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1 year ago  ::  May 16, 2012 - 4:48PM #1
Garmichael
Date Joined: Jun 24, 2008
Posts: 1,572
This thread is for discussion of this week's Sealed Deck Builder, which goes live Thursday morning on magicthegathering.com.

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1 year ago  ::  May 17, 2012 - 12:07AM #2
Beuwolf_TR
Date Joined: Jun 19, 2007
Posts: 19
This Deck was built in 0:44:54
Total Deck Size: 40
17 Lands ---------------
7 Forest
7 Island
3 Swamp

15 Creatures ---------------
2 Borderland Ranger
1 Flowering Lumberknot
1 Galvanic Alchemist
2 Geist Trappers
1 Gryff Vanguard
1 Nephalia Smuggler
1 Nettle Swine
1 Pathbreaker Wurm
1 Scrapskin Drake
1 Stern Mentor
1 Trusted Forcemage
2 Wingcrafter

8 Other Spells ---------------
1 Abundant Growth
2 Amass the Components
1 Angelic Armaments
1 Bone Splinters
1 Death Wind
1 Necrobite
1 Spectral Prison
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1 year ago  ::  May 17, 2012 - 1:12AM #3
Zindaras
  • Paranoia Paradise
Date Joined: Aug 25, 2003
Posts: 2,227
This Deck was built in 0:10:35

Total Deck Size: 40
17 Lands
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8 Plains
9 Swamp


10 Creatures
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1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
1 Butcher Ghoul
2 Driver of the Dead
1 Holy Justiciar
1 Moonlight Geist
1 Moorland Inquisitor
1 Renegade Demon
1 Searchlight Geist
1 Seraph of Dawn


13 Other Spells
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2 Angelic Armaments
1 Barter in Blood
1 Bone Splinters
1 Cloudshift
1 Death Wind
1 Defang
1 Defy Death
1 Demonic Rising
2 Grave Exchange
1 Homicidal Seclusion
1 Necrobite

Went for a bit of a loner theme, I have no idea if this deck would play well.

Dec 1, 2010 -- 10:06AM, ProphetKing wrote:

Zindaras' meta is like a fossil, ancient and its secrets yet to be uncovered. Only men of yore, long dead, knew of it.

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1 year ago  ::  May 17, 2012 - 2:18AM #4
Sigbjorn
Date Joined: Oct 2, 2011
Posts: 143
I went for a Bant deck, splashing white for the angels. 


This Deck was built in 0:09:18


Total Deck Size: 40
18 Lands
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7 Forest
7 Island
4 Plains



16 Creatures
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1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
2 Borderland Ranger
1 Flowering Lumberknot
1 Galvanic Alchemist
1 Geist Trappers
1 Gryff Vanguard
1 Nephalia Smuggler
1 Nettle Swine
1 Pathbreaker Wurm
1 Scrapskin Drake
1 Seraph of Dawn
1 Trusted Forcemage
1 Voice of the Provinces
2 Wingcrafter



6 Other Spells
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1 Abundant Growth
1 Defy Death
1 Druids' Repository
1 Sheltering Word
1 Spectral Prison
1 Vessel of Endless Rest


 
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1 year ago  ::  May 17, 2012 - 3:51AM #5
MommyHellkite
Date Joined: Jun 17, 2011
Posts: 16

This Deck was built in 0:07:12


Total Deck Size: 40
22 Lands
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4 Forest
7 Mountain
11 Plains



13 Creatures
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1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
2 Borderland Ranger
1 Hanweir Lancer
1 Hound of Griselbrand
1 Kruin Striker
1 Midvast Protector
1 Moorland Inquisitor
1 Nettle Swine
1 Riot Ringleader
1 Seraph of Dawn
1 Trusted Forcemage
1 Voice of the Provinces



5 Other Spells
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2 Angel's Tomb
1 Defy Death
1 Rush of Blood
1 Thatcher Revolt

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1 year ago  ::  May 17, 2012 - 5:30AM #6
Highwayman
Date Joined: Feb 3, 2004
Posts: 3,077

Wow - this was a pool I would love to have opened. I saw an interesting BW "one big creature" deck but it was probably too easy to disrupt. I went with a bit safer option in UW flyers / control.

This Deck was built in 0:13:19


Total Deck Size: 40
18 Lands
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Island
11 Plains



13 Creatures
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1 Angelic Wall
1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
1 Galvanic Alchemist
1 Gryff Vanguard
1 Holy Justiciar
1 Midvast Protector
1 Moonlight Geist
1 Moorland Inquisitor
1 Nephalia Smuggler
1 Scrapskin Drake
1 Seraph of Dawn
1 Voice of the Provinces
1 Wingcrafter



9 Other Spells
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1 Amass the Components
1 Angel's Tomb
1 Angelic Armaments
1 Cloudshift
1 Defang
1 Defy Death
1 Favorable Winds
2 Scroll of Avacyn


I think the scrolls are pretty significant here. At worst, they cycle for . At best, they keep you in the game and dig for the card you need.

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1 year ago  ::  May 17, 2012 - 5:31AM #7
Jedi_Protector
Date Joined: Oct 16, 2011
Posts: 1
Mostly Artifact and Card Discard, some of the soulbound creatures are well designed.

