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U/G Infect Pump 75 cards, 15 sideboard 5 {Island} 4 {Inkmoth Nexus} 10 {Forest} 4 {Hinterland Harbor} 23 lands 4 {Blighted Agent} 4 {Ichorclaw Myr} 4 {Glistener Elf} 12 creatures 3 {Ranger's Guile} 3 {Livewire Lash} 2 {Mirran Mettle} 1 {Titanic Growth} 4 {Mutagenic Growth} 4 {Wild Defiance} 4 {Artful Dodge} 4 {Apostle's Blessing} 25 other spells Sideboard 4 {Gut Shot} 3 {Mana Leak} 3 {Mental Misstep} 2 {Beast Within} 3 {Naturalize} 15 sideboard cards

This is the $50 deck that got me third at our FNM. Kill swing every fourth or fifth turn, consistently. It just takes a lot of math and a lot of play testing to get the hang of the deck.

I 💚💙 U/G infect. It is kinda of a preference thing, but I love {Inexortable Tides} in the sideboard in case you need them. They have a lot of goo uses, especially when you are playing at least 2 spells a turn, and have {Blighted Agents}.

Typical game:
Turn one, land go
Turn two, blighted agent
Turn three, wild defiance
Turn four, pump and swing for game

Quote from: Nobbert on May 26, 2012, 12:26:36 PM
Typical game:
Turn one, land go
Turn two, blighted agent
Turn three, wild defiance
Turn four, pump and swing for game

Oh... Well I run them just in case you run into something problematic..

Quote from: JaCe BeLeReN on May 26, 2012, 12:30:23 PM

Quote from: Nobbert on May 26, 2012, 12:26:36 PM
Typical game:
Turn one, land go
Turn two, blighted agent
Turn three, wild defiance
Turn four, pump and swing for game

Oh... Well I run them just in case you run into something problematic..

Understood. That card would be super door if I could afford to have a five drop

Quote from: Nobbert on May 26, 2012, 12:32:02 PM

Quote from: JaCe BeLeReN on May 26, 2012, 12:30:23 PM

Quote from: Nobbert on May 26, 2012, 12:26:36 PM
Typical game:
Turn one, land go
Turn two, blighted agent
Turn three, wild defiance
Turn four, pump and swing for game

Oh... Well I run them just in case you run into something problematic..

Understood. That card would be super door if I could afford to have a five drop

Yea.. I understand. I am more used to a Ramp U/G infect with {Vines of the Vastwood} as the only ramp cards. An I usually play legacy so more different play styles.

Not to Burt your bubble but what happens when you play a zombie deck... Red green wolf? Vampire? Token? Burn? White green creature pump? Just saying be seen a similar probably better infect deck... But ur general problem is lack of creatures

Quote from: Nicholas256 on May 26, 2012, 03:47:06 PM
Not to Burt your bubble but what happens when you play a zombie deck... Red green wolf? Vampire? Token? Burn? White green creature pump? Just saying be seen a similar probably better infect deck... But ur general problem is lack of creatures

You aren't bursting anybody's bubble. What happens against those decks is I win, turn four or five. I have won so many games with just a single inkmoth and no other creatures.

Then you are a little fish in a small puddle of water. I would destroy this deck with any half assed burn by simply zapping ur nexus and creatures. It's not hard it's called playing smart. My buddy runs a blue green infect deck, so maybe that's why I Kno how to undo them so easily just saying smart players have kill cards and what not. And check out my white/green pump deck you could only probably beat that with nexus. I am curious though if u ran sword of war and peace would that splash as infect damage?

Quote from: Nicholas256 on May 26, 2012, 09:30:45 PM
Then you are a little fish in a small puddle of water. I would destroy this deck with any half assed burn by simply zapping ur nexus and creatures. It's not hard it's called playing smart. My buddy runs a blue green infect deck, so maybe that's why I Kno how to undo them so easily just saying smart players have kill cards and what not. And check out my white/green pump deck you could only probably beat that with nexus. I am curious though if u ran sword of war and peace would that splash as infect damage?

