Is there a reason you are running Vithian Renegades over Reclamation Sage? Sage seems strictly better to me in versitality, casting cost and he'c clampable. Are the renegades there for the 1 extra power?
I dont know if this is the right move, but I forgot to count my snowhorn riders in my red cost, so I think i might -1 forest +1 mountain? This is a hard mana base to make work. But I guess it might not matter if i can morph the riders if i bring them back with the lich lord?
I wanted to fit in Kin-tree Invocation but I was afraid of having it in my hand and not being able to morph my creatures. With the large amount of morphs I have I feel like secret plans will be beneficial.
@Magicmerl, I'm trying to get the formatting you use down.
Curve:
1 cc
2 ccssssss
3 cccccccs
4
5 ccc
6 cs
Mana: (im not confident about this part)
U 2+4 sources for 6/5 cards/morphs
B 2+2 Sources for 8/1 cards/morphs
G 3+3 sources for 7/5 cards/morphs
R 2+1 sources for 2/31 cards/morphs
W 3+0 sources for 2/0 cards/morphs
Looking forward to any input. I've learned a lot so far. Thanks!
edit: I somehow forgot to count my red morphs for snowhorn riders. I will probably need to tweek the mana base.
I agree with you about his deck being more focused and better than mine. Salt road patrol is a solid card, but I think take up arms might be there to trigger prowess in addition to clogling the ground.
I was a little concerned about the large amount of 1 drops I was running, I think I was hoping I'd be able to get there with the two Mardu xpells. I had cut chief of the edge before because I had very few warriors. I like that your curve doesn't stop at 4 to give me a chance to recover if I dout win at the start. Thank you again for your input, Im learning a lot! I think k my problem is I get fixated on an idea and try to force it.
Thank you for taking the time to respond. I had a feeling that jeskai was the way to go. I've been trying to push my comfort zone and try 5 colors, so I think that I may have forced it due to the massive amounts of fixing I had and the decent morphs I had present.
Would I be worth playing the Bloodstained Mire because It will take an additional card out of the deck? Or is the fact that red is very minimal a reason not to play it because It can only fetch a mountain?
I was really bummed out about the lack of 2 drops in this pool over all though, in drafts I like to get a decent amount to combat the morphs and apply pressure early on. I'll be doing another test pool soon and I hope to hear from you! Thanks again.
Hey guys I did a practice sealed pool to get ready for the PTQ that's in my area this Saturday. Can you see what you would have done with the pool? Or what I could have changed to make mine better? Thanks!
You are correct! Ill have to have my buddy check his packs again so I can fix the error. I think ill have some time tomorrow to try and actually put together deck lists.
I'm practicing making 3 decks at once using 12 packs and timing myself for 45 minutes so i'll have more practice doing it for the team sealed format of San Jose's GP.
Here is the first pool we are working with. My teammates are building with the same pool, but I wanted to get more decks to compare ours against.
I think I'm more on board with the Glacial Stalker for its verstility. The parapet is a close second. While I agree that the boon is solid I'd rather not get stuck with too few creatures later on.
1 Act of Treason
2 Bloodfire Expert
1 Goblinslide
1 Mardu Warshrieker
1 Swift Kick
1 Bring Low
1 Dragon-Style Twins
2 Ainok Tracker
1 Windstorm
2 Naturalize
1 Smoke Teller
1 Awaken the Bear (f)
1 Awaken the Bear
1 Roar of Challenge
1 Savage Punch
1 Hooting Mandrills
2 Kin-Tree Warden
1 Woolly Loxodon
1 Defiant Strike
1 Brave the Sands
1 Ainok Bond-Kin
1 Feat of Resistance
2 Mardu Hordechief
1 Abzan Falconer
1 Abzan Battle Priest
1 Siegecraft
1 Salt Road Patrol
1 Rush of Battle
1 War Behemoth
1 Wetland Sambar
1 Force Away
1 Jeskai Windscout
1 Cancel
2 Weave Fate
1 Whirlwind Adept
1 Treasure Cruise
1 Kheru Spellsnatcher
1 Glacial Stalker
1 Disowned Ancestor
1 Debilitating Injury
1 Gurmag Swiftwing
1 Kheru Bloodsucker
1 Dutiful Return
1 Bitter Revelation
1 Rotting Mastodon
1 Sultai Scavenger
1 Shambling Attendants
1 Dead Drop
1 Icefeather Aven
1 Secret Plans
1 Mardu Roughrider
1 Ankle Shanker
1 Zurgo Helmsmasher
3 Snowhorn Rider
1 Kheru Lich Lord
1 Sultai Ascendancy
1 Abomination of Gudul
2 Winterflame
1 Armament Corps
2 Jeskai Banner
1 Mardu Banner
1 Lens of Clarity
1 Abzan Banner
2 Rugged Highlands
1 Swiftwater Cliffs
1 Thornwood Falls
1 Sandsteppe Citadel
1 Scoured Barrens
1 Blossoming Sands
I wanted to fit in Kin-tree Invocation but I was afraid of having it in my hand and not being able to morph my creatures. With the large amount of morphs I have I feel like secret plans will be beneficial.
