So, a while ago I helped my cousin build a U/G deck around {Roaring Primadox} and enters the battlefield effects. I decided yesterday to make my own. What I ended up with was a very weak early game into a board lockdown late game. My only spells were {Cancel} and bounce effects, but by bouncing {Archeomancer} and fetching {Cancel}s I could effectively shut down my opponents by countering their spells and bouncing then countering anything that made it out. With seven cards left in my deck (thanks to casting {Shaman of the Spring} an insane amount of times) I managed to win. It shouldn't have taken that long.
This is where you come in. I need more offence and a better early game. I'm looking for cards like
{Purphoros, God of the Forge} that'll give me effects every time I send something out.
{Roaring Primadox} that'll let me repeatedly bounce creatures.
Epic enters the battlefield effects.
Aggressive cards that fit the theme.
I'm open to all colours BUT I'd like to keep it U/G.
My current list is,
{Archeomancer} for grabbing counters and bounce spells.
{Gatecreeper Vine} for mana fixing.
{Satyr Grovedancer} for +1/+1 counters.
{Shaman of the Springs} for card draw.
{Invasive Species} for backup bouncing.
{Reclamation Sage} for those pesky artifacts and enchantments.
{Kapsho Kitefins} to tap blockers.
{Roaring Primadox} the key piece.
Im debating {Nylea's Disciple} for life gain. I'm also debating {Warstorm Surge} if I manage to get a Purphoros and splash red, and {Garruk's Packleader} if I get bigger creatures for some card draw.
I think flicker shenanigans are awesome.
Some suggestions: {acidic slime} troll-like but sweet, there are some lower cost cards that do the same thing that you're gunning for but cheaper. An example being {elvish visionary} for the draw. {Bond beetle} for the +1/+1 counters. {thrag tusk} is a crowd favorite.
Would {conjurers closet} work as an additional source of flicker?
I don't know much bounce effects in those colours, I run a similar type of deck but in {W}{B}{R}, but besides that you have {Unsummon}.
Get a {Cloudstone Curio}
Quote from: Mozilla Butcher on August 20, 2014, 03:08:02 PM
I don't know much bounce effects in those colours, I run a similar type of deck but in {W}{B}{R}, but besides that you have {Unsummon}.
{Unsummon}, {Disperse}, {Voyages End}, {Peel from Reality}.... I've got bouncing instants and sorceries down pat.
Quote from: Tabooist on August 20, 2014, 02:37:05 PM
I think flicker shenanigans are awesome.
Some suggestions: {acidic slime} troll-like but sweet, there are some lower cost cards that do the same thing that you're gunning for but cheaper. An example being {elvish visionary} for the draw. {Bond beetle} for the +1/+1 counters. {thrag tusk} is a crowd favorite.
Would {conjurers closet} work as an additional source of flicker?
I'll try and get {Elvish Visionary} instead of {Shaman of Spring}. I have a {Bond Beetle} but I'm not running it cause i think {1} is worth the +1/+0 as far as blocking is concerned. (With my weak early game.)
{Thrag Tusk} is the bomb. I will be hunting for these.
If I can find {Conjurers Closet} I'll run it for sure.
I played a deck like this a good while ago. If you're open to splashing colours, {Lavinia if the tenth} can be brutal with conjurers closet. Also, {thragtusk}. He is must.
I just bumped my Fun with the Bounce deck list. It is {U}\{W} but it is one of the funnest casual decks to play with.
It is a spin on death and taxes but with a lot more ETB shenanigans.
Quote from: cltrn81 on August 21, 2014, 07:46:37 AM
I just bumped my Fun with the Bounce deck list. It is {U}\{W} but it is one of the funnest casual decks to play with.
It is a spin on death and taxes but with a lot more ETB shenanigans.
Okay sweet, I'll check it out.