Chandra Roaring Flame

I love building decks! Playing them is a secondary joy.

I also enjoy pretty art, interesting and funny flavour text, and foil cards.
This game, and its mythology, fascinates me.

Most of the decks I have created here I own in physical form.
I learnt to build decks the hard way.

First I started by building with whatever cards I had to hand.

I used to get wrecked quite early at Thursday Night Magic, so I would then go and watch other people play.

From doing that I saw some different styles of decks being played. Aggro was an example.

I would then go home and try to build that style myself.

Next I would playtest my decks against each other on paper. It was a long, slow process.

When I found TappedOut, and was able to playtest on here, things got much easier.

Here are the first decks I made.

Argy's First Deck

This was the first deck I ever cobbled together out of the available cards I had.

Why ? That's because the first Magic deck I was ever given was . The second Magic deck I was ever given was . I got them as 30 card beginner decks at the first PAX Aus. They are still my favourite Magic colours. I always feel happiest when playing them.

I won a game with this deck and was so excited about that.

Dragon Fodder

This deck was the first one I played in a tournament where I wasn't defeated.

I won two out of four matches that evening, with the other two ending in ties. The ties were due to me not realising that you have to play a little bit faster when piloting Control.

This was also my first deck on TappedOut that got some votes just from me cycling it. I was so thrilled that people had noticed it. This was long before the days when I was the number 1 Decklord on this site.

I built this deck after I played Control, for the first time, at a prerelease. I basically just made my prerelease deck bigger.

Lord of the Skies

This was the first deck I built that I thought was well-balanced. My first successful midrange deck. It was my original idea.

deck:11-10-14-kaboom

Goblin Kaboomist was the first card I fell in love with, from both a visual and mechanics perspective. I got Aaron Forsythe to sign one for me, after I played it against him at PAX Aus.

Speedy

This was the first aggro deck I ever built. My friend built a similar one, after playing against this.

We were playing our decks while another friend was packing up to go home. After fifteen minutes he was ready, turned around to say goodbye, then said, "Are you finished playing already?"

I got my first Turn 4 win at FNM with this deck. I'm not allowed to play it against StuBi any more, as it makes him sad.

Sarkhan's Dragon Den

I feel that I should end this list with the last competitive Standard deck I ever built.

I went back to my roots and finished things in all . Plus Dragons, which are my favourite Tribe.

You can see how far I came with crafting decks, even by just how fleshed out the Description is.



I stopped playing competitive Magic as I found the scene too stale.

Hardly anyone was building decks, preferring instead to just netdeck.

This also had the result that you just kept playing against the same two or three decks every week.

Since I have no interest in netdecking, it was time for me to move on.

I still play Magic with HydraBear, but we stick to Planeswalker decks. It's casual and relaxed, which is nice.

Occasionally I will play Duel Decks with StuBi.

StuBi and I are trying to build a Goblin Horde deck, since one of my friends is interested in co-op Magic.
Referring to people who play Magic, or users on this site, using terms like he, him, or guys, insinuates that only males play Magic.

Even if you didn't mean it that way.

It can feel extremely weird to be referred to by male pronouns, if you are female.

Try using terms like s/he, her/him, people, folks, or everybody when referring to users, so the game doesn't end up feeling like a boys' club.

I reserve the right NOT to give assistance to people who can't be bothered to use gender neutral language.
All suggestions made for my decks will be considered. That doesn't mean they will automatically be adopted, no matter how special you think they/you are.

I see decks very differently than most people. I know what suits my play style, and my local meta.

I don't follow deck building "formulas".

Think before making a suggestion. If you are going to insist up front that it is the ONLY thing that can make my deck better, or make snide comments about my choice of cards/theme, or if you are going to be a jerk in general, then save us both the trouble and just go away.

Do some research before pointing out that my cards aren't Standard legal.
I usually know What's In Standard
These folders contain all the decks I currently playtest against:

Competitive Guilds of Ravnica
Pioneer Meta Decks
These decks aren't legal for play as they are built around a popular idea or a joke.

The Izzet Guild
covfefe
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
Eager Constructs
Alter Ego Constructs
G-20.In
These cards have worked well for me, but everyone else has told me to take them out of a deck.

Frost Walker
Eager Construct
These are the decks I have built from scratch, that I enjoy playing the most.

All of them have won a match, and most of them have won a tournament.

Triple A - FNM winner
Monothopters - FNM winner
Cast a Shadow - FNM winner
Jhoira's Crew - FNM winner
Sizzle - FNM 2nd place
Speedway Champions - FNM top 4
Scorch - FNM top 4
Dirty Emerald - casual multi winner
After Shock - casual multi winner
Blockage - casual multi winner
Brawling Eldrazi [Frontier Brawl] - Frontier Brawl winner
Monothopters [Frontier] - 2nd place
Cast a Shadow [Frontier] - 2nd place
General Tazri's Allies - EDH winner
factual - EDH winner
I no longer offer my services to help people with Standard decks.
It brought more value to this site than I get in return.
If you need help with your Standard deck, start a topic in the
Standard Deck Help forum.