1 Kin-Tree Warden
1 Icefeather Aven
1 Smoke Teller
1 Debilitating Injury
2 Singing Bell Strike
1 Force Away
1 Secret Plans
1 Savage Punch
1 Kheru Bloodsucker
3 Snowhorn Rider
1 Abomination of Gudul
1 Woolly Loxodon
1 Glacial Stalker
1 Kheru Lich Lord
1 Ankle Shanker
1 Zurgo Helmsmasher
1 Sultai Scavenger
1 Treasure Cruise
2 Rugged Highlands
1 Swiftwater Cliffs
1 Thornwood Falls
1 Sandsteppe Citadel
1 Scoured Barrens
1 Blossoming Sands
4 Island
2 Swamp
3 Forest
1 Mountain
@Magicmerl, I'm trying to get the formatting you use down.
Curve:
1 cc
2 ccssssss
3 cccccccs
4
5 ccc
6 cs
Mana: (im not confident about this part)
U 2+4 sources for 6/5 cards/morphs
B 2+2 Sources for 8/1 cards/morphs
G 3+3 sources for 7/5 cards/morphs
R 2+1 sources for 2/3
1cards/morphsW 3+0 sources for 2/0 cards/morphs
Looking forward to any input. I've learned a lot so far. Thanks!
edit: I somehow forgot to count my red morphs for snowhorn riders. I will probably need to tweek the mana base.
1 Ainok Tracker
1 Trumpet Blast
1 Barrage of Boulders
1 Bring Low
1 Leaping Master
1 Hordeling Outburst
2 Monastery Swiftspear
2 Valley Dasher
1 Arc Lightning
1 Tormenting Voice
1 Bloodfire Expert
1 Bloodfire Mentor
1 Alpine Grizzly
2 Scout the Borders
1 Smoke Teller
1 Dragonscale Boon
3 Highland Game
1 Naturalize
1 Seek the Horizon
1 Hooting Mandrils
1 Feed the Clan
1 Hardened Scales
1 Heir of the Wilds
1 Hooded Hydra
1 Windstorm
1 Firehoof Cavalry
1 Sage-Eye Harrier
1 Alabaster Kirin
1 Suspension Field
1 Erase
1 War Behemoth
1 Venerable Lammasu
1 Jeskai Student
1 Rakshasa's Secret
1 Despise
2 Krumar Bond-Kin
2 Sidisi's Pet
1 Swarm of Bloodflies
1 Rite of the Serpent
1 Unyielding Krumar
1 Mardu Skullhunter
1 Molting Snakeskin
1 Grim Haruspex
1 Rotting Mastodon
2 Jeskai Windscout
1 Taigam's Scheming
1 Embodiment of Spring
1 Disdainful Stroke
1 Mystic of the Hidden Way
1 Singing Bell Strike
1 Glacial Stalker
1 Jeskai Elder
1 Temur Charm
1 Butcher of the Horde
1 Mardu Ascendancy
1 Efreet Weaponmaster
1 Mantis Rider
1 Jeskai Charm
1 Chief of the Edge
1 Lens of Clarity
1 Mardu Banner
1 Heart-Piercer Bow
1 Tranqil Cove (f)
1 Tranquil Cove
1 Scoured Barrens
2 Dismal Backwater
2 Bloodfell Caves
1 Jungle Hollow
I opted for a Jeskai deck splashing black for 3 cards
3 Mardu Hateblade
2 Monastery Swiftspear
(2cc)
1 Leaping Master
1 Jeskai Elder
1 Mardu Skullhunter
1 Jeskai Student
1 Suspension Field
1 Singing Bell Strike
(3cc)
1 Grim Haruspex
1 Mantis Rider
1 Efreet Weaponmaster
2 Jeskai Windscout
1 Jeskai Charm
1 Hordeling Outburst
1 Arc Lightning
(4cc)
1 Timely Hordemate
1 Butcher of the Horde
1 Bring Low
1 Tranquil Cove (f)
1 Tranquil Cove
2 Dismal Backwater
2 Bloodfell Caves
1 Scoured Barrens
1 Island
4 Plains
5 Moiuntain
Curve:
1: ccccc
2: ccccss
3: cccccssss
4: ccs
Cards I was considering:
Looking for any tips/criticism that will help me get better!
