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The Barrow-Downs => The Multiverse => Deck Check => Topic started by: L on October 05, 2010, 03:03:36 PM

Title: Dragons
Post by: L on October 05, 2010, 03:03:36 PM

Hello everyone. I was directed to this site by Mr. Lurtzy (maybe you know him?) and I have a few questions. I will spare you the long introductions. I'm a long time LOTR player, since FoTR... but my interest in that game has waned. I played some MTG with a friend (niqiri, maybe you know him too?), and it looked intriguing. I do not have much of a collection, and I will put my full cardlist below. I would like to, maybe, make a deck with one or more of these cards as the focus. Anyway, here's what I have:

Eternal Dragon (foil) (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=44398)
Cloud Dragon (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=4252)
Jugan, the Rising Star (foil) (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=50247)
Steel Hellkite (foil) (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=206351)
Kokusho, the Evening Star (foil) (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=178022)
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind (foil) (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=178023)

Yeah, those are ALL the magic cards I own. So, I have a lot of work to do. First question I should ask, are any of these cards even worth making a deck that focuses on them? And which ones should I use? Any help is much appreciated! Thanks!

Title: Re: Dragons
Post by: MR. Lurtzy on October 05, 2010, 03:12:32 PM

Glad to see you finally got around to posting. Have some :gp:

Title: Re: Dragons
Post by: FM on October 05, 2010, 07:29:15 PM

Yeah, you have a lot of work. First of all, it's easier to start by playing only one color, 2 at most. So, from the above cards, choose the two colors you'd want to play (basically by seeing which cards you'd want to play the most).

Title: Re: Dragons
Post by: L on October 06, 2010, 01:21:04 AM

I don't really know much about those abilities. What would you recommend for a beginner? (I would like to use at least one of those dragons as a main feature)

Title: Re: Dragons
Post by: SomeRandomDude on October 06, 2010, 05:58:04 AM

I might try these.

Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
Steel Hellkite

The point would be control, and these two cards would be the finishers. You could run a lot of red damage spells, and blue counterspells, maybe add white for access to Lightning Angels and Wrath of God.

Title: Re: Dragons
Post by: FM on October 06, 2010, 10:21:02 AM

There are some blue enchantments that read "When enchanted creature deals damage, draw a card". Basically, you can run red and blue for counters and damage spells to keep the game in check, drop Niv-Mizzet, enchant him, tap him to draw a card and win game instantly.

Title: Re: Dragons
Post by: SomeRandomDude on October 06, 2010, 01:33:07 PM

Its Curiosity. That would be epic.

Title: Re: Dragons
Post by: FM on October 06, 2010, 04:16:14 PM

Thanks, that's the one I was after. Ophidian Eye worked too, but it sucks. I had a deck that accomplished this. Awesome prank to pull off. Also, the deck was all counters, Wee Dragonauts, Brute Force and burn.

Title: Re: Dragons
Post by: L on October 22, 2010, 02:03:05 AM

Thanks for the help guys. Honestly, I just got those six dragons with an unrelated purchase a while back, and I had no idea what to do with them. Glad to see they can be used.