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Enduring Ideal (79 cards) by Gary

Finished Deck

7.80/10 (<10 votes)

Deck link: http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=1

This is a deck i made after i played a similar deck, which completely annihilated my boros deck at a tournament. I liked the way it worked, so decided to build my own, which i then took to the next tournament and beat the deck that beat my boros. Revenge is sweet.

Main Deck (64 cards)Draw sample hand

Artifacts
2x Sensei's Divining Top
Creatures
3x Birds of Paradise
4x Sakura-Tribe Elder
Enchantments
2x Copy Enchantment
2x Form of the Dragon
4x Ghostly Prison
1x Ivory Mask
2x Privileged Position
1x Zur's Weirding
3x Confiscate
1x Night of Souls' Betrayal
1x Honden of Cleansing Fire
1x Honden of Infinite Rage
1x Honden of Life's Web
1x Honden of Night's Reach
Land
6x Forest
4x Island
3x Mountain
5x Plains
1x Swamp
4x Tendo Ice Bridge
Spells
4x Enduring Ideal
4x Wrath of God
4x Kodama's Reach

Sideboard (15 cards)

Sideboard
1x Circle of Protection: Black
1x Circle of Protection: Red
1x Debtors' Knell
1x Dovescape
4x Sacred Ground
4x Faith's Fetters
1x Meishin, the Mind Cage
1x Genju of the Realm
1x Boseiju, Who Shelters All

Type Breakdown

Artifacts:	2 (3.13%)
Creatures:	7 (10.94%)
Enchantments:	20 (31.25%)
Land:	23 (35.94%)
Planeswalker:	0 (0.00%)
Spell:	12 (18.75%)
Other:	0 (0.00%)

Mana Symbol Occurrence

White:	29 (43.94%)
Blue:	9 (13.64%)
Black:	3 (4.55%)
Red:	7 (10.61%)
Green:	18 (27.27%)

Mana Curve

1 Mana:	5 (12.20%)
2 Mana:	4 (9.76%)
3 Mana:	11 (26.83%)
4 Mana:	9 (21.95%)
5 Mana:	3 (7.32%)
6 Mana:	3 (7.32%)
7+ Mana:	6 (14.63%)

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Deck Comments (93 comments)

seems like a fun deck :) but u need 2 play shock lands..

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25 Oct 2006 by Anothertakenusername

I actually found this deck works better without them, it must just be coincidence, but after i took the shocks out i seemed to have the mana i wanted, go figure. :S

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09 Nov 2006 by Gary

Any of you people play my sliver deck. Get back to me.

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19 Nov 2006 by incubus

u need more mana, i mean i cant talk cos of 'my' deck, (check it out, its called forgotten vouge) but yer, it could be really annoying for your opponent.

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28 Nov 2006 by karrat

nice! coulduse some parylize like pillorys of the sleepless hough....

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24 Jan 2007 by patty01

Im not sure about the form of the dragons but a nice addition would be pyrohemia, or pestilence. you keep gaing life each turn and with those you can takd them down and keep the field clear of creatures.

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04 Mar 2007 by PimpinFreak

you should check out my deck. tis called (wheres my deck). Its a massivly nice control deck. average win is in about 7 - 8 turns.

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04 Mar 2007 by PimpinFreak

The Forms are a major (but not relied upon) win condition of this deck, the normal tactic is to control the incomings from your opponent long enough to get ideal into play and then play a dragon or two.

I'll take a look at your deck now! :)

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08 Mar 2007 by Gary

Sterling Groves and Enlightened Tutors. I recommend Aura Shards.

And your Night of Souls betrayal is counter productive with the Honden of Life's Web.

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05 Jul 2007 by devioususer

i would sugest taking out enduring ideal and puting in burning wish or use a quick way to get ideal out and also if you can check out my deck (dermoplasm swap) and comment it please

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19 Sep 2007 by powerhog

IM a noob player i just started playing (1 week) but if you ever found your self needing mana then maby you could use dark steel ingot. Im sure you guys know what it dose but for thoses who dont it gives you 1 land token of your choice of any colour and is indestructable... but im a noob what do i know!

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10 Nov 2007 by darkhorse

Seems like a pretty dandy deck :D

Comment mine if you can. Rapid Burn

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03 Dec 2007 by KamiKaze

try solitary confinement... otherwise GOOD JOB 9/10! Rate mine please!

