spartanwill77 says... #2
@CW aurelia is 7 pounds, so I can't. Rakdos is dead cheap, but what should I replace with it?
July 16, 2013 1:29 p.m.
really wow I got my aurelia for 2 bucks, hmm well your a bit heavy on land for so many low drops so maybe some of them
July 16, 2013 1:33 p.m.
spartanwill77 says... #6
@Grimgrinner I know, but it doesn't seem to be imbalanced, so I don't need to cut out only 2 cards
August 1, 2013 4:39 a.m.
Grimgrinner says... #7
I don't really see why you have black In this deck to be honest. The only cards I see using black are Spike Jester , i guess the black in Rakdos Cackler , Murder , and Merciless Eviction . You can easily still accomplish those things while still in R/W. Also with only 4 swamps you'll rarely get the double black needed for Murder . Doom Blade maybe, but i really doubt Murder will be consistent. Also, If you're trying to use Martial Glory like a strange kind of Giant Growth you could be using Rubblebelt Maaka . I like the speed this aggro deck has, but you ought to either get more black cards or cut them.
August 1, 2013 10:36 a.m.
spartanwill77 says... #8
@Grimgrinner to be honest, the black is only there for Spike Jester , cos it's a better version of Rakdos Shred-Freak .I haven't put much thought into the sideboard, I'm defo up for changing it. Martial Glory it for use against a burn deck, against Searing Spear , Annihilating Fire ect
August 1, 2013 1:32 p.m.
TheFrozenFox says... #9
Honestly, I think you should just cut the black and run the Ash Zealot s main. Gives for more consistency and plus you still have a haste creature that is better than Rakdos Shred-Freak . Maybe find some room for Boros Reckoner ? He's a hard card to block and can stop other aggro decks just by not being tapped. I also think Pacifism should just be Searing Spear , it can finish off the last 3 points of damage or do what pacifism does by just killing the creature. Either that or Firefist Striker if the blocking is the issue.
August 26, 2013 3:31 p.m.
spartanwill77 says... #10
@TheFrozenFox Good ideas all round. i have one copy of boros reckoner, but he's so damn expensive. I'll cut the black and run Ash Zealot . Change the pacifisms as well. ill put them in the sideboard
August 27, 2013 4:53 a.m.
TheFrozenFox says... #11
The other card that was kind of "eh" on was the Truefire Paladin , other thank being a vigilant body he doesn't do anything for aggro other than find a place for mana (which you wont have much of anyways if you're wanting to win early). Since your gameplan is to win via creatures that means control is one of your biggest problems, Legion's Initiative provides both another 2 drop (for the same colors) that buffs all of your creatures, provides pseudo haste and somewhat protects them from board wipes (Supreme Verdict , Mutilate , even Terminus , etc).
Considering the sideboard, Frontline Medic is a good card against other aggro decks as it allows you to keep attacking versus aggro matches, just a thought.
August 27, 2013 8:32 a.m.
TheFrozenFox says... #12
But if you are just looking for a 2drop vigilance, Elite Inquisitor is a card. Otherwise you have the option of say doing 2 Legion's Initiative and going up to the 4cmc for something like Hellrider .
August 27, 2013 8:43 a.m.
spartanwill77 says... #13
@TheFrozenFox Elite Inquisitor is good, but it is soon rolling out of standard and i want this to be a post rotation deck. I probs should have mentioned that earlier:)I've found, when playing against friends, that Truefire Paladin is usefull cos it's versatile. but Legion's Initiative is good to. how does the protection from board wipes work? are you allowed to exile it whenever you want?
August 27, 2013 9:38 a.m.
TheFrozenFox says... #14
Legion's Initiative has an activated ability that exiles your creatures until the next combat. The activated ability can be... well, activated any time you can afford it. So say your opponent casts their Supreme Verdict in response, you activate your Legion's Initiative and your creatures are gone before the Supreme Verdict resolves.
August 28, 2013 1:42 a.m.
Some Celestial Flare 's would be good for the sideboard. I find them really helpful against problem creatures like indestructible or hexproof ones as they don't target the creature itself.
CW says... #1
K, well I say since both rakdos and aurelia are 2 bucks just throw in 1 of each
July 16, 2013 1:19 p.m.