Black Parfait

[Anonymous]

This is my personal Parfait creation... keep an open mind while reading this please   . This deck still needs some testing, but i like how it runs... I also HATE to play other peoples decks  , even if I changed a card or 2  . That is why I don't play reg. Parfait (K-Runs). Please, constructive criticism only... and try to stay close to this decklist (I don't want to end up at reg. Parfait again  ).

Engine #1
4x Land Tax
3x Scroll Rack
2x Claws of Gix

Engine #2
3x Anvil of Bogardan
2x Solitary Confinement
3x Squee, Goblin Nabob

Kill
2x Spirit Cairn

Creature Control
4x Swords to Plowshares
2x Humility
1x Balance

Enchantment/Artifact Stuff
1x Enlightened Tutor
2x Aura of Silence
1x Seal of Cleansing

Recursion
2x Replenish
1x Feldons Cane (counters Tormod's Crypt)
3x Argivian Find
1x Soldevi Digger

Land
1x Strip Mine
3x Wasteland
1x Mox Diamond
1x Lotus Petal
1x Sol Ring
1x Mana Crypt
12x Plains
2x Mountain

Sideboard
2x Bloodmoon
2x Wrath of God
1x Moat
4x Orim's Chant
1x Karmic Justice
1x Replenish
1x Feldon's Cane
2x Tormod's Crypt
1x Aura of Silence

What do you think? Thanks for any and all replies!  

[Anonymous]

I don't think Spirit Cairn is a sufficient victory condition. It will take many, many turns to kill with, if you manage to do it before time is called (in a tournment setting) or your opponent gets bored (in casual). It also uses up a lot of card slots for support.

If you want to make your own signature deck, why not start outside an existing archtype?

[skirge5]

you might consider playing something like grindstone for the kill, since cairn is reliant on discard. another path that could be taken is drop an akroma, serra, or other killer white creature and go the distance that way.  (i know parfait doesnt do that, but it would take you a little farther away from k runs and into a new breed of white control.)

These are just ideas though, you have a better idea about the deck.

[Anonymous]

I don't like that lone Feldon's cane on the list. I know it "counters" Crypt but where is your MD crypt? It has bad synergy with your Replenishs and Finds.

[Anonymous]

I did start outside an existing archtype! Thats the thing! Then my deck slowly evolved into parfait, but without the scroll rack/land tax... that was basically it! And, yes i don't like the lone can either... I might switch it for a MD crypt... I don't think adding creatures would help... humility is a key card in the deck. And I wanted to put grindstone in, but I couldn't find a place to put it... but how would grindstone help spirit cairn?

[Anonymous]

Also, I thought Parfait was all about Synergy! Thats why I added the Cairn, it has much better synergy in the deck than sacred mesa... This deck is more ment to survive with Solitary Confinement and spirit Cairn works very well with the card. And at my tournament place there aren't REAL time limits... just if the game has gone on too long... Thanks for the replies!

PS - There are supposed to be 3x Spirit Cairn, my bad

Should I go a totally different was and addcreatures? Confessor would be awsome!!! Like a ivory tower that always works... Great synergy in this deck (just so you know, this deck plays a lot better than it looks, its one of the decks that look bad on paper, but is good in games.)

[skirge5]

i was thinking that the grindstone might fit in place of the carns, since they are less relient on the confinement being out. They would probably fit well in the sidebored against some decks (mayve against other contol decks, since it is easy to slip under the counter shield, and can totaly wreck phid decks.)

[Anonymous]

So about countering the crypts, or other graveyard hate...
If your worried about someone hitting your graveyard, while you have a confinement out, since I am thinking that is when it would be most annoying, due to losing squee, but you don't ahve to worry then, because confinement makes you untargetable, crypt can't hit you, but otherwise, wouldent shuffling the cards into your library, losing squee again, be almost as painful, while not a permentent setback, it would slow you down.  That is my 5 cents, and your right it is fun to play... I tried it... free time... vacation.

[Anonymous]

if you need a source of red I would run Plateau over mountain, it increases consistancy alot. also either i am blind or your title is misleading, I don't see any black in this deck  ... other than that I think your deck looks pretty good.

   
   

-toast

[Anonymous]

I didn't make the title! A mod changed it! It was originally SuiParfiat. Don't know why it was changed...
If somebody could change it back that would be great!

I have cut the feldon's canes all together... And also, I also wanted Grindstones in the deck, but didn't know what to cut? Any suggestions?

[skirge5]

For grind stones, i would drop one squee (your going through the deck so much that he should be able to be found, though you can actualy play him and attack if you draw multiples) plus the feldons canes. also, does the mana crypt realy work out for you? i would think it would start hurting after a time, since you only have claws for life gain. Might make one claw into a zuran orb, its additonal life gain works well in most situations. Interesting idea though.

[Anonymous]

The mana crypt works great! I usually end up eating it with the claws or solitary confinement takes the damage... I usually don't feal the pain... Your right about taking out squee... thanks!

[skirge5]

just noticed one other thing, is the moat in the board realy worth it? not sure of anything to replace it, but it seems a little out of place