After quitting magic after high school I recently started playing again after being out of school for a year.back in school I played a white deck focusing on strategy and it really wasn't working,now I'm playing fire/forest and I love it!it is so much better and more my style I love the fat paced action I get from red while I use green for defense and big creature so what's your deck/strategy and why?
My default in any format is esper control. I have played more of it than anything else and though I try hard to branch and make new and exciding things every few months have find myself back in a control build. Atleast theyre always my own list.
I play esper because I am patient. I love waiting long enough to see what my opponent is trying to do. I do this for two reasons. One, i love seeing new decks and getting new ideas. Two, this helps me decide how I can best play game two by exploiting whatever weaknesses I found over the long and gruelling game one.
Esper is best at this because black and white have amazing pinpoint and mass answers respectively while blue draws me enough cards to see those answers while countering what I otherwise cant easily answer.
Quote from: Kaleo42 on July 07, 2013, 12:22:09 AM
My default in any format is esper control. I have played more of it than anything else and though I try hard to branch and make new and exciding things every few months have find myself back in a control build. Atleast theyre always my own list.
I play esper because I am patient. I love waiting long enough to see what my opponent is trying to do. I do this for two reasons. One, i love seeing new decks and getting new ideas. Two, this helps me decide how I can best play game two by exploiting whatever weaknesses I found over the long and gruelling game one.
Esper is best at this because black and white have amazing pinpoint and mass answers respectively while blue draws me enough cards to see those answers while countering what I otherwise cant easily answer.
That's sounds like an awesome strategy as far as I know my strategy in magic is called aggro
Eggs, because its awesome...
I don't know the name for it but I love mono colors and longer lasting battles so I build my decks to survive then dominate!! And I've had much more fun playing this way then I did going aggro!
Quote from: ELLERfeller on July 07, 2013, 02:02:32 AM
I don't know the name for it but I love mono colors and longer lasting battles so I build my decks to survive then dominate!! And I've had much more fun playing this way then I did going aggro!
Yeah that's how played my white deck but I lost alot I usually have a get .poo. done attitude even when
It comes to like rpg and things like that I feel the best going in kicking ass and coming out safe alot of people seem to use blue and I've taken quizzes and they say I should go blue,I'm wondering if I should go blue red
I love shenanigans anything that's unexpected or skrew with my opponent.
Killing off creatures and draining life appeal to me. I run a red/ black vampire deck with a lot of removal spells that gain me life while draining theirs. Been slowly improving it since I've found the game.
Quote from: Melek the fire on July 07, 2013, 03:29:23 AM
Killing off creatures and draining life appeal to me. I run a red/ black vampire deck with a lot of removal spells that gain me life while draining theirs. Been slowly improving it since I've found the game.
That's what a friend of mine is doing and he loses to me alot I told him its because he just started and I've had my experience from high school
Quote from: That_Guy on July 07, 2013, 01:51:36 AM
Eggs, because its awesome...
I got neg karma for that? :/
What is eggs?
Eggs,　
Win in first game, stall the rest and you win
1-0
Looked up eggs came back to the post not something I would be interested in
Haters gonna hate
What are some other,if any,strategies other than eggs,Aggro,and stall?
Quote from: Taysby on July 07, 2013, 01:39:31 PM
You guys are just jealous that you don't have an eggs deck.
lol far from it.
It just sucks the fun out of the game. It takes too long to play and it defeats the point of it being a game IMO. I'd have more fun smacking my head on the table then watching someone take their turn playing eggs.
I played stasis back in the ice age or mirage block. People hated it. Every turn they play a land and pass... While I try to win with a mishras factory. Now I really like white blue and esper.
As for my own decks that I play, I play many and it depends on the format.
Classically I always play my mono black control. Have loved MBC since it held a stronghold on the game years ago. It's a shadow of itself nowadays, but I will never give it up :)
I play Infect in both modern and legacy. I have more fun with the legacy version because people dont expect it as much and it gives me access to a greater variety of cards to help the deck instead of just being aggroish. I'll run control cards in both u/b to give me the ability to win in a format where it winning early is the game.
I also run a mono red goblin deck in legacy thats more fun casually. Always fun to {fireblast) your opponent and {reverberate} or {fork} it. 8 damage for 2? I'll take it.
Also have an Enchantress deck for legacy. Once it goes off and locks your opponent, they cant do a thing.
