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Deck Challenge: Flavorful Decks

There was a thread about this awhile ago done by SWN (Here it is if anyone wants to see it: http://forums.mtgvault.com/showthread.php?t=3351&highlight=flavor), but it is something that I feel it is high time we revive. We as deck builders get so caught up on what works best mechanically (especially when Standard dominates the discussion), and we often lose those awesomely flavorful decks. So, let the flavor roll--if the deck sucks mechanically, that's fine for this challenge. Just build something that would be awesome/hilarious to play.

For those not familiar with what flavor is, it's basically everything that isn't the mechanics of the card. It can be based on the art, the names, the flavor text. It will usually have some sort of theme, but doesn't have to. A flavorful deck has cards that compliment each other in their artwork/names/etc.
Posted 09 March 2012 at 08:13

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I guess this deck sort of works....

http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=277531

I made it a little while back as a m12 and scars block only deck

The deck is based around Karn's story in New Phyrexia.

So Karn returns home to Mirrodin (bounce spells... return to hand) and is brainwashed and made leader of the Phyrexian "Empire" (Empire series)... however since he is brainwashed it is really all an illusion (the illusions)

lol I don't know how well the story works but.. ehh whatever ;)
The deck sucks though lol (although it did have an undefeated record against twin-blade :D)
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Posted 11 March 2012 at 19:56

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I love flavor decks too and always try to have a story behind a deck I build. This is my legacy goblins that is a pretty fun deck, works well, and has a awesome story. Comment on it if you want :)
http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=308632
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Posted 12 March 2012 at 20:21

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tribal trolls troll the trolees with trollenergate.... trollololololololololololololololol:D
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Posted 13 March 2012 at 00:46

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http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=303971[QUOTE][/QUOTE]

Knights armed and armored with with wits and flails lol... I got the commander ghostly prison, duel decks swords to plowshares, and seventh edition pariah to keep overall Knight flavor, the only thing that's outta place is the doppleganger, but hey, it can be a Knight too.
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Posted 13 March 2012 at 16:52

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I went out of town for a bit, and was glad to see all the responses when I got back! Here are a few of the purely "flavor" decks I've built in the past:

Singleton Sword and Board: http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=136250

Vikings! :http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=179274

Paladins! :http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=302665

Just a few for fun.
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Posted 16 March 2012 at 05:35

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