Most Favorite Deck You Ever Built
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Posted on Nov. 13, 2012, 11:27 a.m. by Timbo
Ok, I know the last two threads I have started are along the lines of kindergarten inquisition (ie. What is your favorite color?), but I think these are fun things to talk about and they really put you on the map as far as your inclinations for deck building.
This time, I am going the reverse route: What is your most favorite deck you put together. Please, bear in mind that unless you liked it for its winningness, don't simply just put the best deck performance-wise, but think about the one that put a smile on your face and was a pleasure to play with every time, win or lose.
My personal favorite was one I called "Allied Forces." It was a deck made of pretty much all the W and U allies from Zendikar/Worldwake. It should have been a recipe for disaster, but it was actually a good performer. Before I get to how it worked, I will put a short list of what was in it:
2x Halimar Excavator 4x Umara Raptor 4x Kazandu Blademaster 2x Makindi Shieldmate 2x Kabira Evangel 2x Sea Gate Loremaster 2x Rite of Replication 2x Brave the Elements 2x Leyline of Anticipation 2x Leyline of Sanctity ??x a buncha counterspells/protection spells
This deck shoulda been a bust, but I usually got the blademasters, raptors, and some protection early, so I got to stay in the game. Oh, I forgot, I had Join the Ranks in there too, so mostly i used my allies to block with. The fun happened when I got Halimar out and started milling the shit out of people. I had to smile every time when I had like 15 Halimars out and the player had to mill like 500 cards. :) This will always be my most favorite deck for that. Plus, in the rare cases that I couldn't get Halimar, I had a ton of creatures that could smash so I always had an out. Allies were awesome.
Like the last thread, I hope to hear some of the awesome decks you guys have. Have fun reminiscing in memory lane. :)
There's only one deck that really makes me have a good time. It's Uril, the Enchanted.
It's a 60 card multiplayer enchantment deck. It's kind of like a Uril EDH deck with intentional inconsistency to be less threatening given the hyper-casual environment I frequently play in. I usually win with it too, because nobody runs board-wipes for whatever reason.
November 13, 2012 1:04 p.m.
NobodyPicksBulbasaur says... #4
A deck built around Rage Extractor was amazing fun to play. Rage Extractor + Phyrexian Metamorph + Moltensteel Dragon = lulz.
As soon as I get my cards in the mail, I'm going to start having fun with my Epic Experiment deck.
November 13, 2012 1:43 p.m.
mr_jabberw0cky says... #5
I think my favorite deck I have built to date is Sek'Kuar's Goblin Horde, my goblin EDH deck. I love goblins in general as a fantasy archetype, and that really inspired the building of this deck.
I keep finding silly combos that I didn't know were in there, and it's always a blast to play during our late night EDH games at my LGS.
November 13, 2012 1:46 p.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #6
One afternoon a long time ago, I stopped by the local game shop to chat with the owner and get a few packs of cards. I can't remember everything I bought that day, but I remember that among them were a booster pack of 7th Edition and a booster pack of Apocalypse (they were both still new at the time, if that helps you imagine how long ago this was).
In the 7th Edition pack, my rare was City of Brass . In the Apocalypse pack, my rare was Cromat . I took this as a sign, and as soon as I got home I started building my 5-Color Deck. If you check it out, you'll see I've continued to keep it up and add new cards over the years. It's super fun to play, and after all these years it's still probably my favorite deck.
November 13, 2012 2:17 p.m.
UniTheDino says... #7
Probably: Venser Artifact Control. It isn't really as fun as most of the other decks people have posted, but I loved playing Venser, the Sojourner decks when he was in Standard.
This deck all came about because I wanted to use Dispatch in Standard, which was amazing, and the deck worked out pretty nicely. Recurring Spine of Ish Sah over and over again was the best.
November 13, 2012 3:16 p.m.
I'd have to say my favorite deck would have to have been Mission Make Angelic Overseer Competitive simply because I enjoyed crushing my opponents and I felt like I was manipulating luck at some points.
November 13, 2012 3:46 p.m.
harrydemon117 says... #9
I agree with UniTheDino. I miss Venser, the Sojourner and all of his shenanigans. I wish we had him now with Thragtusk and Angel of Serenity :)
Can you imagine how powerful Bant would be with him? Oh wait, I forgot about card:Conjurer's Closet....'scuse me I need to start brewing again MWAHAHAHAHAHA
November 13, 2012 4:47 p.m.
killroy726 says... #10
My favorite deck Ive made is a discard deck Discard Madness its not the exact deck but most of the cards are there I love the combo of card:Liliana's Caress/Megrim and Burning Inquiry
November 13, 2012 7:02 p.m.
platinum_demon says... #11
I've always loved my Guess What's in the Mirror.
Mirror-Sigil Sergeant +Parallel Lives +Paradox Haze is fun.
I enjoy ridiculousness, and this deck can get ridiculous. Nothing makes me happier than simply starting my turn and dumping a couple thousand creatures on the board, and this thing does that like nothing else I've ever seen.
November 13, 2012 7:28 p.m.
rckclimber777 says... #12
Favorite deck I"ve ever built would have to be one of several:
Protean Masochism was really fun casually and my friends used to hate me playing it. Same went with Still My Turn (Updated) which abused Mindslaver , Grand Architect , Lighthouse Chronologist , Razor Hippogriff and Venser, the Sojourner
My current standard deck is pretty fun Yea we've got that which uses Deadeye Navigator and a bunch of tool-like creatures.
Planeswalker Contagion was the deck I probably put the most time into constructing.
But I suppose my favorite deck is my Dralnu EDH deck Out of Control!
KnightsBattlecry001 says... #2
Mine had to be my deck Knight's Battlecry. It was my 1st deck I made when I got back into magic. I loved the deck and loved playing it. It managed to do well at FNM when I got the chance to go. Wish the deck didn't rotate out cause I miss playing with it at FNM.
November 13, 2012 11:40 a.m.