Psychonauts

by Splooge on 05 January 2014

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  • Combo
  • Modern
  • U/R

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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 Psychonauts

What's the combo

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Posted 05 January 2014 at 19:18

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*cough*Wee Draconauts and Psychotic Fury*cough*

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Posted 05 January 2014 at 19:38

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lol wasent thinkin bout that

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Posted 05 January 2014 at 21:15

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What about Kiln Fiend, Nivix Cyclops as other creatures so you don't need the Phantasms? Also Apostle's Blessing, Faithless Looting, Lightning Bolt, Assault Strobe, Distortion Strike, Artful Dodge, Dispel, Vapor Snag :)

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Posted 05 January 2014 at 20:17

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I mean this is a dragonauts deck and I use that card as a tutor. I chose dragonauts because it has flying so it makes it harder to block

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Posted 06 January 2014 at 15:04

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Very nice. I liked your deck. I would put 4 copies of another creature. If someone takes out Dragonnauts...then you are toast. If they would Surgical Extract your Dragonnaut, you would lose. I would simply add in another creature in which you can use all of your pump up cards on.

Mutagenic Growth is new to me. It rocks!

Maybe add Blister Weird. He gets +1/+1 for each instant or sorcery.
Fluxcharger also works really nice, he becomes a 8/4 with a Brute Force with flying.
Gelectrode would work really well. Tap him to do one damage. Use a Brute Force on Dragonnauts, untap Gelectrode, tap him again for another one damage. He could work.
Nivix Cyclops would work.
Guttersnipe/young pyromancer...everyone uses those.

Kiln Fiend would be my pick. A 1/2 creature for 1 colorless and 1 red mana. He gets +3/+0 whenever you cast an instant or sorcery (until the end of the turn). So, play him on your second turn. Third turn play a Brute force, and you now have a 7/5 creature attacking. Not too bad.

Not sure why you are running Pact of Negation. They are usually ran with combo decks like Tendrils. I might take them out for some cheaper counters. Better yet, take them out and add 4 Rancor. Trample with this deck would be awesome! Add in a Rancor to the example above with Kiln Fiend, on the third turn play a Brute Force and Rancor, you now have a 9/5 with trample attacking on the 3rd turn. All extra damage would carry over. It is worth a thought.

Good deck.

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Posted 05 January 2014 at 20:21

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I liked Cruncher's comment. I have been here typing/thinking for an hour on what cards I would add to this deck. Me and Cruncher agrees on two cards: Kiln Fiend and Nivix Cyclops.

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Posted 05 January 2014 at 21:48

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There's no reason for kiln fiend in a deck with 4 pyschotic furies main decked. but the cyclops, weird, or any of the other multicoloreds like it are good

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Posted 06 January 2014 at 02:32

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Well you could add another card similar in the sideboard if this problem arises :)

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Posted 06 January 2014 at 15:05

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Assault Strobe, Kiln Fiend, Nivix Cyclops, and Apostle's Blessing would be good in here. A black splash would give you Tainted Strike. A green splash would give you Might of Old Krosa and Groundswell.

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Posted 05 January 2014 at 22:11

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I forgot about apostles blessings, I'll add them in right away! :) Also I like psycho fury because I draw a card for one extra mana c:

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Posted 06 January 2014 at 15:07

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I've been wanting to use Locket of Yesterdays in a similar deck myself, how's it work for you? I've found it to be a little slow, and thus been trying to rather work it into a storm deck.

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Posted 05 January 2014 at 22:13

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Haven't fully tested it yet but its an experimental card for sure lol

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Posted 06 January 2014 at 15:08

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Locket of yesterdays do nothing in this deck. change it for another cantrip or koth

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Posted 05 January 2014 at 23:02

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guys, how can this deck not run fling? NEEDS fling! please check my deck that is very similar: http://www.mtgvault.com/a2hotz/decks/legacy-fling-combo/

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Posted 05 January 2014 at 23:20

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Fling is downright awful with Wee Dragonauts. First off, fling uses the creature sacrifice as a cost, so your last two mana which could be used on two additional instant or sorcery spells (4 extra damage) is instead throwing a Wee Dragonauts (Probably about the same). Psychotic Fury means the Dragonauts don't have to be big to win the game. Fling walks right into Spell Snare, and could lose you the game because you have no Dragonauts and no burn. Fling is bad. Like, really bad.

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Posted 06 January 2014 at 09:56

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vintage, let me rephrase what my statement to what i really meant.... fling is awesome. this deck SUCKS.

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Posted 07 January 2014 at 00:28

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LOL hotz. People play decks differently and this is the way I prefer to play mine, it doesn't mean my deck sucks. It's just my play style

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Posted 07 January 2014 at 02:28

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Fling is a very nice card. It breaks through an opponent's creature base. It would work in this deck because he is not running a single card that removes his opponent's creatures.

