TABLETOP TALES PRESENTS
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| He kind of looks like Cptn. Picard with the bald head. |
"AVACYN, MAKE IT SO!" DECK
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This
article serves two purposes: To share the nerd entertainment around
with anyone who might find it interesting and, in this case, to prove
how taking the theme of an intro pack, especially a more recent intro
pack, can not only make a passable deck, but also a powerful and fun
deck n a reasonable budget for a college student like myself.
Today's deck is my standardized version of my Avacyn Restored deck that has been combined with cards legal in the upcoming standard format (as in October Mirrodin and M12 will be kicked out standard). Green and white is my favorite color combination, being the combo of the first deck I ever built, and this deck is built around angels, the subject of the first intro pack I ever bought for M12. And its worth mentioning that I actually bought my first themed deckbox and playmat to go with this deck.
I spent about $13 on the Angelic Might intro pack (click this
LINK to
check out the deck list) and on other cards, ones specifically bought or traded for to build this deck, I've spent less but lets round it up to $10.
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| A fantastic intro pack. I can't recommend these enough to new players and newcomers to recent sets. |
APPROX. EXPENSE: $23
You
can find Magic Cards in super stores (Ex. Walmart, Target) but the best
place you can buy your cards, meet other players, and play in events is
at your local comic book store or hobby shop. I buy most of my cards at
The Comic Cellar.
Here is a link to its Google Maps location at 3620 Austin Peay Highway #2 Memphis, TN 38128.
And here is a link to Comic Cellar's Website
Before I get into breaking down this version of the Avacyn deck (check the link at the top to see the index of other decks) I want to address something minor but serious. I haven't done a deck article in a couple months and my last MTG article in about a month because I've been busy working on my own custom card set, playing lots of retro games, and generally haven't had that many chances to play since my parent's bar opened and my circle of friends imploded. Expect a couple of Naya decks, possibly even a commander deck, to pop in the near future. And, as Return to Ravnica is just around the corner, you can expect a ton of articles in the fall, my Planeswalker pals, so chins up and let's dig into...
MY STANDARD WG ANGEL DECK
"AVACYN, MAKE ITS SO!" DECK
Not much has changed and I can still quote the last article...mostly:
"The
deck was constructed in Standard, mostly with cards from Innistrad
block & M12 (that were reprinted for M13). The decks themes include but are not limited to:
angels, humans, mana-get, and flickering. It is a white-green affair,
with white angels from M12 and Innistrad and humans from Innistrad. The
white cards make up the muscle and removal and the green cards set up
mana ramp and do a few other nifty tricks
For
those of you who don't know, flicker-effects are card effects that
involve exiling one of your own cards and returning it to the field
either immediately or at the end of the turn. The reason you would do
this is to take advantage of cards with entrance effects or to remove
negative counters, enemy enchantments, and other annoyances."
This version of the deck sets up a more uniform strategy, doesn't waste as many turns with getting me so much mana and nothing to do with it. This involved replacing several slow or inefficient cards with old standards and more of the beast that make this deck a real nuisance to deal with. Learn some mana math to help with building your decks,
HERE.
As
I always mention, I am just a casual player and I play with what I have
available to me. Thanks for reading and please comment.
Please leave comments & suggestions.
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