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Thada Adel is a new malware program that has just recently surfaced in the past several days. It installs registry keys that allow it to persistently come back, albeit at the cost of continuously increasing RAM. Onlyafewselectprograms can destroy the registry keys and dispose of the malware for an extended period of time.
Thada Adel is able to relentlessly exploit the most commonly-used OS with ease, slicing through their defenses like a hot knife through butter. This is mainly due in part to the various security holes riddled in the OS that make even some of the best antimalware defenses moot.
After establishing contact with the victim's machine, Thada Adel installs a backdoor into the hard drive, which causes sensitive information to be permanently lost. This data can also fall into the hands and use of a 3rd party for his own benefit.
Yeah, I took a big chunk of the same cards out of my Sakashima deck, but who cares? I like saving money. Plus I might make this more of a possibility :).
Instead of using up deck slots on one-shot effects like Sea's Claim, Aquitect's Will, and Spreading Seas, might I suggest a repeatable effect?
Of the few creatures that can do this, Reef Shaman seems the most on theme.
I don't see exactly how cards such as Spreading Seas are "one-shot effects" since they constantly make the land an Island. Spreading Seas and Aquitect's Will also replace themselves, and the cards are far from fragile like Reef Shaman is. Even though this is built to be more of a "fun" deck since I really wanted to build a Memnarch deck but obviously couldn't, I'm not exactly pursuing a Merfolk-based subtheme.
Also, maybe it's just me but Treachery should be in every deck that can tap his land for blue... just saying...
Possibly. I think I could be able to leverage enough use out of Thada Adel on someone to get an artifact to deal with problematic cards (i.e. rip out someone's O-stone).
I don't see exactly how cards such as Spreading Seas are "one-shot effects"...
I meant in the sense that the card, once used, will only ever affect that specific player. A creature with the activated ability targets whoever you need to hit, whenever you need to hit them.
In any case, my point is mostly negated by the existance of Quicksilver Fountain. It trumps both.
Emmara is like the worst parts of Legends and Homelands got pregnant, aborted the fetus, tossed it in the trashcan, set it on fire and wrapped the corpse in a Dragon's Maze pack wrapper.
As long as you're adding Quicksilver Fountain, you might as well add Oboro, Palace in the Clouds and Ghost Town. With one of them in play, you can stop the Fountain's "remove all flood counters" ability. Just return it to your hand at the end of your opponent's turn (after the end step trigger fails to trigger), then play it again during your main phase. There will never be an end of turn with all islands, so the flood counters are permanent, and your opponents can't produce other colors.
Knowledge Exploitation actually looks like it would be really good with your general. You are almost always going to get to play it for its prowl cost, and because you are already looking at their library you can REALLY plan out a play with it.
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I am quickly discovering that what once used to be a "joke" deck when I first conceived of it is actually starting to become quite powerful, especially when I add other borked artifact staples for a MUC/Comboish theme.
I'm very tempted to just keep jacking up the power level of this deck, because I can easily see her sheer power when you have the best color in EDH behind you. I just need to be getting some testing done in a multiplayer setting. Hopefully I can make this a solid deck without getting the combo stigma that I can see coming about.
I am quickly discovering that what once used to be a "joke" deck when I first conceived of it is actually starting to become quite powerful...
Thada comes down really early, has evasion, is in blue, and can abuse some of the highest-powered cards in the format. Most of these cards are staples in 90% of EDH decks. You knew in the back of your mind somewhere that this would happen, Surge.
I've been considering picking up Thada, and swapping her out in my Arcum deck for when I feel like playing that deck during Mulitiplayer. Jack up the deck's power level; you know it's the inevitable conclusion.
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LOL! Thank you, I see this as a big compliment I also love the flavor you build in your OP and in the names of the subsections in your deck. Having a Bachelor in Computer Science, I liked the flavor very much
About the deck, I find myself always drawn VERY hard to Gauntlet of Power and Extraplanar Lens for monocolored decks. They accelerate your deck incredibly. Ok, the Gauntlet works for everybody, but unless you play against other mono-U decks, you will have the biggest benefit. Besides, you might be a lesser threat for other blue players if you "help" hem. The Lens is best with Snow-Covered Islands, but who cares
The Gauntlet will give your opponents a mana boost if they change their basic lands into Islands, but the Lens will only give cards NAMED Island a bonus.
vanishing should go in every general-themed blue EDH deck. With two mana open your general more or less becomes invincible. cloud key seems like a natural fit. Who doesn't like free sol rings? rishadan pawnshop is my own secret tech: you can shuffle something you stole in response to removal, and grab it again, or you can steal somebody's general and then shuffle it in their library in response to a kill spell. cosi's trickster can get seriously big (especially if you're playing in a meta like mine where ~10 fetches and top are staples). Don't worry about its lack of evasion; most people run some form of evasion equipment anyway.