Working on a u/w tax rack deck in legacy that controls my opponent until I can either have my Jace go off or use my {Goblin Charbelcher} to belch them to death!
Was running a u/b mill legacy deck for fun, but currently it's more control using {Phyrexian Obliterator} or Jace to win. Thinking about trying to make it a u/b delver deck. Dont see much like that.
My EDH is currently reanimator and looking to build a control u/w {Grand Arbiter Augustin IV} deck of sorts.
Currently, dont have a standard deck. Was play u/r delver for awhile, but got tired of it and haven't figured out what I want to do now.
Working on a b/r red deck wins for modern.
All in all, I love control type decks for the most part, but have fun running things like burn or infect here and there.
Standard: Esper self mill reanimator, with {psychic spiral}/{duskmantle guildmage} as an alt win con. With the SB, it transforms into control self mill with {runechanter's pike} strapped to unblockable creatures. It certainly isn't tier one material but all those decks are boring in my opinion. I don't compete enough to really care about placing at an FNM.
Legacy/Casual: Dredge, UB reanimator, and grixis {fireball} deck via infinite mana combo.
Pauper: My format of choice. UR delverfiend, UG infect, RW control, and UB reanimator.
I bet no one can guess what my favorite archetype is.
For now I just play with a few friends but by next year I'm hoping to start competing at atleast FNM games
What are your guys themes???im currently running goblin with giant green creatures and a few rangers would like to get rid of the rangers and add something more goblin friendly
If he's a cool cucumber kind of guy that's just playing for fun the annoyance strategy wouldn't work
Quote from: KangaRod on July 08, 2013, 01:48:41 AM
I used to play religiously Red Deck Wins decks, but in the last 2 weeks I've had an epiphany; and built naya blitz for modern.
I'm currently on my way towards getting a Naya Midrange deck together, since I just sold all my standard cards for {Verdant Catacombs}.
Wins deck?is that a strategy or you mean just decks that can win
Mono red aggro with a low curve is called RDW (red deck wins).
Wow!just looked up red wins deck and I'm highly considering changing my red green to that!!
I play red deck wins, when the sets rotate my theme will be mono red midrange with dragons and anti control
I really like a dimir set up or a mono white deck set up I find that being able to regenerate health and have a fleet of tokens at your finger tips works for me in the case of the mono white deck and dimir is well dimir
Izzet all the way. Red for attack and creatures, while at the same time my blue keeps my enemies where I want them and foils their plans. opposites attract? works for me :)
You can check out my mono black deck I was running up until really recently in articles (The MBC Heartless)
I generally stay away from the tier 1 decks, and like to push the format by throwing decks together that will just come out of nowhere and dominate.
Our LGS where we play (FNM) has a range of people new and old, playing various decks. From the top tier decks to intro decks, and just about everything in between.
Being the only way for me to play paper magic, I find that my intrest wains a bit outside of standard, although I would like to crack out some cool EDH decks every once in a while.
Recently, I've signed up to MTGO for some creativity and a bit more of an opportunity for me to hone my drafting skills.
I generally stick to Midrange decks, as I feel agro can sometimes run out of steam, and with a good midrange, you have a better chance on keeping the preasure on a control deck to deal with each thing you play. My last venture into agro was my standard infect deck, which won me my fair share of loot, gamedays, etc.
I have been known to dabble in a mill/control deck. For a while there, I was using good old {Undead Alchemist} and a bunch of his zombie pals to create havock.
Currently I'm running a Junk Tokens that switches into Lifegain. Lifegain is awesome against both control and agro, and gives me more distance than most other midrange decks.
The tokens can quite easily overwhelm most decks, so depending what I'm up against, it has a good chance.
Most of all, I play to have fun. When it stops being fun, I will stop playing. :)
Yeah I play for run I barely ever even go to FNM haha!the only thing I feel I would be missing from going red green to red wins is my life gain so I'm going to make my side board green to compensate
Quote from: IceScythe on July 09, 2013, 02:44:42 AM
Izzet all the way. Red for attack and creatures, while at the same time my blue keeps my enemies where I want them and foils their plans. opposites attract? works for me :)
Sorry for the double post everyone.I've seen this and I've considered it but its just so opposite
Quote from: Justinrevenant on July 08, 2013, 09:15:45 PM
Quote from: KangaRod on July 08, 2013, 01:48:41 AM
I used to play religiously Red Deck Wins decks, but in the last 2 weeks I've had an epiphany; and built naya blitz for modern.