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Posted 07 January 2014 at 09:34

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Too bad you dont have any forests. Invigorate would be amazing in here

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Posted 06 January 2014 at 01:23

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No, because this deck is Modern-legal.

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Posted 06 January 2014 at 09:57

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So far, I like Dantanius posting about Locket of Yesterdays. I agree. It is a weak card! Do not like it.
a2hotz is right too. Fling is a great option in this deck. Pump up your Dragonnauts, then fling him past your opponent's creatures.
Cruncher, myself, and Soul of Mirrodin all think Kiln Fiend and Nivix Cyclops would be a good addition.

So, maybe:
-4 Drift of Phantasms
-3 Locket of Yesterdays

Add:
+4 Kiln Fiend
+3 Fling.

I think it would work. Would make the deck red more...though. May have to change your lands.

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Posted 06 January 2014 at 01:33

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I'm testing locket but why add fling? You aren't getting to 20 most of the time and it has flying to try to avoid most decks in modern but fling would be awful honestly

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Posted 06 January 2014 at 15:10

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Okay, no fling. Wasn't even my idea to begin with. I thought it could work. t least add something like Kiln Fiend or Nivix. Just as a back up.

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Posted 06 January 2014 at 18:14

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a backup for what? dragonauts? they don't need one when I have drift of phantasms to search for them and me removing drift of phantasms to fill that spot with a worse card then dragonauts is absurd lol

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Posted 06 January 2014 at 20:56

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Yes, a backup!

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Posted 06 January 2014 at 21:29

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Like I said, I don't need a backup for dragonauts in this deck.

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Posted 06 January 2014 at 21:32

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In a format where extraction is heavy, having a backup for your one win condition is a very good idea...

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Posted 07 January 2014 at 10:44

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I see where Splooge is coming from. Third turn Dragonauts. Fourth turn play: Brute Force, Mutagenic Growth, and Psychotic Fury on Dragonnauts. Attack. Dragonauts is a flying 12/8 with double strike. 24 points coming at you! That is good stuff, and why I liked the deck.

But reality is, people are going to be playing extraction as Tambornegro said. Murder to kill it. Lightning Bolt to kill it. One single 1/1 flyer will negate all 24 points of damage, if I am not mistaken. But I do get where you are coming from. It is a good idea and win, when it is pulled off, 24 damage on the 4th turn is fun! And I can see where you would feel you are killing the theme/combo of the deck by diluting it with another creature card to share in the glory.

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Posted 07 January 2014 at 11:41

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I just realised that Teleportal would be a cool card in here, even if it's just as a sideboard option.

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Posted 06 January 2014 at 11:47

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Great deck, looks like fun , just made this deck http://www.mtgvault.com/dragon77/decks/shuffle-why-not/

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Posted 06 January 2014 at 14:36

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It would definitely fit more into a sideboard instead of mainboard but it is interesting :)

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Posted 06 January 2014 at 15:11

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Maybe sb mizzium skin as well?

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Posted 06 January 2014 at 15:24

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Possibly but the extra damage is nice c:

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Posted 06 January 2014 at 15:44

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First turn for me:
I play Swamp. Dark RItual. Duress. Blackmail. Surgical extraction.

Okay. I surgical extract your Dragonnauts on the very first turn. You lose on the very first turn. Game over!!! Why? Because you have one card in your entire deck that can win the game for you. THAT IS IT!!! ONE CARD! ONE WIN CONDITION!

You have one card for your win condition. Not being mean...but that is weak!!!

You need a second win condition. Every deck needs a second win condition. That is where Nivix or Kiln comes into play.

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Posted 06 January 2014 at 21:28

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This deck is Modern legal, Dark Ritual is not. Also the odds of you getting your removal and Wee being in every opening hand is impossible. Add to that the fact that what you're using is only one deck type.

That said, even if it's only 2 Nivix/Fiend, a backup can't hurt.

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Posted 06 January 2014 at 22:51

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I would honestly add a backup to my sideboard for impossible matchups like this lol But honestly even if you do surgical extraction in modern first turn you are a god! But honestly, you're deck would seem like you have your little combo and me having mine in my hand is impossible to have.

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Posted 07 January 2014 at 02:31

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I have no idea what your meta is like but ill use mine while viewing the deck. In my opinion most games against this deck will be far to one sided it wouldn't stand a chance. You basically have 4 creatures total and you are assuming because it has flying you'll get through, any sort of control will kill this deck, a well timed burn inbetween your instants will ruin it. If you play discard then it will be horrible as was said before a surgical extraction ruins your whole deck and is really not that rare for it to take out a dragonuat by 1st or 3rd turn it will happen rather consistently. you have pact of negation to try and help with an interruption during your combo but you really just need other creatures like kiln fiend or something because wee dragonauts is not going to be a consistent winner in my meta, you simply wouldn't get your combo fast enough before either your life was gone or your win condition was out the window.

