Oath Of Druids Deck

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4x Forbidden Orchard
4x Gemstone Mine
4x Seat of the Synod
1x Reflecting Pool
2x Island

2x Sensei's Divining Top
1x Lotus Petal
2x Chrome Mox
1x Mox Diamond
1x Chalice of the Void

4x Force of Will
3x Mana Leak
3x Impulse
1x Cunning Wish
1x Mystical Tutor
1x Oxidize
1x Vampiric Tutor
1x Flash of Insight
1x Brainstorm
1x Elightened Tutor
1x Intuition
2x Misdirection

2x Gaea's Blessing
4x Duress
1x Ponder
1x Demonic Tutor
1x Savor the Moment
1x Tinker

4x Oath of Druids

2x Platinum Angel
1x Akroma, Angel of Wrath
1x Darksteel Colossus


SIDEBOARD

1x Tormod's Crypt
1x Razia, Boros Archangel
2x Angel of Despair
2x Oxidize
2x Mercy Killing
1x Chalice of the Void
3x Pithing Needle
2x Emperial Archangel
1x Hellkite Overlord

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Common Criticisms

1) Too many creatures
-I find that with Tinker, my amount of creatues, and thier abilities has an overall well-rounded balance, making it suitable against any deck
-I switch out creatures after the first match to counter my opponen'ts deck type, so for the 2nd and 3rd, I have a max of 3

2) Only 1 Gaea's Blessing is needed
-Sorry, but i strongly feel 2 is nesiccary, due to the possibility of drawing one

ALSO,

Mercy Killing is a great sideboard card due to A) Its ability to destroy a creature, and B) it gives the opponent more creatures, meaning I get to use Oath

OBVIOSLY, the "new" moen, lotus petal, and Savor the Moment will be switched out with Poweer Nine as Proxies
Also, Mana Leaks will be proxied as Mana Drains

I've also been toying with the Idea of Adding a Tezzeret, due to the large artifact content, in case i can't cast, or activate Oath...

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Any help?!?!?

[Fester]

http://www.themanadrain.com/index.php?topic=35895.0

Read and really digest this thread.

Start with AngryPheldagrif's build and test the hell out of it.  Come back to your original card choices and re-evaluate them.  Also, it's okay to make different build decisions based on playstyle differences.

 

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After playing in my first vintage tournement, I've decided to lose the colossus and akroma, and just have 2x platinum Angel and 1x Empierial Archangel