COUNT ME

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04 Dec 2007 by smartypants

why not add some paradox's haze's in there

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12 Dec 2007 by dansj882

THIS DECK IS FREAK'N AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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29 Jan 2008 by Reddmagicboy

Try running some of the "Opal" theme. Most commendable, "Opalescence" would be a win card. Very well-thought theme though. Good luck!

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29 Jan 2008 by SliverKing

more lans in case of land burn, i dunno, you could try getting the card down to the standard size though

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11 Feb 2008 by Plasmand

Looks Like A Fun Deck To Play
Comment On My Deck " Goblin Sac FTW" -Thanks-

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19 Mar 2008 by Stags4

my burn will own. lol

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15 May 2008 by Blu3_s0ul

Might wana bring it down to 60 cards better chance of drawing the cards you need also please comment on my Anti Faerie deck

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18 May 2008 by Wittyname

zur the enchanter might be a fun addition posting from italy atm XD (live in US)

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13 Jun 2008 by Wittyname

i like my enduring ideal deck better

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04 Jul 2008 by Josho

I always thought of one shrine of each color thing. Thats a cool deck idea though

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20 Jul 2008 by Sora119

Ever have Form of the Dragon become a nut kicker?

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09 Feb 2009 by Moggle

Yeah like i said before i still think your main deck should be 60 cards, i might change the sideboard a bit also ^_^
btw where do i post on the forums if i want my old decks back? and since they were under a different accont can i still get them back?

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09 Feb 2009 by Wittyname

A very interesting deck.

Can you please comment on mine.

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24 Feb 2009 by ANON

Is this deck digital only, or have you been able to play test it? I would think that you may have trouble getting a good start hand where you have the mana to play the cards you drew?

Please comment on my R/W

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27 Feb 2009 by DGF

bonetastic

can you guys look at my deck please :-)

http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=15700

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04 Mar 2009 by qasaliwrecker

@DGF It's been a while since I've played this deck but yes, it was real and it won quite a lot. There was enough ways in the deck to either get more mana faster or hold off the enemy with things like the Ghostly Prison until you have enough mana to play the big boys (or enduring ideal of course).

If I didn't get what I wanted in my first couple of hands I would discard down, if I still didn't get anything by the time I had discarded down to about four then I'd just keep the hand and pray. It worked most of the time. :P

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05 Mar 2009 by Gary

I'm surprised you don't have any Yavimaya Enchantress in this. If you ever felt short on creature power there's no better way to go.

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13 Mar 2009 by katezila

This is a REALLY cool deck idea but... it seems like way too many things have to go your way for this to be efficient at all, also it does not seem at all proficient at damaging your opponent/ did you consider direct damage??? Cool idea... too many holes.

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25 Mar 2009 by SkavenLord

cool deck, as for direct damage as suggestedabove, have a look into more domain cards. Tribal Flames...ExplodingBorders...learn to love'em. Check out my 5c deck for casual play.

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03 Apr 2009 by Timotei

Good deck!!! :P
Comment and give hints to my discard deck!!!

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07 Apr 2009 by Pekkis

Nice job!

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12 Apr 2009 by xZombiePaladinx

I played this at a ptq a few yrs ago, It was a pretty tough deck. Enlightened tutors definitely instead of the night of souls betrayal. If you wanted to go off faster you could use drift of phantasms to transmute for enlightened tutor, make sure you always can get whatever you need in hand. Possibly taking out confiscate (seems you have enough tools to control the board once ideal hits).

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16 Apr 2009 by dannydandan

nice seems cool
but a bit boring to play

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19 Apr 2009 by thealextheory

Um no opalessence? wouldn't that make this better? or how about the paralax wave/tide/ any?

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20 Apr 2009 by SquirralMaster

me like

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25 Apr 2009 by ironoxide

Looks good, but my only concern is a fast deck as your opponent. At the tournaments i have gone to, any deck that isn't standard, is fast enough to wipe anyone out very quickly. For example, i played against one person there and knew that they had a very fast deck so i used the fastest one i had (goblins). Got them down to 6 life on the third turn before i had died. This seems like a slow deck and thus may not be able to keep up with opponents.

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03 May 2009 by Talkyn

wow nice deck, cool idea look at my decks need comments on em all

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16 May 2009 by dougan2

how is this deck still alive on turn 7? I would think numerous decks would be able to get around most of these enchantments, or something like tranquility would be game over.

