MtGitp: C'nor vs. BladeofOblivion

[Lady Serpentine]

A black-haired mage, dressed in robes of grey, sat in the air above an intricate design of glowing lines, some a bright, clear, white, others a malevolent-seeming purple, with a few of verdant emerald.

For now, he remains silent, simply watching the soon-to-be-battlefield.

Initiative: [roll]1d20[roll]

[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]
[roll4]
[roll5]
[roll6]

Field:



Hand:



Graveyard:



Blackdawn:

1. Servant of Nefarox
2. Servant of Nefarox
3. Servant of Nefarox
4. Servant of Nefarox
5. Alloy Myr
6. Alloy Myr
7. Alloy Myr
8. Alloy Myr
9. Myr Prototype
10. Myr Prototype
11. Myr Prototype
12. Myr Prototype
13. Myr Reservoir
14. Myr Reservoir
15. Myr Reservoir
16. Myr Reservoir
17. Gold Myr
18. Gold Myr
19. Gold Myr
20. Gold Myr
21. Avacyn, Angel of Hope
22. Angel of Despair
23. Angel of Despair
24. Angel of Despair
25. Angel of Despair
26. Wurmcoil Engine
27. Vampire Nighthawk
28. Vampire Nighthawk
29. Swamp
30. Swamp
31. Swamp
32. Swamp
33. Swamp
34. Swamp
35. Swamp
36. Swamp
37. Plains
38. Plains
39. Plains
40. Plains
41. Plains
42. Plains
43. Plains
44. Plains
45. Forest
46. Forest
47. Forest
48. Forest
49. Alpha Status
50. Alpha Status
51. Alpha Status
52. Alpha Status
53. Hivestone
54. Hivestone
55. Hivestone
56. Hivestone
57. Leaden Myr
58. Leaden Myr
59. Leaden Myr
60. Leaden Myr

[Lady Serpentine]

Mucked up the rolls somehow...

Initiative: [roll0]

[roll1]

[roll2]

[roll3]

[roll4]

[roll5]

[roll6]

[roll7]

[BladeofObliviom]

(Actually, rolls just don't work in the opening post of a thread for some reason. That's caught me up a thousand times.)

A sweeping wave of mist rolls in, far faster than it naturally should. Tiny silhouettes flit through it, almost as if they're using it as a distraction...

Nothing happens yet, though, almost as if it is waiting for the first move.


[roll0]

[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]
[roll4]
[roll5]
[roll6]
[roll7]


Field

-


Hand

Sunken Ruins
Dimir Aqueduct
Bitterblossom
Bitterblossom
Mistbind Clique
Countersquall
Beseech the Queen


Graveyard

-


The Fair Folk

1. Bitterblossom
2. Bitterblossom
3. Bitterblossom
4. Bitterblossom
5. Mistbind Clique
6. Mistbind Clique
7. Mistbind Clique
8. Mistbind Clique
9. Spellstutter Sprite
10. Spellstutter Sprite
11. Spellstutter Sprite
12. Spellstutter Sprite
13. Vendilion Clique
14. Profane Command
15. Profane Command
16. Countersquall
17. Countersquall
18. Countersquall
19. Countersquall
20. Advice from the Fae
21. Advice from the Fae
22. Beseech the Queen
23. Beseech the Queen
24. Go for the Throat
25. Go for the Throat
26. Go for the Throat
27. Go for the Throat
28. Cryptic Command
29. Cryptic Command
30. Oona's Gatewarden
31. Scion of Oona
32. Scion of Oona
33. Scion of Oona
34. Scion of Oona
35. Dimir Aqueduct
36. Dimir Aqueduct
37. Dimir Aqueduct
38. Dimir Aqueduct
39. Faerie Conclave
40. Faerie Conclave
41. Underground Sea
42. Underground Sea
43. Underground Sea
44. Underground Sea
45. Creeping Tar Pit
46. Creeping Tar Pit
47. Creeping Tar Pit
48. Creeping Tar Pit
49. Secluded Glen
50. Secluded Glen
51. Secluded Glen
52. Secluded Glen
53. Sunken Ruins
54. Sunken Ruins
55. Sunken Ruins
56. Sunken Ruins
57. Watery Grave
58. Watery Grave
59. Watery Grave
60. Watery Grave

[Lady Serpentine]

((I'm assuming that you were first, at least. If not, let me know and I'll fix things.))

[roll0]

The mage grinned, the veins of white light in the pattern beneath him flaring as he tapped into one of his power sources, though save for cutting through a tendril of mist that had strayed into it, there was little effect save that.

((Playing Plains.))

Hand:

Alloy Myr
Alpha Status
Servant of Nefarox
Gold Myr
Vampire Nighthawk
Servant of Nefarox
Myr Reservoir
Plains

Blackdawn:


1. Servant of Nefarox
4. Servant of Nefarox
5. Alloy Myr
7. Alloy Myr
8. Alloy Myr
9. Myr Prototype
10. Myr Prototype
11. Myr Prototype
12. Myr Prototype
14. Myr Reservoir
15. Myr Reservoir
16. Myr Reservoir
17. Gold Myr
19. Gold Myr
20. Gold Myr
21. Avacyn, Angel of Hope
22. Angel of Despair
23. Angel of Despair
24. Angel of Despair
25. Angel of Despair
26. Wurmcoil Engine
28. Vampire Nighthawk
29. Swamp
30. Swamp
31. Swamp
32. Swamp
33. Swamp
34. Swamp
35. Swamp
36. Swamp
37. Plains
38. Plains
39. Plains
40. Plains
41. Plains
42. Plains
43. Plains
44. Plains
45. Forest
46. Forest
47. Forest
48. Forest
49. Alpha Status
50. Alpha Status
52. Alpha Status
53. Hivestone
54. Hivestone
55. Hivestone
56. Hivestone
57. Leaden Myr
58. Leaden Myr
59. Leaden Myr
60. Leaden Myr

[BladeofObliviom]

(Sorry, I made a derp there. I'd meant to say "waiting for the other Planeswalker to make the first move." That's my fault; Just pretend I took the first turn and put down a Sunken Ruins.)

The shifting watery ruins seem to fade entirely as a larger, more complex system builds over it, channeling the mist freely. It almost seems as if the silhouettes are hiding, waiting to attack in force...

(Play Dimir Aqueduct, bouncing Sunken Ruins back to hand. End turn.)

[roll0]

Field

Dimir Aqueduct (t)


Hand

Sunken Ruins
Sunken Ruins
Bitterblossom
Bitterblossom
Mistbind Clique
Countersquall
Beseech the Queen


Graveyard

-


The Fair Folk

1. Bitterblossom
2. Bitterblossom
3. Bitterblossom
4. Bitterblossom
5. Mistbind Clique
6. Mistbind Clique
7. Mistbind Clique
8. Mistbind Clique
9. Spellstutter Sprite
10. Spellstutter Sprite
11. Spellstutter Sprite
12. Spellstutter Sprite
13. Vendilion Clique
14. Profane Command
15. Profane Command
16. Countersquall
17. Countersquall
18. Countersquall
19. Countersquall
20. Advice from the Fae
21. Advice from the Fae
22. Beseech the Queen
23. Beseech the Queen
24. Go for the Throat
25. Go for the Throat
26. Go for the Throat
27. Go for the Throat
28. Cryptic Command
29. Cryptic Command
30. Oona's Gatewarden
31. Scion of Oona
32. Scion of Oona
33. Scion of Oona
34. Scion of Oona
35. Dimir Aqueduct
36. Dimir Aqueduct
37. Dimir Aqueduct
38. Dimir Aqueduct
39. Faerie Conclave
40. Faerie Conclave
41. Underground Sea
42. Underground Sea
43. Underground Sea
44. Underground Sea
45. Creeping Tar Pit
46. Creeping Tar Pit
47. Creeping Tar Pit
48. Creeping Tar Pit
49. Secluded Glen
50. Secluded Glen
51. Secluded Glen
52. Secluded Glen
53. Sunken Ruins
54. Sunken Ruins
55. Sunken Ruins
56. Sunken Ruins
57. Watery Grave
58. Watery Grave
59. Watery Grave
60. Watery Grave

[Lady Serpentine]

((Sounds good. And in that case, for future reference, I take it that the low roll normally goes first?))

[roll0]

The white lines intensified once more, mirroring themselves in the air in front of the grey-robed Planeswalker, before resolving into a portal onto a field of razorgrass, through which stepped an angular golden Myr, gleaming in a sudden ray of sunlight.

((Play Plains, tap both Plains to play Gold Myr.))

Field:


Creatures:

Gold Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=194384)

Lands:

Plains
Plains

Hand:

Alloy Myr
Alpha Status
Servant of Nefarox
Vampire Nighthawk
Servant of Nefarox
Myr Reservoir


Blackdawn:


1. Servant of Nefarox
4. Servant of Nefarox
5. Alloy Myr
7. Alloy Myr
8. Alloy Myr
9. Myr Prototype
10. Myr Prototype
11. Myr Prototype
12. Myr Prototype
14. Myr Reservoir
15. Myr Reservoir
16. Myr Reservoir
17. Gold Myr
19. Gold Myr
20. Gold Myr
21. Avacyn, Angel of Hope
22. Angel of Despair
23. Angel of Despair
24. Angel of Despair
25. Angel of Despair
26. Wurmcoil Engine
28. Vampire Nighthawk
29. Swamp
30. Swamp
31. Swamp
32. Swamp
33. Swamp
34. Swamp
35. Swamp
36. Swamp
38. Plains
39. Plains
40. Plains
42. Plains
43. Plains
44. Plains
45. Forest
46. Forest
47. Forest
48. Forest
49. Alpha Status
50. Alpha Status
52. Alpha Status
53. Hivestone
54. Hivestone
55. Hivestone
56. Hivestone
57. Leaden Myr
58. Leaden Myr
59. Leaden Myr
60. Leaden Myr

[BladeofObliviom]

(I'm used to "High roll chooses turn order", actually, but I suppose we should have worked that out prior to starting. Oh well, live and learn.)

[roll0]


More ruins appear off to one side, but they don't appear to be doing anything. More notable is a large body of flowering plants, seemingly fed by blood from an unseen source...

(Play Sunken Ruins, tap Dimir Aqueduct to cast Bitterblossom. End turn.)


Field

Dimir Aqueduct (t)
Sunken Ruins

Bitterblossom


Hand

Sunken Ruins
Bitterblossom
Mistbind Clique
Countersquall
Countersquall
Beseech the Queen


Graveyard

-


The Fair Folk

1. Bitterblossom
2. Bitterblossom
3. Bitterblossom
4. Bitterblossom
5. Mistbind Clique
6. Mistbind Clique
7. Mistbind Clique
8. Mistbind Clique
9. Spellstutter Sprite
10. Spellstutter Sprite
11. Spellstutter Sprite
12. Spellstutter Sprite
13. Vendilion Clique
14. Profane Command
15. Profane Command
16. Countersquall
17. Countersquall
18. Countersquall
19. Countersquall
20. Advice from the Fae
21. Advice from the Fae
22. Beseech the Queen
23. Beseech the Queen
24. Go for the Throat
25. Go for the Throat
26. Go for the Throat
27. Go for the Throat
28. Cryptic Command
29. Cryptic Command
30. Oona's Gatewarden
31. Scion of Oona
32. Scion of Oona
33. Scion of Oona
34. Scion of Oona
35. Dimir Aqueduct
36. Dimir Aqueduct
37. Dimir Aqueduct
38. Dimir Aqueduct
39. Faerie Conclave
40. Faerie Conclave
41. Underground Sea
42. Underground Sea
43. Underground Sea
44. Underground Sea
45. Creeping Tar Pit
46. Creeping Tar Pit
47. Creeping Tar Pit
48. Creeping Tar Pit
49. Secluded Glen
50. Secluded Glen
51. Secluded Glen
52. Secluded Glen
53. Sunken Ruins
54. Sunken Ruins
55. Sunken Ruins
56. Sunken Ruins
57. Watery Grave
58. Watery Grave
59. Watery Grave
60. Watery Grave

[Lady Serpentine]

((Ah, I see. I'll bear that in mind in the future, then.))

[roll0]

The golden Myr suddenly blazed with light, rays reaching out from the pattern to meld into its corona as it did, though the light quickly focused into an orb, its surface roiling with strange colors, from which sprang another Myr, this one a dull grey, with prismatic bands shifting over it as it moved, as though there was an oil slick covering it.

((Tap both Plains and the Gold Myr to play an Alloy Myr.))

Field:


Creatures:

Gold Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=194384)
Alloy Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=214344)

Lands:

Plains
Plains

Hand:


Alpha Status
Servant of Nefarox
Vampire Nighthawk
Servant of Nefarox
Myr Reservoir
Angel of Despair


Blackdawn:


1. Servant of Nefarox
4. Servant of Nefarox
5. Alloy Myr
7. Alloy Myr
8. Alloy Myr
9. Myr Prototype
10. Myr Prototype
11. Myr Prototype
12. Myr Prototype
14. Myr Reservoir
15. Myr Reservoir
16. Myr Reservoir
17. Gold Myr
19. Gold Myr
20. Gold Myr
21. Avacyn, Angel of Hope
23. Angel of Despair
24. Angel of Despair
25. Angel of Despair
26. Wurmcoil Engine
28. Vampire Nighthawk
29. Swamp
30. Swamp
31. Swamp
32. Swamp
33. Swamp
34. Swamp
35. Swamp
36. Swamp
38. Plains
39. Plains
40. Plains
42. Plains
43. Plains
44. Plains
45. Forest
46. Forest
47. Forest
48. Forest
49. Alpha Status
50. Alpha Status
52. Alpha Status
53. Hivestone
54. Hivestone
55. Hivestone
56. Hivestone
57. Leaden Myr
58. Leaden Myr
59. Leaden Myr
60. Leaden Myr

[BladeofObliviom]

[roll0]

The field of flowers expands, and a small grunt of pain can be heard from somewhere within the cloud. However, a small, fluttering, vicious-looking Fey Creature erupts from the depths of the field, wielding a blade and looking ready to kill something.

(During upkeep, pay 1 life and Bitterblossom gives me a faerie token. Play Sunken Ruins, tap Dimir Aqueduct to play a second Bitterblossom. End turn.)

Life: 19

Field

Dimir Aqueduct (t)
Sunken Ruins
Sunken Ruins

Bitterblossom
Bitterblossom

Faerie Token - 1/1 - Flying


Hand

Mistbind Clique
Countersquall
Countersquall
Beseech the Queen
Beseech the Queen


Graveyard

-


The Fair Folk

1. Bitterblossom
2. Bitterblossom
3. Bitterblossom
4. Bitterblossom
5. Mistbind Clique
6. Mistbind Clique
7. Mistbind Clique
8. Mistbind Clique
9. Spellstutter Sprite
10. Spellstutter Sprite
11. Spellstutter Sprite
12. Spellstutter Sprite
13. Vendilion Clique
14. Profane Command
15. Profane Command
16. Countersquall
17. Countersquall
18. Countersquall
19. Countersquall
20. Advice from the Fae
21. Advice from the Fae
22. Beseech the Queen
23. Beseech the Queen
24. Go for the Throat
25. Go for the Throat
26. Go for the Throat
27. Go for the Throat
28. Cryptic Command
29. Cryptic Command
30. Oona's Gatewarden
31. Scion of Oona
32. Scion of Oona
33. Scion of Oona
34. Scion of Oona
35. Dimir Aqueduct
36. Dimir Aqueduct
37. Dimir Aqueduct
38. Dimir Aqueduct
39. Faerie Conclave
40. Faerie Conclave
41. Underground Sea
42. Underground Sea
43. Underground Sea
44. Underground Sea
45. Creeping Tar Pit
46. Creeping Tar Pit
47. Creeping Tar Pit
48. Creeping Tar Pit
49. Secluded Glen
50. Secluded Glen
51. Secluded Glen
52. Secluded Glen
53. Sunken Ruins
54. Sunken Ruins
55. Sunken Ruins
56. Sunken Ruins
57. Watery Grave
58. Watery Grave
59. Watery Grave
60. Watery Grave

[Lady Serpentine]

((Well, that was an interesting coincidence...

Also, I've got to go now. I'll be back in a couple of hours.))

[roll0]

The prismatic Myr reached out a clawed hand, forefinger extended, and slashed downwards, tearing a rent in the air before it, from which stepped a pale woman with a strange harness on her back, and a cup of blood in one hand, with which she traced a rune onto each of the machines.

As soon as she was done, the golden Myr dashed across the battlefield, swinging a razored arm at the Fey as it went.

Meanwhile, one of the bands of green below the Planeswalker flared to life...

((Play Forest. Tap both Plains and the Alloy Myr to summon Servant of Nefarox. Attack with Gold Myr. Servant of Nefarox has "Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.", so Gold Myr becomes a 2/2 creature until the end of my turn.))

Field:


Creatures:

Gold Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=194384)
Alloy Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=214344)
Servant of Nefarox (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=265714)

Lands:

Plains
Plains
Forest

Hand:


Alpha Status
Vampire Nighthawk
Servant of Nefarox
Myr Reservoir
Angel of Despair


Blackdawn:


1. Servant of Nefarox
4. Servant of Nefarox
5. Alloy Myr
7. Alloy Myr
8. Alloy Myr
9. Myr Prototype
10. Myr Prototype
11. Myr Prototype
12. Myr Prototype
14. Myr Reservoir
15. Myr Reservoir
16. Myr Reservoir
17. Gold Myr
19. Gold Myr
20. Gold Myr
21. Avacyn, Angel of Hope
23. Angel of Despair
24. Angel of Despair
25. Angel of Despair
26. Wurmcoil Engine
28. Vampire Nighthawk
29. Swamp
30. Swamp
31. Swamp
32. Swamp
33. Swamp
34. Swamp
35. Swamp
36. Swamp
38. Plains
39. Plains
40. Plains
42. Plains
43. Plains
44. Plains
45. Forest
46. Forest
47. Forest
48. Forest
49. Alpha Status
50. Alpha Status
52. Alpha Status
53. Hivestone
54. Hivestone
55. Hivestone
56. Hivestone
57. Leaden Myr
58. Leaden Myr
59. Leaden Myr
60. Leaden Myr

[BladeofObliviom]

(No attempt to block.)

[roll0]

As the Gold Myr strikes, SOMETHING groans from within the cloud, though nothing is revealed as of yet. The flowers continue to gorge themselves on blood as the Faeries rise in greater numbers, even as the first swarm strikes at the planeswalker himself.

(During upkeep, Bitterblossoms drain 2 life and give 2 tokens. Play Faerie Conclave tapped, and swing with a faerie for 1 damage. End turn.)

Life: 15

Field

Dimir Aqueduct
Sunken Ruins
Sunken Ruins
Faerie Conclave (t)

Bitterblossom
Bitterblossom

Faerie Token - 1/1 - Flying (t)
Faerie Token - 1/1 - Flying
Faerie Token - 1/1 - Flying


Hand

Mistbind Clique
Countersquall
Countersquall
Beseech the Queen
Beseech the Queen


Graveyard

-


The Fair Folk

1. Bitterblossom
2. Bitterblossom
3. Bitterblossom
4. Bitterblossom
5. Mistbind Clique
6. Mistbind Clique
7. Mistbind Clique
8. Mistbind Clique
9. Spellstutter Sprite
10. Spellstutter Sprite
11. Spellstutter Sprite
12. Spellstutter Sprite
13. Vendilion Clique
14. Profane Command
15. Profane Command
16. Countersquall
17. Countersquall
18. Countersquall
19. Countersquall
20. Advice from the Fae
21. Advice from the Fae
22. Beseech the Queen
23. Beseech the Queen
24. Go for the Throat
25. Go for the Throat
26. Go for the Throat
27. Go for the Throat
28. Cryptic Command
29. Cryptic Command
30. Oona's Gatewarden
31. Scion of Oona
32. Scion of Oona
33. Scion of Oona
34. Scion of Oona
35. Dimir Aqueduct
36. Dimir Aqueduct
37. Dimir Aqueduct
38. Dimir Aqueduct
39. Faerie Conclave
40. Faerie Conclave
41. Underground Sea
42. Underground Sea
43. Underground Sea
44. Underground Sea
45. Creeping Tar Pit
46. Creeping Tar Pit
47. Creeping Tar Pit
48. Creeping Tar Pit
49. Secluded Glen
50. Secluded Glen
51. Secluded Glen
52. Secluded Glen
53. Sunken Ruins
54. Sunken Ruins
55. Sunken Ruins
56. Sunken Ruins
57. Watery Grave
58. Watery Grave
59. Watery Grave
60. Watery Grave

[Lady Serpentine]

(No attempt to block.)

[roll0]

The mage grimaces as the blade sinks into him, though the chaotic maelstrom of energy seething beneath him absorbs enough of the force to prevent it from being a lethal blow.

The Alloy Myr reaches out again, opening another rent, through which a man who could be the woman's twin walks, marking each of his fellow combatants, and receiving her mark in turn.

The ceremony done, the woman laughs, and sets down her cup, summoning a pair of translucent blades from the air, and dances nimbly towards the fog bank.

((Tap both Plains and the Alloy Myr to play another Servant of Nefarox. Attack with the Servant of Nefarox already on the field, which is a 5/3 creature because of their special ability and the fact that there are two of them on the field.))

Life: 19

Field:


Creatures:

Gold Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=194384)
Alloy Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=214344) (tapped.)
Servant of Nefarox (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=265714)
Servant of Nefarox (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=265714) (tapped.)

