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Title: Lazav Viable?
Post by: Monrodesign on July 27, 2013, 08:23:19 PM
 {Lazav, Dimir Mastermind}?
Wanting to build a competive standard deck with him.
Title: Re: Lazav Viable?
Post by: Imink on July 27, 2013, 08:26:50 PM
I have a slightly competitive dimir deck that has lazav in it would you like me to list the cards?
Title: Re: Lazav Viable?
Post by: JustAWalrus on July 27, 2013, 08:32:00 PM
No, Mill doesn't work and the top decks wont help you too much with small creatures and stuff that usually wont hit the grave. I'm not saying it will always lose but dont expect it to win
Title: Re: Lazav Viable?
Post by: Silent1236 on July 27, 2013, 08:41:26 PM
It seems risky. It'd be awesome if it didn't say "opponent's graveyard."  I cod just see there being a lot of times where you spend 4 colored mana for a 3/3. Mill, more than likely, won't win a game, and people don't run big scary things for you to copy, generally.
Title: Re: Lazav Viable?
Post by: Monrodesign on July 27, 2013, 08:42:22 PM
Tahrs where I'm at as well, alot of the decks at my LGS run decks based off Sire and Aetherling not much aggro anymore but have been bouncing around the idea of him because I've got a playset of him
Title: Re: Lazav Viable?
Post by: Monrodesign on July 27, 2013, 08:43:10 PM
Quote from: Imink on July 27, 2013, 08:26:50 PM
I have a slightly competitive dimir deck that has lazav in it would you like me to list the cards?

If you could post it in Standard that'd be awesome
Title: Re: Lazav Viable?
Post by: Birdbrain on July 27, 2013, 08:43:45 PM
Quote from: Silent1236 on July 27, 2013, 08:41:26 PM
It seems risky. It'd be awesome if it didn't say "opponent's graveyard."  I cod just see there being a lot of times where you spend 4 colored mana for a 3/3. Mill, more than likely, won't win a game, and people don't run big scary things for you to copy, generally.
except maybe green. I'd say he's a sideboard against green...and an iffy one at that
Title: Re: Lazav Viable?
Post by: Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth on July 27, 2013, 08:47:06 PM
Short answer: unless you like crazy, weird decks and are really creative, no. But he was printed because it makes the game more interesting and makes decks that run him more unpredictable. (e.g. against a creature-less deck he is almost useless but against an eldrazi deck he is amazing and fun.)
Title: Re: Lazav Viable?
Post by: Imink on July 27, 2013, 09:13:20 PM
Run a first strike death touch card
Title: Re: Lazav Viable?
Post by: Birdbrain on July 27, 2013, 09:40:27 PM
I actualy do like crazy weird decks, but I'm not interested in running Lazav
Title: Re: Lazav Viable?
Post by: Monrodesign on July 27, 2013, 10:17:14 PM
Quote from: Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth on July 27, 2013, 08:47:06 PM
Short answer: unless you like crazy, weird decks and are really creative, no. But he was printed because it makes the game more interesting and makes decks that run him more unpredictable. (e.g. against a creature-less deck he is almost useless but against an eldrazi deck he is amazing and fun.)

Yes I usually take off the wall fun decks.
Title: Re: Lazav Viable?
Post by: The1337Magician on July 29, 2013, 12:13:58 PM
Look at my Duskmantle Cemetery deck. Add a few  {Psychic Strike}s and stuff to get rid of  {Rest in Peace} and your good.
Title: Re: Lazav Viable?
Post by: Monrodesign on July 29, 2013, 01:33:52 PM
I was talking to a buddy of mine and he said it'd be good if {Scavenging Ooze} shuts him down, but that also goes far any card. There is anyways one card that can stop another just have to be able to get it.