New evolution of Vampires

Ever since vampires became popular, I've been wanting to include bloodghast and gatekeeper of malakir in one of my decks. And since I don't like piloting decks copied from the internet, the vampire theme was out of the picture. However, I already have something in mind for these two and this is what I came up with:

The deck:

8 Swamp
4 Island
4 Jwar Isle Refuge
4 Drowned Catacomb
4 Crumbling Necropolis
24 lands

4 gatekeeper of Malakir
2 Fleshbag Marauder
2 Sphinx of Jwar Isle
4 Bloodghast
4 Kathari Remnant
16 creatures

3 Soul Manipulation
4 Agony Warp
4 Duress
4 Jace
4 Into the Roil
1 Mind Control
20 other spells

Sideboard:
1 Mind Control
4 Countersquall
3 Infest
4 Black Knight
3 Vampire hexmage

Card breakdown:

Bloodghast – one of the win conditions of the deck, supports fleshbag marauders, and protects the sphinx of jwar isle form opponent's gatekeepers and fleshbags.

Gatekeeper of Malakir/Flshbag Marauder – the reason why I played U/B control. No more Stag.

Sphinx of Jwar Isle – the 2^nd win condition of the deck in case the opponent is running path to exile.

Kathari Remnant – defensive bloobraid elf, a good defense with card advantage,

Soul Manipulation – it may cost one more black man than essence scatter but it can get back any creature in your yard. It's like countering a creature spell and drawing a card. Also, it's not a liability to kathari remnant's cascade because of its raise dead mode.

Duress – Early disruption. Works well with Into the Roil.

Into the Roil – answers any noncreature permanent that threatens the board... Well, it doesn't actually take care of the threat unless you have a duress in hand, but it can buy you some time.

Jace – the best card drawer in the current standard. I don't see any reason not to include him in the deck.

Mind Control – additional aswer to pro black creatures. Takes care of Baneslayer Angel very well.

The deck is designed to control the board a bit and pressure the opponent at the same time. The singleton mindcontrol in the main deck was a last minute change. My first version only had a couple of mind controls on the sideboard and 3 fleshbag marauders in the main. Then I realized that fleshbags were a bit mediocre without bloodghast, so I cut the number of copies to 2.

Magic the Gathering.... a hobby

I’ve been playing magic the gathering since 1st yr high school. The game was introduced to me by my brother who was also playing the game that time. His friend, who constantly visits the US, introduced the game to him and his friends who became my playtest buddies later on.

There was a time when I completely stopped playing but I think it was a wise decision because my studies would have been affected if I didn’t. Now, I enjoy it even more since I don’t have to worry about grades anymore.

Magic The Gathering is a card game that deals with strategy. It requires two persons and each one needs a deck to play the game. It’s a popular game in countries like US and Japan but not so popular here in the Philippines. So don’t be surprised if it’s the first time you’ve heard about it. And since magic the gathering is a multiplayer game, it doesn’t mean that it’s completely useless if you don’t have someone to play with. Most of the time, I think of new ideas to make my deck more competitive. I play with it and check whether any new ideas will turn out fine.

Magic the Gathering is a fun ang challenging game. Explore your creative side and join the rest of the world in casting spells and summoning creatures.

First mtg post

Blogging is not really my thing but I decided to try it out since everyone else is doing it. I’m still learning how to put things together in my blog and I hope I’ll have time to update it. I’m thinking about turning this blog into something useful like earning some cash but I guess that’s a long way from where I stand right now, not to mention the time and dedication needed to make it work. I hope that the posts about mtg (Magic the gathering) I'll post in this blog and all the fans of the game will help me achieve that goal.hehe