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8 months ago :: Oct 07, 2012 - 11:47AM #1
Taiku.Altergrund Date Joined: May 28, 2012 Posts: 44	I have my fiends telling me this is an amazing deck, but i never EVER see it spin off because ican not draw into any of he themes. What I want to do with it is: Be able to cast, copy, and recast spells constantly. What It Does: Flounders aroun helplesly withoutany means of defending itself. Commander: Talrand, Sky Summoner Creaures: 20 Sphinx Ambassador Guile Tidespout Tyrant Memnarch Consecrated Sphinx Arcanis the Omnipotent Draining Whelk Mulldrifter Body Double Vsuvan Shapeshifter Venser, Shaper Savant Clone Archeomancer Lunar Mystic Daring Aprenice Ertai, Wizard Adept Temporal Adept Voidmage Prodigy Spellskite Lighthouse Chronologist Enchantments: 8 Confiscate (want to mak Take Possession ) Leyline of Anticiption Rhystic Study Mind Unbound Telepathy Dissipation Field Archmage Ascension Alexi's Cloak Sorceries: 12 Drain Power Reminisce Trade Secrets Call to Mind Forese (want to sawp or Time Stretc ) Stolen Goods Rite of Replication Devistaion Tide Time Reversal Spelltwine Blatant Thievery Beacon of Tomorrows Instants: 16 Brain Storm Spell Burst Boomerang Counterspell Twincast Forbid Capsize Blue Sun's Zenith Mana Short Cackling Counterpart Cancel Dissipate Rewind Cryptic Command Evacuation Commandeer Atfacts: 10 Everflowing Chalice Sol Ring Sensei's Divining Top Ischron Cepter Journeyer's Kite Sapphite Medallion Crystal Ball Gilded Lotus Mirari Sphinx-Bone Wand and ofcourse Tami, the Moon Sage Cards I don't own but want: Time Warp Time Stretch Walk The Aeons Jace, the Mind Sculptor Jace, Memory Adept Patron of the Moon Uyo, Silent Prophet Cards i WILL NOT BUY!: Force Of Will Maze Of Ith Pact Of Negation
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8 months ago :: Oct 07, 2012 - 1:32PM #2
Singe Date Joined: Jan 13, 2006 Posts: 1,010	First off, you need a Cyclonic Rift . Bribery is also good. So is Desertion < /span> . When dropping a field wipe, you want to make sure to keep your tokens on the field. Wash Out < /span> and Inundate < /span> are some cards that works. I don't see your land list.
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8 months ago :: Oct 07, 2012 - 2:02PM #3
niheloim Date Joined: Feb 3, 2008 Posts: 6,220	Play better acceleration (sapphire medallion, doubling cube, extraplanar lens, gauntlet of power, caged sun) and the buyback and retrace spells... so capsize, mystic speculation, clockspinning, forbid, whispers of the muse, oona's grace etc. When playing Commander, before you add a card to your deck, you have to ask yourself: "Is this card better than Rings ?" If you play commander and don't have your deck[s] in the Decklist Compendium, maybe you should. Or if you're new or looking into the format, the compendium has some good advice for beginners as well as decklists. 3DH4LIF3 We should all have one of these playable from our sideboards
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8 months ago :: Oct 07, 2012 - 10:51PM #4
Disturbed185 Date Joined: Jun 15, 2006 Posts: 347	Honestly I think you're playing too many creatures. Let the instant/sorcery drakes do their work. Also consider Proteus Staff and then 4 or 5 creatures in the whole deck.
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8 months ago :: Oct 07, 2012 - 10:53PM #5
Taiku.Altergrund Date Joined: May 28, 2012 Posts: 44	Oct 7, 2012 -- 1:32PM, Singe wrote: First off, you need a Cyclonic Rift . Bribery is also good. So is Desertion < /span> . When dropping a field wipe, you want to make sure to keep your tokens on the field. Wash Out < /span> and Inundate < /span> are some cards that works. I don't see your land list. First of all. Cyclone Rift I found out about today. Second of all. Inundate and Wash Out are awesome. I did not know they exsisted. Can I Get names of what i should remove? Third, I did not feel that was relevant to mono blue. If it is, I do not really care about lands that much.
