[DOTP] – Orzhov and Gruul Decklists

[Higginjoe]

The new Duels of the Planeswalker 2013 decks are out today, according to Xbox Live. They cost 240 Microsoft Points, and presumably $3 on PSN and Steam. Looks like that Dimir deck from earlier maybe comes out by itself?

Orzhov

Deck
10 Plains 11 Swamp 4 Terramorphic Expanse 1 Angel of Flight Alabaster 2 Bloodgift Demon 3 Bloodhunter Bat 1 Divinity of Pride 4 Doomed Traveler 1 Gravedigger 1 Guardian Seraph 1 Keening Banshee 2 Mourning Thrull 2 Onyx Mage 2 Orzhov Guildmage 2 Restless Apparition 1 Sanguine Praetor 1 Shepherd of the Lost 1 Voracious Hatchling	1 Debtors' Knell 1 Midnight Haunting 1 Necromancer's Covenant 3 Pillory of the Sleepless 1 Soul Feast 2 Unmake 1 Zealous Persecution

Unlocks:
Deathbringer Liege
Unmake
Vampire Nighthawk
Falkenrath Noble
Edge of the Divinity
Voracious Hatchling
Unmake
Angel of Despair
Zealous Persecution
Pillory of the Sleepless
Castigate
Debtors' Knell
Damnation
Tainted Sigil
Falkenrath Noble
Vish Kal, Blood Arbiter
Reanimate
Edge of the Divinity
Vampire Nighthawk
Stillmoon Cavalier
Tainted Sigil
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen
Divinity of Pride
Vindicate
Zealous Persecution
Castigate
Falkenrath Noble
Bloodgift Demon
Ghost Council of Orzhova
Blazing Archon

Gruul

Deck
12 Forest 9 Mountain 4 Terramorphic Expanse 2 Berserkers of Blood Ridge 2 Bloodrock Cyclops 1 Borborygmos 2 Centaur Courser 1 Essence Warden 3 Gruul Guildmage 4 Gruul Scrapper 2 Sacred Wolf 2 Shivan Wurm 1 Silverback Ape 2 Tattermunge Maniac 2 Tattermunge Witch 2 Wickerbough Elder	1 Berserk 2 Colossal Might 1 Fires of Yavimaya 1 Mage Slayer 1 Rancor 3 Wildsize

Unlocks:
Boartusk Liege
Spellbreaker Behemoth
Colossal Might
Vengeful Rebirth
Breath of Fury
Runes of the Deus
Berserk
Apocalypse Hydra
Rancor
Blitz Hellion
Fires of Yavimaya
Colossal Might
Runes of the Deus
Branching Bolt
Ulvenwald Tracker
Deus of Calamity
Breath of Fury
Ulasht, the Hate Seed
Stonebrow, Krosan Hero
Blitz Hellion
Branching Bolt
Rumbling Slum
Feral Animist
Soulblast
Breath of Fury
Wildsize
Branching Bolt
Fling
Chameleon Colossus
Skarrgan Skybreaker

[Shizazination]

No new cards, that's kind of a bummer.

[Oceanus]

We got used to it two years ago.

[citybug]

Kinda annoyed by the lack of Nip Gwyllion in that Orzhov deck. Such a bread and butter one drop.

[Monopoman]

Originally Posted by Shizazination

No new cards, that's kind of a bummer.

They didn't enjoy people hacking the game to find these decklists prematurely with new cards in them.

You won't see brand new cards in these for a long time.

[serjstrike1]

whats with berserk? That card was long before my time and the price guide sayse its going for $90+


EDIT: lol didnt realize you were talking about the DOTP

[ShadowFenril]

Hm, I assume these aren't free? I can't find them yet on the app store. The ipad updates always lag behind.

[Denegaar]

No Haunt cards in the Orzhov one :/

[nietkijken]

These deck lists are so damn boring.
Just playing the curve and not much else, that's not fun.

Where are the theme based decks? i like some synergy and an interesting strategy.

And they seem to have forgotten bloodbraid elfs and tree shamen and some others.

Not excited about these at all.

[Nacho!!!!!!!]

The Gruul deck looks incredibly boring. Just a bunch of mediocre/terrible 4 and 5 drops. Orzhov also looks kinda meh. It also seems like they had limited room because there was already a black/white deck. What is with the spirit theme in the deck when there really is not that many spirits. There is only for in the main I think without counting the doomed travellers

[Lully]

Oh lawd, that gruul deck is so bad. It does nothing until turn 4/5 then plays bad cards. Do they want to sell expansions or don't they? The deck is simply unfun. Sadface.

[Serpens]

D: Even in context of DotP (where the decks aren't always the cutting edge of power - except for Bolas' "so ludicrously powerful it's not legal in any actual existing format" deck ;P) that Gruul deck is kinda bad, it's got practically no removal at all, and not even any ramp to give it an edge in speed to play its... average at best 4 and 5 drops. Such a sad panda

The Orzhov isn't much better, but at least it's got a few interesting (if not powerful) interactions, the Gruul deck is just... beats, and bad ones at that.

[Nacho!!!!!!!]

I actually could see the gruul deck being decent though. I mean in this game some cards are much better than usual. (I'm looking at you taunting elf). So I would not be surprised if it could win. But that is probably a slim chance...

[Greenlexluther]

The lack of Scab-clan Mauler makes me very sad....would it hurt for them to add maybe a kird ape or 2 and some other 1 drops that enable bloodthrist (mog fanatic for example)

Neither of them really feel like Gruul or Orzhov decks, just a bunch of cards that fall under those colours thrown together with a few guild cards.

No mortify/tin street hooligan for guild worthy removal....for shame.

[Shadowclaimer]

Originally Posted by Greenlexluther

The lack of Scab-clan Mauler makes me very sad....would it hurt for them to add maybe a kird ape or 2 and some other 1 drops that enable bloodthrist (mog fanatic for example)

Neither of them really feel like Gruul or Orzhov decks, just a bunch of cards that fall under those colours thrown together with a few guild cards.

No mortify/tin street hooligan for guild worthy removal....for shame.

They don't usually have good one drops in any of the decks honestly. I think they're trying to keep the games much slower (it plays almost like a halfway between Standard and Commander).