i think casual is a pretty cool guy

eh is fun and doesnt afraid of anything.

Okay, so maybe that one was pretty lame. But seriously, I love casual. Why? Because of what it allows me to do. I'm all about the eternal formats. I hate restrictions, and almost nothing feels better than a 1st turn Brainstorm. But the problem with any eternal format is, inevitably, the cost. Fetches and Duals and Forces are quite expensive to get a hold of. And you pretty much need those to play (read: You pretty much need those to play any deck I want to play).

That's where casual comes in. Casual lets me play with all of the cards I'd want to, but it's perfectly cool with me having only so much at my disposal. Case in point, my (multiplayer) UGW thresh deck that I'm lookin' at.

21 x WHERE AN EXPENSIVE LAND BASE WOULD BE
And some Nantuko man-land things. And one of them Krosan Verges. And Terramorphic Expanses.

4 x Werebear
4 x Nimble Mongoose
3 x Mystic Enforcer

4 x Ghostly Prison
4 x Brainstorm
4 x Ponder
4 x Impulse
4 x Swords to Plowshares

And junk. By the way, totally off topic, but this deck'll never win. It ain't got crap going for it. No finishers, no huge threats, and not enough staying power.

Back to where I was. If I wanted to take this to Legacy, ForcesFetchesAndDuals would all be necessary. First of all, they'd speed up the deck and give it the proper defense it needed. Secondly, consistencylol. Casual is forgiving. If you trip up and are color screwed for a second or so, the game is probably not done just yet.

And, jesus, this deck sucks. Okay, let's scrap it. Also, I had something else I was going to say about Casual... awesome buddies, no pressure, etc... but screw it, I'm just looking at a deck idea now.

UR Midrange, once again, Multiplayer Friendly. This isn't a list, per se, but stuff that I think needs to be considered and, of course, will make life harder when I have to cut stuff.

Torchling
Kumano, Master Yamabushi
Meloku
FTK
Tauren Mauler
Serra Sphinx
Niv-Mizzet
The Blue and Red Martyrs

Snap
Lightning Bolt
Electrolyze
Fire//Ice
Compulsive Research
Deep Analysis
Izzet Signet
Mind Stone
Brainstorm
Ponder
Impulse
Sulfurous Blast
Pyroclasm

So, there's a problem here. Blast and 'Clasm can deal a number on me with Meloku, FTK, Mauler, and the Martyrs. Fire//Ice and Electrolyze need to be maxed out for their potential or not run at all. The Signet, Mind Stone, Brainstorm, Ponder, and Impulse all serve as the same thing: setting me up to do better things. Research and Analysis are all late game dig. And, oh, all of my beaters have ~5CMC. Bawww. Bah, I'll table this deck, too.

0 fer 2 right now. Grrrreat.

Oh, okay, more deck construction. Brett and I are considering doing some T2 FNM. He's got a very nice Fairy Deck, effectively the best build in the format. I'd lend him my Thoughseizes. However, what would I run? I dunno. I don't have many components for the best decks. If I could get some Shriekmaws, I'd have Commandless Mannequin. So, while looking at my collection, I had a fairly duh moment. I have a playset of Wrath of God's. Durr. While Damnation may be preferred, and people may like black better, I'm also only trying to win an FNM here. Further exploration into my Standard legal white shows I have a set of O-Rings, Condemns, and Sacred Mesa. Alright, seems good. I could probably pick up Martyr of Sands. A Snow engine would probably be a touch expensive, but I've always wanted one. So, my white could be fairly strong. But would it stand alone?

Because after those dozen-and-some cards, the power runs thin. There's an Akroma (and some decks just can't deal with her) and, uh, the white Ghostly-Prison-Muse. And some Austere Commands. If I stretch, I suppose I have, well... Mana Tithe. Temporal Isolation. Cloudgoat Ranger? Budget finisher for the masses, mirite?

No.

Okay, so, we've established that my white is good. But is it good enough to go monocolored? It better be, as my only pains are Battlefield Forges. The power in that combo is Brion Stoutarm, good burn, and then it dries up after a Chandra. Although, that wouldn't be too bad. I've always liked midrange Aggro Control like decks.

Other good T2 cards I'm looking at show up in blue. I have Rune Snags... And Mulldrifter? And a Venser. 4 Riftwing Cloudskates! Yeah, no. I ain't building me no Blink. But Pickels... Eh. My Black is lacking. Just, 100%. Theres 2 Seizes, Terrors, and NADA. I have no Goyfs. Green's out.

So I think my options are looking like this:
Mono W Mesa (with Loxodon Warhammers and Gauntlets of Power, too)
RW Aggro Control (probably a blast to play, obscene amounts of removal)
UW Control (Hey, there's Cancel, too!)
W/u/r (The most power cards, with Numot and Angel. But Riskyyyy)

I'm feeling the RW Aggro Control. I'd kill for some Lightning Helixes, but you gotta suck it up and go with it some times.

Alright, the shell:

3 x Brion Stoutarm
2 x Bogardan Hellkite
4 x Bottle Gnomes
1 x Akroma
(1 x RAkroma?)

7 x Incinerate/Lash Out
~11 x Pyroclasm/Sulfurous Blast/Wrath of God/Austere Command
4 x Condemn
4 x Oblivion Ring
~8 x Specialties (Disenchant, Mana Tithe, Sudden Shock)
~ 3 x Sacred Mesas
1 x Chandra

That's already about 48. Hmm, less point removal. And Oblivion Ring takes card of special situations. We'll see, we'll see.

I've written a lot of words but not said much. I'm too busy tearing people up on the forums =D

No, but srsly though. I'm good-point-making'd out for now. I'll come back when I have something real to say and not just thinking out loud.