Heliod's Safety Squad (3rd at FNM)

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TheGamer says... #1

Really cool! Looks fun to play! +1

September 25, 2013 7:33 p.m.

TrashEater says... #2

Great idea, still I don't fully agree with certain things

Supreme Verdict ... I don't really understand the role of that card in this deck. Boros Charm synergizes with it, but with all the control you already have, you don't really need that card. I was thinking about some Boros Reckoner and moving out those Verdicts, straight to the sideboard.

The Reckoners will control the game by evoking fear into your enemies. He is a creature card, you dont want to mess with, as it could kill 2 creatures by blocking just one...

Moreover, you need a real manly creature in your deck just like B Reckoner, except for Purphoros and Assemble, you deck is full of pussy elementals

Hahahahh just kidding

I hope you find this useull, Keep on!

September 25, 2013 7:43 p.m.

hochmaster says... #3

@TrashEater

Boros Reckoner is to Doom Blade as Supreme Verdict is to Cancel . Hell, cancel even works on the reckoner. But the difference here is that cancel does not work on Supreme Verdict. Those threats WILL get off the field, whether the opponent likes it or not. Its here as a catch-all, nothing more.

September 25, 2013 8:31 p.m.

Magiclover318 says... #10

hochmaster if you Supreme Verdict , you lose almost all your devotion, so chances are Purphoros, God of the Forge will not be a creature.

September 26, 2013 8:18 p.m.

hochmaster says... #11

Magiclover318

I know... Isn't it great? No devotion means that he is immune to creature hate. It also means that people have to SB and compromise synergy just to deal with him. Besides, I don't need a 5/6 body; a 4 mana cost enchant that gives dragon breath and shocks for creatures entering is good enough.

September 26, 2013 8:22 p.m.

Magiclover318 says... #12

Yeah I suppose, I saw it as a negative thing but I think it doesn't really matter either way haha

September 26, 2013 10:46 p.m.

Sideslip12 says... #13

I really like this deck idea and I think I might try to brew up something similar if my Azorius Control doesn't pan out. I have a few suggestions though for you. I don't like running 8 lands that come into the battlefield tapped. So I would maybe cut the guild gates for some basics. I would also run Master of Waves here cause it buffs all your elemental tokens for each one you have out and it gets some devotion from Detention Sphere and Jace, Memory Adept , when you side him in. I like the Boros Reckoner idea too though, just so you have something other than tokens out. I would ditch the Supreme Verdict , or at least move them to the sideboard. You could also cut 1 Detention Sphere , Sphere of Safety and 1 Azorius Charm for the aforementioned cards. I would also run 1 AEtherling just as a late game sweeper.

September 30, 2013 2:52 p.m.

hochmaster says... #14

@Sideslip12

I would normally agree about the lands thing, but being manastalled is so much better than being colorscrewed... I may run less temples of triumph and more basics though. However, until a U/W temple comes out in the next set, I will use the guildgates.

Master of waves isn't a good idea in here; the win con isn't the strength of the tokens(although the spear can make it so). All the tokens have to do is enter the battlefield with purphoros already out there, and the wins will just roll in. I might run heliod in here just for that actually.

AEtherling as an alternate win-con is a good idea. I will put a couple in the SB, just so people can't effectively Slaughter Games me for any of my win cons.

September 30, 2013 4:39 p.m.

Soji says... #15

i too have wanted to build a deck with the Young Pyromancer and Purphous, God of the Forgecombo. Like your take on it.

October 1, 2013 7:17 p.m.

hochmaster says... #16

@Soji

Thanks man, I knew that Young Pyromancer would have great things in store for theros... Didn't know it would be a huge god orgy with Purphoros and Heliod though. Aside from 2/1's on command with Heliod, they are enchantments, so they buff Sphere of Safety massively, aside from allowing me to ping for 2 damage without even having to attack.

October 1, 2013 7:43 p.m.

dvizzier says... #17

take a look at my deck for ideas. sorok tokens [help please]. it's based off of Purphoros, God of the Forge i'd recommend keeping Supreme Verdict unlike what the others are talking about, if you are trying to utilize purphoros, i'd add another one in, same as Elspeth, Sun's Champion . and maybe add Curse of the Swine in to remove problems from your opponent's field and to summon more creatures to burn your opponent from purphoros's ability.

October 1, 2013 9:17 p.m.

hochmaster says... #18

@dvizzier

I don't own any elspeths, and heliod does the same thing she does, except that heliod is way harder to kill. Either purphoros or heliod serve as solid win-cons. Curse of the swine, I think, is better for me than for anyone else, because I can use it to trigger purphoros. However, I have enough removal and an army of 2/2s can actually be somewhat formidable...

October 2, 2013 12:36 a.m.

WovenNebula says... #19

Why not add Curse of the Swine as a main board. Wouldn't it aid defensively if absolutely needed to or you could do that to your tokens you have massed triggering Purphoros, God of the Forge with the tokens you have created by other means then again with the swine?

October 2, 2013 12:48 a.m.

dvizzier says... #20

you're comparing Elspeth, Sun's Champion and Heliod, God of the Sun , saying that they are equal in power and do the same thing... no, i can not agree with that. elspeth puts 3 creature tokens onto the battlefield for free, heliod summons 1 creature token for a cmc of 4.. elspeth also gives all your creatures +2/+2 when you ultimate her. so even when you don't have Purphoros, God of the Forge on the field, you still win with elspeth. but i do agree that heliod is harder to get rid of, but i just don't see how he equals up to elspeth in anyway as you see it. Curse of the Swine , you can use it on your creatures to summon more tokens when you have purphoros on the field. or you can use it to get rid of a creature(s) on their field that is troublesome.

October 2, 2013 2:25 a.m.

hochmaster says... #21

Elspeth pumps out 100x more creatures, sure. For all intents and purposes, her utility is better than heliods. The problem is that the moment she hits the field, she's gonna be a target. Heliod is a constant threat that is super hard to remove if he isn't a creature. That, and her 1/1s don't buff Sphere of Safety like heliod's do. I have more than enough token generation so I don't really need elspeth. Mainboarding curse of the swine does seem like a good idea though.

October 2, 2013 8:17 a.m.

sirkehn says... #22

On 23 land do you get mana screwed very often? That's the only concern with the deck I see. It looks like a lot of fun, but looking at your curve it scares me that I may not get the mana when I need it.

October 2, 2013 9:43 p.m.

hochmaster says... #23

I don't get mana screwed very often, no, seeing as how only 2 cards are 6 cmc and 7 are 5 cmc. Azorius Charm Helps a LOT for digging for lands, which in turn allow you to use Sphinx's Revelation to get more lands.

October 2, 2013 11:23 p.m.

ColeyPTrain says... #24

Thoughts on better card draw? Divination Quicken Inspiration

October 8, 2013 5:46 p.m.

hochmaster says... #25

Quicken I understand, but Divination ? Inspiration ? I don't think so. 3x Sphinx's Revelation gives more than enough card draw, thank you.

October 8, 2013 6:12 p.m.

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