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There was already a lot in the set.

Just from memory, we have Vehicles, Mounts, Amonkhet Gods, Cats, Merfolk, Zombies, and Pirates.

We went back to Kamigawa recently, but this is the first time we have gone back to Amonkhet.

I think it’s reasonable not to split the set into yet another old Plane.

February 18, 2025 11:57 a.m.

Cheers BioProfDude

Nice to see old timers on this site helping each other out.

February 12, 2025 5:04 p.m.

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#3

I found an article that seems to have a lot of useful information for Draft.

Draft guide for Aetherdrift

February 9, 2025 1:53 p.m.

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#4

I found an article that seems to have a lot of useful information for Draft.

https://ultimateguard.com/en/blog/aetherdrift-limited-top-cards-and-archetypes-magic-the-gathering-frank-karsten?srsltid=AfmBOopzehna85EifE6_oc8EOrYt3FW-97AdwExTPmwV-6sonIxvFaCO

February 9, 2025 1:46 p.m.

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#5

I did play against a Dimir Control deck at prerelease.

It had loads of Draw, which meant that it got the cards to hand that it needed.

The Draw was also useful for a Mill mechanic which Milled two cards each time it Drew.

From looking at the set a lot, and have the best Draw.

February 9, 2025 7:41 a.m. Edited.

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#6

Colours are not Archetypes.

Archetypes are things like Control, Aggro, Midrange, and Combo.

I have only played Boros () in testing, and Limited.

February 9, 2025 7:04 a.m.

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#7

To refine what I said, the latest you can Crew a Vehicle is right after Combat starts.

When it moves to declare attackers, if your Vehicle isn’t Crewed, you can’t declare it as an attacker.

Since many players move from their first Main Phase, to declaring attackers, I simplified things a bit.

Yes,the Speed Demon is a unique Speed card in that it isn’t reliant on Max Speed. You were lucky to crack it, so good on you!

February 8, 2025 11:31 a.m.

Yes.

I like the way that you can get Draw with them, if that is a better use.

February 8, 2025 3:04 a.m.

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#9

I went to the first Aetherdrift prerelease last night, and I have some thoughts.


Everyone was using the mechanic Start Your Engines! but it took so much effort to achieve, when you could have been hitting with a lot more for game.

It’s a fun mechanic, so do it if you want to.

However, it’s not a mechanic that is going to necessarily win you the game.


Be aware that Mill is a thing in this set.

That caught me by surprise.

There are some very good Draw cards in and , and also some cards that can tap down Creatures, so Control is a real option.


The only player who wasn’t using any was a Dimir Control Opponent.

cards seem to be the strongest.


Every prerelease kit comes with a Speed Track. There’s one behind your promo card.

I had one idiot sit opposite me who just wanted to use an oversized die for his Speed counter.

The Speed Track is the easiest way to see what is going on.


You must Crew your Vehicles prior to Combat, if you are going to attack with them.

You cannot move to Combat, then Crew your Vehicles, then declare them as attackers.

A Creature with Summoning Sickness can be used to Crew a Vehicle.

You can tap more Creatures than you need, to Crew a Vehicle. This can be useful if you have something that deals damage every time you tap a Creature.

(I’m not 100% sure if this set has any of those type of cards.)


The Green cards looked very good to me, but that was the only colour none of my Opponents were playing.

My husband did play Green, but he was basically forced to, because that was the only colour he had good cards in.

He didn’t do very well.

I went with Boros.

February 7, 2025 4:26 p.m.

The real purpose of this deck is to get to know the cards better, to prepare for prerelease.

I have changed the format to prerelease, to show that better.

February 6, 2025 8:41 a.m. Edited.

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#11

Never mind.

I saw an explanation that said the Mount is always a Creature.

When it is Saddled, that means it can do extra stuff.

February 3, 2025 9:15 a.m.

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#12

Just wondering about an Aetherdrift Mechanic.

The notes say it is the same as Crew, yet the Mounts all seem to have the Creature type, whereas Vehicles generally don’t.

Thanks for any help.

February 3, 2025 7:57 a.m.

Specialties

Pioneer - Allies, Pioneer - Artifact, Pioneer - Burn, Pioneer - Eldrazi, Pioneer - Minotaur, Pioneer - Vehicle, Pioneer - WB (Orzhov)

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Finished Decks 212
Prototype Decks 11
Drafts 0
Playing since Return to Ravnica
Points 372
Avg. deck rating 34.14
T/O Rank 33
Helper Rank 83
Favorite formats Pioneer, Commander / EDH, Planechase, Archenemy, Jumpstart, Casual
Cards suggested / good suggestions 886 / 560
Venues The Games Cube
Cards Added/Fixed 17
Joined 10 years
MTGO Username Argeaux