Playing the blues......

I have created a legacy blue deck which is fun to play and has had a great track record. I am enjoying the strategic and tricky game play of blue. I def enjoy watching powerful aggro decks squirm as they are unable to gather their army!

The purpose of this deck, like most blue decks is to control the game. It gains the upper hand by disrupting an opponents usual rhythm and play style.

Fog bank provides me with early defenses, one of my fav blue cards. Provides perfect cover for only 2 mana. Makes it very difficult for ur opponent at any stage of the game!

I am running a full compliment of rune snag, a counter spell for 2 mana.........by the forth spell your opponent has to pay 6 to stop it. This makes it viable late in the game as well!

Griptide with dream twist provide a great way to cycle problem cards from the battlefield to the graveyard.

devastation tide, cyclonic rift, spelltwine and stolen goods are some of the decks hard hitters!

There are not many creatures in my line up....... I have included shapeshifters marrow to use their creatures against them!

These artifacts add an interesting twist to the game!!

I round the deck out with cheap mana commons such as unsummon, curiosity, silent departure, early frost and ponder..... ice cage and curse of chains do well to.

I finish it all off with 'reminisce' so I can do it all again!!

Final Dimir draft......

I finally have a dimir draft I am happy with........I replaced 2 spell ruptures with 2 x fog banks for early defense.  Had some great games with my final dimir draft deck last night......

Dimir cipher deck - redraft

My Dimir deck was very ineffective against aggro decks such as Boros and Rakdos based cards. I had little or no defenses early in the game, when aggro decks are at their strongest.

I based to much focus on unblockable cards to cipher spells to.

Therefore, I have removed tormented souls and a couple of other creatures from my deck. I also removed other superfluous cards from my deck and replaced them with removal and control cards, such as, essence scatter, gridlock, aetherize, spell rupture and psychic strike. I have introduced incursion specialist as it would suit cipher cards well. I have also added Bane Alley Broker, I love the art work of this card and I think it will help cycle through expensive cards early game, to use later.

Aetherize artwork is awesome, one of my fav card pics!
looking forward to trialing my alterations.......will keep you posted.

Elf party time!!

My elf warrior deck has the ability to dominate most decks and games. It is one of my favorite decks to play! The deck is designed for versatility, covering many strategic aspects of the game.

Teamwork and overwhelming numbers is this decks strength! Trusty and reliable Llanowar elves will always help you early game as you swiftly set up your board position. Running the Elf Warrior creature type, Bramblewood Paragon is a sneaky way of bumping up all your elves as they come into play! Mix it with a huge core of elf warrior creature production with Elvish Promenade and Rhys the Redeemed in tandem with Parallel Lives and even more powering up of your warriors with Imperious Perfect, Elvish Champion, Immaculate Magistrate and Elvish Archdruid! Short of mana and in a squeeze?...Elvish Archdruid is your man for the job, creating more than enough mana to cast what you please! And with crafty evasion for your army through Taunting Elf, Ezuri, Renegade Leader and Eladamri, Lord of Leaves then some serious lifegain with the ever opponent moral crushing Wellwisher, your Elf Warrior clan is built for versatility and sheer power through teamwork! Can't get them out fast enough?...Nissa Revane is there to level up and if your opponent hasn't dealt with her in time...then its Elf Party time!!! And your opponent seems to be shouting the beer. Pity the game is over by that time.

recycled card dividers....

nothing is wasted from my fat pack packaging, the off cuts from my deck boxes are used as card dividers for card storage.

recycled deck boxes, finished product.....

The finished product, ready to hold my favourite decks. 100% recycled from old fat pack packaging.

constructing recycled deck boxes

Almost completed recycled deck box. Made from a Return to Ravnica Fat Pack packaging.