Lands:

Plains
Plains
Forest

Hand:


Alpha Status
Vampire Nighthawk
Myr Reservoir
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk


Blackdawn:


1. Servant of Nefarox
4. Servant of Nefarox
5. Alloy Myr
7. Alloy Myr
8. Alloy Myr
9. Myr Prototype
10. Myr Prototype
11. Myr Prototype
12. Myr Prototype
14. Myr Reservoir
15. Myr Reservoir
16. Myr Reservoir
17. Gold Myr
19. Gold Myr
20. Gold Myr
21. Avacyn, Angel of Hope
23. Angel of Despair
24. Angel of Despair
25. Angel of Despair
26. Wurmcoil Engine
29. Swamp
30. Swamp
31. Swamp
32. Swamp
33. Swamp
34. Swamp
35. Swamp
36. Swamp
38. Plains
39. Plains
40. Plains
42. Plains
43. Plains
44. Plains
45. Forest
46. Forest
47. Forest
49. Alpha Status
50. Alpha Status
52. Alpha Status
53. Hivestone
54. Hivestone
55. Hivestone
56. Hivestone
57. Leaden Myr
58. Leaden Myr
59. Leaden Myr
60. Leaden Myr

[BladeofObliviom]

(This didn't really belong with my turn, and happens during your upkeep.)

As the planeswalker begins his renewed efforts to destroy the unknown opponent, something strange happened: His mana reserves simply disappeared, along with the faerie that had just struck, as a new champion Faerie took to the field.

(During your upkeep, just after you untap but before you actually can do anything, Flash cast Mistbind Clique, exiling the tapped Faerie Token. Mistbind Clique's effect taps your lands prior to your main phase.

Presumably, this changes some things.)

[Lady Serpentine]

(Indeed it does. In that case, the Servant of Neferox still attacks, but as a 4/2 creature, and, of course, the other one doesn't get summoned.)

[BladeofObliviom]

(Block with my 2 tokens; All parties die. Presumably you don't have any tricks what with the lack of mana.)

[roll0]

More blood is fed into the continually-expanding field of flowers, and the sounds emanating from the mist are beginning to resemble screams. More faeries rise to replace those who were just lost, but now some chanting seems to create an even greater field of blood-drinking flowers. The Faerie Champion smugly flies over the forces arrayed by the Planeswalker before striking him with a hard blow, attempting to dig more deeply into his life.

(During upkeep, Bitterblossoms trigger again to dump off 2 more faeries and I lose 2 more life. Play Creeping Tar Pit, play Beseech the Queen to call up a third Bitterblossom before playing that. Swing with Mistbind Clique for 4 damage. End turn.)

Life: 13

Field

Dimir Aqueduct (t)
Sunken Ruins (t)
Sunken Ruins (t)
Faerie Conclave (t)
Creeping Tar Pit (t)

Bitterblossom
Bitterblossom
Bitterblossom

Mistbind Clique - 4/4 - Flying (t)
Faerie Token - 1/1 - Flying
Faerie Token - 1/1 - Flying


Hand

Countersquall
Countersquall
Beseech the Queen


Graveyard

Beseech the Queen


The Fair Folk

1. Bitterblossom
2. Bitterblossom
3. Bitterblossom
4. Bitterblossom
5. Mistbind Clique
6. Mistbind Clique
7. Mistbind Clique
8. Mistbind Clique
9. Spellstutter Sprite
10. Spellstutter Sprite
11. Spellstutter Sprite
12. Spellstutter Sprite
13. Vendilion Clique
14. Profane Command
15. Profane Command
16. Countersquall
17. Countersquall
18. Countersquall
19. Countersquall
20. Advice from the Fae
21. Advice from the Fae
22. Beseech the Queen
23. Beseech the Queen
24. Go for the Throat
25. Go for the Throat
26. Go for the Throat
27. Go for the Throat
28. Cryptic Command
29. Cryptic Command
30. Oona's Gatewarden
31. Scion of Oona
32. Scion of Oona
33. Scion of Oona
34. Scion of Oona
35. Dimir Aqueduct
36. Dimir Aqueduct
37. Dimir Aqueduct
38. Dimir Aqueduct
39. Faerie Conclave
40. Faerie Conclave
41. Underground Sea
42. Underground Sea
43. Underground Sea
44. Underground Sea
45. Creeping Tar Pit
46. Creeping Tar Pit
47. Creeping Tar Pit
48. Creeping Tar Pit
49. Secluded Glen
50. Secluded Glen
51. Secluded Glen
52. Secluded Glen
53. Sunken Ruins
54. Sunken Ruins
55. Sunken Ruins
56. Sunken Ruins
57. Watery Grave
58. Watery Grave
59. Watery Grave
60. Watery Grave

[Lady Serpentine]

((That would be correct. In the future, perhaps I should reread the rules more closely before trying to pick things back up after two years...

That said, those were 1/1 tokens, and it was a 4/2 creature, so shouldn't two damage have gotten through to you, despite the mutual destruction? Or are glass cannons simply more brittle than one might expect? :smallconfused:

Oh, yes, and no attempt is made to block.))

[roll0]

The Planeswalker hissed in pain as the Champion's blow struck him, though once it had escaped and he could work without having to ward it off, the white lines flared harshly, once more opening a portal to a field of razorgrass, with a Gold Myr waiting on the other side to step through.

Meanwhile, the Alloy Myr swiftly began to grow, sprouting a barbed tail, thick armor plates, and forming an extra pair of arms from its chest as it did, shortly followed by it chittering sharp commands in some odd language to the others.

((Tap both Plains to play a Gold Myr. Tap the Gold Myr already on the field, the Alloy Myr, and the Forest to cast Alpha Status on the Alloy Myr, which gives it +2/+2 for each creature on the battlefield it shares a type with, making it a 6/6 creature.))

Life: 15

Field:


Creatures:

Gold Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=194384)
Alloy Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=214344)
Gold Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=194384)

Lands:

Plains
Plains
Forest

Hand:


Alpha Status
Vampire Nighthawk
Myr Reservoir
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk


Blackdawn:


1. Servant of Nefarox
4. Servant of Nefarox
5. Alloy Myr
7. Alloy Myr
8. Alloy Myr
9. Myr Prototype
10. Myr Prototype
11. Myr Prototype
12. Myr Prototype
14. Myr Reservoir
15. Myr Reservoir
16. Myr Reservoir
17. Gold Myr
19. Gold Myr
21. Avacyn, Angel of Hope
23. Angel of Despair
24. Angel of Despair
25. Angel of Despair
26. Wurmcoil Engine
29. Swamp
30. Swamp
31. Swamp
32. Swamp
33. Swamp
34. Swamp
35. Swamp
36. Swamp
38. Plains
39. Plains
40. Plains
42. Plains
43. Plains
44. Plains
45. Forest
46. Forest
47. Forest
49. Alpha Status
50. Alpha Status
52. Alpha Status
53. Hivestone
54. Hivestone
55. Hivestone
56. Hivestone
57. Leaden Myr
58. Leaden Myr
59. Leaden Myr
60. Leaden Myr
[/QUOTE]

[BladeofObliviom]

(Not unless it has trample. If Servant of Nefarox were a trampler, the mechanics would change a bit and I'd take the 2 damage.)

[roll0]

More blood flows into the floral bouquets of death as a gurgling cry of agony erupts from the mists. They seem to have faded enough where the silhouette near the center, a withered figure, seems to be properly visible.

In any case, more clouds of vicious Faeries than ever are taking to the field, and a leader seems to have emerged to properly organize them. They have become much deadlier for this as well, even as the champion strikes once more flanked by a pair of allies.

(Three Bitterblossoms activate, taking 3 life and giving 3 tokens. Play Secluded Glen tapped. Tap 3 to play another Beseech the Queen, tutoring Scion of Oona. Tap 3 more to play Scion of Oona. Swing with Mistbind Clique and 2 Faerie Tokens for 9 damage. End turn.)

Life: 10

Field

Dimir Aqueduct (t)
Sunken Ruins (t)
Sunken Ruins (t)
Faerie Conclave (t)
Creeping Tar Pit (t)
Secluded Glen (t)

Bitterblossom
Bitterblossom
Bitterblossom

Mistbind Clique - 4/4 - Flying (t)
Scion of Oona - 1/1 - Flying, Other Faeries gain +1/+1, Other Faeries gain Shroud
Faerie Token - 1/1 - Flying (t)
Faerie Token - 1/1 - Flying (t)
Faerie Token - 1/1 - Flying
Faerie Token - 1/1 - Flying
Faerie Token - 1/1 - Flying


Hand

Countersquall
Countersquall


Graveyard

Beseech the Queen
Beseech the Queen


The Fair Folk

1. Bitterblossom
2. Bitterblossom
3. Bitterblossom
4. Bitterblossom
5. Mistbind Clique
6. Mistbind Clique
7. Mistbind Clique
8. Mistbind Clique
9. Spellstutter Sprite
10. Spellstutter Sprite
11. Spellstutter Sprite
12. Spellstutter Sprite
13. Vendilion Clique
14. Profane Command
15. Profane Command
16. Countersquall
17. Countersquall
18. Countersquall
19. Countersquall
20. Advice from the Fae
21. Advice from the Fae
22. Beseech the Queen
23. Beseech the Queen
24. Go for the Throat
25. Go for the Throat
26. Go for the Throat
27. Go for the Throat
28. Cryptic Command
29. Cryptic Command
30. Oona's Gatewarden
31. Scion of Oona
32. Scion of Oona
33. Scion of Oona
34. Scion of Oona
35. Dimir Aqueduct
36. Dimir Aqueduct
37. Dimir Aqueduct
38. Dimir Aqueduct
39. Faerie Conclave
40. Faerie Conclave
41. Underground Sea
42. Underground Sea
43. Underground Sea
44. Underground Sea
45. Creeping Tar Pit
46. Creeping Tar Pit
47. Creeping Tar Pit
48. Creeping Tar Pit
49. Secluded Glen
50. Secluded Glen
51. Secluded Glen
52. Secluded Glen
53. Sunken Ruins
54. Sunken Ruins
55. Sunken Ruins
56. Sunken Ruins
57. Watery Grave
58. Watery Grave
59. Watery Grave
60. Watery Grave

[Lady Serpentine]

[roll0]

One of the purple lines twisted and writhed to life, springing out to meld with the Alloy Myr, even as both Gold Myr began to glow, and emerald light flared into the webwork that was forming high above the field of war.

Through nexus of energy that formed above the planeswalker, which opened on a beautiful, but bleak, hall of jet and howlite, hung with faded tapestries, an angel flew, pointing her blade at the strange structure that had formed from the ruins, and speaking a single word, which seemed to cast a pall over the battleground, shortly followed by a column of divine flame lancing down to destroy it...

((Play Swamp. Tap everything to summon an Angel of Despair, use her ability to destroy the Dimir Aqueduct.))

Life: 6

Field:


Creatures:

Gold Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=194384)
Alloy Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=214344)
Gold Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=194384)
Angel of Despair (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=247275)


Lands:

Plains
Plains
Forest
Swamp

Hand:


Vampire Nighthawk
Myr Reservoir
Vampire Nighthawk


Blackdawn:


1. Servant of Nefarox
4. Servant of Nefarox
5. Alloy Myr
7. Alloy Myr
8. Alloy Myr
9. Myr Prototype
10. Myr Prototype
11. Myr Prototype
12. Myr Prototype
14. Myr Reservoir
15. Myr Reservoir
16. Myr Reservoir
17. Gold Myr
19. Gold Myr
21. Avacyn, Angel of Hope
23. Angel of Despair
24. Angel of Despair
25. Angel of Despair
26. Wurmcoil Engine
29. Swamp
30. Swamp
31. Swamp
32. Swamp
33. Swamp
34. Swamp
36. Swamp
38. Plains
39. Plains
40. Plains
42. Plains
43. Plains
44. Plains
45. Forest
46. Forest
47. Forest
49. Alpha Status
50. Alpha Status
52. Alpha Status
53. Hivestone
54. Hivestone
55. Hivestone
56. Hivestone
57. Leaden Myr
58. Leaden Myr
59. Leaden Myr
60. Leaden Myr

[BladeofObliviom]

(Ouch, landkilling? Yikes. A bit too late to really help, though.)

[roll0]

The blood pours into the flowers once more, and the faeries show no signs of stopping. A faint whimpering can be heard from the withered figure in the background, followed by whispering to an unseen figure.

~My Queen! I can uphold the bargain in the allotted time! I will not fail you! Please, one last chance!~

With that, the Faeries strike in a last-ditch assault, trying to defeat their opponent and uphold their bargain before their leader is drained completely dry of its vitality.

(Lose 3 life, Bitterblossom spawns 3 more Faeries. Swing with 5 2/2 Faerie Tokens and Mistbound Clique, a 5/5, for 15 damage. That's probably game, but I end my turn if you have a way out of that.)

Life: 7

Field

Sunken Ruins
Sunken Ruins
Sunken Ruins
Faerie Conclave
Creeping Tar Pit
Secluded Glen

Bitterblossom
Bitterblossom
Bitterblossom


Scion of Oona - 1/1 - Flying, Other Faeries gain +1/+1, Other Faeries gain Shroud
Mistbind Clique - 4/4 - Flying (t)
Faerie Token - 1/1 - Flying (t)
Faerie Token - 1/1 - Flying (t)
Faerie Token - 1/1 - Flying (t)
Faerie Token - 1/1 - Flying (t)
Faerie Token - 1/1 - Flying (t)
Faerie Token - 1/1 - Flying
Faerie Token - 1/1 - Flying
Faerie Token - 1/1 - Flying


Hand

Countersquall
Countersquall


Graveyard

Beseech the Queen
Beseech the Queen


The Fair Folk

1. Bitterblossom
2. Bitterblossom
3. Bitterblossom
4. Bitterblossom
5. Mistbind Clique
6. Mistbind Clique
7. Mistbind Clique
8. Mistbind Clique
9. Spellstutter Sprite
10. Spellstutter Sprite
11. Spellstutter Sprite
12. Spellstutter Sprite
13. Vendilion Clique
14. Profane Command
15. Profane Command
16. Countersquall
17. Countersquall
18. Countersquall
19. Countersquall
20. Advice from the Fae
21. Advice from the Fae
22. Beseech the Queen
23. Beseech the Queen
24. Go for the Throat
25. Go for the Throat
26. Go for the Throat
27. Go for the Throat
28. Cryptic Command
29. Cryptic Command
30. Oona's Gatewarden
31. Scion of Oona
32. Scion of Oona
33. Scion of Oona
34. Scion of Oona
35. Dimir Aqueduct
36. Dimir Aqueduct
37. Dimir Aqueduct
38. Dimir Aqueduct
39. Faerie Conclave
40. Faerie Conclave
41. Underground Sea
42. Underground Sea
43. Underground Sea
44. Underground Sea
45. Creeping Tar Pit
46. Creeping Tar Pit
47. Creeping Tar Pit
48. Creeping Tar Pit
49. Secluded Glen
50. Secluded Glen
51. Secluded Glen
52. Secluded Glen
53. Sunken Ruins
54. Sunken Ruins
55. Sunken Ruins
56. Sunken Ruins
57. Watery Grave
58. Watery Grave
59. Watery Grave
60. Watery Grave

[Lady Serpentine]

((Well, I had to do something to keep you from being able to get anything else on the field. But yes, for the most part it is probably a touch late. I couldn't get the Black mana together to cast it (or most of the other nice stuff in my hand) until just now, since it all took once more than I had available.

Also, speaking of things in my hand, I made a clerical error a ways back, which resulted in me not realizing I had a Servant of Nefarox available, so that's been added into my hand now.))

[roll0]

The Gold Myr leapt into the fray, sacrificing themselves to wound the fairies, and keep their master safe. Though their Alpha, it seemed, had a more important task; that of stopping the Champion, which it did with alacrity, quickly crippling, though not killing, her and hanging the fae from one of the many barbs adorning it.

The Angel also swooped down to fight, easily lopping the head off of one of the faeries, though the battle delayed her enough that the rest got through unhindered.

((Block two of the Tokens with both Gold Myr, and one with the Angel of Despair. Block the Mistbound Clique with the Alloy Myr, leaving it at 2/1 until my next turn, when it goes back up to 2/2.))

Life: 2

Field:


Creatures:


Alloy Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=214344) (Alpha Status, though that's a moot point until there are other Myr on the field again.)
Angel of Despair (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=247275)


Lands:

Plains
Plains
Forest
Swamp

Hand:


Vampire Nighthawk
Myr Reservoir
Vampire Nighthawk
Servant of Nefarox


Graveyard:

Gold Myr
Gold Myr

Blackdawn:


4. Servant of Nefarox
5. Alloy Myr
7. Alloy Myr
8. Alloy Myr
9. Myr Prototype
10. Myr Prototype
11. Myr Prototype
12. Myr Prototype
14. Myr Reservoir
15. Myr Reservoir
16. Myr Reservoir
17. Gold Myr
19. Gold Myr
21. Avacyn, Angel of Hope
23. Angel of Despair
24. Angel of Despair
25. Angel of Despair
26. Wurmcoil Engine
29. Swamp
30. Swamp
31. Swamp
32. Swamp
33. Swamp
34. Swamp
36. Swamp
38. Plains
39. Plains
40. Plains
42. Plains
43. Plains
44. Plains
45. Forest
46. Forest
47. Forest
49. Alpha Status
50. Alpha Status
52. Alpha Status
53. Hivestone
54. Hivestone
55. Hivestone
56. Hivestone
57. Leaden Myr
58. Leaden Myr
59. Leaden Myr
60. Leaden Myr

[BladeofObliviom]

(Umm, this may be something of a surprise if you weren't already aware, but Faerie Tokens are flyers. I'm pretty sure the Angel of Despair's the only one that can block.)

[Lady Serpentine]

((Ah. I had forgotten exactly what Flying did, yes. In that case, unless something I've just brought in can block, which I believe it can't, since it would already be tapped, that would indeed end the game. And possibly even if it can, since I don't think two points of healing would save me.

So, since I seem to be dead, good game. It was fun.))

[BladeofObliviom]

(Ah, sorry about that. Good game! If you want to brush up on them, by the way, here's an up-to-date list of keyword abilities and what they do. (http://mtg.wikia.com/wiki/Keyword_Abilities))

[Lady Serpentine]

((No need to apologize. It was hardly unexpected, after all, considering I'm new to both playing and deckbuilding. I actually did better than I thought I would. :smallwink:

And that sounds quite useful. I'll be sure to look it over.

Also, since part of the point of this was to playtest Blackdawn, do you have any tips on what I should do to it?))

[BladeofObliviom]

Alright, first thoughts after ten minutes of looking:

You seem to be running Green entirely for Alpha Status! It's not a bad card, but I don't see why you should be jumping into a third color for it alone.

You're running B/W without Vindicate (http://gatherer.wizards.com/pages/card/details.aspx?name=vindicate). This should be rectified.

Myr Prototype is... ...horrible. You could run virtually any other Myr and honestly have an improvement. If you just want a beater though, Myr Superion (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=194275) is going to be a vast improvement in the majority of cases.

Servant of Nefarox isn't a bad card, but I'd play Knight of Infamy (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=265735) over it any day.

Hivestone would be a good card in certain Sliver decks. With Alpha Status it might even be halfway relevant. But you certainly don't need to be running four copies in any deck.

[Lady Serpentine]

Mostly because it goes very well indeed with Hivestone, if I can get a fair number of creatures on the field and put them both out. But they're too dependent on each other, and removing it would certainly free up some space that would be nice to have, as well as help me fix my mana issues, depending on what I take to replace the Forests I get rid of (I'm considering Dimir Aqueducts) so I think I'll get rid of them both.

Myr Prototype seemed okay with the Myr Reservoirs to feed them... Until one of those Reservoirs sat in my hand the whole game being useless. If I had other Myr with abilities that could be boosted like that - or something like the Superion - I might keep the latter but as it is those are both definitely out, yes.

Vindicate is definitely going in. That's half the reason I took the Angels of Despair, after all, and it's less than half the cost, as well as easier to get the colored mana for...

Knight of Infamy might end up replacing those, or I might keep the Servants and replace the Myr Prototypes with Knights.

What would you think of adding Alliance of Arms (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=228218) and/or Captain's Call (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=228218)? I'm also thinking about taking Cloudshift (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=240006), seeing as that would pair fairly well with Angel of Despair, and maybe Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=227061).

[BladeofObliviom]

Mostly because it goes very well indeed with Hivestone, if I can get a fair number of creatures on the field and put them both out. But they're too dependent on each other, and removing it would certainly free up some space that would be nice to have, as well as help me fix my mana issues, depending on what I take to replace the Forests I get rid of (I'm considering Dimir Aqueducts) so I think I'll get rid of them both.

Myr Prototype seemed okay with the Myr Reservoirs to feed them... Until one of those Reservoirs sat in my hand the whole game being useless. If I had other Myr with abilities that could be boosted like that - or something like the Superion - I might keep the latter but as it is those are both definitely out, yes.

Vindicate is definitely going in. That's half the reason I took the Angels of Despair, after all, and it's less than half the cost, as well as easier to get the colored mana for...

Knight of Infamy might end up replacing those, or I might keep the Servants and replace the Myr Prototypes with Knights.

What would you think of adding Alliance of Arms (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=228218) and/or Captain's Call (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=228218)? I'm also thinking about taking Cloudshift (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=240006), seeing as that would pair fairly well with Angel of Despair, and maybe Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=227061).

Dimir Aqueduct is a good card, but you don't need the Blue mana. In your case, I'm thinking Orzhov Basilica (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=247283) is more useful.

Myr Reservoir is a good card in certain dedicated Myr decks, usually ones that rely on a lot of token generation. Lix had a pretty crazy one that game my Fungus deck a pretty good match, if I recall correctly. In your case, though, I think it's best cut down to one or two copies.

You have 12 mana Myr, which is probably enough to run up to 3 Superion without clogging up your hand except in cases of terrible luck, which happens no matter how you build your deck.

Alliance of Arms is really meant for Multiplayer Decks that like tokens and soldiers. Notice that it gives your opponent just as many tokens, and probably does nothing for you in most cases.

