I returned to magic after many years. HELP!
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Posted on Sept. 24, 2013, 7:41 p.m. by Amrod
I went to the Theros' prerealse to meet one of my favorite artists, Steve Argyle. I wasn't gonna play but I was already there. It was a ton of fun so I decided to return to magic. I haven't played MTG since Conflux and all my old cards are gone (haven't really been up to date with all the new stuff too) . I pulled two Stormbreath Dragons and a Xenagos, there's a Standard tournament coming up in my local Comic book store and I want to build a deck around those cards. Can anyone help me?
Epochalyptik says... #3
You got fantastic pulls for a return. Wow.
You could either trade for the cards you need or buy them. Trading would mean losing some of your pulls (trade the Stormbreath Dragon first, I say), but getting other cards without investing too much more. Buying singles would allow you to keep the bombs you opened, but would obviously require some more investment.
You'll probably want to go RG midrange if you keep those pulls. RG midrange is actually shaping up to be one of the early contenders in the new Standard environment.
September 24, 2013 7:49 p.m.
First I'd like to welcome you back to the game of magic. Second, those are really nice pulls! Third, I'm guessing this tournament is after Theros becomes standard (by Sept 28th) and if so I would like to point you to a post Theros R/G deck I thought up to see if that would give you any kind of inspiration. Gruul's Going to the Greek!
September 24, 2013 7:51 p.m.
R/G is going to be really strong this post-rotation. The good news is you got two of the most expensive cards in the deck out of the way. I'd recommend something like:
4x Stomping Ground 6x Forest 13x Mountain -----------------------------------------------23 Lands
2x Stormbreath Dragon 4x Burning-Tree Emissary 4x Ghor-Clan Rampager 4x Rakdos Cackler 4x Firedrinker Satyr 2x Satyr Hedonist 4x Firefist Striker 4x Experiment One -----------------------------------------------28 Creatures
1x Xenagos, The Reveler 4x Lightning Strike 4x Magma Jet -----------------------------------------------9 Other Spells
I'd strongly recommend adding Temple Garden s so you can play Boros Reckoner . You'll also want four copies of Domri Rade , along with Scavenging Ooze . Those cards will cost a lot of money or trades, but they're really strong for a deck like this. Purphoros, God of the Forge and additional Xenagos, The Reveler will help top off your curve.
September 24, 2013 7:59 p.m.
fluffybunnypants says... #6
Add a few Ogre Battledriver , and that's a pretty promising deck.
flyguy says... #2
Gruul (red green) aggro. Its pretty popular right now and can work really well. It includes the bloodrush mechanic, and stars Ghor-Clan Rampager , Burning-Tree Emissary , and many others that you can probably google with good success. Good luck, but you probably won't need it after that pull.
September 24, 2013 7:48 p.m.