{"id":98,"date":"2013-01-16T15:29:20","date_gmt":"2013-01-16T20:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevewagenheim.com\/mtgblog\/?p=98"},"modified":"2013-01-16T15:29:29","modified_gmt":"2013-01-16T20:29:29","slug":"gatecrash-deck-ideas-5-color-madness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stevewagenheim.com\/mtgblog\/2013\/01\/gatecrash-deck-ideas-5-color-madness\/","title":{"rendered":"Gatecrash Deck Ideas &#8211; 5 Color Madness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So I&#8217;m tinkering with some deck ideas, given that when Gatecrash hits the scene we&#8217;ll have the rest of the dual lands, and I realized something very interesting that should have hit me a long time ago.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left;margin: 3px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-4025562143158908\";\ngoogle_alternate_color = \"FFFFFF\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 125;\ngoogle_ad_height = 125;\ngoogle_ad_format = \"125x125_as\";\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text\";\ngoogle_ad_channel =\"\";\ngoogle_color_border = \"\";\ngoogle_color_link = \"\";\ngoogle_color_bg = \"\";\ngoogle_color_text = \"\";\ngoogle_color_url = \"\";\ngoogle_ui_features = \"rc:0\";\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div><p>Five color good stuffs decks are going to be running rampant.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d forgotten how easy it was to slap together 5 color decks when you had 10 dual lands to play with. In fact, I had forgotten how degenerate my Legacy Slivers deck was with almost no cares when it came to dropping a land. And once Gemhide Sliver hit the battlefield, well, it was almost laughable.<\/p>\n<p>But here were are again. Well, almost. Gatecrash comes out in February with prerelease the last Friday in January. I can almost see our first Friday Night Magic now. Where&#8217;s a good land hoser when you need one.<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s the problem with this block so far. There aren&#8217;t any. Five color decks have almost no barriers to entry. I don&#8217;t think Ghost Quarters alone is going to do the trick. I do expect it to see more play than it&#8217;s been getting, but how effective it&#8217;ll be, that&#8217;s anybody&#8217;s guess.<\/p>\n<p>Wouldn&#8217;t it be great if they actually brought viable land destruction back? But that&#8217;s another subject and I don&#8217;t want to go off on too much of a tangent so we&#8217;ll just leave it for another time.<\/p>\n<p>So for now, what we&#8217;re looking at is essentially this. Take the best cards from all five colors and stuff them into a deck. What do you think some of the contenders are? Well, here are some of my picks.<\/p>\n<p>Black &#8211; Vampire Nighthawk. It&#8217;s a 2\/3 flying deathtouch. What&#8217;s not to like? It takes care of Restoration Angel or just about anything you throw at it.<\/p>\n<p>Blue &#8211; Snapcaster Mage. Okay, they&#8217;ve kind of toned down the instants and sorceries a bit since they made him but he&#8217;s still one heck of a utility belt. And there are still enough decent instants and sorceries running around to make him useful.<\/p>\n<p>Green &#8211; Thragtusk. This is everybody&#8217;s card that they either love to hate or just plain love. It&#8217;s a 5\/3 that gives you 5 life upon entering the battlefield and a 3\/3 beast token upon leaving. What&#8217;s not to love?<\/p>\n<p>Red &#8211; Bonfire of the Damned. It&#8217;s a one sided board wipe if you miracle it. If you&#8217;re playing an aggro deck and pull this bad boy against another aggro deck, it&#8217;s pretty much game over. I can&#8217;t imagine this not seeing play somewhere.<\/p>\n<p>White &#8211; Restoration Angel. This is the Thragtusk &#8220;blink&#8221; machine and it&#8217;s a dandy. There are already a ton of players playing G\/W so that they can play these two. Imagine being able to do that AND run Nighthawks in their deck too without any problem at all.<\/p>\n<p>Gold &#8211; Supreme Verdict and Sphinx&#8217;s Revelation. Couldn&#8217;t leave either one of these out. An board wipe that can&#8217;t be countered and a card that not only can draw you tons of cards but can gain you life in the process.<\/p>\n<p>And these cards only scratch the surface. Imagine how much easier OmniDoor will be to play (already a 5 color deck) with the additional dual lands.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, Gatecrash is going to turn into a 5 color &#8220;good stuffs&#8221; deck before this whole thing is over.<\/p>\n<p>Who needs Jund when you can play Conflux?<\/p>\n<p>To YOUR Magic the Gathering Enjoyment,<\/p>\n<p>Steven &#8220;Land Boy&#8221; Wagenheim<\/p>\n<p>Get my FREE report\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stevewagenheim.com\/mtg\/mtg1\/index.html\">\u201c7 Steps To Magic Success\u201d<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and become a better Magic player<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So I&#8217;m tinkering with some deck ideas, given that when Gatecrash hits the scene we&#8217;ll have the rest of the dual lands, and I realized something very interesting that should have hit me a long time ago. 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