That's nice an all, but with wild defiance, your burn spells actually pump my creatures. If you try to shock my inkmoth, all you'll end up doing is giving it +1/+1. Not to mention the Ranger's Guiles and Apostle's Blessings that I have to counter any other kill spells. Get off your high horse.  I know how to play my deck.

Quote from: Nobbert on May 26, 2012, 10:09:32 PM

Quote from: Nicholas256 on May 26, 2012, 09:30:45 PM
Then you are a little fish in a small puddle of water. I would destroy this deck with any half assed burn by simply zapping ur nexus and creatures. It's not hard it's called playing smart. My buddy runs a blue green infect deck, so maybe that's why I Kno how to undo them so easily just saying smart players have kill cards and what not. And check out my white/green pump deck you could only probably beat that with nexus. I am curious though if u ran sword of war and peace would that splash as infect damage?

That's nice an all, but with wild defiance, your burn spells actually pump my creatures. If you try to shock my inkmoth, all you'll end up doing is giving it +1/+1. Not to mention the Ranger's Guiles and Apostle's Blessings that I have to counter any other kill spells. Get off your high horse.  I know how to play my deck.

+1 for telling nubs stfu

Quote from: Nobbert on May 26, 2012, 10:33:28 AM

U/G Infect Pump 75 cards, 15 sideboard 5 {Island} 4 {Inkmoth Nexus} 10 {Forest} 4 {Hinterland Harbor} 23 lands 4 {Blighted Agent} 4 {Glistener Elf} 12 creatures 4 {Ranger's Guile} 4 {Livewire Lash} 4 {thought scour} 2 {surgical extraction} 4 {corrupted resolve} 4 {Mutagenic Growth} 4 {Ponder} 4 {Apostle's Blessing} 25 other spells Sideboard 4 {turn aside} 3 {Mana Leak} 4 {ratchet bomb} 2 {Beast Within} 2 {Naturalize} 15 sideboard cards

My edits my opinion I like your build, I just love these cards in my experience

Also I should have changed the mana ratio but I'm lazy

Oh man I totally missed the whole troll thing, dude has maybe never seen a good infect deck

Dude in infect all you need is 1 creature, keep it alive and win turn 3-5

Sup brahhh

Could {unnatural predation} fit it?

Quote from: Sagemaster on May 26, 2012, 11:27:34 PM
Could {unnatural predation} fit it?

I used to side it, but between blighted agent, Apostle's blessing, and the artful dodges, I don't really have a problem with blockers.

So just saying u can instant on top of ur instant my kill spells are what 1 mana maybe 2? I would go for the Jill on ur creature till you were caring your enchantments in which case your tapped out of mana buddy. Or I could easily just cast galvanic blast when u cast apostles blessing you can't bless what isn't there. Again little fish little pond

And to the other guy that thinks I haven't the problem is I have so I Kno how to counter then when u tap your only mana to put ur live wire lash on your creature guess what person would zap your creature me! By the time you could do any real damage you would have already given up more than half your life to try and stop my zaps and in my black decks I always run 6-8 kill cards that are 2 cost and what happens when I make you sacrifice a creature you only have 1 and he's not being targeted by me =D

Go back to sniffing your own s--t dude, nobody is buying your self importance. I have played many decks like yours. What are you going to do, go for the throat my inkmoth?  It is an artifact creature.  I Apostle's blessing IN RESPONSE to your kill spell, so it fizzles out, dumbass.

P.s. unless you have metalcraft, your galvanic blasts wouldn't affect me because of WILD DEFIANCE. F--k, you're stupid.

