Infect, is it heartless?
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Posted on March 5, 2012, 1:29 a.m. by Alphawolf626
I just had a revelation as I was playing my little brother tonight...What if an infect deck ran heartless summoning? I know the USUAL idea for infect is "Throw small creatures at you and either pump or proliferate.", BUT....What about all the creatures that some deem too high of a CMC to use?
to name a few! Think about them...
Hand of the Praetors - 4 drop 3/2 to a 2 drop 2/1
Putrefax - 5 drop 5/3 trample haste to a 3 drop 4/2 trample haste.
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon - 5 drop 4/4 flier to a 3 drop 3/3 flier
Corpse Cur - 4 drop 2/2 graveyard fetch to a 2 drop 1/1 graveyard fetch....
Now, my question to the people of tappedout.net is this; There are many other cards with Infect that have been cast aside. If you know of any cards that would work in a heartless summoning infect deck, (preferably G/B) what are they? How could they fit in? I would love to try out a deck with this idea. Also, give me some pros and cons about this idea. Constructive criticism never hurt anybody!
Maybe Phyrexian Vatmother? I've only messed around with small creatures then pump, but this idea could definitely work!
March 5, 2012 3:01 a.m.
Alphawolf626 says... #4
Phyrexian Vatmother is a good idea. Anything else? :D
Im glad yall like the idea..I think it could turn out to be VERY interesting
March 5, 2012 10:28 a.m.
Core Prowler is cool. And I think pump is still useful, especially Mutagenic Growth. Maybe Phyrexian Hydra? A 6/6 for 3 isn't too bad.
March 5, 2012 10:50 a.m.
Alphawolf626 says... #6
Pump would definitely be useful, and Phyrexian Hydra is good. Thanks Miasma :)
March 5, 2012 12:17 p.m.
Alphawolf626 says... #7
hmm, would Spinebiter be a good card to add to a deck like this?
March 5, 2012 12:48 p.m.
I'm unsure. I do notice though, that most of these are double G or B, so it might be harder to cast them. Keep that in mind.
March 5, 2012 1:02 p.m.
Wizard of the Damned says... #9
Phyrexian Swarmlord would suddenly become a huge threat with that. Pumping out some serious tokens
March 5, 2012 1:11 p.m.
Alphawolf626 says... #10
I thought about that, but they would be 1/1 and would only survive if Hand of the Praetors was on the field, otherwise Heartless Summoning would just kill off the tokens :/
March 5, 2012 1:13 p.m.
Alphawolf626 says... #11
This is the current version of my Heartless Summoning + Infect deck (Infect Is So Heartless)
Best hand I have drawn so far in playtesting is:
2x Swamp
1x Forest
1x Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
1st Draw - Forest
Turn 1: Forest
Turn 2: Swamp, tap to play Heartless Summoning
Turn 3: Swamp, tap all to play Skithiryx
Turn 4: Forest, attack with Skithiryx and play 2 Titanic Growths to win.
March 5, 2012 3 p.m.
MightyPirate says... #12
I think my U/G Livewire Dodge deck using unblockable creatures with infect combined with Livewire Lash is more effective and reliable.
The problem is this deck runs the risk of getting stalled with expensive creatures and no way to cast them. I don't see any way around that problem.
TenaciousTaurus says... #2
I actually really like this idea.
March 5, 2012 2:11 a.m.