2amp

Before testing: +1 Rot Farn, +1 Guild Gage, -2 Forest

Went 0-5 against AA deck. Recurring Mulligan issues. Also 7 of 20 lands come in tapped?
-3 Oran-Rief, -1 Culling the Weak (hard to play w/o creatures out) +4 Forest

11/6/13 Perpetual RED draw issues Round 1 & 2: +1 Red, -1 Swarmyard

11/6/13 Needed cheaper cost creatures: -4 Steamcore +4 Frostburn

Round 2 testing: Beat Samurai 3-2. Seem to have done -2 Forest, +2 Island OVER correction in Sep. Discovered & corrected AFTER Oct Rnd 2 testing. STILL having Mulligan issue BUT is std 32/60. WtH???

Without 2nd play test
Plus 4 Tendo Ice Bridge, Minus 3 Plains, -1 Swamp

Without 2nd play test:
Righteousness -3, Quiet Purity +3 (toss up - Etherial Haze?): Trying for more Arcane (splice)
General's Kabuto -2, No Dachi +1, Goryo Revenge +1: Like GK, just hard to draw when 2 in deck

Falcon vs Artifact Attack (1-4)
CHANGES:
Plus 1 Pacifism & Minus 1 Skyshroud (both cost $.17)
Plus 2 Gyrfalcon & -2 Messenger Falcon both cost $.17)
IF Gryfalcon - Change 1 Island to Plains?? - Affects Seaside Haven - (NO)
Not a bad deck, just overwhelmed by Artifact (LUCK??)

First Round of test: Samurai went 0 for 5 against Fungus Among Us: #1 problem was Grim Affliction. It's in Fungus for the proliferation. The -1/-1 was unimportant effect that devastated the Moth Riders.
Changes
1) Indebted Samurai out in favor of Opal Eye - take damage away from target Samurai
2) Konda out in favor of General: cheaper & there's the whole +1/+1
3) Shizo Store house out in favor of basic land. Cost & I Never drew them
4) Shimmering grotto out in favor of basic land.
No real "sexy" Kamigawa special land. If I get over this foolish, self imposed "kamigawa only" I find/use some

NOTES:
1) Not loving the Hand / Hand cards. The 2 non-generic mana can prove difficult early in the game, but they are 2/2 vs others same cast cost being 1/1. The regenerating 1/1 Rat Samurai looks interesting....
2) The seven different samurai also a self imposed restriction. I's a movie based pun.
3) Four of a Legendary card like Toshiro usually earns a *tsk, tsk* but I REALLY want to make sure I draw one & get it in play early to recycle those "instants"
4) Trying to find more arcane for splice, but these seem to be in more decks
5) Based on my research here & on other sites, the best way to build a black/white Samurai dieck is to NOT build it. Opinions Red/White or better yet Mono White

HELP?????

SEP 13 testing: Went 1-4 against Where were. Had combo but lacked BLUE land draw. Math supports 10/8 split & there's Rampant Growth, but -1 Forest, +1 Island. Also -3 Fists of Ironwood, +3 rancor. Cheaper cost nearly same effect

Went5-0 over Samurai in testing.
Changes -3 Rancor, +1 Fists of Ironwood. Trample & Saprolings!

Initial D2D layout prior 9/16/13
Mana Req Goal as % Actual Delta
For 13 6.5 7.5 1
Island 14 7 8 1
Swamp 8 4 3.5 -0.5
Mt 5 2.5 2 -0.5
40 20 21 1

Dropped 1 Alchemist & Added 1 Gate Creeper
Mana Goal Actual Delta
For 14 7 7.5 0.5
Island 13 6.5 8 1.5
Swamp 8 4 3.5 -0.5
Mt 5 2.5 2 -0.5
40 20 21 1

Dropped 1 Island & Added 1 Mountain
Dropped 1 Forest & Added 1 Swamp
Mana Goal Actual Delta
For * 14 7 6.5 -0.5
Island 13 6.5 7 0.5
Swamp ** 8 4 4.5 0.5
Mt *** 5 2.5 3 0.5
40 20 21 1

* Forest deficiet made up by Overgrown Battlement
** Extra in swamp due to Diabolic Tutor cost
*** One mountain to facilitate immediate Kaervik's Torch vs wait a turn for Gate to untap

RE Banefire - cost is prolly why not. Perhaps in a non budget...? I know I will definitely add it!!

Or Spidersilk Armour?

Because of cards like this: http://www.mtgvault.com/cards/search/?q=Dryad+Sophisticate&searchtype=name&ps=20

Forty percent of my decks do NOT use dual lands. It's a cost/availability issue

RE: Cranial Plating

I used/removed it from my version of this deck because 1) Game over before I could generate 2 mana to put it in play 2) Not enough artifacts in play (having been cashed in to make Salvage Titan) to generate much +1

Another awesome deck: inexpensive & easy to run. Wish I could thumb it more than once!!

Stoopid N00b questions/observations:
1) I'd be tempted to add Underworld Connections - http://www.cardkingdom.com/catalog/item/188198
2) Why so few copies of the Demons?
3) The Doors modify the Demons, I take it?

Sorry for 2x post. Some sort of internet glitch my end...

This deck ROCKS! First of all: BUDGET! Secondly, I really enjoy seeing alternative win style decks. "Oh no, my opponent has a gillion 2/2 creatures that will be 4/4 next turn. Whatever shall I do? Oh, I'll just play THIS & win the game - that's what!" The look of stunned disbelief - PRICELESS!

I only steal from the best bro!!

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