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Just recently took this decklist to a top 8 finish at FNM (the last Friday before M12 officially entered the scene). I went 4-0-1 with an intentional draw in the last round to automatically make top 8. I was able to 2-0 every opponent up to that point. Basically the deck plays out super aggressively and can win as early as turn 3 (though could be built to win on turn 2) and usually will win no later than turns 4 or 5 if left unmolested. Biggest problems with the deck are consistency, land flooding, and having too few or creatures or even none at all. Matches that are the most troublesome are monoblack because of Gatekeepers and the spot removal. Aggro decks (mono-red) are usually fine, though Vampires is fairly even. UB (especially Tezzeret) builds are relatively easy if you don't draw terrible the whole time. Valakut is a joke in my experience and Splinter Twin is fairly easy and the biggest joke of all post-board. Please help me make this deck even better! It's not entirely my idea at all, but it is quite fun and cheap to build.:) Comments and suggestions welcome.
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I always thought these decks were so flukey, but if you underestimate these, they will bite you in the ass. Infect, with new phyrexia, is actually very strong, now! As I'm sure you knew.. from top 8 lol. But this looks solid, as it is already. The only thing I would really consider is maybe another dismember main, but that may just be my meta. Also, another trick with the sideboard might be green sun zenith. If you reallly need some artifact removal, you can just green sun into your corrupter, and voila. Might be something to consider. (: Also, have you considered tezzeret's gambit? Proliferating and drawing 2 is always nice. (: Overall, solid infect! Congrats on top 8, as well. (:
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Yeah, I'm looking at a way to fit in another Dismember to the main but I'm not sure what to cut honestly. I actually have tried Tezzeret's Gambit a little bit, but was not too thrilled with it at all. 1 game it was kind of nice but it generally sat in my hand, costing too much (yes, 3 is far too much) and did too little usually. If it could cost 2 and 2 phyrexian mana, it'd be a major auto-include, though. Green Sun's Zenith kind of has the same problem I think. I almost feel like it may just be better to just have more Corrupters instead since it's really my only main target... The biggest problem card for the deck is quite easily Spellskite as it can essentially shut down half the cards in the deck and turn my turn 3-5 turn kill deck into a turn 6-8 turn kill deck which is horrendously slow. That's a large part of why there are so many artifact removal spells in the sideboard. This deck can be flukey, but it's actually far more consistent then I had expected! If you can draw basically 1-2 creatures and a few pump/protection spells, you're golden. The only real issue is mana flood or random 1/no land hands. Any ideas for better beating Spellskite and cards like Black Sun's Zenith or Gatekeepers?
sorry for the late reply, but honestly, counter is really the only way to truly protect yourself from gatekeepers and spellskites. or just go balls deep and run mimic vat. slow, yes. but effective, hell yes.
Basically Ethan said pretty much everything I could have suggested for the main board, but I still have sideboard thoughts at least. -1 Nature's Claim -2 Necropede +2 GSZ +1 Dismember That's just what I'd personally do, simply because it leaves it more open.
Idk.. I love Dismember and am trying to fit more in. GSZ just doesn't seem to do enough with only 1 real utility target... I'd rather just have that target for 1 less mana! As for Natures Claim, it's like I said to Ethan, Spellskite basically rapes my deck. Plus, it is very good against Tempered Steel decks, Tezzeret Decks, and Splinter Twin decks. So I like the four honestly. I used those more than anything else at FNM for sideboarding. The Necropedes are a concession to more of the aggro matchups, though addmittedly the matches that they're best in, I already have a decent matchup against... I could see cutting a couple! Like I asked Ethan, any ideas for Spellskites and BSZ or Gatekeepers? Those tend to be the best cards against my deck...
More counters basically. A resolved BSZ is bad news for you, so the best thing to do is just not let it resolve. Same for the other two.
Yeah, I actually had a few Mana Leaks in addition to 3 Spell Pierce at FNM. I found that, while good, it's really difficult to SB in more because the deck is already so streamlined, though. Like, I wanted more counters, but the deck doesn't play control as well as it does play "combo." It is a lot of fun, though for sure.:) Btw, I've been slowly (very slowly) working to acquire a bunch of fun cards for a relatively cheap Reanimator deck. It's in the works and maybe wont even go up on here, but I can't wait to get it together. It seems like a blast! Idk if I'll ever get a playset of Entomb, but budget will just have to do. Don't plan on any Legacy tourneys too soon anyway.
:D it has been so long since an influx of new players, now I know of two competent players venturing into the most beautiful of Archetypes! Jeg Liker! Ich Mag! ? ?????!
haha, well thank you! I'll definitely take that as a compliment.:) It does seem like an incredibly fun Archetype, even if potentially risky in some ways (Reanimate on a 10 cmc creature has to be at least somewhat risky! haha). Because my Reanimate deck is looking to be more budget, what are your thoughts on a more control/Reanimate type list? Kinda like the Team America in that it will run a few counters and probably some sweet discard like Hymns and stuff, but will "combo-out" with reanimation and everything. Seem at least semi-valid as an option? I'll probably try it regardless but I'd like to know what the expert says about this.:)
Hmmm, seems possible to run a TEAM-esque Reanimator. It'd have to go with an even lighter creature base than it already has, reduce the amount of outlets and revive effects, so it'd be interesting. In a build such as what you're talking about I'd suggest two copies of Jin, and only one Iona. The only other creature I see being a must have is Blazing Archon, other than that meta tweak.
Ok, I'll look into giving that a try then. It may be a few days, but I'll let you know once I've finally built and tested a list like that a bit. Thanks for your help/input.:)
inkwell i feel is a must. he's also like 2 bucks, lol. but against control decks that run bounce, stp, and other removal, he's the most solid choice, i find.
What about Preordain (while it's still available)? I run a Budget UG List ( http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=208778 ), and find that Preordain helps consistency tremendously. Though the deck I've tested runs a little more control oriented post board, I think the blitz technique could still use some draw smoothing in Preordain.
Preordain is a card I've experimented slightly with. It has been amazing on occasion, terrible at other times. So I'm just not sure what to do with it yet. If you draw it in the "late" game it's pretty sweet, but it's always kinda one of those cards you don't want in your opening hand, at least in my experience. I'm gonna keep experimenting with it, but it may be appropriate to put it in as a 2 of, perhaps in place of the Gitaxian Probes.