Also having a Serra's Sanctum and NOT running Tolaria West as a virtual copy is a travesty. Put that back in.
May 11, 2014 1:53 a.m.
Okay, questions... Mirror-Mad Phantasm and Tunnel Vision seem extremely dangerous when I'm playing against multiple people and still have another opponent or two to kill... So how do you propose not losing the game when I flip my deck from either one? I guess that's where playing smart comes in, yeah? Lol.
Yeah I didn't think about Sanctum and West... Duh moment there...
I forgot all about Gift of Immortality and Ethereal Armor all together. Sigil of the Empty Throne is good but I was hoping to not be casting my enchantments but to cheat them in, so that seems a bit redundant does it not? Same thing follows with Stormscape Familiar and Sunscape Familiar though obviously they will help with ALL my spells. I can't believe I forgot about Grand Arbiter Augustin IV either but that will be quickly remedied.
Also I was trying not to be THAT guy when it comes to infect, since I'm probably going to knock out a player when she hits anyways but its still viable for sure.
Mesmeric Orb and Basalt Monolith BRILLIANT shit I never thought about. Love it!
May 11, 2014 2:11 a.m.
And honestly I want to keep Flickerform for a few solid reasons. Mostly because if Bruna is going to be hit by Terminus or Cyclonic Rift , a board wipe before she is indestructible, something like that, it lets me save her and all her aura's. I don't see that as a negative at all
May 11, 2014 2:20 a.m.
I think the problem here is that you're thinking like a control player rather than a voltron player. Playing one on one my Bruna deck wins within two turns of me casting her, every, single, time. It's so bad that my friends save their best removal for her no matter what else happens in game, and more and more of my deck is being devoted just to keeping her alive for one turn (thus Dovescape ).
Assuming you're not playing with more than five other people flipping your library is never a problem. You can flip down to ten cards the turn you attack with Bruna and still have plenty of time to knock out every other player before you run out of cards. And the more ways you have to put aura's in your graveyard the better you'll be able to connect with Bruna.
Sigil of the Empty Throne is to have something good to pump out creatures for defense that also counts toward your Sphere of Safety . If you really don't like hardcasting enchantments Ajani's Chosen is a good alternative that will trigger when you cheat them into play.
And the familiars and the arbiter aren't to help with all your spells (though they do), they're there to help you get Bruna out faster. Grand Arbiter Augustin IV will give you a turn 5 Bruna WITH Swiftfoot Boots attached.
Keep Flickerform if you want, You're right about the fieldwipes. I was just a bit underwhelmed by how unwieldy the mana cost was. However, I think Vanishing is a better option.
I have answers rest of those cards as well, I've put way too much thought into Bruna.
May 11, 2014 2:53 a.m.
I've wanted an answer for that myself for a while. There's no ruling on the gatherer page, and I've always assumed something as important as, "This aura drops off as soon as you use it." is important enough to be ruling worthy.
The thing is though, it doesn't really matter. Bruna phases out, the auras drop to the yard, Bruna phases in before you untap, attacks, and picks all the auras back up. Nothing lost.
Anyway, I just had a thought: If you have Leyline of Anticipation out you can flash in Bruna at the end of an opponents turn to give them less time to deal with her with any non-instant speed removal and then attack that turn. Viable strategy. However, if you take that a step further and run Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir you can flash in Bruna, and leave your opponent's with no means of dealing with her other than activated abilities. Which is kind of devastating, no wonder thats a $20 card...
May 11, 2014 3:31 a.m.
OMG that is absolutely BRUTAL, I love it. I almost thought about taking Leyline of Anticipation out, so that makes a fair trade really. Both are good but I don't need both really.
May 11, 2014 3:34 a.m.
Yeah, that's part of the reason I mentioned Dovescape before, nothing says complete impotence for non-creature based decks quite like that card. Gets rid of counters, gets rid of most kill spells, turns all your auras into birds... But you really need to watch the boardstate before playing it. For instance I made the mistake the other day of putting it down while my friend had Five-Alarm Fire out. Blocked me from playing Bruna, and to make it worse I was providing the fodder to keep it going as well as locking out anything I had to play in response. Sadface.
Thanks for the info btw.
May 11, 2014 3:55 a.m.
No worries, Dovescape is kinda on the fence for me right now, once I actually start getting the cards for the deck (since I have about 10 of them right now, and 1 of them is NOT Bruna which I want in Foil) I will play test in my local group and see how it does. I can imagine it working well since I get a 1/1 bird AND get my aura back when I attack so... Yeah.
