{"id":412,"date":"2018-07-04T15:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/?p=412"},"modified":"2018-07-03T23:25:16","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T21:25:16","slug":"brewing-with-andy-oddball-combos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/premodernmagic.com\/blog\/brewing-with-andy-oddball-combos\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewing with Andy: Oddball Combos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello again, Premodern humans!\u00a0 Trix and Bargain are all well and good, but if you prefer your combo decks with just a little bit of jank, then this edition of Brewing with Andy might be for you.\u00a0 Seriously, though, I suspect that both of these decks could pick up a significant number of wins, especially against unprepared opponents.<\/p>\n

First up we have one of the lesser-known, but very aptly named breakfast cereal combo decks: Life.\u00a0 Let’s get right to the list.<\/p>\n

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MAIN DECK | 60 cards<\/h4>
Lands: 22<\/div>
6<\/span> Plains<\/a><\/div>
5<\/span> Forest<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Brushland<\/a><\/div>
3<\/span> Starlit Sanctum<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Windswept Heath<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Instants and Sorceries: 9<\/div>
3<\/span> Eladamri's Call<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Living Wish<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Worthy Cause<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Others: 5<\/div>
3<\/span> Survival of the Fittest<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Animal Boneyard<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Test of Endurance<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Creatures: 24<\/div>
3<\/span> Daru Spiritualist<\/a><\/div>
3<\/span> Nomads en-Kor<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Wall of Roots<\/a><\/div>
3<\/span> Academy Rector<\/a><\/div>
3<\/span> Task Force<\/a><\/div>
3<\/span> Shaman en-Kor<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Birds of Paradise<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Monk Idealist<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1<\/span> Academy Rector<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Aura of Silence<\/a><\/div>
3<\/span> City of Solitude<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Monk Idealist<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Monk Realist<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Phyrexian Tower<\/a><\/div>
3<\/span> Seal of Cleansing<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Shaman en-Kor<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Starlit Sanctum<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Task Force<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Uktabi Orangutan<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Deck downloaded from - http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\n------------------------------------------------\nLife\n------------------------------------------------\nMAIN DECK (60)\n\nLands: 22\n6 Plains\n5 Forest\n4 Brushland\n3 Starlit Sanctum\n4 Windswept Heath\n\nInstants and Sorceries: 9\n3 Eladamri's Call\n4 Living Wish\n2 Worthy Cause\n\nOthers: 5\n3 Survival of the Fittest\n1 Animal Boneyard\n1 Test of Endurance\n\nCreatures: 24\n3 Daru Spiritualist\n3 Nomads en-Kor\n4 Wall of Roots\n3 Academy Rector\n3 Task Force\n3 Shaman en-Kor\n4 Birds of Paradise\n1 Monk Idealist\n\n\nSIDEBOARD (15)\n1 Academy Rector\n1 Aura of Silence\n3 City of Solitude\n1 Monk Idealist\n1 Monk Realist\n1 Phyrexian Tower\n3 Seal of Cleansing\n1 Shaman en-Kor\n1 Starlit Sanctum\n1 Task Force\n1 Uktabi Orangutan\n------------------------------------------------\nDeck downloaded from - http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\n<\/div>
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This deck takes advantage of the Oracle text on Nomads en-Kor<\/a> and Shaman en-Kor<\/a>, which reads, “{0}: The next 1 damage that would be dealt to [cardname] this turn is dealt to target creature you control instead.”\u00a0 This allows you to target a creature, such as Daru Spiritualist<\/a> or Task Force<\/a> an arbitrary or “infinite” number of times, even without any damage actually being dealt to the en-Kors to begin with.<\/span><\/p>\n

As you probably noticed, this combo produces a creature with arbitrarily large toughness.\u00a0 So what do we do with that, besides block Blastoderm<\/a>s and Kavu Titan<\/a>s all day?\u00a0 That’s where the sacrifice outlets come in.\u00a0 Starlit Sanctum<\/a>, Worthy Cause<\/a> and Animal Boneyard<\/a> will all convert those Clerics and Rebels with infinite rear ends into infinite life for you.\u00a0 Now, having infinite life is normally enough to not lose against most decks, but to actually win the game, we’ll need to go one step further.\u00a0 You could just throw a couple of Gaea’s Blessing<\/a>s in the deck and call it a day, but thankfully there’s a quicker way to do it: Test of Endurance<\/a>.\u00a0 Just get to your next upkeep and boom, game over.<\/p>\n

