Rakka Mar + Breath of Fury was a new discovery to me. It sounded entertaining. Here's a rough list to start with of how I would play mono-:symr:. As a note, don't suggest goblins; I hate them. The only possible exception being Kiki, simply because of how powerful he is for a color that can need that sort of power.
Shared Animosity is probably better then Impatience. Is Manabarbs something you might be interested in? I think you're on a burn type of plan. Maybe Zo-Zu the Punisher?
Shared Animosity is probably better then Impatience. Is Manabarbs something you might be interested in? I think you're on a burn type of plan. Maybe Zo-Zu the Punisher?
The idea with Impatience was that with Spellshock, opponents would be Shocked no matter what they did. With some time and distance from the deck though, that was kind of a stupid idea. Will probably make that change. I'm not opposed to barbs, either, now that I've seen it in action lol.
As a note, don't suggest goblins; I hate them. The only possible exception being Kiki, simply because of how powerful he is for a color that can need that sort of power.
I might throw him in, but at the same time, golin... ewwwwww... lol.
Oh my bad about the goblin, I just figured his affect was on theme and I spaced on his creature type.
Have you thought about Chandra The Firebrand? Copy some huge banefires or comet storms?
No worries. I might throw him in, who knows, but I am hesitant because of the goblin thing.
...Eh, not really. Really weak first effect. The other two are cool, but overall she's just kinda eh to me. Not to mention, the art. Ewwwwww. IMO, D. Alexander Gregory should not be doing PW chick art.
Your general has a cool tap ability like Kiki and is a shaman. Why don't you use Thornbite Staff?
It is something to consider, but I don't have much that triggers off of creature death. Vicious Shadows I suppose, but I still don't have much in that regard.
Is there perhaps a crappy creature or enchant I could drop for Furnace of Rath? I'm getting one in a trade soon. Sulfuric Vortex maybe? But I'd lose out on the no life gain thing... Crap.
Do you ever find yourself flooded with lands? That might be an option. I find 38 okay in monoblack but I run a little swamp fetching. Just a thought. None of your spells look bad or easy to cut... Its a tough one.
Maybe I could drop a land... and I have most of the cards that say "vomit out lands at your own risk" in the deck, so I'd like to keep them if possible.
I find that all my decks feel perfect when I'm theory crafting. Then after the first game I play with it I make 4 or 5 cuts that drastically improve it. Thats the fun of EDH though, gotta love it.
I'm thinking that Gratuitous Violence may be better than Shared Animosity. I'd rather run SA in something like my old Olivia deck where I know most of my creatures would get the bonus.
They're good with Rakka Mar and some of your other creatures, but they'll also easily give you some much-needed card advantage with fetchland and cycling lands, plus they create a draw engine with Sensei's Divining Top.
If you throw in Basalt Monolith and get it out with Rings and Top, you can draw your deck and kill the table with Comet Storm or something. It can also help you play things like Utvara Hellkite, at the worst.
They're good with Rakka Mar and some of your other creatures, but they'll also easily give you some much-needed card advantage with fetchland and cycling lands, plus they create a draw engine with Sensei's Divining Top.
You'll have to spell out the Rings stuff for me this week. Efff...
And that assumes I have money. Or good cards. Which I don't, lol. Not for Rakka yet, she's lower on the list.
If you throw in Basalt Monolith and get it out with Rings and Top, you can draw your deck and kill the table with Comet Storm or something. It can also help you play things like Utvara Hellkite, at the worst.
Meh, infinite mana's not really a goal of the deck.
Skullclamp is a good card, I understand that. It doesn't jive at all in most any deck I make. Some 1984 brain machine thing in a shamanistic, primitive deck? The eff?
I'm not sure the untappers are really necessary.
I'm just plain not a fan of Confusion. Not a trolly deck, and just, eh...
Thornbite Staff seems good with Rakka. Whenever a creature dies, you can get a token, and there's some pinging in case it's necessary (die, Norin, die).
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Rakka Mar + Breath of Fury was a new discovery to me. It sounded entertaining. Here's a rough list to start with of how I would play mono-:symr:. As a note, don't suggest goblins; I hate them. The only possible exception being Kiki, simply because of how powerful he is for a color that can need that sort of power.
4 Rakka Mar
Planeswalkers (2)
4 Koth of the Hammer (*)
6 Chandra Ablaze
Creatures (22)
2 Kargan Dragonlord (*)
2 Tunnel Ignus (*)
3 Chandra's Phoenix (*)
3 Magus of the Moon (*)
4 Anger (VvK)
4 Hellrider
4 Hound of Griselbrand (*)
4 Mad Prophet (*)
4 Obsidian Fireheart (*)
4 Solemn Simulacrum
5 Invader Parasite (*)
5 Magma Phoenix (foil)
5 Mindclaw Shaman
5 Stuffy Doll (*)
6 Charmbreaker Devils (foil)
6 Homura, Human Ascendant
6 Inferno Titan (* Promo)
6 Moonveil Dragon (*)
6 Steel Hellkite (Promo)
7 Balefire Dragon
8 Magmatic Force (*)
8 Utvara Hellkite (*)
1x Banefire (*)
1x Devil's Play (RSZ?)