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20 May 2009 by l3dzppln

It is aswome man!!!!!

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27 May 2009 by dopy343

But legal amount is 67

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27 May 2009 by dopy343

60 sorry

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27 May 2009 by dopy343

if anyone is wondering how to deal damage with this deck look at the shrines, enduring ideal, and copy enchanment. that can deal up to 6 damage a turn, along with gaining 12 life, 6 creatures, and their entire hand getting discarded, all during your upkeep. providing it all plays out exactly like planned.

nice deck. just trim it down to 60 cards.

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02 Jun 2009 by sliversunite

I would use lotus blooms, and burning wishes to get the main deck ideals up to 7. The dovescape should be in the main deck because after you have a lock you just throw that down and wait for your new form to win the game. I always thought that solitary confinement was a must in these decks. A well timed shrapnel blast = a game loss for you. Boseiju should help you keep your Ordeal from getting countered.

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19 Jun 2009 by Dan_The_Man

LOOKS GOOD CHECK OUT MINE AND COMMENT..

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23 Jun 2009 by INFERNAL

Run some lotus blooms maybe?

~Check out my Elf Forestwalking Deck~

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01 Jul 2009 by CaptainEagle

seem like a great way to win but many people i play with play with enchantment destroyrs in there deck

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02 Jul 2009 by sirsossy

Nice. Check out my deck "The Knights Path to Glory" i need help. PLEASE!!

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21 Jul 2009 by LUDACHRIS

epic!!!!!! can you please revise my kiki jiki deck?????????

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30 Jul 2009 by HevyPoop

wow that deck = rape and i've been looking for a card like privileged position forever been think of using it with celestial convergence. Also it wud be much appreciated if you had a look at my b/r control!

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31 Jul 2009 by CelticRoar

wow that deck = rape and i've been looking for a card like privileged position forever been think of using it with celestial convergence. Also it wud be much appreciated if you had a look at my b/r control!

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31 Jul 2009 by CelticRoar

sweat deck . i would love to play it. check mine .
http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=24805

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10 Aug 2009 by ugtran

personally, i would take out the Night of Souls Betrayal, because it would kill your birds of paradise, as well as the 1/1 tokens that your honden puts into play.

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10 Aug 2009 by jackfrost2324

This is an impressive deck for a DID1.
Since I'm limited on the knowledge of cards in MTG, looking at this deck did show me the power of enchantments, so I guess a thanks is in order.

Mind helping me out with my deck? It needs work...
http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=25330

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17 Aug 2009 by xepherian

i didnt know there were enchanments like that wow

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17 Aug 2009 by eddiej121

Maelstrom Nexus!!!
put that in and pretty sure you will win
every turn, first spell you play will have cascade (Y)
might helpp

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21 Aug 2009 by xXx_Spike_xXx

NICE!!!

- Niv, Mizzet = Benjamin Franklin

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25 Aug 2009 by soopahtonio1227

That's gay. Can anyone say 'Netdecking'?

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28 Aug 2009 by AlittleJUMPY

nice deck, but im some what new to magic, comment my deck im looking for a solid red deck i could use or upgrade, thanks. http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=26434

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28 Aug 2009 by Knaus1

sick dude. i like the form of dragon/ivory mask/ghostly prison thing. that'd be tough to get around.

mabe look into a raking canopy to complement the form of the dragon even more?

check out my white and blue deck. tell me what you think.
http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=26027

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31 Aug 2009 by CALamity

Netdecking? Heh... did you not read the description? I played somebody who had a similar deck so decided to build upon it. I took his deck as a base then played around adding/removing things! :)

Thanks for all the comments guys! It's probably time I updated the deck... it's been a while. :P

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10 Sep 2009 by Gary

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14 Sep 2009 by zephyr

i like it. please have a look at my decks. (particually my kithkin, as its one of the only 1s i really have) I dont think im that good at playing, but apparently im good at deck building, so id really like it if my decks actually got noticed by some1.

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15 Sep 2009 by gellatong

I like it, but maybe Katabatic Winds? Drop two on alternating turns and viola! Creatures can't attack you.

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18 Sep 2009 by Ratoly

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25 Sep 2009 by dominir

Its a good idea for a deck XD and i like it very much
However, it cannot be used effectively due to the \
Legendary rule installed by mtg recently
if two or more legends are on the field, they are automatically
removed from the field to the graveyard

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25 Sep 2009 by dominir

lol dominir the legendary rule has been there since LEGENDARY creatures. If you never knew about it then i hope you wherent using 3 of the same legendary on the field. Also the rule is 2 or more Legendary with the same name.