Captain's Call is... ...not the best card. If you want some quick board presence, I'd personally recommend Raise the Alarm (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=222728) or Timely Reinforcements (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=220074) instead.

EDIT: Cloudshift is a really good card in certain decks, but I wouldn't use it when the only thing you really have to pair it with is your huge bomb creature that's not showing up until the late game anyway.


EDIT EDIT: Derp, forgot about Bloodline Keeper. I can tell you from experience that it's very strong, but it really belongs in a dedicated Vampire deck that can really take advantage of that. You can certainly make use of a copy or two, though.

Also, you might consider replaying Alloy Myr with Palladium Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=212251): It produces more mana, though colorless, at the same cost.

[Lady Serpentine]

Orzhov Basilica it is, then.

I think I'll cut it down to one and use the slots to get three Superions.

That was something worrying me about that one, yes. I might go with either of the two you recommend, or maybe use those spaces for Kemba's Skyguard (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=194083).

The difficulty with replacing the Alloy Myr with Palladium Myr is that Alloy Myr was the only thing letting me summon Black creatures most of the game, and could easily end up in the opposite position next time around, though admittedly, the Basilicas will help to some extent.

Child of Night (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=234560) seems like it could be useful for giving me something to heal with early on, especially if I don't take the Skyguards; would the Nighthawks already fill that niche?

[BladeofObliviom]

Actually, I can think of a card that solves the lack of flyers problem and the lifegain problem rather neatly, at the same time. Vault Skirge (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=217984) is an unassuming 1/1, but it's a lifelinked flyer that can be a 1-drop if you're willing to pay a bit of life as a cost, or a 2-drop otherwise.

As for your mana problems, have you considered a stronger manabase? http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=241979 and Godless Shrine (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Discussion.aspx?multiverseid=96935) come to mind.

[Lady Serpentine]

Okay, the current list looks like this:


Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Vindicate
Vindicate
Vindicate
Vindicate
Myr Reservoir
Myr Superion
Myr Superion
Myr Superion
Gold Myr
Gold Myr
Gold Myr
Gold Myr
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Leaden Myr
Leaden Myr
Leaden Myr
Leaden Myr
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge


What do you think?

[BladeofObliviom]

Looks pretty decent to me. Would you perhaps like to try it against one of my other decks? I haven't played Cyrus for a while.

Hellfire and the Black Rose (4 Victories/1 Loss)

1. Smokebraider
2. Smokebraider
3. Smokebraider
4. Smokebraider
5. Ashling, The Extinguisher
6. Kulrath Knight
7. Kulrath Knight
8. Brighthearth Banneret
9. Brighthearth Banneret
10. Brighthearth Banneret
11. Brighthearth Banneret
12. Ashmouth Hound
13. Ashmouth Hound
14. Ashmouth Hound
15. Ashmouth Hound
16. Balefire Dragon
17. Necroskitter
18. Necroskitter
19. Blightning
20. Blightning
21. Blightning
22. Blightning
23. Banefire
24. Banefire
25. Black Sun's Zenith
26. Terminate
27. Terminate
28. Terminate
29. Shriekmaw
30. Shriekmaw
31. Brute Force
32. Brute Force
33. Lightning Bolt
34. Lightning Bolt
35. Lightning Bolt
36. Lightning Bolt
37. Blood Crypt
38. Blood Crypt
39. Blood Crypt
40. Blood Crypt
41. Badlands
42. Badlands
43. Badlands
44. Badlands
45. Blackcleave Cliffs
46. Blackcleave Cliffs
47. Blackcleave Cliffs
48. Blackcleave Cliffs
49. Rakdos Carnarium
50. Rakdos Carnarium
51. Rakdos Carnarium
52. Rakdos Carnarium
53. Primal Beyond
54. Primal Beyond
55. Primal Beyond
56. Primal Beyond
57. Lavaclaw Reaches
58. Lavaclaw Reaches
59. Lavaclaw Reaches
60. Lavaclaw Reaches

[Lady Serpentine]

I suspect, knowing Cyrus, that I'll get slaughtered, but sure.

Initiative: [roll0]

[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]
[roll4]
[roll5]
[roll6]
[roll7]

Field:

-

Hand:

-

Graveyard:

-

Blackdawn:


Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Vindicate
Vindicate
Vindicate
Vindicate
Myr Reservoir
Myr Superion
Myr Superion
Myr Superion
Gold Myr
Gold Myr
Gold Myr
Gold Myr
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Leaden Myr
Leaden Myr
Leaden Myr
Leaden Myr
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge

[BladeofObliviom]

(Heh. I actually conceived the character here, long before he popped up in the Nexus. This is actually his third deck; The older ones weren't vicious or aggressive enough to really fit. :smalltongue:)



[roll0]

[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]
[roll4]
[roll5]
[roll6]
[roll7]


In a burst of black fire, the familiar figure of Cyrus Ahu apparates.

"Well then, lads and lasses: The Heart of Iniquity returns!"

(Since you chose to go second, I'll play a Lavaclaw Reaches tapped before ending my turn.)

Field

Lavaclaw Reaches (t)


Hand

Primal Beyond
Blood Crypt
Smokebraider
Brighthearth Banneret
Balefire Dragon
Brute Force


Graveyard

-


Hellfire and the Black Rose

1. Smokebraider
2. Smokebraider
3. Smokebraider
4. Smokebraider
5. Ashling, The Extinguisher
6. Kulrath Knight
7. Kulrath Knight
8. Brighthearth Banneret
9. Brighthearth Banneret
10. Brighthearth Banneret
11. Brighthearth Banneret
12. Ashmouth Hound
13. Ashmouth Hound
14. Ashmouth Hound
15. Ashmouth Hound
16. Balefire Dragon
17. Necroskitter
18. Necroskitter
19. Blightning
20. Blightning
21. Blightning
22. Blightning
23. Banefire
24. Banefire
25. Black Sun's Zenith
26. Terminate
27. Terminate
28. Terminate
29. Shriekmaw
30. Shriekmaw
31. Brute Force
32. Brute Force
33. Lightning Bolt
34. Lightning Bolt
35. Lightning Bolt
36. Lightning Bolt
37. Blood Crypt
38. Blood Crypt
39. Blood Crypt
40. Blood Crypt
41. Badlands
42. Badlands
43. Badlands
44. Badlands
45. Blackcleave Cliffs
46. Blackcleave Cliffs
47. Blackcleave Cliffs
48. Blackcleave Cliffs
49. Rakdos Carnarium
50. Rakdos Carnarium
51. Rakdos Carnarium
52. Rakdos Carnarium
53. Primal Beyond
54. Primal Beyond
55. Primal Beyond
56. Primal Beyond
57. Lavaclaw Reaches
58. Lavaclaw Reaches
59. Lavaclaw Reaches
60. Lavaclaw Reaches

[Lady Serpentine]

(Assuming we're going with 'high roll picks' this time, since you said that's what's normally used, I'll go second.)

[roll0]

Moments later, a door appears, and an androgyne, with hair so dark as to be almost black, though the dim light reveals it to actually be a metallic purple, wearing what seems to be a black silk shirt and pants of the same material, with a white leather jacket, the back of which bears an expertly done phoenix, steps through, the portal expanding to show that they seem to have come from a chapel in the midst of a fen, before the building solidifies behind them, another, this time in a different style, and set in the midst of a field of razorgrass, forming to the right as they do.

As soon as the temples fully appear, the androgyne murmurs a sibilant, liquid-sounding, incant, flooding the hell-pit that Cyrus summoned, which quickly quenches the fires within.

That done, they draw a back-curved knife, with a hooked blade, and draw it slowly across their left palm, cutting quite deeply, and letting the blood flow freely, which soon draws a strange patchwork zombie to their side.

"And the Heart finds that, as always, it bleeds to the Nightrose's thorns..."

((Play Plains, Swamp, and two Isolated Chapels, in that order. Tap Plains, Swamp, and an Isolated Chapel to cast Vindicate on Lavaclaw Reaches. Tap the other Isolated Chapel and pay two life to play Vault Skirge.))

(Play Swamp. Tap Swamp and pay two life to play Vault Skirge.)

Life: 18


Field:


Creatures:


Vault Skirge (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=217984)

Lands:



Swamp


Hand:


Gold Myr
Angel of Despair
Plains
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel

Graveyard:

-

Blackdawn:


Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Vindicate
Vindicate
Vindicate
Myr Reservoir
Myr Superion
Myr Superion
Myr Superion
Gold Myr
Gold Myr
Gold Myr
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Leaden Myr
Leaden Myr
Leaden Myr
Leaden Myr
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Vault Skirge

[BladeofObliviom]

(...Hold up just one moment there. How did you play FOUR LANDS in one turn?! :smalleek:)

[Lady Serpentine]

(...Hold up just one moment there. How did you play FOUR LANDS in one turn?! :smalleek:)

(...Whoops. I forgot that there was a limit on how many one could play, that's how. Which I shouldn't have, since I just reread the rules last night, but yeah. It was a mistake on my part. (I suspect that the group I played with previously may have forgotten about that rule, or at least ignored it, based on my somewhat hazy recollections of the last time I played IRL, which may partially explain it, but still.) :smallredface:

So Lilium still appeared from where they did and summoned a Vault Skirge, but the only land actually in play is Swamp. I'll go edit what's on the field now.)

[BladeofObliviom]

(Had me startled a moment there. :smalltongue:)

[roll0]

"Ah, but the Heart has blood to spare. How much can but one rose drink before it drowns under the tide?"

Cyrus grins maniacally, as reality seems to fall apart around him and the elemental forces of fire and stone seem to come to his aid, bringing forth a herald of doom.

(Play Primal Beyond, revealing Brighthearth Banneret so it comes into play untapped. Cast Brighthearth Banneret. End turn.)

Field

Lavaclaw Reaches (t)
Primal Beyond (t)

Brighthearth Banneret - 1/1 - All Elementals and Warriors cost 1 less to cast.


Hand

Blood Crypt
Smokebraider
Balefire Dragon
Brute Force
Lightning Bolt


Graveyard

-


Hellfire and the Black Rose

1. Smokebraider
2. Smokebraider
3. Smokebraider
4. Smokebraider
5. Ashling, The Extinguisher
6. Kulrath Knight
7. Kulrath Knight
8. Brighthearth Banneret
9. Brighthearth Banneret
10. Brighthearth Banneret
11. Brighthearth Banneret
12. Ashmouth Hound
13. Ashmouth Hound
14. Ashmouth Hound
15. Ashmouth Hound
16. Balefire Dragon
17. Necroskitter
18. Necroskitter
19. Blightning
20. Blightning
21. Blightning
22. Blightning
23. Banefire
24. Banefire
25. Black Sun's Zenith
26. Terminate
27. Terminate
28. Terminate
29. Shriekmaw
30. Shriekmaw
31. Brute Force
32. Brute Force
33. Lightning Bolt
34. Lightning Bolt
35. Lightning Bolt
36. Lightning Bolt
37. Blood Crypt
38. Blood Crypt
39. Blood Crypt
40. Blood Crypt
41. Badlands
42. Badlands
43. Badlands
44. Badlands
45. Blackcleave Cliffs
46. Blackcleave Cliffs
47. Blackcleave Cliffs
48. Blackcleave Cliffs
49. Rakdos Carnarium
50. Rakdos Carnarium
51. Rakdos Carnarium
52. Rakdos Carnarium
53. Primal Beyond
54. Primal Beyond
55. Primal Beyond
56. Primal Beyond
57. Lavaclaw Reaches
58. Lavaclaw Reaches
59. Lavaclaw Reaches
60. Lavaclaw Reaches

[BladeofObliviom]

(Sorry about that, got distracted. Turn up. :smallsmile:)

[Lady Serpentine]

((It's fine. I'm reading through Skin Horse at the moment, so the delay wasn't too irksome.))

[roll0]

"For each drop of blood I take, I can drink more, for I grow in power as I do. Can you say the same of losing it?"

At a gesture from Lilium, the Vault Skirge darts forward, skimming insolently past the Herald to prey on Cyrus, or at least attempt to...

Meanwhile, from the waters at their feet, a dull machine, which seems to exude an aura of weight and decay, rises, though it seems as though it'll need a bit to recover from its long immersion.

(Play Isolated Chapel. Tap Swamp and Isolated Chapel to play Leaden Myr. Attack with Vault Skirge.)

Life: 18


Field:


Creatures:


Vault Skirge (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=217984)
Leaden Myr

Lands:



Swamp


Hand:


Gold Myr
Angel of Despair
Plains
Isolated Chapel

Graveyard:

-

Blackdawn:


Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Vindicate
Vindicate
Vindicate
Myr Reservoir
Myr Superion
Myr Superion
Myr Superion
Gold Myr
Gold Myr
Gold Myr
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Leaden Myr
Leaden Myr
Leaden Myr
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Vault Skirge

[BladeofObliviom]

(No block, obviously.)

[roll0]


Cyrus laughs, as a bloody altar appears on one of the sundered islands.

"Oh, you're quite mistaken if you believe I'm limited to bleeding on you. After all, what will you do when what you've imbibed burns with the weight of your sins... ...and mine?"

The Banneret takes its pike and marches forth, attempting to strike a glancing blow on the other Planeswalker, to accentuate the above point.


(Play Blood Crypt tapped. Tap Primal Beyond to cast Smokebraider, who currently has a reduced cost due to my Banneret. Attack with Brighthearth Banneret. Do you block? Note that I haven't ended my turn yet; I have actions contingent on whether you block or not.)


Life: 19

Field

Lavaclaw Reaches
Primal Beyond (t)
Blood Crypt (t)

Brighthearth Banneret - 1/1 - All Elementals and Warriors cost 1 less to cast. (t)
Smokebraider - 1/1 - T: Add 2 mana to mana pool. Can only be used to cast elementals and Elemental Abilities.


Hand

Blood Crypt
Balefire Dragon
Brute Force
Lightning Bolt


Graveyard

-


Hellfire and the Black Rose

1. Smokebraider
2. Smokebraider
3. Smokebraider
4. Smokebraider
5. Ashling, The Extinguisher
6. Kulrath Knight
7. Kulrath Knight
8. Brighthearth Banneret
9. Brighthearth Banneret
10. Brighthearth Banneret
11. Brighthearth Banneret
12. Ashmouth Hound
13. Ashmouth Hound
14. Ashmouth Hound
15. Ashmouth Hound
16. Balefire Dragon
17. Necroskitter
18. Necroskitter
19. Blightning
20. Blightning
21. Blightning
22. Blightning
23. Banefire
24. Banefire
25. Black Sun's Zenith
26. Terminate
27. Terminate
28. Terminate
29. Shriekmaw
30. Shriekmaw
31. Brute Force
32. Brute Force
33. Lightning Bolt
34. Lightning Bolt
35. Lightning Bolt
36. Lightning Bolt
37. Blood Crypt
38. Blood Crypt
39. Blood Crypt
40. Blood Crypt
41. Badlands
42. Badlands
43. Badlands
44. Badlands
45. Blackcleave Cliffs
46. Blackcleave Cliffs
47. Blackcleave Cliffs
48. Blackcleave Cliffs
49. Rakdos Carnarium
50. Rakdos Carnarium
51. Rakdos Carnarium
52. Rakdos Carnarium
53. Primal Beyond
54. Primal Beyond
55. Primal Beyond
56. Primal Beyond
57. Lavaclaw Reaches
58. Lavaclaw Reaches
59. Lavaclaw Reaches
60. Lavaclaw Reaches

[Lady Serpentine]

(Well, that sounds highly ominous. No block, though, no.)

[BladeofObliviom]

(Then nothing extra happens! Your turn! :smallsmile:)

[Lady Serpentine]

(Well, that's a relief.)

[roll]1d51[roll]

"I share many properties with my master. Among them, a certain resistance to fire. And my soul is his now, not my own, so if that is what you would seek to burn, feel free to attempt to harm a Demon with sins," the Planeswalker replies, shrugging, the burn left by the Banneret's weapon healing as she speaks.

At still more soft commands, one sounding like metal whispering against itself, and another that is simply a name, a Gold Myr flits out of the plain of razorgrass, and a knight in black armor, glowing a baleful red in places, rides out of the stables adjoining the decaying temple.

Meanwhile, the Vault Skirge zips forward again, through several smoke rings surrounding the Smokeinder this time, as though Lilium wishes it to show off...

((Play Isolated Chapel. Tap an Isolated Chapel and Swamp to play a Gold Myr. Tap the other Isolated Chapel and Leaden Myr to play Knight of Infamy. Attack with Vault Skirge.))

Life: 18


Field:


Creatures:


Vault Skirge (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=217984)
Leaden Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=194204)
Gold Myr
(http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=194384)Knight of Infamy (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=265735)

Lands:



Swamp
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel

Hand:


Gold Myr
Angel of Despair
Plains
Knight of Infamy

Graveyard:

-

Blackdawn:


Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Vindicate
Vindicate
Vindicate
Myr Reservoir
Myr Superion
Myr Superion
Myr Superion
Gold Myr
Gold Myr
Gold Myr
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Leaden Myr
Leaden Myr
Leaden Myr
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Vault Skirge
[/QUOTE]

[Lady Serpentine]

(Let's try actually rolling this time, shall we? :smallsigh:

[roll0])

[BladeofObliviom]

Cyrus continues laughing.

"Well, you can take that literally if you want to. However, your little construct should really watch the skies better..."

With that, a bolt of aphotic lightning lances forth from ebon clouds that surely were not there a moment before, violently striking the Skirge in twain.

(Tap Lavaclaw Reaches, cast Lightning Bolt on Vault Skirge after it attacks but before it deals damage. This probably doesn't change much, but I'll ask if it does anyway before I go on.)

[Lady Serpentine]

(I have no mana to tap, so no, it doesn't change much at all.)

[BladeofObliviom]

[roll0]

Cyrus finally stops laughing, settling on a wry grimace as further incantations over a new altar call an angry, canine beast of ash and flame to his side, even as the Herald and Artist strike with new fervor at the other Planeswalker.

"I hope you've got something good coming up, or you'll find that your rose isn't nearly as absorbent as you believe!"

(Play a second Blood Crypt tapped, cast Ashmouth Hound. Swing with Brighthearth Banneret and the Smokebraider, once again waiting to see if you block before I end my turn.)


Life: 19

Field

Lavaclaw Reaches
Primal Beyond
Blood Crypt (t)
Blood Crypt (t)

Brighthearth Banneret - 1/1 - All Elementals and Warriors cost 1 less to cast. (t)
Smokebraider - 1/1 - T: Add 2 mana to mana pool. Can only be used to cast elementals and Elemental Abilities. (t)
Ashmouth Hound - 2/1 - Firster Strike


Hand

Balefire Dragon
Brute Force


Graveyard

Lightning Bolt


Hellfire and the Black Rose

1. Smokebraider
2. Smokebraider
3. Smokebraider
4. Smokebraider
5. Ashling, The Extinguisher
6. Kulrath Knight
7. Kulrath Knight
8. Brighthearth Banneret
9. Brighthearth Banneret
10. Brighthearth Banneret
11. Brighthearth Banneret
12. Ashmouth Hound
13. Ashmouth Hound
14. Ashmouth Hound
15. Ashmouth Hound
16. Balefire Dragon
17. Necroskitter
18. Necroskitter
19. Blightning
20. Blightning
21. Blightning
22. Blightning
23. Banefire
24. Banefire
25. Black Sun's Zenith
26. Terminate
27. Terminate
28. Terminate
29. Shriekmaw
30. Shriekmaw
31. Brute Force
32. Brute Force
33. Lightning Bolt
34. Lightning Bolt
35. Lightning Bolt
36. Lightning Bolt
37. Blood Crypt
38. Blood Crypt
39. Blood Crypt
40. Blood Crypt
41. Badlands
42. Badlands
43. Badlands
44. Badlands
45. Blackcleave Cliffs
46. Blackcleave Cliffs
47. Blackcleave Cliffs
48. Blackcleave Cliffs
49. Rakdos Carnarium
50. Rakdos Carnarium
51. Rakdos Carnarium
52. Rakdos Carnarium
53. Primal Beyond
54. Primal Beyond
55. Primal Beyond
56. Primal Beyond
57. Lavaclaw Reaches
58. Lavaclaw Reaches
59. Lavaclaw Reaches
60. Lavaclaw Reaches

[Lady Serpentine]

(Nope, nothing blocks.)

[BladeofObliviom]

(Alright, nothing happens again! Your turn! :smallsmile:)

[Lady Serpentine]

[roll0]

The temple behind the androgyne begins to repair itself, outbuildings and mausoleums rising from the depths of the swamp in which it sat, while, in response to a hissing spell from them, the land opens beneath one of the bloody altars that Cyrus summoned, swallowing it whole.

Meanwhile, the Knight charges, sword dripping black fire, which, on coming in contact with the ground, eats away the soil, as he does.

Life: 16

(Play Isolated Chapel. Tap two Isolated Chapels and Swamp to cast Vindicate on Bloody Crypt. Attack with Knight of Infamy, which is a 2/2 since it's attack alone.)


Field:


Creatures:


Vault Skirge (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=217984)
Leaden Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=194204)
Gold Myr
(http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=194384)Knight of Infamy (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=265735)

Lands:



Swamp
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel

Hand:


Angel of Despair
Plains

Graveyard:

-

Blackdawn:


Isolated Chapel
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Vindicate
Vindicate
Vindicate
Myr Reservoir
Myr Superion
Myr Superion
Myr Superion
Gold Myr
Gold Myr
Gold Myr
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Leaden Myr
Leaden Myr
Leaden Myr
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Vault Skirge

[BladeofObliviom]

(Block with Ashmouth Hound, casting Brute Strength on it for +3/+3 until the end of the turn. Knight of Infamy is very dead, while Ashmouth Hound is perfectly fine. Is it my turn, or do you have further actions?)

