Flamespeaker Adept [Top 4 FNM]

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Eduardogbg says... #1

Lost in a Labyrinth is low mana cost, Scry, defensive and would make your deck versatile.

4/3 attacks. Flamespeaker Adept block. Lost in a Labyrinth , attacking crature drops do 1/3, scry, Flamespeaker Adept goes 4/3. Mission complete.

Flamespeaker Adept attacks without Aqueous Form . If only one creature can block: Before opponent declares blockers Lost in a Labyrinth , if he/she blocks, his/her creature will die, probrably he/she won't block. If more than one creature can block: Opponent declares blockers, the blocker will kill you, Lost in a Labyrinth and kill his/her creature.

Glad to help

January 31, 2014 5:34 p.m.

kevin916 says... #2

@eduardogbg. thanks man! i am playtesting tonight so i will give these a shot!

January 31, 2014 5:45 p.m.

kevin916 says... #3

The only thing i am considering now is to sideboard 2 divination, just in case i really get screwed for cards.

Also, I did playtest and everyone loved it at FNM, it was a lot of fun to play and one game I ended up swinging with a aqueous formed nivix cyclops and aqueous formed flamespeaker for 30 damage when they both were pumped up.

February 2, 2014 3:34 a.m.

mathimus55 says... #4

You are gonna want 3 Thassa's in there. You want one ASAP for card advantage as well as pumping your adepts. This with an Aqueous Form on each so you're getting 6 per shot in minimum. And I'd swap Prescient Chimera for Spellheart Chimera or Prognostic Sphinx . Both are going to be better values for the mana.

February 4, 2014 4:27 p.m.

kevin916 says... #5

id have to agree, adding in either one or two more thassa's would be wonderful. i will try to get my hands on 2 more.

I would think that Spellheart would be a better choice than prognostic sphinx, I originally had spellheart but traded it out for the presient chimera to get that extra scry. since flamespeaker adepts ability says "whenever you scry..." if the prescient chimera was out and i pumped her, then it would only add to it since id be able to scry when i cast an instant or sorcery

February 4, 2014 4:34 p.m.

Pseudolife says... #6

Yeah the Prescient Chimera is sort of like an extra scoop of sugar... I think Thassa could easily take that spot, and I'd maybe put Spellheart Chimera in the sideboard if you're having trouble with flyers or maybe versus a mill deck if you have a lot of that in your meta.

I'm wondering how it played for you... did you win any matches? I know you were hesitant about some of the cards, Quicken for example. How did it play? Useful, or not so much?

February 6, 2014 5:45 p.m.

kevin916 says... #7

quicken and armed turned out to be amazing!! one turn i had a nivix cyclops out and a flamespeaker both with aqueous form, and i ended up swinging for 30 unblockable after pumping them up.

i think i played maybe 5 games and i won probably 3 or 4 out of the 5. i played against one out of the box premade deck (w/u) and i played against a g/w token deck. i think i lost one won one against the token deck.

i will be able to test it again tomorrow, and i will play around with swapping in any good bng cards i get ( i got a box) and play around with some spellhearts instead.

quicken and armed were exactly what this deck needed. it works amazing!! :) thanks!

February 7, 2014 4:26 a.m.

Pseudolife says... #8

Here's something I'm thinking about though... is Nivix Cyclops way better than Flamespeaker Adept ? Sure the adept is a little easier to cast, it can attack when it wants, and gets first strike... but the cyclops has a bigger butt, pumps off of any instant or sorcery, and gets +3 instead of +2.

I think the Adept's big benefit is having a way to pump him without losing card advantage. You can get your +4 automatically by having Thassa and Aqueous form somewhere on the board.

February 7, 2014 10:59 a.m.

kevin916 says... #9

@pseudolife

yeah i see your point, maybe running 3 flamespeaker and 3 nivix would be stronger?

nivix although is harder to get out (by one blue mana instead of colorless) he is stronger and immune to the 3 dmg instant removals, such as lightning strike and now bile blight.

the first strike is nice too though because if flamespeaker is pumped enough, doesnt it do damage first so it could kill something before combat damge is assigned to her?

February 7, 2014 4:15 p.m.

Pseudolife says... #10

Yeah I hear ya... it's up to your style in the end. I just thought I'd throw that out there. 3 and 3 is probably a good compromise.

February 9, 2014 2:13 a.m.

kevin916 says... #11

@pseudolife I completely smashed my friends mill deck with this by the way, he had a phenax god, and 2 ashioks. i was able to beat him pretty quick too. it was awesome.

At least sideboarding 1 nivix would probably be a good move, in case im up against a deck with -3 or -4 removal

February 9, 2014 3:44 a.m.

Pseudolife says... #12

right on!

February 17, 2014 12:17 a.m.

kevin916 says... #13

@pseudolife also, im not sure if this website has an inbox feature, but just tag me if you ever want help with any of your decks! id love to give you some input!

February 17, 2014 4:09 a.m.

Pseudolife says... #14

Congrats on getting top 4!

April 17, 2014 5:20 p.m.

kevin916 says... #15

Thanks @pseudolife ! couldnt have done it without ya!

April 18, 2014 3:29 a.m.

kevin916 says... #16

@pseduolife! what do you think about the spoilers? do you think i should add anything when the next set is released?

April 18, 2014 3:23 p.m.

SageKey says... #17

September 17, 2014 8:44 a.m.

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