Izzet a bird, Izzet a plane, no Izzet Dragons
Standard
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Thanks for the +1.
Here's a few things about the deck. First off Monastery Siege is there to protect against spot removal, and or add card advantage. The Dragon Tempest is to give haste and extra damage when a dragon comes in. Purphorous, God of The Forge is ok, but he is to high of a cvc for me. I would rather play Thunderbreak Regent or Stormbreath Dragon at turn 4.
Mindswipe is by far one of my favorite spells, but the speed in which this deck has preformed it would be less useful. The longer games benefit from it that's why my grixis control runs a few.
Outpost Siege is a strong card for spell heavy, combo decks. It just doesn't fit this deck.
Thank you for the suggestions, some of them will help after rotation since i will be down 3 dragons.
April 15, 2015 10:32 a.m.
DragonMaster53 says... #3
Just curious, did you know and if so, why did you keep, such an abysmal mana base.
April 16, 2015 3:14 p.m.
This is just what I put to work with for now. Any recommendations on cleaning it up.
April 16, 2015 3:50 p.m.
I really like the deck, but I think you need to get more value out of your goblin tokens.
What I would change.-2 Monastery Siege-1 Dragon Tempest-1 Dragon Fodder
+4 Stoke the Flames you can convoke the goblins to essentially cast this for free.
I think your dragon count and Silumgar's Scorn will protect you better than Monastery Siege.
Best of luck!
April 16, 2015 5:15 p.m.
I'll test that out. I do like stoke, I'll have to play around with it
April 16, 2015 5:37 p.m.
SwaggyMcSwagglepants says... #7
Anticipate & Dig Through Time are necessary in any blue deck.
Draconic Roar, Monastery Siege, more than 3 Dragon Fodders, more than 3 Silumgar's Scorn, and more than 3 Dragonlord's Servant just isn't as good as your other options, like the previously mentioned cards.
And sideboards are NECESSARY. That's where Mindswipe, Keranos, God of Storms, Gainsay, Rending Volley, and Encase in Ice are good.
And is Goblin Rabblemaster out of budget? It's just if not the best, one of the top 5 creatures in Standard.
April 16, 2015 9:19 p.m.
I'm waiting to play it at my lgs tho Sunday to see what would be my best sideboard options. I already have rabblemasters and if needed I can remove the outbursts and drop them in.
One thing i disagree with is Dig Through Time being a must for blue. It has never helped outside of a control deck for me, I favor Treasure Cruise and Dragonlord's Prerogative over it in other blue decks.
As for Anticipate maybe I'm just not sold on it yet. The deck has worked at home fine. We will see after this Sunday.
Thanks again for all the comments I will be looking into the suggestions on Sunday when I get to my lgs.
bewarekraken says... #1
I like it. +1'd.
I have suggestions though..
-2 Monastery Siege-3 Dragon Tempest-2 Draconic Roar+3 Mindswipe+2 Outpost Siege+2 Purphoros, God of the Forge
I'd also consider Crater's Claws and some kind of card advantage whether that be Dig Through Time, Treasure Cruise, Anticipate, or even Jace's Ingenuity.
I do, however, feel like Mindswipe is the most important card for attempting to make Izzet a standard contending scheme.
April 13, 2015 1:59 p.m.