Flarhoon13 on Imoti and the Dino Hippo--Explosive …
2 weeks ago
Having completed my quest to play all 52 of my decks, I decided to try getting a win with all of my decks.
Aug 30
Imoti and the Dino Hippo loss Turn 4. Played no spells after a mulligan. Kurtis created infinite Basalt Monolith 1/1 tokens via Urza, Prince of Kroog, which he played Turn 1 via Jeweled Lotus, and Training Grounds. Only this deck's third or fourth loss. 0-4
Flarhoon13 on Tazri, Blinkstorming the Undercity
2 weeks ago
Having completed my quest to play all 52 of my decks, I decided to try getting a win with all of my decks.
Aug 30
Tazri Blinkstorming the Undercity: Loss to Benjamin's The Ur-Dragon. Roaming Throne assisted Vaevictis Asmadi, the Dire second attack. Aggravated Assault went infinite with Faeburrow Elder and Bloom Tender. My record with my losers' bracket decks goes to 0-3
irukandji84 on Sigarda, Font of Blessings
2 weeks ago
Thanks for the review. Will take your suggestions into consideration to min/max this deck. Just created today and trying to figure you what cards need to stay and which cards can be cut for more consistent play.
Flarhoon13 on Admiral Beckett Brass' High Seas …
2 weeks ago
Having completed my quest to play all 52 of my decks, I decided to try getting a win with all of my decks.
Aug 30
Admiral Beckett Brass' High Seas Robberies loss. Used Dockside Extortionist to get 8 treasures, Daring Discovery--which discovered Glaring Spotlight--let me steal a Blightsteel Colossus from Ba's The Infamous Cruelclaw after cloning it with Protean Raider. Benjamin's dragons hit me hard and Blaine's Gev, Scaled Scorch lizard deck just whittles everyone down. 0-2
Flarhoon13 on Kruphix's Fantastic Elastic Mighty Morphin …
2 weeks ago
Having completed my quest to play all 52 of my decks, I decided to try getting a win with all of my decks.
Aug 30
Kruphix's Fantastic Elastic Mighty Morphin Machine loss. Selena's Marwyn, the Nurturerwent infinite via Staff of Domination on about turn 5. (I thought I could interrupt with Chromeshell Crab but it costs 5, not two mana, to unmorph.) Durr durr durr. 0-1
NV_1980 on Sigarda, Font of Blessings
2 weeks ago
Hi, I was curious about this deck so I played a few test-games with it. Mostly I was wondering whether it had enough momentum. After five test-games I found that it might be a bit lacking on this front. This is not surprising since it doesn't carry that many ramp/mana source cards. In terms of additional draw, it could also use some work.
For mana/ramp, I'd recommend Delighted Halfling, Birds of Paradise, Burgeoning, Exploration, Nature's Lore and/or Three Visits. For additional draw/filtering, perhaps cards like Mirri's Guile, Scroll Rack, Sensei's Divining Top or Sylvan Library.
It's also easier to share abilities between creatures when you include Odric, Lunarch Marshal. Good luck with this brew.
wallisface on How to deal with [[The …
2 weeks ago
Xica you may disagree with the usage of Bonecrusher Giant and Consign to Memory, but I feel that is down to your own personal bias - both cards have been getting played as an answer to the One Ring. Conversely, a lot of the cards on your list aren’t being run in modern at all, because their application is just incredibly narrow/weak/pointless.
Is the purpose of this list to provide players with a realistic guide on feasible options for fighting the One Ring, or lead-them-astray by presenting a host of non-playable cards that don’t practically do enough?
NV_1980 on Tergrid - Mean, but not …
2 weeks ago
Nice deck. Fell Specter can add some additional value to opponents discarding (in them receiving damage for that as well as lose cards to the GY). Geth's Grimoire is exceptional value in a deck like this. Also, Cunning Lethemancer works really well when combined with Tergrid, I think. Good luck with the brew!
Xica on How to deal with [[The …
2 weeks ago
Frankly Consign to Memory is just a newer version of Ceremonious Rejection, if you ask me its good, but its overvalued. Both are extreme narrow spells.
