Challenge 2-3 : That's Big...

[Salbei]

That's Big...
Challenge: 2-3
Unlocks: (Goblin Charbelcher)
Description: you deck can only include lands and cards with mana cost > 3
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[Salbei]

Found at the Archive, might be outdated.

Beating That's Big was a lot harder then the other three, I tried an UB control deck here at first, but failed to the deck not delivering or a goddraw from the ai at some point.
I eventually beat it with this:

.1548 2 Myr Enforcer
.132 4 Juggernaut
.1308 4 Platinum Angel
.1664 4 Somber Hoverguard
.1666 4 Thoughtcast
.1944 3 Shriekmaw
.508 4 Mishra's Factory
.510 4 Mishra's Workshop
.1216 4 Seat of the Synod
.1215 2 Vault of Whispers
.258 4 Underground Sea
.1230 4 Masticore
.1710 4 Ancient Tomb
.529 4 Su-Chi
.538 2 Triskelion
.1207 4 Solemn Simulacrum
.126 2 Island
.239 1 Swamp

That's Big... (only cards >= 4cc can be played, though lands can be played also)

Goblin Charbelcher unlocked. Decks are randomly chosen from the lists we've all seen before in challenge mode 1.


.510 4 Mishra's Workshop
.508 4 Mishra's Factory
.132 4 Juggernaut
.529 4 Su-Chi
.1308 4 Platinum Angel
.1548 4 Myr Enforcer
.1900 1 Memory Jar
.1547 4 Frogmite
.44 4 Control Magic
.1281 4 Time Warp
.1666 4 Thoughtcast
.1682 4 Darksteel Citadel
.1216 4 Seat of the Synod
.317 1 Tolarian Academy
.126 10 Island

It's a lot like my first list, actually :p I toyed around with other decks based on stuff like Shriekmaw, Spectral Procession, Flame Javelin, and so on that can be played cheaper than 4 mana, but the power of the Workshop proved stronger. I know it has 27 land, but I seemed to be getting mana screwed a lot due to the high mana curve (typically on round 9-10 :p) so I tossed one of my 4-ofs (I forget what it was now) for 4 more islands.

And this is the deck I used for That's Big:

.1275 2 Damnation
.1098 2 Nekrataal
.1944 4 Shriekmaw
.1258 4 Zombify
.1618 4 Mulldrifter
.1585 4 Baneslayer Angel
.726 3 Moat
.290 4 Wrath of God
.1943 3 Reveillark
.258 2 Underground Sea
.254 3 Tundra
.216 4 Scrubland
.562 4 Orzhov Basilica
.508 4 Mishra's Factory
.438 1 Library of Alexandria
.39 3 Clone
.188 2 Plains
.239 2 Swamp
.126 1 Island
.1814 3 Wall of Reverence
.1655 2 Azorius Chancery

Basically it just uses Factory, Drifter and Maw early, and seeks to turn the game around on turn 4 with Wrath or Moat, followed by Baneslayer. This deck *can* abuse the Clone bug (if it copies a creature with a comes-into-play ability, that ability will trigger twice), but usually they are just Baneslayers 5-7 The bouncelands are there to offset the high mana curve in these decks that aww1979 mentioned, plus they don't mess with your tempo so much coz you're not doing much with your early turns anyway.

that's big

.1521 4 Font of Mythos
.132 4 Juggernaut
.1308 4 Platinum Angel
.529 4 Su-Chi
.510 4 Mishra's Workshop
.541 4 Urza's Mine
.543 4 Urza's Power Plant
.544 4 Urza's Tower
.1906 4 Sundering Titan
.1548 4 Myr Enforcer
.508 4 Mishra's Factory
.1710 4 Ancient Tomb
.1106 4 Patagia Golem
.1112 4 Phyrexian Hulk
.1888 2 City of Traitors
.1709 2 Temple of the False God

3rd/4th turn sundering titan :D:D:D

[sopcich04]

Every time i start this challenge, it auto quits on me....i even copied a deck on here, whats the deal?

[HornofAmmon]

Just wanted to say: argh aaaaargh. Game 10 of this challenge, I'm given a mirror matchup ... and I guess the comp IS smart enough to figure out how to use Kuldotha Forgemaster to get out the monster. AAAAARGH!

