The deck hasn't been tested yet, and I'm worried that the mana curve might be too high, but since the format generally lacks flying creatures, I think Moat might be able to save me in many cases. Ways to either speed the deck up, or slow other decks down would be appreciated, though.
You could also go with Cabal Ritual to compliment Dark Ritual instead of the reanimator package. 8x rituals might be enough to work, and then that gives you room for the Cabal Therapies as well.
Private Mod Note
():
Rollback Post to RevisionRollBack
Death Vish | High on Crackblade | Ooze the Boss | Long Live the King | Fomori Face Fister
Brunal Legend | Hazezon First | Cirrhosis of the Sliver | Animar Planet | The Joy of Pain-ting
Jamis, this deck looks hillarious!:tongue: i had to look up Kaervek's Spite
basicly a really expensive casual deck. but i know more than most, that there is no price tag on real fun.
Private Mod Note
():
Rollback Post to RevisionRollBack
1.) Anyone who thinks cancel is viable should be shot. in the face. with a hammer.
2.) You misunderstand, what I was suggesting was the total exclusion of Spellstutter Sprite, because it just isnt that good anymore.
3.) Understand, Dredge is not really a Magic: The Gathering deck. When a card is playable in it, it doesn't mean it's a tournament playable card. It means it's playable in whatever crazy fantasy world that Dredge operates in.
The deck hasn't been tested yet, and I'm worried that the mana curve might be too high, but since the format generally lacks flying creatures, I think Moat might be able to save me in many cases. Ways to either speed the deck up, or slow other decks down would be appreciated, though.
I really like this idea alot. The fact that you could just flip over two Spites off of a Demon is great. I feel that you may need to cut down on the creature kill in place of more disruption. Echoing other's statements Cabal Therapy is almost essential. I'd even consider Hymn To Tourach.
Have you considered Restore Balance? Another great card with Hellcarver, Balance allows you to put your opponent in an unwinnable situation and can be automatically played off of a Hellcarver Demon activation without worrying about the suspend cost. It also doubles as creature kill which will allow you to cut down on your current setup and free up some slots in the maindeck.
Unmask is also an option if you want to go for the speed kill with full protection.
3x Hellcarver Demon
4x Academy Rector
Enchantments: 3
2x Barren Glory
1x Moat
Instants/Sorceries: 28
4x Dark Ritual
4x Entomb
4x Reanimate
4x Enlightened Tutor
4x Diabolic Edict
4x Smallpox
4x Kaervek's Spite
4x Scrubland
4x Marsh Flats
3x Other black Fetchlands
9x Swamp
2x Plains
The combo is Barren Glory and Kaervek's Spite. Hellcarver Demon also helps clear the board for Barren Glory as well as letting you cheat it into play.
Sacrifice effects are used to get rid of Academy Rector or Hellcarver Demon when needed or to help control the board early on.
Hellcarver Demon also functions as an alternate win condition with Moat.
I realized I can't just rely on Dark Ritual to get an early Hellcarver Demon into play, so I also added Entomb and Reanimate.
The deck hasn't been tested yet, and I'm worried that the mana curve might be too high, but since the format generally lacks flying creatures, I think Moat might be able to save me in many cases. Ways to either speed the deck up, or slow other decks down would be appreciated, though.
I was unsure if Chainer's Edict or Smallpox would be better. I also was curious about adding Armageddon and Wrath of God/Damnation. Thoughts about these choices?
[180 classic cube]
Thanks Darth Monkey
[180 classic cube]
basicly a really expensive casual deck. but i know more than most, that there is no price tag on real fun.
I really like this idea alot. The fact that you could just flip over two Spites off of a Demon is great. I feel that you may need to cut down on the creature kill in place of more disruption. Echoing other's statements Cabal Therapy is almost essential. I'd even consider Hymn To Tourach.
Have you considered Restore Balance? Another great card with Hellcarver, Balance allows you to put your opponent in an unwinnable situation and can be automatically played off of a Hellcarver Demon activation without worrying about the suspend cost. It also doubles as creature kill which will allow you to cut down on your current setup and free up some slots in the maindeck.
Unmask is also an option if you want to go for the speed kill with full protection.
7th Place out of 22 people with Enchantress Bloom @The Dragon's Lair in Springfield, MA. (11/19/06). (Legacy)