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I thought I'd make this thread just to contain all of my thoughts as opposed to making individual threads. If you don't know already, I'm fairly new to the game, I collected the cards when I was a lot younger but never played. Only recently have I played the arcade games on the xbox, and decided to get back into the paper version, hoping to play more games this time (plus I have a few friends I've managed to rope back into the game as well)! I've got a pretty good idea of all of the mechanics thanks to the arcade games (for anyone wondering, they're a really good way to learn the basics and they're really fun as well - worth the money!).

I'm working on an artifact deck at the moment, which I'll try and post later and hopefully you guys can give me a few pointers (a lot has changed since I was a kid, and there are hundreds more cards)!

So, to start this thread off; what mythic rares do you own? Which do you find the most useful, and what ones do you currently want?

Actually I don't think I own any mythics, heh. Stopped buying boosters and caring about tournaments before Mythic was introduced. Nowadays I only play Commander / EDH. Love it.

Probably would have guessed it, but I've never played Commander. What are the basics?

A lot of Myffics are junk anyway.

Commander uses a 100 card deck where all cards, other than generic lands, are different. All cards in your deck have to share the colours of your general. The General isn't stored in your main deck but placed to one side, you can cast it any time and when it dies it goes back into the general area rather than the graveyard. I use Sen Triplets as my commander making my deck blue-black-white.

NoBaconz, want to post your updated deck list? I'll post my competitive deck in a bit, it's done me quite well at various events. Artefact decks are good particularly if you use the 'metalcraft ' abilities but be aware that many artifacts leave standard in October so won't be legal at those events. That said, my wife has a red-white Artifact deck with Jor Kadeen as the Commander and that works quite well.

Heh, I'll have to go find my old white weenie deck to see if I can post how crappyit likely is compared to modern decks.

Howard A Treesong wrote:A lot of Myffics are junk anyway.

Commander uses a 100 card deck where all cards, other than generic lands, are different. All cards in your deck have to share the colours of your general. The General isn't stored in your main deck but placed to one side, you can cast it any time and when it dies it goes back into the general area rather than the graveyard. I use Sen Triplets as my commander making my deck blue-black-white.

NoBaconz, want to post your updated deck list? I'll post my competitive deck in a bit, it's done me quite well at various events. Artefact decks are good particularly if you use the 'metalcraft ' abilities but be aware that many artifacts leave standard in October so won't be legal at those events. That said, my wife has a red-white Artifact deck with Jor Kadeen as the Commander and that works quite well.

Okay, so far:


Creatures
- 3 Leaden Myr
- 3 Silver Myr
- 3 Memnite
- 2 Master Transmuter
- 3 Salvage Slasher
- 3 Etherium Sculptor
- 2 Vectis Agents
- 1 Kuldotha Forgemaster
- 3 Steel Overseer
- 2 Platinum Emperion
Other Spells
- 3 Countersquall
- 2 Soul Manipulation
- 3 Golem’s Heart
- 2 Rusted Relic
- 2 Voltaic Key
- 1 Elixir of Immortality
- 2 Golem Foundry
- 2 Welding Jar
Planeswalkers
- 2 Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
Lands
- 2 Drowned Catacomb
- 1 Arcane Sanctum
- 2 Seat of the Synod
- 7 Island
- 8 Swamp

Total: 64

I have most of these already, so it shouldn't be too costly. That being said, I have no idea if it's good or not. I'm running a little short on time at the moment, so I'll leave that there for you to ponder over for the time being - I'll post my plans/ideas later. I also know a few of those cards are banned, but I'm not sure what I can use as replacements, as, well, I have a limited knowledge of all cards.

Thanks!

Yeah, the Seat of the Synod is banned in Modern, the format that is best fitted to the range of cards you are trying to use. You'd probably be better of with some more dual blue-black lands if possible.

