Pierce's Dual Quest
 
Type: Deck Idea
Format (legal 👍)
vinVintage
Approx. Value:
$45.76
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0 Likes 4 Comments
Avg. CMC 1.8
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Main Deck - 60 cards, 12 distinct
Columns
Name  Edition $ Type Cost
Rarity Color
Creature (4)
4 Keldon Marauders
$0.07 Creature - Human Warrior
Instant (20)
4 Flames of the Blood Hand
$0.26 Instant
4 Geistflame
$0.06 Instant
4 Lightning Bolt
$1.43 Instant
4 Needle Drop
$2.99 Instant
4 Volt Charge
$0.07 Instant
Sorcery (8)
4 Browbeat
$0.52 Sorcery
4 Lava Spike
$1.28 Sorcery - Arcane
Enchantment (8)
4 Pyromancer Ascension
$0.35 Enchantment
4 Quest for Pure Flame
$0.45 Enchantment
Land (20)
1 Kher Keep
$0.76 Legendary Land
19 Mountain
$0.10 Basic Land - Mountain
Sideboard - 22 cards, 16 distinct
Name  Edition $ Type Cost
Rarity Color
Creature (1)
1 Izzet Guildmage
$0.16 Creature - Human Wizard
Instant (17)
1 Burst Lightning
$0.22 Instant
4 Combust
$0.27 Instant
4 Dead // Gone
$0.30 Instant // Instant //
1 Flames of the Blood Hand
$0.26 Instant
1 Geistflame
$0.06 Instant
1 Manamorphose
$5.31 Instant
1 Punishing Fire
$0.38 Instant
1 Skullcrack
$0.25 Instant
1 Staggershock
$0.14 Instant
1 Thunderous Wrath
$0.15 Instant
1 Volt Charge
$0.07 Instant
Sorcery (3)
1 Faithless Looting
$0.40 Sorcery
1 Firebolt
$0.09 Sorcery
1 Gitaxian Probe
$2.65 Sorcery
Land (1)
1 Kher Keep
$0.76 Legendary Land

Comments
  • Christopher W | Edited 26-May-2013 09:39
    Looking again at your main deck, mine has pretty much become this with 4 Guttersnipes. I'll take that 64 count lol.. Can drop the 4 Firebolts (ouch) to make it Modern; would probably add Geistflame, or something similar, maybe Staggershock.
    • Pierce | 27-May-2013 00:44
      Oh you're right, I didn't notice it wasn't Modern. Sorry. That's definitely a punch...

      Geistflame is definitely its closest sibling. Fortunately, it's not entirely worse. It's instant speed, and the flashback is 4 mana. If you had 5 lands, and a Guttersnipe on field, you'd rather have a Geistflame in hand than a Firebolt in the graveyard.



      Nonetheless, I'd caution again'st going 64. Those extra 4 cards hurt your chances of drawing the doubles required for Pyromancer Ascension, and they mess with your land ratio. You should add 2 more lands to balance the other 4, but then you're even higher at 66!



      Pyromancer Ascension is a very powerful and fun card, but unfortunately it just pushes the deck to try to do too much. In my self playtests, I found I had much more success with the Finding a Needle in a Bonfire, built only around the Quest for Pure Flame.


      But hey, if you want to play with both, go for it. Like I said, they're fun cards, and that's the point of the game!
      • Christopher W | 27-May-2013 05:45
        Yeah I'm going to compile it as a for-fun casual deck; but I'll probably collect the cards needed to streamline it into a mean 4 turn burn deck.
        Do you see this getting anywhere in tournaments?
        • Pierce | 27-May-2013 07:13
          Dual Quest? Not for tournaments. The Needle in Bonfire? Yes. I'd say you'd be hard pressed to come up with a deck as good for as cheap. Any deck that can win on turn 4 isn't something to sneeze at. Especially since in my playtesting, it won by turn 5 over 50% of the time, and turn 6 at the latest. Of note: ideally you use Needle Drop and Manamorphose on your opponent's turn to increase your chances of casting Thunderous Wrath for miracle cost.
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