TABLETOP TALES: "AVACYN, MAKE IT SO!" MTG DECK

TABLETOP TALES PRESENTS

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.

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.

To check out the contents of the deck, click "READ MORE" below.

TABLETOP TALES: AVACYN: BATTLE CRUISER OPERATIONAL DECK!

TABLETOP TALES PRESENTS

AVACYN: BATTLE CRUISER OPERATIONAL!

To check out my other decks, hit the links below:

MY FIRST DECK

AURAMONGER DECK

HAKUNA MATATA DECK

WURMWOOD DECK V. 1

WURMWOOD DECK V. 2

WURMWOOD DECK V. 3

BLOOD & PORCELAIN DECK

KING OF THE HILL DECK

MY FIRST PRE-RELEASE

AVACYN: BATTLECRUISER DECK V. 1

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.

Today's deck is the angelic reconfiguration of my mono-white deck into a white-green deck with the Avacyn, Angel of Hope.

I spent about $13 on the Angelic Might intro pack (click this LINK to check out the deck list), $25 bucks for the Avacyn Pre-Release, and the other cards are either from my collection or from various trades/gifts, etc. I've bought one booster for Avacyn, since the pre-release, and a buck worth of cards, so we'll call that $5.

APPROX. EXPENSE: $43

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.

After taking part in Avacyn Pre-Release, a couple of Sundays ago, I knew what I wanted to do for my first new deck for summer break. First, I broke down my Auramonger deck, which I will probably rebuild at a later date, and began working on a standard Angel deck. I toyed around with a mono-white deck and a deck with a splash of green. For this iteration, I've splashed in some green and limited it to block constructed. If it doesn't live up to my expectations, I'll break it back down and reconstruct it based on the mono-white configuration. To see what that might look like, click the link below.

AVACYN: BATTLECRUISER DECK V. 1

With this in mind and the purchases described above, the result was...

THE WG ANGEL DECK:

AVACYN: BATTLE CRUISER OPERATIONAL!

The deck was constructed in Standard, mostly with cards from Innistrad block & M12. 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.

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.

To check out the contents of the deck, click "READ MORE" below.

TABLETOP TALES: AVACYN: BATTLE CRUISER ENGAGE DECK!

TABLETOP TALES PRESENTS

AVACYN: BATTLE CRUISER ENGAGE!

To check out my other decks, hit the links below:

MY FIRST DECK

AURAMONGER DECK

HAKUNA MATATA DECK

WURMWOOD DECK V. 1

WURMWOOD DECK V. 2

WURMWOOD DECK V. 3

BLOOD & PORCELAIN DECK

KING OF THE HILL DECK

MY FIRST PRE-RELEASE

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.

Today's deck is the angelic result of my attempts to make a mono-white deck with the Avacyn, Angel of Hope.

I spent about $13 on the Angelic Might intro pack (click this LINK to check out the deck list), $25 bucks for the Avacyn Pre-Release, and the other cards are either from my collection or from various trades/gifts, etc. I've bought one booster for Avacyn, since the pre-release, and a buck worth of cards, so we'll call that $5.

APPROX. EXPENSE: $43

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.

After taking part in Avacyn Pre-Release, a couple of Sundays ago, I knew what I wanted to do for my first new deck for summer break. First, I broke down my Auramonger deck, which I will probably rebuild at a later date, and began working on a standard Angel deck. I toyed around with a mono-white deck and a deck with a splash of green. For the moment, I've decided to go with the mono-white configuration. If it doesn't live up to my expectations, I'll break it back down and try splashing in some green. To see what that might look like, click the link below.

TABLETOP TALES DEBATE #1

With this in mind and the purchases described above, the result was...

THE MONO-WHITE ANGEL DECK:

AVACYN: BATTLE CRUISER ENGAGE!

The deck was constructed in Standard, mostly with cards from Innistrad block & M12. The decks themes include but are not limited to: angels, humans, vigilance, and flickering. It is a mono-white affair, with white angels from M12 and Innistrad and humans from Innistrad. The spells are mostly used for removal, buffing, and flicker-effects.

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.

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.

To check out the contents of the deck, click "READ MORE" below.