I got a Mono-white Soldier/ ally deck that does a good mop up whenever i use it (it, like all my decks are not standard legal as i just play with buddies)

Creatures
-2 Crovax, Ascendant Hero
-2 Attended Knight
-2 Crusader of Odric
-1 Captain of the Watch
-1 Odric, Master Tactician
-1 Field Marshal
-2 Benalish Commander
-3 Stornehorn Dignitary
-1 Loxodon Gatekeeper
-1 Benalish veteran
-1 Makindi Shieldmate
-1 Kazandu Blademaster
-1 Konda, Lord of Eiganjo (only non soldier, he is a Samurai instead)
-1 Grand Abolisher
-1 Knight-Captain of Eos
-1 Hada Freeblade
-1 Ondu Cleric

Spells
-1 Divine Deflection
-1 Lifelink
-1 Congregate
-1 Return to Dust
-1 Asha's Favor
-1 Divine Favor
-1 Spirit Mantle
-2 Join the Ranks
-1 Cathars' Crusade

Equipment/ Artifacts
-1 Loxodon Warhammer
-2 Scepter of Empires
-2 Throne of Empires
-1 Crown of Empires
-1 Swiftfoot Boots
-1 Lightning Greaves

Land
-20 plains

total of 61 cards

Land: 16 plains, 1 Daru Encampment, 1 Walking Stones

Creatures:
3 Venerable Monks
3 Suntail Hawks
3 Gold Myr
2 Angels of Mercy
2 Angelic Pages
2 Tundra Wolves
Luxodon Punisher
Noble Templar
Gravel Slinger
Aven Brigadier
Crude Rampart
Grassland Crusader
Seasoned Marshall
Gustcloak Runner
Honorable Scout
Staunch Defenders

Instants:
2 Funeral Pyre
2 Chastise
2 Renewed Faith
Healing Salve
Raise the Alarm
Unified Strike
Aura Blast
Blessed Reversal

Enchantments:
Glorious Anthem

Artifacts:
2 Bonesplitter
Luxodon Warhammer
Slagwurm Armor
Ivory Cup

Man, this brings back memories. It's probably pretty crappy mind you.

Mine is standard...

4x Champion of the Parish
4x Silverblade Paladin
4x Accorder Paladin
4x Doomed Traveller
2x Kruin Striker
2x Gideon's Lawkeeper
2x Goldnight Commander
2x Fiend Hunter
2x Lighting Mauler
1x Adaptive Automaton

4x Gather the Townsfolk
4x Thatcher Revolt
2x Rally the Peasants
2x Oblivion Ring

10x Plains
4x Mountain
4x Clifftop Retreat
3x Cavern of Souls


Sideboard
2x Mentor of the Meek
1x Grand Abolisher
4x Mirran Crusader
2x Phyrexian Revoker
4x Wrack with Madness
2x Grafdigger's Cage

I've gotten top 8 at Game Day and some FNMs with the following Artifact Deck; the prior Game Days have been variants of:

-CREATURES-
4x Grand Architect
3x Snapcaster Mage
3x Fog Bank
1x Treasure Mage
4x Kraken Hatchling
3x Wurmcoil Engine
3x Phyrexian Metamorph
1x Batterskull
-SPELLS-
1x Contagion Engine
3x Negate
4x Ponder
2x Tragic Slip
1x Heartless Summoning
2x Black Sun's Zenith
3x Vapor Snag
1x Forbidden Alchemy
-LAND-
7x Island
5x Swamp
4x Drowned Catacombs
2x Darkslick Shores
3x Ancient Ruins

-SIDEBOARD-
3x Spellskite
2x Ratchet Bomb
1x Treasure Mage
2x Dismember
1x Vapor Snag
1x Phantasmal Image
1x Wurmcoil Engine
1x Akroma's Memorial
1x Karn, Liberated
2x Sleep

It's not the best deck, but it served me well. Rather disappointing that it's rotating out of Standard in a few months.

Also, if you really love Artifacts and thinking of getting into EDH/Commander, consider 'Sharuum, the Hegemon' as your general/commander.

Sweet, I'll have to have a browse through these.

While I'm at it, do any of you know of any Artifact / blue/black disenchantments?

