Amor Manes

by surewhynot on 13 October 2011

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Deck Description

St. Traft just makes me smile. He's a ghost, summons an angel, and has great artwork as well as huge flavor. Even more, he works amazingly well in a Bant exalted deck, so that's where I'm going to put him =]

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  • Aggro

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Card Legality

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

Deck discussion for Amor Manes

wow... 3 legendaries.. have you run into any problems with that? Granted they are 3 amazing legendaries, i absolutely love spymaster!

hey would you mind taking a look at my 2 newest decks?

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Posted 13 October 2011 at 05:50

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Hey long time no see man! I was worried about 3 legendaries too, until I played this deck. Because of how well those three go together, it's worth it to have the worst-case scenario of having them stuck in my hand.

I'll add you to my list =]

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Posted 13 October 2011 at 06:36

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Hahaha, I love this. The Saints combo with Rafiq so well.

Mind taking a looksie? http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=246112

Thanks man!

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Posted 13 October 2011 at 09:47

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If Ooze Garden were instant speed it would also be amazing! LOL! Do you know if the additional combat from Finest Hour would need you to sac the angel token?

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Posted 13 October 2011 at 09:51

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Oh damn, just noticed ooze garden has that obnoxious "sorcery speed" thing...damn, why don't they let me have any fun =[

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Posted 13 October 2011 at 16:52

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The Birthing Pod's have that same obnoxious "sorcery speed" thing, but they're also just completely obnoxious in general!

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Posted 19 October 2011 at 02:34

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Wow! I like this deck a lot! I'm honestly not sure how well it would stack up against some things like combo in legacy (doesn't interact too much with them) but man does this look like an incredibly fun deck to play! It's like the perfect deck in many ways - it looks very potent, but not too much that it's broken. In other words, it can be competitive, but still works well enough in the casual scene, too! :) Honestly, the only other main card I might consider off the top of my head is Knight of the Reliquary - it's awesome and just really sweet. I love the card anyway..

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Posted 13 October 2011 at 23:51

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It seems like the days of Rhox War Monk are well and truly over. *le sigh*

Ah well! I have to agree that Traft is sick here

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Posted 14 October 2011 at 02:04

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I was strongly considering Roxxy, but I just like Nulltread a bit more for this build =]

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Posted 14 October 2011 at 02:35

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I've never been able to get behind Nulltread, it's powerful yeah, but that Lifelink on Roxxy goes a looong way.

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Posted 14 October 2011 at 04:36

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Hrm, you make a valid point. It probably helps that I just heard "Roxxane" on the radio =P

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Posted 14 October 2011 at 05:05

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I love the Police! I haven't heard them in so long it's kind of sad though

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Posted 14 October 2011 at 19:12

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Sorry to post random stuff on your deck, but I just wanted to point you in the direction of my deck challenge because I've got a lot of respect for your deck creation skills, and this challenge is something I really want to get started in my play group. Also, I think its a neat idea and would be an enjoyable challenge. http://forums.mtgvault.com/showthread.php?t=5587

(also, I liked your deck)

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Posted 14 October 2011 at 03:53

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how does the extra attacking angel token interact with the exalted and added effects such as from Rafiq of the many? both state whenever a creature attacks alone they get this, but when you attack with Geist of saint traft it's putting out a 4/4 angel token that is also attacking along side him. wouldn't that cancel the effects out that you get when you do attack alone since there would be 2 of them now attacking? or does this fall on the order that the effects resolve?

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Posted 14 October 2011 at 13:31

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Both effects trigger at the same time. However, since you are the controller of both effects, you can choose how to stack them so that the exalted triggers resolve first and the angel token follows after, allowing both to happen. Thus, you have a super sizeable 3-drop (potentially 4/4 double-striker or bigger) that is also throwing an extra 4 flying damage at your opponent each attack phase. This means a serious clock while also solving one of the Giest's biggest problems - it's generally small body and ability to easily be blocked/killed.

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Posted 14 October 2011 at 18:40

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In other words, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oWWbAqSHcE&feature=related

=]

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Posted 14 October 2011 at 22:33

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That's a really creative application for Traft.

