4 Auriok Steelshaper
4 Goblin Matron
4 Leonin Shikari
4 Mogg Maniac
2 Ensouled Scimitar
4 Furnace of Rath
2 Overblaze
4 Shuriken
4 Slagwurm Armor
4 Steelshaper's Gift
4 Plains
10 Mountain
4 Battlefield Forge
2 Grand Coliseum
2 Mirrodin's Core
2 Tendo Ice Bridge |
  Sure
I Can.
Description of deck by it's author
(quoted):
And now it's time to really veer off the path.
Shuriken's a wacky little card. What occurred to me upon reading it was
that if it's attached to a non-Ninja creature, and I use it to deal
damage to my own creature, I retain control of it. Wow! Normally
retaining control of a card you control isn't exciting. (Most cards have
that ability built in.) And having your equipment become unattached is a
pain—unless you were going to move it to a new creature anyway. Which
you were. So that creature can now tap to deal damage to your own
creature. Seems insane, right? Well, sure… unless that punching bag of a
creature is Mogg Maniac. Preferably one equipped with Slagwurm Armor or
Ensouled Scimitar. Or both.
The rest of the deck fell together pretty easily. I
needed some creatures that could throw stars at the Maniac. Auriok
Steelshaper could do that while reducing the cost to reequip Shuriken each
time. Leonin Shikari could do that while letting the Shuriken (or the
Armor) move around at instant speed. Goblin Matron could do that after
fetching up a Maniac. And the Maniac could throw stars at itself, of
course. Steelshaper's Gift seemed a natural fit. Overblaze doubles the
damage to your opponent from each Shuriken hit (make sure to target the
Maniac with the spell). And Furnace of Rath will quadruple the damage:
Shuriken would deal 2 to the Maniac, but it's doubled to 4; the Maniac
would deal 4 to your opponent, but it's doubled to 8. The game shouldn't
last long if you reach that stage.
The combo of Furnace of Rath and Mogg Maniac has been
around for quite a while; to see a much more efficient use of it, check
out [the] Adrian Sullivan column from July. No, this Shuriken deck is not
one that, I expect, “wins” on a regular basis (similar to my ill-fated
army of ninja doppelgangers). Rather, it's one of those farfetched decks
that, on the bizarre occasions when it does win, causes you to do a little
happy dance. And sometimes, for some people, that's the best kind of
outcome—making this the best kind of deck. (And for all I know, the deck
might actually be decent. I haven't tested it yet, and I've surprised
myself in the past.) |
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