• Explorations #2 - So Long Time Spiral   16 years 30 weeks ago

    The Basic Idea

    Necropotence is one card that helped teach us all that drawing a card is worth much more than a single pointof life. That card is gone forever never to return (unless you play a singleton in Vintage or are still clinging to Ice Age block), but there are some Necropotence wannabes that I’m going to try building a deck around: Graveborn Muse and Phyrexian Etchings.  For reference, here’s a classic Necroptence deck: 

    There are a few things wrong with this statement.

    1 Necro is in med 2 and avaialabe at 4x.
    2 necro is banned in ice age block.

  • Tempest Precon Project - Name and Build a theme deck!   16 years 30 weeks ago

     

     Mtgo screen name: sand_persson

     

    Here is my decklist:

     

            Lands

                    
    12        Mountain       
    10        Forest              

                   
            Creatures 

                   
    4        Muscle Sliver        G
    4        Fireslinger      R
    2        Heart Sliver      R
    3        Mogg Fanatic      R
    3        Mogg Conscripts      R
    4        Rootwalla        G

                           
             Spells  

                 
    4        Kindle       R
    2        Elvish Fury      G
    1        Rolling Thunder     R
    4        Stone Rain     R
    2        Lightning Blast      R
    3        Lotus Petal    Art
    2        Aftershock        R

  • Explorations #2 - So Long Time Spiral   16 years 30 weeks ago

    Time Spiral is the block that got me back into Magic. I quit, entirely by accident, after Apocalypse. I noticed one day that I had stopped playing. But then when I saw Enduring Renewal and Stormbind come back, it was like I had timeshifted back in.

    I was scouring SoA for Donate effects, but no luck. Abusing the Plans is my favorite part of the article. I hope that deck works out someday.

  • Tempest Precon Project - Name and Build a theme deck!   16 years 30 weeks ago

    Names of deck:
    Forest Fire
    Flaming Hurricane
    Smokey the bear
    "Body by sliver" (making fun of those body by jake videos because of muscle sliver)
    burning algae

    decklist:
    Creatures: 23
    4x Muscle Sliver
    2x Canyon Wildcat
    2x Canopy Spider
    2x Fire Slinger
    3x Heart Sliver
    2x Pincher Beetles
    1x Sandstone Warrior
    3x Skyshroud Elf
    2x Trained Armodan
    1x Bayou Dragonfly
    1x Heartwood Dryad

    Spells: 11
    4x Kindle
    2x Elvish Fury
    2x Lightning Blast
    1x Respite
    2x Blood Frenzy

    Artifacts:3
    2x Lotus Petal
    1x Coiled Tinviper

    Land:23
    13 Forest
    10 Mountain

    this deck is more of a precon feel i have 4 muscle slivers because the contest called for them. i have 4 kindles because it goes with the G/R aggro blus it kinda fits with Forest Fire. Both cards fit with the smokey the bear theme Muscle sliver being smoke and he is putting out kindle to prevent forest fires.

    i also have a huge variety of cards i didnt want a bunch 4x or 3x of alot of cards because that is the making of a PDC competitive deck not a pre-con that shows people the ropes or teaches people how to play a deck.  I didn't add in a bunch of slivers because there is already a sliver theme deck plus a all sliver theme deck is to pumped.

  • Tempest Precon Project - Name and Build a theme deck!   16 years 30 weeks ago
    • 4 Muscle Sliver
    • 2 Mogg Fanatic
    • 4 Kindle
    • 3 Fireslinger
    • 3 Rolling Thunder
    • 4 Heart Sliver
    • 2 Lotus Petal
    • 4 Harrow
    • 4 Rampant Growth
    • 4 Rootbreaker Wurm
    • 4 Talon Sliver
    • 2 Plains
    • 11 Forest
    • 9 Mountains

    This Deck is called Musclely Pauper.  It is Pauper legal despite running Harrow which is an uncommon in the set - the Harrow and rampant growth allow you to easily access the plains to play the talon sliver (allowing a strong sliver theme in the deck).  The mana ramp also allows for a quick 6/6 trampling Rootbreaker Wurm and the mana also powers out some rolling thunder.  The kindles take out opposing creatures. The deck has lots of muscle (including the green sliver) and is pauper legal. Hence the name.