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13 Oct 2009 by dreki

I tried a similar deck back when Enduring Ideal came out, though I had to use very different cards for budget reasons.

have you considered tossing in the blue honden and Words of Worship? there's nothing quite like gaining 40 life a round (30 from the WoW and 10 from the hondens) and its not like your using your mana for anything anyway after the Ideal is out.

I also found Collapsing Borders, Spirit of Resistance, Faith Healer, and Worship to be very useful, though I wasn't running Night of Soul's Betrayal obviously ;)

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14 Oct 2009 by Cerwyn

I really love the concept !
I tryed modifying a bit for my tastes (and my funds) http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=30499
Birds of Paradise and Wrath of God are expensive D:

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15 Oct 2009 by Shabla

nice deck. but with my luck... I wouldnt get any of the land I would want. But again you said it worked fine. Comment my naya deck please! input is welcome!

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19 Oct 2009 by Armitage901

This is a nice restriction deck, my worst nightmare

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21 Oct 2009 by VEX91

maybe some more mana bt other than that this deck looks like it could be pretty fun. rate back

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26 Oct 2009 by big-satch

dude 40-60 cards 79 is defiantly not in that range

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29 Oct 2009 by Mr.Sliver

No Solitary Confinement? It's a nice trick, esp with the Hondens. I also love Paradox Haze.

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03 Nov 2009 by pandafarmer

nice deck check out my elf deck i want to see what you think

http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=33326

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10 Nov 2009 by darkw0lf741

i like it please help with my deck
http://mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=33796

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15 Nov 2009 by zygma

looks like alot of fun to play, has alot of big spells

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21 Nov 2009 by Kto

I guess i am surprised it won so often. The enduring ideal must have won you many games along with form of the dragon. well done.

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25 Nov 2009 by elflordera

Pretty sweet deck my friend runs one similar to that. Anyways check out my warrior deck I'd like to get a good take on it. http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=35152

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29 Nov 2009 by Mucandusa

I would recommend taking out Ghostly Prison, and replacing it with Windborn Muse. It is basically the same card with legs. Also try getting some land, that has multi-mana production. Please everyone check out my deck, rate and comment, it is called death from above.

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02 Dec 2009 by kilnmouth

use mirror gallery with more copies of shrines

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06 Dec 2009 by heliosofcows

Omfg.....

That's a really cool concept there, I might see if I can find those cards cheap on MTGO tonight and try it out. The Kamigawa block wells up tons a good memories for me, as it's the last block I played in before I took my few year break.

Now.

WTF is with everyone? Every other comment is "itz cool but look at MY deck lololol" or "bet it wont beat MY deck COME COMMENT ON IT". Jesus! This isn't your deck don't spam your f***ing s**t all over it. Netiquette? Anyone? It's bad enough everyone apparently failed grade school grammar, but do you have to rape the English language WHILE hijacking someone's post? Maybe this is just par for the course but for f**k's sake...

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11 Dec 2009 by WolfwoodSama

Great Deck! check out my burn deck want some advice before i buy it,

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30 Dec 2009 by deckheads

borderland ranger, harrow, natures lore adds in mana quick
check out my deckk too!

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01 Jan 2010 by alexx.

seems like a really nice deck... i like :)
I'm building my first deck but i need some advice..
I posted it here http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=42153
could you check it out (you seem to know your s**t)
thnx

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30 Jan 2010 by rida

Wow nice deck
Do you think you could comment on my decks also

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02 Feb 2010 by Dnt_Hat3

damn nice deck. You should comment on mine http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=43947

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12 Feb 2010 by Wampler

this deck is really forkin coowl can you help work out any flaws that mine may have (prolly lots )

http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=44242

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14 Feb 2010 by naruguydudeman

hey everyone, comment on this deck http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=44907. I am trying to build this deck really soon and wanted to know if there was any changes I should make.

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19 Feb 2010 by Wampler

it has 64 cards.

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20 Mar 2010 by tomathan88

It does indeed! I used to run it differently all the time though, taking things out, adding things in etc. It always seemed to work no matter how many cards it had; 60, 62, 64, whatever! ;)

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25 Mar 2010 by Gary

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