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Thran Utopia #9: Of ducks and swans
Posted by Stijn Lamers
Hello there! Today I’d like to pay some attention to a few of my decks that underwent a few changes, decks that demand changes, and even some decks that turned out to be pretty awesome. That’s the beauty (or perhaps pitfall) of physical experience with a deck – you never know how your baby will blossom. Today is about a few ugly ducks, and a few decks that turned out to be beautiful swans, and everything in between. Five decks – let’s sort the duck from the swans! Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in Articles, Thran Utopia
Tags: acidic slime, ajani, ajani goldmane, black sun’s zenith, blowfly infestation, braid of fire, calciderm, carnifex demon, chandra, comet storm, conjurer’s bauble, control, dispatch, dusk urchins, executioner’s capsule, fauna shaman, gifts ungiven, glissa allround, glistening oil, grim affliction, grim poppet, hammer of bogardan, Jace, jace of fire, leonin abunas, lifespark spellbomb, memnite, midrange, Mono Black, mortarpod, Multiplayer, mystical teachings, obliterate, parallax wave, perilous myr, phyrexian metamorph, porcelain portal, precursor golem, priest of norn, proliferate, prototype portal, pursuit of knowledge, reaper of sheoldred, sanctum gargoyle, sensei’s divining top, solemn simulacrum, tezzeredrum, tumble magnet, voltaic key
Thran Utopia #6: New Phyrexia, Old Decks
Posted by Stijn Lamers
Hi all and welcome back to another installment of my writing attempts. This week I want to take a look at the New Phyrexia spoilers, a lot of cards which we’ll be seeing in flesh for the first time tomorrow. At least I am! However, my article today will not be a 1 to 175 card-by-card set review. Instead, I’d like to focus on the cards that got me excited, cards that can supplement old decks or cards that will inspire new ones. Strap your goggles on real tight, ’cause we’re diving straight in! Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in Extras, Thran Utopia
Tags: all is dust, ancient stirrings, artillerize, beast within, braid of fire, cathedral membrane, chancellor of the spires, control, devoted druid, dispatch, dusk urchins, Galvanoth, galvanotherapy, gitaxian probe, glissa, glistening oil, green, grim affliction, grim poppet, guillaumegate, ichor wellspring, icy manipulator, invigorate, jin-gitaxias, karn, leering emblem, leonin abunas, llanowar reborn, marrow shards, molten-tail masticore, mutagenic growth, mycosynth wellspring, new phyrexia, noble hierarch, nostalgic dreams, noxious revival, ohran viper, phyrexian core, phyrexian metamorph, preview, primal command, prototype portal, reaper of sheoldred, recycle, scrapyard salvo, sculpting steel, silver, slag fiend, spoiler, static orb, surge node, tezzeredrum, tezzeret, tezzeret’s gambit, treasure mage, trinket mage, triskelion, tumble magnet, viral drake, volt charge, wall of roots, white, wurmcoil engine
Thran Utopia #4: A deckbuilder’s diary
Posted by Stijn Lamers
Saturday, April 16th
Today, Thran Utopia #3 went up. I haven’t tested the Glissa-deck yet, so I hope it can hold its own. As always, I’m curious for reader feedback and comments. Luckily, after some goldfishing I got the idea that the deck is much better than the first version. While goldfishing doesn’t give you an idea how interaction with an opponent goes, it does help playing the deck. You get to know some little interactions and just get the general feel of the deck. Plus, you can draw conclusions just by looking at how the deck plays. I came to the conclusion that 4 Golgari Rot Farms was too much, and I removed two of those for a Swamp and a Forest. Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in Articles, Thran Utopia
Tags: acidic slime, ancient stirrings, basilisk collar, black sun’s zenith, blue sun’s zenith, braid of fire, braids, cabal coffers, carnifex demon, comet storm, contagion clasp, core prowler, dusk urchins, everflowing chalice, fauna shaman, glissa, golgari thug, grave scrabbler, gravedigger, grim poppet, guillaumegate, harmonize, inkmoth nexus, leyline of anticipation, lifespark spellbomb, magmatic core, mortarpod, new phyrexia, obliterate, painsmith, paradox haze, perilous myr, plaguemaw beast, precursor golem, primal command, profane command, putrefy, solemn simulacrum, soothsaying, spawning pit, spoiler, tainted aether, tectonic edge, terminate, tezzeredrum, vedalken orrery, virulent swipe, viscera seer