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Posted 07 January 2014 at 05:01

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Yep. Well said, magiccontroller. It was what i was saying too. A deck with one win condition that consists of a single creature, is insane! But i got hammered suggesting a Kiln Fiend or Nivix Cyclops. Go figure.

Duh, Psychotic Fury does not work with Kiln Fiend. And duh, Flinging a Psychonauts is crazy. BUTTTTTTTT, Kiln Fiend/nivix/fling is a second win condition! It makes the deck WAY MORE consistent!

I mean, there are entire websites dedicated to teaching Magic Players the idea of using more than one win condition in a deck. Especially if the one win condition is CREATURE BASED.

So, dark ritual isn't modern. Thoughtseize is. Surgical extraction is. So is Bribery. Confiscate is. Lightning Bolt is Modern. Cancel is modern. Any flying chump blocker. A dozen other single cards that could stop this deck dead in it's tracks, is modern.

I really like the deck and idea. Just needs another creature like Nivix Cyclops as a back up.

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Posted 07 January 2014 at 09:12

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I mean the only reason to still run another creature is for surgical extraction mainly because even if they duress or lightning bolt my wee drags I still have a 7/60 chance to get another. Like I've stated in other comments, you can add those to the sideboard according to your meta but I haven't had problems with my build yet.

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Posted 07 January 2014 at 15:51

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I agree. You have a chance at getting another Dragonauts (you have 4 copies of them) and you have Noxious Recall to bring them back to your hand. That was a good idea. And you have Pact of Negation to counter their crap when you build up your Dragonauts. I agree with all of that. And liked your deck, as stated before. When it works, it works amazingly, I am sure.

I was trying to suggest advice for when your deck gets disrupted. Apparently, you do not run against much opponents that can throw down major disruption against you. So, final friendly advice. Buy/find 2 Nivix Cyclops for a sideboard (might would take out Negate if you ever need the Cyclops), when you go find your local card shop and play anyone new.

And I take my comments back on taking out Pact of Negation. With you only running Dragonauts and no creature removal, and relying heavy on your +2/+2 and +3/+3 spells, Pact of Negation becomes one of your most important cards. Good job on that and Noxious Recall.

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Posted 07 January 2014 at 20:43

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Ok saying this as nicely as I can think of. If your playing decks and winning with this then you need to suggest this site to the people your playing because they need a lot of advice. If your playing bad decks then bad decks can beat them and that makes it difficult to make suggestions, this deck would get crushed in my play group. That being said the fact that there is a 7/60 chance of drawing another dragonaut is not the point or issue. What the point is is you getting a second dragonaut out with any life points left against any real threat of a deck is wishful thinking. Your best hand and case scenario is 3rd turn dragonauts 4th turn pshycotic fury and that's the best you can do by 4th turn you need some fogs or something to hold someone off of you and some extra creatures of whatever you like but you need something else because you shouldn't be around long enough for your deck idea to work.again not directly bashing you on purpose its just this deck wouldn't last against any of the people I have played.

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Posted 07 January 2014 at 22:49

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Thanks jessie :) and if i did sideboard nivix I would remove negates and magiccontroller. This is an "all out" combo deck so you either play hard or go home. You have to risk it to get the biscuit. You gotta say please to get the cheese.

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Posted 08 January 2014 at 03:30

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Ok I can respect going all outtrying to get the big combo win on someone ive done it before as well the only thing is I can't personally think of a deck that won't have an answer to a single creature by turn 4 its a deck that might win against someone once but after that first game its all out war against those 4 creatures might I suggest a wipe card in sideboard maybe just for the times they out creature you.

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Posted 08 January 2014 at 04:09

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I mean I thought of putting nivix in the sideboard and I could add a wipe card too. But that's only for the second game though ;D

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Posted 08 January 2014 at 04:11

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Alright if you have time check out my remove all lands deck. Crazy stupid idea and the worst deck I've ever made but its loads of fun to get the combo and see the other person after I do it.

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Posted 08 January 2014 at 04:15

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Alright ill check it :)

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Posted 08 January 2014 at 04:56

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I've done this one some time ago that have the same strategy http://www.mtgvault.com/lellefood/decks/izzet-destruction-2/

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Posted 08 January 2014 at 20:31

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http://www.mtgvault.com/mashitta/decks/the-killin-kiln/

I feel validated. I, at first, felt like a jerk for hammering the deck...now i feel pretentiously validated.

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Posted 20 January 2014 at 17:15

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http://www.mtgvault.com/kneppster/decks/midrange-rakdos/ look at this deck

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Posted 20 January 2014 at 18:02

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