The_Riddlebox Will do! I got what i needed of this deck for 28$ on TCGpLayer, it should be here before Friday.
November 16, 2015 7:34 a.m.
This looks promising. Let us know how this does at FNM.
November 16, 2015 11:21 p.m.
If anything, I don't suggest simply having Anticipate on the mainboard and justifying the splash in blue. The sideboard is relevant enough to have the blue in the 75 but I feel you need to balance out your colour proportion and uses.
Monastery Swiftspear is without doubt one of the best aggro card to grace standard in awhile and playing four of them is a must.
Kolaghan Stormsinger isn't exactly ideal and using it's morph ability is fairly slow if you are going fast. You don't really have the need to give haste since you have a sum of haste creature. And giving haste to the non-haste creature doesn't give you a huge load of advantage unless you are giving haste to a big creature like Thunderbreak Regent.
Trumpet Blast is subjective to your board state as if you have one creature, it's worse than a Titan's Strength and with two creature, it isn't that great either. Perhaps burn spells like Wild Slash and draw the game closer when you run out of creatures or if your opponent is within burn range.
I don't think Magmatic Insight is the card draw you wanna play. In fact, you can drop your land count and not play Magmatic Insight and play more Anticipate.
I highly suggest Elusive Spellfist as a blue creature you can use. It pretty tanky with a 3 toughness and being unblockable when you cast a non-creature with a pseudo-prowess is really decent. It is slower, but it doesn't have issues of being blocked and can block threats if needed to.
Or Lightning Berserker is fine too, being able to dash and pump for damage when needed and dodging board wipes is great too.
Last guy to recommend strangely is Jeskai Sage. If you are really keen on making sure you draw, this guy does the job pretty well. Don't block? Sure. Block? get a draw.
November 22, 2015 7:10 a.m.
ComputerizedMTG says... #7
I think it's there so he can fetch Smoldering Marsh. It does look a little odd and should probably be a Bloodstained Mire instead hehe.
December 8, 2015 8:24 p.m.
I have a Polluted Delta, but not a Bloodstained Mire. Currently trying to acquire a Mire in addition to the Delta
December 8, 2015 9:39 p.m.
I think if it were me I would drop Lightning Berserker for Temur Battle Rage It doesn't seem like you'd have sufficient amount of spells to trigger swiftspear the way the deck is now
I think I would also just prefer Impact Tremors to be some burn spell of some sort even if it was just roast to clear the way.
December 10, 2015 6:09 p.m. Edited.
I would suggest some copies of Goblin Piledriver.
a few Collateral Damage wouldn't hurt either: chump block with a token, then before damage resolution, sacrifice it to deal 3 damage at the target of your choice. First you profit with Impact Tremors and then you bail out with Collateral Damage.
December 10, 2015 6:19 p.m.
The Impact Tremors have proven extremely useful, whether dealing that extra bit of damage against the mirror, or making Hordeling Outburst into a burn spell. It has tested very well. If I were to do anything, I would only remove 1.
Lightning Berserker Was an opt in card when I had 2 extra spots. But, eventually, it became a huge value card. It allows me to have a higher chance to play a haster turn 1. With Impact Tremors I can reliably burn my opponent directly. Also, late game, he is a dangerous card to block, and to not block, due to his firebreathing ability.
Temur Battle Rage is a very interesting card. Early game, it can wreck with a Monastery Swiftspear, or with a dragon in the late game. i have considered it often, and will probably put 1 or 2 in. This card has proven itself in Atarka Red, and other Red Aggro decks.
December 10, 2015 6:37 p.m.
Might I suggest a 1 or 2-of Swift Warkite? Your running barely enough land for it, but it gets you a big flier, 3 Impact Tremors triggers, an attacker that dodges sorcery removal, and a creature.
December 10, 2015 6:42 p.m.
Goblin Piledriver is very, very interesting. It would fit well in a bit more Atarka Red type deck. The main problem is that the only Goblin's I have come from 6 cards. If I ran Goblin Glory Chaser, it would be an auto-include.
Collateral Damage is another interesting card. It would also fit in Atarka Red. With these suggestions, I am tempted to make this an Atarka Red deck minus the Atarka's Command, with Thunderbreak Regent and a Pia and Kiran Nalaar to top out the curve.
December 10, 2015 6:49 p.m.
Midexin Swift Warkite is not as good as it seems on paper, thanks for the suggestion.
December 10, 2015 6:51 p.m.
ComputerizedMTG says... #16
Prima is right in saying it isn't as good of a card. especially not for a hyper aggressive deck like his. Having a random 6 drop in his deck wouldn't really do him any good. It also gains him only 2 Impact Tremors triggers (one when the dragon enters, and one when the creature being brought back enters the field). There is no real reason for him to include black for a sub par card. Let's also keep in mind that this type of card, in a fast deck like this, would only be decent in grindier games or against control and if he was to splash black Kolaghan's Command would be a better recursion tool, and offer more flexibility.
