Staple Vintage Cards:
Hey all, as a casual Vintage Free-For-All player I'd like to compile a list of sample cards that everyone should have. When I'm looking through trade binders I always see cards I like, but what should I be chasing down?
(this is probably going to be a big laundry list, but I want it to be comprehensive 📝)
Power 9 (holy grail)
{Black Lotus}
Moxen
{Time Walk}
{Time Twister}
{Ancestral Recall}
{Swords to Plowshares}
{Dark Ritual}
{Lightning Bolt}
{Path to Exile}
{Sakura-Tribe Elder}
{Howling Mine}
{Birds of Paradise}
{Wrath of God}
{Nevinyrral's Disk}
{Damnation}
{Cabal Coffers}
{Tolarian Academy}
{Gaea's Cradle}
Original Dual lands
Shock lands
Fetch lands
Swords
What else?
The tutors.
Here are some competitive staples:
{goblin welder}
{tinker}
{strip mine}
{library of alexandria}
{brainstorm}
{daze}
{force of will}
{sundering Titan}
{Vampiric Tutor}
{Demonic Tutor}
{Enlightened Tutor}
Right! I need some {Enlightened Tutors}.
I might end up making this into a "Decklist" for convenience.
Also, good 1v1 cards are appreciated, but especially group stuff. 😁
{Armageddon} is fun for multiplayer. Lol
Group stuff:
{memory jar}
{underworld dreams}
{prosperity}
{teferis puzzle box}
{anvil of bogardin}
{death cloud}
{aether flash}
{lilianas caress}
{bloodchief ascension}
{psychosis crawler}
Goblins:
{Goblin Matron}
{Goblin Sharp Shooter}
{Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker}
{Goblin Lackey}
{Goblin Bombardment}
{Empty the Warrens}
{Siege-gang Commander}
{Goblin Warchief}
{Goblin Cheiftan}
{Manamorphose}
Quote from: Kuberr on July 21, 2012, 05:03:30 PM
{Armageddon} is fun for multiplayer. Lol
Haha, I have one and it's never leaving the binder. Mass LD in general bugs me. I'll only ever do it if I know I can end the game.
{Anvil of Bogarden}?? I've never heard of it, but it looks awesome!
Quote from: BlackJester on July 21, 2012, 05:12:21 PM
{Anvil of Bogarden}?? I've never heard of it, but it looks awesome!
I know ctrln uses it. I don't suggest using it unless you've got a Megrim type deck.
Quote from: BlackJester on July 21, 2012, 05:12:21 PM
{Anvil of Bogarden}?? I've never heard of it, but it looks awesome!
I run it in a madness deck. The deck fills up the GY for {demigod of revenge} and {tombstalker}. It is the only deck I built that can use {avatar of discord} effectively.
How did we forget {Show and tell}?
{Fork}
{Fireball}
{Kird Ape}
{City of Brass}
Quote from: Kuberr on July 22, 2012, 12:57:58 AM
{Fork}
{Fireball}
{Kird Ape}
{City of Brass}
How is {reverberate} any different?
Quote from: BlackJester on July 21, 2012, 05:08:30 PM
Goblins:
{Goblin Matron}
{Goblin Sharp Shooter}
{Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker}
{Goblin Lackey}
{Goblin Bombardment}
{Empty the Warrens}
{Siege-gang Commander}
{Goblin Warchief}
{Goblin Cheiftan}
{Manamorphose}
Would you run {Mogg Raider}?
Quote from: Kuberr on July 22, 2012, 12:57:58 AM
{Fork}
{Fireball}
{Kird Ape}
{City of Brass}
I dunno, {Fireball} has that classic vibe, but aren't there better choices? For one more {R} {Comet Storm} gives you instant speed.
Quote from: Kuberr on July 22, 2012, 01:22:31 AM
Would you run {Mogg Raider}?
Yeah. Him or {Goblin Sledder}. Sledder's cheaper, and pretty much the same in an all goblin deck.
Quote from: BlackJester on July 22, 2012, 01:44:04 AM
Quote from: Kuberr on July 22, 2012, 12:57:58 AM
{Fork}
{Fireball}
{Kird Ape}
{City of Brass}
I dunno, {Fireball} has that classic vibe, but aren't there better choices? For one more {R} {Comet Storm} gives you instant speed.
Quote from: Kuberr on July 22, 2012, 01:22:31 AM
Would you run {Mogg Raider}?
Yeah. Him or {Goblin Sledder}. Sledder's cheaper, and pretty much the same in an all goblin deck.
Nvm. That makes no sense.
But yeah you're probably right. It doesn't hurt to have both in the deck though!!!
Yeah, yeah. I'm just looking for chase staple cards that on Vintage collection is complete without. This list could make it into the hundreds or even thousand of cards. Hopefully not too many, or we're not really talking staples anymore.
We're talkin' if a player won the lottery tomorrow, which Vintage cards would be worth tracking down for a proper collection.
{wheel of fortune}
{sol ring}
{fast bond}
{Tarmogoyf}
{Dark Confidant}
{Sensei's Divining Top}
Quote from: Willthomjr on July 22, 2012, 01:15:41 AM
Quote from: Kuberr on July 22, 2012, 12:57:58 AM
{Fork}
{Fireball}
{Kird Ape}
{City of Brass}
How is {reverberate} any different than fork?
Anyone? Is the fact that the spell is red that much better?
I think it's more of a nostalgia thing than a functionality thing.
Quote from: BlackJester on July 23, 2012, 12:12:43 PM
I think it's more of a nostalgia thing than a functionality thing.
Gotcha
{diamond valley}
{maze of ith}
{karakas}
{strip mine}
{balance}
{zuran orb}
{lotus petal}
{sinkhole}
{wasteland}
{mishra's workshop}
{serendib efreet}
{mishra's factory}
{moat}
{the abyss}
{mana drain}
All are quite functional.
Quote from: BlackJester on July 22, 2012, 01:56:52 AM
Yeah, yeah. I'm just looking for chase staple cards that on Vintage collection is complete without. This list could make it into the hundreds or even thousand of cards. Hopefully not too many, or we're not really talking staples anymore.
We're talkin' if a player won the lottery tomorrow, which Vintage cards would be worth tracking down for a proper collection.
Soooooo.... Did you win the lottery?
Missed the deadline for the draw.
{Liliana of the Veil}? Maybe? I don't know much about vintage
{Time Vault} and {Voltaic Key} is in almost every deck
Force field
Army Of Allah
Berserk
Ice Storm
Chains Of Mestophles
Chain Lightning
Quote from: Horseshoe on May 27, 2014, 02:42:39 PM
{Force field}
{Army Of Allah}
{Berserk}
{Ice Storm}
{Chains Of Mestophles}
{Chain Lightning}
Been two years might as well add something
{Young Pyromancer}
{Monastery Mentor}
{Gush}
{Fastbond}
{Lotus Cobra}