A quest strategy question

[Chris H.]

I am interested in hearing about the types of deck themes that people use and are able to put together at various stages of the quest.

[timmermac]

Computer has so far thrown 3x Armageddon at me in this game. I'm still winning with a Soul Bleed on his Wild Nacatl.

[slowe]

I am interested in hearing about the types of deck themes that people use and are able to put together at various stages of the quest.

During my last quest, I got a few Dark Depths as random rares and started looking for Vampire Hexmage. I put together a deck with three of each, plus a Tolaria West and lots of tutors and draw/filtering. It was pretty fun.
I also got a bunch of Vensers because new cards often go for 10 credits in the shop... So I built a deck around abusing him. He goes really nicely with Elspeth Tirel.
My other main deck for that quest was a mono-green ramp fatties deck that let me pull off Overwhelming Stampede with Emrakul, the Aeons Torn in play a few times. Good times.

[timmermac]

Have I mentioned lately that I hate land destruction decks? I'm playing against the Black Vise Helldozer deck, and in three games against it I've lost probably 8 lands.

Edit: make that at least a dozen.

[Chris H.]

Have I mentioned lately that I hate land destruction decks? I'm playing against the Black Vise Helldozer deck, and in three games against it I've lost probably 8 lands.

Edit: make that at least a dozen.

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The land destruction deck is fun to play against the AI but it is not much fun when the AI uses that deck against us.

[Hamletchickencrisis]

I am using a Koth of the Hammer deck featuring: Boartusk Liege, Demigod of Revenge, Skullclamp, Quicksilver Amulet, Mox Ruby, and Emrakul, the Aeons Torn. The MVP by far is the Skullclamp and if you get one in a new quest game on the opening random card pool, seriously consider giving the quest a go, it's that good.

[timmermac]

Holy buckets... I just discovered a combo that would be really nasty in quest mode. Ranger of Eos and Serra Ascendant. Especially if you've purchased the maximum life upgrade.

[timmermac]

The computer has just won the Stupid Magic Player of the Year award... It's cast Death's Shadow twice while it was at 20 life. [sarcasm] [/sarcasm]

[gohongohon]

if you want to build a deck around life gain try finding soul warden and the green one and some ajani pridemates

[timmermac]

I'm currently going Sliverburn, and I just made a bit of a mistake. I had 3 burn spells in my opening hand and used them on a Guardians of Akrasa and an Outrider of Jhess... then the computer dropped a Battlegrace Angel. Well now, that was brilliant. [sarcasm] [/sarcasm]

[timmermac]

And now the computer has cast a Wrath of God after casting an Aven Squire

[timmermac]

lol... The computer just blocked my Wolf pet with a Stuffy Doll. <rolls eyes>

[Sloth]

lol... The computer just blocked my Wolf pet with a Stuffy Doll. <rolls eyes>

You mean a wolf pet with flanling? Thats interseting. I thought the AI would recognize the interaction of flanking and indestructible. I will take a second look.

[timmermac]

lol... The computer just blocked my Wolf pet with a Stuffy Doll. <rolls eyes>

You mean a wolf pet with flanling? Thats interseting. I thought the AI would recognize the interaction of flanking and indestructible. I will take a second look.

Yup. The Wolf pet was fully upgraded.

[timmermac]

Good news for my Sliver deck: Vampiric Sliver appears to be fixed as of 3755.

...Now if we could just cause Oblivion Ring to become completely nonfunctional.