1 Reply by whoknewvoodoo

(10 replies, posted in Decks and Deckbuilding)

The owner of my LGS gave me a piece of good advice for playing EDH;

"Look weak, stay strong."

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2 Reply by whoknewvoodoo

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Tawnos wrote:

my Grim-grin is an all-zombie* build.

Makes sense - I certainly added more Zombies, and will probably continue to add more as I refine the deck. I do like Enchantments however -  board effects are fun and get the party started, so to speak.

I enjoyed my first EDH experience. Some notes for future games;

- People do NOT like Painful Quandary played early.
- People will kill you if you have cast Rooftop Storm for a free Mikaeus, the Unhallowed and Grimgrin, Corpse-Born

If only Gravecrawler had made an appearance...

Good times... wink

-wkvd

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3 Reply by whoknewvoodoo

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Awesome, thanks for the replies gents.

I updated the deck list after a trip to the card shop this afternoon... I'll keep working on it, but this is what I'll be playing tonight during my very first EDH game.

http://deckbox.org/sets/162834/

Thanks again!
-wkvd

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4 Topic by whoknewvoodoo

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Hey all;

Can some EDH vets take a look at this deck and tell me if i'm missing anything super important for the format?

http://deckbox.org/sets/162834

I'm basically working with cards i have (mostly newer), but am willing to pick up a few additional cards you think they are must haves in the deck.

Thanks!
-wkvd

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5 Reply by whoknewvoodoo

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Thanks for the replies! Helpful, affirming and thought provoking. smile

Tawnos; do you have a decklist for your EDH deck?

The deck in my post-script is the "expensive" version of the deck which adds much more blue/control. (http://deckbox.org/sets/153375). It runs Diregraf Captain and Grimgrin, Corpse-Born.

What I'm shooting for with the deck you guys commented on was to do a similar effect with cheaper (money and mana) cards and a more stable manabase (mono-black with a blue splash for Rooftop Storm), as well as using cards I have in hand while I wait for my Grimgrin, Corpse-Born's to arrive. smile

The idea of going with Distress and Black Cat (as the pivot zombie) was to try to slow the opponent by elimiating thier hand with the hopes of being able to pluck big threats (Nihil Spellbomb, etc) out of thier hand - the more I think on it, it seems a risky combo in and of itself.

I'm surprised Undying Evil isn't more popular and I want to use it in a deck because I haven't as of yet. Undying is good, right? I look at this card as a control card really - removal on my Black Cat? I counter it by adding a +1/+1 counter, discard a card please.

Any thoughts as to why Undying Evil isn't showing up in more decklists?

As for running more copies of Rooftop Storm, et al - I believe you both - my thought here was I won't need Rooftop Storm till late, it may be in my hand or first few draws and I would be able to Diabolic Tutor for it if not. That, and I currently only have one copy big_smile (more on the way... of course).

Is Diabolic Tutor for a single card generally dissapointing?
Would you say run full sets of the combo elements + a full set of Diabolic Tutor OR just drop the tutor altogether?

Assuming I want to make this deck as emabarrasing to loose to as possible, thoughts on Falkenrath Noble be a good cheap alternative to Diregraf Captian?

Last thing - neither of you broached the topic of a Standard card that might help cast Rooftop Storm quicker. I'm assuming this is because there isn't anything like a distant cousin to Academy Rector. I can't seem to define proper search criteria.

Thanks again!
-wkvd

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6 Topic by whoknewvoodoo

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Hey Deckbox;

I'm a new-ish player. I'm trying out different deckstyles and getting into deck building. Here's a deck I'm building around a cheap version a Grimgrin-esq combo.

http://deckbox.org/sets/153347

Thoughts behind this deck;

-Win with a combo of Devouring Swarm pumped Inf +1/+1 by Gravecrawler and Rooftop Storm
-Stall my opponent with Distress, Geth's Verdict, Tragic Slip and Black Cat
-Get Rooftop Stormout a bit qucker with Silver Myr, Palladium Myr and Warden of the Wall
-Find the combo with Diabolic Tutor
-Preserve the combo elements with Swiftfoot Boots and Undying Evil
-Gain some card advantage during a stall with Altar's Reap

What do you think? Please poke holes in my thinking, I'm trying to learn and don't have a solid grasp on tempo. Will something like this "Get There"?

Is there a better (standard) way to get Rooftop Storm out quicker?

Thanks!
-wkvd

PS: My work in progress for a U/B Grimgrin combo; http://deckbox.org/sets/153375

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7 Topic by whoknewvoodoo

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It would be nice to have some privacy settings for one's inventory. It may be that I only want to publish my Wish and Trade lists publicly.

A password would do the trick (like there is for individual decks).

The awesome would be to have settings for Inventory / Tradelist / Wishlist al'a;

Inventory Visible To : Just Me || My Friends || Everyone

Thanks, and keep up the good work!!
-wkvd

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8 Topic by whoknewvoodoo

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I'm posting this mostly to say - I LOVE DECKBOX! The interface is clean, simple thoughtful and FREE!

Well done!

A couple of very minor things I'd like to bring to your attention;

Dragging and Dropping decks appears to be broken in IE9. Works fine in Chrome, so i swap over when I need to move a deck to a folder.

I would always use Chrome for Deckbox, but the "Add Cards" workflow is different (better?) in IE9 than in Chrome;

Keystroke Example, Adding 1 Copy of "Devil's Play"
IE9: "Devil's" -> [Enter]
Chrome: "Devil's" -> [Enter] -> [Enter]

Keystroke Example, Adding 2 Copies of "Devil's Play"
IE9: "Devil's" -> [Tab] -> 2 -> [Enter]
Chrome: "Devil's" -> [Tab] -> [Tab] -> 2 -> [Enter]

The keystroke differences are minor, but for me, Chrome seems to intermittently change it's mind on what the search text / matched card is on the second [Enter] or [Tab], which makes the workflow broken when wanting to add a bunch of cards quickly.

I'm guessing it would be a bear to try to make Chrome like IE9 in the Textbox Focus/Lost Focus arena, so my request is for Drag Drop to work in IE9. big_smile big_smile big_smile

Thanks for everything and keep up the good work!
-wkvd

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