Also along those lines, psychogenic Probe can bring some extra pain along.
Some cards I run out of personal preference: hunted phantasm - 3 mana threat. Most hunted tokens attack someone else anyway (in multiplayer), and having an unblockable equipment platform for three can be pretty good considering you can simply search up some of the best equipment in EDH with your general. Chronozoa - A relatively early threat that can singlehandedly draw a wrath effect, especially if you get some shroudy equipment.
Six mana counterspells that are usually good: time stop - counters ANY effect, not to mention it is pretty flexible. decree of silence - cycling or playing it are both good in different situations; strong because its flexible. overwhelming intellect - Counter progenitus. 'Nuff said. spelljack - not nearly as powerful as the above listed (for six mana), but still pretty good.
I've decided to put Thada Adel as a singleton in my Sakashima deck and put this deck on the back burner. I already have a powerful primary general in Sisay, and I'm looking towards making a more multiplayer-oriented general that doesn't draw hate like I know a souped up Thada Adel deck would with a "broken" blue artifact shell.
There's a Sharuum deck that's is killing me. I have ">"]Inkwell Leviathan" target="blank">">"]Inkwell Leviathan and he's ">"]cquire" target="blank">A">"]cquired it 3 out of 4 games so far. I'm probably going to take it out and add in some deflection effects.
There's a few obvious things that need changing and adding. I can already see just typing this out that I need to add Coalition Relic & Darksteel Ingot instead of 1 or 2 of the other artifact mana sources. I'm getting a Memnarch and I should think about a Meekstone & Vanishing. Lots of instants & Sorceries missing too. Hum....
Any help is very, very welcome. I've had 6 games with this so far and have only won in 2HG paired with Grand Arbiter countering all the dangerous spells.
As the Last of the Control Players, we are all part of a sacred brotherhood; a band of brothers who would rather die on their knees tapping islands and giving permission than live on our feet cascading into Blightning.
There's a Sharuum deck that's is killing me. I have "]Inkwell Leviathan" target="blank">"]Inkwell Leviathan and he's "]cquire" target="blank">A"]cquired it 3 out of 4 games so far. I'm probably going to take it out and add in some deflection effects.
First, there is something wrong with your links to those cards, instead of linking to gatherer you can simply use this: [ card ]Inkwell Leviathan[ /card ] (just remove the spaces around "card").
If you're going to add Memnarch you should definitely look into Training Grounds. Though it only helps Memnarch, it makes him say "UUU: Steal something juicy."
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"The enemy is getting too close! Quick! Inflate the Toad!"
If you're going to add Memnarch you should definitely look into Training Grounds. Though it only helps Memnarch, it makes him say "UUU: Steal something juicy."
It's a bit of a narrow application even if I did add Lighthouse Chronologist & Spawnsire of Ulamog.
I'll think about it & see what I could cut & if it's really worth it.
Thada Adel is a new malware program that has just recently surfaced in the past several days. It installs registry keys that allow it to persistently come back, albeit at the cost of continuously increasing RAM. Only a few select programs can destroy the registry keys and dispose of the malware for an extended period of time.
Thada Adel is able to relentlessly exploit the most commonly-used OS with ease, slicing through their defenses like a hot knife through butter. This is mainly due in part to the various security holes riddled in the OS that make even some of the best antimalware defenses moot.
After establishing contact with the victim's machine, Thada Adel installs a backdoor into the hard drive, which causes sensitive information to be permanently lost. This data can also fall into the hands and use of a 3rd party for his own benefit.