This Deck was built in 0:03:48

Total Deck Size: 40
16 Lands
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6 Island
10 Plains


9 Creatures
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1 Angelic Wall
1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
1 Galvanic Alchemist
1 Nephalia Smuggler
1 Seraph of Dawn
1 Stern Mentor
1 Voice of the Provinces
2 Wingcrafter


15 Other Spells
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2 Amass the Components
2 Angel's Tomb
2 Angelic Armaments
1 Cloudshift
1 Defang
1 Defy Death
1 Favorable Winds
3 Scroll of Avacyn
1 Vanguard's Shield
1 Vessel of Endless Rest

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1 year ago  ::  May 17, 2012 - 6:07AM #8
Falcon_Uk
Date Joined: Jun 15, 2007
Posts: 4,233
I just didn't like white in this pool.  I may have got this wrong but I ended up with a 3 colour human beatdown deck.  Normally, I don't like to play 3 colour but with 4 fixers in the deck I think it will be fine.


This Deck was built in 0:09:08


Total Deck Size: 40
16 Lands
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7 Forest
4 Island
5 Mountain



17 Creatures
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2 Borderland Ranger
1 Galvanic Alchemist
1 Gang of Devils
2 Geist Trappers
1 Gryff Vanguard
1 Hanweir Lancer
1 Kruin Striker
1 Nephalia Smuggler
1 Nettle Swine
1 Pathbreaker Wurm
1 Riot Ringleader
1 Scrapskin Drake
1 Trusted Forcemage
2 Wingcrafter



7 Other Spells
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1 Abundant Growth
2 Amass the Components
1 Lightning Prowess
1 Pillar of Flame
1 Spectral Prison
1 Vessel of Endless Rest

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1 year ago  ::  May 17, 2012 - 6:14AM #9
Kariba
Date Joined: Dec 11, 2007
Posts: 2

May 17, 2012 -- 5:30AM, Highwayman wrote:

Wow - this was a pool I would love to have opened. I saw an interesting BW "one big creature" deck but it was probably too easy to disrupt. I went with a bit safer option in UW flyers / control.

This Deck was built in 0:13:19


Total Deck Size: 40
18 Lands
---------------
Island
11 Plains



13 Creatures
---------------
1 Angelic Wall
1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
1 Galvanic Alchemist
1 Gryff Vanguard
1 Holy Justiciar
1 Midvast Protector
1 Moonlight Geist
1 Moorland Inquisitor
1 Nephalia Smuggler
1 Scrapskin Drake
1 Seraph of Dawn
1 Voice of the Provinces
1 Wingcrafter



9 Other Spells
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1 Amass the Components
1 Angel's Tomb
1 Angelic Armaments
1 Cloudshift
1 Defang
1 Defy Death
1 Favorable Winds
2 Scroll of Avacyn


I think the scrolls are pretty significant here. At worst, they cycle for . At best, they keep you in the game and dig for the card you need.


I decided to go there with the B/W deck.  I found it difficult to justify Homicidal Seclusion since a balance was needed between staying alive (aka. playing chump blockers and having only one creature on the board), however I felt Demonic Rising provides more value in that it could be setup by a timely Barter in Blood, ideally leaving Angelic Tombs and a new Demon.  The Angelic Tombs, scrolls, two mana creatures and Drivers are meant to work together to recur effects to keep us alive until we can drop Avacyn.


This Deck was built in 0:27:16


Total Deck Size: 41
18 Lands
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11 Plains
7 Swamp



11 Creatures
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1 Angelic Wall
1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
1 Butcher Ghoul
1 Crypt Creeper
2 Driver of the Dead
1 Holy Justiciar
1 Moonlight Geist
1 Moorland Inquisitor
1 Seraph of Dawn
1 Voice of the Provinces



12 Other Spells
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2 Angel's Tomb
1 Barter in Blood
1 Bone Splinters
1 Cloudshift
1 Death Wind
1 Defang
1 Defy Death
1 Demonic Rising
3 Scroll of Avacyn


 
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1 year ago  ::  May 17, 2012 - 6:33AM #10
Highwayman
Date Joined: Feb 3, 2004
Posts: 3,077

May 17, 2012 -- 6:14AM, Kariba wrote:

May 17, 2012 -- 5:30AM, Highwayman wrote:


Wow - this was a pool I would love to have opened. I saw an interesting BW "one big creature" deck but it was probably too easy to disrupt. I went with a bit safer option in UW flyers / control.


I decided to go there with the B/W deck.  I found it difficult to justify Homicidal Seclusion since a balance was needed between staying alive (aka. playing chump blockers and having only one creature on the board), however I felt Demonic Rising provides more value in that it could be setup by a timely Barter in Blood, ideally leaving Angelic Tombs and a new Demon.  The Angelic Tombs, scrolls, two mana creatures and Drivers are meant to work together to recur effects to keep us alive until we can drop Avacyn.

This Deck was built in 0:27:16


Total Deck Size: 41
18 Lands
---------------
11 Plains
7 Swamp



11 Creatures
---------------
1 Angelic Wall
1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
1 Butcher Ghoul
1 Crypt Creeper
2 Driver of the Dead
1 Holy Justiciar
1 Moonlight Geist
1 Moorland Inquisitor
1 Seraph of Dawn
1 Voice of the Provinces



12 Other Spells
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2 Angel's Tomb
1 Barter in Blood
1 Bone Splinters
1 Cloudshift
1 Death Wind
1 Defang
1 Defy Death
1 Demonic Rising
3 Scroll of Avacyn


 




I'm glad someone went there - it was too interesting not to 

I think if you are doing the one creature thing, you do want to run Homicidal Seclusion , perhaps over the second driver of the dead . When you finally get a creature on the board it can change the tide of the game in one swing. Having a second creature is probably not an issue since you have a couple of sac outlets. I would also have run the Vessel of Endless Rest over the 18th land - since you are unlikely to need a three drop as much as the five drop. For both those reasons, I would have been tempted to run renegade demon over holy justiciar - when you finally have a creature on the field you will need it to matter when you attack.

But that's just my opinion. I pretty much agree with your build otherwise.

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