I'm currently on my way towards getting a Naya Midrange deck together, since I just sold all my standard cards for {Verdant Catacombs}.
Wins deck?is that a strategy or you mean just decks that can win
I play blue deck loses. I love {U}{G} and {W} but I don't build competitive decks. I'm more interested in flavor and theme.
Quote from: Justinrevenant on July 09, 2013, 10:39:40 AM
Quote from: IceScythe on July 09, 2013, 02:44:42 AM
Izzet all the way. Red for attack and creatures, while at the same time my blue keeps my enemies where I want them and foils their plans. opposites attract? works for me :)
Sorry for the double post everyone.I've seen this and I've considered it but its just so opposite
that's precisely why I love it, others see it as a weak strategy of playing two opposite colors, but it works very well and is one of the most fun decks to use, I have red spells that board wipe, spawn goblins, big creatures, ect. and my blues will give me flyers, let me pull more cards, counter spells, make enemy creatures inactive, prevent damage, ect
Quote from: IceScythe on July 09, 2013, 11:24:28 AM
Quote from: Justinrevenant on July 09, 2013, 10:39:40 AM
Quote from: IceScythe on July 09, 2013, 02:44:42 AM
Izzet all the way. Red for attack and creatures, while at the same time my blue keeps my enemies where I want them and foils their plans. opposites attract? works for me :)
Sorry for the double post everyone.I've seen this and I've considered it but its just so opposite
that's precisely why I love it, others see it as a weak strategy of playing two opposite colors, but it works very well and is one of the most fun decks to use, I have red spells that board wipe, spawn goblins, big creatures, ect. and my blues will give me flyers, let me pull more cards, counter spells, make enemy creatures inactive, prevent damage, ect
I'm not saying its a bad strategy,it sounds awesome!im just saying for my skill level it's a little rough
I'm a Johhny, every deck I build has some sort of combo that really just sets up the rest of the game for me.
I play a {Wild Beastmaster} Bloodrush deck. Bc:
1. Very unexpected
2. Very aggressive
3. Who doesn't like to swing with an 11/11 Arbor elf on T3?
Quote from: Mattao19 on July 09, 2013, 12:44:01 PM
I play a {Wild Beastmaster} Bloodrush deck. Bc:
1. Very unexpected
2. Very aggressive
3. Who doesn't like to swing with an 11/11 Arbor elf on T3?
That sounds nuts!
I run a special homemade rug
Does interesting things
In a interesting way
Can attack for 14 turn 4
Or long turn gain me life
http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/rc/255 taken from Qs deck building
Standard: Just now I play 4/5 color Superfriends Fog deck..;) Bant splashed with little of red and black...;)
Modern: Affinity
Legacy: Turbo Elves
Anyway there is so many ways and so many decks to have fun with...;)
Quote from: whitedrake on July 09, 2013, 06:48:15 PM
Standard: Just now I play 4/5 color Superfriends Fog deck..;) Bant splashed with little of red and black...;)
Modern: Affinity
Legacy: Turbo Elves
Anyway there is so many ways and so many decks to have fun with...;)
Can you post your turbo elves deck for me please
Eskimo Quinn! It's a mono white legacy control deck that uses snow lands! It locks out the opponent and makes you unkilllable, then slowly draws or fetched into the deadly combo of {Grindstone} + {Painter's Servant}!
Quote from: Xaol on July 09, 2013, 10:30:44 PM
Eskimo Quinn! It's a mono white legacy control deck that uses snow lands! It locks out the opponent and makes you unkilllable, then slowly draws or fetched into the deadly combo of {Grindstone} + {Painter's Servant}!
Snow would be so cool to find!
I don't get snow lands. Can somebody help?
{Sphinx's Revelation} because I believe it to be the best card to stop creatures turning sideways, stabilize and perhaps win a game against aggro.
Quote from: Mattao19 on July 10, 2013, 01:27:26 AM
I don't get snow lands. Can somebody help?
Snow is a supertype just like basic and legendary.
Some cards have special interactions with snow permanents (there were snow creatures artifacts and enchantments as well) in addition mana produced by any snow permanent can also be used to pay special snow costs e.g. {rimescale dragon}. Essentially it means having the right colors to cast spells, but being able to spend flexibly from snow mana to bring out their fullest effect.
