Owl's Torpor (help needed)

by Jitteryowl on 01 August 2013

Main Deck (56 cards)

Sideboard (6 cards)

Enchantments (1)

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Deck Description

Inspired by Oryen

Abuse Torpor to get extremely high powered creatures for turn 3 wins.

If anybody can suggest sideboard cards, that would be great.

How to Play

T1: Land, Chrome Mox/Simian Spirit, Torpor
T2: Land, Phyrexian Dreadnaught x2
T3: Swing for 24 trample damage, GG

Deck Tags

  • Torpor Orb
  • Combo
  • Black
  • Legacy
  • Artifact

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Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Not Legal in Modern
  • Not Legal in Vintage
  • Not Legal in Legacy

Deck discussion for Owl's Torpor (help needed)

You have too many creatures, the deck needs to be more focused. Obviously dual lands are a good call.
4 Simian Spiritguides and 4 Chrome Mox are a must so that you can abuse the Orb Turn 1. Diabolical Tutor is too expensive (mana wise) Death Wish would be better because you can search for the card you need to beat your opponent's deck AND you don't have to reveal it.
Hunted Dragon and Shivan Whompus are te weakest cards in the deck, in my opinion and should be taken out

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Posted 02 August 2013 at 18:49

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Thanks. I wasn't sure what else to use besides Diabolic Tutor considering many less expensive cards are banned. Any ideas for sideboard?

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Posted 02 August 2013 at 23:41

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Okay I've been thinking about this for a little while, but I'd like to start off by saying I'm not an expert in Legacy gameplay. I think you should have 3 Torpor Orb and 3 Illusionary Mask's main board and 1 of each in your side. That way, someone can't Slaughter Games or Surgical Extration your sole win condition. I would suggest dropping 1 avatar of Discard and 1 Mountain for the Illusionary masks.
The diregraf ghouls seem like filler to me so I think you should switch tem out for 2 Treacherous Pit Dwellers. It's a very solid 4/3 for 2 mana whose ETB ability isn't likely to be damaging to you if you cast him before the Torpor Orb. Even if he gets lightning Bolted or something the turn you play him and they get a 5/4, it's not that big of a deal because it's one of the smaller creatures in your deck haha. That's about all I can recommend for the main board.
Sideboards are trickier because it has a lot to so with what types of decks are played in your area. There are three types that are easy to deal with in B/R: graveyard based, storm-style deck, and creature based (which you already handle pretty well). There are many things that are good against graveyards like Nihil Spellbomb and Faerie Macabre. For storm decks there's good old Trinisphere. Decks that run Force of will I can see as being annoying so a Slaughter Games or two wouldn't be bad along with Pyroblast and Red Elemental Blast. Blood moon may also be a good card to grab with Death Wish.
Hope this helps!

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Posted 07 August 2013 at 14:25

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Thanks! Didn't see the illusionary mask combo.

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Posted 08 August 2013 at 23:56

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