Typical game against your deck
Turn one: inkmoth
Turn two: island, blighted agent (to bait out your dumbass kill spell)
Turn three: forest, wild defiance
Turn four: island, animate nexus, pump and swing for game

Now go eat a d--k, I'm tired of self righteous douchebags like you taking the fun out of magic. Also, learn how to spell.

Your nexus would still die and you can't cast your dude and play apostles blessing at the same time not enough mana. Quit being such a pompous .rearexit. and realize I'm just saying you may want some more creatures. I do happen to run a red/blue artifact with galvanic blast in it and your talking about dropping spells like you can tap a land to transform ink and use it as mana

Quote from: Nobbert on May 27, 2012, 02:52:57 AM
Typical game against your deck
Turn one: inkmoth
Turn two: island, blighted agent (to bait out your dumbass kill spell)
Turn three: forest, wild defiance
Turn four: island, animate nexus, pump and swing for game

Now go eat a  (expletive deleted), I'm tired of self righteous douchebags like you taking the fun out of magic. Also, learn how to spell.

Hey chill and please edit and modify your posts. This guy is hard core trolling don't fall for it. Report it. Got your back Jester...well sorta 😜

Also nobbert, most of us see the potential of the deck and notice its not only his spelling but grammar too 😂😂

Quote from: Nicholas256 on May 27, 2012, 04:15:53 AM
Your nexus would still die and you can't cast your dude and play apostles blessing at the same time not enough mana. Quit being such a pompous .rearexit. and realize I'm just saying you may want some more creatures. I do happen to run a red/blue artifact with galvanic blast in it and your talking about dropping spells like you can tap a land to transform ink and use it as mana

ARE YOU AN IDIOT
IF I HAVE THREE MANA, I CAN
Tap land to animate nexus, I'll still have one mana open For the blessing!

Not if u have to sacrifice >.>

Big bad internet bullies :)

You should try either green miracles. {revenge of the hunted} {blessings of nature}. Revenge + defiance on any one creature is pumped +9 and they get trample.. Its really nice. My buddies infect plays them and roughly the same deck.
The blessings i personally like in there with inkmoth for permant pump. On top of that if u have more than one dude out and defiance the blessingcan double trigger defiance. One for each target from the defiance :). I also love {mutagenic growth} :)

Dude I like your deck and will be trying it out at the next FNM. I am tired of getting beat to deliver. How does your deck do against him? It looks fun. Don't let the other guy ruin your fun. He probally just hates infect.

I have a similar deck. Thanks for defending/explaining it. I like that most people don't sideboard against infect anymore... But with this deck they may have to.

Winning two turn four games in a row, when they don't see it coming, feels great. Especially with a $50 deck vs the ramp decks that can cost $200+

Cheers

If you had more creatures, miracle blessing of nature with wild defiance out and give +4+4 to 4 guys lol

Quote from: Richardalcala on May 28, 2012, 01:43:33 PM
Dude I like your deck and will be trying it out at the next FNM. I am tired of getting beat to deliver. How does your deck do against him? It looks fun. Don't let the other guy ruin your fun. He probally just hates infect.

In all honesty, delver is the only deck that has given me trouble, but that's when you side in mental missteps (which ate great against vapor snags too) and gut shots ( which can actually be used to PUMP your own creatures with wild defiance out). Plus, live wire lash makes short work of a flipped delver.

Quote from: Elite621 on May 28, 2012, 01:46:04 PM
I have a similar deck. Thanks for defending/explaining it. I like that most people don't sideboard against infect anymore... But with this deck they may have to.

Winning two turn four games in a row, when they don't see it coming, feels great. Especially with a $50 deck vs the ramp decks that can cost $200+

Cheers

This deck 2-0s wolf run ramp all the time. Just be sure to side in the mans leaks game 2 against {melira, slyvok outcast}. And apostles blessing negates slag storms!

Quote from: Richardalcala on May 28, 2012, 02:32:56 PM
Or {turn aside} I pulled one of those out when a guy {mana leaked} a creature and he was like I have never seen that before. WOW.

