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Deck Challenge: Gotta Pay to Play

So i had this idea about a deck that uses cards to increase the mana cost of your opponent all while lowering yours. i got this idea when i saw how annoying mana leak was when i used it on my friends, countering everything by either making costs to high to pay or just not worth paying for. i figured by just raising costs wouldn't work but if you could lower yours at the same time to allow you to get out better creatures, while you still have extra mana to continue to stop your opponent. the deck can be any format and any color but for an added challenge use only basic lands. Have Fun.
Posted 09 August 2011 at 01:52

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I'm terrible at designing decks, but Grand Arbiter Augustin IV seems like a brilliant card for this challenge.

:mana2::manaw::manau:
Legendary Creature - Human Advisor
White spells you play cost :mana1: less to cast.
Blue spells you play cost :mana1: less to cast.
Spells your opponents cast cost :mana1: more to cast.
2/2
"The Arbiter is a conduit of justice, a will so disciplined that it dispenses justice without ego or remorse."

Bonus points from me for anyone using this card who includes Dispense Justice. :D
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Posted 09 August 2011 at 21:29

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Just pretend I'm running 11 islands and 11 swamps, and it kind of fits the competition.

http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=210336
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Posted 10 August 2011 at 04:09

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i tried to come up with a colourless solution but as the deck should contain basic lands anyway i added a couple of blue cards: http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=220439
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Posted 10 August 2011 at 20:07

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Here is my take on a deck like this! Enjoy!

http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=220419
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Posted 10 August 2011 at 21:16

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May not be exactly what you're looking for, what with things like Mana Leak as a reference, but this is a deck I made. It's really fun, but generally it's only pretty useful against creature-heavy decks. Enjoy. :D

http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=161680
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Posted 11 August 2011 at 04:03

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My take on this Deck Challenge, though I'm contemplating altering it a bit.
(tis very, very evil)

http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=220598
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Posted 17 August 2011 at 20:29

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http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=227701
B/w standard version of this challenge
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Posted 30 August 2011 at 02:10

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