderous Wrath
  • +1 Dangerous Wager
  • +1 Faithless Looting
  • +2 Hellrider
  • +2 Chimeric Mass
  • +1 Panic Spellbomb

metalmagic says... #1

The next thing I want to do is get just a slight bit of draw power in here. I want to take out 2x Goblin GrenadeMTG Card: Goblin Grenade to add in 1 each of Dangerous WagerMTG Card: Dangerous Wager and Faithless LootingMTG Card: Faithless Looting since I really dislike both in multiples. I already sacrifice my creatures enough to my own effects, and I think cutting down on that may help a little. What do you guys think? I know this is an all-in deck, but I would like to have SOME reach after I dump my hand.

May 23, 2012 2:52 a.m.

FallenDefender says... #2

Have you considered throwing in 2 Reforge the Soul ? That seems to work well in every RDW deck I play.

May 28, 2012 3:50 a.m.

metalmagic says... #3

Hmm, I forgot about that card. It will definitely be considered! It just seems hard to cast if I don't cast it for its Miracle cost, and the 2 Burn at the Stake I have in here for the moment are already pushing my mana limits, haha. I may swap them out if BatS doesn't end up working too well. Thanks!

May 28, 2012 3:57 a.m.

FallenDefender says... #4

Just throwing out some ideas here if I were fighting this deck, what I would use against it. Do you have answers for Terminus ? I feel that this card, or any sweeper would seriously put this deck back quite a bit. Also there is every red deck's favorite card Witchbane Orb that is absolutely awful against straight damage spells. I feel that those two cards will be bad to fight against. Also, if you draw your chancellor's in the opening hand, you have your goblins yes, but now your hand is partially filled up with seven drops.

June 3, 2012 2:55 p.m.

FallenDefender says... #5

Also, you don't have enough artifacts to make Kuldotha Rebirth worth it.

June 3, 2012 2:56 p.m.

metalmagic says... #6

Well nobody plays Witchbane Orb competitively, so I should be good on that. And with the sweepers, I should be dealing so much damage very quickly that they become barely relevant. Infernal Plunge and Battle Hymn are there to help cast the Chancellor's from my hand, and the Goblins produced by them are one of the key parts for the fastest possible starts this deck can have.

I know I need a few more artifacts. I'll work on getting up to 12ish soon, if I can remember.

June 3, 2012 8:20 p.m.

PONYCRAP says... #7

Burn at the Stake IS a late game card, but it relies on having creatures out. Your game plan is to win before the board is swept, and Burn relies on it being intact when it's played. I use Brimstone Volley as a finisher, as it's much easier to slide in 5 damage late game using that or goblin grenade.

The main difference where our decks differ is the Chancellor. While he does give you a hasty goblin and makes for crazy turn ones, it takes up room in your hand until you can cast him, and takes up room in your deck for mana spells. I prefer Hellrider, as it pushes more reliably towards the 'win by turn four plan' and gives amazing Plunge draws. This also frees up slots from mana spells, which I occupy with Ruthless Invasion, a card that also makes wins more reliable by busting your creatures through on turn three/four and helping ensure a kill before Day or Black Sun, our two biggest enemies (besides Whipflare/Slagstorm , which we don't stand a chance against).

+1 Thanks for another well-crafted take on the build! Take a look at my list and see if you can help me make the artifacts work. http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/gdw-goblin-deck-wins-1/

June 5, 2012 2:27 a.m.