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10 months ago ::
Aug 29, 2012 - 11:27AM
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Date Joined:
Sep 14, 2005
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I was looking for a way to make Teferi's Puzzle Box a decent deck Idea and this is what I came up with. These are mainly just a bunch of cards I threw together because they work well with each other, so the deck needs a lot of work. No budget or restrictions for now, just trying to see if the idea works first. 4 x Teferi's Puzzle Box  4 x Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind  4 x Curiosity  4 x Ophidian Eye  4 x Psychic Possession  4 x Wistful thinking  4 x Psychosis Crawler  4 x Brainstorm  4 x Laboratory Maniac  4 x Elgaud Shieldmate  12 x Island  8 x Mountain 
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10 months ago ::
Aug 29, 2012 - 12:00PM
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How quickly are you going to run out of cards? The Laboratory Maniac doesn't seem quite right for some reason. I do like the Psychic Possession and Wistful Thinking combo there, however. Try a Fog Bank  for defense, maybe, or either Invisible Stalker  or Blighted Agent  instead for an offensive win condition. Stalker might be best if this is more for fun, because Curiosity would work well with something unblockable, I feel.
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10 months ago ::
Aug 29, 2012 - 12:37PM
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Date Joined:
Sep 14, 2005
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How quickly are you going to run out of cards? The Laboratory Maniac doesn't seem quite right for some reason. I do like the Psychic Possession and Wistful Thinking combo there, however.
Try a Fog Bank for defense, maybe, or either Invisible Stalker or Blighted Agent instead for an offensive win condition. Stalker might be best if this is more for fun, because Curiosity would work well with something unblockable, I feel.
As soon as I can put Curiosity or the eye on Niv-Mizzet I can draw my whole deck if need be while dealing damage, although in the final deck if I use the Maniac he'll probably be a 2x. A couple cards like fog bank might help so I'll think about it. The unblockables while good would take spots from better cards so I probably wont add them. This deck is mostly supossed to frustrate my opponent, with a few ways to win thrown in.
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10 months ago ::
Aug 29, 2012 - 12:47PM
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Well your deck has 20 cards that cost 4cmc or higher. I think you should be running more than 20 lands if you want to be able to cast Niv by turn 6-7. 23-25 lands should be the right amount for this type of deck.
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10 months ago ::
Aug 29, 2012 - 1:02PM
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Date Joined:
Sep 14, 2005
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I know, it was just a rough draft to show the idea and the cards I was thinking of using. The finished Version will look ALOT diffrent(and hopfully better).
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10 months ago ::
Aug 29, 2012 - 1:40PM
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Date Joined:
Jul 17, 2003
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Teferi's Puzzle Box loves full hands. Sunder  keepa both yours and the other player's hands full while leaving your toys in play. What about some cheaper draw? Vision Skeins  , Words of Wisdom  , Flux  yourself, Tolarian Winds  , and sometimes Windfall  keep the drawing going. As you are in red already, Wheel of Fortune  , Wheel of Fate  , and Reforge the Soul  might work. Gush  's alternate casting cost is dandy alongside an active Puzzle Box. Prosperity  and Mana Flare  - backed by Runeflare Trap  s and Firestorm  s is how I win in my UR Niv-Mizzet/Pschy Crawler deck. No Puzzle Box there, though. My Puzzle Boxes' home is in a UB Underworld Dreams  deck. Cheers!
A shout out to Gaming Grounds in Kent, Ohio and Gamers N Geeks in Mobile, Alabama.
www.zombiehunters.org for all your preparation needs.
http://shtfschool.com/ - why prepping is useful, from one who has been there.
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10 months ago ::
Aug 29, 2012 - 2:37PM
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Date Joined:
Jul 22, 2011
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10 months ago ::
Aug 29, 2012 - 2:48PM
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I actually missed the Niv+Curiosity combo! >-< D'oh! Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur  of any interest?
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10 months ago ::
Aug 29, 2012 - 5:20PM
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Date Joined:
Nov 17, 2011
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I feel like Reliquary Tower  would do wonders here
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10 months ago ::
Aug 30, 2012 - 10:02AM
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Date Joined:
Sep 14, 2005
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My Puzzle Boxes' home is in a UB Underworld Dreams deck.
Cheers!
This was my original idea but while looking for more cards to build around the box I found Niv and liked him better.
To everyone that's posted, thanks for the ideas and keep them coming if you think of anymore.
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