Shroud Strike (Equipment Based..

by kpsimmons on 02 July 2011

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Deck Description

I've been trying to come up with a viable (maybe even tournament quality) white equipment deck.

The concept here is to get an ogre's cleaver and a whispersilk coat on a Kor Duelest or Inkmoth Nexus, then let him do the talking. I added in the explorer's scope and infiltration lens for cheap artifacts, mana accel and card advantage, but they could be removed if something else would better suit that purpose (not necessarily equipment).

Some good starts would be:
T1: Kor Duelest and Ornithopter, T2: Puresteel Paladin, T3: Ogre's Cleaver and Infiltration Lens
T1: Kor Duelest, T2: Ogre's Cleaver, T3: Kor Outfitter
T1: Inkmoth Nexus and Infiltration Lens, T2: Ogre's Cleaver, T3: Puresteel Paladin

I'm not sure about the Silences and Norn's Annexes, but thought they might be helpful when things go awry. They could be swapped out for card advantage or control.

I would appreciate suggestions.

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  • Experimental

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Card Legality

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

Deck discussion for Shroud Strike (Equipment Based)

Some pipe dreams for opening hands:

The deck could get a blazing start if Inkmoth Nexus, Ornithopter, Mox Opal, and a one drop were all in the opening hand:
T1: Inkmoth activates itself, drop Onrnithopter and Mox Opal, tap Mox Opal for a one drop

The highly unlikely opening hand of Ornithopter, Ornithopter, Mox Opal, Whispersilk Cloak, Puresteel Paladin, Ogre's Cleaver, Plains with a land on the draw would all but guarantee a win by turn four:
T1: Plains, 2 Ornithopters, Mox Opal, Puresteel Paladin; T2: Whispersilk Cloak; T3: Ogre's Cleaver

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Posted 02 July 2011 at 11:55

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Well I had an extremely successful equipment deck prior to Stoneforges getting banned. But it was way more of a Puresteel Deck than it was a Cawblade.

Some big suggestions are adding Accorder's Shield and possibly Flayer Husks. The low drop equips + draw accel with Puresteel can win games like no other once you drop a big equipment that costs 0 to attach.

Also, I know Emeria seems pretty good but if you're looking for Tournament Quality I would highly suggest replacing them with Plains. You're almost never going to have enough Plains for it especially with the Inkmoths. Also, Dispatch instead of Silence should help quite a bit.

I'm working on turning my Puresteel Deck into a working deck without the Stoneforges and I'm thinking about Semblance Anvils to reduce the cost of Equipments. I do like ur Ogre Cleaver Idea. I'll post the revision of my deck if your interested once I get around to it.

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Posted 02 July 2011 at 20:37

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Thank you for the suggestions Peng; I took many of them.

I also swapped out the Ascendants for Vault Skirges, figuring that flying and black coloring (basically protection from black removal spells) would be more useful than the hoping the Ascendant ascends.

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Posted 05 July 2011 at 10:29

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Posted 02 July 2011 at 21:13

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http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=203874

Here it is. Feel free to take a look at my idea of it and lemme know what ya think! :)

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Posted 02 July 2011 at 21:20

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I like it. I'm also going to start plotting out a good knight deck; you bashed out good knight and equipment deck in one fell swoop. Consider adding a Sword of Vengeance or three.

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Posted 05 July 2011 at 10:31

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