Hidetsugu's Second Rite deck?
Modern Deck Help forum
Posted on Jan. 27, 2016, 11:54 p.m. by dooblydor
Hey guys.
So, I was thinking of a deck just a moment ago. Basically, the deck uses Pyromancer's Swath, Hidetsugu's Second Rite and some rituals, burn spells, and topdeck filters. Once you successfully get out a Swath, all your burn spells do 5 damage each. Using simple math calculations, that tells us 2 spells will get our opponent to 10 life, and then we cast Second Rite to kill them. However, as I have mentioned before, I am a terrible deckbuilder. Anyone have ideas?
Btw, if someone has already thought of this idea or it sounds terrible to you, please don't spam like a fool in the comments below. Be chill. I like constructive criticism a lot better.
Yeah, good point. The main problem besides that I was running into was Pyromancer's Swath is that it would discard my hand. But yeah, it's definitely not a competitive deck for sure, just something to joke around with your friends.
January 28, 2016 12:01 a.m.
Better to include burn spells for varying amounts of damage, especially spells that can 'fork' their damage between targets, to fine turn how much damage you deal to your opponent's face. Those kind of spells work rather nice with Swath, too. 2 damage split between two targets (Forked Bolt, for example) becomes double Lightning Bolt.
January 28, 2016 1:31 a.m.
cards like Gut Shot, Needle Drop, and Searing Blaze are the cards you want to consider for Pyromancer's Swath. don't try and get 5 damage out of cards, use cards that give you more value. free bolts? draw a card off your bolt? sounds good by me?
January 28, 2016 2:44 a.m.
Stormcaller says... #6
Heartless Hidetsugu is an auto-include for flavour reasons ;)
January 28, 2016 3:16 a.m.
Tainted Strike and Heartless Hidetsugu because boom
January 28, 2016 3:42 a.m. Edited.
Stormcaller says... #8
Dorotheus, you have to be below 20 lp otherwise you'd kill yourselve. :D
January 28, 2016 3:54 a.m.
yup lol
Fetches, shocks, and make your opp gain life as you go lol
January 28, 2016 4:01 a.m.
Stormcaller says... #10
Dorotheus that sounds like a wierd deck, i like it :)
January 28, 2016 4:24 a.m.
Yeah, I'm liking it...use Goryo's Vengeance as an instant speed way to throw out Hidetsugu, give it infect, you can do it EOT on opponents turn and get 2 activations off him if necessary...plus you get to use a lot of cards that heal your opponent (which is usually a drawback but not here!)
January 28, 2016 12:38 p.m.
Ok this might be incredibly stupid...but I toyed around with the idea and here is what I've got so far...
Tainted Love
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I didn't really do anything with the sideboard yet...
Sk0oMa says... #2
I'll be the first to comment! So the MAIN problem with this is that most decks run fetch and shock lands etc, and can very easily keep their life at an odd total from their first turn onward...there are many other problems, but that alone is why this is not viable in the Modern format.
January 27, 2016 11:58 p.m.