Too Much of a Good Thing

Here's an exercise in winning the game as passively as possible (first draft):

3 Walking Archive

(3 Creatures)

4 Chronomantic Escape
4 Dawn Charm
4 Holy Day
4 Font of Mythos
2 Rites of Flourishing
4 Howling Mine
2 Gaea's Blessing
1 Claws of Gix
1 Feldon's Cane
4 Compulsive Research
4 Careful Consideration

(34 Other Spells)

4 Reliquary Tower
4 Prahv, Spires of Order
1 Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
2 Shelldock Isle
4 Seaside Citadel
2 Azorius Chancery
1 Simic Growth Chamber
2 Adarkar Wastes
2 Brushland
1 Yavimaya Coast

(23 Lands)



Revised list:

3 Walking Archive

(3 Creatures)

4 Chronomantic Escape
4 Dawn Charm
4 Holy Day
4 Font of Mythos
2 Rites of Flourishing
4 Howling Mine
2 Gaea's Blessing
1 Claws of Gix
1 Feldon's Cane
4 Ivory Crane Netsuke
4 Ghostly Prison

(34 Other Spells)

4 Reliquary Tower
2 Prahv, Spires of Order
1 Mikokoro, Center of the Sea
2 Azorius Chancery
4 Flagstones of Trokair
3 Hallowed Fountain
3 Temple Garden
4 Plains

(23 Lands)

Sprouting Husk

3 Savage Lands
2 Vivid Crag
2 Vivid Marsh
3 Reflecting Pool
3 Fire-Lit Thicket
2 Graven Cairns
5 Forest
2 Swamp
1 Mountain
(23 Lands)

4 Birds of Paradise
4 Devoted Druid
4 Quillspike
4 Nantuko Husk
4 Sprouting Thirnax
(20 Creatures)

4 Soul's Fire
4 Double Cleave
4 Incinerate
3 Jund Charm
2 Firespout
(17 Other Spells)

Pauper: The Combo Deck

I was inspired to design this Legacy Pauper deck after I rediscovered the fact that Lotus Petal was a common.

2 Ancient Spring
2 Geothermal Crevice
4 Sulfur Vent
4 Tinder Farm
4 Ravaged Highlands
2 Seafloor Debris
(18 Lands)

4 Simian Spirit Guide
(4 Creatures)

4 Lotus Petal
4 Seething Song
4 Rite of Flame
4 Dark Ritual
4 Desperate Ritual
2 Empty the Warrens
1 Kaervek's Torch
1 Fireball
4 Brainstorm
2 Ponder
4 Chromatic Star
4 Terrarion
(38 Other Spells)

EDH: Intet, the Dreamer

EDH: Numot, the Devastator

Land Destruction.

No, not quite.

LAND DESTRUCTION!!!

Better.

(Sometimes you have to really hammer the concept home).

The List:

Numot, the Devastator, General

1 Arena
1 Sacred Foundry
1 Sream Vents
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Boros Garrison
1 Izzet Boilerworks
1 Azorius Chancery
1 Battlefield Forge
1 Shivan Reef
1 Adakar Wastes
1 Vivid Meadow
1 Vivid Creek
1 Vivid Crag
1 Nimbus Maze
1 Ancient Amphitheater
1 Reflecting Pool
1 Shimmering Grotto
1 City of Brass
1 Undiscovered Paradise
1 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Ancient Den
1 Great Furnace
1 Tolaria West
1 Stalking Stones
1 Sunhome, Fortress of the Legion
1 Prahv, Spires of Order
1 Wasteland
1 Zoetic Cavern
4 Plains
3 Island
4 Mountain

40 Land

1 Nucklavee


Creatures

1 Azorius Signet


Other Spells

EDH: Ghost Council of Orzhova

Here's my first attempt at an Elder Dragon Highlander deck. I was tickled by the idea of combining the new B/W hybrid cards from Eventide, with the Orzhov cards from Guildpact, with a dash of Apocalypse.

I was able to cram a great deal of synergy into the build. It is ultimately a highly aggressive deck with a smashy top-end and a fair amount of tutoring and card draw.

Ghost Council of Orzhova, Commander

1 Godless Shrine
1 Orzhov Basilica
1 Fetid Heath
1 Caves of Koilos
1 Reflecting Pool
1 Gemstone Mine
1 Shimmering Grotto
1 Gemstone Caverns
1 Vivid Marsh
1 Vivid Meadow
1 Terramorphic Expanse
1 Orzhova, the Church of Deals
1 Zoetic Cavern
1 Mutavault
1 Eiganjo Castle
1 New Benalia
1 Forbidding Watchtower
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
1 Leechridden Swamp
8 Plains
8 Swamp

36 Lands

1 Desolation Angel
1 Teysa, Orzhov Scion
1 Skeletal Vampire
1 Tombstalker
1 Savannah Lions
1 Twilight Shepherd
1 Nightsky Mimic
1 Icatian Javelineers
1 Graveborn Muse
1 Cloudgoat Ranger
1 Akroma, Angel of Wrath
1 Martyr of Sands
1 Mangara of Corondor
1 Isamaru, Hound of Konda
1 Belfry Spirit
1 Puppeteer Clique
1 Suntail Hawk
1 Aven Riftwatcher
1 Orzhov Guildmage
1 Angel of Despair
1 Archon of Justice
1 Dark Confidant
1 Shrieking Grotesque
1 Orzhov Pontiff
1 Plagued Rusalka

25 Creatures

1 Debtors' Knell
1 Bitterblossom
1 Cauldron Haze
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Spectral Procession
1 Damnation
1 Liliana Vess
1 Mortify
1 Idyllic Tutor
1 Gerrard's Verdict
1 Beseech the Queen
1 Grave Pact
1 Profane Command
1 Unmake
1 Phyrexian Vault
1 Condemn
1 Moonlight Bargain
1 Hour of Reckoning
1 Flickerform
1 Hoofprints of the Stag
1 Pillory of the Sleepless
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Orzhov Signet
1 Phyrexian Arena
1 Ajani Goldmane
1 Castigate
1 Beckon Apparition
1 Chrome Mox
1 Umezawa's Jitte
1 Enslave
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Faith's Fetters
1 Three Dreams
1 Death Grasp
1 Batwing Brume
1 Skullclamp*
1 Loxodon Warhammer
1 Wrath of God

38 Other Spells

*Yes, it's legal in this format.

Fling

This is a simple list for the Quillspike/Devoted Druid combo. While an actual competitive build is probably not possible with the current Standard card pool, it certainly seems like fun, and may stand a chance at a local FNM.

Besides, look at the art for Quillspike. How awesome is it to throw one of these at your opponent's head?

4 Gilt-Leaf Palace
4 Twilight Mire
2 Horizon Canopy
4 Mosswort Bridge
2 Forest
5 Swamp

21 Land

4 Devoted Druid
4 Quillspike
4 Augur of Skulls
4 Wall of Roots

16 Creatures

4 Thoughtseize
4 Distress
4 Nameless Inversion
4 Rite of Consumption
4 Beseech the Queen
3 Harmonize

23 Other Cards

This is a rough draft. It needs more interactivity; more disruption. Maybe I'll splash another color for an expanded bag of tricks.

(If I add red, it's worth noting that pandemonium doesn't check power until it's ability resolves).