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Posted 14 October 2011 at 23:38

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Thanks man, I've actually been having some pretty good success with this deck. Will it stand up to the "big boys" in Legacy? Eh, probably not, but it'll quickly get retired on our shop's "unplugged" wall of fame =]

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Posted 15 October 2011 at 01:04

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I really dig this--I didn't know how this ability would work with exalted, but that's ridiculous. I've been tossing around ideas for a Traft deck, this is what I came up with, I'd appreciate you taking a look: http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=240007

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Posted 18 October 2011 at 21:37

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Are you joking i would sell this deck to buy a car!! btw nice deck, using exalted on geist nice to see him in something other than angelic or blades

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Posted 18 October 2011 at 21:56

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hey surewhynot ive got a deck really similar to your heartless summons affinity deck but i use semblance anvil instead of heartless summons and 90% of every hand i draw i drop my entire hand out first turn and the idea is that i drop vedalken archmage first turn and then the entire deck

but i just cant seem to get it off

any suggestions?

http://www.mtgvault.com/ViewDeck.aspx?DeckID=248803

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Posted 19 October 2011 at 00:35

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DUDE. . . . . I love that deck man. it's solid. one question. If you have multiple creatures with exalted. whats happens? does it stack?

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Posted 19 October 2011 at 02:54

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Yeah, it stacks =]

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Posted 19 October 2011 at 03:55

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Sweet. that is an amazing deck build. If you can look at my deck. it's an elf token deck i can use the help.

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Posted 19 October 2011 at 18:43

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Posted 19 October 2011 at 21:13

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Such a modestly priced deck too lol

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Posted 20 October 2011 at 01:54

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The worst part is I was about to say "it's not even that much!"

...and then I wanted to cry a little...DAMN YOU LEGACY!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted 20 October 2011 at 02:07

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WOW......I think 500 is a lot.

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Posted 20 October 2011 at 07:01

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Have you considered Sundial of the Infinite to keep the angel token?
Do you think the Geist would do well in a white/blue token deck? I have recently built one but I'm not sure about the Geist. It seems to me that it need a lot of support to work well.

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Posted 20 October 2011 at 08:18

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Wasn't going to comment because I have nothing substantial about the deck to say, BUT I think I can answer the Sundial question.

Short answer: YES.

Long answer: http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=357107

:D I had to look that up, but, as the thread says, you have to be specific about how you announce your timing. Like all tricks concerning to the Sundial, timing it right and ANNOUNCING the order in which you are timing it is everything.

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Posted 21 October 2011 at 15:30

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how sick do you get of people asking you to look at their decks.... just a random question

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Posted 20 October 2011 at 11:53

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Well it depends. I don't mind people who clearly are asking for some advice, in fact, I appreciate that they ask me. It's when people post their deck link and something along the lines of "Cool deck! Look at mine!" Those I don't even write down on my list. If you took no time to say SOMETHING worthwhile, then why should I, y'know? Soooo...to anyone reading this, just a fair warning: I will flat out ignore, and probably delete any "CHECK OUT MY DECK! [deck link]" comments.

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Posted 20 October 2011 at 15:12

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I can remember the times that these kind of exalted decks ruled at FNM.. I get sad thinking about how often I got beaten.. Does umezawa's jitte add a lot to the deck? Just curious ^^ Oh and maybe path to exile or oblivion ring for a little crowd control? I could use some advice on my black karn control deck, could you take a look and maybe give some tips?

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Posted 20 October 2011 at 18:29

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whoa, just took a thorough look at this deck... its better than i thought! it all works great together except for one thing... the birds of paradise kinda bug me... i know they can give you the mana you want but it just seems like they don't fit... hmm... not sure why... anyway, you seem to be the master of making decks that piss people off (yes i remember that black/white deck) that, and a combo i found online pretty much caused me to build my /ragequit deck (the modern one that's mono white) I'd really appreciate it if you looked at it and gave me some input...

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Posted 20 October 2011 at 21:48

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Birds are great, especially with the amount of exalted cards he has here.

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Posted 21 October 2011 at 19:19

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Posted 21 October 2011 at 19:20

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I absolutely love this deck....How does this deck fair in competitive play and casual play??

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Posted 29 October 2011 at 20:17

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