Oh ok cool
Standard: White/Blue Weenie
Modern: Blue Tron, Bant Walker Fog (in the works)
EDH: {Thraximundar}, {Obzedat, Ghost Council} (in the works)
Standard: I built white weenie thinking it'd be a cheap standard deck to throw together for free Wednesday standard events. It ended up being not so cheap, but a lot of fun to play! I love counting out huge numbers with enchantments on a buffed {Champion of the Parish}, then doubling it with {Silverblade Paladin}/{Ajani, Caller of the Pride} :D
Modern: Tron- I've always loved {Emrakul, the Aeons Torn}, and I started with mono green drazi ramp. Then I decided to pick up playsets of the tron lands. Man did that start something!. Now I'm sitting on a blue tron deck that gives loads of love to {Wurmcoil Engine} and {Mindslaver}.
Fog- I love playing fog. Seein my opponent getting more and more pissed as the game progresses is hilarious, and cruel. I'm running a PW fog simply because the traditional wait-and-let-your-opponent-draw-to-death strategy is a little too grueling. I like shipping {Elspeth, Knight Errant} or {Gideon Jura} out to eventually end the game. This deck isn't finished yet, but this is probably the third or fourth iteration ofnit I've made. Lots of fun.
I was talking Standard. Historically, {Quicksilver Dragon}. I always felt that was the strongest creature EVER at the kitchen table. It's {U} ability made it unkillable at the time. I put him in all of my kitchen table decks. We've formed a significant bond over the years, and I remember cracking one and felt what power it could bring any deck I made.
It was a far cry from cracking a {Boros Reckoner} and thinking "Well if I only had 3 more..."
Quote from: Millionlittlee on July 09, 2013, 09:43:58 PM
Quote from: whitedrake on July 09, 2013, 06:48:15 PM
Standard: Just now I play 4/5 color Superfriends Fog deck..;) Bant splashed with little of red and black...;)
Modern: Affinity
Legacy: Turbo Elves
Anyway there is so many ways and so many decks to have fun with...;)
Can you post your turbo elves deck for me please
Ok I will bump it for you..;)
Quote from: scarsabrex on July 10, 2013, 01:43:26 AM
Quote from: Mattao19 on July 10, 2013, 01:27:26 AM
I don't get snow lands. Can somebody help?
Snow is a supertype just like basic and legendary.
Some cards have special interactions with snow permanents (there were snow creatures artifacts and enchantments as well) in addition mana produced by any snow permanent can also be used to pay special snow costs e.g. {rimescale dragon}. Essentially it means having the right colors to cast spells, but being able to spend flexibly from snow mana to bring out their fullest effect.
Dat dragon :o
My thing is reanimator. Ever since i started. My first deck was an infect reanimator, then a 4c glory's rise reanimator, then a junk reanimator.
Now i'm building the 4c pyre reanimator ;-)
I play this type mainly for the fact that i hate control with a burning passion. Counter the main card of my deck, and i can just bring it back again and again.
Past that i do some midrange things that include rg now (naya, jund, and just gruul midrange)
The reason for that is the same as my reanimator, i hate control.
Dropping a ruric thar and watching them try to do a lingering souls or a think twice just makes me happy.
All in all, i just hate control, so every deck i will ever make will be to ruin it. Spike player type ftw
Quote from: Slenderbro on July 10, 2013, 10:39:03 AM
My thing is reanimator. Ever since i started. My first deck was an infect reanimator, then a 4c glory's rise reanimator, then a junk reanimator.
Now i'm building the 4c pyre reanimator ;-)
I play this type mainly for the fact that i hate control with a burning passion. Counter the main card of my deck, and i can just bring it back again and again.
Past that i do some midrange things that include rg now (naya, jund, and just gruul midrange)
The reason for that is the same as my reanimator, i hate control.
Dropping a ruric thar and watching them try to do a lingering souls or a think twice just makes me happy.
All in all, i just hate control, so every deck i will ever make will be to ruin it. Spike player type ftw
Nice. And to quote Ruric Thar,
"Not Gruul, then die!" The wise words that ultimately just destroy control lol
I use Aggro changing to red wins my friend uses blue control with black burn we are total opposites and we fight each other all the time it really helps
Quote from: scarsabrex on July 10, 2013, 01:43:26 AM
Quote from: Mattao19 on July 10, 2013, 01:27:26 AM
I don't get snow lands. Can somebody help?
Snow is a supertype just like basic and legendary.
