Scott 's Junk Aristocrats (active)
 
Type: Deck Idea
Format (legal 👍)
vinVintage
Approx. Value:
$174.22
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0 Likes 36 Comments
Avg. CMC 2.33
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Marvel's Spider Man
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Marvel's Spider Man
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Main Deck - 60 cards, 20 distinct
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Name  Ed. Price Type Cost P T Modified
Rarity Color
Creature (24)
4 Blood Artist
$1.20
Creature - Vampire
 0 1 18-Jun-2013 02:27
4 Cartel Aristocrat
$0.12
Creature - Human Advisor
 2 2 18-Jun-2013 02:27
4 Doomed Traveler
$0.07
Creature - Human Soldier
 1 1 18-Jun-2013 02:27
1 Obzedat, Ghost Council
$0.94
Legendary Creature - Spirit Advisor
 5 5 27-Jul-2013 23:06
3 Skirsdag High Priest
$0.30
Creature - Human Cleric
 1 2 18-Jun-2013 02:27
2 Varolz, the Scar-Striped
$0.45
Legendary Creature - Troll Warrior
 2 2 27-Jul-2013 23:06
4 Voice of Resurgence
$1.66
Creature - Elemental
 2 2 18-Jun-2013 02:27
2 Young Wolf
$0.18
Creature - Wolf
 1 1 18-Jun-2013 02:27
Instant (6)
2 Abrupt Decay
$0.56
Instant
 20-Jun-2013 02:26
4 Tragic Slip
$0.19
Instant
 18-Jun-2013 02:27
Sorcery (4)
4 Lingering Souls
$0.20
Sorcery
 18-Jun-2013 02:27
Planeswalker (3)
3 Garruk Relentless // Garruk, the Veil-Cursed
$0.85
Legendary Planeswalker - Garruk // Legendary Planeswalker - Garruk
 27-Jul-2013 23:06
Land (23)
2 Gavony Township
$3.72
Land
 18-Jun-2013 02:27
4 Godless Shrine
$6.22
Land - Plains Swamp
 18-Jun-2013 02:27
4 Isolated Chapel
$0.57
Land
 18-Jun-2013 02:27
4 Overgrown Tomb
$13.12
Land - Swamp Forest
 18-Jun-2013 02:27
1 Sunpetal Grove
$0.38
Land
 20-Jun-2013 02:25
1 Swamp
$0.06
Basic Land - Swamp
 18-Jun-2013 02:27
4 Temple Garden
$12.46
Land - Forest Plains
 18-Jun-2013 02:27
3 Woodland Cemetery
$0.65
Land
 20-Jun-2013 02:25
Sideboard - 15 cards, 9 distinct
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Rarity Color
Creature (5)
2 Deathrite Shaman
$2.40
Creature - Elf Shaman
 1 2 25-Aug-2013 19:26
2 Sin Collector
$0.09
Creature - Human Cleric
 2 1 18-Jun-2013 18:42
1 War Priest of Thune
$0.07
Creature - Human Cleric
 2 2 27-Jul-2013 23:15
Instant (3)
1 Abrupt Decay
$0.56
Instant
 25-Aug-2013 19:26
2 Ray of Revelation
$0.15
Instant
 20-Jun-2013 02:26
Sorcery (3)
2 Appetite for Brains
$0.10
Sorcery
 18-Jun-2013 02:27
1 Duress
$0.17
Sorcery
 27-Jul-2013 23:12
Enchantment (2)
2 Unflinching Courage
$0.17
Enchantment - Aura
 27-Jul-2013 23:15
Planeswalker (2)
2 Liliana of the Veil
$3.88
Legendary Planeswalker - Liliana
 27-Jul-2013 23:06

Comments
  • Scott | Edited 29-Jul-2013 19:43
    With these changes I went 6-3 at a PTQ in Tampa yesterday. The deck worked great except for some bad luck in the first few rounds.

