Looking at the OP's list here's a few things I notice...
16x of 1/1 for 2 mana creatures. This seems excessive. 1/1s tend to die in combat a lot. And since you have so few counterspells/removal, they will be needed to block a lot. I suppose the -1/-1 counters and proliferate help make up for this some, but I'm envisioning swarms of 3/3 or larger creatures just pounding on you.
So my suggestion would be to go down to 8-12x of these. (Your preference on which is exactly is as good as mine.) Add in removal or counterspells instead. Grasp of Darkness and Mana Leak are favorites of mine. Other good ones are Consuming Vapors, Gatekeeper of Malakir, Doom Blade, Dispell and Consume the Meek (the last 3 sideboard-ish cards).
Infiltration Lens seems really nice, but you might consider Livewire Lash instead. Any infect creature + equipped Livewire Lash + Distortion Strike = 12 poison over 2 turns (assuming they don't do something to interrupt it). Hell, could even get them to 8 poison, then Grasp of Darkness your own Livewire Lash equipped dude to finish it.
Hehe, At the moment I already have 3 mana leaks and 2 Grasp of Darkness (see the first post). I guess I could bring those both to 3 or 4 in stead of 2 or 3 creatures but having only 15 creatures in this deck will probably not be the greatest idea so removing more than 2 or 3 creatures is not an option I believe. Most of the other removal cards you suggested are just way too expansive to play imo and will not help me with the mana curve.
It's true that I have a lot of 2 drops and 1/1 creatures, but I don't know any good solutions for that at this point. Suggestions are very welcome of course
Livewire Lash is a very cool idea ! Going to think about how to fit that in. I could maybe even better remova 2 creatures for that and another for 1 more mana leak. Hadn't thought of that one. thought the counters only were dealt by combat damage Nice.
Thank you for your comment. It's actually pretty funny, because one build before this I did have 4 creeping pits and 2 tainted strikes in there but someone told me it wouldn't be a good idea. But now that you've said it again I think I'll try it out anyway, thanks I especially like the idea of kicking out 2 infiltration lenses for the tainted strike.
After playing magic on and off for years I finally decided to have a look at T2. I want to build a competitive deck that could do well on a small tourney. It shouldn't cost to much money to build but if it's really needed I could put in a couple of expensive cards I guess.
When I heard about the infect and proliferate abilities I was stunned. At first I did not really like the abilities because I thought it would create even more insane combo's in vintage and legacy. Anyway, in T2 it seems like much fun, especially because the two seem to work really well together.
Can this combination be competitive?
I built a deck around this idea and I was wondering what you pros think of it What could I throw out and/or add? I'm also fairly new to the whole sideboard thing so I have no idea if this sideboard will work in a tourney.
Just build a new deck. It seemed fun to me to do something with free creatures. I really could use some help with this one. Are the numbers for each cards okay or should put more of certain cards in and leave others out? Or are there maybe other cards that are much better than the ones I use now?
I'm on a budget, so cards that cost more than 10 to 15 euro/dollar are a no-go for me. Thanks in advance for having a look at this deck.
I've been on this forum for a little while now, but I only checked out info and interesting comments Now I signed up. A lot of people really know what they are talking about here and the sharing of knowledge is what I like about forums.
I like to build me some interesting concept decks. I try to be somewhat original. This results in a lot of decks that are fun when they work, but get owned a lot of the time by removal decks and what not. So I could use some help on a couple of projects. I'll post one of them in a minute.
In the real world I study music, currently in my final year. If you want to know anything else, please ask
Hehe, At the moment I already have 3 mana leaks and 2 Grasp of Darkness (see the first post). I guess I could bring those both to 3 or 4 in stead of 2 or 3 creatures but having only 15 creatures in this deck will probably not be the greatest idea so removing more than 2 or 3 creatures is not an option I believe. Most of the other removal cards you suggested are just way too expansive to play imo and will not help me with the mana curve.
It's true that I have a lot of 2 drops and 1/1 creatures, but I don't know any good solutions for that at this point. Suggestions are very welcome of course
Livewire Lash is a very cool idea ! Going to think about how to fit that in. I could maybe even better remova 2 creatures for that and another for 1 more mana leak. Hadn't thought of that one. thought the counters only were dealt by combat damage Nice.
-2 Virulent Swipe
-1 Grasp of Darkness
-1 swamp
+1 Distortion Strike
+3 Mana Leak
I wonder though, would 22 land be enough to keep the deck consistent?
Do you think B/G infect will work better than B/U infect?
Also added a sideboard.
Cheers
After playing magic on and off for years I finally decided to have a look at T2. I want to build a competitive deck that could do well on a small tourney. It shouldn't cost to much money to build but if it's really needed I could put in a couple of expensive cards I guess.
When I heard about the infect and proliferate abilities I was stunned. At first I did not really like the abilities because I thought it would create even more insane combo's in vintage and legacy. Anyway, in T2 it seems like much fun, especially because the two seem to work really well together.
Can this combination be competitive?
I built a deck around this idea and I was wondering what you pros think of it What could I throw out and/or add? I'm also fairly new to the whole sideboard thing so I have no idea if this sideboard will work in a tourney.
2x Infiltration Lens
2x Livewire Lash
4x Necropede
2x Ichorclaw Myr
4x Thrummingbird
4x Plague Stinger
4x Hand of the Praetors
2x Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
7x Swamp
4x Creeping Tar Pit
2x Darkslick Shores
4x Drowned Catacomb
2x Grasp of Darkness
3x Mana Leak
3x Steady Progress
2x Tainted Strike
4x Distortion Strike
2x Grasp of Darkness
4x Spell Pierce
2x Vendetta
3x Deathmark
Cheers
Hulk is already in there 2 times, as is kher keep 4 times
Edit: replaced Scare tactics with Tendrils of Agony
Just build a new deck. It seemed fun to me to do something with free creatures. I really could use some help with this one. Are the numbers for each cards okay or should put more of certain cards in and leave others out? Or are there maybe other cards that are much better than the ones I use now?
I'm on a budget, so cards that cost more than 10 to 15 euro/dollar are a no-go for me. Thanks in advance for having a look at this deck.
Cheers.
4x Phyrexian Walker
4x Ornithopter
2x Protean Hulk
4x Crimson Kobolds
4x Crookshank Kobolds
4x Kobolds of Kher Keep
12x Swamp
4x Llanowar Wastes
4x Tainted Wood
2x Dark Ritual
4x Dark Triumph
4x Tendrils of Agony
2x Sudden Spoiling
4x Terror
2x Thoughtseize
2x Eldrazi Monument
2x Back to Nature
4x Putrefy
4x Scare Tactics
2x Strength in Numbers
I've been on this forum for a little while now, but I only checked out info and interesting comments Now I signed up. A lot of people really know what they are talking about here and the sharing of knowledge is what I like about forums.
I like to build me some interesting concept decks. I try to be somewhat original. This results in a lot of decks that are fun when they work, but get owned a lot of the time by removal decks and what not. So I could use some help on a couple of projects. I'll post one of them in a minute.
In the real world I study music, currently in my final year. If you want to know anything else, please ask
Cheers,
Dave