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Tiny Leaders RaSkipper

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Iron_Cube says... #1

Nobody mentioned Godsend ?
And what do you think about Sigil of Valor ?
Especially if you are getting cat tokens every turn.

July 19, 2015 9:50 p.m.

RaSkipper says... #2

SwagMoney: Dealing with things like True-Name Nemesis is where the sideboard of making opponents sacrifice creatures comes in. Target removal, and if there's hexproof or protection, focus on targeting the player. Thanks though!

Iron_Cube: Godsend was in an earlier draft of this deck. It's an incredible card but it's abilities seem a bit random to rely on in any match as well as it costs 3 to cast and 3 to equip, making it too expensive for my purposes. Lots of 3 cost equipments I'd love to use but cannot (Loxodon Warhammer for example). As for Sigil of Valor, I pulled one out of a recent fat pack (same place I pulled a Sword of the Animist!) and spent a long time trying to find a spot for it. The 'attacking alone' text is what shot it down for me. I'm more focused on making too many cats to block over pumping up Kemba into a titan. Thank you for the suggestions!

July 20, 2015 1:58 p.m. Edited.

naynay666 says... #3

Great name +1.

July 20, 2015 2:53 p.m.

As an Ezuri player, I can tell you that any kind of neutralisation effect is key. The main plan of the deck is to play its hand out by turn 4 and hope to swing for game almost instantly, but it needs Ezuri in combination with Nykthos or Priest of Titania/Elvish Archdruid, so effect blockers such as Arrest, or plain old exile such as Path to Exile, Banisher Priest and Oblivion Ring should work, though you're than likely to run into enchantment removal in Elvish Lyrist or Reclamation Sage. Fog effects such as Angelsong are also useful, provided you have a solid counterattack

Martial Coup might be worth a shot, although that very much depends on how fast your local Ezuris are; if they can consistently win by turn 5, it might be tricky.

I know a Kemba player in my local area, and in my experience the Ezuri matchup is all but unwinnable, but fine-tuning your deck to specifically deal with it might give you a chance. I bid you good luck.

PS. If they play Winter Orb, then include at least one way to deal with it. It will end you every time

August 2, 2015 4:43 p.m.

someonecool46 says... #5

Haha this is looking sick now, great deck! :D

August 12, 2015 6:36 a.m.

thundering1 says... #6

Just found out about Tiny Leaders and immediately thought of my one copy of Kemba. You've got a great deck going!

August 13, 2015 4:43 p.m.

lagotripha says... #7

Have you tested Suture Priest? it wrecks elfball stratagies, helps you gain life from cats and pings geist.

August 15, 2015 2:21 p.m.

RaSkipper says... #10

lagotripha: I can see the utility of Suture Priest, thanks for the tip! Unfortunately, I'm not sure if he's worth it or not. He'd be an instant target for removal and going against Geist, he'd ping them for 1 while they swing at me for 4 flying. I'm usually swinging for massive damage by turn 10 or so, so the life drain doesn't help as much as I wish it did. He is a great suggestion though, he may end up finding a spot somewhere.

August 15, 2015 10:12 p.m.

Geeno says... #14

I was thinking about building a tiny leader Kemba and this is just really close to what I had in mind! Great deck, will probably build next!

September 10, 2015 9:48 a.m.

ashrielx says... #15

Standard Bearer + Darksteel Plate Only exile will kill it.

October 5, 2015 3:51 a.m.

MattDovah says... #16

Suggestion for the SB.What about Earnest Fellowship?

I love it against Enchantment-based Voltron decks!

October 5, 2015 6:26 a.m.

ashrielx says... #17

Etched Champion Deserves a spot.

October 5, 2015 8:01 a.m.

DaftVader says... #18

Strionic Resonator for double the cats? Double the cats should be fun :)

November 22, 2015 8:05 a.m.

This might just be, but I prefer Rogues Gloves over Mask of Memory, not a fan of the discard part. I'd rather take the draw one and keep it, it's worth the extra 1 mana for equip. Besides that, awesome deck.

March 7, 2016 10:44 a.m.

RaSkipper says... #21

TheOmegaDuelist I actually used to have Rogue Gloves over Mask of Memory, the tipping point was twofold. First, the discovery of Leonin Shikari meant that any of the tokens getting through could get equipped for one instantly before combat damage, resulting in more card draw. Second, with all the card draw I've got, discarding is almost never a deal. Either a plains or an equipment that isn't super useful in the moment. Thanks for the comment!

March 12, 2016 10:55 p.m.

TheRedGoat says... #22

Okay, so obviously you have a solid deck build here. You have looked through all of magic history to find the absolute best options possible, even going as far as the newest sets and found Nissa's sword. But you obviously didn't go the extra mile and checked out the new Zendikar block. Because if you had you'd have seen this:

Stoneforge Masterwork

If you cared for it, Stone Haven Outfitter came in the same set as well.

By personal choice I'd take out Mentor of the Meek for the Outfitter, and add in Infiltration Lens for Mask of Memory to have better synergy with it.

As far as what to cut for the masterwork though? You should be able to tell that no amount of Sai of the Shinobi free equips are better than stoneforge anything.

Whatever you do with this knowledge, you have a plus one from me!

March 15, 2016 9:14 a.m.

RaSkipper says... #23

TheRedGoat Yeah, lots of life changes the last six months, no time for keeping up with MTG for the time being. But Stoneforge Masterwork is a masterpiece, thanks for the tip!! I'll drop Golem-Skin Gauntlets for it next chance I get.

Stone Haven Outfitter doesn't really fit in here. Generally, only going to have one equipped creature at any given time, and my early game strategy is to PREVENT her from dying so the card draw is a bust.

Thanks for the +1!

March 19, 2016 4:53 a.m.

Halphinian says... #24

If mono-colored decks are your problem, I suggest Brave the Elements, Bathe in Light or Akroma's Blessing to make them unblockable and pretty much invulnerable for a turn in addition to Glaring Spotlight since has things like Fog and Arachnogenesis

Spare from Evil may also make a good addition if your opponent is running more than 1 color

+1 from meeeeeeee

April 2, 2016 6:13 p.m.

sliversftw says... #25

Sigarda's Aid seems like it would be very good in here.

July 23, 2016 10:22 p.m.

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