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12 months ago ::
Jun 22, 2012 - 10:21AM
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Date Joined:
May 19, 2012
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So, M13 is just around the corner and I noticed that there's gonna be new Ajani and also there's rhox faithmender  . I fell in love with them instantly! I thought: "with rhox, lifegain deck would be sick!" I looked up for some lifegain cards in Innistrad block mainly but I also checked Scars and M12 since there weren't enough in Innistrad only. I'm also very keen to give chalice of life  a try. When it's flipped it can destroy your enemy in few turns (not to mention if there are more than one on the battlefield). I've tried this deck in paper version with my friends and it seems to work pretty nice. Unfortunately it had few problems. It's SLOW but small lifegain guys give me time to get the big ones out.Lifegain creatures alone are not enough to finish off my opponent so I needed some high cost bombs in there that would do the job for them but I still need to look into them since there are definitely better options for this kind of deck, I just haven't figured them out yet. Sometimes small guys are enough to get my Chalice transformed but I can't rely on them too much. Also, Chalice does it pretty damn good too but it's super vulnerable to any artifact removal. This is the first prototype of this deck. There will be changes since we don't fully know what's coming in M13. LANDS: 23
Creatures: 23
Artifacts: 7
Sorceries: 2
Enchantments: 3
Planeswalkers: 2
That's that. Thoughts? Advice? Anything? :D I know this isn't going to be anything in higher level of competition but I think it might be worht a try in my local FNM. Remember that I cannot afford the most expensive mythic rare guys.
Thanks in advance!
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12 months ago ::
Jun 22, 2012 - 11:11AM
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Date Joined:
Aug 14, 2011
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Theres a 2/2 lifelink cat creature in m13, Ajani's Sunstriker  , for WW. I would definitely put that in. I want to make a deck using some of the same cards you're using, so i'm in the same boat. Also if you are going with a lifegain aspect, why not add in Serra Avatar  , since they are bringing that back as well. seems better overall than some of the high cost angels you have. persoanlly I think i am going to have a couple Emancipation Angel  s in my build, since its cheap and its drawback isnt that desvastating. Restoration Angel  is also another good angel option, though it is getting sort of pricey these days unfortunately. Also there is a card in m13, Faith's Reward  , 3W, which could prove worthy of consideration. (You return all permanents put into the GY this turn). I'm also hoping for some more lifelink cards to be spoiled so I have more stuff to add in and everything. Keep me posted about this topic if you hear of more things. EDIT: Also look into Healer of the Pride  in m13. 3W, and whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control you gain 2 life.
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12 months ago ::
Jun 22, 2012 - 11:25AM
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Batterskull  is a good option, and shouldn't be too expensive since it's rotating soon. Glimmerpost  would help a little, possibly more than Seraph Sanctuary  , especially since I'd advise cutting some of your angels anyway. Angel of Jubilation  might as well just be Honor of the Pure  . Pristine Talisman  competes for the same spot as Chalice of Life  , but is worth considering. Scroll of Avacyn  is interesting, probably the biggest motivation I would have for including any angels at all. I know it's outside of your budget, but Wurmcoil Engine  would really help this deck. Maybe try trading for it. I'd want a fourth Faithmender too, because you'll probably always want to draw him, and he's good in multiples (two of them quadruple your life gain).
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12 months ago ::
Jun 22, 2012 - 11:28AM
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12 months ago ::
Jun 22, 2012 - 11:31AM
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Date Joined:
Aug 14, 2011
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12 months ago ::
Jun 22, 2012 - 12:32PM
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Date Joined:
May 25, 2012
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There are some artifacts that help out this type of deck a lot too. pristine talisman  unwinding clock  druidic satchel  norn's annex  There are some nice instants/sorceries as well - whitesun's passage  comes to mind off the top of my head. If you are going to use restoration angel  then you should look at goldnight redeemer  as well. It's a race to 30 life so that the cups turn into beatsticks and then it's over shortly there after.
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12 months ago ::
Jun 22, 2012 - 3:04PM
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12 months ago ::
Jun 22, 2012 - 3:16PM
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Date Joined:
May 19, 2012
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So many good advice in so little time! Love you guys :DD I'm so sad that I can't get those great mythic rares :/ Wurmcoil Engine and Batterskull would kick ass in this deck.. Yeah, I'd like to keep this Angel themed because of the scrolls  Extra cards are never bad right? (+ 5 life of course) Emancipation Angel seems to fit in this deck reasonably well. Turn three angel with Scroll of Avacyn and returning Catherdal Sancifier  to my hand would be pretty neat! I think I'm probably going to replace Seraph of Dawn  with her. I have 2x Goldnight Redeemer  but I fear I will not have enough creatures on the battlefield to have use for her. I think every other source of life is enough without her. She's still super good I admit that . I had a look at Pristine Talisman , that's be quite good to get some ramp to my angels. Also, extra life is never bad. If I took Unwinding Clock  in, I'd take only one right? Two of them would be kinda useless.. Dunno which cards to replace though  Are there any other good Angels or other 5 mana guys for this deck than Herald of War  . I feel her ability gets useless since I don't have that many high cost angels than Glory's rise. I can put Angel of Jubilation in the sideboard if she feels useless but I think she's just good all around buffer. Also it locks black sacrifice decks Lastly, should I replace Pride Guardian  with two more Suture Priest  ? I think Guardians are great life sources in early game but having more priests help me burn my enemy too. Priests also ruin token decks pretty hard.. At least it should :D
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12 months ago ::
Jun 22, 2012 - 3:33PM
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12 months ago ::
Jun 22, 2012 - 3:55PM
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Even though it doesn't have lifelink on it's own, doomed traveller  is a pretty good fit here. T1 traveller into t2 pilgrim is a great aggro start that can give you some of the early game you're looking for. Which brings another thought to mind: why only 3 pilgrims?
Next thing you will tell me Browbeat  is bad.
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