So, I would like to make a deck for casual play focused around Springjack Shepherd and Goblin Bombardment - just because sacfrificing a ton of goats to bomb the oponent would make a greatly satisfying win condition. It should preferably be within the legacy format.
I guess the Shepherd calls for a (primarily) white shell and plays well together with blink effects. One major downside is, that he seems very slow so there must be an early game plan to survive. I have been playing around with the thought of squeezing the cards into a Death & Taxes style shell, allowing to slow the opponent down in the early stage and survive long enough, while setting up the key pieces. To generate an excessive amount of goats, one could use cards like Eldrazi Displacer / Flickerwisp / Charming Prince to flicker the Shepherd.
Militia Bugler - Digs for creatures (cannot fetch Flickerwisp, which seems like a heavy downside to me).
Springjack Pasture - Could potentially generate a lot of life/mana, however we don't have any instant speed mana sinks.
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx - Very sweet land fitting the devotion theme of the Shepherd. Price is currently high and I don't plan on investing in this card.
Arcanist's Owl - Adding all four to devotion, digs for Goblin Bombardment and Aether Vial, evasive threat. Downside is the 4 CMC. An alternative would be Sumala Woodshaper which would be able to target more cards in the deck but only adds 1 to devotion, would require splash for green and is a lesser threat.
Mangara of Corondor - Targets any permanent (including lands) and plays well with instant flicker effects in response to his ability. Adds to devotion.
Hearthfire Hobgoblin - Adds 3 to devotion, a solid beater if unblocked, fetchable with Bugler.
Crusade - Adds two to devotion and pump goats. Could be a one-of for an alternative win condition.
So, I would like to make a deck for casual play focused around Springjack Shepherd and Goblin Bombardment - just because sacfrificing a ton of goats to bomb the oponent would make a greatly satisfying win condition. It should preferably be within the legacy format.
I guess the Shepherd calls for a (primarily) white shell and plays well together with blink effects. One major downside is, that he seems very slow so there must be an early game plan to survive. I have been playing around with the thought of squeezing the cards into a Death & Taxes style shell, allowing to slow the opponent down in the early stage and survive long enough, while setting up the key pieces. To generate an excessive amount of goats, one could use cards like Eldrazi Displacer / Flickerwisp / Charming Prince to flicker the Shepherd.
What i have so far is something like
4 Giver of Runes
4 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
3 Leonin Arbiter
4 Springjack Shepherd
2 Charming Prince
3 Flickerwisp
3 Eldrazi Displacer
2 Arcanist's Owl
4 Aether Vial
3 Goblin Bombardment
4 Path to Exile
Land (24)
2 Flagstones of Trokair
4 Ghost Quarter
2 Eldrazi Temple
2 Field of Ruin
4 Plateau
9 Plains
1 Mountain
Cards I am considering:
How could you see such a deck come about?
Do you have any other idea's to build around Springjack Shepherd and Goblin Bombardment?
On a side note, I am generally playing on a budget (the vials and plateau I already own from back in the days).