So far, I've been running this build of Rector-Trix, ...

[aznflict]

So far, I've been running this build of Rector-Trix, my personal preference, and I just need some help.

Rector-Bargain

Spells – 41 cards

4x Duress – Urza’s Saga
4x Cabal Therapy – Judgment
4x Dark Ritual – Mercadian Masques
4x Brainstorm – Mercadian Masques
4x Force of Will – Alliances
3x Illusions of Grandeur – Ice Age
2x Donate – Urza’s Destiny
1x Ancestral Recall – Unlimited
1x Rushing River – Planeshift
1x Time Walk – Unlimited
1x Vampiric Tutor – Visions
1x Demonic Tutor – Revised
1x Necropotence – Ice Age
1x Yawgmoth's Bargain – Urza’s Destiny
1x Yawgmoth's Will – Urza’s Saga
1x Balance – 4th Edition
1x Mox Jet – Unlimited
1x Mox Pearl – Unlimited
1x Mox Sapphire – Unlimited
1x Mox Ruby – Unlimited
1x Black Lotus – Unlimited
1x Sol Ring – Revised
1x Mana Crypt – Promotional

Creatures – 4 cards

4x Academy Rector – Urza’s Destiny

Lands – 15 cards

4x Underground Sea – Revised
3x Scrubland – Revised
3x Gemstone Mine – Weatherlight
2x Flooded Strand – Onslaught
2x Polluted Delta – Onslaught
1x Tolarian Academy – Urza’s Saga

Sideboard – 15 cards

4x Hypnotic Specter – 4th Edition
4x Phyrexian Negator – Urza’s Destiny
3x Powder Keg – Urza’s Destiny
2x Hurkyll's Recall – 5th Edition
2x Seal of Cleansing – Nemesis


With the maindeck, my only concern is (a.) sometimes I don't draw enough mana sources to get out Rector quickly enough, and (b.) Balance maindeck.  I really like Balance, but about 50% of the time, it just sits in my hand, dead.  I'm thinking of replacing Balance with (a.) Aura of Silence, (b.) Future Sight, (c.) Mind Over Matter, or (d.) Dream Halls.  Any other suggestions would be helpful.  

Also, my mana base is solid, I think, but it sometimes gets stalled, for a long time, just because I don't have the right mana for Rector, etc.  Any suggestions?

Also, my SB is garbage, I just threw it together really quick.  Any suggestions would be helpful.

[Gilberry]

You could add a Mana Vault, Chrome Mox and a Lotus Petal (this is a good, underestimated, card in many decks) to help with getting the rector out. For more mana I would:

-2 Gemstone mine
+1 Mana vault
+1 Lotus Petal

Future Sight, Mind Over Matter, and Dream Halls are a little too expensive in this deck. If you don't need the balance put an abeyance or swords of plowshers (good vs dragon) in the deck.

[aznflict]

what do you think of cunning wish in here?  abeyance, swords, rushing river, misdirection, disenchant, etc. are all good wish targets.

also, with the large casting cost enchantments, i was thinking more of rectoring them out.  

hmm....  cutting gemstones.  interesting.

[BreathWeapon]

Balance isn't a bad card by any meens MD in Rector, but a combo oriented card like Future Sight or Demonic Consultation may be the better move. Its tough to let go of the brokenness of Balance and Mindtwist MD, but thats life.

In regards to the manabase, you may want to up the City/Gemstone/Glimmer count to provide you with more White Mana. It will weaken Brainstorm, but not by much. It will also allow you to consider using Xantid Swarms SB.

All in all, you may want to investigate a fully powered version of Spoils Trix instead of Rector/Trix. Dragon hate will soon be at an all time high, which hits Rector by default. Rector based Trix doesn't seem to be the way to go right now.

[Gilberry]

Quote also, with the large casting cost enchantments, i was thinking more of rectoring them out.

You could but usually you don't have that many rectors to start out with, and after you get Yawgmoth's Bargain into play you often have the game. The expensive enchantments might be overkill.

Cutting the gemstones would allow you get more mana in on turn 1 and 2. If white mana is a problem more flooded strands and polluted deltas can really help. The gemstones aren't fetchable and often don't last when the game is harder.