[Lady Serpentine]

(Does twitching count? :smalltongue:

No, no other actions until my next turn. Where hopefully I will draw something that's not a land card, for once. Last game, I couldn't get mana I didn't have to pay for to save my life, this game I can't get the things I'd use it on. :smallyuk:)

[BladeofObliviom]

(Heh, I know how that is. At the moment I can't seem to draw any of my really effective cards. :smalltongue:)

[roll0]

Cyrus continues to grin.

"No more words for me, sweetcheeks? How pitiful your current efforts are. Oh well, best finished sooner rather than later!"

The Smokebraider seems to perform some ritual, and the festering hellpit that's been present since the beginning rises, a grotesque hand of sinew and molten stone rising forth to strike, even as the Hound and Herald make more mundane assaults.

(Play Badlands, then pay 3 mana to turn Lavaclaw Reaches into a creature until end of turn. Tap Smokebraider for 2 mana to pump Lavaclaw Reaches into a 4/2. Swing with Lavaclaw Reaches, Brighthearth Banneret, and Ashmouth Hound for a total of 7 damage. End turn.)

Life: 19

Field

Lavaclaw Reaches (t)
Primal Beyond (t)
Blood Crypt (t)
Badlands (t)

Brighthearth Banneret - 1/1 - All Elementals and Warriors cost 1 less to cast. (t)
Smokebraider - 1/1 - T: Add 2 mana to mana pool. Can only be used to cast elementals and Elemental Abilities. (t)
Ashmouth Hound - 2/1 - Firster Strike (t)


Hand

Balefire Dragon


Graveyard

Lightning Bolt
Blood Crypt
Brute Force


Hellfire and the Black Rose

1. Smokebraider
2. Smokebraider
3. Smokebraider
4. Smokebraider
5. Ashling, The Extinguisher
6. Kulrath Knight
7. Kulrath Knight
8. Brighthearth Banneret
9. Brighthearth Banneret
10. Brighthearth Banneret
11. Brighthearth Banneret
12. Ashmouth Hound
13. Ashmouth Hound
14. Ashmouth Hound
15. Ashmouth Hound
16. Balefire Dragon
17. Necroskitter
18. Necroskitter
19. Blightning
20. Blightning
21. Blightning
22. Blightning
23. Banefire
24. Banefire
25. Black Sun's Zenith
26. Terminate
27. Terminate
28. Terminate
29. Shriekmaw
30. Shriekmaw
31. Brute Force
32. Brute Force
33. Lightning Bolt
34. Lightning Bolt
35. Lightning Bolt
36. Lightning Bolt
37. Blood Crypt
38. Blood Crypt
39. Blood Crypt
40. Blood Crypt
41. Badlands
42. Badlands
43. Badlands
44. Badlands
45. Blackcleave Cliffs
46. Blackcleave Cliffs
47. Blackcleave Cliffs
48. Blackcleave Cliffs
49. Rakdos Carnarium
50. Rakdos Carnarium
51. Rakdos Carnarium
52. Rakdos Carnarium
53. Primal Beyond
54. Primal Beyond
55. Primal Beyond
56. Primal Beyond
57. Lavaclaw Reaches
58. Lavaclaw Reaches
59. Lavaclaw Reaches
60. Lavaclaw Reaches

[Lady Serpentine]

(No attempt to block.)

[roll]1d49[roll]

"For all of your boasting, you still need your fire. And it won't do much good as ashes, will it?", Lilium asks sweetly, laughing, and calling out a name to the sky, which is swiftly followed by the hell-pit dissolving into a spray of dust, which is itself anteceded by an angel bursting through the ebon clouds over the battleground.

((Play Isolated Chapel. Tap everything to summon Angel of Despair. Destroy Lavaclaw Reaches.))

Life: 9


Field:


Creatures:



Leaden Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=194204)
[URL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=194384"]Gold Myr


Lands:



Swamp
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel

Hand:


Plains

Graveyard:



Vault Skirge
Knight of Infamy

Blackdawn:


Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Vindicate
Vindicate
Vindicate
Myr Reservoir
Myr Superion
Myr Superion
Myr Superion
Gold Myr
Gold Myr
Gold Myr
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Leaden Myr
Leaden Myr
Leaden Myr
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Vault Skirge

[Lady Serpentine]

(Bah. I can't seem to roll right today...

[roll0])

[BladeofObliviom]

[roll0]

Cyrus stops grinning as a wrench is thrown into his gears.

"Well, you certainly know how to take a bit of wind out of my sails. Don't think this guarantees you victory, or any such drivel, though. I've not yet begun to fight!"

(Play Rakdos Carnarium, returning Badlands to hand. End turn.)

Life: 19

Field

Primal Beyond
Blood Crypt
Rakdos Carnarium (t)

Brighthearth Banneret - 1/1 - All Elementals and Warriors cost 1 less to cast.
Smokebraider - 1/1 - T: Add 2 mana to mana pool. Can only be used to cast elementals and Elemental Abilities.
Ashmouth Hound - 2/1 - Firster Strike


Hand

Balefire Dragon
Badlands


Graveyard

Lavaclaw Reaches
Lightning Bolt
Blood Crypt
Brute Force


Hellfire and the Black Rose

1. Smokebraider
2. Smokebraider
3. Smokebraider
4. Smokebraider
5. Ashling, The Extinguisher
6. Kulrath Knight
7. Kulrath Knight
8. Brighthearth Banneret
9. Brighthearth Banneret
10. Brighthearth Banneret
11. Brighthearth Banneret
12. Ashmouth Hound
13. Ashmouth Hound
14. Ashmouth Hound
15. Ashmouth Hound
16. Balefire Dragon
17. Necroskitter
18. Necroskitter
19. Blightning
20. Blightning
21. Blightning
22. Blightning
23. Banefire
24. Banefire
25. Black Sun's Zenith
26. Terminate
27. Terminate
28. Terminate
29. Shriekmaw
30. Shriekmaw
31. Brute Force
32. Brute Force
33. Lightning Bolt
34. Lightning Bolt
35. Lightning Bolt
36. Lightning Bolt
37. Blood Crypt
38. Blood Crypt
39. Blood Crypt
40. Blood Crypt
41. Badlands
42. Badlands
43. Badlands
44. Badlands
45. Blackcleave Cliffs
46. Blackcleave Cliffs
47. Blackcleave Cliffs
48. Blackcleave Cliffs
49. Rakdos Carnarium
50. Rakdos Carnarium
51. Rakdos Carnarium
52. Rakdos Carnarium
53. Primal Beyond
54. Primal Beyond
55. Primal Beyond
56. Primal Beyond
57. Lavaclaw Reaches
58. Lavaclaw Reaches
59. Lavaclaw Reaches
60. Lavaclaw Reaches

[Lady Serpentine]

[roll0]

"That would certainly explain why you're having so much difficulty with me," Lilium agrees, a grin settling over their features as Cyrus's fades. "Any idea on when you're going to do so?"

Meanwhile, another Myr steps from the temple behind them, this one seemingly made of some strange alloy, judging by its casing, and the strange lights dancing inside it.

Cyrus, as all this is going on, may begin finding it rather difficult to breathe as a result of the angel destroying the air around him from her place high above the battlefield...

((Play Plains. Tap Plains, Isolated Chapel, and Swamp to play Alloy Myr. Attack with Angel of Despair.))

Life: 9


Field:


Creatures:



Leaden Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=194204)
Gold Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=194384)

Angel of Despair (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=247275)
Alloy Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=214344)


Lands:



Swamp
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Plains

Hand:



Graveyard:



Vault Skirge
Knight of Infamy

Blackdawn:


Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Vindicate
Vindicate
Vindicate
Myr Reservoir
Myr Superion
Myr Superion
Myr Superion
Gold Myr
Gold Myr
Gold Myr
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Leaden Myr
Leaden Myr
Leaden Myr
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Vault Skirge

[BladeofObliviom]

[roll0]

Cyrus' face goes a bit pale as his lungs are deprived of proper oxygen, but he is sustained by the dark forces that normally keep him alive long past his previously scheduled death date.

"Precisely... ...now."

Unamused, he snaps his fingers. Instantly, the Angel, previously smug in its seeming superiority, screams in unbearable agony as its body collapses into dust from the outside inward, leaving only a still-beating heart to fall into the fires of Cyrus' rage.

"With that nuisance out of the way, shall we?"

The hound lunges.

(Play Badlands, then cast Terminate on Angel of Despair. Swing with Ashmouth Hound. End turn, regardless of result.)


Life: 14

Field

Primal Beyond
Blood Crypt
Rakdos Carnarium (t)
Badlands

Brighthearth Banneret - 1/1 - All Elementals and Warriors cost 1 less to cast.
Smokebraider - 1/1 - T: Add 2 mana to mana pool. Can only be used to cast elementals and Elemental Abilities.
Ashmouth Hound - 2/1 - Firster Strike (t)


Hand

Balefire Dragon


Graveyard

Lavaclaw Reaches
Lightning Bolt
Blood Crypt
Brute Force
Terminate


Hellfire and the Black Rose

1. Smokebraider
2. Smokebraider
3. Smokebraider
4. Smokebraider
5. Ashling, The Extinguisher
6. Kulrath Knight
7. Kulrath Knight
8. Brighthearth Banneret
9. Brighthearth Banneret
10. Brighthearth Banneret
11. Brighthearth Banneret
12. Ashmouth Hound
13. Ashmouth Hound
14. Ashmouth Hound
15. Ashmouth Hound
16. Balefire Dragon
17. Necroskitter
18. Necroskitter
19. Blightning
20. Blightning
21. Blightning
22. Blightning
23. Banefire
24. Banefire
25. Black Sun's Zenith
26. Terminate
27. Terminate
28. Terminate
29. Shriekmaw
30. Shriekmaw
31. Brute Force
32. Brute Force
33. Lightning Bolt
34. Lightning Bolt
35. Lightning Bolt
36. Lightning Bolt
37. Blood Crypt
38. Blood Crypt
39. Blood Crypt
40. Blood Crypt
41. Badlands
42. Badlands
43. Badlands
44. Badlands
45. Blackcleave Cliffs
46. Blackcleave Cliffs
47. Blackcleave Cliffs
48. Blackcleave Cliffs
49. Rakdos Carnarium
50. Rakdos Carnarium
51. Rakdos Carnarium
52. Rakdos Carnarium
53. Primal Beyond
54. Primal Beyond
55. Primal Beyond
56. Primal Beyond
57. Lavaclaw Reaches
58. Lavaclaw Reaches
59. Lavaclaw Reaches
60. Lavaclaw Reaches

[Lady Serpentine]

[roll0]

(...Okay, this is getting a touch ridiculous. My last four rolls have been ones and twos. Can I get a new set of dice, please?)

The Gold Myr leaps in front of the Ashmouth Hound, sacrificing itself to protect its master. Though oddly, as they fall, the bodies merge, another Alloy Myr rising from the corpse...

As its 'sibling' rises, the one already on the field lopes forward, a pair of blades forming from its arms as it does.

((Block with Gold Myr, which was done, naturally before the turn started; I just wanted to see if I could write it into the narration more easily. Presumably, this destroys both of them. Tap Plains, Swamp, and Isolated Chapel to play Alloy Myr. Attack with the Alloy Myr already on the field.))

Life: 9


Field:


Creatures:



Leaden Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=194204)
Alloy Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=214344)

Alloy Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=214344)


Lands:



Swamp
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Plains

Hand:



Graveyard:



Vault Skirge
Knight of Infamy

Blackdawn:


Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Vindicate
Vindicate
Vindicate
Myr Reservoir
Myr Superion
Myr Superion
Myr Superion
Gold Myr
Gold Myr
Gold Myr
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Leaden Myr
Leaden Myr
Leaden Myr
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Vault Skirge
[/QUOTE]

[BladeofObliviom]

(Actually, Ashmouth Hound's special ability kills Gold Myr before it deals damage. It's still blocked though, so you don't take damage. Oh, and no blocks.)

[roll0]

Cyrus starts grinning once more as the bloodbath resumes properly, and this time in his favor, not even properly responding to the injury to his side from an Alloy Myr aside from kicking it back to its previous position.

"What fun! Of course, I must have air superiority of my own. It wouldn't do to let you have all that fun, not at all..."

Another twisted creature of Fire and Stone spawns, this time atop a batlike mount that screams with the fury of all the Blind Eternities it crossed to reach this place, even as the hound leaps into the fray once more, hoping to bring more blood upon the battlefield.

(Cast Kulrath Knight, swing with Ashmouth Hound. End turn.)


Life: 12

Field

Primal Beyond (t)
Blood Crypt (t)
Rakdos Carnarium (t)
Badlands

Brighthearth Banneret - 1/1 - All Elementals and Warriors cost 1 less to cast.
Smokebraider - 1/1 - T: Add 2 mana to mana pool. Can only be used to cast elementals and Elemental Abilities.
Ashmouth Hound - 2/1 - Firster Strike
Kulrath Knight - 3/3 - Wither, Flying, Creatures with counters can't attack or block


Hand

Balefire Dragon


Graveyard

Lavaclaw Reaches
Lightning Bolt
Blood Crypt
Brute Force
Terminate


Hellfire and the Black Rose

1. Smokebraider
2. Smokebraider
3. Smokebraider
4. Smokebraider
5. Ashling, The Extinguisher
6. Kulrath Knight
7. Kulrath Knight
8. Brighthearth Banneret
9. Brighthearth Banneret
10. Brighthearth Banneret
11. Brighthearth Banneret
12. Ashmouth Hound
13. Ashmouth Hound
14. Ashmouth Hound
15. Ashmouth Hound
16. Balefire Dragon
17. Necroskitter
18. Necroskitter
19. Blightning
20. Blightning
21. Blightning
22. Blightning
23. Banefire
24. Banefire
25. Black Sun's Zenith
26. Terminate
27. Terminate
28. Terminate
29. Shriekmaw
30. Shriekmaw
31. Brute Force
32. Brute Force
33. Lightning Bolt
34. Lightning Bolt
35. Lightning Bolt
36. Lightning Bolt
37. Blood Crypt
38. Blood Crypt
39. Blood Crypt
40. Blood Crypt
41. Badlands
42. Badlands
43. Badlands
44. Badlands
45. Blackcleave Cliffs
46. Blackcleave Cliffs
47. Blackcleave Cliffs
48. Blackcleave Cliffs
49. Rakdos Carnarium
50. Rakdos Carnarium
51. Rakdos Carnarium
52. Rakdos Carnarium
53. Primal Beyond
54. Primal Beyond
55. Primal Beyond
56. Primal Beyond
57. Lavaclaw Reaches
58. Lavaclaw Reaches
59. Lavaclaw Reaches
60. Lavaclaw Reaches

[Lady Serpentine]

(Me new get numbers now? *puppy-eyes* :smalltongue:)

[roll0]



Cyrus starts grinning once more as the bloodbath resumes properly, and this time in his favor, not even properly responding to the injury to his side from an Alloy Myr aside from kicking it back to its previous position.

"What fun! Of course, I must have air superiority of my own. It wouldn't do to let you have all that fun, not at all..."

Another twisted creature of Fire and Stone spawns, this time atop a batlike mount that screams with the fury of all the Blind Eternities it crossed to reach this place, even as the hound leaps into the fray once more, hoping to bring more blood upon the battlefield.

(Cast Kulrath Knight, swing with Ashmouth Hound. End turn.)

Lilium ignores the burning wounds left by the Hound, save for ordering the Leaden Myr to cast it back to Cyrus, which the machine proves quite effective at.

"Of course. It just wouldn't be fair, would it? Though I rather doubt that matters too much to either of us," they agree, laughing, and once again whispering some sort of sibilant, liquid-sounding, spell, this time drowning the Rakdos Carnarium.

With another imperious wave of their hand, they order both Alloy Myr to attack, though neither charges this time, instead calling down a rain of darksteel shards.

((Tap Swamp, Plains, and Isolated Chapel to cast Vindicate on Rakdos Carnarium. Attack with both Alloy Myr.
Also, no attempt to block.))

Life: 7


Field:


Creatures:



Leaden Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=194204)
Alloy Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=214344)

Alloy Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=214344)


Lands:



Swamp
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Plains

Hand:



Graveyard:



Vault Skirge
Knight of Infamy

Blackdawn:


Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Vindicate
Vindicate
Myr Reservoir
Myr Superion
Myr Superion
Myr Superion
Gold Myr
Gold Myr
Gold Myr
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Leaden Myr
Leaden Myr
Leaden Myr
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Vault Skirge
[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]

[BladeofObliviom]

(Block one with Kulrath Knight, killing it, while the other gets through for 2.)

[roll0]

The Rider on the Beast dove in the way of one hail of shards, directing it away and back toward the myr casting it. However, the other hail grazed the planeswalker for a bit of damage.

Meanwhile, even as reality had begun to reassert itself around Cyrus, it simply falls apart once more, reduced to its most basic elements.

"Naturally. Not that you'll last much longer. Trying to cut me off from my mana is clever, but ultimately futile."

A slight wave of his hand, and both the Hound and Rider lash out at the other planeswalker, attempting to deal a grievous blow.

(Play a Primal Beyond tapped, then swing with Ashmouth Hound and Kulrath Knight for 5 damage. End turn.)


Life: 10

Field

Primal Beyond
Primal Beyond (t)
Blood Crypt
Badlands

Brighthearth Banneret - 1/1 - All Elementals and Warriors cost 1 less to cast.
Smokebraider - 1/1 - T: Add 2 mana to mana pool. Can only be used to cast elementals and Elemental Abilities.
Ashmouth Hound - 2/1 - Firster Strike (t)
Kulrath Knight - 3/3 - Wither, Flying, Creatures with counters can't attack or block (t)


Hand

Balefire Dragon


Graveyard

Rakdos Carnarium
Lavaclaw Reaches
Lightning Bolt
Blood Crypt
Brute Force
Terminate


Hellfire and the Black Rose

1. Smokebraider
2. Smokebraider
3. Smokebraider
4. Smokebraider
5. Ashling, The Extinguisher
6. Kulrath Knight
7. Kulrath Knight
8. Brighthearth Banneret
9. Brighthearth Banneret
10. Brighthearth Banneret
11. Brighthearth Banneret
12. Ashmouth Hound
13. Ashmouth Hound
14. Ashmouth Hound
15. Ashmouth Hound
16. Balefire Dragon
17. Necroskitter
18. Necroskitter
19. Blightning
20. Blightning
21. Blightning
22. Blightning
23. Banefire
24. Banefire
25. Black Sun's Zenith
26. Terminate
27. Terminate
28. Terminate
29. Shriekmaw
30. Shriekmaw
31. Brute Force
32. Brute Force
33. Lightning Bolt
34. Lightning Bolt
35. Lightning Bolt
36. Lightning Bolt
37. Blood Crypt
38. Blood Crypt
39. Blood Crypt
40. Blood Crypt
41. Badlands
42. Badlands
43. Badlands
44. Badlands
45. Blackcleave Cliffs
46. Blackcleave Cliffs
47. Blackcleave Cliffs
48. Blackcleave Cliffs
49. Rakdos Carnarium
50. Rakdos Carnarium
51. Rakdos Carnarium
52. Rakdos Carnarium
53. Primal Beyond
54. Primal Beyond
55. Primal Beyond
56. Primal Beyond
57. Lavaclaw Reaches
58. Lavaclaw Reaches
59. Lavaclaw Reaches
60. Lavaclaw Reaches

[Lady Serpentine]

(Blocking Ashmouth Hound with Leaden Myr, unless the way First Strike works would mean Alloy Myr would be able to hit it, in which case, that's used to block it.)

[roll]1d45[roll]

Life: 4


Field:


Creatures:



Leaden Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=194204)
Alloy Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=214344)
Alloy Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=214344)


Lands:



Swamp
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Plains

Hand:



Graveyard:



Vault Skirge
Knight of Infamy
Gold Myr
Vindicate
Vindicate
Angel of Despair

Blackdawn:


Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Vindicate
Vindicate
Myr Reservoir
Myr Superion
Myr Superion
Myr Superion
Gold Myr
Gold Myr
Gold Myr
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Leaden Myr
Leaden Myr
Leaden Myr
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Vault Skirge
[/QUOTE][/QUOTE][/QUOTE]

[Lady Serpentine]

(Delightful. My '/' key seems to be messing up.

[roll0])

[Lady Serpentine]

(As I didn't get something with Flying this turn, I believe there's no way for me to win this now. You're going to, unavoidably, put me at 1 Life on your turn, if you don't just send everything in. Even if I get Vindicate and then use it to get rid of Kulrath Knight, you can still rush me with everything, and since I only have one thing left to block with, there would be no way to avoid taking damage.

As such, I'm going to concede. Good game.

Thoughts on the deck:

The dice-roller certainly played a part, but I suspect that I may have gone a bit overboard compensating for the lack of mana the first time around. Four cards out of my opening hand were Lands, and just over half - five out of eight, if I counted right - of my draws were a land of some variety.

All those Myr were quite nice the first time around, when they were supplementing my lack of Lands. This, while they did play a part at times, they also got in the way of my getting things that would have been more useful, like Vampire Nighthawk.

Just over half my deck - thirty-six cards - is basically devoted entirely to mana production now. The Alloy Myr aren't bad, especially as they give some added versatility if I want something like Galvanic Blast (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Galvanic%20Blast) without having to run Red Lands (and in that specific case, they also power it up, since they're Artifacts), but I think that the Leaden and Gold can probably go.

I was considering taking Bleak Coven Vampires (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=209006), another two Bloodline Keepers/Lords of Lineage, and another pair of Vault Skirges to replace them. Thoughts?)

[BladeofObliviom]

Your idea isn't bad, though I definitely wouldn't run Myr Superion without lots of Creature Mana.