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1 Vedalken Aethermage
1 Willbender
1 Gilded Drake
1 Trinket Mage
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Glen Elendra Archmage
1 Sower of Temptation
1 Venser, Shaper Savant
1 Body Double
1 Vesuvan Shapeshifter
1 Magus of the Future
1 Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
1 Duplicant
1 Keiga, the Tide Star
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1 Pact of Negation
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Whispers of the Muse
1 Pongify
1 Artificier's Intutition
1 Fabricate
1 Long-Term Plans
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Capsize
1 Forbid
1 Hinder
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Rite of Replication
1 Cryptic Command
1 Spin into Myth
1 Bribery
1 Evacuation
1 Commandeer
1 Blatant Thievery
1 Tormod's Crypt
1 Meekstone
1 Expedition Map
1 Pithing Needle
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
1 Everlasting Chalice
1 Grim Monolith
1 Oblivion Stone
1 Sword of Fire and Ice
1 Vedalken Shackles
1 Crucible of Worlds
1 Nevinyrral's Disk
1 Thran Dynamo
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1 Aquitect's Will
1 Spreading Seas
1 Quicksilver Fountain
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1 Lightning Greaves
1 Neurok Stealthsuit
1 Whispersilk Cloak
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1 Jace Beleren
1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
1 Tezzeret the Seeker
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1 Flooded Strand
1 Polluted Delta
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Academy Ruins
1 High Market
1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
1 Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
1 Reliquary Tower
1 Riptide Laboratory
1 Strip Mine
1 Tolaria West
1 Winding Canyons
1 Maze of Ith
1 Thawing Glaciers
1 Vesuva
Yeah, I took a big chunk of the same cards out of my Sakashima deck, but who cares? I like saving money. Plus I might make this more of a possibility :).
Of the few creatures that can do this, Reef Shaman seems the most on theme.
Also, maybe it's just me but Treachery should be in every deck that can tap his land for blue... just saying...
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I don't see exactly how cards such as Spreading Seas are "one-shot effects" since they constantly make the land an Island. Spreading Seas and Aquitect's Will also replace themselves, and the cards are far from fragile like Reef Shaman is. Even though this is built to be more of a "fun" deck since I really wanted to build a Memnarch deck but obviously couldn't, I'm not exactly pursuing a Merfolk-based subtheme.
This is a pretty nifty idea. I might substitute Sea's Claim to put it in.
Possibly. I think I could be able to leverage enough use out of Thada Adel on someone to get an artifact to deal with problematic cards (i.e. rip out someone's O-stone).
I meant in the sense that the card, once used, will only ever affect that specific player. A creature with the activated ability targets whoever you need to hit, whenever you need to hit them.
In any case, my point is mostly negated by the existance of Quicksilver Fountain. It trumps both.
That is incredible. I don't know how I overlooked that... I guess I forgot Thada Adel was a Rogue lol.
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I'm very tempted to just keep jacking up the power level of this deck, because I can easily see her sheer power when you have the best color in EDH behind you. I just need to be getting some testing done in a multiplayer setting. Hopefully I can make this a solid deck without getting the combo stigma that I can see coming about.
Thada comes down really early, has evasion, is in blue, and can abuse some of the highest-powered cards in the format. Most of these cards are staples in 90% of EDH decks. You knew in the back of your mind somewhere that this would happen, Surge.
I've been considering picking up Thada, and swapping her out in my Arcum deck for when I feel like playing that deck during Mulitiplayer. Jack up the deck's power level; you know it's the inevitable conclusion.
LOL! Thank you, I see this as a big compliment
About the deck, I find myself always drawn VERY hard to Gauntlet of Power and Extraplanar Lens for monocolored decks. They accelerate your deck incredibly. Ok, the Gauntlet works for everybody, but unless you play against other mono-U decks, you will have the biggest benefit. Besides, you might be a lesser threat for other blue players if you "help" hem. The Lens is best with Snow-Covered Islands, but who cares
The Gauntlet will give your opponents a mana boost if they change their basic lands into Islands, but the Lens will only give cards NAMED Island a bonus.
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cloud key seems like a natural fit. Who doesn't like free sol rings?
rishadan pawnshop is my own secret tech: you can shuffle something you stole in response to removal, and grab it again, or you can steal somebody's general and then shuffle it in their library in response to a kill spell.
cosi's trickster can get seriously big (especially if you're playing in a meta like mine where ~10 fetches and top are staples). Don't worry about its lack of evasion; most people run some form of evasion equipment anyway.
