Ye Olde Deckbuilding Challenge #16- Modern Splash
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Posted on Jan. 4, 2014, 10:02 a.m. by doinitwrong
This challenge is for two types of people: the Old Fogey that soothly misses the good olde days of Magic, before the mischievous age of Miracles, Infect, and Annihilator, and the Young whippersnapper that wants to know what the game was like when artifacts were brown.
Want to request a challenge? Visit the YODBC Request Page.
This is the deck with which Femme_Fatale won the previous challenge, Ye Olde Deckbuilding Challenge #15… Standard?:
Dr.Millington, How May I Help You? Playtest
Legacy
SCORE: 0 | 0 COMMENTS | 98 VIEWSThis challenge was requested by Dritz.
What to do:
- Build 1 60-card deck (Thou shalt not count to 61, nor to 59).
- 48 of the cards must be Legacy legal cards first printed prior to 8th edition (printed with the old card frame).
- 10 must be Modern legal.
- The final 2 may be from either of those groups.
- No normal Sideboard will be used. However, if you run a card which would access the sideboard (Like the Judgment Wishes), then you may have a wishboard of up to 5 cards.
Post your deck here by Sunday, January 19th, at which time I shall take all submissions and have a tournament to determine the superlative one. The tournament will be a few rounds of swiss, with the top 4 (or 8 if enough submissions are made) doing single-elimination afterwards.
Good luck to all and may the best antiquarian win!
If anyone wants me to ping them when I post a new challenge so you don't miss out, let me know.
Help Wanted
If anyone would be willing to help out by playing a match or two each round and emailing me the writeup, let me know.
Also, cards like The Mimeoplasm (First printed in Commander) aren't legal either, right?
Just checking on these.
January 4, 2014 10:06 a.m.
doinitwrong says... #4
Matsi883 Yes, as long as the Standard card is Modern-legal, it's fair game.
And you are now added.
January 4, 2014 10:06 a.m.
doinitwrong says... #5
Right, cards from Commander, Planeschase, and such that didn't make it into a Core set or Expansion aren't allowed unless they were printed before 8th edition.
January 4, 2014 10:10 a.m.
MrWorldwide says... #6
First, would you add me to ping list? Second, are you gonna make rounds on cockatrice? or tappedout playtester? Thirdly, i volunteer as a tribute to play any amount of rounds. And if i would play the rounds, can i also send a submission?
January 4, 2014 11:56 a.m.
smash10101 says... #7
Oh man. It's been a while since I've checked out the Ye Olde Deckbuilding Challenge. Unfortunately, I know next to nothing about Legacy, so if I participate, it'll be via net decking, and I don't like net decking. I would, however, be willing to help with the matches. I assume you normally just play yourself in the playtester?
January 4, 2014 11:58 a.m.
doinitwrong says... #8
MrWorldwide smash10101 thanks, guys.
I do local games on Cockatrice, since I find it more convenient than the playester for putting 2 decks against each other. You can do whatever you're comfortable with. You can still submit a deck if you're going to be playing rounds.
January 4, 2014 12:58 p.m.
atreyujames says... #9
Decided to lower the number of entries? sad but understandable... this might take me a while.
January 4, 2014 2:18 p.m.
MrWorldwide says... #10
Okay. I will use cockatrice, emailing you not only text description, but a replay too. And i will probably send submission too.
January 4, 2014 2:35 p.m.
MagicalHacker says... #11
Awesome, I'll definitely try to do this challenge!
January 4, 2014 4:10 p.m.
I feel like reanimator was a natural choice, since all of its creatures are modern ones, and most non-creatures are legacy. As such, it was hard not to net-deck this, since there are only a couple of decklists that dominate the reanimator scene, but I tried to tweak a little bit at least. Anyways, here's my submission YODC#16 - HeuerTag
If you could double-check to make sure it has the right number of cards from each format, that would be nice (I counted carefully, but it wouldn't be surprising if I overlooked something).
January 4, 2014 6:03 p.m.
if a card is banned in modern but not legacy is it legal? ie. Jace, the Mind Sculptor
January 4, 2014 6:15 p.m.
atreyujames says... #14
Azure124: jace wouldn't be usable because the 48 legacy cards must be before 8th addition, as well as being legacy legal. Jace is neither before 8th nor modern legal, so he cant be in the 48 or the 10
January 4, 2014 6:35 p.m.
U/W delver yodbc 16, i guess i cant stop making control recently for these challenges
January 4, 2014 11:04 p.m.
doinitwrong says... #16
In case there's an odd number of submissions, I'll add Ye Olde COWpox.
January 5, 2014 12:24 a.m.
I forgot to ask: Is there a budget. I'm loading my deck with ABUR duels and ONS fetches and I wanted to know if that was OK/right??
January 5, 2014 8:40 a.m.
MrWorldwide says... #18
Well, i am honoured to send mine submission to YODC:
YODB #16: I WILL NEVER DIE Playtest
Unknown
SCORE: 0 | 0 COMMENTS | 2 VIEWSJanuary 5, 2014 8:56 a.m.
January 5, 2014 9:39 a.m.
doinitwrong says... #20
Matsi883 No budget. Duals and Fetches are fair game.