    One round in game 3 against a bant deck the life totals were 25-3 in my favor with lethal damage on board for next turn. My opponent draws Supreme Verdict. Ok fine, you're still at 3 life. NOPE! Next 4 draws for him in order (I know they were drawn because I had seen his hand the turn before the verdict off an Appetite for Brains): Thragtusk, Resto Angel, Thragtusk, Resto Angel. There's just nothing I can do against that level of luck.
  • Chris O'Neal | 07-Jul-2013 16:14
    Well played, well played. :)
  • Scott | 03-Jul-2013 04:30
    Went 6-3 at GP Miami with this. Things that were awesome: My change to a single Liliana in the main was smart, it saved me against Bant Hexproof as intended. Abrupt Decay was pulling overtime against all the aggro I faced. Unflinching Courage was the star of the sideboard, it won me more post-board games than anything else.
    • Zooligan | 06-Jul-2013 13:12
      How did you side for the various match ups?
      • Scott | 06-Jul-2013 19:44
        Aggro (lots of Naya and RG):
        -2 Young Wolf
        -1 Liliana
        -2 Sorin
        -1 Varolz
        -1 Woodland Cemetery
        +3 Unflinching Courage
        +4 Deathrite Shaman
      • Scott | 06-Jul-2013 19:46
        Reanimator:
        -2 Young Wolf
        -1 Liliana
        -3 Varolz
        +2 Appetite for Brains
        +4 Deathrite Shaman
      • Scott | 06-Jul-2013 19:48
        Jund:
        -2 Abrupt Decay
        -4 Doomed Traveler
        +2 Appetite for Brains
        +2 Sin Collector
        +1 Liliana
        +1 Garruk
      • Scott | 06-Jul-2013 19:50
        Bant Hexproof:
        -2 Young Wolf
        -4 Tragic Slip
        +1 Liliana
        +2 Ray of Revelation
        +3 Unflinching Courage
      • Scott | 06-Jul-2013 19:52
        Control (only really faced Bant):
        -4 Tragic Slip
        -2 Young Wolf
        -3 Blood Artist
        +2 Sin Collector
        +2 Appetite for Brains
        +1 Liliana
        +4 Deathrite Shaman
      • Scott | 06-Jul-2013 19:56
        Pseudo-mirror with Act 1/2):
        -1 Liliana
        -2 Sorin
        -1 Woodland Cemetery
        +3 Unflinching Courage
        +1 Garruk
        • Zooligan | Edited 07-Jul-2013 16:46
          I just cannot get junk aristocrats to perform for me!  So much variance!  Argh!  Seems like a third of the time I flood out, a third I get mana screwed, and a third I have a fighting chance, which only sometimes comes out in my favor.  
        • Zooligan | Edited 07-Jul-2013 03:49
          Thanks for all that info.  I'm going to run this deck (minus the Lili, me no gotto) for the next few weeks at least and see what I can do.  Even if it is giving me fits right now.

  • Zooligan | 26-Jun-2013 02:53
    Did you find the main board abrupt decay necessary, or would it have been fine in the sideboard?
    • Scott | 26-Jun-2013 03:10
      Actually it was critical in about half the games I played. Especially in aggro matchups you're going to want to side it in, so having it in already when half the field is aggro works.
      • Zooligan | 26-Jun-2013 17:43
        What was it's main target?  Reckoner?  Was Tragic Slip not morbid activated enough for that?  Or was it for other annoying permanents (looking at you Rest in Peace)?
        • Scott | 26-Jun-2013 17:46
          Yup, I used it on RIP before I ran Lingering Souls out in one match. I also used it on Reckoner. They basically functioned as Tragic Slip #5-6 in other matchups, in this field I just need more removal (hence the two Putrefy in the board). I also liked to hold Tragic Slip to deal with big fatties if possible, use the Abrupt Decay on cheap stuff to save the slips.
        • Scott | 26-Jun-2013 18:10
          Also Champion of the Parish if it grows before I can slip.
  • Chris O'Neal | 24-Jun-2013 22:26
    Well done. I crushed with USA Midrange, lost one game (also to jund). Can't beat 3 slaughter games and 2 bonfires... The reanimator I put together went 6-2, piloted by a friend who had never played reanimator (but wasnt new to magic). 
  • Scott | 24-Jun-2013 21:28
    Well, this thing went undefeated this past weekend!

