New quest decks

[Chris H.]

Here's the result:

Luna Lovegood 2 | Open

4 Tundra
4 Island
2 Nimbus Maze
2 Glacial Fortress
4 Flooded Strand
8 Plains
2 Thran Golem
1 Rayne, Academy Chancellor
3 Nomad Mythmaker
4 Umbra Mystic
4 Kor Spiritdancer
1 Fledgling Osprey
1 Metathran Elite
1 Gate Hound
1 Skyrider Trainee
1 Slippery Bogle
4 Ethereal Armor
2 Auramancer's Guise
4 Infiltrator's Magemark
1 Guardian's Magemark
2 Daybreak Coronet
1 Wings of Aesthir
1 Wings of Hope
1 Spirit Loop
1 Spectral Flight

 

[Chris H.]

Icon for the new Legolas deck:
 

[Nordos]

So, yeah, does we have any good 'ohrzov' deck, based on extort? With the new core set, we have a nice little addition to it (and to the WG lifegain deck): Archangel of Thune. I would expect a nice interaction with extort . . .

[Chris H.]

Hookah-Smoking Caterpillar 2 | Open

4 Rites of Flourishing
1 Azusa, Lost but Seeking
12 Forest
4 Oracle of Mul Daya
3 Laboratory Maniac
3 Future Sight
4 Horn of Greed
1 Molimo, Maro-Sorcerer
4 Exploration
1 Allosaurus Rider
4 Hinterland Harbor
3 Magus of the Future
10 Island
4 Grazing Gladehart
2 Avenger of Zendikar

 

[Chris H.]

Nibbler 2 | Open

5 Swamp
5 Mountain
4 Badlands
4 Dragonskull Summit
4 High Market
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Ruby
2 Act of Treason
2 Threaten
2 Traitorous Blood
4 Traitorous Instinct
4 Zealous Conscripts
4 Conquering Manticore
2 Molten Primordial
4 Gutless Ghoul
4 Nezumi Bone-Reader
1 Phyrexian Vault
2 Hanweir Watchkeep
1 Wall of Bone
1 Wall of Diffusion
1 Wall of Earth
2 Wall of Souls

 

[Sloth]

Thanks for the pics Chris.

I would vote for the plain pic of Luna.

[Sloth]

So, yeah, does we have any good 'ohrzov' deck, based on extort? With the new core set, we have a nice little addition to it (and to the WG lifegain deck): Archangel of Thune. I would expect a nice interaction with extort . . .

The only deck with Extort is your UB Cipher deck Cipher 2.

[Chris H.]

The AI is not really good at playing Aggro decks, but this one can produce a clock fast enough for the AI to realize that it should go all in.

Doctor John Zoidberg 3 | Open

4 Arid Mesa
2 Marsh Flats
2 Wooded Foothills
4 Plateau
4 Mountain
4 Plains
2 Grim Lavamancer
2 Mogg Fanatic
2 Isamaru, Hound of Konda
2 Elite Vanguard
2 Savannah Lions
3 Spark Elemental
4 Vexing Devil
4 Figure of Destiny
4 Dryad Militant
4 Goblin Guide
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Proclamation of Rebirth
3 Ranger of Eos

 

[Nordos]

I made a quick list, regarding Extort:

"Extort" | Open

4 Ajani's Pridemate
4 Archangel of Thune
4 Basilica Screecher
4 Crypt Ghast
1 Flagstones of Trokair
4 Godless Shrine
9 Plains
4 Scrubland
2 Serra Ascendant
2 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
9 Swamp
4 Syndic of Tithes
4 Thrull Parasite
4 Tithe Drinker
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Either 2 or 3. Dunno, tbh

[Sloth]

I made a quick list, regarding Extort:

"Extort" | Open

4 Ajani's Pridemate
4 Archangel of Thune
4 Basilica Screecher
4 Crypt Ghast
1 Flagstones of Trokair
4 Godless Shrine
9 Plains
4 Scrubland
2 Serra Ascendant
2 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
9 Swamp
4 Syndic of Tithes
4 Thrull Parasite
4 Tithe Drinker
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Either 2 or 3. Dunno, tbh

I've just played against the deck with a random deck and it was really weak, struggling against normal 3/3 creatures. But once Archangel of Thune hit the board he turned around the game on his own.

If we want Archangel of Thune to stay in the deck, the rest should power up as much as possible to warrant level 3.