Also along those lines, psychogenic Probe can bring some extra pain along.
Some cards I run out of personal preference:
hunted phantasm - 3 mana threat. Most hunted tokens attack someone else anyway (in multiplayer), and having an unblockable equipment platform for three can be pretty good considering you can simply search up some of the best equipment in EDH with your general.
Chronozoa - A relatively early threat that can singlehandedly draw a wrath effect, especially if you get some shroudy equipment.
Six mana counterspells that are usually good:
time stop - counters ANY effect, not to mention it is pretty flexible.
decree of silence - cycling or playing it are both good in different situations; strong because its flexible.
overwhelming intellect - Counter progenitus. 'Nuff said.
spelljack - not nearly as powerful as the above listed (for six mana), but still pretty good.
I have my own version a-brewing...
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merfolk sovereign seems liek it should be in the deck...
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3x Urza's Mine
1x Urza's Tower
1x Urza's Power Plant
1x Darksteel Citadel
1x Reliquary Tower
1x Thawing Glaciers
1x Tolaria West
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1x Solemn Simulacrum
1x Sundering Titan
1x Trinket Mage
1x Duplicant
1x Inkwell Leviathan*
1x Sakashima the Impostor
1x Lodestone Golem*
1x Faerie Mechanist
1x Darksteel Collossus
1x Body Double
1x Vedalken Engineer
1x Etherium Sculptor
1x Kira, Great Glass-Spinner*
1x Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
1x Silver Myr*
1x Master Transmuter
1x Lotus Bloom*
1x Mana Vault
1x Sol Ring
1x Everflowing Chalice
1x Sky Diamond*
1x Mind Stone
1x Grim Monolith*
1x Worn Powerstone
1x Basalt Monolith*
1x Tormod's Crypt
1x Sensei's Divining Top
1x Oblivion Stone
1x Winter Orb*
1x Icy Manipulator
1x Rings of Brighthearth*
1x Phrexian Processor
1x Sculpting Steel
1x Vedalken Shackles
1x Crucible of Worlds
1x Cloud Key
1x Nevinyrral's Disk
1x Mindslaver*
1x Expedition Map
1x Darksteel Forge
1x Voltaic Key
1x Neurok Stealth Suit
1x Umezawa's Jitte
1x Whispersilk Cloak*
1x Basilisk Collar*
1x Rhystic Study*
1x Artificer's Intuition
1x Future Sight
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1x Mind Spring
1x Fabricate
1x Fact or Fiction
1x Rite of Replication
1x Stroke of Genius
1x Mystical Tutor
1x Force of Will
1x Acquire
1x Ancestral Vision
1x Capsize
1x Hinder
1x Thirst for Knowledge
1x Time Spiral
There's a Sharuum deck that's is killing me. I have ">"]Inkwell Leviathan" target="blank">">"]Inkwell Leviathan and he's ">"]cquire" target="blank">A">"]cquired it 3 out of 4 games so far. I'm probably going to take it out and add in some deflection effects.
There's a few obvious things that need changing and adding. I can already see just typing this out that I need to add Coalition Relic & Darksteel Ingot instead of 1 or 2 of the other artifact mana sources. I'm getting a Memnarch and I should think about a Meekstone & Vanishing. Lots of instants & Sorceries missing too. Hum....
Any help is very, very welcome. I've had 6 games with this so far and have only won in 2HG paired with Grand Arbiter countering all the dangerous spells.
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101 cards (you only have 29 non creature artifacts). I would remove the cloud key, seems to not do alot on its own.
First, there is something wrong with your links to those cards, instead of linking to gatherer you can simply use this: [ card ]Inkwell Leviathan[ /card ] (just remove the spaces around "card").
Inkwell Leviathan and Acquire.
Have you tried Commandeer? Nothing funnier than stealing your opponent's spell that's trying to steal your stuff so your can steal theirs.
If you're going to add Memnarch you should definitely look into Training Grounds. Though it only helps Memnarch, it makes him say "UUU: Steal something juicy."
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It's a bit of a narrow application even if I did add Lighthouse Chronologist & Spawnsire of Ulamog.
I'll think about it & see what I could cut & if it's really worth it.
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