Admiral_Stalfos19 Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Hey guys, just recently started playing Magic, and I'm at the stage where I'm getting the hang of the game itself. Unfortunately, I still have [i]no[/i] idea of [i]all[/i] the cards that are out there, and therefore I'm not sure how to improve my deck... And that's a problem because I've been wanting to jazz it up for a long time. So... without further ado, here's my deck [u][b]Lands: 25[/b][/u] x24 Mountain x1 Dragonskull Summit [b][u]Creatures: 20[/u][/b] x3 Goblin Fireslinger x2 Goblin Arsonist x2 Crimson Mage x2 Lightning Elemental x2 Crumbling Colossus x2 Flameblast Dragon* x2 Volcanic Dragon x1 Manic Vandal x1 Balefire Dragon* x1 Goblin Piker x1 Fiery Hellhound x1 Feral Ridgewolf [b][u]Sorceries: 4[/u][/b] x2 Tectonic Rift x1 Lava Axe x1 Fireball [b][u]Instants: 9[/u][/b] x4 Shock x2 Incinerate x2 Slaughter Cry x1 Chandra's Outrage [b][u]Enchantments: 2[/u][/b] x1 Firebreathing x1 Warstorm Surge Cards marked * are the cards I want to focus on As you can tell, this [i]is[/i] in fact a full-on mountain deck... atm. But if you have any ideas on any black cards that can help, as long as there's enough of them that they all don't end up dragging the red portion down, I'll take them into consideration nonetheless. Oh, and I wanna keep the whole burn/beatdown feel of the deck, for obvious reasons. Apart from that, fire away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral_Stalfos19 Posted March 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 BUMP Some help would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Rai Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Well: 1. The cards you're focusing on are just pretty bad. They're cards usually meant for Sealed play, when beatdown is a much larger part of the game. Red is best used as a burn deck with tons of removal. 2. So. Many. Lands. Cut down to about maybe 15-18 lands for now. Only Green even needs that many lands anyway. Also, MUCH less creatures and focus on burn Sorceries and stuff. Search through Innistrad and Dark Ascension since they have a lot of very powerful flashback stuff. You can easily splash into Black for stuff like Bump in the Night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simping For Hina Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Run a Blue-Black Myr deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wave_Sine Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Which format is this for? If this is casual, or Modern or something, I'd recommend getting 4 Lightning Bolt. You're also running, as stated by an above poster, a ludicrous number of lands. That much land will tend to 'flood' your hand, preventing you from getting the instants, sorceries and creatures you need. Beyond that, I don't have too many more suggestions, except that if you can find a MTG product called the "Deckbuilder's Toolkit" at a local store, look into buying it. It'll come with a pack or two, a few 'blocks' of semi-random cards, a lot of basic land, and an advice guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral_Stalfos19 Posted March 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Well... the deck itself is casual atm, but I was hoping to improve the deck so it would be more tournament ready. ... Anyway, I've decided that I'll cut down to about 15 Mountains, and replace them with some [i]actual[/i] Dragon support, although I'll need to wait for my credit card to come in (I just recently ordered one) before I can buy any more cards. Oh, and I [i]will[/i] be sure to grab some Lightning Bolts as well. So yeah... in the end, it's gonna be a Goblin/Dragon burn deck. Am I on the right track, or am I [i]way[/i] off somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Lightray Daedalus- Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 DAMNIT...I can't open the spoiler...>_< BUT .Rai...No Standard Deck run that few lands...only Decks with a stupid amount of 1 CMC cantrips and stuff like Legacy Elves can run less than 16 Lands... TC mind if you delete de Spoiler tags so I can see the Decklist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral_Stalfos19 Posted March 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Sure, I can do that, I guess =/ ... Didn't think anyone would have a problem opening them. EDIT: Done. I already have plans for what I [i]want[/i] to change it into. I just need to figure out which cards would be best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Lightray Daedalus- Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Warstorm Surge looks like the Card you'll want to use to make a Fun Casual Deck... Althought for it to work you may need to run a complementary color...like Green i'll post a deck in a minute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral_Stalfos19 Posted March 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 So, since I [i]really[/i] want this deck to be tournament ready, I assume you're suggesting I take it out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Lightray Daedalus- Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 [quote name='Admiral_Stalfos19' timestamp='1331326617' post='5863288'] So, since I [i]really[/i] want this deck to be tournament ready, I assume you're suggesting I take it out? [/quote] mmmm No I was asking you if you wanted me to help you building a Casual Warstorm Surge Based Deck...but...if that is not the case...tell me more so I can see how to help you well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral_Stalfos19 Posted March 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Well... I know I'm running too many lands (I've already had two people tell me that), and I plan to swap some of those lands with Dragon support. And I know I need to keep some low cost monsters in the Deck, otherwise I won't be getting anywhere, which is why I wanna keep the Golbins, or perhaps even get some more of them. So yeah, I basically need Dragons, some support for said class, and cards with no more than 2 converted mana cost, just so I don't get screwed. Oh, and I'm fine with black cards or those that need Swamps to run, just so long as there's enough of them that they don't drag the rest of the deck down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Lightray Daedalus- Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 IMO Green is a Better pair color granted Green Give you the Accelaration you may need to play your Big Spells faster... Also if you are going to run cards with 5 or higher CMC 24 Lands is an OK number of Lands to play...seriously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Rai Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 [quote name='-Lightray Daedalus-' timestamp='1331329615' post='5863364'] IMO Green is a Better pair color granted Green Give you the Accelaration you may need to play your Big Spells faster... Also if you are going to run cards with 5 or higher CMC 24 Lands is an OK number of Lands to play...seriously [/quote] Or he could get rid of the high CMC cards, and run about 20 lands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral_Stalfos19 Posted March 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 [quote name='.Rai' timestamp='1331329881' post='5863377'] Or he could get rid of the high CMC cards, and run about 20 lands. [/quote] Actually, I have a better idea: I'll throw in a couple of [url="http://www.mtgfanatic.com/Store/Magic/ViewCard.aspx?I=MTG-MS-093016"][i]these[/i] guys.[/url] They should cut down the cost of the two dragons that I'm running at the moment, plus some others that I [i]wanna [/i]run. I'll still wanna cut down on the land though, about 20 should be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Lightray Daedalus- Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 [quote name='.Rai' timestamp='1331329881' post='5863377'] Or he could get rid of the high CMC cards, and run about 20 lands. [/quote] Why he said he wanted to play that...or what...you will tell me that Wolf Ramp Run must take the Titans ways so it can run a lower land count now? What about Spirits...they run a Mana Curve that tops at 4 at most yet it runs 24 Lands... TC: I'm figuring that you are not aware of formats...but can you please tell me if you want to run cards from older set as well? that opens the number of Options...QUITE A LOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral_Stalfos19 Posted March 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Well, I know a couple of my mates run cards of the older format, so I don't see why I shouldn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Lightray Daedalus- Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 That Changes EVERYTHING...we hace like a plethora of Extra Set to work around...XD for example: [img]http://magiccards.info/scans/en/ddg/56.jpg[/img] This card GOES...really well with the THEME you are looking For Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral_Stalfos19 Posted March 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 I'll be sure to add that So anyway, I've decided that I'll take out Dragonskull Summit, since I won't need it, and maybe only run 20 mountains, 'cause 20 land should be absolutely [i]fine[/i] I reckon. Plus that gives more proper cards to use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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