The_Dragonmaster says... #2
I know, I forgot and corrected. And yes you do loose!!! If there are ways to keep him from the top I will be happy. As for the other stuff I will replace Aqueous Form with Robe of Mirrors
May 5, 2014 11:10 p.m.
Didgeridooda says... #3
One exiler and you are done. No removal, and very little protection. If that one guy gets it, I don't think it is possible for you to win.
There are decks that are do or die, but they are usually turn one or 2 combo decks. This one give many turns to your opponent before you can do anything. I think you would be better off running affinity.
May 5, 2014 11:18 p.m.
Didgeridooda says... #4
I play tested it a few times also just to make sure I was seeing it the right way. It seems fun, but I doubt it would work.
May 5, 2014 11:20 p.m.
Okay what you have here is an artifact-based Polymorph deck. That deck uses Polymorph on tokens from, say, Sound The Alarm!, which get sacrificed to bring out a Progenitus or Emrakul, the Aeons Torn . The use of tokens from spells ensures that you'll never hit anything but the fatty you want. Building on a budget, I would recommend, firstly, that you make your deck more controlling. Use cards like Mana Leak and Delay (which is a budget Remand ) to stay alive and protect your combo. The advantage is that you don't have to run tutors like Dimir House Guard and Fabricate , since you can just wait the game out until you draw one. I would go blue white, to make use of token creators like Blade Splicer and Master's Call for your artifact tokens. Alternatively, you could go black-blue for Gild and Puppet Conjurer . White is probably better, though, since you can always just try to win with your Blade Splicer and it gives you access to Rule of Law , Stony Silence and Day of Judgment out of the sideboard (if you plan on making one). Next up, I really like See Beyond . If that's in your deck, it means that when you draw your Blightsteel Colossus , it's not an auto-loss, and it lets you pitch cards for better ones. If you can come up with a few bucks, Serum Visions and Sleight of Hand are very strong, but if you're comfortable with two mana Telling Time works quite well. Lastly, I would recommend a smoother mana base. Try to work in some dual lands somewhere. The cheapest decent ones are probably the Refuges from Zendikar, like Jwar Isle Refuge . There's also Azorius Chancery and co., and if you want to work up that food chain you can go to things like Glacial Fortress , Temple of Deceit , Darkslick Shores and Adarkar Wastes . Some utility lands like Halimar Depths and Dread Statuary could go a long way, too, but make sure your colors are adequate and enough untapped lands for your deck to be speedy. Oh - and trim down to 60 cards. The consistency is worth it. +1 for the creative idea!
May 6, 2014 1:28 a.m.
The_Dragonmaster says... #7
Thanks ProfessorDucky! I will get rid of tutors add delaying stuff like Mana Leak and add white!
May 6, 2014 10:15 a.m.
Odd idea for a deck (probably a different deck, but along the same lines.
Has anyone ever tried using 4x Inkmoth Nexus and 4x Blinkmoth Nexus for this?
Using those... and maybe 4x Master's Call ... with no other creatures, you could have Blightsteel Colossus come out with either Polymorph or Shape Anew .
This would give you 8 cards to get your combo off and 8-12 things that can be used to sac. - The nice thing is that it's in U/W for a nice control combo deck.
Thopter Foundry may fit as well... 2 mana to cast, and only one to create the token (can sac itself). Probably only useful if you have a few other artifacts (mana ramp?) in the deck.
I like the Master's Call option.... T3, "draw-go" leaving 3 mana open... end of turn Master's Call .... Followed by T4 Polymorph or Shape Anew
May 21, 2014 3:25 p.m.
NOW THAT!!! Rayenous, would be a deck I could get behind... I know I wouldn't want to be in front of it :)HostOfSmallPox do that.I'll play you with my Melira, Sylvok Outcast deck
May 21, 2014 3:40 p.m.
This is what I (very) quickly threw together... I'm sure there's lots of tweaking to be done to it still.
May 21, 2014 3:57 p.m.
The_Dragonmaster says... #11
I like Inkmoth Nexus and Blinkmoth Nexus , but I don't like the rest of the deck. It is two weak in the early game
May 22, 2014 9:26 a.m.
Serra_Sentinel says... #12
Pull from Eternity seems pretty good here since you only have the one Colossus, and the only way it dies is by exile. Then it shuffles itself into your library and you shape another little Golem into the bigger one.
June 19, 2015 5:23 p.m.
Serra_Sentinel says... #14
This deck is essentially a T5 deck. As such, you're going to need tempo plays and a plan B. What you could do is try to play out Rite of Replication on a Splicer for a ton of Golems with First Strike/Flying for lethal. Another way to do it is use Celestial Colonnade as another Win Con.
June 19, 2015 6:05 p.m.
The_Dragonmaster says... #15
Maybe I could turn it into a "flicker deck" with the splicers? With cards like Cloudshift or Flickerwisp. I will definitely add Celestial Colonnade though.
June 19, 2015 6:13 p.m.
Serra_Sentinel says... #16
Dissolve is too slow for Modern. You should play Remand in it's place. I'm not sure what Master's Call is doing here unless it gives you extra artifacts to Shape. In which case, for the same CMC, you can play Ichor Wellspring for some card draw.
June 19, 2015 6:18 p.m.
The_Dragonmaster says... #17
Ichor Wellspring would get in the way of Shape Anew. Remand sounds good.
June 19, 2015 6:21 p.m.
Serra_Sentinel says... #18
In a flicker deck, you can be doing better things than making 3/3 Golems that are so fragile. However, in this deck, I like the splicers to give the Colossus Flying and First Strike in addition to Trample and Infect.
June 19, 2015 6:21 p.m.
Serra_Sentinel says... #20
What's your budget with this? Is this a serious deck or a casual one?
June 19, 2015 6:26 p.m.
The_Dragonmaster says... #21
It started budget, but I've given up on that since I got a untap account.
June 19, 2015 6:28 p.m.
Serra_Sentinel says... #22
Boseiju, Who Shelters All and Cavern of Souls then :D
Zer0w says... #1
I think you mean Darksteel Relic not Darksteel Ingot .
What happens if you draw the Blightsteel Colossus before you can set the deck off? oh, I know, you loose.
fun idea though. but too fragile, you put that dude out and I hit it with a Control Magic , or a Unsummon of a Fiend Hunter or a Lignify or a Silence the Believers or a Act of Treason etc.
May 5, 2014 11:06 p.m.