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Yuanchosaan antic disposition from Australia Since: Jan, 2010
antic disposition
#476: May 4th 2010 at 1:51:52 AM

Seconding Ironeye's question. The best would be Extended, Legacy or Vintage, I would say.

"Doctor Who means never having to say you're kidding." - Bocaj
Canondorf Since: Sep, 2009
#477: May 4th 2010 at 1:53:50 AM

Or we could just build what we want and agree not to load the deck with Black Lotuses and Tolarian Academys and dickish things like that.

Though Vintage sounds best.

edited 4th May '10 1:54:17 AM by Canondorf

Blackmoon Since: May, 2009
#478: May 4th 2010 at 1:54:45 AM

Seconding Canondorf. Like I said a few pages ago, my pet deck is only legal in Vintage, and just barely, heh.

Ironeye Cutmaster-san from SoCal Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
Cutmaster-san
#479: May 4th 2010 at 2:01:19 AM

You cruel bastards! There's no way I could make a deck from scratch with that many options.

I'm bad, and that's good. I will never be good, and that's not bad. There's no one I'd rather be than me.
Yuanchosaan antic disposition from Australia Since: Jan, 2010
antic disposition
#480: May 4th 2010 at 2:02:37 AM

In that case, Vintage for everyone but Ironeye, who can play Standard. :P

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Gelzo Gerald Zosewater from the vault Since: Oct, 2009
Gerald Zosewater
#481: May 4th 2010 at 2:05:54 AM

^^Do what I do and start with a theme.

Or try browsing cards that are powerful on their own and focus the deck around one.

edited 4th May '10 2:06:10 AM by Gelzo

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Ironeye Cutmaster-san from SoCal Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
Cutmaster-san
#482: May 4th 2010 at 2:06:31 AM

I think I'll go ahead and do a slightly extended version of standard, starting when I got back into Magic. (Tenth Edition)

Edit: Well, yeah, that's how I build decks—it's just that with so many themes to choose from...

edited 4th May '10 2:07:06 AM by Ironeye

I'm bad, and that's good. I will never be good, and that's not bad. There's no one I'd rather be than me.
Ezekiel Since: Jan, 2001
#483: May 4th 2010 at 2:08:25 AM

Right, well, I've mentioned my decks before, now time to declare their contents, I guess.

I'll start with one that's thematically important for me.

Order Rodentia

  • Panoptic Mirror
  • Crucible of Worlds
  • Altar of Shadows x2
  • Darksteel Ingot
  • Demon's Horn
  • Gilded Lotus
  • Betrayal of Flesh
  • Desecrated Earth
  • Duress
  • Dark Ritual
  • Dauthi Embrace x2
  • Weed-Pruner Poplar
  • Moonglove Changeling
  • Gnat Miser x3
  • Locust Miser x2
  • Nezumi Shortfang
  • Nezumi Bone-Reader x2
  • Marrow-Gnawer
  • Nezumi Graverobber x2
  • Patron of the Nezumi x2
  • Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
  • Dirty Wererat
  • Stronghold Rats x2
  • Pestilence Rats
  • Diseased Vermin
  • Crypt Rats x2
  • Krosan Beast x2
  • Squirrel Mob x2
  • Seedguide Ash
  • Chatter of the Squirrel
  • Nut Collector x2
  • Shinen of Life's Roar
  • Deranged Hermit x2
  • Squirrel Wrangler x2
  • Parallel Evolution
  • Rampant Growth
  • Reap and Sow x2
  • Squirrel Nest
  • Chatter of the Squirrel x2
  • Acorn Harvest x2
  • Forest x11
  • Swamp x12
  • Swarmyard x4
  • Terramorphic Expanse x3
  • Rupture Spire x2

Total: 75 cards.

I'll type up the others later, actually. I'm still waiting for some cards to arrive.

edited 4th May '10 2:14:38 AM by Ezekiel

Blackmoon Since: May, 2009
#484: May 4th 2010 at 2:24:13 AM

Altering my demons to be more Grixis-y went faster than I thought. Splashed some blue but not a whole lot of it. A trivial amount, even.

Lands:
4x Grixis Panorama
4x Tainted Peak
4x Tainted Isle
8x Swamp
6x Mountain
5x Island

Creatures:
4x Shapesharer
1x Cairn Wanderer
1x Havoc Demon
1x Pestilence Demon
2x Stronghold Overseer
2x Extractor Demon
1x Reiver Demon
1x Yukora, the Prisoner
1x Rakdos the Defiler

Instants:
2x Sudden Death
2x Doom Blade

Sorceries:
1x Fireball
2x Slice and Dice
1x Barter in Blood
2x Demonfire
3x Diabolic Tutor
2x Infest

Enchantments:
2x Pestilence
2x Vile Requiem
2x Pyrostatic Pillar

Artifacts:
1x Tenza, Godo's Maul
3x Cloud Key

70 cards.