    In fact, it only had ONE game loss the entire tournament, and that was against a Jund deck that happened to have four removal spells to play on a single turn. Can't do anything against a god hand, but it swept the board otherwise.
  • Chris O'Neal | 20-Jun-2013 02:19
    Ray of revelations for bant auras. Yeah you might take a hit from the geist angel, but if you can beat them out on combat it's win. Combat trick their pants off the geist, block out with an aristocrat on the geist and sac something to pro it. Something like that. I'd cut a land and put in an abrupt decay main board. Anyone with half a brain will rest in peace you, which completely shuts down your deck.
    • Scott | 20-Jun-2013 02:29
      Yeah this seems reasonable. I was going to cut the land down and didn't know what to add main. Moved the Abrupt Decays in, Rays in the side.
      • Chris O'Neal | 20-Jun-2013 02:30
        Yup, looks good. This deck won't survive rotation btw. It always boggled my mind that Act 1 actually worked without blood artists. Thankfully the only expensive cards in the whole deck are the voices, which will have value for quite a while :D 
        • Scott | 20-Jun-2013 02:33
          Yeah that's why I put it together. I was only playing my token deck
          casually so I already had the mana base, the Voices, etc. I just had to
          re-acquire the blood artists, I traded those off when I took BR Zombies
          apart back in February.
    • Zooligan | Edited 20-Jun-2013 16:54
      The Reanimator players at my LGS have taken to playing Curse of Death's Hold, which is an enchantment Abrupt Decay doesn't handle.


      BTW, did you see Brad Nelson's current list on SCG today?  Sorin's out, and Garruk is in 3x main.
      • Scott | 20-Jun-2013 18:38
        Eh, I prefer Sorin. Free Vampires I can sacrifice or an Emblem to fly over more damage to get within range of sacrificing the team for Blood Artist triggers. I feel like I'll side Garruk out in more match-ups.
  • Zooligan | 19-Jun-2013 20:17
    What are your SB plans?  
    • Scott | 19-Jun-2013 20:25
      Basically against aggro I bring in the Abrupt Decay and enchantments, maybe Garruk depending on the particular matchup (he's for more mid-rangey aggro decks since he's slower), side out Sorin and Varolz.


      Against control bring in Sin Collectors and Deathrite Shamans. The latter because I want to exile any tasty Snapcaster targets in the more flashy matchup than pure control. I side out the Tragic Slips and Young Wolves for those usually.

      Reanimator I want to bring in Appetite for Brains to hit fatties, Deathrites for graveyard hate, and Putrefies to kill and fatties that stick. Depending on the acceleration I think Abrupt Decay can be good for mopping up early mana dorks to buy time. It's actually one of the better matchups pre-board as long as they don't get insanely lucky on an early mulch.
    • Scott | 19-Jun-2013 20:44
      Jund is my only uncertain matchup, but I think I want Abrupt Decay, Putrefy, and Appetite for Brains.
    • Scott | 19-Jun-2013 20:51
      Final thought: I have been debating replacing Garruk with Liliana of the Veil. I need some sort of edict removal plan against bant auras since I don't have access to any sweepers, unless I wanted to be crazy and run Mutilate.
      • Zooligan | 19-Jun-2013 23:17
        Sounds good. I'm really trying to get this deck together. It looks like a blast to play.


        do you think there's any chance it'll survive innistrad rotation?  Think well get replacement parts?

        • Scott | 20-Jun-2013 00:23
          I think that as long as Cartel Aristocrat is around it can exist in some form, but without Blood Artist this deck will suffer since that's a huge win con. I hope we get something to make it viable.
      • Zooligan | 19-Jun-2013 23:19
        Do you ever find yourself flooding out with 25 lands?

        • Scott | 20-Jun-2013 00:24
          I do, I've actually been considering cutting down to 23. The big thing is needing to not mulligan if possible, this does NOT mulligan well.
          • Zooligan | 20-Jun-2013 02:15
            Right on. The build I'm working on has 24.  My meta is mostly Reanimator, so my SB is heavily skewed in that direction.  Only like one other guy is playing this, but lots of folks are playing RIP or CoDH.  At the moment my eventual build is looking to contain some Golgari Charm to fight that post-SB.
          • Zooligan | 20-Jun-2013 02:21
            On a totally unrelated note: I read your comment on your profile page about folding over tape on toploaders.  I use the small post-it notes instead of tape.  Real easy to take off, but stay put when inside an envelope.
            • Scott | 20-Jun-2013 02:35
              I can see that. Anything is better than these people who think they have to hermetically seal the case with packing tape, though....especially in Florida, it's so hot the glue melts and gets even worse.
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