Get to the Thoppa'! | Izzet Artifacts (3-1 at FNM)

Standard* HolyFalcon

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Magnachron says... #1

Yes, if you could that would be great!

July 24, 2015 10:27 a.m.

costrander3689 says... #2

Commander sets do not count for Standard. Darksteel Citadel isn't legal. Otherwise, I like where you're going with this

July 26, 2015 2 p.m.

costrander3689 says... #3

Ignore that comment. Forgot that they inexplicably reprinted it in M15.

July 26, 2015 2:01 p.m.

HolyFalcon says... #4

It's OK, thanks!

July 26, 2015 2:07 p.m.

Magnachron says... #5

Magicraftercould you post how to make the background a picture on my profile?

July 27, 2015 11:43 a.m.

HolyFalcon says... #6

Oh yeah, sorry. Completely forgot.

July 27, 2015 11:48 a.m.

Hawkinn2 says... #7

have you considered Whirler Rogue? the unblockability is super awesome!!!

July 30, 2015 11:52 a.m.

HolyFalcon says... #8

I've been thinking about a 2-1 split between rogue and pia and kiran, but I haven't decided yet.

July 30, 2015 11:54 a.m.

Hawkinn2 says... #9

to me i think the rogue is better

July 30, 2015 12:01 p.m.

insane4life says... #10

Firstly I must say sweet deck! +1 for that

Secondly I suggest playing 2-3 Temple of Epiphany. I have played the deck and because of the amount of lands in the deck you can get a little manascrewed. When I did the change the deck ran much more nicer. =D

July 31, 2015 10 a.m.

HolyFalcon says... #11

Hm, not sure about a land that comes in tapped, but I think I might add two. Thanks!

July 31, 2015 10:10 a.m.

Derpysquids says... #12

Great Deck! you might want to remove Mage-Ring Responder from the creature section of the description

August 3, 2015 11:50 a.m.

haysmafia1 says... #13

Move Thopter Spy Network to the sideboard, mainboard 4x Shrapnel Blast (you can cast this over the top of one of their burn/removal spells to sneak in some nice damage), and make sure you have enough counters in SB:

Stubborn Denial (protection for your "ensouled" creatures)
Clash of Wills / Negate (counter their hate)

Then, expect heavy red-aggro, so include some cheap burn/removal in the SB:Wild Slash
Seismic Rupture
Searing Blood

Feel free to have a look at my deck & provide feedback/comments:


Izzet Ensoul Artifacts Playtest

Standard haysmafia1

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August 5, 2015 12:53 p.m.

haysmafia1 says... #14

I up-voted ;-)

August 5, 2015 12:53 p.m.

HolyFalcon says... #15

Thanks, but I'm trying to keep this a deck that's not control. Spy network is my only card that lets me draw, but I think I might use some burn. I think I'll sideboard some Searing Blood. Thanks!

August 5, 2015 1:02 p.m.

haysmafia1 says... #16

Magma Jet is also good because it removes a troublesome blocker and also sets up your next draw.

I am Anticipate-ing a lot of Artifact hate in reaction to this archetype dominating PT Origins, hence I am adding a little control. In your case, you'll just have to burn them out faster ;-)

August 5, 2015 1:17 p.m.

Cipher_8 says... #17

How do you change the background image? Is that some special feature or can any tappedout member do that for there deck pages?

August 14, 2015 1:10 p.m.

Pengoking says... #18

Cipher_8 In the description, add < img src="IMG URL" style="position:fixed;top:0px;left:0px;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:-1;" / > without the spaces and put the image url where it says "IMG URL".

August 14, 2015 1:15 p.m.

Cipher_8 says... #19

Thank you.

August 14, 2015 1:17 p.m.

A modern marvel of steampunk ingenuity. +1 good sir.

August 14, 2015 10:06 p.m.

Abysswalker- says... #21

+1 for the title by itself. Seriously love the idea for this deck though. Been looking for an excuse to use Hangarback Walker and this is perfect.

August 17, 2015 1:15 a.m.

Chargingstar1 says... #22

Nice deck do you have a rough idea for post rotation.? +1

August 19, 2015 8:01 p.m.

Noctem says... #23

I've played your list and I've played other versions. I'm sorry to say that yours can be upgraded. I would suggest the following:

The only reason why you have Chief Engineer and Renowned Weaponsmith is to get the high cost Soul of New Phyrexia and Scuttling Doom Engine out by turn 4 or so. The problem with this tactic is that it's too slow! Same for Reclusive Artificer. I would recommend removing this strategy because it takes space in the deck for a late game that just didn't work properly against most matchups. Being able to Shrapnel Blast the Scuttling Doom Engine is nice of course, but your deck should be able to get the game locked in before that kind of stuff is even viable or needed.

Ghirapur Gearcrafter is a waste of space with only 1 in the deck and the card itself can't hold a candle to the much better Thopter Engineer. Removing that completely would be a good idea.

There should be 4x Ornithopter, 4x Hangarback Walker and 4x Shrapnel Blast in the main. You have the 4x Ensoul Artifact already so that's good. You should run 4x Ghostfire Blade or at least 3x of it.

You should remove the parents because they are simply too slow to give good results due to the activation cost of their activated ability vs Whirler Rogue who can make something unblockable are soon as you play her for immediate benefits. It's so easy to deal 2 damage in standard and removal is everywhere that the parents can't compete properly. x4 or x3 Whirler Rogue for a better 4 drop value.

Foundry of the Consuls is simply too slow. Sack for 5 mana to get two 1/1 flying thopters is a joke. The better choice is to put in something like Tomb of the Spirit Dragon so that for 2 mana and tap you can gain life! Being able to gain 5-6 life per turn in the mid to late game will keep you alive vs almost any threat in standard right now or help you stay alive long enough to stabilize in the case of a bad game. You should also be running 4x Temple of Epiphany for the scry.

Thopter Spy Network should be a sideboard card at best should you ever need the card draw because that's really why you're using the card. In most games you shouldn't need to drop a 5 mana enchant because it's a slow solution to card draw that's not even actually guaranteed. But it has a place in the sideboard. Speaking of which, Obelisk of Urd and Rending Volley , Scouring Sands , should be removed from the sideboard completely. Replace Rending Volley with Roast so you have an answer for the rhino and abzan in general. You need to use the resources available from blue in this deck, things like Disdainful Stroke , Negate , Seismic Rupture (a much better version of Scouring Sands for 1 extra mana that can actually remove things like Rabble and Piledriver + tokens) in the sideboard and main board x4 Stubborn Denial to stop board wipes and whatever else. You should also probably run Phyrexian Revoker in the main board simply to shut down activated abilities of planewalkers, mana ramp, etc..

I would request an immediate review of this report Squadron Leader.

August 22, 2015 1:03 p.m.

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