If you're interested in something a little crazier, though, you might consider Stillmoon Cavalier (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=153037), since it's overall very powerful and really likes it when you have mana to spare.

In other news, I'm noticing a few things that need to be rectified with Cyrus' deck that didn't come up in previous tests. Most notably, tribal synergies that do nothing because I'm only using the foundation for the tribe and not the good stuff. :smallsigh:

[Lady Serpentine]

I might drop the Superions and Reservoir for those, then. That, or four Phyrexian Obliterators (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Phyrexian%20Obliterator).

Of course, in that case, I end up with only four artifacts in my deck, so taking them and using the Cavaliers in place of Bleak Coven Vampires might be a better choice.

(And more enchantments/spells would be good too... :smallsigh: For some reason I keep wanting to make this considerably larger than sixty cards.)

[BladeofObliviom]

Well, you've got to pick and choose what you want to use. Honestly, though, using Phyrexian Obliterator in a casual game is just cruel. :smalltongue:

[Lady Serpentine]

Well, of course. What do you expect from Phyrexia? :smallconfused::smalltongue:

More seriously, though, that is a good point... It's just that this is basically turning into "I will remove your lands somehow", and Phyrexian Obliterator fits that rather well.

[BladeofObliviom]

...Okay, we may need to take a step back here. Land-killing, while a perfectly viable strategy, is generally not fun to play against. I actually used to run a deck whose main strategy was to abuse the combo between Contamination (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=5768) and Reassembling Skeleton (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=338402) to deadlock my opponent out of doing anything while I plinked away at their life total with a Black Knight or something.

After the first game, everybody else refused to play against it. It wasn't especially overpowered or unbeatable, it was just unfun to play against because it either worked, and said opponent spent the game unable to do anything, or it didn't and I spent the game unable to do much of anything. It was boring no matter how it went.

My point is that mana denial isn't a bad strategy, but using it as a primary focus for a deck isn't going to win you any friends.

[Lady Serpentine]

Also a fair point. And, too, I suspect that the main reason that that seemed to be the best strategy actually has more to do with the particular things I found myself up against than it does that being a good focus for the deck, so I'll not be going that route.

Here's what I think I'll be going with:


Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Vindicate
Vindicate
Vindicate
Vindicate
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge

[BladeofObliviom]

Looks okay to me, though it's possible that you'll have some color weight problems in the early game.

If you'd like a fairer test, I have a completely untested deck of my own that I've been meaning to try out.

Flames Light the Way (0 Victories/0 Losses)

1. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
2. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
3. Balefire Liege
4. Balefire Liege
5. Balefire Liege
6. Balefire Liege
7. Boros Swiftblade
8. Boros Swiftblade
9. Boros Swiftblade
10. Boros Swiftblade
11. Figure of Destiny
12. Figure of Destiny
13. Figure of Destiny
14. Figure of Destiny
15. Duergar Hedge-Mage
16. Duergar Hedge-Mage
17. Duergar Hedge-Mage
18. Rise of the Hobgoblins
19. Rise of the Hobgoblins
20. Rise of the Hobgoblins
21. Rise of the Hobgoblins
22. Glory of Warfare
23. Glory of Warfare
24. Glory of Warfare
25. Bonfire of the Damned
26. Bonfire of the Damned
27. Stonewright
28. Stonewright
29. Stonewright
30. Stonewright
31. Act of Treason
32. Act of Treason
33. Lightning Bolt
34. Lightning Bolt
35. Lightning Bolt
36. Lightning Bolt
37. Clifftop Retreat
38. Clifftop Retreat
39. Clifftop Retreat
40. Clifftop Retreat
41. Boros Garrison
42. Boros Garrison
43. Boros Garrison
44. Boros Garrison
45. Sacred Foundry
46. Sacred Foundry
47. Sacred Foundry
48. Sacred Foundry
49. Keldon Megaliths
50. Teetering Peaks
51. Teetering Peaks
52. Mountain
53. Mountain
54. Mountain
55. Karakas
56. New Benalia
57. Rugged Prairie
58. Rugged Prairie
59. Rugged Prairie
60. Rugged Prairie

[Lady Serpentine]

Sounds good.

[roll0]

[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]
[roll4]
[roll5]
[roll6]
[roll7]

[BladeofObliviom]

[roll0]

[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]
[roll4]
[roll5]
[roll6]
[roll7]



From the aether, an enormous forge of steel and stone forms, presided over by a man who appears rather military; His stature is tall, his stance is rigid, and a blade adorns his hip.

"State thy presence, foe."

It is an imperious command, not even perturbed by the idea of a hidden infiltrator in his midst.

(Play Sacred Foundry tapped, end turn.)



Field

Sacred Foundry (t)


Hand

Figure of Destiny
Duergar Hedge-Mage
Stonewright
Boros Garrison
Keldon Megaliths


Flames Light the Way

1. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
2. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
3. Balefire Liege
4. Balefire Liege
5. Balefire Liege
6. Balefire Liege
7. Boros Swiftblade
8. Boros Swiftblade
9. Boros Swiftblade
10. Boros Swiftblade
11. Figure of Destiny
12. Figure of Destiny
13. Figure of Destiny
14. Figure of Destiny
15. Duergar Hedge-Mage
16. Duergar Hedge-Mage
17. Duergar Hedge-Mage
18. Rise of the Hobgoblins
19. Rise of the Hobgoblins
20. Rise of the Hobgoblins
21. Rise of the Hobgoblins
22. Glory of Warfare
23. Glory of Warfare
24. Glory of Warfare
25. Bonfire of the Damned
26. Bonfire of the Damned
27. Stonewright
28. Stonewright
29. Stonewright
30. Stonewright
31. Act of Treason
32. Act of Treason
33. Lightning Bolt
34. Lightning Bolt
35. Lightning Bolt
36. Lightning Bolt
37. Clifftop Retreat
38. Clifftop Retreat
39. Clifftop Retreat
40. Clifftop Retreat
41. Boros Garrison
42. Boros Garrison
43. Boros Garrison
44. Boros Garrison
45. Sacred Foundry
46. Sacred Foundry
47. Sacred Foundry
48. Sacred Foundry
49. Keldon Megaliths
50. Teetering Peaks
51. Teetering Peaks
52. Mountain
53. Mountain
54. Mountain
55. Karakas
56. New Benalia
57. Rugged Prairie
58. Rugged Prairie
59. Rugged Prairie
60. Rugged Prairie

[BladeofObliviom]

(Mulligan, because that hand was horrible.)

[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]
[roll4]
[roll5]

[BladeofObliviom]

(Sorry about the wait; Turn's up.)

[Lady Serpentine]

[roll0]

"Why state that I'm here? Not like you don't know already...", Lilium teases, laughing, as a temple, set in the midst of a wide expanse of razorgrass, the steps of which they're sitting on, appears.

((Play Isolated Chapel. End turn.))

Field:

Graveyard:

Hand:

Bleak Coven Vampire
Vindicate
Stillmoon Cavalier
Knight of Infamy
Angel of Despair
Plains
Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel

Blackdawn:


Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Vindicate
Vindicate
Vindicate
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge

[BladeofObliviom]

[roll0]



"I wish for you to know in advance that your death is an immediate goal of mine. I would hate for it to come as a surprise."

The man's cape flares forth as he summons a recruit, clearly the first of many, as a side effect of his mana-gathering.

(Cast Figure of Destiny, then play Boros Garrison, returning the tapped Sacred Foundry to my hand. End turn.)


Field

Boros Garrison (t)

Figure of Destiny - 1/1


Hand

Duergar Hedge-Mage
Stonewright
Keldon Megaliths
Sacred Foundry
Sacred Foundry


Flames Light the Way

1. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
2. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
3. Balefire Liege
4. Balefire Liege
5. Balefire Liege
6. Balefire Liege
7. Boros Swiftblade
8. Boros Swiftblade
9. Boros Swiftblade
10. Boros Swiftblade
11. Figure of Destiny
12. Figure of Destiny
13. Figure of Destiny
14. Figure of Destiny
15. Duergar Hedge-Mage
16. Duergar Hedge-Mage
17. Duergar Hedge-Mage
18. Rise of the Hobgoblins
19. Rise of the Hobgoblins
20. Rise of the Hobgoblins
21. Rise of the Hobgoblins
22. Glory of Warfare
23. Glory of Warfare
24. Glory of Warfare
25. Bonfire of the Damned
26. Bonfire of the Damned
27. Stonewright
28. Stonewright
29. Stonewright
30. Stonewright
31. Act of Treason
32. Act of Treason
33. Lightning Bolt
34. Lightning Bolt
35. Lightning Bolt
36. Lightning Bolt
37. Clifftop Retreat
38. Clifftop Retreat
39. Clifftop Retreat
40. Clifftop Retreat
41. Boros Garrison
42. Boros Garrison
43. Boros Garrison
44. Boros Garrison
45. Sacred Foundry
46. Sacred Foundry
47. Sacred Foundry
48. Sacred Foundry
49. Keldon Megaliths
50. Teetering Peaks
51. Teetering Peaks
52. Mountain
53. Mountain
54. Mountain
55. Karakas
56. New Benalia
57. Rugged Prairie
58. Rugged Prairie
59. Rugged Prairie
60. Rugged Prairie

[Lady Serpentine]

[roll0]

Lilium simply smiles, and snaps her fingers, summoning a red-armored knight, with patches that seem to destroy any light that falls on them, leaving blind spots, not even normal blackness...

((Play Plains, summon Knight of Infamy.))

Field:



Lands:


Isolated Chapel
Plains

Graveyard:

Hand:

Bleak Coven Vampire
Vindicate
Stillmoon Cavalier
Knight of Infamy
Angel of Despair
Isolated Chapel
Plains

Blackdawn:


Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Vindicate
Vindicate
Vindicate
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge

[BladeofObliviom]

[roll0]


The great foundry seems to triple in size, producing far more mana than it had been before. A new soldier, a unit specializing in fire magic, moves in to support the other recruit. Meanwhile, the recruit becomes a platoon, a team of men being somewhat stronger than than the one that had been there initially.

The Commanding Planeswalker has no further words at the moment, merely watching.


(Play Sacred Foundry tapped, cast Stonewright. When Stonewright enters play, it soulbonds with Figure of Destiny. Pay 1 mana to upgrade Figure of Destiny to a 2/2 Kithkin Spirit. End turn.)

Field

Boros Garrison (t)
Sacred Foundry (t)

Figure of Destiny - 2/2
Stonewright - 1/1 - Soulbond: Firebreathing (Figure of Destiny)


Hand

Duergar Hedge-Mage
Keldon Megaliths
Sacred Foundry
Glory of Warfare


Flames Light the Way

1. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
2. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
3. Balefire Liege
4. Balefire Liege
5. Balefire Liege
6. Balefire Liege
7. Boros Swiftblade
8. Boros Swiftblade
9. Boros Swiftblade
10. Boros Swiftblade
11. Figure of Destiny
12. Figure of Destiny
13. Figure of Destiny
14. Figure of Destiny
15. Duergar Hedge-Mage
16. Duergar Hedge-Mage
17. Duergar Hedge-Mage
18. Rise of the Hobgoblins
19. Rise of the Hobgoblins
20. Rise of the Hobgoblins
21. Rise of the Hobgoblins
22. Glory of Warfare
23. Glory of Warfare
24. Glory of Warfare
25. Bonfire of the Damned
26. Bonfire of the Damned
27. Stonewright
28. Stonewright
29. Stonewright
30. Stonewright
31. Act of Treason
32. Act of Treason
33. Lightning Bolt
34. Lightning Bolt
35. Lightning Bolt
36. Lightning Bolt
37. Clifftop Retreat
38. Clifftop Retreat
39. Clifftop Retreat
40. Clifftop Retreat
41. Boros Garrison
42. Boros Garrison
43. Boros Garrison
44. Boros Garrison
45. Sacred Foundry
46. Sacred Foundry
47. Sacred Foundry
48. Sacred Foundry
49. Keldon Megaliths
50. Teetering Peaks
51. Teetering Peaks
52. Mountain
53. Mountain
54. Mountain
55. Karakas
56. New Benalia
57. Rugged Prairie
58. Rugged Prairie
59. Rugged Prairie
60. Rugged Prairie



@V: ((Yes.))

[Lady Serpentine]

((Hm. Knight of Infamy would be protected from Figure of Destiny, yes?

[roll0]))

[BladeofObliviom]

(Yeah, it would be.)

[Lady Serpentine]

The outbuildings form around the temple Lilium sits on the steps of, patches of razorgrass retreating as they do, forming paths between then, hemmed in and over with bladed walls of the strange plant...

The strange Knight charges at the Planeswalker, drawing a spiked flail as he does, which he tries to use to pull the enemy commander off his feet.

Meanwhile, another horseman rides up next to Lilium, this one a skeleton in ragged chainmail, with a full moon burned into its skull.

((Play Isolated Chapel. Tap everything to play Stillmoon Cavalier. Attack with Knight of Infamy.))

Field:



Creatures:


Knight of Infamy (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=265735)
Stillmoon Cavalier (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=153037)

Lands:


Isolated Chapel
Plains
Isolated Chapel

Graveyard:

Hand:

Bleak Coven Vampire
Vindicate
Angel of Despair
Plains
Vault Skirge

Blackdawn:


Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Vindicate
Vindicate
Vindicate
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
[/QUOTE]

[BladeofObliviom]

(No blocks.)

[roll0]

The strike doesn't take the Commander off of his feet, but it tears loose one of his vambraces, revealing pale skin marked by irregular burns.

"You shall suffer soon enough for your insolence, Fiend."

The Forge continues to expand, and the Platoon grows further into a Battalion. No direct actions seem to be taken, though.

(Play another Sacred Foundry tapped, and pay 3 to upgrade Figure of Destiny again to a Kithkin Spirit Warrior. End turn.)

Life: 17

Field

Boros Garrison (t)
Sacred Foundry (t)
Sacred Foundry (t)

Figure of Destiny - 4/4
Stonewright - 1/1 - Soulbond: Firebreathing (Figure of Destiny)


Hand

Duergar Hedge-Mage
Keldon Megaliths
Glory of Warfare
Karakas


Flames Light the Way

1. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
2. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
3. Balefire Liege
4. Balefire Liege
5. Balefire Liege
6. Balefire Liege
7. Boros Swiftblade
8. Boros Swiftblade
9. Boros Swiftblade
10. Boros Swiftblade
11. Figure of Destiny
12. Figure of Destiny
13. Figure of Destiny
14. Figure of Destiny
15. Duergar Hedge-Mage
16. Duergar Hedge-Mage
17. Duergar Hedge-Mage
18. Rise of the Hobgoblins
19. Rise of the Hobgoblins
20. Rise of the Hobgoblins
21. Rise of the Hobgoblins
22. Glory of Warfare
23. Glory of Warfare
24. Glory of Warfare
25. Bonfire of the Damned
26. Bonfire of the Damned
27. Stonewright
28. Stonewright
29. Stonewright
30. Stonewright
31. Act of Treason
32. Act of Treason
33. Lightning Bolt
34. Lightning Bolt
35. Lightning Bolt
36. Lightning Bolt
37. Clifftop Retreat
38. Clifftop Retreat
39. Clifftop Retreat
40. Clifftop Retreat
41. Boros Garrison
42. Boros Garrison
43. Boros Garrison
44. Boros Garrison
45. Sacred Foundry
46. Sacred Foundry
47. Sacred Foundry
48. Sacred Foundry
49. Keldon Megaliths
50. Teetering Peaks
51. Teetering Peaks
52. Mountain
53. Mountain
54. Mountain
55. Karakas
56. New Benalia
57. Rugged Prairie
58. Rugged Prairie
59. Rugged Prairie
60. Rugged Prairie

[Lady Serpentine]

[roll0]

The razorgrass surrounding the temple grows thicker, and sharper, forming thorny gates preventing entrance to the paths, and set at intervals along them, though how one is supposed to open them without losing fingers is unclear...

However, the myster is quickly dispelled; as the Cavalier races towards the nearest, it swings open, presumably reacting to its presence.

Meanwhile, yet another horseman, this one a Paladin, rides forth from the stables, though as yet, he doesn't join anyone...

((Play Plains. Tap both Plains and an Isolated Chapel to play Silverblade Paladin. Attack with Stillmoon Cavalier, who has 3/2 due to Knight of Infamy's ability.))

Field:



Creatures:


Knight of Infamy (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=265735)
Stillmoon Cavalier (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=153037)
Silverblade Paladin (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=240155)

Lands:


Isolated Chapel
Plains
Isolated Chapel
Plains

Graveyard:

Hand:

Bleak Coven Vampire
Vindicate
Angel of Despair
Vault Skirge

Blackdawn:


Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Vindicate
Vindicate
Vindicate
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge

[Lady Serpentine]

((Sorry about the delay. My laptop has battery issues and a broken power cord, so I'm sharing one between someone else's computer, and that was getting ready to die in the middle of writing up the turn, so I had to hibernate this and put off finishing it. It's done now, though.))

[BladeofObliviom]

[roll0]

Another serious blow is taken by the Commander, who grunts rather than admitting any real pain. He seems to gnash his teeth under his helmet in barely-restrained rage, frustrated at foes who are immune to the majority of his tools.

The planeswalker barks out some new orders, and a set of volcanic cannons is installed on the parapets of the Fortress-Foundry, in addition to a squad of Swiftblades being summoned for use as soon as a gap appears in those defenses. The Pyromancer supports this new group rather than the old one, since his capacity for damage is vastly increased there.

(Play Keldon Megaliths. Cast Boros Swiftblade, and switch Stonewright's soulbond over to it. End turn, a little annoyed that I suggested so much protection from white earlier. :smalltongue:)

Life: 14

Field

Boros Garrison (t)
Sacred Foundry
Sacred Foundry
Keldon Megaliths (t)

Boros Swiftblade - 1/2 - Double Strike
Figure of Destiny - 4/4
Stonewright - 1/1 - Soulbond: Firebreathing (Boros Swiftblade)


Hand

Duergar Hedge-Mage
Glory of Warfare
Karakas


Flames Light the Way

1. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
2. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
3. Balefire Liege
4. Balefire Liege
5. Balefire Liege
6. Balefire Liege
7. Boros Swiftblade
8. Boros Swiftblade
9. Boros Swiftblade
10. Boros Swiftblade
11. Figure of Destiny
12. Figure of Destiny
13. Figure of Destiny
14. Figure of Destiny
15. Duergar Hedge-Mage
16. Duergar Hedge-Mage
17. Duergar Hedge-Mage
18. Rise of the Hobgoblins
19. Rise of the Hobgoblins
20. Rise of the Hobgoblins
21. Rise of the Hobgoblins
22. Glory of Warfare
23. Glory of Warfare
24. Glory of Warfare
25. Bonfire of the Damned
26. Bonfire of the Damned
27. Stonewright
28. Stonewright
29. Stonewright
30. Stonewright
31. Act of Treason
32. Act of Treason
33. Lightning Bolt
34. Lightning Bolt
35. Lightning Bolt
36. Lightning Bolt
37. Clifftop Retreat
38. Clifftop Retreat
39. Clifftop Retreat
40. Clifftop Retreat
41. Boros Garrison
42. Boros Garrison
43. Boros Garrison
44. Boros Garrison
45. Sacred Foundry
46. Sacred Foundry
47. Sacred Foundry
48. Sacred Foundry
49. Keldon Megaliths
50. Teetering Peaks
51. Teetering Peaks
52. Mountain
53. Mountain
54. Mountain
55. Karakas
56. New Benalia
57. Rugged Prairie
58. Rugged Prairie
59. Rugged Prairie
60. Rugged Prairie

[Lady Serpentine]

[roll0]

Lilium simply laughs, flicking a finger at the cannons, which sends a wave of ice through them, then twists her hand to one side, shattering the newly-frozen weaponry.

That done, she whispers a quiet spell, that seems to pry at the edges of the mind, drawing a zombie from one of the graves that wait at the side of the temple.

The Cavalier rides out once again, the moon-mark burned into its forehead beginning to glow as the sun slowly sets...

((Play Swamp. Tap Plains, Isolated Chapel, and Swamp to cast Vindicate on Keldon Megaliths. Tap Isolated Chapel and Plains to play Vault Skirge; soulbond Silverblade Paladin to Vault Skirge. Attack with Stillmoon Cavalier.))

Field:



Creatures:


Knight of Infamy (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=265735)
Stillmoon Cavalier (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=153037)
Silverblade Paladin (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=240155) (Double strike)
Vault Skirge (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=217984) (Double strike)

Lands:


Isolated Chapel
Plains
Isolated Chapel
Plains
Swamp

Graveyard:

Hand:

Bleak Coven Vampire
Angel of Despair


Blackdawn:


Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Vindicate
Vindicate
Vindicate
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
[/QUOTE]

[Lady Serpentine]

((Sorry about the wait; the turn's up now.))

[BladeofObliviom]

(Now you're just yanking my chain... :smalltongue:)

[roll0]

The commander takes another hit, internally raging at the uselessness of everything against creatures specifically warded to stop him. Still, he manages to inspire confidence in his men, even as his personal defenses dwindle.

(Play Sacred Foundry tapped, cast Glory of Warfare. End turn.)

