Can Ral Zarek/inspired mechanic work?
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Posted on Feb. 11, 2014, 10:53 p.m. by Apoptosis
I've been thinking about what a new tier 1 deck might be and I started thinking about whether Ral Zarek and the inspired mechanic could work competitively. What do people think? It would probably be either an izzet, American, or possibly B/U/R?
What do the creative people think?
TurboFagoot says... #3
No. When you're just playing bad cards to "enable" other bad Inspired cards, you don't end up with a good deck.
February 11, 2014 11:20 p.m.
CrazyLittleGuy says... #4
Hmmm, I like where your idea is heading. I ran Ral with Ratchet Bomb in a Grixis shell a while back, and those small interactions become really important for the long game. Here's my old list if you want to take a look for some ideas.
RUBs Me the Wrong Way (Grixis) Playtest
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ChrisHansonBiomancin says... #6
It's definitely an interesting idea. R/U has some pretty good Inspired creatures; I think Satyr Nyx-Smith could be great in certain matchups (esp. control), Felhide Spiritbinder is enticing (Master of Waves ?), and Arbiter of the Ideal is awesome if you have lots of creatures.
I like Grixis so you can use Siren of the Silent Song
and Pain Seer
, plus you would have access to ample removal to keep the path clear for your Inspired creatures. RUG looks pretty promising for a more creature-heavy route since you could use Kiora's Follower
and Prophet of Kruphix
, and there would be plenty of good creatures to copy with Felhide Spiritbinder
(ex. Kalonian Hydra
, Master Biomancer
, Prime Speaker Zegana
) and put into play with Arbiter of the Ideal
.
GoldGhost012 says... #2
Better be a control shell. Ral doesn't work in much else from my testing.
February 11, 2014 10:57 p.m.