Lands:
6 Mountain
6 Forest
4 Karplusan Forest
4 Taiga
3 Rainbow Vale
1 Skarrg, the Rage Pits
Creatures:
2 Ghazbán Ogre
4 Goblin Cadets
4 Wild Dogs
4 Drooling Ogre
3 Rogue Skycaptain
3 Starke of Rath
1 Crag Saurian
4 Brooding Saurian
Other Spells:
4 Worldly Tutor
3 Shuriken
2 Lightning Greaves
2 Savage Twister |
  Brandy
and Craig.
Description of deck by it's author
(quoted):
...while we're on the subject of Brooding
Saurian (who I've just now given the nickname Brandy), I'd like to take
a little non-tribal detour. You see, I'd almost given up on the poor
gal. It's a card that upon first glance seems like it falls under the
purview of the Johnny. Then, when you read the card a little more
closely and discover the little "non-token" clause, it becomes apparent
that this card falls under someone else's purview altogether. Is it just
a vanilla beater that can't be Control Magicked? Is it destined to be
played alongside Sky Swallower and no one else? I'm happy to report that
the answer is, "No!" (You'll have to trust me that the exclamation mark
is warranted.)
It's a little late in the game, so maybe you've seen
this all before. One way to take advantage of Brooding Saurian's ability
is to use creatures with, to borrow a phrase, fractured loyalties. Red and
green have many such creatures, like Goblin Cadets, Wild Dogs, Ghazban
Ogre (and Ghazban Ogress), and Drooling Ogre. They'll leave you for
another mage without even saying goodbye. I guess you can't expect much
from a wild dog. Besides these four, you've got old school "faves" like
Rogue Skycaptain, who is probably best known for playing the role of Mal
in my short-lived Firefly theme deck. And who could forget Starke of Rath,
the lovechild of Joven, Chandler, and, uh, Visara the Dreadful? Certainly
not the Gatherer card database. With Brandy on board, you can destroy an
artifact or creature every turn without fear of reprisals! Last but not
least, there's Crag "Craig" Saurian. He's a sensitive lizard, but he and
Brandy make a perfect couple.
Let's not limit the takebacks to just creatures. Under
normal circumstances, if your Wild Dog or Drooling Ogre hurls a Shuriken
at an opposing creature, you won't see it again unless they throw it back
at you. Not the case with a Brooding Saurian on the board. I guess the
intense brooding creates a magnetic attraction of some kind. That would
also explain why I was covered with iron filings throughout high school. |
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