Life: 11

Field

Boros Garrison (t)
Sacred Foundry (t)
Sacred Foundry (t)
Sacred Foundry (t)

Glory of Warfare (My creatures gain +2/+0 on my turn, and +0/+2 during yours)

Boros Swiftblade - 1/2 - Double Strike
Figure of Destiny - 4/4
Stonewright - 1/1 - Soulbond: Firebreathing (Boros Swiftblade)


Hand

Duergar Hedge-Mage
Karakas


Flames Light the Way

1. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
2. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
3. Balefire Liege
4. Balefire Liege
5. Balefire Liege
6. Balefire Liege
7. Boros Swiftblade
8. Boros Swiftblade
9. Boros Swiftblade
10. Boros Swiftblade
11. Figure of Destiny
12. Figure of Destiny
13. Figure of Destiny
14. Figure of Destiny
15. Duergar Hedge-Mage
16. Duergar Hedge-Mage
17. Duergar Hedge-Mage
18. Rise of the Hobgoblins
19. Rise of the Hobgoblins
20. Rise of the Hobgoblins
21. Rise of the Hobgoblins
22. Glory of Warfare
23. Glory of Warfare
24. Glory of Warfare
25. Bonfire of the Damned
26. Bonfire of the Damned
27. Stonewright
28. Stonewright
29. Stonewright
30. Stonewright
31. Act of Treason
32. Act of Treason
33. Lightning Bolt
34. Lightning Bolt
35. Lightning Bolt
36. Lightning Bolt
37. Clifftop Retreat
38. Clifftop Retreat
39. Clifftop Retreat
40. Clifftop Retreat
41. Boros Garrison
42. Boros Garrison
43. Boros Garrison
44. Boros Garrison
45. Sacred Foundry
46. Sacred Foundry
47. Sacred Foundry
48. Sacred Foundry
49. Keldon Megaliths
50. Teetering Peaks
51. Teetering Peaks
52. Mountain
53. Mountain
54. Mountain
55. Karakas
56. New Benalia
57. Rugged Prairie
58. Rugged Prairie
59. Rugged Prairie
60. Rugged Prairie

[Lady Serpentine]

(It seems I made an error when assigning a number to my roll...)

[roll0]

[Lady Serpentine]

Lilium grins cheerfully, snapping her fingers, at which a large group of vampires, unused until now due to the now-absent sun, exits the temple, clustering protectively around them.

((Tap everything to play Bleak Coven Vampires. Soulbond Bleak Coven Vampires and Silverblade Paladin.))

Field:



Creatures:


Knight of Infamy (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=265735)
Stillmoon Cavalier (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=153037)
Silverblade Paladin (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=240155) (Double strike)
Vault Skirge (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=217984)
Bleak Coven Vampires (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=209006) (Double strike)

Lands:


Isolated Chapel
Plains
Isolated Chapel
Plains
Swamp

Graveyard:

Hand:

Bleak Coven Vampire
Angel of Despair
Vindicate


Blackdawn:


Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Vindicate
Vindicate
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]

[BladeofObliviom]

[roll0]

The Commander breathes a soft sigh of relief at the lull in the assault, but he knows that they'll be back in force at any moment. He calls up one of the more dangerous creatures in his arsenal, one of the mighty Balefire Lieutenants.

However, he's not so foolish as to risk an attack at this moment; His forces are strong, but they'd likely break against what his opponent has to offer. However, shoring up his defenses might give him a chance to win this...

(Play Karakas, and tap all lands aside from one Sacred Foundry to play Balefire Liege. End turn.)


Life: 11

Field

Boros Garrison (t)
Sacred Foundry (t)
Sacred Foundry (t)
Sacred Foundry
Karakas (t)

Glory of Warfare (My creatures gain +2/+0 on my turn, and +0/+2 during yours)

Boros Swiftblade - 3/4 - Double Strike
Figure of Destiny - 6/6
Stonewright - 2/2 - Soulbond: Firebreathing (Boros Swiftblade)
Balefire Liege - 2/4 - Other red creatures I control get +1/+1, Other white creatures I control get +1/+1, Gain 3 life whenever I cast a white spell, Deal 3 damage whenever I cast a red spell


Hand

Duergar Hedge-Mage


Flames Light the Way

1. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
2. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
3. Balefire Liege
4. Balefire Liege
5. Balefire Liege
6. Balefire Liege
7. Boros Swiftblade
8. Boros Swiftblade
9. Boros Swiftblade
10. Boros Swiftblade
11. Figure of Destiny
12. Figure of Destiny
13. Figure of Destiny
14. Figure of Destiny
15. Duergar Hedge-Mage
16. Duergar Hedge-Mage
17. Duergar Hedge-Mage
18. Rise of the Hobgoblins
19. Rise of the Hobgoblins
20. Rise of the Hobgoblins
21. Rise of the Hobgoblins
22. Glory of Warfare
23. Glory of Warfare
24. Glory of Warfare
25. Bonfire of the Damned
26. Bonfire of the Damned
27. Stonewright
28. Stonewright
29. Stonewright
30. Stonewright
31. Act of Treason
32. Act of Treason
33. Lightning Bolt
34. Lightning Bolt
35. Lightning Bolt
36. Lightning Bolt
37. Clifftop Retreat
38. Clifftop Retreat
39. Clifftop Retreat
40. Clifftop Retreat
41. Boros Garrison
42. Boros Garrison
43. Boros Garrison
44. Boros Garrison
45. Sacred Foundry
46. Sacred Foundry
47. Sacred Foundry
48. Sacred Foundry
49. Keldon Megaliths
50. Teetering Peaks
51. Teetering Peaks
52. Mountain
53. Mountain
54. Mountain
55. Karakas
56. New Benalia
57. Rugged Prairie
58. Rugged Prairie
59. Rugged Prairie
60. Rugged Prairie

[Lady Serpentine]

[roll0]

"Not a bad thought, dear, but unfortunately, not good enough...", Lilium says sweetly, trapping the newly-summoned spirit in a goblet with a wave of her hand.

Meanwhile, as treacherous-looking fens form around the temple, just outside the walls of razorgrass, the Cavalier's moon-mark blazes with light, and it rises into the air, the zombie Lilium summoned before settling onto its free arm like a hawk as it does, shortly followed by it charging the Commander, releasing the Vault Skirge partway through its descent as a distraction.

((Play Swamp. Tap a Swamp, a Plains, and an Isolated Chapel to cast Vindicate on Baelfire Liege. Tap the rest of my lands to give Flying and +1/+0 to Stillmoon Cavalier. Attack with Vault Skirge and Stillmoon Cavalier.))

Field:



Creatures:


Knight of Infamy (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=265735)
Stillmoon Cavalier (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=153037)
Silverblade Paladin (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=240155) (Double strike)
Vault Skirge (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=217984)
Bleak Coven Vampires (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=209006) (Double strike)

Lands:


Isolated Chapel
Plains
Isolated Chapel
Plains
Swamp

Graveyard:

Hand:


Angel of Despair
Vindicate


Blackdawn:


Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Vindicate
Vindicate
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge

[Lady Serpentine]

((Alright, done.

Also, Karakas can't actually be used to destroy anything in my deck, yes? :smallconfused:))

[BladeofObliviom]

(Nah, unless you have legendaries floating around somewhere. It's mostly a tech for decks that do have them, in addition to being almost strictly better than a plains as a one-of.)

[roll0]

Beginning to get desperate, the commander seems to pull out all the stops. A dwarven wizard appears from seemingly nowhere, catching the Skirge off guard and destabilizing it to the point of explosion, while a bolt of lightning lances through the previously threatening Cavalier.

"DO NOT talk down to me, whelp."

Still, he doesn't risk attacking. He has a feeling it wouldn't go well.

(Play Duergar Hedge-mage, destroying Vault Skirge when it comes into play, then cast a Lightning Bolt at Stillmoon Cavalier. End turn.)

Life: 7

Field

Boros Garrison (t)
Sacred Foundry (t)
Sacred Foundry
Sacred Foundry
Karakas (t)

Glory of Warfare (My creatures gain +2/+0 on my turn, and +0/+2 during yours)

Boros Swiftblade - 1/2 - Double Strike
Figure of Destiny - 4/4
Stonewright - 1/1 - Soulbond: Firebreathing (Boros Swiftblade)
Duergar Hedge-Mage - 2/2


Hand

-


Graveyard:

Balefire Liege
Keldon Megaliths



Flames Light the Way

1. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
2. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
3. Balefire Liege
4. Balefire Liege
5. Balefire Liege
6. Balefire Liege
7. Boros Swiftblade
8. Boros Swiftblade
9. Boros Swiftblade
10. Boros Swiftblade
11. Figure of Destiny
12. Figure of Destiny
13. Figure of Destiny
14. Figure of Destiny
15. Duergar Hedge-Mage
16. Duergar Hedge-Mage
17. Duergar Hedge-Mage
18. Rise of the Hobgoblins
19. Rise of the Hobgoblins
20. Rise of the Hobgoblins
21. Rise of the Hobgoblins
22. Glory of Warfare
23. Glory of Warfare
24. Glory of Warfare
25. Bonfire of the Damned
26. Bonfire of the Damned
27. Stonewright
28. Stonewright
29. Stonewright
30. Stonewright
31. Act of Treason
32. Act of Treason
33. Lightning Bolt
34. Lightning Bolt
35. Lightning Bolt
36. Lightning Bolt
37. Clifftop Retreat
38. Clifftop Retreat
39. Clifftop Retreat
40. Clifftop Retreat
41. Boros Garrison
42. Boros Garrison
43. Boros Garrison
44. Boros Garrison
45. Sacred Foundry
46. Sacred Foundry
47. Sacred Foundry
48. Sacred Foundry
49. Keldon Megaliths
50. Teetering Peaks
51. Teetering Peaks
52. Mountain
53. Mountain
54. Mountain
55. Karakas
56. New Benalia
57. Rugged Prairie
58. Rugged Prairie
59. Rugged Prairie
60. Rugged Prairie

[Lady Serpentine]

(Both go all boom, sadly, since I have nothing with which to counter any of that. :smallfrown:)

[roll0]

[Lady Serpentine]

Lilium simply shrugs, taking a sip from the goblet containing the Balefire Liege, as the temple the steps of which she's sitting on gains yet more outbuildings and fortifications, as well as becoming considerably more ornate.

((Play Orzhov Basilica, tapped. Return Swamp to my hand. End turn.))

Field:



Creatures:


Knight of Infamy (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=265735)
Silverblade Paladin (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=240155) (Double strike)
Bleak Coven Vampires (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=209006) (Double strike)

Lands:


Isolated Chapel
Plains
Isolated Chapel
Plains
Swamp
Orzhov Basilica

Graveyard:

Hand:


Angel of Despair


Blackdawn:


Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Vindicate
Vindicate
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
[/QUOTE]

[BladeofObliviom]

[roll0]

The commander, still quite furious with his inability to make any real headway, channels more mana into his main battalion. Out of nowhere, their numbers double, they grow luminescent wings, and wield strange gunpowder contraptions in addition to blades. Moving in a vicious assault formation, they strike deeply into the heart of their foe, attempting to deal a vicious blow before they are forced to retreat.

(Pay 6 mana, upgrade Figure of Destiny to an 8/8 Flying First Strike Kithkin Spirit Avatar. Swing with Figure of Destiny for 10 damage. Play Boros Garrison, returning Karakas to hand. End turn.)

Life: 7

Field

Boros Garrison (t)
Boros Garrison (t)
Sacred Foundry (t)
Sacred Foundry (t)
Sacred Foundry (t)

Glory of Warfare (My creatures gain +2/+0 on my turn, and +0/+2 during yours)

Boros Swiftblade - 1/2 - Double Strike
Figure of Destiny - 8/8 - Flying, First Strike
Stonewright - 1/1 - Soulbond: Firebreathing (Boros Swiftblade)
Duergar Hedge-Mage - 2/2


Hand

Karakas


Graveyard:

Balefire Liege
Keldon Megaliths
Lightning Bolt


Flames Light the Way

1. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
2. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
3. Balefire Liege
4. Balefire Liege
5. Balefire Liege
6. Balefire Liege
7. Boros Swiftblade
8. Boros Swiftblade
9. Boros Swiftblade
10. Boros Swiftblade
11. Figure of Destiny
12. Figure of Destiny
13. Figure of Destiny
14. Figure of Destiny
15. Duergar Hedge-Mage
16. Duergar Hedge-Mage
17. Duergar Hedge-Mage
18. Rise of the Hobgoblins
19. Rise of the Hobgoblins
20. Rise of the Hobgoblins
21. Rise of the Hobgoblins
22. Glory of Warfare
23. Glory of Warfare
24. Glory of Warfare
25. Bonfire of the Damned
26. Bonfire of the Damned
27. Stonewright
28. Stonewright
29. Stonewright
30. Stonewright
31. Act of Treason
32. Act of Treason
33. Lightning Bolt
34. Lightning Bolt
35. Lightning Bolt
36. Lightning Bolt
37. Clifftop Retreat
38. Clifftop Retreat
39. Clifftop Retreat
40. Clifftop Retreat
41. Boros Garrison
42. Boros Garrison
43. Boros Garrison
44. Boros Garrison
45. Sacred Foundry
46. Sacred Foundry
47. Sacred Foundry
48. Sacred Foundry
49. Keldon Megaliths
50. Teetering Peaks
51. Teetering Peaks
52. Mountain
53. Mountain
54. Mountain
55. Karakas
56. New Benalia
57. Rugged Prairie
58. Rugged Prairie
59. Rugged Prairie
60. Rugged Prairie

[Lady Serpentine]

((No attempt to block.

Edit: Unless that whole Protection from White thing works on damage taken while blocking, in which case I'll block with Knight of Infamy.))

[roll0]

[Lady Serpentine]

The fens around the religious edifice that Lilium is defending grow still more dangerous, at least so far as can be told, strange creatures adding themselves to them, in addition to the hazard presented by the environment itself...

The vampires, however, seem to have no difficulty navigating it to strike at their ruler's foe, laughing exultantly as they charge, clearly pleased to finally be unleashed.

Meanwhile, Lilium drains the goblet with the spirit in it, and stands, for once showing respect to something, intoning a short prayer, in response to which an angel steps out of the temple, and launches herself into the sky, banishing the Avatar as she does.

((Play Swamp. Tap everything to play Angel of Despair; destroy Figure of Destiny; soulbond Angel of Despair to Silverblade Paladin. Attack with Bleak Coven Vampires.))

Life: 10

Field:



Creatures:


Knight of Infamy (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=265735)
Silverblade Paladin (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=240155) (Double strike)
Bleak Coven Vampires (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=209006)
Angel of Despair (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=247275) (Double strike)

Lands:


Isolated Chapel
Plains
Isolated Chapel
Plains
Swamp
Orzhov Basilica
Swamp

Graveyard:

Hand:


Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage

Blackdawn:


Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Vindicate
Vindicate
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge

[BladeofObliviom]

(Block with the Hedge-mage. It dies.)

[roll0]

The Dwarven Mage gives up his life, throwing himself into the path of ravenous vampires for the greater good, while the bulk of the army is singlehandedly slaughtered by the unending despair of the Fallen Angel upon the other side of the field.

"The Night is Darkest, just before the Dawn."

The Commander seems taken aback at such gruesome losses, but takes on his normal impassive tone within moments as a new radiance comes: A stark contrast from the dark Angel of Entropy gazing over the other side of the battlefield, a truly luminescent angel rises above the foundry, bringing honor and love upon the field in ways that the Commander could only have dreamed of without her aid. This was no mere feather-winged woman, but Gisela, one of the great Retainers of Avacyn herself.

And she could singlehandedly turn the tide, if she were to go undefeated.


(Play Karakas. Cast Gisela, Blade of Goldnight. Grin like a madman. End turn.)

Life: 7

Field

Boros Garrison (t)
Boros Garrison (t)
Sacred Foundry (t)
Sacred Foundry (t)
Sacred Foundry (t)
Karakas

Glory of Warfare (My creatures gain +2/+0 on my turn, and +0/+2 during yours)

Boros Swiftblade - 1/2 - Double Strike
Stonewright - 1/1 - Soulbond: Firebreathing (Boros Swiftblade)
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight - 5/5 - Flying, First Strike, Doubles all damage to you and your permanents and halves all damage to me and my permanents.


Hand

-


Graveyard:

Balefire Liege
Keldon Megaliths
Lightning Bolt
Duergar Hedge-Mage
Figure of Destiny


Flames Light the Way

1. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
2. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
3. Balefire Liege
4. Balefire Liege
5. Balefire Liege
6. Balefire Liege
7. Boros Swiftblade
8. Boros Swiftblade
9. Boros Swiftblade
10. Boros Swiftblade
11. Figure of Destiny
12. Figure of Destiny
13. Figure of Destiny
14. Figure of Destiny
15. Duergar Hedge-Mage
16. Duergar Hedge-Mage
17. Duergar Hedge-Mage
18. Rise of the Hobgoblins
19. Rise of the Hobgoblins
20. Rise of the Hobgoblins
21. Rise of the Hobgoblins
22. Glory of Warfare
23. Glory of Warfare
24. Glory of Warfare
25. Bonfire of the Damned
26. Bonfire of the Damned
27. Stonewright
28. Stonewright
29. Stonewright
30. Stonewright
31. Act of Treason
32. Act of Treason
33. Lightning Bolt
34. Lightning Bolt
35. Lightning Bolt
36. Lightning Bolt
37. Clifftop Retreat
38. Clifftop Retreat
39. Clifftop Retreat
40. Clifftop Retreat
41. Boros Garrison
42. Boros Garrison
43. Boros Garrison
44. Boros Garrison
45. Sacred Foundry
46. Sacred Foundry
47. Sacred Foundry
48. Sacred Foundry
49. Keldon Megaliths
50. Teetering Peaks
51. Teetering Peaks
52. Mountain
53. Mountain
54. Mountain
55. Karakas
56. New Benalia
57. Rugged Prairie
58. Rugged Prairie
59. Rugged Prairie
60. Rugged Prairie

[Lady Serpentine]

((How do First Strike and Double Strike interact, anyway? :smallconfused:))

[roll0]

[BladeofObliviom]

(They both deal first strike damage at the same time. After that, if the double striker is still alive, he gets to swing again (if there's anything left to swing at).)

[Lady Serpentine]

((I see. It's sad that I can only get Angel of Despair up to a 7/7, then.

Well, for me, anyway. :smalltongue: Going to be interesting if I can get a Nighthawk on the field, though... ))

"So, you would take to the skies as well? I think you'll find I still have an edge there soon enough..."

With that, another vampire exits the temple, this one from a door on the roof, though he doesn't remain there long, quickly stepping off the edge, and hovering in midair below the Angel of Despair.

Another of the strange Knights rides out from the stables, taking up a position by the first, though this one bears an unusual sword, one that seems to have teeth in place of a normal edge, instead of a spiked flail...

((Tap Orzhov Basilica, an Isolated Chapel, and a Plains to play Bloodline Keeper. Tap a Plains and a Swamp to play Knight of Infamy. End turn.))

Life: 10

Field:



Creatures:


Knight of Infamy (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=265735)
Silverblade Paladin (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=240155) (Double strike)
Bleak Coven Vampires (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=209006)
Angel of Despair (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=247275) (Double strike)
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=227061)
Knight of Infamy (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=265735)

Lands:


Isolated Chapel
Plains
Isolated Chapel
Plains
Swamp
Orzhov Basilica
Swamp

Graveyard:

Hand:


Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage

Blackdawn:


Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Vindicate
Vindicate
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge

[BladeofObliviom]

[roll0]

(Nothing I can really do. Play a mountain, end turn.)

Life: 7

Field

Boros Garrison
Boros Garrison
Sacred Foundry
Sacred Foundry
Sacred Foundry
Karakas
Mountain

Glory of Warfare (My creatures gain +2/+0 on my turn, and +0/+2 during yours)

Boros Swiftblade - 1/2 - Double Strike
Stonewright - 1/1 - Soulbond: Firebreathing (Boros Swiftblade)
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight - 5/5 - Flying, First Strike, Doubles all damage to you and your permanents and halves all damage to me and my permanents.


Hand

-


Graveyard:

Balefire Liege
Keldon Megaliths
Lightning Bolt
Duergar Hedge-Mage
Figure of Destiny


Flames Light the Way

1. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
2. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
3. Balefire Liege
4. Balefire Liege
5. Balefire Liege
6. Balefire Liege
7. Boros Swiftblade
8. Boros Swiftblade
9. Boros Swiftblade
10. Boros Swiftblade
11. Figure of Destiny
12. Figure of Destiny
13. Figure of Destiny
14. Figure of Destiny
15. Duergar Hedge-Mage
16. Duergar Hedge-Mage
17. Duergar Hedge-Mage
18. Rise of the Hobgoblins
19. Rise of the Hobgoblins
20. Rise of the Hobgoblins
21. Rise of the Hobgoblins
22. Glory of Warfare
23. Glory of Warfare
24. Glory of Warfare
25. Bonfire of the Damned
26. Bonfire of the Damned
27. Stonewright
28. Stonewright
29. Stonewright
30. Stonewright
31. Act of Treason
32. Act of Treason
33. Lightning Bolt
34. Lightning Bolt
35. Lightning Bolt
36. Lightning Bolt
37. Clifftop Retreat
38. Clifftop Retreat
39. Clifftop Retreat
40. Clifftop Retreat
41. Boros Garrison
42. Boros Garrison
43. Boros Garrison
44. Boros Garrison
45. Sacred Foundry
46. Sacred Foundry
47. Sacred Foundry
48. Sacred Foundry
49. Keldon Megaliths
50. Teetering Peaks
51. Teetering Peaks
52. Mountain
53. Mountain
54. Mountain
55. Karakas
56. New Benalia
57. Rugged Prairie
58. Rugged Prairie
59. Rugged Prairie
60. Rugged Prairie

[Lady Serpentine]

(And, probably, time to slowly, slowly, chip away at your health. Unless I get something that can actually blow Gisela off the field, that is.)

[roll0]

[Lady Serpentine]

((Tap a Plains and a Swamp to play Knight of Infamy. Tap Bloodline Keeper to make a Token. Attack with Knight of Infamy - the one with a Chainsword, for RP purposes -, which is at 4/4 due to the fact that there are three of them and it's attacking alone. End turn.))

