surewhynot

I don't know why nobody has used Hellrider Tokens yet...it seems like a rather obvious thing almost. Makes me even wonder what a Hellrider Kuldotha kind of design could do...

Hell of a lot better than the first deck I ever made.

I was 4 and a half at the time...but *shrugs* details =P

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Holy balls Bloodbraid cascades into Liliana...

HOLY. BALLS.

Holy crap. Remind me to add Hellrider to my Ulasht EDH O_O

This also makes me want to make a Devil tribal or something =P

Well done dude, this looks like a blast.

http://www.myfacewhen.com/158/

I still say it's Iso-Pox, as it's closer to that than anything else really. PAL is so distinct in design that something can only really LOOK like a PAL or, more likely, look like it has PAL influence...and so a hybrid is sort of non-existent as well. So, there is no such thing as Iso-PAL and no real way for such a thing to ever exist to be honest =P

PAL is just too unique and "compact" (60 cards fitting 70 like you said, but in this case more like 80 fit into 60) =/

So the closest thing I might call this is and Iso-Pox with slight PAL influence...but that's a mouthful, so just call it Iso-Pox d(^_^v)

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Now, first thing's first, I don't think you should keep the Goyf, or green for that matter. You can focus your aggro aspect a bit better that way to be honest. For one, such severe splashes like the one you have now give me small anurisms...but also, you can line up a stronger board presence with Bitterblossum and Ghast (not a real fan of Stalker in this list either). The main problem is that by putting too much into board presence through aggro, you lessen the impact of a controlling presence...which in turn puts more pressure on your aggro front...It's a vicious cycle =/

I would try to wiggle in some more passive control tech like Contamination (great with blossum), Stax, Winter Orb, etc.

Hrm...well not bad given your history of aggro designs. It's certainly a new take on the design, and in fact is like a hybrid between PAL and Iso-Pox sorta. I don't know why but I can't think of anything else to say...probably because i'm so tired =/

I sleep nao, but will look at this a bit more later =]

I hate these decks. And here's why: I love newcomers to the game, seeing them learn all the aspects of the game, and really growing their own distinct style. The problem with these first-time decks, and it's an unavoidable problem, is that we have no idea what cards you have at your disposal...and with first-timers, it's usually a very small mish-mash of cards.

So it's a frustrating affair because I want to help these decks so much, but am limited by what I can suggest. I also don't think throwing the suggestion "BUY MOAR CARDZ!" in a newcomer's face is good either =/

So there lies my issue...For all I know, this is the most comprehensive deck you could throw together with what few cards you have, and if that's the case, bravo...seriously, my first deck was way worse than this (I was about 4 and a half at the time, but that's not the point).

Like Church said, make sure to update this so we can help out to the best of our ability. I'd like to ask one other thing though...If you could list any sets that you have a large(r) amount of cards from, or any starter packs, etc. That will give me a rough estimate of your card base =]

Why wouldn't I? I appreciate the comment man =]

Yeah go for it man, but as WnB said, read up on this stuff a little =P

and long time no see =]

I actually really like how Buried Ruin works. With Stax and Crucible, it allows me to manipulate the rate/intensity of turn-by-turn board killing. I'm not sure your build would benefit as much since you don't get this same kind of use out of it.

I've never cared too much for E.Pox, so no, but I have seen how effective a well built one can be.

I'm running a snow-covered swamp =P And actually, the one extra dual land in here makes a surprising difference when it comes to consistent mana. The life loss has honestly never really bothered me with the shocklands.

Trisk could be interesting...It might at the very least be worth trying out. And Razormane wasn't so much a bad choice, as that it wasn't a good choice, if that makes sense.

I think what's so impressive about his stuff is that it's all done on post-it notes...that's not easy.

I actually really like that first one (with the window). I hadn't seen that one when I searched, and it fits the shape of a card sleeve better to boot! =D

Apparently so did a number of other people, but I kind of find Werewolves a bit boring. My buddy DoTheWumpus wants to take a stab at making them less boring, but eh...I like Wolf token spam much more =]

I've just always loved Bitterblossum...possibly a little too much =P

And it does suit the deck very well, but I screwed with the colors a little bit so the yellowish post-it color is closer to a light "bone" gray, and the roller pen ink-black is a more solid "BLACK" black. The effect looks amazing, and...if you can believe it...even more creepy and dark =]

By the way...why were you looking at creepy death pictures to begin with? =P

http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lcal35oLER1qclyefo1_500.jpg

That one caught my eye =]

This deck has a bit more of a destructive tendency to it, Tabernacle, Stax, etc. So since that means more filled graveyards, I like to have a slightly larger helping of deck-shredding =P

I'll say this though, the deck is a hell of a lot of fun to run...Now I need to find a good picture for the sleeves =]

Not sure why, but that "sit on a throne" line cracked me up. Anyway, I was a bit on the fence with the Blossum as well, but wanted to try it out. I think I know how I'll fix it up, so it's no biggy =P

I found a number of videos with Ralph Stanley doing his version, or is there a specific version of his that's different from the rest?

Oh, and I finished my take on Iso-Pox =]