U actually cant counter a mana leak with it. Its not a permanent until it resolves

I would add in some {outwit} to the sideboard to protect against sacrifice spells. Maybe that will shut that tool up.

Quote from: Nobbert on May 28, 2012, 03:45:11 PM
I would add in some {outwit} to the sideboard to protect against sacrifice spells. Maybe that will shut that tool up.

Be done with it. Don't dwell on things man.

the deck is good. nough said

i wish though that some of the zendikar pumps were atill in standard.

Quote from: Nobbert on May 28, 2012, 02:28:14 PM

Quote from: Richardalcala on May 28, 2012, 01:43:33 PM
Dude I like your deck and will be trying it out at the next FNM. I am tired of getting beat to deliver. How does your deck do against him? It looks fun. Don't let the other guy ruin your fun. He probally just hates infect.

In all honesty, delver is the only deck that has given me trouble, but that's when you side in mental missteps (which ate great against vapor snags too) and gut shots ( which can actually be used to PUMP your own creatures with wild defiance out). Plus, live wire lash makes short work of a flipped delver.

Aren't mental missteps banned?

This deck = 😃😄😊😜😝☺😳😂💛💙💜💗💚❤💓🌟✨👍✌👊👌👏🙏🍰🍓🍉🍊🍎🍅🎂🍧⬆1⃣🆕🔝🆒!!!!


Ok, I might be exaggerating a bit, but it's really cool!

Quote from: JaCe BeLeReN on May 28, 2012, 07:41:28 PM

Quote from: Nobbert on May 28, 2012, 02:28:14 PM

Quote from: Richardalcala on May 28, 2012, 01:43:33 PM
Dude I like your deck and will be trying it out at the next FNM. I am tired of getting beat to deliver. How does your deck do against him? It looks fun. Don't let the other guy ruin your fun. He probally just hates infect.

In all honesty, delver is the only deck that has given me trouble, but that's when you side in mental missteps (which ate great against vapor snags too) and gut shots ( which can actually be used to PUMP your own creatures with wild defiance out). Plus, live wire lash makes short work of a flipped delver.

Aren't mental missteps banned?

Not in standard...

Quote from: Sagemaster on May 28, 2012, 08:13:25 PM

Quote from: JaCe BeLeReN on May 28, 2012, 07:41:28 PM

Quote from: Nobbert on May 28, 2012, 02:28:14 PM

Quote from: Richardalcala on May 28, 2012, 01:43:33 PM
Dude I like your deck and will be trying it out at the next FNM. I am tired of getting beat to deliver. How does your deck do against him? It looks fun. Don't let the other guy ruin your fun. He probally just hates infect.

In all honesty, delver is the only deck that has given me trouble, but that's when you side in mental missteps (which ate great against vapor snags too) and gut shots ( which can actually be used to PUMP your own creatures with wild defiance out). Plus, live wire lash makes short work of a flipped delver.

Aren't mental missteps banned?

Not in standard...

It is banned in a lot if other formats though

Made the deck. I don't have {wild defiance} so I put in some {tormentor's trident}. I only had 2 {blighted agent} so I put in 2 {blight mamba}. I think it will be good. We will have to see. Thanks.

Quote from: scarsabrex on May 28, 2012, 05:02:44 PM
the deck is good. nough said

i wish though that some of the zendikar pumps were atill in standard.

Omg virulent swipe in infect

Quote from: DirtyMustachio on May 28, 2012, 10:01:34 PM

Quote from: scarsabrex on May 28, 2012, 05:02:44 PM
the deck is good. nough said

i wish though that some of the zendikar pumps were atill in standard.

Omg virulent swipe in infect

{Vines of the Vastwood} in infect.

Quote from: JaCe BeLeReN on May 29, 2012, 07:23:50 AM

Quote from: DirtyMustachio on May 28, 2012, 10:01:34 PM

Quote from: scarsabrex on May 28, 2012, 05:02:44 PM
the deck is good. nough said

i wish though that some of the zendikar pumps were atill in standard.