Life: 10

Field:



Creatures:


Knight of Infamy (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=265735)
Silverblade Paladin (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=240155) (Double strike)
Bleak Coven Vampires (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=209006)
Angel of Despair (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=247275) (Double strike)
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=227061)
Knight of Infamy (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=265735)
Knight of Infamy (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=265735)
Vampire Token, 2/2, Flying

Lands:


Isolated Chapel
Plains
Isolated Chapel
Plains
Swamp
Orzhov Basilica
Swamp

Graveyard:

Hand:


-

Blackdawn:


Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Vindicate
Vindicate
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
[/QUOTE]

[BladeofObliviom]

((Where did the third Knight of Infamy come from? I only see two cast over this game. Ah, I see. It just wasn't marked on the field section. Anyway, block with Stonewright (who is pure red and bypasses protection from white), and use its firebreathing to give it +1/+0 until end of turn since I never used any mana last turn. Glory of War makes it therefore a 2/3, and Gisela's effect means that it deals 4 damage to your Knight and only takes 2 damage. Overall, Knight dead and Stonewright standing.))

[roll0]

Another group of Swiftblades mobilizes as the Commander smiles. Maybe there was some hope of victory after all.

(Cast Boros Swiftblade. End turn.)


Life: 7

Field

Boros Garrison (t)
Boros Garrison
Sacred Foundry
Sacred Foundry
Sacred Foundry
Karakas
Mountain

Glory of Warfare (My creatures gain +2/+0 on my turn, and +0/+2 during yours)

Boros Swiftblade - 1/2 - Double Strike
Boros Swiftblade - 1/2 - Double Strike, (Soulbond: Stonewright)
Stonewright - 1/1 - Soulbond: Firebreathing (Boros Swiftblade)
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight - 5/5 - Flying, First Strike, Doubles all damage to you and your permanents and halves all damage to me and my permanents.


Hand

-


Graveyard:

Balefire Liege
Keldon Megaliths
Lightning Bolt
Duergar Hedge-Mage
Figure of Destiny


Flames Light the Way

1. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
2. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
3. Balefire Liege
4. Balefire Liege
5. Balefire Liege
6. Balefire Liege
7. Boros Swiftblade
8. Boros Swiftblade
9. Boros Swiftblade
10. Boros Swiftblade
11. Figure of Destiny
12. Figure of Destiny
13. Figure of Destiny
14. Figure of Destiny
15. Duergar Hedge-Mage
16. Duergar Hedge-Mage
17. Duergar Hedge-Mage
18. Rise of the Hobgoblins
19. Rise of the Hobgoblins
20. Rise of the Hobgoblins
21. Rise of the Hobgoblins
22. Glory of Warfare
23. Glory of Warfare
24. Glory of Warfare
25. Bonfire of the Damned
26. Bonfire of the Damned
27. Stonewright
28. Stonewright
29. Stonewright
30. Stonewright
31. Act of Treason
32. Act of Treason
33. Lightning Bolt
34. Lightning Bolt
35. Lightning Bolt
36. Lightning Bolt
37. Clifftop Retreat
38. Clifftop Retreat
39. Clifftop Retreat
40. Clifftop Retreat
41. Boros Garrison
42. Boros Garrison
43. Boros Garrison
44. Boros Garrison
45. Sacred Foundry
46. Sacred Foundry
47. Sacred Foundry
48. Sacred Foundry
49. Keldon Megaliths
50. Teetering Peaks
51. Teetering Peaks
52. Mountain
53. Mountain
54. Mountain
55. Karakas
56. New Benalia
57. Rugged Prairie
58. Rugged Prairie
59. Rugged Prairie
60. Rugged Prairie

[Lady Serpentine]

((I played one the second turn, then one each the past two turns? :smallconfused:))

[roll0]

[Lady Serpentine]

Lilium sighs, settling in for a long, tedious fight, as another vampire joins the swarm in the air, and a Myr exits the temple to join her on the steps.

((Tap Bloodline Keeper to make another Token. Tap Orzhov Basilica and an Isolated Chapel to play Alloy Myr.))

Life: 10

Field:



Creatures:


Knight of Infamy (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=265735)
Silverblade Paladin (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=240155) (Double strike)
Bleak Coven Vampires (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=209006)
Angel of Despair (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=247275) (Double strike)
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=227061)
Knight of Infamy (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=265735)
Knight of Infamy (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=265735)
Vampire Token, 2/2, Flying
Vampire Token, 2/2, Flying
Alloy Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=214344)

Lands:


Isolated Chapel
Plains
Isolated Chapel
Plains
Swamp
Orzhov Basilica
Swamp

Graveyard:

Hand:


-

Blackdawn:


Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Vindicate
Vindicate
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]

[BladeofObliviom]

(Ah, I see my mistake. When I'd looked at your field section at first, it hadn't yet been updated.)

[roll0]

"You cannot achieve victory through stalemate; If even one of my soldiers were to slip past your defenses, you'd be finished."

Another Pyromancer takes to the field, supporting the new battalion of Swiftblades. Drawn-out encounters were not unfamiliar to the Commander; He'd been involved in the Battle over the Mosse Aetherstream, after all.

(For half a second I thought I'd drawn a Bonfire of the Damned. That would have been an instant victory. :smalltongue: Play Stonewright and pair it with my unpaired Swiftblade, then end turn.)


Life: 7

Field

Boros Garrison
Boros Garrison
Sacred Foundry
Sacred Foundry
Sacred Foundry
Karakas
Mountain (t)

Glory of Warfare (My creatures gain +2/+0 on my turn, and +0/+2 during yours)

Boros Swiftblade - 1/2 - Double Strike, (Soulbond: Stonewright)
Boros Swiftblade - 1/2 - Double Strike, (Soulbond: Stonewright)
Stonewright - 1/1 - Soulbond: Firebreathing (Boros Swiftblade)
Stonewright - 1/1 - Soulbond: Firebreathing (Boros Swiftblade)
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight - 5/5 - Flying, First Strike, Doubles all damage to you and your permanents and halves all damage to me and my permanents.


Hand

-


Graveyard:

Balefire Liege
Keldon Megaliths
Lightning Bolt
Duergar Hedge-Mage
Figure of Destiny


Flames Light the Way

1. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
2. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
3. Balefire Liege
4. Balefire Liege
5. Balefire Liege
6. Balefire Liege
7. Boros Swiftblade
8. Boros Swiftblade
9. Boros Swiftblade
10. Boros Swiftblade
11. Figure of Destiny
12. Figure of Destiny
13. Figure of Destiny
14. Figure of Destiny
15. Duergar Hedge-Mage
16. Duergar Hedge-Mage
17. Duergar Hedge-Mage
18. Rise of the Hobgoblins
19. Rise of the Hobgoblins
20. Rise of the Hobgoblins
21. Rise of the Hobgoblins
22. Glory of Warfare
23. Glory of Warfare
24. Glory of Warfare
25. Bonfire of the Damned
26. Bonfire of the Damned
27. Stonewright
28. Stonewright
29. Stonewright
30. Stonewright
31. Act of Treason
32. Act of Treason
33. Lightning Bolt
34. Lightning Bolt
35. Lightning Bolt
36. Lightning Bolt
37. Clifftop Retreat
38. Clifftop Retreat
39. Clifftop Retreat
40. Clifftop Retreat
41. Boros Garrison
42. Boros Garrison
43. Boros Garrison
44. Boros Garrison
45. Sacred Foundry
46. Sacred Foundry
47. Sacred Foundry
48. Sacred Foundry
49. Keldon Megaliths
50. Teetering Peaks
51. Teetering Peaks
52. Mountain
53. Mountain
54. Mountain
55. Karakas
56. New Benalia
57. Rugged Prairie
58. Rugged Prairie
59. Rugged Prairie
60. Rugged Prairie

[Lady Serpentine]

(I tend to be bad about that, yeah.)

[roll]1d42[roll]

[Lady Serpentine]

(Note to self: Forgetting to fix the broken roll when you copy it because that's faster than retyping it doesn't work very well. :smallsigh::smalltongue:)

[roll0]

[Lady Serpentine]

"No, I can't, but I can keep you from destroying this place, which is good enough for me..."

Yet another vampire takes a place in the hovering mass of them, while below a second Paladin rides out from the stables.

((Tap Bloodline Keeper to make another Token. Tap Swamp to transform Bloodline Keeper into Lord of Lineage. Tap Orzhov Basilica and Plains to play Silverblade Paladin; soulbond Silverblade Paladin to Bleak Coven Vampires.))

Life: 10

Field:



Creatures:


Knight of Infamy (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=265735)
Silverblade Paladin (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=240155) (Double strike)
Bleak Coven Vampires (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=209006) (Double strike)
Angel of Despair (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=247275) (Double strike)
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=227061)
Knight of Infamy (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=265735)
Knight of Infamy (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=265735)
Vampire Token, 2/2, Flying
Vampire Token, 2/2, Flying
Alloy Myr (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=214344)
Vampire Token, 2/2, Flying
Silverblade Paladin (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=240155) (Double strike)

Lands:


Isolated Chapel
Plains
Isolated Chapel
Plains
Swamp
Orzhov Basilica
Swamp

Graveyard:

Hand:


-

Blackdawn:


Isolated Chapel
Isolated Chapel
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Alloy Myr
Vindicate
Vindicate
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Bleak Coven Vampire
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Angel of Despair
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Vampire Nighthawk
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Silverblade Paladin
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Plains
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica
Knight of Infamy
Knight of Infamy
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Bloodline Keeper/Lord of Lineage
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
Vault Skirge
[/QUOTE][/QUOTE][/QUOTE]

[BladeofObliviom]

[roll0]

"You have wasted enough of my time, I think. Gisela, finish it."

The Angelic Retainer obediently calls down the greatest attack in her arsenal, fueled by the Commander's strength. A beam of concentrated heat, burning with the intensity of a thousand stars, lances across the battlefield as the Angel simply sweeps it through enemy lines.

When it is over, the battlefield is shrouded in smoke and plasma, and there is little more to say.

((Miracle! Cast Bonfire of the Damned as soon as it's drawn, putting 9 mana into it. Gisela doubles the damage involved, so it deals 16 damage to you and everything you control. So, erm, that's probably game. :smalleek:))


Life: 7

Field

Boros Garrison (t)
Boros Garrison (t)
Sacred Foundry (t)
Sacred Foundry (t)
Sacred Foundry (t)
Karakas (t)
Mountain (t)

Glory of Warfare (My creatures gain +2/+0 on my turn, and +0/+2 during yours)

Boros Swiftblade - 1/2 - Double Strike, (Soulbond: Stonewright)
Boros Swiftblade - 1/2 - Double Strike, (Soulbond: Stonewright)
Stonewright - 1/1 - Soulbond: Firebreathing (Boros Swiftblade)
Stonewright - 1/1 - Soulbond: Firebreathing (Boros Swiftblade)
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight - 5/5 - Flying, First Strike, Doubles all damage to you and your permanents and halves all damage to me and my permanents.


Hand

-


Graveyard:

Balefire Liege
Keldon Megaliths
Lightning Bolt
Duergar Hedge-Mage
Figure of Destiny


Flames Light the Way

1. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
2. Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
3. Balefire Liege
4. Balefire Liege
5. Balefire Liege
6. Balefire Liege
7. Boros Swiftblade
8. Boros Swiftblade
9. Boros Swiftblade
10. Boros Swiftblade
11. Figure of Destiny
12. Figure of Destiny
13. Figure of Destiny
14. Figure of Destiny
15. Duergar Hedge-Mage
16. Duergar Hedge-Mage
17. Duergar Hedge-Mage
18. Rise of the Hobgoblins
19. Rise of the Hobgoblins
20. Rise of the Hobgoblins
21. Rise of the Hobgoblins
22. Glory of Warfare
23. Glory of Warfare
24. Glory of Warfare
25. Bonfire of the Damned
26. Bonfire of the Damned
27. Stonewright
28. Stonewright
29. Stonewright
30. Stonewright
31. Act of Treason
32. Act of Treason
33. Lightning Bolt
34. Lightning Bolt
35. Lightning Bolt
36. Lightning Bolt
37. Clifftop Retreat
38. Clifftop Retreat
39. Clifftop Retreat
40. Clifftop Retreat
41. Boros Garrison
42. Boros Garrison
43. Boros Garrison
44. Boros Garrison
45. Sacred Foundry
46. Sacred Foundry
47. Sacred Foundry
48. Sacred Foundry
49. Keldon Megaliths
50. Teetering Peaks
51. Teetering Peaks
52. Mountain
53. Mountain
54. Mountain
55. Karakas
56. New Benalia
57. Rugged Prairie
58. Rugged Prairie
59. Rugged Prairie
60. Rugged Prairie

[Lady Serpentine]

((Seeing as I don't have a Vindicate to play, or anything like that, yes, it is.

Good game. It was interesting, to say the least.

Deck thoughts:

This worked quite well, until you got Gisela, and even that was mostly luck, since what ended the game rather than turn it into a protracted battle was Bonfire of the Damned, and I could just as easily have gotten Vindicate or another Angel of Despair as you did that. Besides which, Gisela seems like the sort of card that would be rather difficult to balance against in any case.

That said, the Alloy Myr seem to be proving mostly superfluous, now that I've gotten rid of the Superions. Replacing them may be in order. Possibly Children of Night would work in their stead, to go with the Bloodline Keepers/Lords of Lineage, and add more things with lifelink?

And now I think I'll set to work on a Green/Black deck.))

[BladeofObliviom]

((Yeah, you're kinda right about that. If I learned anything from this game, it's that Gisela is a 10/10 Flying First Strike for 7 that completely warps the game for you. :smalltongue:

Also, Bonfire of the Damned is hilarious overkill.

Anyway, you're probably right about the Myr. Funny how decks take drastic shifts while they're being built? About the only thing left of the original at this point is Angel of Despair. :smalltongue:

If you have a green/black list, I'm still willing to go over it with you and/or test. :smallsmile:))

[Lady Serpentine]

((I almost wish I'd kept Avacyn in, just to see what you'd have written had I managed to get her on the field after Gisela was summoned. :smalltongue: (Well, that and the fact that having everything be indestructible would have been rather nice with Gisela out.)

And the Nighthawks were in the first list too, I just added an extra pair of them. Which I still haven't gotten to use yet. I was looking forward to a playing Double Striker with Deathtouch. :smallfrown:

Anyway, tentative list looks like this:

2 Sprouting Thrinaxes (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=174863)
4 Acolytes of Xathrid (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=190579)
4 Stillmoon Cavaliers
4 Addles (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=23030)
2 Aether Mutations (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=28669)
2 Aether Webs (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=108852)
4 Agadeem Occultists (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=198402)
2 Agonizing Demises (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=259268)
6 Forests
6 Swamps
4 Bayous (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=202604)
4 Golgari Rot Farms (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=292950)
2 Crypts of Agadeem (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=190394)
4 Bitterblossoms (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=152648)
4 Bloodflow Connoisseurs (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=240196)
4 Reassembling Skeletons (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=338402)
4 Bloodthrone Vampires (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=280298)
4 Trusted Forcemages (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=240064)
4 Wolfir Silverhearts (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=240090)


I suspect it'll play rather differently from my current one...))

[BladeofObliviom]

(Yeah, Avacyn would have been hilarious. Wouldn't have helped much against the Bonfire, though. :smalltongue:)

Alright, my first thoughts:

Sprouting Thrinax and Aether Mutation require red and blue mana respectively, which you do not have. So they're just dead weight.

Acolyte of Xathrid is generally a pretty terrible card. If it could do damage to creatures it might be playable, but that's just terrible. You could do better with a vanilla 1/1.

Agonizing Demise can't be kicked because you don't have red, so it's just a subpar kill spell. I'd recommend Doom Blade or Murder over it just about any day.

Agadeem Occultist is actually an excellent card, but it's really meant to be used in a dedicated ally deck. At best you might pick up somebody's chump-blocking one-drop. If you really need cheap 1/1s, there are much better options.

Crypt of Agadeem is good in the right deck, but here it's more likely to hinder than to help.

Addle isn't a terrible card, but you can do a lot better. Personally, I'm a big fan of Thoughtseize (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=145969) and Hymn to Tourach (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=159180).

Stillmoon Cavalier is a great card, but note that your mana is split now and you can only spend the black part on its abilities.

[Lady Serpentine]

Whoops. I meant to take out the first, and the latter used to be possible, but I cleared out the Dimir Aqueducts... Deck design at five thirty in the morning is, perhaps, not the best idea. I'll go fix that.

Ah. That's a 0/1, not a 1/1... Whoops. Again, lateness.

Conditioned by Alloy Myr? I'm not that familiar with kill spells, though, so chalk that one up to not knowing anything better at the time.

Considering token generation is something I'd like more of, and Turntimber Ranger (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Discussion.aspx?multiverseid=169971) is also an ally card, I suspect I may end up adding more of those, especially with all the stuff I'm pulling out of this.

Hm... True. My Black cards are actually the ones least likely to get killed. :smallsigh:

Those are rather nice, yes.

Indeed. Hopefully it'll work out, but if not I suppose I can swap them out for something... Have to see how things go in play

Here's a revised list:


4 Stillmoon Cavaliers
2 Thoughtseizes (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=145969)
2 Hymns to Tourach
2 Aether Webs
4 Agadeem Occultists
6 Forests
6 Swamps
4 Bayous
4 Golgari Rot Farms
4 Bitterblossoms
2 Bloodflow Connoisseurs
4 Reassembling Skeletons
2 Bloodthrone Vampires
4 Trusted Forcemages
4 Wolfir Silverhearts
2 Lilliana's Caress (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=205035)
4 Bala Ged Thieves (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=197402)

[BladeofObliviom]

Alright, looks good for a first playtest. I'll take it on with a random deck that I haven't already played against you with. Best to keep things fresh, after all.

[roll0]

EDIT: Phyrexians it is, then.

Perfection Unbridled (1 Victories/0 Losses)

1. Phyrexian Crusader
2. Phyrexian Crusader
3. Phyrexian Crusader
4. Phyrexian Crusader
5. Skithryx, the Blight Dragon
6. Skithryx, the Blight Dragon
7. Hand of the Praetors
8. Hand of the Praetors
9. Hand of the Praetors
10. Hand of the Praetors
11. Plague Myr
12. Plague Myr
13. Plague Myr
14. Plague Myr
15. Ichorclaw Myr
16. Ichorclaw Myr
17. Ichorclaw Myr
18. Ichorclaw Myr
19. Go for the Throat
20. Go for the Throat
21. Go for the Throat
22. Go for the Throat
23. Mutilate
24. Mutilate
25. Grim Affliction
26. Grim Affliction
27. Grim Affliction
28. Grim Affliction
29. Inquisitor's Flail
30. Inquisitor's Flail
31. Swiftfoot Boots
32. Swiftfoot Boots
33. Black Sun's Zenith
34. Whispersilk Cloak
35. Whispersilk Cloak
36. Nim Deathmantle
37. Inkmoth Nexus
38. Inkmoth Nexus
39. Inkmoth Nexus
40. Inkmoth Nexus
41. Swamp
42. Swamp
43. Swamp
44. Swamp
45. Swamp
46. Swamp
47. Swamp
48. Swamp
49. Swamp
50. Swamp
51. Swamp
52. Swamp
53. Swamp
54. Swamp
55. Swamp
56. Swamp
57. Swamp
58. Swamp
59. Swamp
60. Swamp

[BladeofObliviom]

[roll0]

[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]
[roll4]
[roll5]
[roll6]
[roll7]


A nightmarish creature drags itself from the dimensional rift, dripping foul oil wherever it goes. Four pillars arise around it, covered in inky creatures that seem somehow venomous.

(Play Inkmoth Nexus. End turn.)

Field

Inkmoth Nexus


Hand

Phyrexian Crusader
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp


Graveyard

-


Perfection Unbridled

1. Phyrexian Crusader
2. Phyrexian Crusader
3. Phyrexian Crusader
4. Phyrexian Crusader
5. Skithryx, the Blight Dragon
6. Skithryx, the Blight Dragon
7. Hand of the Praetors
8. Hand of the Praetors
9. Hand of the Praetors
10. Hand of the Praetors
11. Plague Myr
12. Plague Myr
13. Plague Myr
14. Plague Myr
15. Ichorclaw Myr
16. Ichorclaw Myr
17. Ichorclaw Myr
18. Ichorclaw Myr
19. Go for the Throat
20. Go for the Throat
21. Go for the Throat
22. Go for the Throat
23. Mutilate
24. Mutilate
25. Grim Affliction
26. Grim Affliction
27. Grim Affliction
28. Grim Affliction
29. Inquisitor's Flail
30. Inquisitor's Flail
31. Swiftfoot Boots
32. Swiftfoot Boots
33. Black Sun's Zenith
34. Whispersilk Cloak
35. Whispersilk Cloak
36. Nim Deathmantle
37. Inkmoth Nexus
38. Inkmoth Nexus
39. Inkmoth Nexus
40. Inkmoth Nexus
41. Swamp
42. Swamp
43. Swamp
44. Swamp
45. Swamp
46. Swamp
47. Swamp
48. Swamp
49. Swamp
50. Swamp
51. Swamp
52. Swamp
53. Swamp
54. Swamp
55. Swamp
56. Swamp
57. Swamp
58. Swamp
59. Swamp
60. Swamp

[Lady Serpentine]

[roll0]

[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]
[roll4]
[roll5]
[roll6]
[roll7]

Nature Corrupted:



Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Thoughtseize
Thoughtseize
Hymn to Tourach
Hymn to Tourach
Aether Web
Aether Web
Agadeem Occultist
Agadeem Occultist
Agadeem Occultist
Agadeem Occultist
Forest
Forest
Forest
Forest
Forest
Forest
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Bayou
Bayou
Bayou
Bayou
Golgari Rot Farm
Golgari Rot Farm
Golgari Rot Farm
Golgari Rot Farm
Bitterblossom
Bitterblossom
Bitterblossom
Bitterblossom
Bloodflow Connoisseur
Bloodflow Connoisseur
Bloodflow Connoisseur
Bloodflow Connoisseur
Reassembling Skeleton
Reassembling Skeletons
Reassembling Skeletons
Reassembling Skeletons
Bloodthrone Vampire
Bloodthrone Vampire
Trusted Forcemages
Trusted Forcemages
Trusted Forcemages
Trusted Forcemages
Wolfir Silverheart
Wolfir Silverheart
Wolfir Silverheart
Wolfir Silverheart
Lilliana's Caress
Lilliana's Caress
Bala Ged Thief
Bala Ged Thief
Bala Ged Thief
Bala Ged Thief

[Lady Serpentine]

((I'll go second.))