I was always of the opinion that having a lot of catch all answers, is superior. Even if they are weaker in a specific use case, than silver bullets. As a silver bullet hiding somewhere in your 53, is gonna affect the game way less, than the "meh" but relevant cards in hand.
Hence why i say Counterspell, Force of Negation and the likes are superior.
Aside from "on cast" triggers of eldrazi, in an eldrazi heavy meta, i would say consign to memory is a deckbuilding trap. If you need a counterspell, in most matchups it only works against the ring. And as a "counter ability" card its one of the worst, as the alternatives like Tishana's Tidebinder are superior.
Bonecrusher Giant is fine, but again, its just one of the million "stop lifegain & damage prevention" effects of red.
All of which are useful only in a very narrow range of situations.
They are relevant in matchups where you are racing the one ring, and that single fog turn makes or breaks the game. Even for burn, letting the ring player untap, and burning them out on upkeep (after protection from everything worn off) is still an option. The cards i listed are applicable in way more situations than helping in not slowing down with the laft 5 lifepoints.
SlayaZes on Zombies.
2 weeks ago
multimedia Thornbite Staff is the most powerful combo piece in the deck, Ghoulcaller Gisa requires tapping and sacing a creature as a cost, after which the staff will untap her. This lets you dump all your mana into her to make zombies, also it goes infinite when combined with cards like Pitiless Plunderer or Gravecrawler + Bontu's Monument. Now Warren Soultrader while not infinite with this combo by it self, it is still good value.
NV_1980 on Complete Otter Storm
2 weeks ago
This looks pretty good to me :) Not sure whether you're trying to remain on a budget, but in my own storm-like deck I've grown rather fond of Seance Board, Reiterate, Past in Flames
and Fiery Inscription. Good luck with this brew!
SlayaZes on Zombies.
2 weeks ago
multimedia I apologize, I missread your comment as saying you didnt see Ayara in the deck list at all.
SlayaZes on Zombies.
2 weeks ago
multimedia Look again, Ayara is the second creature in the list. Lol
BirdieGirlie on I wanna play Yu-Gi-Oh but …
2 weeks ago
OMFG you're right, this is SO FUN!!! I've been playtesting this and have a few observations:
This deck needs more creatures. Citanul Stalwart and Fauna Shaman are your biggest MVPs. If you know of another card like Shaman, you should consider adding it it's fantastic imo. Shaman and Eldritch Evolution both require a sacrifice of a creature card and I found I was often lacking a creature to activate either ability. Stalwart and Springleaf Drum also require creatures (or artifacts) to provide you with emergency mana. If there was more material for those, this deck would be considerably faster.
I never saw The World Spell in any of my hands or draws while testing, and while it might theoretically be possible to hard cast it in a longer game, that just doesn't feel worth it to me. Reckoner Bankbuster is not a creature most of the time and that hamstrings the deck like I mentioned before. I'd get rid of both and add some combo of Jaspera Sentinel, Loam Dryad, or Saruli Caretaker. I'd also maybe get at least a couple copies of a less costed draw spell. Once you're set up with Omniscience, Harmonize is awesome, but not before, at least in my playtesting. Because you can't play it with Kona. Idk maybe I'm wrong.
Speaking ofOmniscience, for payoffs, might I suggest Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur? It's not that expensive, I'd only get one or two at most because of the no blue mana thing, and it really fits the YGO theme because it prevents your opponents from playing the game so hard! It also refills your hand so that you can keep on casting spells from your hand for free!
I've been looking for a new 60 card deck to play - maybe this will be it!!!!!!
northern_light on X gon give it to …
2 weeks ago
Good stuff overall! Just a warning to others that populate doesn't copy +1/+1 counters. There's only ~2 cards here with that mechanic though, so not a huge problem.
Gothmog210 on Goblin Old School
2 weeks ago
Need recommendations for potentially maximizing this deck's performance. And need recommendations in regard to sideboard cards. Will update deck as it progresses.
wallisface on How to deal with [[The …
2 weeks ago
Collective Brutality can’t hit One Ring (i know it’s not on your list but you did mention it above).
