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Post by Travis Lannoye on Dec 7, 2009 11:27:06 GMT -5
Preface: I know next to nothing about Extended.
Are any of these ideas viable in Extended:
- anything with Reveillark
- some combination of Sanity Grinding/Archive Trap with a crapload of counters
- some kind of land-destruction
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Post by testyourmagic on Dec 7, 2009 11:39:56 GMT -5
well Ive been working on a rw ld its fun here is a really untested lit ive been messing with
Qty ED Name Cost Type Rarity Color
3 TSP Flagstones of Trokair Legendary Land R Lnd
2 DIS Ghost Quarter Land U Lnd
4 ZEN Arid Mesa Land R Lnd
3 MR Plains Basic Land - Plains C Lnd
7 P2 Mountain Basic Land - Mountain C Lnd
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// Creatures
2 ZEN World Queller 3WW Creature - Avatar R W
4 M10 Baneslayer Angel 3WW Creature - Angel M W
2 TSB Avalanche Riders 3R Creature - Human Nomad R R
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// Spells
4 9E Stone Rain 2R Sorcery C R
4 U Lightning Bolt R Instant C R
4 MR Molten Rain 1RR Sorcery C R
4 PLC Boom/Bust 1R/5R Sorcery/Sorcery R R/R
3 ALA Ajani Vengeant 2RW Planeswalker - Ajani M Gld
3 CHK Ghostly Prison 2W Enchantment U W
4 REW Condemn W Instant R W
2 10E Crucible of Worlds 3 Artifact R Art
I enjoy it but definatly not optimal
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Post by Travis Lannoye on Dec 7, 2009 12:00:35 GMT -5
Hmm...that's definitely a good place to start.
Based on my limited knowledge of the format, I would say that Sacred Foundry should probably find its way into this list. Chrome Mox could power out some turn 2 LD.
The Baneslayers and World Quellers seem a little out of place. Avalanche Riders sound like a 4-of. Fulminator Mage could also come in handy here.
Maybe instead of adding white, we could add in blue for Spreading Seas or Boomerang or some counters.
EDIT: Apparently, there's a lot of good blue land-denial cards out there:
- Boomerang
- Eye of Nowhere (sorcery-speed Boomerang)
- Sea's Claim
- Spreading Seas
- Convincing Mirage
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Post by testyourmagic on Dec 7, 2009 14:58:42 GMT -5
Been trying some of it but It just doesnt seem like it gets there well enough, Maybe to slow.
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Post by John Galli on Dec 7, 2009 15:36:34 GMT -5
I was working on a sanity grinding list a few months back, we can talk about it one of these tuesdays or when I get around to posting.
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Post by Travis Lannoye on Dec 8, 2009 17:14:17 GMT -5
One more random card that would be really fun to abuse in Extended: Spellweaver Helix. I remember that we saw a really neat deck involving Spellweaver Helix, Life from the Loam, and Primal Command at the one Extended PTQ that we went to last year, and it looked like a fun list. I saw a Grixis list here that looked like the start of a really cool idea, using cheap Retrace cards and really big spells to imprint, plus the Hedron Crab mill strategy to fill up the graveyard. forums.starcitygames.com/viewtopic.php?t=321140Obviously, this deck would fall prey to any anti-Dredge hate cards, but it might still be a good idea. |
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Post by John Galli on Dec 10, 2009 9:38:21 GMT -5
It's a possibility, that helix deck you saw last year was what Adrian ran in Minnesota (when him, Karl, and I drove up there). The problem is that it lost the cycling lands from onslaught, but there's still a chance of getting stuff working if you can make sure the deck is controllish enough.
I think the first decks that should be proxied up though are Rubin/Kibler Zoo, Dredge, Dark Depths, and Scapeshift. The most important thing in extended in the early season is being familiar with your opponents, once that is established the format is relatively easy to deal with. I have 4 Scapeshift btw if anyone wants to run that deck (picked them up for $0.50 a while ago just in case they got popular).
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Post by testyourmagic on Dec 10, 2009 10:07:50 GMT -5
Im gonna proxie things up. How is everyone for tuesday for testing
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Post by Travis Lannoye on Dec 10, 2009 10:11:46 GMT -5
Im gonna proxie things up. How is everyone for tuesday for testing I'm actually fine with it - Standard isn't really all that exciting for me right now, and Extended offers a chance to dip into a much bigger card pool and really get creative in terms of deck-building. |
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Post by John Galli on Dec 10, 2009 10:26:52 GMT -5
I'm most likely still going to go to Standard on Tuesday if at all. I just enjoy that format more and would rather plan 1-2 solid days for extended testing when it gets closer to tourney time.
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Post by testyourmagic on Dec 10, 2009 11:20:13 GMT -5
alright well tuesday ill go to misty an test extended wiht whoever wants. Also john i think im gonna try the scapeshift if they are still available
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Post by crazedferret on Dec 10, 2009 12:12:45 GMT -5
I'll run with the scapeshift. Largely becuase I'm not feeling too creative right now and there's a list to start with already.
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