Post by conelead on Dec 28, 2006 7:24:14 GMT -5
So, I was turning the storm combo archetype around in my head, and was wondering why not run Trinket Mage in storm combo? The major reason for it is the Locket of Yesterdays + Sensei's Divining Top combo. The real thing is, it doesn't change TEPS lists that much (add 4 trinket mages and 1 locket) but I feel would add a stupid amount of consistency. You lose probably some of your mana accel (probably Seething Song/Rite of Flame) and potentially some of the later game cards, but you gain a whole boatload of consistency. The deck can obviously go off just fine without the Locket, but the Locket makes the deck just that much better. Without further ado, I'll throw up a VERY rough decklist. I don't playtest storm combo that much, and haven't even goldfished this list (I will). However, if you feel like it, run it through a few times and post here. It will be something I will be working on in bits and pieces for a while.
4x Trinket Mage
1x Locket of Yesterdays
1x Pithing Needle
1x Tormod's Crypt
1x Engineered Explosives
4x Sensei's Divining Top
4x Cabal Ritual
4x Rite of Flame (could be Seething Song)
4x Burning Wish
3x Mind's Desire
3x Duress
1x Tendrils of Agony
That's the skeleton. Crypt and/or Explosives may prove unnecessary through testing, which would open up 1 or 2 slots. This is 31 cards, so 6-8 open slots plus land. I like the following complementary half (on paper).
4x Lotus Bloom
3x Recoup
4x Mental Note
4x Gemstone Caverns
5x Fetch (Polluted Delta/Bloodstained Mire)
3x Steam Vents
2x Watery Grave
2x Blood Crypt
1x Mountain
1x Swamp
1x Island
Sideboard:
1x Duress
1x Recoup
1x Mind's Desire
1x Trash for Treasure
11x Open stuff
Just an idea.
[edit] Some more numbers analysis for you people out there. The reason to run Cabal Ritual is obvious. In a deck that is graveyard based, it is some of the best mana accel available. On Seething Song v. Rite of Flame, here's my analysis:
Rite of Flame:
Less initial mana commitment
Turn 2 Trinket Mage
Seething Song:
More Mana
Better synergy
Here's why:
Locket of Yesterdays does not affect the amount of mana you net with Rite of Flame. It has a huge effect on the amount of mana you net with Seething Song:
3x Rite of Flame: 9-3=6
4x Rite of Flame: 14-4=10
3x Seething Song: 15-9=6
4x Seething Song: 20-12=8
Now, we add locket of yesterdays.
3x Rite of Flame: 9-3=6
4x Rite of Flame: 14-4=10
3x Seething Song: 15-6=9
4x Seething Song: 20-7=13
Now, add a Recoup from hand after the last one
3x Rite of Flame: 13-4-2=7
4x Rite of Flame: 19-5-2=12
3x Seething Song: 20-7-2=11
4x Seething Song: 25-8-2=15
No locket + Recoup:
3x Rite of Flame: 13-4-2=7
4x Rite of Flame: 19-5-2=12
3x Seething Song: 20-12-2=6
4x Seething Song: 25-15-2=8
Take that for what its worth.
4x Trinket Mage
1x Locket of Yesterdays
1x Pithing Needle
1x Tormod's Crypt
1x Engineered Explosives
4x Sensei's Divining Top
4x Cabal Ritual
4x Rite of Flame (could be Seething Song)
4x Burning Wish
3x Mind's Desire
3x Duress
1x Tendrils of Agony
That's the skeleton. Crypt and/or Explosives may prove unnecessary through testing, which would open up 1 or 2 slots. This is 31 cards, so 6-8 open slots plus land. I like the following complementary half (on paper).
4x Lotus Bloom
3x Recoup
4x Mental Note
4x Gemstone Caverns
5x Fetch (Polluted Delta/Bloodstained Mire)
3x Steam Vents
2x Watery Grave
2x Blood Crypt
1x Mountain
1x Swamp
1x Island
Sideboard:
1x Duress
1x Recoup
1x Mind's Desire
1x Trash for Treasure
11x Open stuff
Just an idea.
[edit] Some more numbers analysis for you people out there. The reason to run Cabal Ritual is obvious. In a deck that is graveyard based, it is some of the best mana accel available. On Seething Song v. Rite of Flame, here's my analysis:
Rite of Flame:
Less initial mana commitment
Turn 2 Trinket Mage
Seething Song:
More Mana
Better synergy
Here's why:
Locket of Yesterdays does not affect the amount of mana you net with Rite of Flame. It has a huge effect on the amount of mana you net with Seething Song:
3x Rite of Flame: 9-3=6
4x Rite of Flame: 14-4=10
3x Seething Song: 15-9=6
4x Seething Song: 20-12=8
Now, we add locket of yesterdays.
3x Rite of Flame: 9-3=6
4x Rite of Flame: 14-4=10
3x Seething Song: 15-6=9
4x Seething Song: 20-7=13
Now, add a Recoup from hand after the last one
3x Rite of Flame: 13-4-2=7
4x Rite of Flame: 19-5-2=12
3x Seething Song: 20-7-2=11
4x Seething Song: 25-8-2=15
No locket + Recoup:
3x Rite of Flame: 13-4-2=7
4x Rite of Flame: 19-5-2=12
3x Seething Song: 20-12-2=6
4x Seething Song: 25-15-2=8
Take that for what its worth.