A better dragon, in his case anyways, would be Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury. Not only does it promote the aggressive strategy his deck is looking for, but it makes it harder for the opponent to remove and offers a constant threat by dashing it in. That being said, I think splashing black in this deck isn't that worth it anyways.
I am wondering something though:why is Flamewake Phoenix in your sideboard? Seems like an odd card to have in the SB. I am not sure how your meta is, but I would highly suggest including Rending Volley, it's an awesome tool against control decks and especially to take down an Ojutai. Man if only Goblin Rabblemaster was still in standard this deck would love it.
December 11, 2015 12:10 a.m.
3rd trigger when you hopefully re-cast the creature you got back. But thats why I said a one or two of, if you do find yourself struggling after not getting enough damage down early, a 2-ping 4/4 flier + haste "token" + creature w/1 ping is pretty good at helping you turn things around IMO. If you put it in as a sideboard its still fine against stall decks or decks with spot removal.
December 11, 2015 12:34 a.m.
And lol why did you take out the Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury?
December 11, 2015 12:36 a.m.
Midexin Was doing some playtesting last night, found that my curve was too high. I should win by the time I have 6 mana, or at least be in striking range.
The_Riddlebox Thankyou for your continuing help with this deck. My meta is very interesting. There is a lot of Temur, Red Aggro, and Allies floating around, with 2-3 control decks and 3-5 other midrange decks like Abzan and Dark Jeskai. The Flamewake Phoenix is a really good card against the mirror, Temur, and abzan, while also being decent against allies and control. It ruins my g1 strategy (Make Piledriver unblockable and have haste turn 4 after a Hordeling Outburst or dropping multiple and making them all unblockable), but can be a great addition from the sb if the Piledriver is getting removed too much, or in stalled out games against opposing aggro.
December 11, 2015 5:10 p.m.
Ok. Yeah I said that might be a problem but I still think if it was more midrangy it would be a good option. And how is the deck doing, anyways? What decks are you testing it against?
December 11, 2015 5:24 p.m.
Here is a list:
Monoblack Aggro-(1-2), (2-1) 1st: Foul-Tongue Shriek was killer. 2nd: Mana screwed in the 1st game, so I lost, but post-sb I was able to curtail his lifegain cards.
Atarka Red (1-1) Other person had to go, but both games were grindy.
Abzan Midrange (1-2) Removal of my Kolaghan and a cool inclusion of Mastery of the Unseen helped her stop my late game plays.
Dark Jeskai (0-1) Too slow!!! Jace flipped before I had even dealt 5 damage to him, Silkwrap was an MVP for him.
Esper Control (2-1) Control is a great matchup, but in the second game he had stabilized with a Dragonlord Silumgar stealing my Thunderbreak Regent Normally, by turn 6 I would have had him down in the 5 life range, but due to a slower start and Arashin Cleric I was mauled.
UB Aristocrats (1-0), (0-2) 1st: I won due to her getting mana screwed, 2nd: Second turn Zulaport Cutthroat was killer.
Total record: 8-10.
December 11, 2015 5:43 p.m.
Cool. Hey just a question, if you could please take a quick look at 2 of my decks, I've been debating whether to buy my Azorius Land Beatdown or Dimir Ingest Ramp, and I want to buy the one that would seem to win more. Any suggestions? And no Exquisite Firecraft? Since you're no longer running Impact Tremors, you could use it to shore up the damage you "lost" or clear an opponents threat?
December 11, 2015 5:50 p.m.
FatherLiir says... #24
I really like this deck :) I am a little surprised you don't have Temur Battle Rage in here. It'd be a great little boost for your dudes. Barrage of Boulders could also make for a nice combat trick to get around blockers.
December 15, 2015 5:57 p.m.
About Temur Battle Rage: It has not been the best in playtesting. It really only works on a Titan's Strength creature, an Infectious Bloodlusted creature, or on a Piledriver/Shaman. That means that only 5% of my deck interacts with this card without previouly playing anoither card on that creature, setting me up for 3 for 1s. My meta is mostly slower aggro decks or midrange, so I need to swarm around, wait until the last moment to pump, and to pump damage, normally not to save my creature (certain situations are different).
Barrage of Boulders is really cool, but sadly, the ferocious almost never triggers until combat (Due to last second pumping), so the no blocks wont happen almost ever. Boiling Earth does this same thing for 1 less mana, and if it really gets late in the game, can pull out a fatty. Thank you for your support.
ComputerizedMTG says... #1
Let us know how you do!
November 16, 2015 12:48 a.m.