In a lot of matchups Pick Your Poison is a viable option.
You might want a category for denying the fog effect. Stuff like Bonecrusher Giant has been seeing some play in decks that just want to push for damage.
I know you don’t want counterspells added, but its probably worth at least mentioning Consign to Memory as that card is being included in sooo many sideboards (and in pretty high quantities), and has become one of the default best answers.
Xica on How to deal with [[The …
2 weeks ago
I didn't want to list counterspells and targeted discard, since they are the trivial choice.
I mean all of them work.
And there is a LOT of them. I didn't want to list all flavours of Counterspell with various up and downsides. And same goes for Thoughtseize, Duress, Mire's Toll, Collective Brutality. There are way too many.
And targeted discard is a way sketchier proposition than counterspells, as they turn the game into topdeck - where they don't help against the one ring.
Rebullet on GUb Ygra DoppelFacts
2 weeks ago
if making copies of your artifacts is something you want to do, then i suggest using Three Steps Ahead and Worldwalker Helm. in my simulacrum deck it goes on curve turn 3, 4, and 5 to start churning out simulacrums every turn. turn 1 and 2 vary a bit but turn three is usually either Simulacrum Synthesizer, Assimilation Aegis, Braided Net Flip, Steel Seraph or Thran Spider. then at turn 4 i hold up mana for Three Steps Ahead and copy at instant speed. then turn 5 i play Worldwalker Helm for 3 and then hold up mana to copy the artifact token when i feel like it. you may like this. you definitely dont need to go white for this its just my preference. worldwalker is especially fun because it buffs the constructs by making the copy and also making maps.
here is my deck list for reference. https://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/20-04-24-standard-artifacts/
Megalomania on Foolish Prowlers
2 weeks ago
Upvoted.
I have a Flubs deck myself. Have you considered lowering the ave cmc of the deck so you can prowess more effectively? Also, I have found cards like Ramunap Excavator help ensure consistent land drops and maximize the use of additional land drop abilities. Lastly, Crop Rotation into a Shifting Woodlands has worked really well for me as the Woodlands acts as a redundancy to key permanents in the deck.
Flarhoon13 on Imoti and the Dino Hippo--Explosive …
2 weeks ago
Having built 52 decks, I endeavoured to play them all, in roughly the same order as I created them.
Aug 22
Blaine's house
Imoti and the Dino Hippo loss Turn 3 sacrificed Myriad Landscape. T4, with no other play, played Heartbeat of Spring. This enabled Kurtis to win on his turn 4. - Kurtis' The Peregrine Dynamo went off! with Ugin, the Ineffable allowing Gonti's Aether Heart ❤ to take two extra turns, thanks to a The Peregrine Dynamo copy. All is Dust and Forsaken Monument... Man, so much colourless greatness. Rob's Kaalia and Blaine's Isshin folded handily, too. This deck's second or third loss. 24-27. .471
Flarhoon13 on Kenrith, the Cycling King
2 weeks ago
May 3, 2024, I started a new quest. Having built 52 decks, I endeavoured to play them all, in roughly the same order as I created them.
Aug 22
Blaine's house
Kenrith the Cycling King win. Fluctuator allowed me to cycle 10ish cards. Kenrith reanimated Archfiend of Ifnir and all of my opponents rode Kurtis' wave of salt and immediately conceded. Blaine's elves never balled, no mana dorks tapped for mana, Priest of Titania died sick. Rob folded Derevi, Empyrial Tactician bird tribal. Only Spencer on Rat tribal stayed in but died to Kenrith and Ifnir beats; bringing my record to 24-26. People were salty .480
Balaam__ on How to deal with [[The …
2 weeks ago
Not sure what the parameters for your list are, but what about something like Dreams of Steel and Oil? It wouldn’t hit it while in play, but it can preemptively remove it.
Flarhoon13 on Lazav and Gyruda (Companion): Doom …
2 weeks ago
May 3, 2024, I started a new quest. Having built 52 decks, I endeavoured to play them all, in roughly the same order as I created them.
