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Title: Graveyard Deck
Post by: BaBa BLaCkSHeeT on May 13, 2014, 03:25:31 AM

Graveyard Deck

60 cards, 0 sideboard


7 {Forest}
6 {Swamp}
4 {Overgrown Tomb}
4 {Temple of Malady}

21 lands


2 {Courser of Kruphix}
3 {Herald of Torment}
4 {Elvish Mystic}
2 {Sylvan Caryatid}
4 {Lotleth Troll}
2 {Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord}
4 {Nighthowler}
4 {Satyr Wayfinder}
4 {Nyx Weaver}

29 creatures


2 {Whip of Erebos}
4 {Grisly Salvage}
2 {Strength from the Fallen}
2 {Kruphix's Insight}

10 other spells


Sideboard
Title: Re: Graveyard Deck
Post by: BaBa BLaCkSHeeT on May 13, 2014, 04:17:16 AM
The basic idea of this deck is to build up the graveyard quickly.

In journey new cards were given to speed it up:

The {nyx-weaver} which pumps two at upkeep equipped with reach and the ability to retrieve any card from the graveyard.

{kruphix's insight} unfortubaetly sorcery speed and 3 CMC but allows toggling six cards and fetching three enchantments practically a draw cArd as I'm hoping to find night howlers and weavers or even a whip!

{honor the fallen} this card is nearly doubling my night howler whipping a night howler in play or playing with a jarad on field should fling for lethal!

General idea but have yet to play test just constructed on the app. I'll tweak after some testing soon and create a sideboard hope hopefully gather new  scry lands and try at FNM.

Any suggestions/changes? Would like to find room for {herald of torment} or {grisly transformation} to add some more reach in the deck ATM it's reliant on flings or bestowing a troll to get in for lethal.
Title: Re: Graveyard Deck
Post by: Almosteric on May 13, 2014, 01:36:38 PM
This looks like a ton of fun. Nice job. I'd say with  {Nighthowler} interacting with all graveyards I'd put in a set of  {Desecration Demon}. Also  {Treasured Find} is pretty good.
Title: Re: Graveyard Deck
Post by: SoshiGanrou on May 13, 2014, 01:50:44 PM
I would personally drop the insights and put in {herald of torment} of {master of feast} for evasion. The troll does some work but being able to bestow and fly over or just have a 5/5 flyer on the field turn 2 or 3 is pretty nice too. I have dredge built as well and it's a wee but different but still a lot of fun.
Title: Re: Graveyard Deck
Post by: BaBa BLaCkSHeeT on May 13, 2014, 04:53:34 PM
I would definitely keep on kurphix even more so when I find room to for in herald of torment. Master of feast I contemplated on but it seems a bit backwards this deck gets way bigger quicker if it plays our right. But I would most definitely want to find room for the herald of torment.

The prophet is a 7 card toggler and grabs three enchantments. Which would include enchantment creatures.
Title: Re: Graveyard Deck
Post by: BaBa BLaCkSHeeT on May 13, 2014, 04:54:29 PM
Hopefully I can play test this soon and I'll get back with ya on potential changes open to suggestions however would like to fit  kruphix and the torment in is main goal.

{desecration demon} feels like it may fit in well 
Title: Re: Graveyard Deck
Post by: Joshnoodles on May 13, 2014, 11:20:56 PM
-1 nyx weaver
-1 commune with the gods
-3 strength of the fallen

+4 {Herald of Torment}
+1 {Shadowborn Demon}

Explanation:
Nyx weaver is good but now amazing so it's not a 4 of card. You don't need as many communes because you have kruphix insight which is better. And strength is fun but I feel like it not as competitive as you would think and it's cuts away space from your creatures.

The heralds are good because it can bestow onto something like a nemesis of mortals or it can be bestowed on by something like a night howler. Shadowborn demon is a good source of removal and an all around good creature in this deck.
Title: Re: Graveyard Deck
Post by: respawned on May 14, 2014, 12:04:50 PM
You'll need {abrupt decay} in sideboard...it can take care of {rest in peace} and {scavenging ooze}, both of which are detrimental to this deck
Title: Re: Graveyard Deck
Post by: BaBa BLaCkSHeeT on May 14, 2014, 12:36:33 PM
Thanks to the both of you for the input I was test drawing the deck and did fill like there was an overkill on graveyard toggling with kruphix, grisly and commune, I do agree with both suggestions for sure. I also failed to realize master of feasts was an enchantment not positive if letting them draw a card is worth it however.

And as you suggested the constellation may not be worth it as it cuts the creature count from the deck I'll make the changes and test it out tonight in play finally before Wednesday night standards
Title: Re: Graveyard Deck
Post by: respawned on May 14, 2014, 01:49:02 PM
I like master of feast in sideboard vs W,G, or RB cuz if they exile your graveyard nighthowler is useless almost

I have a deck that's similar... It's called golgari servitude

You may see an idea or two :)
Title: Re: Graveyard Deck
Post by: Stopwaitdie on May 14, 2014, 05:48:41 PM
Id say add a shadowborn demon an cut 3 cards u should only be running 60 in my opinion.
Title: Re: Graveyard Deck
Post by: BaBa BLaCkSHeeT on May 15, 2014, 12:19:52 AM
Yes I agree on the 60, that's the ultimate goal I got to play a handful of games tonight and I like the idea of making it more enchantment based and running with the kurphix and strength of fallen as a two of. I'll re arrange the deck tonight and post a semi revised version