May 11, 2014 3:59 a.m.
YouGotFranked says... #12
Ive seen from the comments that you replaced Leyline of Anticipation with Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir . I strongly suggest not removing the leyline from your deck. Flash is the closest thing Bruna, Light of Alabaster will ever have to haste and while Teferi is stronger, Leyline is more durable, can be tutored and is more easily brought back from the graveyard in this kind of deck. It's also an enchantement for synergy purpose. You could actually run both without any problems.
If you're interested in taking a look at my own Bruna deck for ideas, here it is : Brunacruiser Operational
May 11, 2014 9:56 a.m.
"Flash is the closest thing Bruna, Light of Alabaster will ever have to haste"
Lightning Greaves and Swiftfoot Boots BEG to differ.
But if I may suggest an alternative? Run Gideon Jura , +2 the turn you play Bruna on the next opponent, and then you can block whichever creature you feel, and throw every aura you have on her ahead of time. It gets around the fact that nobody really wants to attack you when you have Bruna out. Plus if you really can't think of anything else to do with him you can use his 0 and an aura for a quick, powerful beater.
May 11, 2014 1:09 p.m.
That, or use the slot for Stonehewer Giant and either pull the greaves/boots out of your deck ahead of time, or wait til you have two extra mana for the insta-speed haste/shroud.
May 11, 2014 1:12 p.m.
This is a really nice build. I agree with most everything that sonnet666 says. I'd think about adding Favorable Destiny as well. It works well for protecting Bruna and gives a nice bonus. My Bruna's Big Deck of Don't is the exact opposite of this deck and more control based, but I really do like this one. +1 to you.
May 15, 2014 10:09 a.m.
Thanks LT
I actually started collecting cards for this deck and I've gotten about 15 so far of the main deck. Not including Basic Land of course.
Favorable Destiny is not bad, but it also keeps me from hard casting enchantments on her, as well is requirement to have another creature for her to get the shroud which I can't guarantee in all instances.
I'm going to keep toying with this when I get some time to really sit down and think about it.
May 15, 2014 10:21 a.m.
I can see that, but remember that the trick to Bruna is not to hard cast, but attach auras to her. Just another quick thought. You might want to consider a Battlewise Hoplite for the scry trigger. I'm becoming a big fan of him in my deck. You can swap out Aegis of the Gods since you already have Leyline of Sanctity in your build and it's harder to get rid of.
May 15, 2014 10:31 a.m.
I wanted to make sure I have multiple options to protect myself from spells that can target me specifically.
Obviously the trick is to cheat in the aura's, I'm just saying there are instances when I may prefer casting them instead, and Diplomatic Immunity and Alexi's Cloak pretty well have that covered
May 15, 2014 11:03 a.m.
+1 for the Doctor Who Quote in the description!!! I have a friend who plays with a bruna deck quite a bit and he uses Dismiss into Dream to turn all of his auras into targeted kill spells. Very hard to deal with because the target happens when you cast the aura making them sac their creature before they even have a chance to respond by countering it or destroying Dismiss into Dream . Shuts down other voltron decks that rely on targeting their commander with various spells to make them leathal!
June 7, 2014 1:56 a.m.
You know, I thought about Dismiss into Dream but wasn't sure, now that you mention it that is quite brilliant. Only issue is IF somehow.. IF I don't manage to get Shroud on her, but the plus is when I get Academy Rector this gives me a solid way to remove her from play.
June 7, 2014 3:06 a.m.
Dismiss into Dream "each creature your *opponents control"
Either you read it wrong, or your talking about some next level shit that went way over my head.
sonnet666 says... #1
Cut Godsend Ophidian Eye Flickerform Ivory Mask and Enchanted Evening (Go ahead, ask me why.)
Add Mirror-Mad Phantasm Grand Arbiter Augustin IV Stormscape Familiar Sunscape Familiar Tunnel Vision Ethereal Armor Basalt Monolith + Mesmeric Orb Auratouched Mage Aqueous Form Corrupted Conscience Gift of Immortality Sigil of the Empty Throne and Jace's Archivist (once again, ask me why for any of these.)
Consider Dovescape (it's dangerous), and cutting about 5 enchantments and 9 instants/sorceries/artifacts for 6 more creatures and 8 more lands.
Check out my Bruna deck if you need ideas: Armor is Like, Soooo Mainstream...
May 11, 2014 1:50 a.m.