I know what you’re thinking, it sounds cool, but isn’t that, like, a four-card combo?\u00a0 How do you actually assemble something with that degree of complexity?\u00a0 Well, this deck just so happens to tutor harder and more effectively than any other deck I’ve ever seen.\u00a0 Living Wish<\/a> is the most versatile tutor in the deck as it can find any of the necessary creatures out of the sideboard, as well as Starlit Sanctum<\/a> and a few other good utility creatures.\u00a0 The deck also runs three copies of both Eladamri’s Call<\/a> and Survival of the Fittest<\/a> to make sure the creature side of things is completely covered.\u00a0 And finally, there are Academy Rector<\/a>s, which can be found with any of the other tutors, and in turn can search up the Animal Boneyard<\/a> or Test of Endurance<\/a> to complete the combo.<\/p>\n

I don’t know if Life is going to take down the next Premodern tournament, but the deck actually can perform very well against creature decks, is capable of comboing off quickly, and is extremely resilient to disruption due to its redundancy and tutoring power.<\/p>\n

Finally this week I have my Premodern build of Fluctuator.<\/p>\n

Fluctuator<\/div>
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MAIN DECK | 60 cards<\/h4>
Lands: 19<\/div>
4<\/span> Drifting Meadow<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Remote Isle<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Polluted Mire<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Blasted Landscape<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Slippery Karst<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Dromar's Cavern<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Instants and Sorceries: 7<\/div>
1<\/span> Clear<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Orim's Chant<\/a><\/div>
3<\/span> Miscalculation<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Haunting Misery<\/a><\/div>
1<\/span> Songs of the Damned<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Creatures: 29<\/div>
4<\/span> Disciple of Malice<\/a><\/div>
2<\/span> Sandbar Serpent<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Cloud of Faeries<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Disciple of Grace<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Sandbar Merfolk<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Shimmering Barrier<\/a><\/div>
3<\/span> Pendrell Drake<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Disciple of Law<\/a><\/div><\/div>
Others: 5<\/div>
1<\/span> Lotus Petal<\/a><\/div>
4<\/span> Fluctuator<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>

SIDEBOARD | 0 cards<\/h4><\/div><\/div>
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Deck downloaded from - http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\n------------------------------------------------\nFluctuator\n------------------------------------------------\nMAIN DECK (60)\n\nLands: 19\n4 Drifting Meadow\n4 Remote Isle\n4 Polluted Mire\n4 Blasted Landscape\n2 Slippery Karst\n1 Dromar's Cavern\n\nInstants and Sorceries: 7\n1 Clear\n1 Orim's Chant\n3 Miscalculation\n1 Haunting Misery\n1 Songs of the Damned\n\nCreatures: 29\n4 Disciple of Malice\n2 Sandbar Serpent\n4 Cloud of Faeries\n4 Disciple of Grace\n4 Sandbar Merfolk\n4 Shimmering Barrier\n3 Pendrell Drake\n4 Disciple of Law\n\nOthers: 5\n1 Lotus Petal\n4 Fluctuator\n\n\nSIDEBOARD (0)\n------------------------------------------------\nDeck downloaded from - http:\/\/premodernmagic.com\n<\/div>
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The concept of this deck is pretty simple.\u00a0 Get a Fluctuator<\/a> in play, then cycle as much of your deck as you can.\u00a0 Once your graveyard is filled with cycling creatures, cast Songs of the Damned<\/a> (usually off the Lotus Petal<\/a> or Dromar’s Cavern<\/a>), and then cast Haunting Misery<\/a> for the win.\u00a0 If you have\u00a0Fluctuator<\/a> in play but your opponent has counterspell mana up, you’ll need to save your land drop for the Dromar’s Cavern<\/a>, so you can bait out the counterspell with Orim’s Chant<\/a> before going for the combo off the Lotus Petal<\/a>.\u00a0 The nice thing about Dromar’s Cavern<\/a> is that it doesn’t take up a non-cycling slot, as it will come into play and bounce one of your other cycling lands, letting you get one more or draw or restart the chain.<\/p>\n

Is it the peak of intellectual stimulation?\u00a0 No, but it’s a cheap deck to pick up play around with and can goldfish as early as turn two or three.<\/p>\n

Anyway, that’s all for today.\u00a0 As usual, leave comments in the Premodern Facebook group<\/a>, or hit me up on Instagram<\/a> @mtgdojoera!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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