Did Someone Say Shenanigans?
Pioneer*
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June 16, 2013
HMM.... well... I wound up making some more changes to the deck... I have removed Ral Zarek from the picture completely and replaced him with a Jace, Memory Adept. Ral simply is not as good as I initially thought him to be. Since Jace is being reprinted I have decided to use him instead as a third win condition using mil(which I am learning to love thanks to my good friend famuntz) and despite the fact that i will miss Ral's -2 ability, I just dont think he is as good a fit for my deck.... :/ I have also dropped to only 3 verdicts and added in an extra counter spell... with card draw that I have, I don't necessarily need to have a full playset of them. but I am finding myself needing more counters... :/ I also added in Boros Charm
s to my sideboard to have the lovely little infinite life combo with my reckoners... :D So far this has increased performance a little bit but not as much as I was kind of expecting. I will update with progress as needed... (BTW I took third with the deck in this past week's FNM event with a record of 3-1). Thanks again for all the help you guys have given me... It is very much appreciated.. :D
t3hSn0wm4n says... #2
i actually had been considering adding in 3-4 Boros Charm s but i am not sure if i want to use those in the mainboard or in the sideboard... im not adding in any more creatures though... i have creatures that i dont necessarily need already. and i dont feel like adding in any more... :/
June 14, 2013 3:40 p.m.
TheArch1898 says... #3
I would definitely run them main-board. You have to think about what happens if you're top-decking. That card is excellent on the draw, as it can save you a turn by letting you block, or even deal the last 4 damage you need. You could also use it to give an unblockable AEtherling double strike and finish them off in one turn. It's just an amazing card.
June 14, 2013 5:24 p.m.
t3hSn0wm4n says... #4
honestly i can count on one hand the number of times tht i have ever been topdecking with this... with sphinx and azorius and think twice, i typically always have cards in hand... (one exception being Sire Of Insanity ) but i think i will try to make room for it.
TheArch1898 says... #1
If I were you, I would run Boros Charm , because it can one-hit opponent's Plainswalkers, and it can save you from a board-wipe or burn. It also opens you up to another win-con: the Boros Reckoner infinite-life bit when used with Azorius Charm and dealt damage. It's hard to play around, because normally your opponents are worrying about other things than a combo that "ridiculous". Past that, I would consider running Warleader's Helix , because if you're having trouble against aggro, burning them out and gaining life is purely perfect. Running more Pillar of Flame would be helpful, because it's the only card right now that completely deals with Voice of Resurgence at a reasonable cost, because Voice's effect won't trigger when it's exiled. Also, another funny little card that you could run one of, just to give yourself another win-style is Gisela, Blade of Goldnight . When that hits the board, you can literally play this like a different deck. All of the sudden a few small burn spells become huge, and all of the sudden AEtherling is hitting for 16 unblockable. Just thoughts, but they're thoughts from someone that plays a lot of R/W/U, so take them as you will. Good luck. :]
June 9, 2013 4:56 a.m.