Challenge 1-7 : Planeswalker Decimation

[Zyrule]

I dont have belcher unlocked anymore i had almost all the challanges done til hurricane sandy got the best of my computer so i got a new one and promptly put this game on. I been playing this game since i bought it in 97 and i think its amazing that all the hard work going into keeping this fresh and alive.

[Emphyrio]

For Zyrule's deck, isn't Ponder restricted to 1 per deck in T1? Surprised that it doesn't end the game at the first round, therefore.

Otherwise I tried a tinker-platinum angel deck with some counterspells, but I lost the first round against a vampire deck with my platinum angel alive and untapped on the battlefield, at my upkeep. I got the message I had lost the game and then the platinum angel received 7 death counters.. looks like there's some kind of bug with it, or maybe it's an intended part of the challenge?

[kubiac470]

HornofAmmon's Belcher/Warrens deck plays like a charm. Here is my version of it that won this challenge for me:

.241 1 Taiga
.252 1 Tropical Island
.17 1 Black Lotus
.157 1 Mana Vault
.165 1 Mox Emerald
.166 1 Mox Jet
.167 1 Mox Pearl
.168 1 Mox Ruby
.169 1 Mox Sapphire
.230 1 Sol Ring
.894 1 Mana Crypt
.1423 1 Lotus Petal
.1509 3 Grim Monolith
.2529 1 Lion's Eye Diamond
.4019 1 Memory Jar
.6673 4 Goblin Charbelcher
.1 1 Ancestral Recall
.250 1 Timetwister
.1351 1 Tinker
.1508 1 Windfall
.1547 1 Brainstorm
.30 1 Channel
.2275 4 Elvish Spirit Guide
.2134 4 Tinder Wall
.4517 4 Land Grant
.282 1 Wheel of Fortune
.1422 3 Seething Song
.5918 1 Burning Wish
.8434 4 Rite of Flame
.8532 4 Empty the Warrens
.8851 4 Simian Spirit Guide
.9595 4 Manamorphose

Success after two months with this deck......

[Avatar111x]

Has anyone had any luck with non-Belcher decks? Whenever I use the Belcher Warrens deck it does well up to a point, but I then seem to hit an irregular crash when I attempt to use the Charbelcher.

I've been trying a varient of a Eureka / Show and Tell deck with the Eldrazi - but that's not getting me anywhere fast.