Lands:
8 Forest
3 Llanowar Wastes
2 Twilight Mire
4 Vivid Grove
4 Vivid Meadow
4 Wooded Bastion
Creatures:
4 Devoted Druid
4 Heartmender
4 Kitchen Finks
4 Quillspike
4 Restless Apparition
4 Safehold Elite
Other Spells:
4 Enchanted Evening
4 Fracturing Gust
3 Rite of Consumption |
    The
Power of Persist(ence).
Description of deck by its author
(quoted):
Of course, we couldn't talk about theme decks
without talking about mechanic decks. You know, those crazy decks that
favor multiple cards with one mechanic instead of creature type. I for
one have a tendency to make a deck out of every new mechanic that hits
the market. What's interesting is that building a mechanic deck works a
lot like making a tribal deck. Most mechanics don't have the necessary
requirements to make them work built in; you need land to Retrace, you
need discard to play Madness, you need to... not play spells for Wisdom?
So, like creature types, you just gotta find the right synergy to make
them work well together. And, of course, crazy combos that confuse your
opponent into submission are always a must!
At one point, during my Shadowmoor-buying phase, I had
in my possession five Fracturing Gusts. The card loved me. And, sitting
around one lonely night, studying the card by candlelight, the combo hit
me: Fracturing Gust + Enchanted Evening + stuff that which won't die =
profit. I have learned in the past however, that it doesn't hurt to have
alternate win conditions. The deck could have been mono-white, perhaps
with some Idyllic Tutors, Oblivion Rings, Unmake, etc. Instead I put
black and green in the deck, seeing as most of the deck could be
represented in those colors as well. The Devoted Druid + Quillspike
combo has been seen before, and I felt like it fit well into the deck.
It doesn't need to be there, however, and the mono-white version of the
deck is pretty cheap to put together, while still being amusing. Hmm, I
apparently won't stop talking about Idyllic Tutor, yet won't put it in a
deck. Its probably a cry for help.
New and exciting mechanics are always in the mix, and
more often than not they're the first thing people build a theme deck
around. Exalted hadn't been out for a day before I'd heard several dozen
different deck ideas, and before that was the delightful combo of
Endless Horizons and Retrace cards. Some mechanics are harder to work
with, of course .... Could you actually make a deck based on
Morningtide's reinforce mechanic? You tell me! |
