Help Drana and I get ready for Game Day!

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Posted on Oct. 21, 2015, 8:06 p.m. by BigPoppaHads

Hey everyone! Looking for any and all feedback on my deck:


Drana's Suicide Squad Playtest

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SCORE: 9 | 7 COMMENTS | 1931 VIEWS


Game Day is coming up fast and I'd like to tighten up the screws as much as possible before that happens. A nice Drana playmat would go quite nicely with this deck, I think.

Mainly I'm wondering if this has enough focus. It seems to me it has two main themes, beatdown, and a mild sacrifice/value sort of theme. Should I go full into one or is there a good mix currently? What cards am I missing to really take advantage of either of them?

I've considered and even playtested with a whole bunch of cards, mainly creatures, including Fleshbag Marauder, Nantuko Husk, and Servant of the Scale on the value side, and Rakshasa Deathdealer on the beatdown side. I even ran Hardened Scales until recently.

Anyways I digress. Feedback and suggestions much appreciated, and +1s if you like it!

SnoopDogge says... #2

Overall a solid deck, but i believe you would be better of going for one theme rather than split your mainboard. For example, Ob Nixilis Reignited and Ruinous Path do nothing for your strategy other than control the board for you and gain you card advantage, things that you can already do with Abzan Charm and to a better end.

I think you should run an extra Sorin, Solemn Visitor and maybe Dromoka's Command

October 21, 2015 8:26 p.m.

SnoopDogge says... #3

Sorry you already run dromokas command, im at my phone and cant look at the decklist while posting. But yeah everything else still goes.

October 21, 2015 8:28 p.m.

BigPoppaHads says... #4

Thanks for the feedback SnoopDogge, I know what you mean, particularly with regards to Ruinous Path. That was sort of an addition I just happened to have on hand that was a bit of a catch-all. I could definitely see cutting those for an additional Sorin, Solemn Visitor and Dromoka's Command.

October 21, 2015 8:30 p.m.

SnoopDogge says... #5

Maybe even Gideon, Ally of Zendikar if you can afford it?

The more i look at your deck the more i like it.

October 21, 2015 8:34 p.m.

BigPoppaHads says... #6

Thanks so much dude! I love Gideon, Ally of Zendikar of course, my only concern would be how he would fit in given the deck doesn't run too many white sources.

October 21, 2015 8:50 p.m.

Fleetwood-Mat says... #7

I like it a lot how it is now. I would suggest some possibilities; Zulaport Cutthroat, Blisterpod, Carrier Thrall and Painful Truths (because you're running 3 colour). Den Protector, Siege Rhino and Warden of the First Tree are good but they have so little synergy with what else you have in there, so you might consider taking those out. Grim Haruspex is also pretty solid in this kind of deck.

October 22, 2015 12:34 a.m.

BigPoppaHads says... #8

Thanks Fleetwood-Mat! I've considered most of those cards at one point or another, except Painful Truths! I experimented with Altar's Reap for a sac outlet/card advantage but Truths is probably more consistently useful. Carrier Thrall was actually in the deck in the place of Den Protector until very recently; I may end up going back to it. As for Warden of the First Tree and Siege Rhino, I think they're just too good of cards to not play, even though they don't necessarily fit the theme. I find getting too focused into a theme makes you susceptible to disruption anyways and it's good to have strong stand alone cards.

October 22, 2015 2:16 p.m.

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