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6 months ago ::
Jan 15, 2013 - 9:24PM
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Jan 15, 2013
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Hey, fairly new to Magic, only been playing a couple months. I saw the Dragonstorm card and figured I'd try building a deck around it for workstation. Lands: x18 Mountain  x3 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle  Creatures: x4 Bogardan Hellkite  Sorceries, Instants: x4 Dragonstorm  x4 Seething Song  x4 Rite of Flame  x4 Lightning Bolt  x4 Wheel of Fate  x4 Pyrokinesis  Artifacts: x4 Lotus Bloom  x4 Lotus Petal  Planeswalkers: x4 Chandra Ablaze  The basic idea is to ramp to Dragonstorm asap for x4 Hellkites on the field. Burns, Valakut, and Chandra for protection and to give myself more ways to play Dragonstorm. Wheel of Fate for draw and to give Chandra more ammo. Is there a better way for me to get cards in my hand than Wheel of Fate? Should I swap any of these for Gilded Lotus  or more burn? Should I run more than one color? Any tips appreciated.
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6 months ago ::
Jan 15, 2013 - 11:04PM
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Valakut is doing nothing for you. You have no way to get it online fast enough to do real damage. You need 2 or 3 more Dragons, I like Hunted Dragon  . They make for a nice cheap dragon you can cast early if you draw it, or they sit in the deck waiting to be stormed out. Needs Burning Wish  over Wheel, so you can SB 1 copy of Dragonstorm. Maybe even a few Gamble  s to help you tutor for Dragonstorm. Though Gamble is risky. Chandra Ablaze is bad, you'd be better served with Simian Spirit Guide  as another way to pay for your first ritual early. You really need a back up plan. Back when it was in Standard, Ignite Memories  , but I don't think it'll be as effective in Legacy. Splashing Blue for Brainstorm  for digging and Brain Freeze  for an alternate kill. It also opens you up for counter magic to protect yourself (ie: Force of Will  ). Lotus Bloom is probably too slow, another Ritual is probably in order.
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6 months ago ::
Jan 15, 2013 - 11:23PM
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Jan 15, 2013
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Valakut is doing nothing for you. You have no way to get it online fast enough to do real damage.
Yeah, I went ahead and replaced it with Spinerock Knoll  .
You need 2 or 3 more Dragons, I like Hunted Dragon . They make for a nice cheap dragon you can cast early if you draw it, or they sit in the deck waiting to be stormed out.
I thought about adding more dragons, but they just take up burn slots or ritual slots.
Lotus Bloom is probably too slow, another Ritual is probably in order.
Any ideas? Infernal Plunge doesn't really work with this deck.
I tend to pull a Lotus in my opening hand and it usually takes me 3 or more turns to set up Dragonstorm anyway.
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6 months ago ::
Jan 16, 2013 - 11:05AM
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You need the Dragon's because you need to have ~20 power avalaible when you Dragonstorm out with a storm count of 4. What happens if you drew a Hellkite? As far as Rituals go, you option is pretty much Desperate Ritual  or it's M12 younger brother (that I can never remember what it's called).
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6 months ago ::
Jan 16, 2013 - 11:15AM
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You fell victim to one of the classic blunders - The most famous of which is "never get involved in an thread with GM_Champion" - but only slightly less well-known is this: "Never go in against AzureShade when card design is on the line!
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6 months ago ::
Jan 16, 2013 - 11:55AM
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't Manamorphose  be in the deck somewhere? A free way to draw into action seems like it would help you combo easily...
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