Will Shakespeare Flavor Text

by Jessie on 08 August 2014

Main Deck (60 cards)


Sorceries (6)


Instants (9)

Enchantments (9)


Land (21)

Sideboard (14 cards)

Enchantments (4)

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Deck Description

"The game is up."
William Shakespeare, Cymbeline

Trying to be original.

I love literature and Flavor Text...so, I thought, I wonder how many William Shakespeare quotations can be found throughout Mtg?

The answer is: 21cards. 4 white, 5 blue, 4 black, 2 red, and 6 green.
6 Creatures, 4 Enchantments, 7 Instants, and 4 Sorcery cards.

This is my attempt at using as many cards in Mtg, that have Flavor Text from William Shakespeare's plays.

At least give me credit for trying something different.

Going to go with Blue/Green.
And see where it takes me :)

Sideboard has the remaining cards that have William Shakespeare quotes as their Flavor Text.

How to Play

Win Condition:
1) Wake Thrasher/Early Harvest combo. Thrasher can be a 15/13 Trample creature on Turn 3.
2) Wolverine Pack/Rancor combo (back up).

Tidings for draw power.
Naturalize for Artifact/Enchantment.
Boomerang for disruption of tempo and combos.
Winter Blast for stall/creature hate/to make your creatures go through unblocked.
Arbor Elf/Utopia Sprawl/Early Harvest provides mana ramp while pumping up Wake Thrasher.

Final Thoughts:
22 cards with William Shakespeare Flavor Text...not too shabby.
Deck is casual and under 40 dollars.

Deck Tags

  • William
  • Shakespeare
  • Flavor Text
  • Deck

Deck at a Glance

Social Stats

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Mana Curve

Mana Symbol Occurrence

0160036

Card Legality

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

Deck discussion for Will Shakespeare Flavor Text

Tell me what you think...at least points for being original, right?

Whom next, Yeats, Blake, Edgar Allan Poe, Dante, Faulkner?

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Posted 09 August 2014 at 02:41

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This is next level, just cascading with Flavor my Dood. Nicely done.

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Posted 16 August 2014 at 02:26

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Thanks.

My favorite is Edgar Allan Poe...but alas, there are only 5 cards in Mtg with Poe Flavor Text.

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Posted 16 August 2014 at 03:43

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toil and trouble fire burn and cauldron bubble- macbeth
my favuorite however is measure for measure

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Posted 03 November 2014 at 01:14

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This is very, very cool. I don't really have much else to say...Very cool man. This gets the SWN stamp of approval (Which I guess is a...smiley face? I dunno).

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Posted 09 August 2014 at 04:30

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Thanks...but do you think it can actually win a game every once in awhile, that is the hardest thing to do with a theme deck...make it to where it has a chance at winning.

I wanted to do an Edgar Allan Poe deck...but there were only 5 cards!
I still say a Literary EDH deck could be done.

Do you have a favorite writer? Writers?

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Posted 09 August 2014 at 04:36

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I would definitely pay for an EDH deck like that!

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Posted 13 August 2014 at 04:33

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Murasaki shikibu, the very first modern novelist

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Posted 02 September 2014 at 02:34

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No cards with quotes by him.
Just checked.

Anyone else?

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Posted 02 September 2014 at 02:37

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Ahem murasaki was a Japanese women

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Posted 02 September 2014 at 02:39

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Her...sorry. I didn't know women knew how to read or write! *Snicker*
Regardless, she is not in Mtg.

Anyone else?

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Posted 02 September 2014 at 02:55

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Bram stoker?

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Posted 02 September 2014 at 04:00

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Naturalize, Arbor Elf and, of course, Firestorm Phoenix are my favorites! I love this idea, dear...

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Posted 09 August 2014 at 13:01

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"Doubt thou the stars are fire;
Doubt that the sun doth move;
Doubt truth to be a liar;
But never doubt I love"
from Hamlet

I be wooing the Magic girls with Shakespeare, yo!

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Posted 09 August 2014 at 16:21

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Using Shakespeare for romantic lines is akin to naming a boat the Titanic. Bad juju.

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Posted 23 August 2014 at 07:08

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Jens is right, that shit is some powerful juju

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Posted 02 September 2014 at 02:29

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very original and creative great idea I love it u should build that edh

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Posted 28 August 2014 at 06:06

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Surewhynot suggested that too.
I could look up lots and lots of authors and see what list I could come up with.

If I do that, would you be interested in the list?
You are very good at making EDH decks. So...if I gave you a list of cards with Flavor Texts from famous authors, I am sure you could come up with something good!

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Posted 28 August 2014 at 18:25

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I could try but im not very good with themes like that

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Posted 29 August 2014 at 02:25

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They are very tricky...especially if you try to make the deck not look forced.
Any famous authors, that you like in particular?

I'll start on a list soon.

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Posted 29 August 2014 at 03:39

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mabey yu should try to use artists not writers. that seems to be a more consistent, and far more easily attainable deck.

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Posted 31 October 2014 at 00:16

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Thank you. I wanted to try and do something a little original/different :)
I have a list of several famous authors, that I want to make into a list.
An EDH Flavor Text Author deck.
I have about 60 cards searched out that apply to the theme.

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Posted 31 October 2014 at 14:48

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your welcome :)

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Posted 02 November 2014 at 03:19

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this is completely off topic but, dose anyone have some pointers for how to make a good Rakdos aggro? I'm trying to make one and I'm not sure that I'm doing the best job. Please help me :'(

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Posted 08 November 2014 at 16:24

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Do a Deck Search with term "Rakdos"
Many decks will pop up.
Check out a few of them.

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Posted 08 November 2014 at 22:06

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Pop the link below man. Maybe we can also take a look, give some ideas...

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Posted 09 November 2014 at 02:00

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Ok here is the link, have at it boys!

http://www.mtgvault.com/whitelord/decks/burn-trial-1/

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Posted 10 November 2014 at 03:03

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(and girls, sorry ;) )

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Posted 10 November 2014 at 03:04

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Nice. It is intriguing

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Posted 11 November 2014 at 07:48

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Really, really like this deck just because of the idea. +1

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Posted 24 November 2014 at 03:41

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Thanks.
Check out a few of my other decks.
I really try very hard to make original/different/unique/themed decks.

I have a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle deck.
A Lions, Tigers, Bears Oh my deck.
And a few others.

I would love for someone to make a Literary EDH deck.
A deck with nothing but cards that have famous author flavor text.
I am making a list.
Have about 60 cards on the list, by various famous authors.

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Posted 24 November 2014 at 03:54

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Shakespeare is the bomb. Nice idea!

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Posted 20 April 2016 at 13:12

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happy 900 anniversary of Shakespeare's Death/birthday, everyone!

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Posted 20 April 2016 at 14:58

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