See pic for my pain:

[HornofAmmon]

Too many tries later, I finally beat this. Here was my artifact/Abyss deck -it actually plays pretty well, despite my bumbling about:


.1216 4 Seat of the Synod
.1308 2 Platinum Angel
.955 3 Wurmcoil Engine
.1529 1 Akroma's Memorial
.58 3 Kuldotha Forgemaster
.81 4 Lodestone Golem
.1547 3 Frogmite
.1548 1 Myr Enforcer
.44 2 Control Magic
.510 4 Mishra's Workshop
.126 4 Island
.1274 2 Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas
.1215 4 Vault of Whispers
.239 4 Swamp
.723 2 Consume the Meek
.1207 1 Solemn Simulacrum
.812 4 The Abyss
.258 4 Underground Sea
.1666 2 Thoughtcast
.529 2 Su-Chi
.584 2 Thopter Assembly
.317 1 Tolarian Academy
.782 1 Blightsteel Colossus

[sesimo]

Hello there! Here Sesimo from Spain! Thank you so much for such a huge amount of info into challenges and challenge decks!
I finished challenge set 1 some days ago and got all the cards unlocked. I'm currently trying challenge set 2 and finished challenges 2.1 and 2.2 without issuses but challenge 2.3 is driving me crazy. It has nothing to do with difficulty...I've already beaten it 6 times but still haven't unlocked goblin charbelcher...
I'm afraid there's something wrong with my decklist but still haven't found it. Here's my current list:
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.1521 4 Font of Mythos
.1308 4 Platinum Angel
.529 4 Su-Chi
.510 4 Mishra's Workshop
.541 4 Urza's Mine
.543 4 Urza's Power Plant
.544 4 Urza's Tower
.1906 4 Sundering Titan
.1548 4 Myr Enforcer
.508 4 Mishra's Factory
.1710 4 Ancient Tomb
.955 4 Wurmcoil Engine
.1709 4 Temple of the False God
.245 4 All Is Dust
.81 4 Lodestone Golem

32 >3 cc cards + 28 lands ( yes, 28...)
The first time I defeated it I cheated with the Temples and I thought that was the problem but i'm not cheating any more...and still can't unlock the f***** card. Is it the list...or is it kind of bug?
Thank you very much for your help!

[stassy]

How many matches do you set the Challenge mode? Should be around 11-12 to trigger the completion

[sesimo]

Gosh! I'll check it out, maybe I changed some parameters....
Thanks for a fast reply!

[sesimo]

YES!! I did it!! I owe you a charbelcher stassy!!

[mox]

...and here is the deck that won that's big for me (in manalink 3.0 format now)
cheers

.510 4 Mishra's Workshop
.508 4 Mishra's Factory
.6637 4 Cloudpost
.11264 4 Glimmerpost
.8720 4 Vesuva
.5539 4 Deserted Temple
.3078 3 Ancient Tomb
.806 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
.10920 2 Emrakul, the Aeons Torn
.7131 2 Summoner's Egg
.931 2 Dancing Scimitar
.10796 4 Lodestone Golem
.529 4 Su-Chi
.11413 1 Wurmcoil Engine
.1308 4 Platinum Angel
.11336 3 Platinum Emperion
.11419 3 Blightsteel Colossus
.4041 4 Quicksilver Amulet
.6670 3 Gate to the Æther

[bayobar]

hi, ive beaten it using this deck. miracle cards are just awesome ((manalink 3.0/M14 v2))
im not sure, if ajani and elspeths were so good, maybe i would trade them for somthing else and again, maelstrom djinn did his work as always

;UW thats big M14
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.12483 4 Terminus
.290 4 Wrath of God
.12482 4 Temporal Mastery
.10780 4 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
.9058 2 Ajani Goldmane
.9955 2 Elspeth, Knight-Errant
.11244 1 Elspeth Tirel
.12843 4 Supreme Verdict
.12349 4 Devastation Tide
.254 4 Tundra
.10419 4 Glacial Fortress
.10740 4 Celestial Colonnade
.188 2 Plains
.126 2 Island
.1486 4 Polluted Delta
.8969 4 Maelstrom Djinn
.1713 4 Hallowed Fountain
.10773 1 Halimar Depths
.3244 2 Reflecting Pool

[magict01]

Hello!

I finally beat this challenge after many try with many decks... here's my list inspired by others above:

2 Plains
2 Island
4 Tundra
4 Glacial Fortress
3 Celestial Colonnade
2 Polluted Delta
4 Hallowed Fountain
2 Reflecting Pool
2 Ancient Tomb
3 Baneslayer Angel
1 Moat
4 Parallax Wave
4 Terminus
4 Wrath of God
4 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
4 Temporal Mastery
4 Supreme Verdict
3 Platinum Angel
4 Nevinyrral's Disk

It's a tempo/mass destruction, get to 4 lands fast as possible, parallax wave helps you to optimize wrath of god, nevinyrral etc until your opponent ruins his hands, after that play jace and scry to have 12 counters on it then exile opponent's deck. You can also just win by attacking with your angels and celestial colonnade and don't forget to use jace's brainstorm power with miracle cards. You can change Ancient Tomb for City of Traitors if you have unlocked it.

Only the red blast creatureless is a problem for this deck, the best way to defeat him is to have baneslayer angel as soon as possible and summom all you have to waste his blasts, a little luck will help too .

I had a lots of fun playing with it, hope this will help you!