MTG Salvation

Hello and Welcome.

This has been a work in progress and has come along way. Thank you all for assisting and suggestions are always welcome.





Total List of Cards Considered:


7/31/2013 Changes:


11/25/2013 Changes
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• 8 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
  
• 5 Increasing Ambition
  
• 1X Mind Twist
  
• 1 Thespian's Stage
  
• 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
  
• 1 Orzhov Guildgate
  
• 1 Rakdos Guildgate
  
• 1 Reliquary Tower
  
• 1 Boros Guildgate

(+)

• 1 Inquisition of Kozilek
  
• 1 Thoughtseize
  
• 3 Oblation
  
• 3 Chaos Warp
  
• 1 Marsh Flats
  
• 1 Phyrexian Tower
  
• 1 Slayers' Stronghold
  
• 1 Reflecting Pool
  
• 1 Volrath's Stronghold

• ryusei
  
• kokusho

are all quiet fun, specially ryusei, oh yes, the bane of my existence.
and moat once you get it... and find it
this helps you not run out of gas/ stabilize after a while.

Quote from soulbanana

• ryusei
  
• kokusho

are all quiet fun, specially ryusei, oh yes, the bane of my existence.
and moat once you get it... and find it
this helps you not run out of gas/ stabilize after a while.

When I first was building the deck, I had very little of the major cards. I started with a budget deck of commons and uncommons (except for the lands). I slowly replaced cards as I traded and bought what was necessary. Not that I was on a budget, but I didn't want to buy cards that 'might' be considered to go into the deck. Kokusho, the evening star was one of them. Would love to have him.

Similar situation with Ryusei, the Falling Star; however, I'd rather have a reusable board damage than something I can't control.


:love::gaping::ugh: oh I so want Moat.... not only to potentially use in this deck but also in my Sigarda enchantment/enchantress deck. (psst best way to get one cheap?)

Just picked up:

• Master of Cruelties
  
• Wear // Tear
  
• Mind Twist

Gonna review tomorrow on what they can replace.

I really would like to also had Rakdos's Return for more hand disrupt as I dont have IoK or Mind Twist yet. (I currently own RR)

Since you've been asking so nicely, I will come over here and take a look as well.

First thing I see is Angel of Serenity. I don't like her, but this is my own gripe. I enjoy a much more aggressive strategy, and AoS is not aggressive at all. And she costs seven mana too.

Where is your Liliana of the Veil? She should definitely be in here. She wins games, so hard.

I don't like Necro in three colour decks, and I don't like it even more in your deck since you don't have all the optimal colour lands. BBB is a very rough cost to hit, and it does have it's own weaknesses (play Pithing Needle naming Necro and lol). I don't experience as many issues wit losing gas too quickly, but if you need more, consider Necrologia as the "one shot Necro" as drawing ten for ten life and five mana is solid. And also, if it's giving you issues like this, consider adding more basics (in place of slow tap lands like Gates) and then adding Thawing Glaciers -- this can be a wonderful way of generating not only ramp (about an extra .75 lands a turn) but is also a fine mana sink, and a shuffle effect all rolled into one).

I don't like Fervor either, because it just doesn't seem to do enough. haste is great, but all this grants is that and for three cmc, it needs to have more impact. If you really feel like you want another haste outlet, Swiftfoot Boots is superior.

You look to be lacking in tutours (at least good ones). Diabolic Tutor and Diabolic Revelation could be Demonic Tutor and Gamble, as both are not too terribly expensive, with Gamble getting the upgrade to Vampiric Tutor when you can afford it. Revelation I especially don't like, I think I would prefer Increasing Ambition even to that one.

I don't care much for Mortify. it's okay, but it wants to be like an Oblation, or [eventually] Vindicate.

No Sinkhole?

I don't like Cloudshift. It's like Wake the Reflections in that it's either a dud, or it does something cool one time.

I feel like, before you play Blightning, other two-for-one discards should be considered first, a la Stupor and Gerrard's Verdict.

Terminus should be Hallowed Burial IMHO. I also feel a distinct lack of Cataclysm too.

Rites could be Necromancy or Obzedat's Aid. Though I don't play either of them 1v1. Reanimate is also an acceptable choice as well.

7/31/2013 Changes:

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• Angel of Serenity
  
• Disciple of Bolas
  
• Fervor
  
• Dance of the Dead
  
• Necropotence
  
• Cloudshift
  
• Necrologia
  
• Mortify
  
• Orim's Thunder
  
• Blightning
  
• Diabolic Revalation
  
• Diabolic Tutor
  
• Terminus
  
• Smallpox

(+)

• Phyrexian Reclamation
  
• Wear // Tear
  
• Vampiric Tutor
  
• Cataclsm
  
• Demonic Tutor
  
• Hallowed Burial
  
• Increasing Ambition
  
• Mind Twist

Land:
(+)

• Bloodstained Mire
  
• Flooded Strand

(-)

• Slayers' Stronghold
  
• Tainted Peak
  
• Transguild Promenade

New Adds:

• Liliana of the Veil
  
• Sire of Insanity
  
• Master of Cruelties
  
• Aurelia's Fury

Everything there is fine except one thing...

How in the hell do you cut Disciple of Bolas...?

Quote from 3drinks

Everything there is fine except one thing...

How in the hell do you cut Disciple of Bolas...?

I didn't have time to update the main list, just post changes. I will be doing that when I get home today.

IDK...I guess it was just bad experiences with him. Either was in top deck mode with no creatures or reanimation abilities. Or torbor orb is out. etc


I will re-add him because it does make sense. Not sure what to remove.


Also, how do you feel about the level of hand disruption and permanent remove. I know I do not have oblation and chaos warp.

I think Chaos Warp is an incredible spell that is worth the dollar cost it commands. Oblation is probably worthwhile, though I've been tinkering around with Orim's Thunder, Terminate, Go for the Throat, & Smallpox in that slot.

Made a few minor changes. Removed Animate Dead.

Deck list is updated.


Would like to try and pick up a vindicate (in time) - but I might be able to get a chaos warp if need be. Trying to see what to remove. Just not to sure with my disruption currently.

11/25/2013 Changes
(-)

• 8 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
  
• 5 Increasing Ambition
  
• 1X Mind Twist
  
• 1 Thespian's Stage
  
• 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
  
• 1 Orzhov Guildgate
  
• 1 Rakdos Guildgate
  
• 1 Reliquary Tower
  
• 1 Boros Guildgate

(+)

• 1 Inquisition of Kozilek
  
• 1 Thoughtseize
  
• 3 Oblation
  
• 3 Chaos Warp
  
• 1 Marsh Flats
  
• 1 Phyrexian Tower
  
• 1 Slayers' Stronghold
  
• 1 Reflecting Pool
  
• 1 Volrath's Stronghold