Blue Psychosis Crawler Legacy
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Posted on Dec. 24, 2012, 11:31 a.m. by Chubbub
This: Psycho Hand, is my first legacy deck ever, so I don't know what cards would be the best for that type of deck. Thanks in advance.
darkninja107 says... #3
Also, Time Reversal is an anti-mill alt win con to card:Jace's Archivist. Works the same but also refills your library, but it is a sorcery speed while Archivist is instant speed. I'd run 2 Archivist and 1 Time Reversal. I'd -1 Stroke of Genius for +1 Time Reversal.
On a side note I love using See Beyond for any blue combo decks I use. It gives you a cheap 2 draw and lets you put something you might need later or can't use now back into your library.
December 24, 2012 1:04 p.m.
darkninja107 thanks for the help. I am definitely putting in the archivists, but I think they will be better than Time Reversal because when I discard my hand I am likely to discard 7< cards, and with a psychosis on the battlefield that's 21< damage, enough to kill. I am going to put in 4 Counterspell s and 2 Dissipate . What do you think of Crab Umbra s for the archivists. Again, thanks for the advice.
December 24, 2012 1:22 p.m.
darkninja107 says... #5
Crab Umbra would be good, but How often do you need to make the Archivist trigger twice? Or even more than twice? How about fit in a couple Vault Skyward so for one mana you can untap Archivist once, since a second trigger should definitely give you a win, or some secret tech to untap and launch the Crawler for a surprise block or just give him flying for that extra evasion. Just a thought though. I think the deck would work well without an untap mechanic for Archivist.
December 24, 2012 1:31 p.m.
True. One tap for the archivist + Psychosis Crawler = EPIC WIN
December 24, 2012 1:33 p.m.
darkninja107 says... #7
And good thinking on grabbing some Dissipates! I forgot those. The exile ability should be really useful in Legacy with all the Zombies and Reanimation going around!
darkninja107 says... #2
First off, bravo on using thge Crawler. He's one of my favorite combo creatures ever! When he was in Standard I ran This: Psychotic Griselbrand . The Consecrated Sphinx Psychosis Crawler combo was sick! Especially if I played Blue Sun's Zenith on my opponent to win!
INMO I would put Jace's Archivist in place of Sphinx of Magosi. It can probably give you a more consistent win at a cheaper mana cost. You might not want to go that way though since you will be milling yourself, but it's an instant speed win for 1 mana. If you had Consecrated Sphinx + Crawler and the Archivist went off you'll be drawing twice as many cards as your opponent. If one person discarded a full hand then you'd be drawing your 7 plus double your opponent! That's 21 cards!
Also, I'm not a fan of your lack of counters... which is zero currently. I would -2 Venser's Journal, -2 Sturmgeist, -2 Righteous Authority for Negate s, Turn Aside s, Counterspell s or even Not of This World could be useful if Psychosis Crawler is big enough. There are a lot of other Legacy counters that are great, but I'm not a Legacy player, so hopefully someone else could provide advice or you can search forums for lists on the best counter spells.
These are just suggestions, so it's perfectly fine if you don't take any of my advice. I do love the decklist and concept though! How's it been working so far? Anything in particular you feel is weak or not working right?
December 24, 2012 12:57 p.m.