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In the best situation you want to play Ensoul Artifact on a Darksteel Citadel. However, you it wouldn't be too bad to play it on an Ornithopter or any other Artifact. I also put some counters in, just in case someone tries to destroy/exile an artifact enchanted with Ensoul Artifact.
-- Possible Turn 4 Win Hand/ Scenario --Starting Hand Requires:1x Ornithopter1x Darksteel Citadel2x Ensoul Artifact2x Island The last card can be anything (Preferably a counter spell incase game is drawn out)Turn 1:Play Darksteel Citadel or Island.Cast Ornithopter for zero and pass.Turn 2:Play Island or Darksteel Citadel (whatever wasn't played Turn 1).Tap both mana sources to enchant Ornithopter with Ensoul Artifact.Swing for 5 damage and pass.Turn 3:Play an Island. Tap both islands to enchant Darksteel Citadel with Ensoul Artifact.Attack with both Ornithopter and Darksteel Citadel for 10 damage. (5 health remains.)Turn 4:Swing with both Darksteel Citadel and Ornithopter.(The genius behind this is you have two 5/5 creatures, one has flying, and the other indestructible. The chances of most decks casting a creature...1.) at all 2.) large enough to survive3.) with reach or flying ... by turn 4 is highly unlikely and you will most likely swing lethal.)More Turns:If, however, they do draw the game out you have had 4+ draws already, and since the deck is composed of many counters, you'll probably have a stacked hand. Any creatures they played to defend your lethal swing by turn 4 should be dead and you'll pull out with a win most likely soon.If you don't pull the highly situational, majestic, turn 4 winning, hand of awesome:-You have plenty of counters to last a long game (for control decks).-You will usually only have to mully twice (at most) to ensure at least one 5/5 creature by turn 2 (so you'll have a sturdy defense for aggro decks), and you can use them for a quick game (for control decks aswell).-Also note, the lands Tomb of the Spirit dragon and Radiant Fountain, can be used for some useful health (which I was able to use one game to get well over 90 health) incase you need a cushion while waiting to pull an ensoul artifact.Noteworthy sideboards:-Voyage's End: comes in handy when playing creature based decks (especially those that play small creatures fast) and allows a useful scry for getting through deck faster. Usually replaces disdainful stroke.-Negate: Necessary when playing control decks with very little creatures. If there are lower costing spells in the opponent's deck, replace Disdainful Stroke. If they have many spells with a casting cost of 4 or greater, replace Dissipate.-Stubborn Denial: A great alternative for Negate, but I would sideboard these in with a couple of Negates because it is possible for them to pay an extra mana. However, many times it's ferocious will trigger because of the Ensoul Artifact creature you'll probably have.
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very cool, I really like the deck and looks fast. I top 8 twice at my FNM with a U/R artifact deck this last month by the same concept, but I would ramp out a doom engine with generator servant, then shrapnel blast the doom engine for the win basically
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yea i used to use doom engine but i realized there was really no point in this deck cuz i needed to keep mana open for counters otherwise my 5/5 usually is gone
yeah, i think if you use doom, you need to build around it i think
Yea thats probably true but unfortuanately i built more around the ensoul