I've never really been able to find a deck that fits how I want to play the game. I'm kind of indecisive in that manner. I did however have some success with a WU control deck for a while in casual play. I'm absolutely in love with the Innistrad release though, so anything from that would be nice. I just think I need a little push in the right direction. I think I'd like to try Aggro or combo for a change though.
If you want a deck that can potentially have lots of options, perhaps consider an equipment deck. You don't necessarily need the swords to make an awesome equipment deck. Use cards like Etched Champion to power through colored creatures and buff him with equipment. One equipment that I have used well has been Strata Scythe. That make Etched Champion big and scary. If you use White, run Puresteel Paladin to make equipment free to equip. Their are a many options in equipment selection to make an deck like this interesting to play.
In terms of an aggressive deck, You might consider running some version of a human deck. There are plenty of cards that can make a Human deck power through to victory by turn 5-6. The Red-White Human deck I am building is usually wins around then in testing.
I'm looking to play B/U and R/G but I don't know what cards to put in either deck.
I'm looking for a more brutal approach but more supportive approach.
If you are playing RG, Consider werewolf's. That type of deck utilizes a lot of red and green cards. Another approach is to build a deck that eliminates the opponents early stuff and prepares the way for big stompy creatures, like wurms and dragons. Made a deck like myself before Innistrad but am not sure if it will work with whats in standard right now.
For a BU deck, consider playing zombies or mill. There are many zombies to choose from in Innistrad. And there is the mill win condition Laboratory Maniac for Mill.
As I have worked with this deck concept, I realized It might do well in tournaments. I am posting a Updated deck list in this forum for comments and criticism. I am hoping this might be my first competitive deck that can win FNM tournaments and perhaps higher up tournaments after that.
There are some cards I am looking into swapping into the deck: Champion of the Parish; Builds off the Humans in Deck Volt Charge; Would add +1/+1 counters to creatures with them.
My two cents on liliana. She is way overpriced for what she does. While her abilities are decent, they are not spectacular. Her + ability of having everyone discard a card I see as being on situationally useful and can also actually hurt. To be really useful, you need to have no cards in hand in your opponent need cards in his hand. Her -2 ability is indirect. It has no guarantee that it will get rid of something useful. At this point, I don't see any huge benefit to using her.
Thats my two cents.
Where do you see the most synergy among the cards currently in standard? What cards go very well together?
What kind of feedback loops are in Standard currently? (infinite mana, creature tokens, Life)
Which of these loops will be most useful?
I hope these questions can stir up some thoughts as to how best to connect various cards into something useful in a deck. These Ideas could spark the creation of better ideas by others and perhaps we can discover cards that work extremely well together. Please don't limit the discussion to just synergy within Innistrad. I hope the discussion will include all that is currently in standard.
Other possible discussion points.
What cards will make a game wild and unpredictable?
What cards will be the center of new deck ideas?
If anyone has other points of discussion, please post them so ideas can be bounced around.
What is your favorite color? or your favorite card interactions that you love/like?
The color I use most often in my decks is White. White does a variety of things. I have a UW Flying deck with cards like Roil Elemental And Emeria Angel.
I have a Mono-White life gain deck with cards like Ajani's Pridemate, Felidar Sovereign, Cradle of Vitality. The combination of various life gain cards in that deck create an interesting play experience.
I also have white in a Green-White infect deck and in a blue-white Myr deck.
I guess the feedback loops in my life gain deck are cool. On card I really want for my EDH deck is curiosity. That and Niv-Mizzet, the firemind is an instant win.
I am looking for ideas on Standard decks that are under $20. I am hoping I can use one of these ideas with the cards I have to make a decent standard deck to supplement my other decks. Any Ideas?
If you want a deck that can potentially have lots of options, perhaps consider an equipment deck. You don't necessarily need the swords to make an awesome equipment deck. Use cards like Etched Champion to power through colored creatures and buff him with equipment. One equipment that I have used well has been Strata Scythe. That make Etched Champion big and scary. If you use White, run Puresteel Paladin to make equipment free to equip. Their are a many options in equipment selection to make an deck like this interesting to play.
In terms of an aggressive deck, You might consider running some version of a human deck. There are plenty of cards that can make a Human deck power through to victory by turn 5-6. The Red-White Human deck I am building is usually wins around then in testing.
If you are playing RG, Consider werewolf's. That type of deck utilizes a lot of red and green cards. Another approach is to build a deck that eliminates the opponents early stuff and prepares the way for big stompy creatures, like wurms and dragons. Made a deck like myself before Innistrad but am not sure if it will work with whats in standard right now.
For a BU deck, consider playing zombies or mill. There are many zombies to choose from in Innistrad. And there is the mill win condition Laboratory Maniac for Mill.