I found the following cards underwhelming: Crypt Ghast, Serra Ascendant, Sorin, Lord of Innistrad, Thrull Parasite.

Cards to consider: Soul Warden, Soul's Attendant, Vampire Nighthawk, Vault Skirge.

[Nordos]

I actually had included Vault Skirge before, but felt it too weak - the AI wouldn't attack or block often enough, so it became a dead card.
Crypt Ghast was needed to play Archangel of Thune various times. Dunno about it. It buffes extort quite a bit, too...
I wouldn't include Vampire Nighthawk, though. He is a very good card, yet a 3 drop with 2 black mana. This deck dominates with white mana symbols, it doesn't have a single black copy with 2 black mana.
A combination of Soul's Attendant/Warden with Sorin, Lord of Innistrad sounds quite interesting, though.
How about:

4 Ajani's Pridemate
4 Archangel of Thune
4 Basilica Screecher
2 Crypt Ghast
1 Flagstones of Trokair
4 Godless Shrine
9 Plains
4 Scrubland
4 Soul Warden
1 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
9 Swamp
2 Syndic of Tithes
4 Thrull Parasite
4 Tithe Drinker
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

It has now 57 copies, so you may either add 3 Soul's Attendant, ... Maybe there are other possibilities?

[Sloth]

Crypt Ghast was needed to play Archangel of Thune various times. Dunno about it. It buffes extort quite a bit, too...

The AI won't use Crypt Ghast to cast spells it couldn't cast otherwise.

I wouldn't include Vampire Nighthawk, though. He is a very good card, yet a 3 drop with 2 black mana. This deck dominates with white mana symbols, it doesn't have a single black copy with 2 black mana.

The mana base has no problems supporting that.

Here is my last version:

Havok 3 | Open

1 Flagstones of Trokair
4 Marsh Flats
4 Polluted Delta
6 Plains
4 Scrubland
1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
2 Swamp
1 Mox Pearl
1 Mox Jet
4 Ajani's Pridemate
4 Archangel of Thune
1 Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
4 Basilica Screecher
4 Vampire Nighthawk
4 Soul Warden
4 Soul's Attendant
3 Syndic of Tithes
2 Thrull Parasite
3 Tithe Drinker
3 Vault Skirge

[Chris H.]

Blue Devil 2 | Open

23 Island
4 Illusory Angel
4 Skyshroud Condor
4 Incursion Specialist
1 Erayo, Soratami Ascendant
4 Ancestral Vision
4 Cloud of Faeries
4 Treachery
4 Peregrine Drake
2 Riftwing Cloudskate
2 Snap
2 Distortion Strike
1 Hands of Binding
1 Infiltrator il-Kor

 

[Chris H.]

Cohen the Barbarian 1 | Open

11 Forest
11 Plains
1 Karakas
1 Eiganjo Castle
2 Reki, the History of Kamigawa
2 Captain Sisay
2 Champion's Helm
1 Day of Destiny
2 Sword of the Chosen
1 Yomiji, Who Bars the Way
1 Loyal Retainers
1 Asmira, Holy Avenger
1 Azusa, Lost but Seeking
1 Darien, King of Kjeldor
1 Dosan the Falling Leaf
1 Huang Zhong, Shu General
1 Jasmine Boreal
1 Kaysa
1 Kongming, "Sleeping Dragon"
1 Lord Magnus
1 Masako the Humorless
1 Melira, Sylvok Outcast
1 Meng Huo, Barbarian King
1 Rashka the Slayer
1 Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary
1 Shizuko, Caller of Autumn
1 Sidar Jabari
1 Sir Shandlar of Eberyn
1 Torsten Von Ursus
1 Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage
1 Desert Twister
1 Rampant Growth
1 Heroes' Reunion
1 Captured Sunlight
1 Reknit
1 Tigereye Cameo

 

[Sloth]

Here is medium quest deck build around Sunken Hope:

Leela 2 | Open

4 Underground Sea
4 Polluted Delta
4 Drowned Catacomb
6 Swamp
6 Island
4 Sunken Hope
1 Heartless Summoning
4 Familiar's Ruse
4 Chittering Rats
4 Man-o'-War
4 Sedraxis Alchemist
4 Parasitic Strix
1 Bloodhunter Bat
1 Pierce Strider
4 Sea Gate Oracle
3 Phyrexian Rager