Omg virulent swipe in infect

{Vines of the Vastwood} in infect.

Yeah that's pretty boss, I like virulent because of rebound, and by adding death touch when you use livewire lash you can use the damage to instantly kill creatures with ping death touch

If I may ask, where do you play FNM? Because some one who was using a deck almost exactly like this got 3rd last Friday at the FNM that I go to...

Quote from: GoJuDragon on May 29, 2012, 12:31:10 PM
If I may ask, where do you play FNM? Because some one who was using a deck almost exactly like this got 3rd last Friday at the FNM that I go to...

I did play in Salisbury, NC. Now I play in Tallahassee as of yesterday

Oh, okay. I was playing in Colorado Springs, CO. Guess it was just a coincidence.

I took out the {artfull dodge} seemed like being blocked was never a problem. I put in a {Wolfe silver heart} a {over run} and 2 {joint assualt}. That is all I have with me. Maybe next Friday I will put the green miracles in. The decked played fine for me I only lost to delver and they were very close games that went to 3. Very cool deck.

Quote from: Richardalcala on June 02, 2012, 01:53:35 PM
I took out the {artfull dodge} seemed like being blocked was never a problem. I put in a {Wolfe silver heart} a {over run} and 2 {joint assualt}. That is all I have with me. Maybe next Friday I will put the green miracles in. The decked played fine for me I only lost to delver and they were very close games that went to 3. Very cool deck.

The artful dodges are often used to trigger wild defiance twice in the same turn for the kill swing, but if you found a way to make it work to your liking, then more power to you!  Glad you enjoyed playing with it. :)

I see what u r trying to do. However there where instances where I just needed more pump and didn't have {wild defiance} out. Thanks.

Hate this deck just because it's so dumb like it wins and that's it it's one of the reasons I hate standard right now lol

It's something different from delver and wrr

I know but this deck has been out since scars and nph and never really made much of an impact I mean I played it after right after NPH came out and I got pooped on and now it's like oh hey look it tops -.- and my 400$ control deck can't hold a flame to it

Quote from: Elitehalo360 on June 02, 2012, 02:39:35 PM
I know but this deck has been out since scars and nph and never really made much of an impact I mean I played it after right after NPH came out and I got pooped on and now it's like oh hey look it tops -.- and my 400$ control deck can't hold a flame to it

It's a silly mechanic

10 infect counters to win shouldn't seem like a hard concept to grasp. No doubt it's easier to give 10 infect counts versus dealing 20 damage.

Quote from: CbStrad on June 02, 2012, 03:19:51 PM

Quote from: Willthomjr on June 02, 2012, 03:02:26 PM

Quote from: Elitehalo360 on June 02, 2012, 02:39:35 PM
I know but this deck has been out since scars and nph and never really made much of an impact I mean I played it after right after NPH came out and I got pooped on and now it's like oh hey look it tops -.- and my 400$ control deck can't hold a flame to it

It's a silly mechanic

10 infect counters to win shouldn't seem like a hard concept to grasp. No doubt it's easier to give 10 infect counts versus dealing 20 damage.

That, and you tell those pesky life-gain decks to piss off ^^

There's a reason an infect deck isn't tier one...and this is newer as a result of the wild defiance and it's the first time I've seen a competitive infect deck. Also 10 infect is a lot harder than you think because infect creatures are weaker. Also a $50 goblins deck can wipe the floor with your control deck no need to hate on infect.

I have absolutely no prolly with any other aggro because with my rites control I'd get out a wurmcoil or grislebrand turn five and gain all my life back w.o a problem and I love to see their faces when I'm at 5 and their at 20 and I turn it around and they have no hand and the number of creatures they have starts to dwindle

You can make this a 5 dollar deck by cutting the ink moths and hinterlands.