Would I be worth playing the Bloodstained Mire because It will take an additional card out of the deck? Or is the fact that red is very minimal a reason not to play it because It can only fetch a mountain?
I was really bummed out about the lack of 2 drops in this pool over all though, in drafts I like to get a decent amount to combat the morphs and apply pressure early on. I'll be doing another test pool soon and I hope to hear from you! Thanks again.
1 Bloodfire Expert
1 Bring Low
1 Horde Ambusher
1 Tormenting Voice
1 Mardu Warshrieker
1 Mardu Blazebringer
1 Arc Lightning
1 Trumpet Blast
1 Act of Treason
1 Arrow Storm
1 Barrage of Boulders
2 Smoke Teller
1 Dragonscale Boon
2 Kin-Tree Warden
1 Meandering Towershell
1 Become Immense
1 Longshot Squad
1 Hooting Mandrils
1 Hardened Scales
1 Woolly Loxodon
1 Pine Walker
1 Ainok Bond-Kin
1 Brave the Sands
1 Abzan Falconer
1 Erase
1 Siegecraft
2 Sage-Eye Harrier
1 Suspension Field
1 Alabaster Kirin
1 Salt Road Patrol
1 Firehoof Cavalry
1 Take Up Arms
1 Abzan Battle Priest (f)
1 Salt Road Patrol
1 Kill Shot
1 Gurmag Swiftwing
3 Sidisi's Pet
2 Rite of the Serpent
1 Swarm of Bloodflies
1 Disowned Ancestor
1 Throttle
1 Whirlwind Adept
2 Weave Fate
1 Kheru Spellsnatcher
1 Cancel
1 Wetland Sambar
2 Crippling Chill
1 Glacial Stalker
1 Jeskai Windscout
1 Mistfire Weaver
1 Force Away
1 Stubborn Denial
1 Snowhorn Rider
1 Abzan Guide
1 Flying Crane Technique
1 Efreet Weaponmaster
1 Sage of the Inward Eye
1 Ponyback Brigade
1 Mardu Roughrider
1 Witness of the Ages
1 Mardu Banner
1 Rugged Highlands
1 Tranquil Cove
2 Jungle Hollow
1 Swiftwater Cliffs
1 Wind-Scarred Crag
1 Opulent Palace
1 Mystic Monastery
1 Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
1 Bloodstained Mire
I decided to go 5 Colors, mainly jeskai colors splashing the other two.
1 Abzan Guide
1 Glacial Stalker
1 Sage of the Inward Eye
1 Pine Walker
1 Woolly Loxodon
2 Sultai Scavenger
1 Snowhorn Rider
1 Ponyback Brigade
1 Kheru Spellsnatcher
1 Efreet Weaponmaster
1 Ainok Tracker
1 Horde Ambusher
1 Force Away
1 Bring Low
1 Throttle
1 Flying Crane Technique
1 Arc Lightning
1 Suspension Field
1 Opulent Palace
1 Mystic Monastery
1 Swiftwater Cliffs
2 Jungle Hollow
1 Rugged Highlands
1 Wind-Scarred Crag
1 Tranquil Cove
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Forest
1 Swamp
2 Island
2 Mountain
3 Plains
Any input would be awesome, thanks!
Edit: Fixed formatting. I have no idea why this attachments thing is here!
Here is the first pool we are working with. My teammates are building with the same pool, but I wanted to get more decks to compare ours against.
Ill post mine when I have time to actually do the exercise. Good Luck and thank you for your input!
Edit: Forgot a rare, added it in.