Throw in Artful Dodge instead of Thought Scour. It may not allow you an extra card, but the flashback makes up for that, and the unblockable gives your Nivix Cyclops the ability to not be chump blocked. Also, I would suggest a Dispel or a Spell Rupture for Rapid Hybridization/Murder/Rebuke or some other shenanigans the other player might pull.
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I respond to control with control of my own. Sure my creatures are burnable, but so are theirs. If they remove a creature I control, then I will respond by blasting one of theirs with Tragic Slip or Murder/Ultimate Price/Human Frailty. My only real problem would be a mono-blue control deck, because I have no answer for Unsummon, but who runs Unsummon in standard anyways? Also, Deviant Glee and Predator's Gambit are ways to quickly buff my creature: if it is Tormented Soul? Great! I have a 5/3 unblockable turn 2; if it's Duty-Bound Dead? Great! I have a 4/4 (intimidate) exalted turn 2. If it is Daggerdrome Imp? Great! I have a possible 7/4 flying lifelink intimidate. These all sound like killer options for aggro. Lastly, I would put 3 of my Desecration Demons in this deck, but if you'll notice, it is a pauper deck as well. I suppose if you are really worried about late game, you could replace Deviant Glee with a batch of Desecration Demons, but I like this deck for the cheapness. Where else can you find a deck this effective that is this cheap? Anybody could use this as an extremely effective starter deck, and I would highly recommend it to new players.
Might I suggest you put a Skullcrack into this deck, it is such a good red card that ruins white's day.
Melt Terrain is not Standard.
Pretty terrible, huh?
Oops, thanks, wouldn't have caught that.
It plays like grixis normally does. Do annoying controlling stuff until they mill, or you get Nico out. This is just a whose who of big effing control cards.
Adjusted this deck to have a little more speed.
How is this Esper? There's no blue. Do you mean Orzhov?
Well, if you are not going standard (Razorverge Thicket), then I would suggest Doubling Season. Also, Intangible virtue would be a great choice for this deck (+1/+1 and Vigilance for all of my tokens?!?! Yes, please!).
This deck seems pretty good. Love the Defender play. However, there are a few things that you should look to change. -Entreat the Angels: This is a good card, don't get me wrong, but it is not the kind of card I would throw in here. It is generally a game ending play, in an aggro deck, not here. I would replace this with another tutor card, Increasing Ambition. -The Guildgates: These cards aren't the kind of lands that I would play in here. They are slower than other cards you could throw in that are standard, i.e. the Innistrad/M13 dual lands. Especially since those cards are beautifully designed for the shock lands. -Chromatic Lantern: Playset this card. It is beautiful for mana fixing your deck, and is a mana ramp itself. -Grave Betrayal: Great card. No sync with this deck whatsoever. You would need much more death causing cards (i.e.- Dreadbore). Replace it with a Counterflux, or some other counter spell. -Supreme Verdict: Again, a good card. Not what you want here. Look at replacing this card with Palisade Giant, which will give you at least a turn to hide behind it.
Yeah, it is a format me and my friends play when we are bored with traditional magic. It makes you think outside the box on what you use.
I could use input. I am sorta new to making EDH decks.
Choice hand: Blood Crypt, Sol Ring, Boros Signet, Mox Opal, Ring of Valkas, Increasing Ambition, and Rune-Scarred Demon. Swinging with Kaalia and Rune-Scarred Demon turn 2, and tutoring for more fun stuff.
Took out Black Lotus in favor of Mox Opal. To make running this deck somewhat viable.
Yeah, I am taking them out in favor of the respective guild signets. I just wanted to see how ridiculously expensive I could get this deck to be. :P
Dude, this deck will play into the next set beautifully. The Dimir and this deck are going to make a love child that will make all standard players forget that they had a library.
Well... I thought this deck would cost a lot more than this.