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Flag Manite • November 27, 2012 11:49 AM PST

This is an idea for a line of 60-card and perhaps 100-card preconstructed decks centered around legendary cards, be they artifacts or creatures, even land. Since there are so many legendary cards out there and more are made with each passing set, this topic allows and encourages anyone and everyone who posts in here to suggest legendary decks of their very own.

Calling Kaldra

1 x Helm of Kaldra

10 x Island

4 x Etherium Sculptor

4 x Gold Myr

4 x Silver Myr

2 x Stoneforge Mystic

4 x Steelshaper's Gift

Sideboard:

4 x Apostle's Blessing

Flag Anubuss • November 27, 2012 12:02 PM PST

I think my and my favorate legends will stick with Commander/EDH. Outside of a singleton format, you're just building a random effiecent deck around a powerful card/set of cards.

And that's not much different than normal deck construction for casual play.

Flag JDviant • November 27, 2012 1:25 PM PST

Nov 27, 2012 -- 12:02PM, Anubuss wrote:
I think my and my favorate legends will stick with Commander/EDH. Outside of a singleton format, you're just building a random effiecent deck around a powerful card/set of cards.

And that's not much different than normal deck construction for casual play.

Things can certainly be varied though to fit more the theme; I did it with the legends in the 10th Edition Precons. I have a Kamahl, Pit Fighter deck thats all fast mana and atatck, but with the same drawback's Kamahl has. Things like Elemental Appeal and Spitebellows . It's fun and explosive, but not as efficient as a traditional red deck wins because of how it's built. I think if you focus on really building around the legend (and using less popular/powerful ones) it can be a fun creative challaenge that ends up with a satisfying deck.

Flag GM_Champion • November 27, 2012 3:40 PM PST

Does your Kamahl deck run Scythe of the Wretched

Flag JDviant • November 27, 2012 6:38 PM PST

No equipment, no.

Flag Keino • November 27, 2012 9:41 PM PST

I like doing this with planeswalkers instead of legends. For example, I made a mono-black vampire deck based around Sorin Markov

. Then as Sorin, Lord of Innistrad

was revealed, I felt inclined to make a B/W lifelinking deck around him. The same is true for many of the other 'walkers, which is why I like the planeswalker duel-deck series.

It takes more effort than I'm willing to give to make these kinds of decks, with all of the legends out there.

Flag Ulcaster • November 28, 2012 12:57 AM PST

I like to build theme decks around Legends or Planeswalkers too, however, I usually build them into 60 card singleton decks. I find its a nice alternative to EDH, but a lot simpler. I had a Boros war deck built around Agrus Kos, Wojek Veteran

which was a really fun deck (I took it apart awhile ago otherwise I'd post it).

Flag Manite • November 29, 2012 2:56 PM PST

This time I'll try a Commander deck.

Raksha's Pride Show

1 x Raksha Golden Cub

1 x Ancient Den

1 x Drifting Meadow

1 x Kabira Crossroads

36 x Plains

1 x Secluded Steppe

1 x Adaptive Automaton

1 x Ajani's Pridemate

1 x Ajani's Sunstriker

1 x Blade of the Sixth Pride

1 x Healer of the Pride

1 x Jareth, Leonine Titan

1 x Kemba, Kha Regent

1 x Leonin Relic-Warder

1 x Skyhunter Prowler

1 x Skyhunter Skirmisher

1 x Sunspear Shikari

1 x Ajani, Caller of the Pride

1 x Argentum Armor

1 x Awe Strike

1 x Beacon of Immortality

1 x Door of Destinies

1 x Hallow

1 x Leonin Bola

1 x Leonin Scimitar

1 x Leonin Sun Standard

1 x Lightning Greaves

1 x Pristine Talisman

1 x Pulse of the Fields

1 x Quest for the Holy Relic

1 x Razor Barrier

1 x Ring of Thune

1 x Riptide Replicator

1 x Roar of Reclamation

1 x Steelshaper's Gift

1 x Stir the Pride

1 x Sunbeam Spellbomb

1 x Whispersilk Cloak

1 x White Sun's Zenith

Flag Manite • December 5, 2012 2:38 PM PST

EDIT: Actually, I take what I said back. Commander decks are a perfectly fine example of Legend decks.

Cho-Manno

1 x Cho-Manno, Revolutionary

2 x Fountain of Cho

20 x Plains

2 x Remote Farm

2 x Ballista Squad

2 x Cho-Arrim Bruiser

4 x Ramosian Captain

2 x Ramosian Commander

4 x Ramosian Lieutenant

4 x Ramosian Sergeant

1 x Ramosian Sky Marshal

4 x Cho-Manno's Blessing

1 x Coat of Arms

1 x Crackdown

4 x Inviolability

4 x Moment of Silence

Sideboard

4 x Defiant Falcon

4 x Defiant Vanguard

4 x Steadfast Guard

Still looking for a rare and a few sideboard cards.

Flag JDviant • December 5, 2012 4:58 PM PST

Bound in Silence

is really good I think; it's a tutorable Pacifism

at instant speed with a lot of your guys. Good, on theme removal.

Flag Ulcaster • December 6, 2012 3:21 AM PST

This is the War deck I mentioned in an earlier post. It used to be singleton, but I modified it to allow for doubles of certain cards. I'd like a bit of card draw, but otherwise it's pretty fun.

Creatures 18
Agrus Kos, Wojek Veteran

Nobilis of War