I have a friend who loves his Lignify's and Defang's...

Enchantment removal isn't really their thing. Blue is better at countering the thing going down, black can destroy the creature to which it may be attached.

White might have some, I think?

Yeah I have a few for white, Oblivion Ring and Erase are ones I seem to remember, unfortunately though I don't play wih white much :(

Thanks though!

NoBaconz4You wrote:Yeah I have a few for white, Oblivion Ring and Erase are ones I seem to remember, unfortunately though I don't play wih white much :(

Thanks though!

You could always use Cloudshift (i think thats the name) as it exiles the card then brings it right back with no enchantments/ auras/ equipment on it. Also the Oblivion ring is my favourite white exiling card, there is just something fun to yelling out "O RING!!!!" when somebody brings out a heavy hitter.

If I gave a care enough, I would want to redo my white weenie / life deck...

So does anyone run a five coloured deck, or am i the only psycho who does that? (it works quit well actually) Mostly run it for the look on peoples faces when i get at least 2 of each land on the field then BAM i drop a Etched monstrosity (and getting it to a 10/10 instantly) or two Myr battlespheres. If anyone cares i can list my main artifact deck.

Tazz Azrael wrote:So does anyone run a five coloured deck, or am i the only psycho who does that? (it works quit well actually) Mostly run it for the look on peoples faces when i get at least 2 of each land on the field then BAM i drop a Etched monstrosity (and getting it to a 10/10 instantly) or two Myr battlespheres. If anyone cares i can list my main artifact deck.

Please do!

I have a friend who runs a five color control, lots of planeswalkers (including Bolas), and a few cruel ultimatum's.

I've only seen five colours done effectively in commander.

Commander doesn't even count then. You get 40 more cards without having to worry about duplicates. I've seen it done, and it doesn't really work.

First off let me say that i made this 5 colour deck in a draft and have not added anything to it from my collection.

Creatures
Myrsmith
Chronomaton
2 Myr Battlespheres
Leaden Myr
Chancellor of the Tangle
Copper Myr
Septic Rats
cathedral Membrane
Rust tick
Hexplate Golem
Whispering Specter
2 Pith Drillers
Trinket Mage
Etched Monstrosity
Gold Myr

Spells
Leeching Bite
Masters Call
Virulent Wound
Revoke Existance
Instill Infection
Viridian Harvest
tainted Strike
Turn the tide
Mindculling
War Report (i got 30 life in one turn with this card)
Morbid Plunder
Spread the Sickness

Equipment
Decimator web

Land
Razorverge thicket
4 Swamps
3 Plains
4 Mountains
4 Forests
4 islands

Total of 50 cards.

Let me get this straight, according to this, one unblocked hit from this would win you the game?

I've just ordered two to go into my artifact deck, which I played a couple of games with yesterday. It needed a few more big creatures (which I find it gets out pretty quickly) and I just love the artwork on this one.

No, the infect is dealt instead of regular damage. So two turns.

 Melissia wrote:
No, the infect is dealt instead of regular damage. So two turns.

I thought it said:

- Infect deals damage in the form of poison counters (to players), equal to creatures power (in this case 11)
- If a player has 10 or more = game over

Where did I go wrong?

Oh, I missed that part.

That is one nasty creature, it either nukes a creature with -1 counters or instantly wins you the game from giving the other player to many poison counters, i kind of do the same thing with my etched monstrosity (once its up to 10/10) i buff it with one of my black spells to give it +1/+0 and infect for the turn

Problem with that card is that it's high cost. I've seen it popped on round 3, maybe round 4.

Which card? The etched monstrosity? its a 5 drop for a 10/10 with 5 -1/-1 counters on it and next turn you can get rid of them all with one of each mana, ive never had a problem getting at least 2 and some times even 3 of most of my mana out on the field (the myr help with that at times) and if things go right i already have a 2 cost myr out on turn 1 (the chancelor gives me one forest at the start of the game if i announce him from my opening hand)

The creature with 11 attack and Infection.