UB Artifreeze

twndomn · Joined: 09 Nov 2004 Posts: 8

Original list by KeySam

1 Meekstone
4 Artificer's Intuition
3 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Locket of Yesterdays
4 Tel-Jilad Stylus
4 Counterspell
4 Cunning Wish
1 Tormod's Crypt
2 Pithing Needle
2 Brain Freeze
3 Isochron Scepter
1 Engineered Explosives
4 Memory Lapse
4 Hunted Horror
1 Swamp
1 Island
4 Polluted Delta
4 Glimmervoid
4 Watery Grave
4 Vault of Whispers
4 Seat of the Synod

SB:
1 Lightning Helix
1 Echoing Truth
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Muddle the Mixture
1 Brain Freeze
1 Trickbind
1 Krosan Grip
1 Strangling Soot
2 Vedalken Plotter
1 Darkness
1 Orim's Chant
2 Engineered Explosives
1 Hideous Laughter

First of all, the creativity goes to the locket engine creators and the deck's credit goes to M-L player KeySam.

Now, Tel-Jilad Stylus will bounce those centaur tokens created from Hunted Horror. That is perfectly legal.

After trying it out, I find it can be improved. Here is my version:

// Lands
4 [MR] Seat of the Synod
4 [MR] Vault of Whispers
4 [RAV] Watery Grave
1 [8E] Swamp (4)
2 [9E] Island (4)
4 [ON] Polluted Delta
4 [MR] Glimmervoid

// Creatures
4 [RAV] Hunted Horror

// Spells
1 locekt of yesterday <-- missing in the initial post
2 [FD] Serum Visions <-- up for debate, but great card in a combo/control deck, especially in the early turns. Some players run careful study.
2 [RAV] Muddle the Mixture <-- great tutor for AI
2 [SC] Brain Freeze
1 [FD] Engineered Explosives
4 [FD] Artificer's Intuition
2 [MR] Thirst for Knowledge <-- with so many artifacts, have to abuse it
3 [CHK] Sensei's Divining Top
3 [MR] Tel-Jilad Stylus
4 [7E] Counterspell
3 [JU] Cunning Wish
1 [TSB] Tormod's Crypt
1 [SOK] Pithing Needle
4 [9E] Mana Leak

// Sideboard
SB: 1 [RAV] Muddle the Mixture
SB: 1 [SC] Brain Freeze
SB: 1 [FD] Engineered Explosives
SB: 2 [TSP] Trickbind
SB: 1 [DS] Echoing Truth
SB: 1 [FNM] Fact or Fiction
SB: 1 [TSP] Krosan Grip
SB: 3 [GP] Vedalken Plotter
SB: 1 [CHK] Hideous Laughter
SB: 1 [7E] Duress
SB: 2 [GP] Gigadrowse <-- works great to tap out blue/control players

What do you guys think?

KeySam · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 534

Yea i also thought about kicking Isochrom Scepter Smile

for some carddrawers Smile

, but you need 1 locket if yesterdays i miss it in your decklist. I had also some problems vs aggro, espacaly Affinity, thats why i would add some Pithing side and maybe 1 more hideous. And i added one Feldons Cane in side for second games. But i think this can be an improvment for the deck. And i would def. play 4 cunning. And i think Memory Lapse is better then each other 1U counters in ext but thats personal feeling.

Gl Hf to all.

Boba383 · Joined: 26 Sep 2005 Posts: 67

I haven't tested it yet, but wouldn't Academy Ruins be a good card for this deck? It makes sure you can get your cards back if they are destroyed or get countered. But like I said, I haven't tested it yet, so I have no idea if it would work out well...

KeySam · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 534

yea boba your right like 1 of would be good. Espacaly if you think of engeniered or thelike.

jheezy · Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 167

twndomn, how come there is no locket in ur list? if theres no locket then why play brain freeze? you basically made hunted horror the only win condition, hunted horror was suppose to be the alternate win condition. can u explain this? Surprised

twndomn · Joined: 09 Nov 2004 Posts: 8

I was too excited and I forgot to add locket in. There you go.

Actually, most WU deck would run at least 3 WOG. Since we are doing UB, maybe MD Infest? I know this idea sounds like meta against aggro, but I think it's worth a shot.

I've considered vedalkan shackle, but not enough island to make a difference.

How about nightscape familiar? It makes everything cheaper AND it's a great blocker?

KeySam · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 534

I play now this list i think its quite good, i am often loosing cause of playing mistakes not cause of the deck. Aggro is still a tuff matchup but its doable now. Heres the list:

MainDeck(60)

Creatures
4 Hunted Horror

Spells
4 Memory Lapse
2 Engineered Explosives
2 Brain Freeze
1 Pithing Needle
1 Tormod's Crypt
4 Cunning Wish
4 Counterspell
3 Tel-Jilad Stylus
1 Locket of Yesterdays
3 Sensei's Divining Top
4 Artificer's Intuition
1 Meekstone
4 Thirst for Knowledge

Lands
4 Watery Grave
4 Polluted Delta
4 Vault of Whispers
3 Seat of the Synod
1 Academy Ruins
1 Overgrown Tomb
2 Island
2 Bloodstained Mire
1 Swamp

Sideboard

1 Brain Freeze
1 Krosan Grip
1 Hideous Laughter
1 Trickbind
1 Feldon's Cane
3 Pernicious Deed
1 Gigadrowse
1 Echoing Truth
1 Moment's Peace
2 Vedalken Plotter
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Darkblast

I know that pernicious deed can hurt realy but its ways better vs aggro and it makes affinity winable(before that it was an autoloose) . Thats also the reason why i cuttet the glimmervoids....

The Isochroms where not strong enough in the deck so i kicked them. Academy ruins help alot if you draw it i even think about putting the count up to two.

I took over Gigadrowse from your list its just a great card. Darkblast is superior vs a lot of creatures (savanah lion, katakis, solitar priest.......)

Feldons Cane is almost auto in after second game, if you have artificers intuition out you can shuffle your lost cards back.

And here just a point i lost often vs aggro. You have to think about if your enemy plays art destruction in main if you think its possible its better to wait till you drop hunted horror too have counter backup that they dont destroy your Tel jalid, cause then your pretty fucked. + Dont side meekstones vs tron they used to side in a fatty like sundering or thelike Smile

Thats how i play it, i would love too see some other decklists if anyone has one, just to make it better.

C ya gl hf 2 all