[aznflict]

see, i'm thinking of replacing 1x necropotence with 1x future sight.  while necro is easier to hardcast, it just isn't fast enough for me.  while future sight is almost always gonna be rectored out, it serves a better purpose (card advantage), and doesn't eat away at valuable bargain fuel, necro does.

also, what do you think of cunning wish?  it can get misdirection, rushing river, abeyance, swords, etc...

yeah, the manabase needs some work

[Moxlotus]

Cunning Wish is way too slow for the deck.  It costs 3 to play it and then mana to play the spell.  What would make you need to do that?  I would just focus on killing your opponent as fast as possible. Besides with 4 Duress, cabal therapy, and FoW-you have enough answers to threats so i think Cunning wish doesn't have a home in this deck.

[Wolven]

Hey guys, I've played Trix for quite a time before I moved on to Tendrils so I think I have some experience with the Deck. The main thing I'm thinking is that this deck could easily play 4 Spoils of the Vault, especially when you have Illusions down. It's even possible to replace cards such as Future Sight/ Necro etc. with the spoils. This would definately give the deck a more combo feel and also, I think, speed it up.

So what do you guys think?

[Moxlotus]

I think that could be worth a try. Cheap tutoring is good.  Lifeloss is neglible with Illusions

[Smash]

NO. Life is precious. Get a rector out, use that to crap out a bargain, draw entire deck and win.

If you cost yourself 10 life or whatever to get the bargain out... it is pointless. And you can't (shouldn't) spoils for a donate only playing 2 of them.

It wins on like turn 3 after playing multiple duress effects and have FoW backup... that is just how it works. If you want to play spoils, you will do much better to move it into dragon or such.

[aznflict]

ok, so no cunning wish.  what do you guys think about MD balance?  about 50% that i do draw it, it's either (a.) a dead draw, cuz i'm already cruising to victory, or (b.) a dead draw, cuz i'm already cruising to victory.  There's only been one time where it saved me, and that was after getting raped by a vicious sui-black opening hand.  

what do you guys think of future sight in place of necro?  necro is just way too slow in trying to fill bargain's spot, and it eats away at life, which you should be saving for bargain.  future sight, imo, is (a.) seal of cleansing bait (b.) pitchable to FoW, which Necro is not (c.) in this deck, just as good as necro. imo.  

any SB suggestions?

[MoreFling]

I would run beta dark rituals over masques (unless they are asian foils!). Style is the next step in the mising process!

in all seriousness, Rector-Trix was shaky before long was invented, and rector tendrils is just THAT much better. Also, I think Rector is dangerous regardless, since it suffers a lot of damage from all the Dragon-hate I'd expect to see.

But well, if this is what you wanna play, who am I to say no...

[aznflict]

this is what i have so far, i've cut necro for future sight, and haven't really missed it at all.

Rector-Bargain

Spells – 41 cards

4x Duress – Urza’s Saga
4x Cabal Therapy – Judgment
4x Dark Ritual – Mercadian Masques
4x Brainstorm – Mercadian Masques
4x Force of Will – Alliances
3x Illusions of Grandeur – Ice Age
2x Donate – Urza’s Destiny
1x Ancestral Recall – Unlimited
1x Rushing River – Planeshift
1x Future Sight – Onslaught
1x Misdirection – Mercadian Masques
1x Time Walk – Unlimited
1x Vampiric Tutor – Visions
1x Demonic Tutor – Revised
1x Yawgmoth's Bargain – Urza’s Destiny
1x Yawgmoth's Will – Urza’s Saga
1x Mox Jet – Unlimited
1x Mox Pearl – Unlimited
1x Mox Sapphire – Unlimited
1x Mox Ruby – Unlimited
1x Black Lotus – Unlimited
1x Sol Ring – Revised
1x Mana Crypt – Promotional

Creatures – 4 cards

4x Academy Rector – Urza’s Destiny

Lands – 15 cards

4x Underground Sea – Revised
4x Scrubland – Revised
2x Gemstone Mine – Weatherlight
2x Flooded Strand – Onslaught
2x Polluted Delta – Onslaught
1x Tolarian Academy – Urza’s Saga

Sideboard – 15 cards

4x Phyrexian Negator – Urza’s Destiny
3x Hypnotic Specter – 4th Edition
2x Powder Keg – Urza’s Destiny
2x Hurkyll's Recall – 5th Edition
2x Seal of Cleansing – Nemesis
1x Balance – 4th Edition
1x Necropotence – Ice Age


i just threw in balance (put in misdirection) and necropotence (put in future sight) in the SB, still not sure about it.

How does the maindeck look?  I added in +1 Scrubland, -1 Gemstone Mine.