Mapi "keionbu ni yokusou, nyan?" from Sakurakou Keionbu Since: Aug, 2011
"keionbu ni yokusou, nyan?"
#485: May 4th 2010 at 2:24:22 AM

Shiiit I wanna join this. :D

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Gelzo Gerald Zosewater from the vault Since: Oct, 2009
Gerald Zosewater
#486: May 4th 2010 at 2:24:25 AM

>60 cards

Why would you even...

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Gelzo Gerald Zosewater from the vault Since: Oct, 2009
Gerald Zosewater
#487: May 4th 2010 at 2:24:59 AM

Mapi, what decks can you bring?

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Mapi "keionbu ni yokusou, nyan?" from Sakurakou Keionbu Since: Aug, 2011
"keionbu ni yokusou, nyan?"
#488: May 4th 2010 at 2:27:04 AM

Let's see, I'm only running a constructed 60 card ELVES and a G splash R Snake deck, also with 60 cards, but I need to find them somewhere here. Yeaaaah. :D

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Ironeye Cutmaster-san from SoCal Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
Cutmaster-san
#489: May 4th 2010 at 2:33:22 AM

Oh, hey, so I am allowed to use Magic Assistant to build a deck, right? (Otherwise my deck-building options are way limited.)

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Mapi "keionbu ni yokusou, nyan?" from Sakurakou Keionbu Since: Aug, 2011
"keionbu ni yokusou, nyan?"
#490: May 4th 2010 at 2:36:24 AM

Those are actual decks in my possession. Are we free to construct "wish" decks? Would anyone object if I went all gay and played Faeries or Jund?

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Gelzo Gerald Zosewater from the vault Since: Oct, 2009
Gerald Zosewater
#491: May 4th 2010 at 2:45:19 AM

Yes, yes, and no.

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Ironeye Cutmaster-san from SoCal Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
Cutmaster-san
#492: May 4th 2010 at 2:48:31 AM

Kickass!

I'm bad, and that's good. I will never be good, and that's not bad. There's no one I'd rather be than me.
Mapi "keionbu ni yokusou, nyan?" from Sakurakou Keionbu Since: Aug, 2011
"keionbu ni yokusou, nyan?"
#493: May 4th 2010 at 3:13:01 AM

Wow, okay, didn't expect that but I probably won't since I haven't played U/B Faeries in like, ages.

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Dracia Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
#494: May 4th 2010 at 4:36:24 AM

M-maybe I will try? :3 It's been a while since I've played, but..

arimnaes Falls Up Since: Apr, 2009
Falls Up
#495: May 4th 2010 at 5:40:37 AM

Oh, this is apropos of nothing, but now that the game is over, I should point out that when Canondorf attempted to Countersquall the Toshiro Umezawa, in contravention of the fact that Countersquall can't be used on creature spells, the procedure you'd technically follow is that the Countersquall would be returned to his hand. It wasn't just a mistake to play it; it was an actually impossible move due to Toshiro being an illegal target for the spell, so the Countersquall couldn't have been played in the first place.

Gelzo Gerald Zosewater from the vault Since: Oct, 2009
Gerald Zosewater
#496: May 4th 2010 at 8:56:09 AM

I assumed he just put it back in his hand, but looking back, I guess he would have ended the game with a card in his hand.

In any case, I didn't play any non-creature spells since the Countersquall, so the game would've been the same.

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Canondorf Since: Sep, 2009
#497: May 4th 2010 at 1:21:58 PM

I wasn't sure what the procedure was so I put it in the graveyard.

I won't be able to join the game. Projects and school till Friday.

Gelzo Gerald Zosewater from the vault Since: Oct, 2009
Gerald Zosewater
#498: May 4th 2010 at 1:45:32 PM

Anyone else ever tried placing tropers in MTG colors?

Barkey:W

Nornagest:U

Tongpu:B

Charlatan:R

scythemantis:G

Or... D&D alignments?

LG: W

LN: U

NE: B

CN: R

CG: G

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Blackmoon Since: May, 2009
#499: May 4th 2010 at 2:15:39 PM

Well, I'm totally up for a game. Anyone wanna start a thread? Every time I make threads for this sorta thing, I get ninja'd.

Ironeye Cutmaster-san from SoCal Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
Cutmaster-san
#500: May 4th 2010 at 2:16:35 PM

We should designate someone to start said thread to avoid aforementioned ninjaing.

I'm bad, and that's good. I will never be good, and that's not bad. There's no one I'd rather be than me.

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