Showing posts with label IntroDeck. Show all posts
Showing posts with label IntroDeck. Show all posts

Friday, August 16, 2013

Bestial Strength

Garruk's HordeInto the Wilds
This intro deck is like no other. The non-foil rare is new and the foil rare, Garruk's Horde, is a reprint. It is a 7/7 with Trample, but you have to play with the top card of your library revealed. The good part is that you can cast the revealed card if it a creature. This is powerful if you have a lot of low-cost creatures. The second rare is Into the Wilds, which allows you to look at the top card of your library during your upkeep and play it if it is a land. This is awesome in the late game as it makes land drops improbable. Here is the final intro deck, Bestial Strength.


Lands (26)
Creatures (22)
Other Spells (12)

Monday, August 12, 2013

Firesurge

Chandra's PhoenixShivan Dragon
The rares for Firesurge might not be as fun as the rares for Death Reaper, but they still are good. The first rare is a reprint of Chandra's Phoenix. This fun-to-play Phoenix will rise out of the ashes every time you are dealt damage by a red instant or sorcery. Also, it has haste and flying so it might be able to deal 2 damage on the third turn. The second rare is also a good reprint in Shivan Dragon. Although it is pretty basic, this dragon is pretty good. It is a 5/5 firebreather for only 6 mana. I think that this intro deck wins the M14 Best for a Beginner award.
Lands (26)
Creatures (18)
Other Spells (16)

Friday, August 9, 2013

Death Reaper

Liliana's ReaverBogbrew Witch
The third M14 intro deck is Black/Red. The 2 rares are Liliana's Reaver and Bogbrew Witch. Liliana's Reaver is slightly like Ajani's Chosen because it can put creature tokens out. For 4 mana you get a 4/3 with Deathtouch. I like Deathtouch because it makes your opponents slightly less likely to attack. Also the Reaver puts a 2/2 black Zombie onto the battlefield whenever it deals combat damage to a player. So when it attacks, you are faced with a tough decision, have one of your creatures die or have your opponent get a 2/2 and you lose 4 life. The. second rare is Bogbrew Witch. This card is part of a three card cycle, including Bubbling Cauldron and Festering Newt. If you pay 2 mana and tap Bogbrew Witch, you search your library for Bubbling Cauldron or Festering Newt. These cards interact more though because if you pay 1 mana and tap Bubbling Cauldron you sacrifice Festering Newt (when you sacrifice Festering Newt target creature gets -4/-4 if you control Bubbling Cauldron) and each opponent loses 4 life and you gain however much life was lost that way. Death Reaper is a fun deck and I hope you enjoy it.
Lands (25)
Creatures (22)
Other Spells (13)

Friday, July 26, 2013

Physic Labyrinth

Jace's MindseekerClone
Psychic Labyrinth contains a new rare and one that dates all the way back to Alpha. It's name is Clone. It is a 0/0 for 4, but enters the battlefield as a copy of target creature. It could start out as a simple Ajani's Chosen. And then, with a simple Cloudshift, it could turn into a Kalonian Hydra. The foil rare is not as good as Clone but is not hat bad. Jace's Mindseeker allows you to exile the top 5 cards of an opponents library into his or her library.  Then you get to cast one of those cards without paying its mana cost. Above all that, it is a 4/4 flyer. Here is the Blue/White intro deck Psychic Labyrinth.
Lands (25)
Creatures (20)
Other Spells (15)