Aug 15
Lazav and Gyruda (Companion): Doom Mind win, long game vs Evan's The Fifth Doctor, Rob's Bruenor Battlehammer and Blaine's Gods, bringing my record to 22-26-1. Bringer of the Last Gift finally won a game after my early Vilis, Broker of Blooddrew me a ton of cards, like 20, plus Kairi, the Swirling Sky held down the fort; and a late Altar of Dementia for self-mill sealed the deal for Bringer of the Last Gift to bring out an overwhelming number of powerful creatures. Win percentage goes to .458
Flarhoon13 on The Jeleva Convention
2 weeks ago
May 3, 2024, I started a new quest. Having built 52 decks, I endeavoured to play them all, in roughly the same order as I created them.
Aug 15
The Jeleva Convention lost a close one, killed by Evan, I forget how. I was close to being able to take a lot of extra turns when I got killed. Record drops to 21-26-1 for a .447 win percentage.
Flarhoon13 on Gettin' Kozi
2 weeks ago
May 3, 2024, I started a new quest. Having built 52 decks, I endeavoured to play them all, in roughly the same order as I created them.
Aug 15
Gettin' Kozi won with Basalt Monolith -- fetched by Moonsilver Key - and Forsaken Monument. I forget the win con, likely Staff of Domination to draw and play my entire deck. My record goes to 21-25-1 for a .457 win percentage.
Flarhoon13 on Werewolves of Lethbridge
2 weeks ago
May 3, 2024, I started a new quest. Having built 52 decks, I endeavoured to play them all, in roughly the same order as I created them.
Aug 1
Werewolves of Lethbridge won. Robbie's Jenson Carthalion, Druid Exile cast Worldpurge to totally reset the game. I recast Nature's Will, and drew into Grand Warlord Radha. Tovolar, Dire Overlord Flip finally made it night for the first time in this long game, and on that turn I cast Hazardous Blast and drew into Aggravated Assault for infinite unblockable combats. 20-25-1, win percentage .444
IltaertheZendikariRiddleMaster on The Forces of Light
2 weeks ago
Please, Craeter, I am all ears. Suggest away.
multimedia on Zombies.
2 weeks ago
I didn't see Ayara, First of Locthwain in your deck at first. Ayara + Soultrader + Gravecrawler is an all creature infinite wincon combo that Buried Alive can put into your graveyard and Victimize can reanimate Ayara + Soultrader, it doesn't matter if they ETB tapped.
Flarhoon13 on Game of Thrones: Sylvia Brightspear's …
2 weeks ago
May 3, 2024, I started a new quest. Having built 52 decks, I endeavoured to play them all, in roughly the same order as I created them.
Aug 1
Game of Thrones: Khorvath and Sylvia Brightspear's other Dragons loss, great game, I was Poland, crushed between the Superpowers. Voja, Jaws of the Conclave was in the driver's seat first, then Blaine's Avacyn, Angel of Hope made an Epic late run to comeback and wreck Cody's Sophia, Dogged Detective 19-25-1. .432
SHADOW_PHOENIX on Ninety-Four Percent Lands
2 weeks ago
Not sure why Flood Plain is in here as it does not fetch a forest. also, there are several more fetch lands from Streets of New Capenna and Modern Horizons 3 that would serve better purpose for this build in my opinion than some of the other "utility" lands in your build list (City of Traitors, Ghost Town, and Wastes seem like good candidates to swap for 3 of the newer fetch lands in my opinion)
Flarhoon13 on Blim's Blumpkins
2 weeks ago
May 3, 2024, I started a new quest. Having built 52 decks, I endeavoured to play them all, in roughly the same order as I created them.
July 26
Blim's Blumpkins lost early. Created a blood feud with Will's Jinnie Fay, Jetmir's Second was a miscalculation I could not recover from. We wiped each other out. 19-24-1. for a .452 win percentage
Flarhoon13 on Krenko's Tin Street Gunpoint Diplomacy
2 weeks ago
May 3, 2024, I started a new quest. Having built 52 decks, I endeavoured to play them all, in roughly the same order as I created them.