Here is the Deck Concept:
2 Hero of Bladehold
4 Accorder Palidin
1 Balefire Dragon
2 Angelic Overseer
2 Elite Inquisitor
3 Stormblood Berserker
1 Urabrask, The Hidden
1 Mikaeus, the Lunarch
1 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Instigator Gang
1 Signal Pest
1 Chandra's Phoenix
Instants: 8
3 Brimstone Volley
3 Incinerate
1 Rally the Peasants
1 Apostle's Blessing
2 Red Sun Zenith
1 Slagstorm
Enchantments: 4
2 Curse of Stalked Prey
2 Oblivion Ring
Artifacts: 6
2 Swiftfoot boots
1 Darksteel Plate
1 Witchbane Orb
1 Viridan Claw
1 Butcher's Cleaver
Land: 20
9 Plains
8 Mountain
2 Clifftop Retreat
1 Ghost Quarter
4 Revoke Existance
3 Vulshok Refugee
2 Circle of Flame
2 Celestial Purge
2 Combust
1 Blasphemous Act
1 Elixir of Immortality
There are some cards I am looking into swapping into the deck:
Champion of the Parish; Builds off the Humans in Deck
Volt Charge; Would add +1/+1 counters to creatures with them.
How is this deck looking?
Please leave comments and helpful criticism.
That would make the most sense considering the bulk of your draft deck will be made out of them.
How about worst 5 cards to select in a draft?
Post your thoughts
Thats my two cents.
Now that is an interesting idea to use the Sundial to prevent going to end of combat. Im sure that could be used with other cards as well.
What kind of feedback loops are in Standard currently? (infinite mana, creature tokens, Life)
Which of these loops will be most useful?
I hope these questions can stir up some thoughts as to how best to connect various cards into something useful in a deck. These Ideas could spark the creation of better ideas by others and perhaps we can discover cards that work extremely well together. Please don't limit the discussion to just synergy within Innistrad. I hope the discussion will include all that is currently in standard.
Other possible discussion points.
What cards will make a game wild and unpredictable?
What cards will be the center of new deck ideas?
If anyone has other points of discussion, please post them so ideas can be bounced around.
Please post your thoughts.
The color I use most often in my decks is White. White does a variety of things. I have a UW Flying deck with cards like Roil Elemental And Emeria Angel.
I have a Mono-White life gain deck with cards like Ajani's Pridemate, Felidar Sovereign, Cradle of Vitality. The combination of various life gain cards in that deck create an interesting play experience.
I also have white in a Green-White infect deck and in a blue-white Myr deck.
I guess the feedback loops in my life gain deck are cool. On card I really want for my EDH deck is curiosity. That and Niv-Mizzet, the firemind is an instant win.
1 Signal Pest
4 Necropede
2 Ichorclaw Myr
3 Priests of Norn
4 Glistener Elf
3 Plague Myr
3 Corpse Cur
3 Rot Wolf
2 Lost Leonin
1 Blightwidow
1 Phyrexian Swarmlord
1 Phyrexian Hydra
1 Tine Shrike
2 Untamed Might
1 Choking Fumes
Artifacts
1 Viridan Claw
1 Sylvok Lifestaff
1 Contagion Clasp
1 Contagion Engine
1 Bonehoard
Land
1 Sunpetal Grove
10 Plains
9 Forest
3 Revoke Existance
3 Pistus Strike
4 Blight Mamba
2 Viridian Corrupter
3 Shriek Raptor
Don't have Inkmoth Nexus and not sure I want to buy them.
What can I do to improve It?
Parallel lives with Myr Turbine or Myrsmith.
You will be pumping our myrs like crazy. All the better for getting a Myr Battlesphere and then steamrolling your opponent.
Night Terrors Completely remove a card from a player's hand. cost of 2B might lessen its usefulness.
Ancient Grudge: I think this is an awesome anti-artifact card. Kill an artifact for 1R and do it again for G. That seems a good deal.
Harvest Pyre: A variable burn spell for 1R. If your graveyard is filling up, unleash this to do hefty damage.
Prey Upon: Allows your big creature to selectively kill that troublesome little guy that never attacks.
2 Hero of Bladehold
4 Accorder Palidin
1 Balefire Dragon
2 Angelic Overseer
2 Elite Inquisitor
3 Vulshok Refugee
3 Stormblood Berserker
1 Hero of Oxid Ridge
2 Unruly Mob
2 Brimstone Volley
4 Incinerate
2 Shock
Sorceries
2 Red Sun Zenith
Enchantments
2 Curse of Stalked Prey
2 Oblivion Ring
2 Circle of Flame
2 Swiftfoot boots
2 Sharpened Pitchfork
Land
9 Plains
9 Mountain
1 Clifftop Retreat
1 Ghost Quarter
I want to be able to do well at FNM with this deck so advice would be appreciated.
Not currently sure on a sideboard.
Cards I am also considering:
Butcher's Cleaver
Rally the Peasants
Champion of the Parish
Darksteel Plate
What do you think?
I would like advice as to how to make this deck better. It would be greatly appreciated.