Only the lonely

by maiske on 06 July 2013

Main Deck (100 cards)

Sideboard (11 cards)

Instants (1)


Planeswalkers (1)


Artifacts (1)


Enchantments (1)


Submit a list of cards below to bulk import them all into your sideboard. Post one card per line using a format like "4x Birds of Paradise" or "1 Blaze", you can even enter just the card name by itself like "Wrath of God" for single cards.


Deck Description

After spending a quite busy 2013 outside the realms of MTG in the www, I noticed browsing this site a few days ago, with its totally new outlook btw, that I couldn't find a Highlander deck around here. By Highlander I mean Christopher Lambert Highlander, not EDH or Commander.

This made me wonder ofcourse if Highlander's a format everybody here's familiar with? or is it too dull for people to bother playing? or is it an US or EU thing? or am I just bad at searching stuff around this site (the most likely option) ?

Anyway, if was looking for some ideas around here to fill my huge gap in deckbuilding regarding the Highlander format. For those who want/need further info check out the rulings for Highlander --> http://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/feature/393

So Highlander doesn't have a Sideboard, which is awesome in my opinion for a casual kitchebtable player like me. The downside ofcourse is i've never been a huge fan of legacy and vintage, and this format merely has it all what comes to playable/legal cards.

I'm curious to know how many people around here fancy this particular format, and all feedback concerning my first attempt on a Highlander deck is highly appreciated.

I'm going to add in my sideboard cards that I still don't own, or that are on their way, cards that will replace some of the cardboard in the deck. It's still an unfinished project to say the least, and I hope people around here (new or old to MTG) can share some insight and knowledge on Highlander deckbuilding

Manabase is messed up atm, due to economical reasons, all the necessary duals (later ones, not the ridicolously expensive ones) + Artifact lands will be added with time and money.

NOTE: The Sideboard isn't an actual Sideboard, as in Highlander there aint one, instead I added cards there that will be replacing some of the main ones, once I get a hand of them. :)

How to Play

My goal's to make a decent Artifact control deck. Its currently an Esper build, but with further playtesting and while having the ability to search for any basic land type, or producing any color, I feel tempted to splash some red, enabling the possibilty of conflicting direct damage.

I've never been a fan using infinite combos as a win con, thus trying to keep any such combos out of this one.

So far this deck has proven to be quite fun to play, on a kitchenboard level, and can hold up against different aggro threats with boardwipes and basic control. The key elements to victory have so far been getting a chunck of meat on the table and protecting it in its process. Quite a basic strategy, that's why im looking for more versatility in the future.

Deck Tags

  • EDH
  • Control
  • Esper
  • Artifact
  • Casual

Deck at a Glance

Social Stats

1
Like

This deck has been viewed 933 times.

Mana Curve

Mana Symbol Occurrence

1742400

Card Legality

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

Deck discussion for Only the lonely

Hey man, I hate to say it but I haven't the slightest idea what Highlander is. When you said it at first I though you were talking about EDH =/

I'll still try to give some ideas for you, but yeah...I don't know this format at all. Sorry =[

0
Posted 12 July 2013 at 05:27

Permalink

For some reason this Highlander thing is quite popular here in Finland, its basically EDH without the color restrictions and the commander, also it needs to have a minimum of 100 cards (multiple basic lands allowed ofcourse). Lots of fun tbh, having to think of different mechanics and solutions to counter different decks. Here's an updated list of banned and recently unbanned cards http://www.highlandermagic.info/index.php?id=bannedlist

0
Posted 12 July 2013 at 22:57

Permalink