Some cards have special interactions with snow permanents (there were snow creatures artifacts and enchantments as well) in addition mana produced by any snow permanent can also be used to pay special snow costs e.g. {rimescale dragon}. Essentially it means having the right colors to cast spells, but being able to spend flexibly from snow mana to bring out their fullest effect.
For example, my deck uses them with {Scrying Sheets} to generate card advantage.
USA burn control is great-- Relentless damage while building a small army {Talrand, Sky Sommonet} {Nivmagus Elemental} etc) and denying them the pleasure of, I dunno, {Avacyn, Angel of Hope}? It is just awesome.
This article is dropping so I'm bumping it up if it drops again ill let it die
Bant! Because I love the synergy of {Aetherling} and {Supreme Verdict}. And I also love {progenitor Mimic}ing the Aetherling!
Can somebody tell me how to tag cards?
Quote from: Justinrevenant on July 11, 2013, 03:32:49 PM
Can somebody tell me how to tag cards?
{ enter card name here }
Quote from: Mattao19 on July 11, 2013, 04:28:45 PM
Quote from: Justinrevenant on July 11, 2013, 03:32:49 PM
Can somebody tell me how to tag cards?
{ enter card name here }
{} the squiggly brackets then your card name then close the squiggly brackets
Just put { } around the name. Make sure there are no spaces between the name and brackets. Like this {Black Lotus}
I am new to magic. I play my Simic/Golgari deck the most. Some of the combos with these two guilds together are insane. Vorel and Corpsejack Menace on the field are crazy. Throw in as many Give//Take only using Give as you want plus a master biomancer. It's great.
{basic land}
There ya go
Sweet thanks everyone!,today I got a bunch of {cinderelementals} for my red wins deck,pretty good card in my opinion
Quote from: Justinrevenant on July 11, 2013, 07:58:26 PM
Sweet thanks everyone!,today I got a bunch of {cinderelementals} for my red wins deck,pretty good card in my opinion
Definitely but I'd prefer a simple fireball IMO
Quote from: Mattao19 on July 11, 2013, 10:46:58 PM
Quote from: Justinrevenant on July 11, 2013, 07:58:26 PM
Sweet thanks everyone!,today I got a bunch of {cinderelementals} for my red wins deck,pretty good card in my opinion
Definitely but I'd prefer a simple fireball IMO
<3 I love me some {Fireball}.
Quote from: Mikefrompluto on July 11, 2013, 10:59:58 PM
Quote from: Mattao19 on July 11, 2013, 10:46:58 PM
Quote from: Justinrevenant on July 11, 2013, 07:58:26 PM
Sweet thanks everyone!,today I got a bunch of {cinderelementals} for my red wins deck,pretty good card in my opinion
Definitely but I'd prefer a simple fireball IMO
<3 I love me some {Fireball}.
Great card, even better whiskey lol
Quote from: Mattao19 on July 11, 2013, 11:04:10 PM
Quote from: Mikefrompluto on July 11, 2013, 10:59:58 PM
Quote from: Mattao19 on July 11, 2013, 10:46:58 PM
Quote from: Justinrevenant on July 11, 2013, 07:58:26 PM
Sweet thanks everyone!,today I got a bunch of {cinderelementals} for my red wins deck,pretty good card in my opinion
Definitely but I'd prefer a simple fireball IMO
<3 I love me some {Fireball}.
Great card, even better whiskey lol
That's a pretty rad cars
Dang typos
I also play burn
I'm like
you, {Turn to Slag}
hey, you! hold my {Lava Axe}
now that you are done spawning 1/1 saprolings and are ready to attack, let me just {Flamebreak} that.
oh, your still alive? {Mizzium Mortars}
{Searing Spear} {Fireball} and a {Volcanic Fallout} for good measure, still hanging on? persistant eh, {Disintegrate} you then. I think I'm done here
Quote from: IceScythe on July 11, 2013, 11:40:16 PM
I also play burn
I'm like
you, {Turn to Slag}
hey, you! hold my {Lava Axe}
now that you are done spawning 1/1 saprolings and are ready to attack, let me just {Flamebreak} that.
oh, your still alive? {Mizzium Mortars}
{Searing Spear} {Fireball} and a {Volcanic Fallout} for good measure, still hanging on? persistant eh, {Disintegrate} you then. I think I'm done here
:O mother of fire!
