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Title: Mogis Rakdos Fistbump Of Blocker Hate
Post by: Steerpike on December 30, 2013, 03:10:32 AM

Mogis Rakdos Fistbump Of Blocker Hate

61 cards, 1 sideboard


4 {Blood Crypt}
7 {Swamp}
10 {Mountain}

21 lands


4 {Burning-Tree Emissary}
3 {Mogis's Marauder}
4 {Spike Jester}
4 {Firefist Striker}
4 {Rakdos Shred-Freak}
4 {Goblin Shortcutter}
4 {Rakdos Cackler}

27 creatures


4 {Glaring Spotlight}
4 {Seismic Stomp}
4 {Dreadbore}

12 other spells


Sideboard

1 {Slaughter Games}

1 sideboard cards



Notes:
Blocker hate via "can't block" with a dash of intimidate. Designed to hinder blockers every turn starting as early as turn 2. Glaring Spotlight purely for the sac ability.
Title: Re: Mogis Rakdos Fistbump Of Blocker Hate
Post by: Steerpike on December 30, 2013, 03:15:52 AM
The little sample play thing shows i can win turn 4 (assuming intimidate works)
But honestly I think i would get up to like 3 creatures to not over extend, lay on unblockable effects for the kill, but if i get wiped, refill battlefield with cheap creatures and the help of haste to try it again.
No play testing as of yet, I'm still waiting for singles in the mail.
Title: Re: Mogis Rakdos Fistbump Of Blocker Hate
Post by: Steerpike on December 30, 2013, 03:19:19 AM
Would appreciate suggestions for a sideboard (although i guess throwing in removal would be obvious. Was also thinking {toil // trouble}
Title: Re: Mogis Rakdos Fistbump Of Blocker Hate
Post by: Kaleo42 on December 30, 2013, 04:36:17 AM
Racecourse seems bad. Lightning strike would be better.
Title: Re: Mogis Rakdos Fistbump Of Blocker Hate
Post by: particle on December 30, 2013, 10:40:19 AM
why 4 {glaring spotlight} in the main board?

edit: for unblockable i guess, but 4 mana seems really expensive for "hexproof and unblockable until EOT.
Title: Re: Mogis Rakdos Fistbump Of Blocker Hate
Post by: Kaleo42 on December 30, 2013, 02:47:03 PM
It lets you deal with hexproof blockers until your are ready to pop it and finish the game.
Title: Re: Mogis Rakdos Fistbump Of Blocker Hate
Post by: Steerpike on December 30, 2013, 02:48:48 PM
Racecourse was me trying to find a way to capitalize on haste especially for gore-house and firefist. I was also considering {purphoros's hammer} but it comes out too late i think

Spotlight is an early investment in a later game. I want to make sure i can hinder blockers as often as possible and that covers my whole battlefield
Title: Re: Mogis Rakdos Fistbump Of Blocker Hate
Post by: Steerpike on December 30, 2013, 02:58:32 PM
Im gonna take this (or something like it) to fnm this friday. With orzhov control and mono black being a thing, how desperate is intimidate in this meta?
Title: Re: Mogis Rakdos Fistbump Of Blocker Hate
Post by: MuggyWuggy on December 30, 2013, 03:15:09 PM
{Armed//dangerous}
{rubblebelt makka} for blood rush
Title: Re: Mogis Rakdos Fistbump Of Blocker Hate
Post by: Steerpike on January 04, 2014, 01:33:46 AM
So after adding {Burning-Tree Emissary}, this went 3-1 tonight. Not bad--apparenty no one plays {Seismic Stomp} or {Glaring Spotlight} for it's unblockable sac ability around here B)
Title: Re: Mogis Rakdos Fistbump Of Blocker Hate
Post by: Trugamr12 on January 05, 2014, 06:52:49 AM
I mean in all honesty you could add {madcap skills}, totally let's you get by creatures early, can cast off burning tree and idk seems to do the job
Title: Re: Mogis Rakdos Fistbump Of Blocker Hate
Post by: griffin131 on January 05, 2014, 09:03:24 AM
But what to drop - the spotlights?
Title: Re: Mogis Rakdos Fistbump Of Blocker Hate
Post by: Steerpike on January 05, 2014, 01:44:20 PM
The unblockable from the spotlight sac ended several games at fnm and no one plays artifact hate. For example, I was playing some izzet dragon deck that got out 2 {Stormbreath Dragon}s, the 2/2 dragon token and 2 {Frostburn Weird}s. I was like "whatever. I sac GS. Swing. GG"

Yeah i was considering madcap but my local meta is heavy on control and there's so much removal going on that auras are risky. I'd rather have a cackler and spike jester turn 2 than a cackler with madcap turn 2 in all honesty.
Title: Re: Mogis Rakdos Fistbump Of Blocker Hate
Post by: Steerpike on January 05, 2014, 01:49:10 PM
What I'm most worried about is not having burn. I don't know what to replace so I was thinking sideboarding {bomber corps} but it's not nearly as good a utility as lightning strike