July 26
2018 Krenko's Tin Street Gunpoint Diplomacy W Warp World for 28 after alpha striking Blaine for over 50 19-23-1.
Flarhoon13 on Anafenza's Human Tribal Graveyardigans
2 weeks ago
May 3, 2024, I started a new quest. Having built 52 decks, I endeavoured to play them all, in roughly the same order as I created them.
July 26
Anafenza's Human Tribal Graveyardigans Win, epic game, Mira misplayed on Korvold, Fae-Cursed King, Wildfired late, thinking Anafenza exiled dying lands. She does not. Blaine's Aurora Phoenix cascaded into a Forceful Denial which he cast after some hesitation, cascading into a Delayed Blast Fireball. I eventually cast a Boonweaver Giant to get Pattern of Rebirth with a Pyre of Heroes as a sac outlet but Blaine attacked Maelstrom Wanderer, his commander, into it, which got a Protean Hulk. I Untapped with it plus the Pyre to sacrifice it, which wins the game. I don't play fair with my Protean Hulk 18-23-1
Win percentage .439
multimedia on Zombies.
2 weeks ago
Hey, those are good changes since Warren Soultrader is an infinite sac combo with Gravecrawler + Bontu's Monument, this gives you a wincon without needing to attack.
Three cuts to consider are Bad Moon, Stoneforge Masterwork and Gruesome Fate since these cards do nothing without having creatures in your control and even then I don't think they are needed. Now that you may be adding Soultrader then I don't think you need Fate. Fate could potentially be a wincon if you can't attack with your Zombie horde, but now Soultrader combo can be the nonattacking wincon and you don't need a Zombie horde to win.
For other cuts to consider, some of the lesser removal spells Murder, Poison the Cup, Assassin's Ink since the others you have here are better. Next cuts could be switching recursion Ghoulcaller's Chant, Cemetery Recruitment, Stitch Together for more lower mana cost reanimation. Stitch could be reanimation, but not in the early game where you want it.
You could cut two cards that are only good with Gisa Thornbite Staff (is there a combo here with Staff that I don't see?) and Patriar's Seal, replacing them with more haste enablers. The haste enablers are good with Gisa plus they can protect her, but also with any creature you reanimate as well as protecting Soultrader when combo.
Other cuts to consider could be some of the lesser creatures Gempalm Polluter, Nested Shambler, Death Tyrant for some better reanimation targets. Consider cutting the 3-4 drop ramp Heraldic Banner, Nyx Lotus for draw?
Feed the Swarm can be an important removal spell for mono black since it can remove an enchantment. Vile Mutilator can be reanimated and it makes each opponent sac an enchantment as well as a creature. Bubbling Muck with 30x Swamps could produce a lot of mana on your turn. If you want more ramp then Muck/Mind Stone/Jet Medallion are good options.
Flarhoon13 on Arjun's Shifting Flames
2 weeks ago
May 3, 2024, I started a new quest. Having built 52 decks, I endeavoured to play them all, in roughly the same order as I created them.
July 26
Arjun loss, mana screw, miracling a Devastation Tide could not save me from Madeline's overwhelming dinosaurs Pantlaza, Sun-Favored discovered so many times 17 - 23-1. .425
Flarhoon13 on Everybody Hates Zedruu
2 weeks ago
May 3, 2024, I started a new quest. Having built 52 decks, I endeavoured to play them all, in roughly the same order as I created them. July 26
Everybody Hates Zedruu Won, record goes to 17 - 22 -1.Thieves' Auction let me draw 17ish cards with Zedruu over a couple turns. Drew into Felidar Guardian and Saheeli Rai after a couple turns. Well, that wins the game. Had Gift of Immortality plus Tragic Arrogance, which killed 2 of Mira's Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger and Detention Sphere got the remaining Sakashima of a Thousand Faces "Ulamog." Win percentage goes to .436
Azeure on Nobody has the intention of …
2 weeks ago
There's also a new wall that's straight up an upgrade to Guardians of Meletis from Foundations! Rune-Sealed Wall
Flarhoon13 on Estrid's Masquerade Ball and Chain
2 weeks ago
May 3, 2024, I started a new quest. Having built 52 decks, I endeavoured to play them all, in roughly the same order as I created them.
