First Try

Jaxongamer · December 19, 2012, 01:26:42 AM

First Try

60 cards, 0 sideboard

12 {Swamp}
12 {Mountain}

24 lands

2 {Bloodfray Giant}
2 {Thrill-Kill Assassin}
4 {Rakdos Shred-Freak}
2 {Rakdos, Lord of Riots}
4 {Drainpipe Vermin}
4 {Guttersnipe}
2 {Ash Zealot}
2 {Desecration Demon}

22 creatures

2 {Rakdos's Return}
4 {Mind Rot}
4 {Dynacharge}
4 {Annihilating Fire}

14 other spells

Sideboard

Jaxongamer · December 19, 2012, 01:29:54 AM

I haven't played magic for a long time and when I did it was very casual with limited cards. I have decided to pick the game back up again and build a deck with the current set. I use to play either a swamp rat deck or a mountain goblin deck, so these two colors felt the most familiar. The basic idea of the deck is to build fast and hit hard. Please tell me how I did.

ZeroNero · December 19, 2012, 05:07:15 AM

I'd say you did pretty well IMO. One thing I noticed though was, you have quite a few Guttersnipes but not many instants or sorceries to take advantage of his ability.

Jaxongamer · December 19, 2012, 01:52:20 PM

What if I add 4xMind Rot and 4xAnnihilating Fire. Would that round it out, or over stuff the deck?

Dudecore · December 19, 2012, 02:01:05 PM

How about 4 {Rakdos Guildgate}? You're keeping this Return to Ravnica only?

Jaxongamer · December 19, 2012, 07:49:50 PM

I am trying to keep to Return to Ravnica because I don't have any cards right now and I am planning on buying a booster box. So these cards would be the most accessible to me right now.

ZeroNero · December 19, 2012, 09:04:14 PM

Ah well, what about {Rakdos Shred-Freak} or {Rix Maadi Guildmage}? Also if you can get some of these: {Dreadbore} and if you get that booster and manage to pull a couple of {Blood Crypt} they cannot hurt. But it looks pretty nice for just sticking to Return to Ravnica.

ZeroNero · December 19, 2012, 09:09:21 PM

Sorry for the double post. But about your reply. I was thinking to maybe take out those enchantments. I personally don't think they'd come in handy. And you can replace them with some better cards like {Annihilating Fire} or the like. Also I think {Bellows Lizard} is alright. But you may be better off replacing it with something more effective.

Jaxongamer · December 20, 2012, 12:53:07 AM

So remove {Deviant Glee} and {Stab Wound}?

ZeroNero · December 20, 2012, 01:01:12 AM

Well ultimately it's your decision. But I would. I find enchantments on creatures not that reliable. But they do help with the kind of deck you're making.

Jaxongamer · December 20, 2012, 01:16:57 AM

No, I agree. It would be more effective to have more sorcerys to push {Guttersnipe} ability. I also removed {Bellows Lizard} and replaced with {Rakdos Shred-Freak}. I was keeping bellows lizard as a first turn card, in case I didn't draw {Drainpipe Vermin}, but I think shred-freak's Haste will be a better help.