Post by yugular on Oct 10, 2011 8:01:15 GMT -5
Blighted Infect
I. Introduction
We all have seen how mono green Infect has changed the metagame and what influence it had to the format. UG Infect has the same goal to deliver 10 poison counters during the first three or four turns, but the package is unblockable.
II. The Deck
Manabase
This deck only wants to see about four lands during the course of game.
Halimar Depths: Free brainstorm effect to dig for pump.
Tranquil Thicket: Cycling is useful for any surplus lands.
Lonely Sandbar: Cycling is useful for any surplus lands.
Infectors
Aggressive infectors are golden and any non-infect creature is a no go.
Glistener Elf: The most aggressive infector available.
Blighted Agent: Aggressively costed unblockable infect source
Ichorclaw Myr: Reliable infector that people hate to block, survives easily from bigger blockers.
Rot Wolf: Possible star if the game goes longer than planned, creates card advantage.
Viridian Betrayers: Possible finisher for longer games.
Combat Tricks & Protection
Infect deck needs to invest into giant growth effects to seal the game fast. This opens the deck for spot removal and that is something that must be played around or considered.
Giant Growth: +3/+3 Classic
Mutagenic Growth: Free +2/+2
Invigorate: Free +4/+4
Groundswell: 1 mana for +4/+4 has a drawback for suffering missing landdrops.
Rancor: Classic pump + trample with card disadvantage shield.
Unnatural Predation: Gives trample
Vines of Vastwood: Protection from spot removal + pump in a same card.
For protection against spot removal UG offers many different counterspells from Turn Aside to Negate and Counterspell.
Sideboard options
WIP
III.The Deck Lists
yugular's Blighted Infect
www.mtgdeckbuilder.net/Decks/ViewDeck/(WIP)
(18) Lands
9x Forest
6x Island
2x Lonely Sandbar
1x Tranquil Thicket
1x Halimar Depths
(xx) Creatures
4x Glistener Elf
4x Blighted Agent
4x Ichorclaw Myr
2x Rot Wolf
(xx) Spells
4x Mutagenic Growth
4x Invigorate
(15) Sideboard
2x Viridian Betrayers
2x Rot Wolf
IV. The Matchups
work in progress
I. Introduction
We all have seen how mono green Infect has changed the metagame and what influence it had to the format. UG Infect has the same goal to deliver 10 poison counters during the first three or four turns, but the package is unblockable.
II. The Deck
Manabase
This deck only wants to see about four lands during the course of game.
Halimar Depths: Free brainstorm effect to dig for pump.
Tranquil Thicket: Cycling is useful for any surplus lands.
Lonely Sandbar: Cycling is useful for any surplus lands.
Infectors
Aggressive infectors are golden and any non-infect creature is a no go.
Glistener Elf: The most aggressive infector available.
Blighted Agent: Aggressively costed unblockable infect source
Ichorclaw Myr: Reliable infector that people hate to block, survives easily from bigger blockers.
Rot Wolf: Possible star if the game goes longer than planned, creates card advantage.
Viridian Betrayers: Possible finisher for longer games.
Combat Tricks & Protection
Infect deck needs to invest into giant growth effects to seal the game fast. This opens the deck for spot removal and that is something that must be played around or considered.
Giant Growth: +3/+3 Classic
Mutagenic Growth: Free +2/+2
Invigorate: Free +4/+4
Groundswell: 1 mana for +4/+4 has a drawback for suffering missing landdrops.
Rancor: Classic pump + trample with card disadvantage shield.
Unnatural Predation: Gives trample
Vines of Vastwood: Protection from spot removal + pump in a same card.
For protection against spot removal UG offers many different counterspells from Turn Aside to Negate and Counterspell.
Sideboard options
WIP
III.The Deck Lists
yugular's Blighted Infect
www.mtgdeckbuilder.net/Decks/ViewDeck/(WIP)
(18) Lands
9x Forest
6x Island
2x Lonely Sandbar
1x Tranquil Thicket
1x Halimar Depths
(xx) Creatures
4x Glistener Elf
4x Blighted Agent
4x Ichorclaw Myr
2x Rot Wolf
(xx) Spells
4x Mutagenic Growth
4x Invigorate
(15) Sideboard
2x Viridian Betrayers
2x Rot Wolf
IV. The Matchups
work in progress