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« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2004, 06:24:52 pm » |
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Oh wow! I'm so glad to see someone else working on one of my favorite decks. I've been testing it a lot lately and I really hope this thread generates some decent discussion.
However, I'm actually not such a big fan of your take on the deck. Maximizing the colored (red) spells is key. Honestly I don't see any need for the Bazaar/Squee engine, for Lotus Petal, for Mox Emerald, for Elvish Spirit Guides, and especially not for Tempting Wurms (I DID read what you said about these). Now after saying that, I'm going to make a somewhat contradictory statement in that I believe Null Rods *just may* belong maindeck. At the same time, I really don't think Ankhs belong in the deck.
Whoa! You don't run 5 Strips. When you cut Bazaar/ Squee for not being even close to worthwhile, you'll be able to fill those wasted land drops with Strip/Wastes.
Since I'm basically all over the place with the problems I see in your list, I'll just post another for comparison/ideas:
//Bitches and hoes: 4 Quirion Dryad //Bad creatures: 4 Jackal Pup 4 Goblin Cadets 3 Slith Firewalker 3 River Boa //The cards 5 year olds play with: 4 Price of Progress 4 Lightning Bolt 4 Chain Lightning 4 Incinerate 2 Fire/Ice //H8/Utility 1 Wheel of Fortune 2 Berserk 2 Final Fortune //ILikeDirt: 4 Taiga 4 Wooded Foothills 4 Wasteland 1 Strip Mine 4 Mountain 1 Black Lotus 1 Mox Ruby SB: 3 Null Rod SB: REB's, Artifact Mutations, possibly Carpet of Flowers as obscure as it might sound.
This isn't the list I've been testing, but I made some minor changes to it to incorporate the ideas I haven't yet had a chance to test (fire/ice for welders, berserk, etc) but Final Fortune has absolutely proven its worth.
All in all, I'm extremely pumped to see someone else interested in the deck, even if my post did come off sounding slightly condescending. Definitely PM me if you're interested in collaborating for testing/idea communication!
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