Well, in all reality you'd be changing 15 cards most likely. Just drop one or two expensive creatures with the hand filtering into the sb.
Also, when making those switches the key to working around the mana issue is more or less to switch in creatures that match mana costs with the spells you're kicking out.
I understand that is not always possible, but get them as close as you can, and the manabase should be stable enough to support it.
Examples: Faithless Looting switches well for Vexing Devil
Shattered Perception can be replaced with something like Kruin Striker or Fervent Cathar
Happy Brewing!!
May 13, 2012 4:42 p.m.
thebeardedshuffler says... #3
Seems to me that Fling might need to find room for. Once you get the combo going it gives you a change to throw the Aristocrat into face.
May 13, 2012 7:17 p.m.
Very cool. From what I see it is turn 8 win. I am going to try it.
May 13, 2012 9:26 p.m.
GrandCenobite says... #5
I love the idea of the deck. I am running a different version of a Frites style deck myself but this deck seems a little slow to come out. If you want suggestions for a sideboard I would say to try and create one that would help your deck to come out faster. Just a suggestion.
May 13, 2012 11:21 p.m.
Fling might be less desirable than Essence Harvest due to the sacrifice being put into the cost. Meaning you pay your mana, pay your sacrifice fee, then you risk an interrupt after having sac'ed your big guy.
May 14, 2012 12:47 a.m.
Also, Nevermore could be your solution to Surgical Extraction and any other problems you run into. Sideboard two of those.
May 14, 2012 1:18 a.m.
pyrotrojan says... #8
What about Infernal Plunge? You could use it to possibly put Falkenrath Aristocrat on the battlefield on turn two. Thats pretty cool. I dont know if thats something you would want to do but i thought id put in my 1 cent.
Sweet deck though. +1!
May 14, 2012 3:29 a.m.
If the opponent is really hammering on your Unburial Rites you could always sideboard Defy Death in. You lose the flashback, but you get a 5/7 Angel of Glory's Rise.
May 14, 2012 3:34 a.m.
thebeardedshuffler says... #10
TGS I see your point. But then both have their drawbacks I guess. Harvest is sorcery and can't target creatures, so you can't use it as spot removal in a pinch, or dig for it in their turn with a looting flashback and cast it to steal victory from the jaws of defeat.
I guess it's down to personal preference, but for spot removal I'd take Fling over the Essence Harvest.
May 14, 2012 4:23 a.m.
pyrotrojan says... #11
After playtesting a bunch.
I think you need another sacoutlet. Mainly one that that cost less mana.
Maybe something that isnt as powerful as Falkenrath Aristocrat but cheap.
I say add in 2x or 3x Falkenrath Torturer or Bloodflow Connoisseur and take out Shattered Perception or Dangerous Wager.
May 14, 2012 4:27 a.m.
The card I thought of was Blood Artist when I saw this deck, but then I realized he wasn't a human... +1 anyway
May 14, 2012 3:46 p.m.
I'd suggest Nevermore maybe even more than two of them, first for a higher percentage chance of drawing it, and secondly, you can ALWAYS name another card that you dont want your opponent to draw.
May 14, 2012 5:50 p.m.
theurbanraptor says... #15
im going to try this at my fnm. My version uses 2x Tibalt, the Fiend-Blooded for the extra card draw and 1x Reforge the Soul.
May 16, 2012 9:47 a.m.
theurbanraptor says... #16
i also just realized that Sun Titan can give you the same effect just for your fiend hunter
May 16, 2012 1:29 p.m.
I feel like Cloudshift should be somewhere in here. Dunno why.
+1 for awesomest deck right now
May 16, 2012 2:44 p.m.
theurbanraptor says... #18
also. please check out my infinite deck Humanitarian Infinite Effort
May 16, 2012 3:57 p.m.
Blood Artist may be easy to remove, but if you hit the combo its death without having to worry about the swing, plus they are cheaper than Kessig Malcontents. I also think Reforge the Soul would be better than Shattered Perception and Dangerous Wager might be better than Faithless Looting. With Champion of the Parish or Village Cannibals you can double your giant monsters also... just a couple thoughts.
May 17, 2012 5:53 a.m.
What if oyu used some Infernal Plunge to give you a little ramp and another sac outlet? It would get things moving faster and allow you to sac a creature.
May 17, 2012 1:42 p.m.
pokerfan91 says... #22
I would consider dropping at least a couple of your late game cards to make room for or sideboarding in Timely Reinforcements since that will provide you extra life gain and chump blockers to help you stall until you can get your combo pieces in play.
May 18, 2012 3:38 a.m.
Great Deck by the way, so a big ol' +1 from me. For ways to protect your graveyard, if necessary, there is Stony Silence to counter Nihil Spellbomb and Noxious Revival for Surgical Extraction!? Leonin Arbiter could cause problems for Surgical Extraction but isn't a sure thing to protect from it, only slow your opponent down. Hope this helps and well done :)
May 18, 2012 6:20 a.m.
Solid maindeck list!! nice job! As for sideboard i suggest 4 Tragic Slip (vs indestructible creatures, especially vs Avacyn, Angel of Hope ), 2-4 Nihil Spellbomb vs other reanimator decks, 2-4 Curse of Exhaustion.Other usefull cards like previous guys mentioned are Stony Silence, Nevermore and Timely Reinforcements instead of Lingering Souls.. Try adding to your manabase some Vault of the Archangel for more sustainability (if you skip Timely Reinforcements) and Cavern of Souls vs counterspells on Falkenrath Aristocrat or Angel of Glory's Rise
May 18, 2012 11:07 a.m.
Hey man!!! This DECK LOOKS SICKK!!!!! I hope you don't mind if I take a similar concept and put it in a deck of my own . I'll probably be going with different colors though. I've tried Shattered Perception in decks and honestly I'm just not a fan. I would suggest replacing some/all of them with Reforge the Soul since its guaranteed to fill up your hand though unfortunately it fills up your opponents too :/ I'll send you a link to my version when I get it to a point where I like . Thanks for the awesome Idea!
Itsbrake says... #1
Needs a few Ghoulflesh. Lets you exile a titan or two if they don't have any zombies. Makes having a horde of humans just a little more awesome.
+1
May 13, 2012 4:34 p.m.