Entry 10: State of the Deck ~ Light as a feather, sharp as an angel's wrath ~ (Seraphic Greatsword) It’s been awhile, but after taking a break during the month of may I’m ready to start tackling my Deck Diary again. I think now, half way through the year, is a great time to take note of where the deck is after 180 days. To date I’ve made fifteen total changes. My hope is to have this list built entirely out of new printings from 2020-2021 by the end of the year. As such, I’ve got to pick up the pace quite a bit. There are 36 nonland reprints still remaining in the deck which need to be replaced with new printings from this year and 2020. At the time that this is going up, there are 29 weeks left in 2021. That leaves 29 weeks for 36 non land changes so I have a little catching up to do.
That means two things: 1) trying to make a change each week and/or 2) making multiple changes in a single week to help me catch up. For budget, I’m less concerned about keeping to my budget and more focused on updating the list with new printings I want to test. This project has provided an interesting stress test for new printings as it creates a kind of vacuum in which I can see the card acts in a variety of situations, not just in decks where the card is built to thrive. With that, I have three new additions for this week: Akroma, Vision of Ixidor; Akroma’s Will; and Seraphic Greatsword.
To wrap up, I’ll quickly touch on the three cards I’m cutting to make room for these additions. Sandstone Oracle is getting the axe despite being one of the best creatures in the deck for a long time. I’ve actually been able to slowly up the card draw so recently oracle hasn’t drawn me as many cards, but more importantly it’s a seven mana creature so swapping it and Akroma makes a lot of sense. Unbreakable Formation was a solid piece of protection for a while and could be used for offense too, but Akroma’s Will just does a better job on both accounts. Finally, Seraphic Greatsword is taking the spot of Fireshrieker. WIthout Taranika in the zone, Fireshrieker doesn’t have the same utility and is often just an awkward card when I draw it. Now, I can replace it with an awkward 2020 card. That wraps up my midyear update on this project. I’ll be looking to get in games with this deck more frequently moving forward and maybe even stealing a win here or there.
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June 2021
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