DarkRequiem says... #2
Ok. Looking forward to it.
Tell me a thing though. How good is Rimescale Dragon? I'm considering it on my own build but the 3 mana on its activation cost makes me cringe a bit.
May 27, 2015 6:13 p.m.
It's not essential. 6 mana to tutor it out, use its ability, and save it is a hefty cost but my deck can generate a wealth of mana so the ability is not a deterrent for me. The counters are useless if it is killed or exiled which is inconvenient, and it is not a very big dragon. Since you're running Feldon of the Third Path and graveyard recursion it could get more use as the ice counters never leave. Overall I think it is a vanity card but could be useful if your meta is durdly.
May 27, 2015 9:29 p.m.
DarkRequiem says... #4
That's why I'm using Forgestoker Dragon instead. It costs less and doesn't use useless counters. I still find it an interesting dragon though.
May 29, 2015 8:27 p.m.
Stormbreath Dragon could be truly diabolical in this deck.
May 29, 2015 9:15 p.m.
Stormbreath Dragon could be a neat trick but it would cost a minimum of 10 mana to pull off for maybe 7 damage to each opponent. Not big enough I think but if you disagree I'll test it out.
Forgestoker Dragon is nice to "tap" down some blockers but Rimescale can stop attackers. I think I'll actually try swapping it out for Forgestoker and see how it goes.
May 29, 2015 10:03 p.m. Edited.
DarkRequiem says... #7
I agree. Stormbreath can be quite evil but he's way too expensive for this deck. It would look a lot better on a Kaalia deck for example.
Rimescale only stops attackers if you keep it in play. If you don't have your Sundial, he'll be nothing more than an expensive Forgestocker. It depends on how reliably you keep your creatures.
May 30, 2015 3:56 a.m.
Slight turn of events, this deck is now banned in our Sheriff games so I wasn't able to test it out last night. I haven't seen Repercussion yet in standard EDH but I did pull off a Turn 5 victory with Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker, Worldgorger Dragon, Fervor, and Zirilan of the Claw; pulled out every dragon for a devastating win with Scourge of Valkas.
June 13, 2015 3:14 a.m. Edited.
Just in Sheriff. No matter which role it played it always won because there is only 1-2 people trying to stop it instead of 4. It's safe in Standard EDH for now since it can be focused out of the game (but the chances of a Turn 4-5 victory is still there). But we mostly play Sheriff since 6-7 player games of Standard EDH is pretty awful.
June 13, 2015 9:22 p.m.
DarkRequiem says... #11
When you say Sheriff... Are you talking about 5, player games where 2 adjecent to you are your allies and the other 2 are your opponents?
June 14, 2015 9:38 a.m.
We play it with every role randomly assigned, and every role is secret except for the Sheriff: 1 Deputy (helps the Sheriff), 1 Renegade (has to kill the Sheriff after the Deputy and Outlaws are dead), 2 Outlaws (kill the Sheriff).
June 14, 2015 9:57 a.m. Edited.
DarkRequiem says... #13
OK. That's a different game type. Never heard of it. Might be fun.
June 14, 2015 9:59 a.m.
Emperor is similar and we play that, as well. Each of the 6 roles is still randomly assigned but they are not secret: 2 Emperors and 2 Generals designated to each one. Then you organize the table so the Emperors are across from each other with a friendly General on each side. You can't affect the person across from you on the table and you can only attack the general next to you (though you can target everyone but the person across from you). Dragons is still very powerful in that format as the general next to them typically dies on turn 4-6 and the opposing Emperor turn 7-8. Scourge of Valkas combos let you bypass combat altogether and go for lethal damage.
June 15, 2015 4:13 p.m. Edited.
DarkRequiem says... #16
We never played Emperor. We play start or free for all. Next weekend I will have a competition with free for all with lots of players though. Zirilan might not be the best option for the event. :)
June 15, 2015 9:07 p.m.
What is Start? I've never heard of it. And yeah, people know your strategy and capabilities from the get go so unless you can combo kill them early you'll probably have a bad time lol.
June 16, 2015 1:38 a.m.
DarkRequiem says... #18
Its as I described above. Its played with 5 players. The 2 next to you are your allies, the 2 in front of you are your opponents. Wins the player who's 2 opponents die first. You don't have to be the one who kills them though. Its interesting and makes games a bit faster.
Did you check the new dragon from Origins? It sounds interesting.
June 16, 2015 9 a.m.
@Big-Foot: Thanks man, Crimson rocks.
@DarkRequiem: I have. It looks interesting for Standard or even Modern but I'm not sure about its applications in EDH. It could be useful in builds running Feldon of the Third Path and Reito Lantern, also reanimator decks (Rakdos Dragons?), but it unfortunately doesn't look like it will fit into my deck.
June 20, 2015 5:47 p.m. Edited.
DarkRequiem says... #22
What do you mean? It works great with Sundial of the Infinite.
June 20, 2015 6:51 p.m.
It does, but I don't have a very high chance of drawing it and I don't run sac outlets to make Hoarding Dragon able to tutor for it readily. If I had Sundial in play already I might tutor for it but I feel like I would rather grab something that deals damage.
June 20, 2015 7:40 p.m.
Flameshadow Conjuring looks interesting, might be too slow but I want to try it.
Ruffigan says... #1
@DarkRequiem: Most of my decks deal enormous damage to myself so I'm not worried about self-inflicted damage, but it would require some set-up not to kill myself. There is also a low possibility of getting Blasphemous Act and Repercussion at the same time, but the Balefire Dragon is easy enough to get. I just ordered one and I'll report how it goes at my next EDH night.
May 26, 2015 4:44 p.m.