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BMoor's Magic The
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Deck Garage Not really peasant, just cuz I happened to find an Overgrown Tomb and
New Years may have been three weeks ago (which should give submitters a good idea of how long they can expect to wait to see their decklist make the site), but I appreciate the gesture all the same. I also appreciate when a submitter goes into plenty of detail about his deck and its problems and idiosyncrasies.
This deck particularly seems to have a very interesting quirk. As its current deck name implies, it's currently working on several independent yet concurring themes. First, there's the Slivers. Then there's the Disturbed Burial "combo". And then there's the mana acceleration into game-ending Fireball combo. Each strategy could likely stand on its own, and may make a better deck were they supported to the point of cutting the other two. However, they also dovetail together very nicely.
The Sliver aspect is powerful, but gets a lot of support from the prescence of Disturbed Burial and Unearth, since Slivers are creatures, and opponents tend to like to kill them. Disturbed Burial and Unearth are then strengthened by other small sacrificeable creatures like Sakura-Tribe Elder and Spore Frog. And both these themes lend themselves well to the Fireball kill due to recurring Sakura-Tribe Elders and Gemhide Sliver. So what to cut and what to add?
Well, when I see Virulent Sliver in a B/G aggroish deck, my first inclination is to add Frenzy Sliver. A 1/1 with Poisonous 1 is no more effective than Savannah Lions-- less so since there are more ways to deal damage than poison and so the job a Savannah Lions starts, nearly any card can finish. The job a Virulent Sliver starts, only another copy of Virulent Sliver can finish. Now, if the Virulent Sliver got +1/+0 when it attacked, it would deal 2 damage every time it gave a poison counter and kill the opponent with damage just as fast as it poisoned. In short, Frenzy Sliver is good.
And since this is B/G Slivers, I also have to mention Darkheart Sliver, who turns every dying Sliver into a farewell present of 3 life. This also transitions well into the Disturbed Burial theme.
For that theme, I would first remove Bone Shredder on the grounds that even if you spend five mana a turn to bring it back, it's not great. You could also add Pit Keeper, who serves double role of getting creatures back and... being a creature. I also like Shrouded Lore in this deck, since you can get back creatures but not anything else. Shrouded Lore can also be had on the cheap, so it won't break your budget.
Neither will replacing your Last Gasps with more Putrefies. Seriously, Putrefy can just kill more creatures than Last Gasp can. It also hits artifacts. It's worth getting a few more of.
As for your strategy of adding in a single Mountain to support a few Fireball, I'm all for it. Between Sakura-Tribe, Gemhide, and Terramorphic Expanse, you'll almost never have a Fireball in hand with no Mountain to cast it. In fact, if I could think of a good blue or white X spell that would help you, I'd say add that too. Maybe a lone copy of Sek'Kuar, Deathkeeper could help your sacrificial lambs by leaving 3/1's in their place? Or maybe you could throw in a Island alongside that Mountain so Garza Zol, Plague Queen could make a guest appearance just on merit of sheer awesomeness? Heck, with your low mana curve, I almost want to say Foresee so you can refill your hand. Don't go too crazy now, but think about it.
The only trouble with this "three-pronged attack" is that each card fits into at least one strategy, which gives me very little wiggle room in which to pull cards inf avor of all these ideas. But really, that's a pretty strong compliment when the "problem" with your deck is that there aren't any bad or unnecessary cards in it. You're off to a fine start here, and I have a good feeling about this deck wherever you take it.
Finally, for a new name, I'm sort of fond on "The Gangrene Machine". But that's a matter of personal preference.
Good luck!
~BMoor
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