Oddball Standard

by hex0 on 28 September 2013

Main Deck (60 cards)

Sideboard (4 cards)

Creatures (4)

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Deck Description

Budget standard deck (other than the Caryatids) that uses two oddball cards, search the city and unexpected results.

Deck Tags

  • Defender
  • Simic
  • Budget
  • Ramp

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Card Legality

  • Not Legal in Standard
  • Legal in Modern
  • Legal in Vintage
  • Legal in Legacy

Deck discussion for Oddball Standard

I feel like elixir of immortality could be replaced with something to help ramp your creatures, or serve a more useful purpose. Since your only win condition is based on playing Colosus of Akros, you could replace the elixir with something like ring of three wishes or Garruk, caller of beasts, or Jace, architect of thought, which all allow you to search for the Colossus. Nice deck though!

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Posted 13 October 2013 at 05:32

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Elixir of Immortality is also in there to interact with Search the City. Plus it is cheap (mana and money wise). Jace would be a great fit though...

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Posted 15 October 2013 at 12:55

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I see what you mean, but that's a lot of extra work just to gain 5 life (not even the goal of this deck)
I know what you mean on cost though, I was just suggesting what would work
And btw, ring of three wishes isn't incredibly expensive, and would serve the purpose

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Posted 16 October 2013 at 03:17

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With the addition of Doorkeeper, the elixir also shuffles my graveyard into my library so I can mill myself to whittle down my deck...which would increase my odds of unexpected results into the Colossus. I'm also thinking of putting in Worldspine Wurms in so I have better odds of having an 'expected result'.

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Posted 17 October 2013 at 14:38

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I used to have a defender deck to and i think these could go well in here, Guardian of the Ages, Wall of Frost and Guardians of Meletis. Also dont be afraid to splash other colours cause with Gatecreeper vine and Axebane you can summon pretty musch anything (use gatecreeper to get gates of any colours you need). For example Returned Phalanx and Ogre Jailbreaker can both attack and be part of your defence. A secondary mechanic could be mill with Doorkeeper if you willing to go down that path.
But most importantly add Aqueous Form to give that lovely Colossus instant win-ness

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Posted 14 October 2013 at 08:15

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Doorkeeper is in over murmuring phantasm :)

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Posted 15 October 2013 at 13:25

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I'm thinking of dropping Search the City. It isn't as useful without Misthollow Griffin. I am think of reworking this. Possibly dropping Search the City for Prophet of Kruphix. Thoughts?

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Posted 13 December 2013 at 15:29

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I would think that is much more useful to you. It has a quicker pay back, rather than having to waot to draw and cast all 5 cards. You also basically get a turn on every players turn, so that's incredibly useful.

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Posted 15 December 2013 at 17:49

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Also, I just figured out that Search the City won't trigger from Unexpected Results. (Cast and play are different). I could also shave a few lands.

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Posted 20 December 2013 at 17:03

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Urban Evolution vs. Peregrination?

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Posted 01 March 2014 at 19:12

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Evolution of the deck is here: http://www.mtgvault.com/hex0/decks/unexpected-genius/

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Posted 07 March 2014 at 13:54

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