For me, it's more like: Oh,playing white against me?Sure,lets play(*devious smile*;*after a few turns*)Goblins get out of control(highest amount of Gobbys I had was 107) tap {Krenko, Mob Boss} then double the amount.(214) Tap five mana, {Burn at the Stake} the triple the damage(642) in the face!I think we're done here.
*one time,some dude cried becausenif that combo.
And it's {fog}ed
By some white fog spell
No,before we played,I checked his deck.There were no prevent combat junk.
Last night I had {madcap skills} and then threw a {mountainwalk} on my {firepitstriker} after I sacrificed {rubblebeltmaaka} 9 damage ended the game 0 to 12 I'm in love with my red wins deck way better than my red green dual deck in my opinion
Quote from: Justinrevenant on July 12, 2013, 09:45:23 AM
Last night I had {madcap skills} and then threw a {mountainwalk} on my {firepitstriker} after I sacrificed {rubblebeltmaaka} 9 damage ended the game 0 to 12 I'm in love with my red wins deck way better than my red green dual deck in my opinion
True but there are a lot of power cards in Green like {Flinthoof Boar} 3/3 for 2 or 3 gives it haste or even a R/G like {burning-tree emissary} or {Ghor-Clan Rampager} Gruul is immensely powerful but so is mono RDW it's what you like best. I personally am a Gruul Aggro person!
I played a white spawntastic yesterday, board wipe anything under 3 or 6 easy
Quote from: IntoFire on July 12, 2013, 03:43:39 AM
For me, it's more like: Oh,playing white against me?Sure,lets play(*devious smile*;*after a few turns*)Goblins get out of control(highest amount of Gobbys I had was 107) tap {Krenko, Mob Boss} then double the amount.(214) Tap five mana, {Burn at the Stake} the triple the damage(642) in the face!I think we're done here.
*one time,some dude cried becausenif that combo.
{Riot Control}
Huehuehuehuehue
Quote from: Slenderbro on July 13, 2013, 01:11:55 PM
Quote from: IntoFire on July 12, 2013, 03:43:39 AM
For me, it's more like: Oh,playing white against me?Sure,lets play(*devious smile*;*after a few turns*)Goblins get out of control(highest amount of Gobbys I had was 107) tap {Krenko, Mob Boss} then double the amount.(214) Tap five mana, {Burn at the Stake} the triple the damage(642) in the face!I think we're done here.
*one time,some dude cried becausenif that combo.
{Riot Control}
Huehuehuehuehue
Lmfao imagine you pulled that off then next turn verdict bahahahaha
Quote from: Mattao19 on July 13, 2013, 01:13:03 PM
Quote from: Slenderbro on July 13, 2013, 01:11:55 PM
Quote from: IntoFire on July 12, 2013, 03:43:39 AM
For me, it's more like: Oh,playing white against me?Sure,lets play(*devious smile*;*after a few turns*)Goblins get out of control(highest amount of Gobbys I had was 107) tap {Krenko, Mob Boss} then double the amount.(214) Tap five mana, {Burn at the Stake} the triple the damage(642) in the face!I think we're done here.
*one time,some dude cried becausenif that combo.
{Riot Control}
Huehuehuehuehue
Lmfao imagine you pulled that off then next turn verdict bahahahaha
Nice!
I play a legacy version of mono green eldrazi and love it because it is so crazy durable, the downside is that now a lot of my friends don't like playing me due to the sense of defeat that annihilate effects instill
I love zombies but I'm a Control player at heart, very hard for me to get away from {U}.
I find myself playing long grueling matches that exploit my opponents weakness then counteract that.
I love Dimer, Esper, & Grixis.
Currently I'm running a modern izzet control deck. Still trying to tweak it to find the right balance of spells and creatures. It's coming along well! I've always loved playing control since the early days of magic along with some burn such as {guttersnipe} for a two pronged effect for a counterspell. It doesn't do as well against aggro decks which I'm trying to resolve.
Currently, my main standard deck is my Boros Burn/Aggro. A deck that encourages, and gives you things when you attack with a mob is my kind of deck.
Modern, I'm playing mono white knights.
EDH, king {Pheldagriff}! Long live the happy hippo!
Strategy is have fun and make the other player either giggle or confused. I do not play to win most of the time, that adds un wanted stress to something that should be enjoyable for me.
Esper control, gruul deck wins, 4 color rites, jund midrange, and junk rites.
Mostly play midrange and control but play a fast aggro when a need a break.
I play mono red burn, or Izzet burn/control, or white/blue detain and control while I poop bird tokens everywhere :P