boshimi336

I'm considering swapping out 2x [[Aether Vial]] for 2x [[Ratchet Bomb]], but we'll see. I'm sure there are other bits of feedback to make this deck to have improved performance.

Quite a few deck updates, so I'll showcase what I can remember here. Updated deck name to 'Bauble Broodstar Affinity - 60' from 'Broodstar Affinity - 60'.

Added:
2x [[Emry, Lurker of the Loch]]
4x [[Frogmite]]
3x [[Kappa Cannoneer]]
4x [[Refurbished Familiar]]
2x [[Thought Monitor]]
4x [[Metallic Rebuke]]
1x [[Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas]]
2x [[Cranial Plating]]
2x [[Engineered Explosives]]
4x [[Mishra's Bauble]]
2x [[Mystic Forge]]
4x [[Urza's Bauble]]

Removed:
4x [[Memnite]]
4x [[Vault Skirge]]
4x [[Signal Pest]]
2x [[Phyrexian Metamorph]]
4x [[ornithopter]]
2x [[Master of Etherium]]
1x [[Wurmcoil Engine]]
2x [[Dismember]]
2x [[Soul Manipulation]]
4x [[Thirst for Knowledge]]
2x [[Ratchet Bomb]]
1x [[Sol Ring]]
1x [[Sphere of Resistance]]
2x [[Swamp]]

Thanks for the feedback dknight27! My play group is mostly Legacy legal, with Vintage being allowed if the deck is otherwise banned in Legacy but legal in Vintage. Big money cards just don't exist in our play group, so it's pretty chill. Most of the deck's I've been building and the others I'm up against are fairly balanced against each other so it works out. No power 9 here. :D

Looking into this, I agree. I'll try to source some [[Engineered Explosives]], they make more sense with what I'm trying to do in this deck and ... they can be dropped for 0 to boost the Affinity artifacts if needed.

I'll swap over to [[Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas]] as well since I think I have one. I don't have a third [[Mystic Forge]] so we'll see how it plays. :)

For now, I'm going to drop [[Sol Ring]] and add [[Tezzeret, Master of the Bridge]]

After reviewing my collection and making some changes, here's where it stands:

Added:
1 Drakewing Krasis
2 Gaea's Skyfolk
2 Hybrid Krasis
1 Icefeather Aven
1 Prophet of Kruphix
2 Nadu, Winged Wisdom
2 Evolving Wilds
4 Ponder
2 Bramblecrush
2 Decisive Denial

Removed:
1 Forest
1 Colossus of Akros
2 Bettleform Mage
1 Nimbus Swimmer
2 Selki Hedge-Mage
1 Gelatinous Genesis
2 Urban Evolution
1 Collected Company
2 Peel from Reality
3 Plasm Capture
2 Favor of the Overbeing
1 Temple of the False God

Okay, I've made some drastic changes based on the feedback here and what's in my card pool. Any cards that were previously in the deck I just shoved in the sideboard for now and will remove when it's finalized.

I do have to worry about tokens and some low cost tribal decks in my meta so [[Ratchet Bomb]] is desirable in that sense. I've left it in, but would love a better artifact removal or two cost black removal with that in mind if it exists.

Otherwise, I've kept the 2 [[Broodstar]] and even if it's a token amount for [[Cranial Plating]] and [[Refurbished Familiar]], keeping the Blue/Black theme is important. I'm happy to boost this to 65 cards to squeeze a few more cards/sideboard into the main deck but I know it hurts deck efficiency.

Thoughts?
- I either have to keep the Mystic Forge [Legacy Legal] or drop the Sol Ring [Vintage Legal]

Thanks Anon88! I'll dig into these. I have, for years, struggled with how and if I should use [[Welding Jar]]. Ha! :D

Awesome insight! For anti-energy, have you thought about running [[Suncleanser]]?

This is very interesting. I like it, legitimately. I'd be curious to see what a possible sideboard would look like ... mostly to better understand what threats exist for this deck that need to be planned for.

Always love a wall deck! Subbed to keep an eye on this. Once you respond to dknight27 above on the scope of what you're looking for, I'll offer my 2¢!

This feedback is amazing!!! So much to consider! I'll have a dig through my collection of cards and see what I can come up with to retool this deck. Excited! :D

Thanks Anon88 for the suggestion of [[Cranial Plating]]!

dknight27,
Yes, I'm legit interested in updating the build, as long as it sticks with the core theme of Broodstar, the Affinity mechanic, and stays with Blue/Black. I also need to stay away from infinite combos or infinite lock for my play group balance. As long as it's either Legacy or Vintage legal I should be good. :)

Any ideas and feedback would be appreciated!

[[Deep Forest Hermit]]
[[Nut Collector]]
[[Toski, Bearer of Secrets]]
[[Squirrel Nest]]
[[Banner of Kinship]]
[[Heroic Intervention]]
[[Rancor]]

Awesome thanks! :)

dknight27, is there specific text/code you put around card names to get the preview to work? I've searched but can't find any guide on how to make that work here on mtgvault?

SQUIRRELS! Love getting stomped by these decks. They're a lot of fun to see come together, and to try and pick apart when playing against them. :)

dknight27 has some excellent advice here, seriously give it some thought!

For my part ... here are some classic cards to consider, which may not be on mana curve but definitely are on theme:
Deep Forest Hermit
Nut Collector
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
Squirrel Nest
Banner of Kinship

Bonus Considerations, though there are likely stronger choices out there:
Heroic Intervention
Rancor

I've made the following updates:

Added:
1x Replicating Ring

Removed:
1x Icehide Troll

This is an awesome idea! I've pulled out a Icehide Troll to add the ring.

Thanks! You and dknight27 really helped pull it together. :)

This looks like a lot of fun! Very cool! Some advice given to me on my rampage deck by dknight27 was to check out Nemesis Mask. Might be helpful here. :)