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8 months ago :: Oct 08, 2012 - 12:01AM #6
Singe Date Joined: Jan 13, 2006 Posts: 1,010	Oct 7, 2012 -- 10:53PM, Taiku.Altergrund wrote: Oct 7, 2012 -- 1:32PM, Singe wrote: First off, you need a Cyclonic Rift . Bribery is also good. So is Desertion < /span> . When dropping a field wipe, you want to make sure to keep your tokens on the field. Wash Out < /span> and Inundate < /span> are some cards that works. I don't see your land list. First of all. Cyclone Rift I found out about today. Second of all. Inundate and Wash Out are awesome. I did not know they exsisted. Can I Get names of what i should remove? Third, I did not feel that was relevant to mono blue. If it is, I do not really care about lands that much. Surrakar Spellblade could work in the deck. Sigil Tracer can also help copy spells. Cast Through Time gives your spells rebound. Notorious Throng get some extra flyers.
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8 months ago :: Oct 08, 2012 - 6:37AM #7
malpheas Date Joined: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 1,415	If the deck didn't work the way you intended it to, start at the basics. Here's what I would do - - Remove all the creatures from the deck save the commander. Then replace a small amount of them who's abilities were absolutely relevant: Drawing cards, from what I can see. - Decide on a package of spells - Decide what you want that package to aim for and go with that over anything else. - Remember that copying spells does not get you sky drakes. Specific suggestions for spells: Merchant Scroll Turnabout High Tide Relearn Mystical Tutor Impulse Ponder Long-Term Plans Clockspinning was a good idea from Niheloim, it helps Tomato . ... and etcetera. I would go for more spells that are like cantrips if not cantrips. They not only help you sift your deck but get you creatures. Helpful things like: Swiftfoot Boots Lightning Greaves Thran Dynamo If you're focusing on getting drakes, focus more on getting drakes.
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8 months ago :: Oct 08, 2012 - 7:55AM #8
niheloim Date Joined: Feb 3, 2008 Posts: 6,220	Reworking the creature package is a good idea. Take out the dumb beats and play creatures that focus on your theme of instants and sorceries. Mnemonic wall, archaeomancer, scrivener, snapcaster mage... then play strong creatures that draw card and sakashima to double up on drake tokens. When playing Commander, before you add a card to your deck, you have to ask yourself: "Is this card better than Rings ?" If you play commander and don't have your deck[s] in the Decklist Compendium, maybe you should. Or if you're new or looking into the format, the compendium has some good advice for beginners as well as decklists. 3DH4LIF3 We should all have one of these playable from our sideboards
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8 months ago :: Oct 08, 2012 - 10:30AM #9
Singe Date Joined: Jan 13, 2006 Posts: 1,010	Time Spiral in place of Time Reversal. Deep Analysis in place of Foresee
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8 months ago :: Oct 08, 2012 - 10:58AM #10
Taiku.Altergrund Date Joined: May 28, 2012 Posts: 44	I am thinning down creatures to just the following: Sakashima, Concecrated Sphinx, Arcanis The Omnipotent, Guile, Spellskite, and Lighthouse Chronologist (6) Which will open up 14 card slots off the bat. Blue sorceries and instants I will add: Cyclonic Rift Time Stretch Bribery Time Warp Overwhelming Intellect Ponder , High Tide Ertai's Meddling Relearn Impulse Mystical Tutor Inundate Wash Out (12) Removed/replaced Sorceries: Drain Power --> Cast Through Time Foresee --> Deep Analysis Stolen Goods --> Omniscience Time Reversal --> Time Spiral Artifact Trades/Additions: Journeyer's Kite --> Caged Sun Thran Dynamo Lightning Greaves
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