January 5, 2014 9:47 a.m.
GoldGhost012 says... #21
YODC #16: Attack First, Ask Questions Never Playtest
Legacy
SCORE: 0 | 0 COMMENTS | 1 VIEWSshall be my entry.
January 5, 2014 2:36 p.m.
miracleHat says... #22
YODBC Challenge modern splash Playtest
Unknown
SCORE: 0 | 3 COMMENTS | 75 VIEWSThat is my deck. Good luck to everybody, have a fun time playtesting!
January 5, 2014 10:02 p.m.
Hmm. I shall think on this, great to see that it's back!
January 6, 2014 7:37 a.m.
atreyujames says... #25
I have come to the conclusion that I love combo too much. To prove this, here is my submission
YODBC 16- Mombo Playtest
Unknown
SCORE: 0 | 0 COMMENTS | 4 VIEWSJanuary 7, 2014 7:09 p.m.
hmm... so how far away is my deck
Flare, imprison, and burn... Playtest
Legacy
SCORE: 4 | 7 COMMENTS | 790 VIEWSaway from being legal for this challenge? I made this deck some time ago. I'm sure this could be tweaked to be legal for this tournament (I made it with largely cards I actually own), I'm just not very familiar with what's pre or post 8th edition or what's modern. My Magic knowledge is pre-1997ish and Innistrad to current... so there is a big gap there. Anyway, I know the deck wouldn't be competitive, but it might be fun. Any help from the experts? To tweak it?
January 7, 2014 10:46 p.m.
doinitwrong says... #27
Apoptosis I count 20 Modern cards, max is 12:
- Rootbound Crag (there are tons of old replacements for this, most notably Taiga .)
- Ghostly Prison (Peacemaker, Moat , Propaganda )
- Heartbeat of Spring (Mirari's Wake is a good substitute, and think there are a few others.)
- Banefire (Tons of substitutes.)
- Magus of the Candelabra (Candelabra of Tawnos , Early Harvest , Turnabout )
- Darksteel Plate (Not sure what could replace this, except perhaps Favorable Destiny .)
January 8, 2014 12:04 a.m.
fluffybunnypants says... #28
Does the 8 card limit include the Wish-board? doinitwrong
January 8, 2014 8:52 a.m.
erhnamgeddon 2.0 Playtest
Legacy
SCORE: 0 | 0 COMMENTS | 61 VIEWSShould be workable, if it's not up to par, let me know, but I think I made the cut.
January 8, 2014 9:09 a.m.
fluffybunnypants says... #31
January 8, 2014 9:10 a.m.
doinitwrong says... #32
fluffybunnypants Yes, your maindeck and wishboard must have 10-12 Modern cards, no more than that.
January 8, 2014 9:58 a.m.
Alright, I think I've made my deck legal for the purposes of this challenge. I present:
Flare, imprison, and burn YODBC#16 Playtest
Unknown
SCORE: 0 | 0 COMMENTS | 3 VIEWSThanks doinitwrong for the assistance.
January 8, 2014 12:36 p.m.
Just looked at the average cost to build each of these decks... mine is 2nd highest at over 3 grand. Haha... that's ridiculous.
January 8, 2014 9:05 p.m.
fluffybunnypants says... #35
I should probably attach some kind of advisory to my deck that playing it may make you feel the need to shower afterwards.
January 9, 2014 11:30 a.m.
Here is my first submission, I think it fits in the guidelines JUNDCHALLENGE
January 12, 2014 2:29 p.m.
doinitwrong says... #40
truble Yes, 1 deck per person now. The challenges had grown to the point that I was, as the last challenge showed, having trouble doing them in a timely manner.
January 12, 2014 9:26 p.m.
Femme_Fatale says... #41
Urg, I think I know what I'm going to do, but this seems MUCH more competitive than the last challenge. I'm going to have difficulties.
January 13, 2014 1:02 a.m.
fluffybunnypants says... #42
I went pretty HAM on this one based on the card content I knew I would be running into.
January 13, 2014 2:35 p.m.
doinitwrong says... #44
3 days left! If you're planning on submitting but haven't yet, time's running short!
January 16, 2014 1:25 p.m.
doinitwrong says... #46
1 day left! Hurry up! (that means you, mstancea Femme_Fatale)
January 18, 2014 10:21 a.m.
MagicalHacker says... #47
January 18, 2014 3:07 p.m.
Almost missing my own suggested challenge. haha. Will have something in today.
January 18, 2014 3:27 p.m.
The Fine Tradition of Boros in Every Format Playtest
Casual
SCORE: 0 | 0 COMMENTS | 1 VIEWSComing in kinda late with this one. haha
Not my finest work but I would have fun playing this deck if and that is what it came down to for me. :P
Good luck to everybody!
January 18, 2014 4:16 p.m.
Absinthman says... #50
Here's my submission. I had no idea about what to build for this and I almost thought I would skip this one, but then "yaaaay", I had an idea.
Guess Who's Come for Dinner Playtest
Legacy
SCORE: 0 | 0 COMMENTS | 1 VIEWS
Matsi883 says... #2
Modern legal does include Standard, right?
And put me on the ping list.
January 4, 2014 10:04 a.m.