Dragonstorm.dec

[49 Cents]

Hey,

A few months ago I started to work on this decklist for the Card Dragonstorm (A 9 mana sorcery with Storm to let you fetch Dragons), for a Local non-Sanctioned tourney.
I chose Dragonstorm because it is SÓ much fun to create 9 mana in one turn to resolve a Dragonstorm for 4/5 and win the same turn, without your opponent ever knowing what the hell just hit’m
I never got to play it, but I’ve tested it against friends and Online, and I came to 2 conclusions:

-    The deck is REALLY fun to play.
-    The deck is a PILE.

Do you guys have any comments on the deck, or any suggestions to make it any better?
In the board im running like Defense Grids, Cranial Extractions, Artifact hate, Shamans, etc, but I never really thought it trough. I also need help with that.

Dragonstorm.Dec - Hugo van Dijke

// N33d Mana (32)
4 Badlands
3 Swamp
4 Bloodstained Mire
1 Mountain
1 Tolarian Academy
1 Lotus Petal
5 Moxen
1 Sol Ring
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Vault
1 Mana Crypt
4 Dark Ritual
4 Seething Song

// Y00 is Nasty (12)
4 Duress
4 Unmask : Because your ‘combo’ is rather Instable you really need 8 duresses
4 Pyroclasm : Can be very good and can always be boarded out. It’s more a Metagame-slot.

// Draw / Winn3rz (3)
1 Wheel of Fortune
1 Necropotence
1 Yawgmoth´s Bargain

// Tut0rz (3)
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Demonic Consultation

// Gam3winn3rz (12)
3 Dragonstorm
1 Rorix Bladewing
1 Vampiric Dragon : If Pyroclasm fails & Irritating weenies..
2 Kokusho, The Evening Star : Sometimes pretty good, no room for 4.
4 Volcanic Dragon : Haste = g00d
1 Yawgmoth´s Will : With all those manasources it’s a gamewinner.

A few anwsers:

-   Why the ‘weird’ Dragonbase?
I’m running 8 dragons at the moment, 5 of them are killers (Haste! Haste! Haste!) and 3 of them are Metagame Dragons. It works for me, because their always is something ‘good’ to fetch, So why not then?

-   Should I be thinking a bit more Reanimator?
No, this spoils the complete essence of the deck, and makes it less fun to play. I’m not doing it.

-   Isn’t 32 manasources WAY TO MUCH?
It is a lot, I know. But because the deck is based on a 9 mana sorcery WITH a stormcount you need a lot of mana. But with only 13 lands in the deck most of the mana-giving sh*t also counts for that.

-   Why are you running that Academy?
Because Academy gives a lot of mana, and you need a lot to put in Songs and Dragonstorm. You have a lot of artifacts so it fits well in the deck. Also, I have’nt got that many problem with having no mana of one color, because I only play 2.

So, finally: What cards should I exclude and Include?

Thank you all for your Help

Greetz,

Hugo

[KDenz81]

I've seen more bizzare versions of this sort of deck.  I saw one online that was running Kobolds with Tangleroot, Fires of Yavamaya, Glimpse of Nature, and Dragonstorm.  He dug up 4 Tyrants and 4 Draco and swung for the win.  

Volcanic Dragons are cool, but with Portal being legal in October, perhaps you should look into Brimstone Dragon, it's a 6/6 Haste for 2 more.  

Besides that it looks like a pretty cool deck.

[49 Cents]

That deck seems.. lol  

When Portal becomes legal, Brimstone goes in. a 6/6 haste is b3tt3r. I didnt include him because Portal isnt legal yet.. But thx

Greetz,

Hugo

[combo_dude]

Why not make it more of a combo finish? Build up to nine mana with Dark Rituals (play 3 spells before Dragonstorm) and stuff, play Dragonstorm, fetch 4 Kukushos, they all die from the Legend Rule, and voila, you kill them.

Of course, if this is meant for multiplayer, then don't. Although maybe a Blazing Shoal or two...those Dragons and Dragonstorms are fairly pricey in CMC terms...

[Nefarias]

Of course, if this is meant for multiplayer, then don't.

 Four Kokushos would actually kill off everybody, assuming they are at twenty or less, as it does it to each opponent. If you just meant don't play it in multiplayer because people would be pissed, then yeah, I can see that.

[thorme]

This deck needs the 4 Kokusho, and quite importantly a Bladewing the Risen for when you've drawn a Kokusho.