  • PDC Shards of Alara Review   16 years 30 weeks ago

    Good review crummy. Enjoyed looking at the new cards and reading your comments :)

  • Tempest Precon Project - Name and Build a theme deck!   16 years 30 weeks ago

    Sliver Beats / Sliver Platter / Sliver Frenzy

    10 Forest
    12 Mountain
    3 Lotus Petal
    3 Metallic Sliver
    1 Broken Fall
    3 Horned Sliver
    4 Muscle Sliver
    3 Barbed Sliver
    3 Blood Frenzy
    2 Crown of Flames
    2 Fireslinger
    2 Giant Strength
    3 Heart Sliver
    4 Kindle
    3 Mogg Fanatic
    2 Rolling Thunder

    -crimson30, mtgo: illuzion30, email: crimson30 @ [hot/g]mail

     

  • Tempest Precon Project - Name and Build a theme deck!   16 years 30 weeks ago

    gabrielrega: 

     

    one more: Boiling Hive

  • Tempest Precon Project - Name and Build a theme deck!   16 years 30 weeks ago

    I am gabrielrega on mtgo also.

    Just to give the name, b/c of the deadline.. Decklist coming soon:

    Hive in Flamesj or

    Hive & Flames 

  • Tempest Precon Project - Name and Build a theme deck!   16 years 30 weeks ago

    TemperTapped

    SoldiersShoot

    Fire and Nice

    One Flew over the OpponentsNext

    Island Blues

    Livers for your Slivers

    *had a previous post but I do not see it here*

     

  • Tempest Precon Project - Name and Build a theme deck!   16 years 30 weeks ago

    Deck Names 

    TemperTrapped

    BoldBrawn

    RunForestRun

    GrumpyDeckWins

    The Angel Angle

    Soldiers Amongst Us

  • Tempest Precon Project - Name and Build a theme deck!   16 years 30 weeks ago

    Bulking Burn

    Muscle Beach

    Get Ripped 

    Maxed Out


     

    MTGO  User Name = rushmore111

  • State of the Program - October 10th 2008   16 years 30 weeks ago

    hammy, looks much better and the info is much more accessible.
    I have a little more constructive crit for you though:
    When comparing the data on the final two charts (the gained cards and the lost cards) you should formatr them the same way, and by that I mean they should contain their data in the same format.
    I would recommend changing the "lost" chart to the same format as the "gained" cart; Starting Price / Ending Price / % Changed. It makes the info easier to grasp for those who don't want to do the math.

  • Tempest Precon Project - Name and Build a theme deck!   16 years 30 weeks ago

    These are submissions for the name of the deck.  I'll submit my decklist at a latter date, as the contest for that is separate.

    You can contact me by PM'ing Jyalt on the MTG boards on the wizards site.

    Here are my 10 suggestions:

    "A Tempest of Slivers"
    "Tempest of Slivers"
    "Common Muscles"
    "Heart of the Tempest"
    "Run, Hanna, Run"
    "Old School Slivers"
    "Common Rath"
    "Thorasic Park"
    "Axilla and Allies"  (heh, probably my favorite)
    "Pure Driving Collaboration"

  • Tempest Precon Project - Name and Build a theme deck!   16 years 30 weeks ago

    My mtgo username is Lashof:

    Rath: the stampede  (go trigun!)
    Bargain Brawlers
    Frugal Frenzy
    Muscle Flare
    Ignite the Swarm

  • Tempest Precon Project - Name and Build a theme deck!   16 years 30 weeks ago

    Deck name submission's
    Sliver N' Burn
    Rampant Slivers
    Slivertastic
    Common Tactic's

    My MtGO name: Flippers_Giraffe
    Deck will follow later

  • PDC Shards of Alara Review   16 years 31 weeks ago

    Thanks for this great card-by-card breakdown. I'm not too impressed with Shards, but there are some ok additions for pauper and peasant players alike. I play peasant magic, and here's a deck I'm messing around with:

