(Look, I can follow a trend: shotgunpriest)
A while ago, around right before States, I read a statement that inspired me to build a lot of different decks. The phrase was 'using tokens as card advantage'. Now, I had always realized the obvious things. If you use a Spectral Procession and trade with three dudes, it's a 3-for-1. Everyone gets that. But that phrase intrigued me, so I read on. Then I read the Policy of Pressure for tokens. Force them to Wrath every turn or they die.
Sounds fun. Except instead of putting a billion cards on the line, you used one. Sweet. So I made the following beauty, and never looked back.
Lands, including Windbrisk Heights
2 x Figure of Destiny
2 x Soul Warden
2 x Ranger of Eos
4 x Crusading Knight
3 x Cloudgoat Ranger
4 x Spectral Procession
4 x Swords to Plowshares
2 x Kiss of Amesha
2 x Tidings
3 x Mirrorweave
2 x Decree of Justice
4 x Mindstone
4 x Repuse
Mirrorweave combos are always fun in my opinion. There's some non-token CA, of course. Tidings or Kiss are backbreakers after they've depleted their hand dealing with your immense threat volume. They are my Cruel Ultimatums. This deck extends to multiplayer very well. It does nothing overly threatening. Having 3 tokens out usually doesn't freak anyone out. But what's great is that other decks give you the fatties. Mirrorweave, my friend, Mirrorweave. And with everyone going Shacrazy, Liege alert! Get's exponential. Also, the 3-color guys from Alara are nice. Fun combo: Have some dudes in play. In response to some token burst (coolest thing I've done with this is cycle Decree for 4 EOT), Mirrorweave a Soul Warden. Everyone got a lovely life boost. I, however, with 8 guys in play, profited nicely. And then killed someone swinging for 12.
Good times, gooood times.
Also, got Jace v. Chandra for Christmas. Seems fairly balanced, comes with some good staples. Nice, nice.
Friday, December 26, 2008
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