My First Extended

RustedAngel · Joined: 23 Jul 2006 Posts: 18

I decided that I finally wanted to make an extended deck so I could start playing in the ext tournies that are about. The deck I came up with is Erayo.

// Lands
4 [DIS] Breeding Pool
4 [9E] Yavimaya Coast
3 [ON] Lonely Sandbar
3 [ON] Tranquil Thicket
3 [ARE] Forest (3)
3 [P2] Island (1)

// Creatures
3 [SOK] Erayo, Soratami Ascendant
3 [9E] Ornithopter
1 [CHK] Keiga, the Tide Star

// Spells
4 [MR] Chrome Mox
4 [CS] Mishra's Bauble
4 [ARE] Serum Visions
2 [CHK] Time of Need
4 [GP] Repeal
4 [FNM] Counterspell
3 [FD] Vedalken Shackles
2 [FD] Condescend
4 [JU] Living Wish
2 [RAV] Life from the Loam

// Sideboard
SB: 1 [SOK] Erayo, Soratami Ascendant
SB: 1 [9E] Ornithopter
SB: 2 [RAV] Life from the Loam
SB: 1 [BOK] Iwamori of the Open Fist
SB: 1 [BOK] Isao, Enlightened Bushi
SB: 1 [MR] Platinum Angel
SB: 3 [DIS] Ghost Quarter
SB: 4 [9E] Naturalize

Post comments, advice, flames as needed.

Vodka_7up · Joined: 06 Oct 2004 Posts: 188

Few problems with the deck.

1) Vedalken Shackles sucks if you only have 5 islands, either up the island count or cut hte shackles.
2) I don't like the whole 5 total win conditions you have in your deck, especially since you fetch four of them with wish. Consider replacing the shackles with another win condition, possibly Meloku.
3) Aggro, especially Ichorid and Affinity seem like nightmare matches, may'be some SB tech could help. Try out a black splash (1 overgrown tomb to fetch) for Pernicious Deeds against affinity and Caltrops (Don't laugh) against Ichorid.

I'm wondering though, how often do you flip erayo and by what turn?

RustedAngel · Joined: 23 Jul 2006 Posts: 18

Turn 2 to 3 flip is most common about 80% or so.
Turn 1 is maybe one in ten and everything else is the other 10%.

Thorns · Joined: 16 Aug 2006 Posts: 832 Location: Rath

Caltrops is too slow against Ichorid. You also need more maindeck threats, Keiga just doesn't do the job.

darksigma · Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 28

Have u read caltrops?

It deals 1 damage to the creature, so basically kills the ichorids, etc.

Thorns · Joined: 16 Aug 2006 Posts: 832 Location: Rath

I didn't say it wasn't good against it, it's just slow, unless you manage to power it out on turn 2 at the latest.

Vortex · Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Posts: 8

Isn't some version of Erayo-Affinity straight-up better than this. The flipping mechanism (free affinity guys) also serves as a win condition.