     

    Land:
     16 Swamp
      8 Island

    2 drop:
      4 Agony Warp
      4 Tidehollow Strix
      4 Ravenous Rats
      4 Shriekmaw (uncommon)

    3 drop:
      4 Mulldrifter
      4 Phyrexian Rager

    4 drop:
      4 Gravedigger
      4 Mournwhelk

    5 drop:
      4 Warren Pilferers

  • Tempest Precon Project - Name and Build a theme deck!   16 years 31 weeks ago

    My MtGO name: ZeroFusion

    • Burning Masses
    • Sudden Strike
    • The Kin
    • Kindling Woods
    • Strength of Kind
  • Tempest Precon Project - Name and Build a theme deck!   16 years 31 weeks ago

     Savage Slivers

     Muscle Sliver x4

    Heart Sliver x3

    Talon Sliver x3

    Winged SLiver x3

    Clot Sliver x3

     Lotus Petal x2

    Harrow x4

    Rampant Growth x4

    Skyshround Elf x2

    Elvish Fury x2

    Metalic Sliver x4

    Hero's Resolve x2

    Lightning Blast x2

    Forest x 12

    Mountain x3

    Plains x3

    Swamp x2

    Island x2

     

    I go by SilentJ on the Wizards.com boards as well

  • Tempest Precon Project - Name and Build a theme deck!   16 years 31 weeks ago

    I think this contest is a great idea! PDC for Tempest? And it's going to be a real Theme Deck? Where do I sign? (Well, here of course... Duh!)

    I have only two suggestions for a R/G aggro deck, trying to get in line with previous "Theme Deck" names used by WotC:

     

    - Primal Power: Referring to the primal nature of both Red and Green, and to the aggressive factor of the deck.

    - Outbreak: Mentioning that the four Muscle Slivers are only a small localized focus of aggression from the hive (in this case focused on your opponent's head, of course).

     

    I'm working on a decklist, I just heard of the contest today, and rushed in to get my name submissions on time. Also, I might need to tweak the list depending on what the final name is.

    Carnubak on MTGO

  • Tempest Precon Project - Name and Build a theme deck!   16 years 31 weeks ago

    I have only two suggestions for a R/G aggro deck, trying to get in line with previous "Theme Deck" names used by WotC:

     

    - Primal Power: Referring to the primal nature of both Red and Green, and to the aggressive factor of the deck.

    - Outbreak: Mentioning that the four Muscle Slivers are only a small localized focus of aggression from the hive (in this case focused on your opponent's head, of course).

     

    I'm working on a decklist, I just heard of the contest today, and rushed in to get my name submissions on time. Also, I might need to tweak the list depending on what the final name is.

    Carnubak on MTGO.

  • State of the Program - October 10th 2008   16 years 31 weeks ago

    I lol'd @ the Snoop Dog card naming. 

  • Tempest Precon Project - Name and Build a theme deck!   16 years 31 weeks ago

    "Kindling Point"

    creature [13]

    3 Heart Sliver

    4 Metallic Sliver

    4 Muscle Sliver

    2 Spike Drone

    instant [10]

    2 Blood Frenzy

    4 Kindle

    1 Respite

    3 Stun

    sorcery [7]

    1 Aftershock

    2 Rolling Thunder

    4 Stone Rain

    enchantment [2]

    1 Broken Fall

    1 Crown of Flames

    artifact [6]

    4 Lotus Petal

    2 Squee's Toy

    land [22]

    10 Forest

    12 Mountain

     

    Fast going deck, thats likes to burn. 

    MTGO: Sabberlod

  • State of the Program - October 10th 2008   16 years 31 weeks ago

    Always loved the content, now I love the format as well...

  • State of the Program - October 10th 2008   16 years 31 weeks ago

    ... but becasue the Tempest review was so freaking Hilarious. 

    The New layout is likewise, very, very good, and about 4528x better than the last.

    In short - best SOTP ever.