Affinity 60 cards, 15 sideboard 1 {Mountain} 4 {Glimmervoid} 4 {Blinkmoth Nexus} 4 {Darksteel Citadel} 4 {Inkmoth Nexus} 17 lands 4 {Ornithopter} 4 {Steel Overseer} 4 {Memnite} 4 {Etched Champion} 4 {Signal Pest} 4 {Arcbound Ravager} 24 creatures 4 {Springleaf Drum} 4 {Mox Opal} 4 {Cranial Plating} 2 {Thoughtcast} 2 {Steelshaper's Gift} 3 {Galvanic Blast} 19 other spells Sideboard 3 {Thoughtseize} 1 {Rest in Peace} 2 {Torpor Orb} 2 {Ancient Grudge} 2 {Spell Pierce} 2 {Blood Moon} 2 {Spellskite} 1 {Spell Snare} 15 sideboard cards Notes: An attempt at Affinity. Seemed fun and (for modern standards) cheap. Criticism welcome! |
Quote from: Sparkle Ninja on February 04, 2014, 10:51:03 PM{Grafdigger's Cage} doesn't stop {living end}, and {torpor orb} hoses melira-pod (the only deck you'd use the cage against) while hosing splinter twin (a really hard matchup).
{Grafdigger's cage} instead of RIP?
Quote from: abstractApathist on February 04, 2014, 10:36:15 PM
This looks really good, just a few suggestions:
Does the mountain work well for you? If you need the 17th land, you might want to consider a rainbow source like {city of brass} so you can cast {thoughtcast} and {steelshaper's gift} off of it.
Also, assuming {rest in peace} is in the sideboard for {living end}, I feel like {relic of progenitus} might do more for you than {rest in peace} since it's an artifact and metalcraft is important. I'm not sure what {spell snare} is in the side for, but you might consider dropping it for a 4th {thoughtseize} or {galvanic blast}.
Quote from: imthelolrus on February 04, 2014, 11:04:03 PM
Sideboard looks great I would -1 {Steelshapers' Gift} for either +1 {Thoughtcast} or {Galvanic Blast} I've found one gift is the correct ammount. Hope you're enjoying the deck so far :) it is cheap by modern standards, but can hold its own
Quote from: Silent1236 on February 04, 2014, 11:09:41 PMYou could always replace a arch bound with thoughtcast so you can keep the playset of cranial plating.Quote from: imthelolrus on February 04, 2014, 11:04:03 PM
Sideboard looks great I would -1 {Steelshapers' Gift} for either +1 {Thoughtcast} or {Galvanic Blast} I've found one gift is the correct ammount. Hope you're enjoying the deck so far :) it is cheap by modern standards, but can hold its own
The deck is a blast! Simpler than I'd typically like, but I don't want to shell out the money for a competitive RWU haha. I kinda like that six chances to hit the {Cranial Plating}, but I definitely am considering swapping one for a {Thoughtcast}. I was kinda wanting to make room for more {Thoughtcast} anyhow.
I am a little iffy on keeping the playset of {Arcbound Ravager}. They're damn good, but I'm never really stoked to draw one. But, I don't know that there's be anything to replace it haha.
Quote from: Joshnoodles on February 07, 2014, 02:31:41 AM
I see a lot of pros playing {Welding Jar} in this deck as a way to keep their creature alive against decks like Jund that have a lot of removal. You might want to try it out.