Apocalypse Decks

 

   

                          Aggro Black/White

 

Creatures

4X Chimeric Idol

4X Phyrexian Scuta

4X Putrid Warrior

4X Spectral Lynx

2X Phyrexian Gargantua

 

Spells

4X Vindicate

4X Phyrexian Arena

4X Duress

4X Gerrard's Verdict

3X Disenchant

 

Land

4X Caves of Coilos

4X Rishadan Port

10X Swamp

5X Plains

 

     I think that this deck has a lot of ptential. I think that making it aggresive is the best way to go. For the first couple of turns you can use discard in the forms of the insanely good Duress and Gerrard's Verdict. Then, you can start to drop creatures and smash your opponent's face. Cards that missed the cut were Dark Ritual, because it did not appear to be very good with the white. Also, I almost put in snuff out, because Vindicate just does not seem like enough removal. But, the discard should disrupt the opponent enough that it shouldn't matter.

 

    The next deck is one that I think could be very good under the right circumstances:

 

                      Blue/Red CounterBurn

 

Creatures

4X Razorfin Hunter

4X flametounge Kavu

2X Tahngarth, Talruum Hero

 

Spells

4X Counterspell

2X Suffocating Blast

2X Thwart

2X Foil

4X Urza's Rage

4X Prophetic Bolt

4X Fire/Ice

4X Opt

 

Land

4X Shivan Reef

2X Dust Bowl

10X Island

8X Mountain

 

      I think that this could be the best of the new Apocalypse decks if it is tuned right. My version is definitely sub- optimal, and I am sure that it could use a lot of help. The idea is pretty simple: Counter stuff that you can't burn, and burn stuff that you can burn. Somewhere along the way you will have hopefully dropped a creature. A single creature could go all of the way pretty easily in this deck. Counter the stuff that could harm your critter, and then burn whatever monsters they try to throw in front of it. And remember, you CAN burn your opponent. I have seen people hold a shock in their hands, despite the fact that the opponent is at one life. They just have it set in their mind that it is creature removal only..

 

     This deck could also be very good, if someone is able to make an optimal decklist.

 

                    Blue/Green Counter-Beats

 

Creatures

4X Blastoderm

4X Chimeric Idol

4X Gaea's Skyfolk

2X Jade Leech

4X Kavu Titan

 

Spells

4X CounterSpell

4X Mystic Snake (Officially, it's a creature, but I think it belongs here)

2X Rethink/Prohibit (Can't decide yet)

4X Opt

4X Fact or Fiction

 

Land

4X Yavimaya Coast

4X Rishadan Port

9X Island

7X forest

 

    A very simple deck. Counter stuff, then play a big fattie. This deck should be suprisingly effective, and I think that it's power is underrated. There are some cards that I am unsure about. I would like to have a counter that only uses one blue, but I can't decide whether to use Rethink or Prohibit. I also don't know about some of the creatures. Should Gaea's Skyfolk really be in here? Are their any fatties that I can't think of that would work well?