Khabalistic effigy

by thewretched11 on 19 March 2018

Main Deck (62 cards)

Instants (5)


Artifacts (1)


Enchantments (5)


Sideboard (12 cards)

Creatures (6)

Sorceries (3)


Instants (3)

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Deck Description

Destroy your cards to pump the Ghoul or create Rukhs!

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Mana Symbol Occurrence

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Deck Format


Vintage

NOTE: Set by owner when deck was made.

Card Legality

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

Deck discussion for Khabalistic effigy

* I don't think the Su-Chi/Sacrifice combo should be in here. Remember, you play with mana burn. And the only sink for it is Earthquake, which will kill you mostly likely as well ...
... 4 open slots for now.

* City of Shadows has to go as well. In case you didn't notice: It actually removes the creature you sacrificed from the game (exiles)! That's bad synergy with those Nether Shadows and Animate Deads! Replace it with Strip Mine, a card that is strangely absent in all your decks.

* Ball Lightning doesn't really belong in this deck. The deck looks more aggressive than it actually is. Trust me on this one and kick them out. +4 more open slots.

And now we will fill those open slots with goodies! I'll just make suggestions and let you decide:
* BLOOD LUST is a must in this deck imho. You can deal more damage or take down an opposing creature AND assure that yours goes to the grave! All of that for just two mana.

* HELL'S CARETAKER is calling and asks why he isn't invited to this party! He seems perfect for this except for the fact that you won't survive any Earthquakes. However, as I see it, if you have an active Caretaker going, you probably don't need to cast Earthquake anymore. Once the opponent was able to kill the Caretaker, you can still blast away.

* FALLEN ANGEL however doesn't care about Earthquakes! She should be an natural inclusion to this deck!

* DIAMOND VALLEY might help you staying alive while also providing you with a sacrifice outlet. You might actually survive the next Earthquake with this :)

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Posted 03 March 2019 at 00:16

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Thanks for the feedback!

DIAMOND VALLEY feels like a must in the deck! I'll try to get one, replacing the city of shadows (which was already out, I forgot to correct the list haha!)

I don't know how I feel about FALLEN ANGEL! it's a costly creature for a 3/3. I'm afraid It'll come too late in the game when I hope to already have a couple flying rukh and a strong Ghoul and nothing left to sacrifice.

HELL'S CARETAKER : It will be in for sure. I just realised that it was an "infinite" rukh combo if you have 1 rukh egg in graveyard and 1 on the board! I free rukh every turn! or more if you have more than 1 caretaker on the board. I'm not sure on the number of copies I should run (will playtest with 4 and lower if needed).

About the ball lightnings, I added them as I thought it was a great fit. It will always go to the graveyard, so good for the ghoul! you can also sacrifice it with sacrifice or hell's caretaker after it attacked since you sacrifice it at end of turn. you can also use them with animate dead and they are still strong. That's why I didnt let the RRR stop me from adding the card.

The sacrifices were there as accelarators! Used on a rukh, you can almost cast another one or get a free ghoul! I fear that by taking them out, the deck will become much slower.

The earthquake are there to kill my eggs and avoid being destroyed by weenies! I don't intend on spamming big quakes!

I created a copy of the deck with some changes.

-1 city of shadows
-2 sacrifice
-2 su-chi
+1 Diamond valley
+4 hell's caretaker

I'll playtest the new deck and play with bloodlust/caretaker/ball lightning!!
Thanks for the input!! I'll check out your other reviews!!

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Posted 04 March 2019 at 20:40

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playtested a bit with manastack. the valley and caretakers felt like I didnt needed that much earthquake. Got down to 3 and got down to 3 ball lightning to make room for 2 bloodlust. Tried without the balls but I felt like lacking some power.

in all I did
-1 city of shadows
-2 sacrifice
-2 su-chi
-1 ball lightning
-1 earthquake
+1 diamond valley
+4 hell caretakers
+2 bloodlust

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Posted 05 March 2019 at 01:01

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