[roll0]

A tall, thin, woman with ash-grey skin, hair that seems to be made of smoke, and dancing green flames in place of her eyes, steps through a portal on the other side of the battleground from the beast, bringing a dense swamp with her.

((Play Bayou. End turn.))


Hand:

Swamp
Trusted Forcemage
Reassembling Skeleton
Bitterblossom
Hymn to Tourach
Lilliana's Caress
Swamp
Bayou

Nature Corrupted:



Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Thoughtseize
Thoughtseize
Hymn to Tourach
Aether Web
Aether Web
Agadeem Occultist
Agadeem Occultist
Agadeem Occultist
Agadeem Occultist
Forest
Forest
Forest
Forest
Forest
Forest
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Bayou
Bayou
Bayou
Golgari Rot Farm
Golgari Rot Farm
Golgari Rot Farm
Golgari Rot Farm
Bitterblossom
Bitterblossom
Bitterblossom
Bloodflow Connoisseur
Bloodflow Connoisseur
Reassembling Skeleton
Reassembling Skeletons
Reassembling Skeletons
Bloodthrone Vampire
Bloodthrone Vampire
Trusted Forcemages
Trusted Forcemages
Trusted Forcemages
Wolfir Silverheart
Wolfir Silverheart
Wolfir Silverheart
Wolfir Silverheart
Lilliana's Caress
Bala Ged Thief
Bala Ged Thief
Bala Ged Thief
Bala Ged Thief
[/QUOTE]

[BladeofObliviom]

[roll0]


The foul, mutilated monster grins upon a twisted mouth and laughs with oil-drenched lungs, as the creatures upon the pillars attack in a fury of oil-infused bites and stings.

(Play swamp, tap it to turn Inkmoth Nexus into a creature. Swing with Inkmoth Nexus for 1 poison. End turn.)

Field

Inkmoth Nexus (t)
Swamp (t)


Hand

Phyrexian Crusader
Go for the Throat
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp


Graveyard

-


Perfection Unbridled

1. Phyrexian Crusader
2. Phyrexian Crusader
3. Phyrexian Crusader
4. Phyrexian Crusader
5. Skithryx, the Blight Dragon
6. Skithryx, the Blight Dragon
7. Hand of the Praetors
8. Hand of the Praetors
9. Hand of the Praetors
10. Hand of the Praetors
11. Plague Myr
12. Plague Myr
13. Plague Myr
14. Plague Myr
15. Ichorclaw Myr
16. Ichorclaw Myr
17. Ichorclaw Myr
18. Ichorclaw Myr
19. Go for the Throat
20. Go for the Throat
21. Go for the Throat
22. Go for the Throat
23. Mutilate
24. Mutilate
25. Grim Affliction
26. Grim Affliction
27. Grim Affliction
28. Grim Affliction
29. Inquisitor's Flail
30. Inquisitor's Flail
31. Swiftfoot Boots
32. Swiftfoot Boots
33. Black Sun's Zenith
34. Whispersilk Cloak
35. Whispersilk Cloak
36. Nim Deathmantle
37. Inkmoth Nexus
38. Inkmoth Nexus
39. Inkmoth Nexus
40. Inkmoth Nexus
41. Swamp
42. Swamp
43. Swamp
44. Swamp
45. Swamp
46. Swamp
47. Swamp
48. Swamp
49. Swamp
50. Swamp
51. Swamp
52. Swamp
53. Swamp
54. Swamp
55. Swamp
56. Swamp
57. Swamp
58. Swamp
59. Swamp
60. Swamp

[Lady Serpentine]

[roll0]


Hand:

Swamp
Trusted Forcemage
Reassembling Skeleton
Bitterblossom
Hymn to Tourach
Lilliana's Caress
Swamp
Bayou

Nature Corrupted:



Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Thoughtseize
Thoughtseize
Hymn to Tourach
Aether Web
Aether Web
Agadeem Occultist
Agadeem Occultist
Agadeem Occultist
Agadeem Occultist
Forest
Forest
Forest
Forest
Forest
Forest
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Bayou
Bayou
Bayou
Golgari Rot Farm
Golgari Rot Farm
Golgari Rot Farm
Golgari Rot Farm
Bitterblossom
Bitterblossom
Bitterblossom
Bloodflow Connoisseur
Bloodflow Connoisseur
Reassembling Skeleton
Reassembling Skeletons
Reassembling Skeletons
Bloodthrone Vampire
Bloodthrone Vampire
Trusted Forcemages
Trusted Forcemages
Trusted Forcemages
Wolfir Silverheart
Wolfir Silverheart
Wolfir Silverheart
Wolfir Silverheart
Lilliana's Caress
Bala Ged Thief
Bala Ged Thief
Bala Ged Thief
Bala Ged Thief
[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]

[BladeofObliviom]

((Erm... :smallconfused:))

[Lady Serpentine]

((Sorry about the delay. I didn't get to sleep until seven in the morning because I was working on my character, and then when I finally woke up, my computer died and I lost the thread, as well as not having it back up for a while.))

The flame-eyed woman hisses in pain, her blood boiling away as it touches the air, and the swamps around her grow yet more overgrown, a band of skeletons rising from the mire as it does.

((Play Swamp. Tap Swamp and Bayou to play Reassembling Skeleton. End turn.))


Hand:

Swamp
Trusted Forcemage
Reassembling Skeleton
Bitterblossom
Hymn to Tourach
Lilliana's Caress
Golgari Rot Farm

Nature Corrupted:



Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Thoughtseize
Thoughtseize
Hymn to Tourach
Aether Web
Aether Web
Agadeem Occultist
Agadeem Occultist
Agadeem Occultist
Agadeem Occultist
Forest
Forest
Forest
Forest
Forest
Forest
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Bayou
Bayou
Bayou
Golgari Rot Farm
Golgari Rot Farm
Golgari Rot Farm
Bitterblossom
Bitterblossom
Bitterblossom
Bloodflow Connoisseur
Bloodflow Connoisseur
Reassembling Skeleton
Reassembling Skeletons
Reassembling Skeletons
Bloodthrone Vampire
Bloodthrone Vampire
Trusted Forcemages
Trusted Forcemages
Trusted Forcemages
Wolfir Silverheart
Wolfir Silverheart
Wolfir Silverheart
Wolfir Silverheart
Lilliana's Caress
Bala Ged Thief
Bala Ged Thief
Bala Ged Thief
Bala Ged Thief

[BladeofObliviom]

(No worries; I've dropped games by accident before too. :smallsmile:)

[roll0]

A hissing and bubbling sound erupts from the earth before some kind of visceral undead knight, nearly completely concealed behind some kind of internally-attached armor, claws its way forth and begins shaking off the mud.

(Drop a swamp, tap land to play Phyrexian Crusader. End turn.)

Field

Inkmoth Nexus (t)
Swamp (t)
Swamp (t)

Phyrexian Crusader - 2/2 - First Strike, Infect, Protection from White and Red


Hand (5)

Go for the Throat
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp


Graveyard

-


Perfection Unbridled

1. Phyrexian Crusader
2. Phyrexian Crusader
3. Phyrexian Crusader
4. Phyrexian Crusader
5. Skithryx, the Blight Dragon
6. Skithryx, the Blight Dragon
7. Hand of the Praetors
8. Hand of the Praetors
9. Hand of the Praetors
10. Hand of the Praetors
11. Plague Myr
12. Plague Myr
13. Plague Myr
14. Plague Myr
15. Ichorclaw Myr
16. Ichorclaw Myr
17. Ichorclaw Myr
18. Ichorclaw Myr
19. Go for the Throat
20. Go for the Throat
21. Go for the Throat
22. Go for the Throat
23. Mutilate
24. Mutilate
25. Grim Affliction
26. Grim Affliction
27. Grim Affliction
28. Grim Affliction
29. Inquisitor's Flail
30. Inquisitor's Flail
31. Swiftfoot Boots
32. Swiftfoot Boots
33. Black Sun's Zenith
34. Whispersilk Cloak
35. Whispersilk Cloak
36. Nim Deathmantle
37. Inkmoth Nexus
38. Inkmoth Nexus
39. Inkmoth Nexus
40. Inkmoth Nexus
41. Swamp
42. Swamp
43. Swamp
44. Swamp
45. Swamp
46. Swamp
47. Swamp
48. Swamp
49. Swamp
50. Swamp
51. Swamp
52. Swamp
53. Swamp
54. Swamp
55. Swamp
56. Swamp
57. Swamp
58. Swamp
59. Swamp
60. Swamp

[Lady Serpentine]

((This is going to end up with half our creatures completely unable to affect the others, isn't it?))

[roll0]

[Lady Serpentine]

The swamps thicken still more, and the woman's hands begin to glow softly, like embers with the crust of ash broken on them, as she whispers something barely on the edge of hearing...

((Play Swamp. Tap both Swamps to play Liliana's Caress.))


Hand:


Trusted Forcemage
Bitterblossom
Hymn to Tourach
Lilliana's Caress
Golgari Rot Farm
Swamp

Nature Corrupted:



Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Thoughtseize
Thoughtseize
Hymn to Tourach
Aether Web
Aether Web
Agadeem Occultist
Agadeem Occultist
Agadeem Occultist
Agadeem Occultist
Forest
Forest
Forest
Forest
Forest
Forest
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Bayou
Bayou
Bayou
Golgari Rot Farm
Golgari Rot Farm
Golgari Rot Farm
Bitterblossom
Bitterblossom
Bitterblossom
Bloodflow Connoisseur
Bloodflow Connoisseur
Reassembling Skeleton
Reassembling Skeletons
Reassembling Skeletons
Bloodthrone Vampire
Bloodthrone Vampire
Trusted Forcemages
Trusted Forcemages
Trusted Forcemages
Wolfir Silverheart
Wolfir Silverheart
Wolfir Silverheart
Wolfir Silverheart
Lilliana's Caress
Bala Ged Thief
Bala Ged Thief
Bala Ged Thief
Bala Ged Thief
[/QUOTE]

[BladeofObliviom]

(Not unless you hid some protection from black in when I wasn't looking. :smalltongue:)

[roll0]

More bubbling occurs, before the undead knight and the furious creatures attack once more.

(Play a swamp, tap it to animate Inkmoth Nexus. Swing with Inkmoth Nexus and Phyrexian Crusader. End turn.)

Field

Inkmoth Nexus (t)
Swamp (t)
Swamp
Swamp

Phyrexian Crusader - 2/2 - First Strike, Infect, Protection from White and Red (t)


Hand (5)

Go for the Throat
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp


Graveyard

-


Perfection Unbridled

1. Phyrexian Crusader
2. Phyrexian Crusader
3. Phyrexian Crusader
4. Phyrexian Crusader
5. Skithryx, the Blight Dragon
6. Skithryx, the Blight Dragon
7. Hand of the Praetors
8. Hand of the Praetors
9. Hand of the Praetors
10. Hand of the Praetors
11. Plague Myr
12. Plague Myr
13. Plague Myr
14. Plague Myr
15. Ichorclaw Myr
16. Ichorclaw Myr
17. Ichorclaw Myr
18. Ichorclaw Myr
19. Go for the Throat
20. Go for the Throat
21. Go for the Throat
22. Go for the Throat
23. Mutilate
24. Mutilate
25. Grim Affliction
26. Grim Affliction
27. Grim Affliction
28. Grim Affliction
29. Inquisitor's Flail
30. Inquisitor's Flail
31. Swiftfoot Boots
32. Swiftfoot Boots
33. Black Sun's Zenith
34. Whispersilk Cloak
35. Whispersilk Cloak
36. Nim Deathmantle
37. Inkmoth Nexus
38. Inkmoth Nexus
39. Inkmoth Nexus
40. Inkmoth Nexus
41. Swamp
42. Swamp
43. Swamp
44. Swamp
45. Swamp
46. Swamp
47. Swamp
48. Swamp
49. Swamp
50. Swamp
51. Swamp
52. Swamp
53. Swamp
54. Swamp
55. Swamp
56. Swamp
57. Swamp
58. Swamp
59. Swamp
60. Swamp

[Lady Serpentine]

((The Cavaliers have that, yeah.

Block Phyrexian Crusader with Reassembling Skeleton, which falls apart.))

[roll0]

[Lady Serpentine]

The fens grow even more treacherous, purple-black flowers blooming in them, and the glow in the woman's hands flares, sending flames running slowly across the creature's skin.

((Play Swamp. Tap two Swamps to play Hymn to Tourach, which causes four damage due to Liliana's Caress. Tap a Bayou and the remaining Swamp to play Bitterblossom.))

Life: 20 (18?)

Poison Counters: 2

Field:

Creatures:

Enchantments:

Liliana's Caress

Lands:

Bayou
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp



Hand:


Trusted Forcemage
Bitterblossom
Hymn to Tourach
Lilliana's Caress
Golgari Rot Farm


Nature Corrupted:



Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Thoughtseize
Thoughtseize
Hymn to Tourach
Aether Web
Aether Web
Agadeem Occultist
Agadeem Occultist
Agadeem Occultist
Agadeem Occultist
Forest
Forest
Forest
Forest
Forest
Forest
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Bayou
Bayou
Bayou
Golgari Rot Farm
Golgari Rot Farm
Golgari Rot Farm
Bitterblossom
Bitterblossom
Bloodflow Connoisseur
Bloodflow Connoisseur
Reassembling Skeleton
Reassembling Skeletons
Reassembling Skeletons
Bloodthrone Vampire
Bloodthrone Vampire
Trusted Forcemages
Trusted Forcemages
Trusted Forcemages
Wolfir Silverheart
Wolfir Silverheart
Wolfir Silverheart
Wolfir Silverheart
Lilliana's Caress
Bala Ged Thief
Bala Ged Thief
Bala Ged Thief
Bala Ged Thief
[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]

[BladeofObliviom]

(Infect doesn't deal life damage. Only Poison damage.)

Random discards:
[roll0]
[roll1]

(You hit 2 swamps. :smalltongue:)


[roll2]

The bubbling beast howls in some cheap mockery of living pain, as a second beast rises and the flying creatures attack once more.

(Play a Swamp, Play a second Phyrexian Crusader, animate Inkmoth Nexus, swing for 3 poison. End turn.)


Life: 16

Field

Inkmoth Nexus (t)
Swamp (t)
Swamp (t)
Swamp (t)
Swamp (t)

Phyrexian Crusader - 2/2 - First Strike, Infect, Protection from White and Red (t)
Phyrexian Crusader - 2/2 - First Strike, Infect, Protection from White and Red


Hand (2)

Go for the Throat
Swamp


Graveyard

Swamp
Swamp


Perfection Unbridled

1. Phyrexian Crusader
2. Phyrexian Crusader
3. Phyrexian Crusader
4. Phyrexian Crusader
5. Skithryx, the Blight Dragon
6. Skithryx, the Blight Dragon
7. Hand of the Praetors
8. Hand of the Praetors
9. Hand of the Praetors
10. Hand of the Praetors
11. Plague Myr
12. Plague Myr
13. Plague Myr
14. Plague Myr
15. Ichorclaw Myr
16. Ichorclaw Myr
17. Ichorclaw Myr
18. Ichorclaw Myr
19. Go for the Throat
20. Go for the Throat
21. Go for the Throat
22. Go for the Throat
23. Mutilate
24. Mutilate
25. Grim Affliction
26. Grim Affliction
27. Grim Affliction
28. Grim Affliction
29. Inquisitor's Flail
30. Inquisitor's Flail
31. Swiftfoot Boots
32. Swiftfoot Boots
33. Black Sun's Zenith
34. Whispersilk Cloak
35. Whispersilk Cloak
36. Nim Deathmantle
37. Inkmoth Nexus
38. Inkmoth Nexus
39. Inkmoth Nexus
40. Inkmoth Nexus
41. Swamp
42. Swamp
43. Swamp
44. Swamp
45. Swamp
46. Swamp
47. Swamp
48. Swamp
49. Swamp
50. Swamp
51. Swamp
52. Swamp
53. Swamp
54. Swamp
55. Swamp
56. Swamp
57. Swamp
58. Swamp
59. Swamp
60. Swamp

[Lady Serpentine]

((For some reason, I seem to be getting nothing but lands... Hopefully this will give me something useful.))

[roll0]

[Lady Serpentine]

A forest of ancient, gnarled, trees warps into reality around the woman, which the violet flowers quickly spread into, drinking in the mist of blood that surrounds her, and spawning a fae warrior at her side, a mage stepping out of the trees to join the pair as it stands.

Meanwhile, the skeletons that were destroyed slowly drag themselves back together, taking up positions in front of the Planeswalker...

((Play Forest. Tap two Swamps to bring back Reassembling Skeleton. Tap the remaining Swamp, the Bayou, and the Forest to play Trusted Forcemage; soulbond Trusted Forcemage to the Token.))

Life: 18

Poison Counters: 5

Field:

Creatures:

Reassembling Skeleton (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=338402)
Black Faerie Token (2/2)
Trusted Forcemage (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=240064) (+1/+1)

Enchantments:

Liliana's Caress

Lands:

Bayou
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Forest



Hand:


Trusted Forcemage
Bitterblossom
Golgari Rot Farm


Nature Corrupted:



Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Stillmoon Cavalier
Thoughtseize
Thoughtseize
Hymn to Tourach
Aether Web
Aether Web
Agadeem Occultist
Agadeem Occultist
Agadeem Occultist
Agadeem Occultist
Forest
Forest
Forest
Forest
Forest
Forest
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp
Bayou
Bayou
Bayou
Golgari Rot Farm
Golgari Rot Farm
Golgari Rot Farm
Bitterblossom
Bitterblossom
Bloodflow Connoisseur
Bloodflow Connoisseur
Reassembling Skeleton
Reassembling Skeletons
Reassembling Skeletons
Bloodthrone Vampire
Bloodthrone Vampire
Trusted Forcemages
Trusted Forcemages
Trusted Forcemages
Wolfir Silverheart
Wolfir Silverheart
Wolfir Silverheart
Wolfir Silverheart
Lilliana's Caress
Bala Ged Thief
Bala Ged Thief
Bala Ged Thief
Bala Ged Thief
[/QUOTE][/QUOTE][/QUOTE]

[BladeofObliviom]

[roll0]

The creature's reaction is nothing more than an annoyed gurgle as it claws the throat out of an unfortunate faerie before relaying another direct assault.

(Cast Go for the Throat on your flying token, breaking its soulbond with Trusted Forcemage. Animate Inkmoth Nexus, drop a swamp, swing with both Crusaders and Inkmoth Nexus for 5. End turn.)

Life: 16

Field

Inkmoth Nexus (t)
Swamp (t)
Swamp
Swamp
Swamp (t)
Swamp (t)

Phyrexian Crusader - 2/2 - First Strike, Infect, Protection from White and Red (t)
Phyrexian Crusader - 2/2 - First Strike, Infect, Protection from White and Red (t)


Hand (1)

Mutilate


Graveyard

Swamp
Swamp


Perfection Unbridled

1. Phyrexian Crusader
2. Phyrexian Crusader
3. Phyrexian Crusader
4. Phyrexian Crusader
5. Skithryx, the Blight Dragon
6. Skithryx, the Blight Dragon
7. Hand of the Praetors
8. Hand of the Praetors
9. Hand of the Praetors
10. Hand of the Praetors
11. Plague Myr
12. Plague Myr
13. Plague Myr
14. Plague Myr
15. Ichorclaw Myr
16. Ichorclaw Myr
17. Ichorclaw Myr
18. Ichorclaw Myr
19. Go for the Throat
20. Go for the Throat
21. Go for the Throat
22. Go for the Throat
23. Mutilate
24. Mutilate
25. Grim Affliction
26. Grim Affliction
27. Grim Affliction
28. Grim Affliction
29. Inquisitor's Flail
30. Inquisitor's Flail
31. Swiftfoot Boots
32. Swiftfoot Boots
33. Black Sun's Zenith
34. Whispersilk Cloak
35. Whispersilk Cloak
36. Nim Deathmantle
37. Inkmoth Nexus
38. Inkmoth Nexus
39. Inkmoth Nexus
40. Inkmoth Nexus
41. Swamp
42. Swamp
43. Swamp
44. Swamp
45. Swamp
46. Swamp
47. Swamp
48. Swamp
49. Swamp
50. Swamp
51. Swamp
52. Swamp
53. Swamp
54. Swamp
55. Swamp
56. Swamp
57. Swamp
58. Swamp
59. Swamp
60. Swamp

[Lady Serpentine]

((I don't believe anything I have can block, so that, I think, ends the game. On the off chance I can, though, I'll use Reassembling Skeleton to block one of the Crusaders.

Just in case, my roll:

[roll0]))

[BladeofObliviom]

(You can block the Crusaders; They're on the ground. The Inkmoths have flying, but the others are fair game.)

[BladeofObliviom]

(Still your turn.)

[Lady Serpentine]

((Sorry about that. The computer has started shutting off completely any time the cord has to be switched over to the other one, and I'm sick right now.))