coolwip4865

am i the only one who's like in love with athreos?

Ok i changed this deck up quite a bit now. any thoughts?

Holy cow. I actually really like this deck. my only thing is i'm not a fan of chandra. and i think stormbreath is better than flame wreathed phoenix.

I think you forgot that this deck is standard legal

Yeah i agree. drawing two is bad. but a 3 of will pretty much guarantee that you draw one. may you draw two? sure, but its doubtful. And not so much with the gods because of they're indestructibility, but Rakdos would definitely be a big target for any removal the opponent has. so drawing two of him might not be so bad

Why cryptborn horror? Rakdos, lord of riots is way better

Magma jet > Lightning strike in my opinion. but i think i might take some of that advice. thanks

Dropped 2 lightning strikes for 3 hero's downfall

I agree i need hero's downfall, but i feel as though taking out the burn spells work better. dropped lightning strike, and took the deck total to 61. And yeah those sideboard suggestions i totally agree with. i chose duress instead for the budget. I'll change that when i manage to get my hands on some thought seize.

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

Mind grind?

Hero's downfall is better than Dreadbore. It's all about that instant speed bro. Deviant Glee is a good enchantment to look into, as well as underworld connections to make sure you don't run out of steam. As for the sideboard seems how you only have 6 cards anyway, go to at least 3 on the slaughter games. You'll want durress and/or thoughtseize for control matchups, and hell why not get Rakdos himself up in here? he's better than Cryptborn Horror by a longshot. Also get a 4th temple man!

Drop thassa, ashiok, and siren of the silent song for 2 more mind grinds 2 more jace and 3 wall of swords

ah that's reasonable. maybe golgari guildgates? just a thought

So if you don't manage to pull a green source of land this deck isn't going to perform nearly as well as what it should. because of this i would go the extra mile and replace your 3 swamps with overgrown tombs just to be on the safe side. other thant that this deck looks awesome. If you have time and could check out my Jund deck that would be awesome! http://www.mtgvault.com/coolwip4865/decks/what-the-jund/

If a creature has both first strike and deathtouch, when that creature goes into combat with another creature, the creature with first strike and deathtouch deals damage first, and because of the deathtouch it will kill the opposing creature before it even gets touched

A creature with first strike and deathtouch can almost never die in combat though, no matter how big it is. wasteland viper has to potential to take down a worldspine wurm and walkaway unscathed.

Please comment with suggestions! I know this deck isn't perfect

Also drop the guildgates and add in basic lands in their place, also add another temple of abandon.

Have you considered taking out anger of the gods and adding in xenagos, or even chandra? you have enough creature removal as it is, you can spare 3 of them and add in some more planeswalkers. with 5 planeswalkers in your deck you can almost guarantee seeing at least one of them.