4 Tidal Wave
4 Floodgate
2 Ovinomancer
4 Prodigal Sorcerer
2 Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor
4 Fact or Fiction
4 Helm of Possession
4 Frozen Solid
4 Counterspell
4 Dissipate
24 Islands |
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for the Last Call.
Description of deck by it's author
(quoted):
I decided to play funky Blue removal. From
Frozen Solid to good old fashioned Prodigal Sorcerer, this hopefully
reads like a who's who of Blue removal (barring Psionic Blast and such
of course. Obviously, if you have that sort of stuff, then play it.)
If you remember Ovinomancer as fondly as I, then you'll
love trying to play this card. This is hardly the first time I've tossed
Ovinomacer into a deck, so you'll note that I wax longingly for the days
of sheep tokens as well. It fits nicely into this deck since it is not
nearly as big a target when played next to some of these other cards.
Another classic trick revolves around Floodgate. There
have been many ways to try and kill off a Floodgate in order to send out
the flood waters. From Chaos Charm to Flight of Fancy, there are all sorts
of ways to get your Gate killed. I would normally toss in Blasting Station
at this point, and rightfully so since it would work well with the Tims
and Frozen Solids. However, I feel like I've been using Goblin
Bombardments and Blasting Stations too much recently, so I instead tossed
in a full slate of Helm of Possessions. The Helms are a great card with a
nice Blue feel that fits well in the deck. You can sack a Gate or a Wall
token to the Helm in order to acquire a nice creature while also offing
tons of creatures if you sacked a Gate.
Aboshan fits in as a nice Blue control mechanism that
can be reused as well as serving to swing for damage after locking down a
table.
After that, it's a simple matter to round out the deck
by adding card drawing and countermagic. You may want to try and get some
different sorts of cards - from Keiga, the Tide Star to Compulsion. Feel
free to try out whatever fits your style, card collection and budget.
I really like the old school feel of this deck. Tidal
Wave, Floodgate, Dissipate and Ovinomancer are all Mirage/Visions cards.
Meanwhile, the Helm of Possession and Counterspell are Tempest cards.
Prodigal Sorcerer is obviously old school as well.
You might want to try and emphasize the classic-ness of
this deck by taking out the more recent parts - Fact or Fiction, Frozen
Solid, and Aboshan. Man-o'-War, Impulse, Three Wishes, Knight of the
Mists, Ether Well, Rainbow Efreet, and more could easily find their way
into this deck instead.
Another way to modify this deck is to remove some of the
fun elements and add more controllish. Prodigal Sorcerer is nice and all,
but it hardly packs a punch these days. You could easily strip them out
for something more powerful - like Morphling, Rainbow Efreet, Masticore,
or whatever.
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