1 Faithless Looting
1 Gamble (*)
2x Comet Storm
2 Reverberate (*)
2 Wild Guess
3 Chaos Warp (*)
3 Reiterate
4 Aftershock (*)
4 Wild Ricochet
5 Reforge the Soul
5 Word of Seizing
8 Insurrection
9 Blasphemous Act
Enchants (10)
3 Blood Moon (*)
3 Spellshock
3 Sulfuric Vortex (*)
4 Breath of Fury (*)
4 Furnace of Rath
4 Pyrohemia
5 Gratuitous Violence (*)
5 In the Web of War
6 Warstorm Surge
7 Vicious Shadows (*)
0 Tormod's Crypt
1 Expedition Map
2 Ankh of Mishra (*)
1 Sol Ring (*)
2 Coldsteel Heart (*)
2 Fire Diamond (*)
2 Mind Stone
3 Darksteel Ingot
4 Gauntlet of Might (*)
5 Gilded Lotus (*)
6 Caged Sun (*)
Mana (39)
1 Buried Ruin (*)
1 Mouth of Ronom
1 Tectonic Edge (*)
1 Forgotten Cave (*)
1 Scrying Sheets
1 Shivan Gorge (* FTV)
1 Smoldering Crater (*)
1 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle (Promo)
31 Snow-covered Mountain (*)
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--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
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To me, the ideal basic for this deck, if I wasn't (maybe) running Snows would be either of these basics.
No guarantee I'll actually update this though
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--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
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--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
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--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
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The idea with Impatience was that with Spellshock, opponents would be Shocked no matter what they did. With some time and distance from the deck though, that was kind of a stupid idea. Will probably make that change. I'm not opposed to barbs, either, now that I've seen it in action
I might throw him in, but at the same time, golin... ewwwwww... lol.
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
Have you thought about Chandra The Firebrand? Copy some huge banefires or comet storms?
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No worries. I might throw him in, who knows, but I am hesitant because of the goblin thing.
...Eh, not really. Really weak first effect. The other two are cool, but overall she's just kinda eh to me. Not to mention, the art. Ewwwwww. IMO, D. Alexander Gregory should not be doing PW chick art.
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
It is something to consider, but I don't have much that triggers off of creature death. Vicious Shadows I suppose, but I still don't have much in that regard.
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
Maybe Ankh of Mishra?
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Maybe I could drop a land... and I have most of the cards that say "vomit out lands at your own risk" in the deck, so I'd like to keep them if possible.
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
Also, I'm not sure why I have Past in Flames, or even some of the creatures even. /shrug. Must've thought they looked cool when I was theorizing.
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
GWUBAtraxa, Praetor's Voice PrimerGWUB
GWURoon Bant Blink WhateverGWU
BRGLord Windgrace LandsBRG
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
They're good with Rakka Mar and some of your other creatures, but they'll also easily give you some much-needed card advantage with fetchland and cycling lands, plus they create a draw engine with Sensei's Divining Top.
If you throw in Basalt Monolith and get it out with Rings and Top, you can draw your deck and kill the table with Comet Storm or something. It can also help you play things like Utvara Hellkite, at the worst.
I'm also surprised to not see Skullclamp.
You should consider things like Magewright's Stone, Puppet Strings, and Thousand-Year Elixir.
Confusion in the Ranks could be fun with Rakka's ability.
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You'll have to spell out the Rings stuff for me this week. Efff...
And that assumes I have money. Or good cards. Which I don't, lol. Not for Rakka yet, she's lower on the list.
Meh, infinite mana's not really a goal of the deck.
Skullclamp is a good card, I understand that. It doesn't jive at all in most any deck I make. Some 1984 brain machine thing in a shamanistic, primitive deck? The eff?
I'm not sure the untappers are really necessary.
I'm just plain not a fan of Confusion. Not a trolly deck, and just, eh...
Thanks for stopping by though
--- Meren of Clan Nel Toth --- Jhoira of the Ghitu --- Prime Speaker Zegana ---
--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
Pauper: UR some horrible homebrew izzet deck
Was mentioned earlier, and I think I have a copy in the real life deck, just not up here on the forum.
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--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
Something I was thinking about earlier was Devil's Play vs Red Sun's Zenith. Which one would y'all run?
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--- Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief --- Ghoulcaller Gisa --- Akroma, Angel of Fury --- Titania, Protector of Argoth ---
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