Red Metal

So, here's a deck I've been thinking on that uses some of the new spoilers from New Phyrexia.

Molten-Steel Dragon:   (4) (R/P) (R/P)
Artifact Creature--Dragon
(R/P) can be paid with either (R) or 2 life.
Flying
(R/P):  ~ gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
     4/4

Slag Fiend:   (R)
Creature--Construct
~'s power and toughness are each equal to the number of artifact cards in all graveyards
      */*

These two cards give us a strong base in metalcraft/artifact sacrifice.  Now to round out the list (time crunch, so I won't be able to include card links):
4 Atog
3 Greater Gargadon
4 Iron Myr
4 Kuldotha Phoenix
4 Molten-Steel Dragon
4 Myr Sire
4 Perilous Myr
4 Slag Fiend

4 Ichor Wellspring
4 Kuldotha Rebirth

4 Great Furnace
2 Crystal Vein
4 Darksteel Citadel
2 Smoldering Spires
9 Mountain

I haven't done any testing with this list, but it looks fun to play.  Sacrifice artifacts and do tons of damage!  Rather quick route to winning, but looks like it could be fun.  A turn two Molten-Steel is fun (double Crystal Vein) but turn 3-4 is more reasonable.  Have fun with it!

Until next time, play on.

The So-Called "GodBook"

All of New Phyrexia was just spoiled.  I was going to post a monogreen infect deck later tonight, but my entire deck theory is now invalid.

Here's the file for the download:
http://www.mediafire.com/?8cbw97bf6w9pdbn
The password is case-sensitive:  Magic

I see so much fun stuff.  Etched Monstrosity is amazing, Myr Superion is going to be well-loved in casual (turn 3 off of a Vedalken Engineer), Jor Kadeen will soon inspire an EDH deck.  Oh, and there's a 1-drop infecter.  I'm excited.

Edit:  And I just heard that the full list might have been stolen, not released.  Some confusion about that online.  Shenanigans may ensue, dunno.

Spoilers Abound!!!

I'm sorry I haven't posted much recently.  I've been pretty busy with various things and I finally got a chance to go home last weekend, so I didn't get to post because I was busy spending time with my family.  To make up for it, here's a really cool deck I whipped up based around the card Puresteel Paladin.

Puresteel Paladin has been spoiled for New Phyrexia.  Within five minutes of seeing the card text, I knew what I needed to do to make a good list for him.

Before we begin, here's the card:
Puresteel Paladin     WW
Creature--Human Knight
Metalcraft--Equip costs you pay cost 0.
Whenever an equipment enters the battlefield under your control, draw a card.
2/2

Right after I saw him, I thought of a deck my brother has that plays Accorder's Shield.  Hmmm.  To cast it draws you a card and you can equip it for nothing if you have enough artifacts in play.  And if you have two, you can play both for 0 each and draw two cards.  Hmmm.  Grapeshot, anyone?

This list is less cheap than the ones I usually post due to the presence of four Mox Opals.  They are easily replaceable with more land, so don't worry about them if you don't have them (I don't).

4 Puresteel Paladin
4 Riddlesmith
4 Vedalken Archmage

4 Accorder's Shield
4 Bone Saw
4 Golem-Skin Gauntlets
3 Grapeshot
1 Lightning Greaves
4 Lotus Petal
4 Mox Opal
4 Paradise Mantle
4 Sigil of Distinction
4 Spidersilk Net

4 Adarkar Wastes
4 Glimmervoid
4 Seachrome Coast

It's really luck dependent, but with "twelve" Glimpse of Natures, its ability to combo out may, in the end, rival some of the lower-end Elf Storm builds.

You can Storm out really quickly (on the first or second turn) and win with Grapeshot or go the alternative route; cast a ton of equipment, stick them on the Paladin along with a Lightning Greaves and Golem-Skin Gauntlets, and bash in for lethal.  To that end, I'm contemplating Neurok Hoversail for evasion instead of haste because most decks can chump for a while.  Not sure which'll make the cut in the end.

Until next time, play on.