Kalibroxin says... #2
Pretty sure this is what I would play at a local FNM if I wanted to annoy the living hell out of people. +1 from me.
One thing I was wondering about tho, why not have something in the deck like Zulaport Cutthroat, or Grim Haruspex to get even more of a benefit from things dying?
October 9, 2015 2:19 p.m.
I have been considering Grim Haruspex for a while, what do you think could be taken out to make room for it?
I probably wont play Zulaport Cutthroat as it (in theory) won't trigger often enough to be more useful than a combo piece.
Thanks for the interest and suggestions.
October 9, 2015 2:31 p.m.
HairyManBack says... #4
Like the idea! But why is Beastcaller Savant in here?
October 10, 2015 1:23 a.m.
It's there because I'm not too sure about how the fixing here will work, and also because it's the next-best Elvish Mystic which was the most useful card in the old deck.
In playtesting it might turn out to be unnecessary though.
October 10, 2015 4:12 a.m.
Oh sorry, I just realised that I forgot to tag you two.
October 10, 2015 2:14 p.m.
HairyManBack says... #7
Ic. I mention it cuz he only can spend mana for creatures. :/ if you were looking for mana fixing/ramp there's always reliable Rattleclaw Mystic. :)
October 10, 2015 8:17 p.m.
Huh... I had not seen that... What should I replace it with? Creature only mana is basically useless here.
October 11, 2015 6:58 a.m.
HairyManBack says... #9
Yeah I missed that at first, too. I believe Rattleclaw Mystic is the only good mana dork in standard. There is his morph ability. I could see it coming in handy for the more expensive combos in your deck. Such as Tormented Thoughts and Act of Treason.
I haven't playtested but I think Turn Against is rather weak. You do already have 12 "steal" spells. Maybe a couple in SB for those bigs you will surely come across.
Working with your style is usually the best. Me, however, I generally like to play a bit more creatures. One thought is Carrier Thrall or Blisterpod. They're great with sac spells. And definitely Merciless Executioner over Foul-Tongue Invocation in SB. Exec works extra well here.
October 11, 2015 9:36 p.m.
What I might do is take out 2 Tormented Thoughts for 2 Merciless Executioner and the other 2 for Grim Haruspex. I like Turn Against because it resolves itself for an easy 2 for 1.
October 12, 2015 11:26 a.m.
UnleashedNewt says... #11
I don't know what to remove, but Catacomb Sifter would do a lot of work helping find what you need to answer whatever your opponent is doing
October 14, 2015 4:07 p.m.
Nice effect and brings in its own victim but again, I'm unsure as to whether or not there is going to be enough death happening to make it worth a slot - as it's (almost) strictly worse than Grim Haruspex.
October 15, 2015 12:06 p.m.
This looks very funny!I will playtest it yesterday. Great Job! I wish you gl in developing this deck
October 26, 2015 4:23 p.m.
Thanks :) I'll try and post some of my own playtesting results soon.
October 27, 2015 1:24 p.m.
zombie_mafia says... #15
Smothering Abomination might be good here too. Although, given the decks aggro build, the 4 CMC might be a deterrent. Could use a Rattleclaw Mystic to get it out turn three though and given all the other sacrifice outlets you have the card draw advantage it gives you would be insane. Nice deck!
November 5, 2015 1:33 p.m.
UnleashedNewt says... #16
My only concern with adding Smothering Abomination would be the fact that you must sac a creature at the beginning of your upkeep. Typically this deck wants to sac your opponents creatures, not your own. Grim Haruspex is weaker and doesn't fly, but it is also cheaper, provides draw anytime a creature you control dies (not just when you sac something), and does not have the sac requirement.
November 6, 2015 9:32 a.m.
Thank you both for the comments. zombie_mafia I did consider that card originally but as UnleashedNewt said,I don't really want to be sacrificing my own creatures in exchange for a larger body and flying (compared to Grim Haruspex) - and it's especially worse if I get boardwiped. Thanks for the suggestion anyway though.
TehMagicPrimordial says... #1
Yo! I like it. We have the same concept. Check this Lejundary Aggro [BFZ]
October 4, 2015 9:32 p.m.