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BMoor's Magic The
Gathering
Deck Garage
DevenDraconie
wrote:
Once again, the allure of a certain creature type has called out to a player and inspired him to build a deck around them. A noble endeavor to be sure. I'll be glad to help you make this deck all it can be, but I must admit I have a few concerns. First of all, you say you want to win a pro tournament with this deck, but most Faeries aren't tournament legal. It depends on which format of tournament you're talking about, of course, but since I can't be sure which format you mean, I'll just recommend whichever cards I think are best and if there's a problem, you can replace cards at your discretion. Second of all, Faeries by nature are small creatures with flying. This is all well and good, but a hoard of 1/1's and 2/1's aren't going to be enough to consistently win games, even if they do fly. A single Pyroclasm, Hideous laughter, or Night of Souls' Betrayal will completely wipe you out. I'd like to do something about that.
Let's
start
with
your
creatures.
I
have
to
ask
why
you
included
Silvos,
Rogue
Elemental
or
Barishi.
They're
not
Faeries.
Barishi
isn't
even
that
good.
Let's
drop
Barishi,
but
Silvos
can
stay.
Next
is
Moon
Sprite.
Moon
Sprite
is
everything
Scryb
Sprites
are,
but
worse.
Switch
out
the
Moon
for
another
Scryb.
Aside
from
that,
your
other
Faeries
are
mediocre
at
best.
Allow
me
to
point
you
towards
some
better
Faeries.
~Cloud
of
Faeries---These
little
sprites
may
not
be
much
on
the
board,
but
they
do
untap
the
lands
you
tapped
to
play
them.
If
you
have
a
land
enchantment
or a
bounceland
(Simic
Growth
Chamber),
you
could
get
more
mana
than
you
put
in
out
of
them.
~Faerie
Noble---
Technically
not
a
Faerie
himself,
the
Noble
makes
all
your
other
Faeries
bigger
(something
they're
sorely
in
need
of).
~Sea
Sprite---
It
has
protection
from
red,
a
good
color
to
have
protection
from.
Maybe
it's
mroe
of a
sideboard
card,
but
worth
a
look
at
any
rate.
~Silkwing
Scout---
A
2/1
you
can
sacrifice
to
search
your
deck
for
a
land.
Not
too
shabby
in a
two-color
deck.
~Thornwind
Faeries---
Blue
hasn't
had
this
ability
since
7th
Edition.
For
good
reason
too;
it
was
just
too
powerful.
~Willow
Priestess---
Admittedly
the
high
end
of
your
mana
curve,
though
definitely
worth
it.
Putting
Faeries
into
play
free
at
instant
speed
is a
great
way
to
fill
the
skies
with
wingbeats.
It
also
wrecks
Black
decks.
As I
said,
most
faeries
are
old
cards,
so
you
may
have
difficulty
obtaining
them.
Next,
your
noncreature
spells.
You've
got
lots
of
"one-ofs",
and
a
lot
of
ways
to
defend
your
creatures,
but
not
too
much
offense.
I
think
the
best
way
for
me
to
adequately
fix
this
is
to
"wipe
the
slate
clean"
and
start
anew.
You
have
27
slots
open
(maybe
less
if
you
can
get
a
hold
of
all
those
faeries
I
listed,
but
we'll
stick
with
27
for
now).
How
should
they
look?
3
Gigadrowze
4
Boomerang
4
Giant
Growth
2
Loxodon
Warhammer
3
Blanchwood
Armor
4
Telling
Time
4
Shielding
Plax
3
Voidslime
Well,
these
specific
card
choices
and
their
numbers
are
a
bit
off-the-top-of-my-head,
but
they
get
the
point
across.
Your
spells
seemed
to
fall
into 4
categories;
card
draw,
life
gain/protecting
creatures,
bounce,
and
creature
pumping.
I
maintained
those
categories,
but
with
much
less
emphasis
on
simple
defense.
Telling
Time
makes
good
card
draw,
Giant
Growth,
Blanchwood
Armor,
and the
Warhammer
all
buff
up
your
creatures,
the
Warhammer
also
covers
life
gain
for
you,
I
kept
your
Boomerang
and
Gigadrowze
and
simply
added more
of them,
and
Sheilding
Plax
and
Voidslime
are
mostly
there
simply
for
the
utility
they
provide.
Again,
this
is
simply
an
example
of a
solid
suite
of
spells
for
your
deck,
you
don't
need
to
copy
it
by
rote.
And
finally
your
lands.
With
18
land
slots,
I'd
like
to
see
4
Simic
Growth
Chamber,
as
many
Breeding
Pool
or
Yavimaya
Coast
as
you
think
you
could
get
a
hold
of
(they're
expensive
and
you
can't
swing
it,
that's
fine),
and
the
rest
a
fairly
even
split
between
Islands
and
Forests.
And
that
wraps
up
another
deck
fix.
Take
my
advice
to
heart
as
you
flutter
off
into
the
enchanted
forest
and
you
should
do
fine.
~BMoor
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