Jul 21, with Rich, Ella Marie, Neil, Joseph, Alan
Estrid's Masquerade Ball and Chain Won, record stands at 16-22-1, Satyr Enchanter drew a lot of cards; Winds of Rath killed a lot of creatures; Ley Weaver got Lore Weaver, of course, then Ashaya, Soul of the Wild allowed Ley Weaver to make infinite mana by untapping itself and another land; which, of course, allows Lore Weaver to draw as many cards as I might have liked. Winning the game was not hard at that point. Win percentage goes up to .421
Flarhoon13 on Dredgefall Windgrace (Land reanimation)
2 weeks ago
May 3, 2024, I started a new quest. Having built 52 decks, I endeavoured to play them all, in roughly the same order as I created them.
Jul 21, with Rich, Ella Marie, Neil, Joseph, Alan
Dredgefall Windgrace Loss brought my record to 15-22-1 for a 405 win percentage. Archfiend of Despair, which Atraxa (Rich) eventually cloned twice, Sakashima's Protege into Phyrexian Metamorph
Flarhoon13 on Multani Beat Down (Budget)
2 weeks ago
May 3, 2024 I started a new quest. Having built 52 decks, I endeavoured to play them all, in roughly the same order as I created them.
Jul 21, with Rich, Ella Marie, Neil, Joseph, Alan
Multani Beat Down Win, Selvala's Stampede was great 15-21-1.Garruk, Primal Hunter drew 32 cards, played Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx, tapped for 13, cast Overwhelming Stampede for 62, had 5 creatures to attack five opponents. GAME OVER. Win percentage up to .417
Flarhoon13 on Multani Beat Down (Budget)
2 weeks ago
Now, Garruk's Uprising exists and blows Primal Rage out of the water! For one extra mana, it draws so many cards... Of course, it's been some years since the previous comment. The God that gives trample is also way better, too, in my opinion...Nylea, God of the Hunt
SlayaZes on Zombies.
2 weeks ago
mmultimedia Thank you for the feedback, i think your right about needing more early game plays. I would love to hear your advise for what things to cut. Im considering things like switching out Unbreathing Horde for Soulless One and adding cards like Warren Soultrader and Ashnod's Altar, I think i have a Grave Titan laying around but i'll have to check.
EchoSpice on hmmm... MANA DORKS
2 weeks ago
Omnath, Locus of Mana would go crazy in here despite not being an elf
multimedia on Zombies.
2 weeks ago
Hey, Gisa only having one haste source here makes her really slow to get going, if at all. Lightning Greaves, Swiftfoot Boots, Lavaspur Boots, consider maxing out on these haste sources? If you already control one then have more ways to discard away the others Collector's Vault, Putrid Imp?
There's some 2 drop mana rocks/cost reduction you could add to increase ramp Mind Stone/Jet Medallion, but I think you would be better off using these deck spots to improve potential early game reanimation. You have some reanimation, but what I don't see here are effects that can get Zombies into your graveyard to reanimate before you get Gisa as a sac outlet.
Collector's Vault, Diresight, Entomb, Unmarked Grave, Buried Alive, Lively Dirge, Putrid Imp these are spells you could potentially cast long before you control Gisa. Getting some cards into your graveyard a little faster helps Stitch Together's threshold. Can even play more potential early game draw Night's Whisper/Sign in Blood to get more than 7 cards in hand which then you can at your Cleanup step discard down to 7 cards as free discard to setup reanimation. If you're discarding creatures to reanimate then consider increasing lower mana cost reanimation Reanimate, Animate Dead, Persist, Necromancy?
Consider adding an earlier game reanimation plan to get Grave Titan onto the battlefield? Titan being a repeatable Zombie token source can hold down the fort until you get Gisa going. In the meantime, Titan could do damage to opponents. Archon of Cruelty also isn't a Zombie, but is an excellent reanimation target, who if you can control it in the earlier game can give you a huge advantage. When your Commander can create creature tokens and with Grave Titan, Altar of Bhaal is powerful repeatable reanimation when you have creature tokens to exile.
I hope this advice was helpful and if you're interested I offer more advice about what cards to consider cutting.
