Multicolored discard decks
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Posted on Jan. 16, 2013, 4:18 p.m. by meecht
I ran a mono-black discard deck during last FNM and found it pretty fun, but it also got me thinking if introducing other colors can make the theme better.
What Bx discard builds can you come up with?
So far, I've created The Specter of Bower Passage. It uses Bower Passage to make Shimian Specter unblockable, except by creatures with reach. Roaring Primadox enables the reuse of Ravenous Rats , and Champion of Lambholt is a backup to make everything unblockable. Rancor is the auto-include in any deck with green (besides Thragtusk), and it's there as another way to push Shimian Specter through.
Typical black discard spells of Duress and Mind Rot are included, and Sheltering Word to protect against targeted removal.
pookypuppy6 says... #3
Of course that's all OUTSIDE of Standard and more for casual; in standard, B/U is doable is you give it control elements and try out Frightful Delusion as part of your discard suite on top of Duress and Mind Rot . Board control with Cyclonic Rift , Blustersquall and/or Killing Wave , maybe a few loners like Fettergeist or Lone Revenant , counterspells, Think Twice ....it could be nice with some refinement.
January 16, 2013 5:03 p.m.
B/R is the obvious choice because of card:Rakdos's Return and Slaughter Games , but I think the other colors could offer some unique interactions.
pookypuppy6 says... #2
That's pretty creative, I've never seen B/G discard done before.
Outside of standard multicoloured discard decks are typically B/U or B/R. In some cases, B/U/R (which lets you play Sedraxis Specter .
Black/Blue has access to some cool spells like Recoil and cool specters like Blizzard Specter , some interesting discard options like Lore Broker and Wistful Thinking and all the other goodies you get from blue.
Black/Red gets Blightning and other interesting discard spells like Burning Inquiry (good with card:Liliana's Caress. They also get nice specters like Blazing Specter , plus all the burn and support that comes with red, including sexy removal like Terminate and Dreadbore .
January 16, 2013 4:56 p.m.