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I'm pretty new to the Vintage metagame, there's a 15 proxy tournament coming up in Pittsburgh and I thought I'd take a crack at something rogue. I'm sure that going into an unknown (to me) metagame with a deck virtually made from scratch is grounds for disaster, but hey, nothing wrong with having a little fun.
The first thing I thought of when coming up with the deck is "Fastbond + Crucible of Worlds + Zuran Orb" combo, which, besides gaining a copious amount of life and mana, depending on your lands can deal lots of damage (Barbarian Ring), deck your opponent and draw your deck (Cepahlid Coliseum).
1 Fastbond 3 Crucible of Worlds 3 Zuran Orb 1 Enlightened Tutor
2 Cephalid Coliseum 1 Barbarian Ring
I only included 3 copies each of Orb and Crucible, since multiples are redundant and Enlightened Tutor can help find the one I need. Of course I can't always rely on this combo, discard and countermagic can interfere with my plans so we have to have a backup.
3 Mishra's Factory 2 Nantuko Monastary
These will serve as alternate win conditions should the combo not be attainable or interrupted. And of course, what land.dec would be complete without:
4 Manabond 3 Exploration 4 Life from the Loam
I've cut one Exploration since I have Fastbond, the rest seem self explanatory. Unfortunately lands by themselves are very useful at disrupting your opponent, so if I run into a lot of combo I'm screwed. However I can run:
4 Chalice of the Void 4 Wasteland 1 Strip Mine 2 Rishadan Port
For defense against creatures and damage, I can include the following:
3 Maze of Ith 2 Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale 2 Glacial Chasm
And one of my favorite cards in Vintage:
4 Bazaar of Baghdad
So powerful, especially in conjuction with Life from the Loam. Finally, the "manabase" to cast our spells. Riftstone Portal included to allow lands like Glacial Chasm or Bazaar to tap for mana, easily dumped in the graveyard with Manabond, Bazaar or dredge Life from the Loam.
2 Riftstone Portal 1 Tropical Island 1 Taiga 2 Forest 3 Wooded Foothills 1 Island 1 Mountain
I've included one of each basic land so I don't get ruined by Blood Moon/Magus of the Moon.
37land.dec
1 Fastbond 3 Crucible of Worlds 3 Zuran Orb 1 Enlightened Tutor 4 Manabond 3 Exploration 4 Life from the Loam 4 Chalice of the Void
2 Cephalid Coliseum 1 Barbarian Ring 3 Mishra's Factory 2 Nantuko Monastary 4 Wasteland 1 Strip Mine 2 Rishadan Port 3 Maze of Ith 2 Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale 2 Glacial Chasm 2 Riftstone Portal 1 Tropical Island 1 Taiga 2 Forest 3 Wooded Foothills 1 Island 1 Mountain
I'll probably throw a sideboard together a couple days before the tournament, but for now any critiques/ideas for the main deck would be great.
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