Home Made Dual Decks

[JJ]

So I have an idea to make a duel deck range. One in each colour. Leave it mono colour for beginners to play.

Each needs a theme and a base to work around.

As it stands this is what I am thinking:

Green - Squirrels. Deranged hermit may make an appearence and squirrel mob as a one of bomb or similar.
White - Hawks. Ranger of Eos can rock up in here and maybe things like Honor of the pure...
Black - Rats. Just a Craptin of rats.
Red - Goblins. Everyoen loves goblins. Warren instigator and a lord style thing.
Blue - Crabs. Hedron crab and horseshoe crab seem like good building blocks for a deck.

Add in some simple utility lands (swarm yard for balck and green for instance) and maybe some minor artifacts... I think that it should make an interesting set of 5 decks to play with against each other.

So - What I want to do is start designing these 5 decks. If anyoen has any ideas as to what you would want to see in them (remember potentially newer players: so nothing crazy! nothign crazy expensive either!) to fit the themes?

I think each deck needs to have a coat of arms for instance as a common starting point. Trying to minimise the 4 of's on rares etc. due to cost and also to make sure the whole deck is used. So 1 of's may appear suboptimal - but that is deliberate (think the actaul duel decks wizards makes).

[fatolaf]

Sounds like a great idea, I remember there being so many good goblin and squirrels cards around the last proper time I was playing , Invasion block and 7th Ed...
Can't remember the names (no shock there) that was the good era for squirrels...

Never seen many crab cards, must look these up

[Steve H]

Awesome idea! I'd be tempted to go Cats for the white deck as there's been some cool options over the years it seems...

It may be a bit too recent but Thassa's Emmissary from Theros is a very playable Crabby

[JJ]

Decks so far...

Squirrels

Creatures   

Deranged hermit   2
Nut collector   2
Squirrel Mob   2
Squirrel Wrangler   2
Arbor elf   4
Krosan Beast   1

Spells   

Squirrel nest   3
Chatter of the Squirrel   4
Acorn Harvest   3
Druids Call   3
Naturalise   2
Plummet   2
Overrun   1
Giant Growth   2

Artifacts   

Coat of Arms   1
Acorn Catapult   2

Lands   

Swarmyard   2
Forest   22

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Hawks

Creatures   

Squadron Hawk   4
Suntail Hawk   4
Ranger of Eos   2
Welkin Hawk   4
Aven Warhawk   2
Aven Squire   2
Judges Familiar   2
Aven Brigadier   1

Spells   

Battle Screech   2
Honour of the Pure   4
Day of Judgement   1
Swords to Ploughshares   2
Disenchant   2
Soulcatchers' Aerie   2
Oblivion Ring   1

Artifacts   

Coat of Arms   1

Lands   

Plains   24

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Faeries

Creatures   

Scion of Oona   3
Spell Stutter Sprite   2
Cloud Sprite   4
Cloud Seeder   2
Sprite Noble   2
Zephyr Sprite   4
Phantasmal Image   1
Cloud of Faeries   4

Spells   

Negate   2
Essence Scatter   2
Inundate   1
Ponder   2
Counterspell   1
Preordain   2
Echoing truth   1
Cyclonic Rift   2

Artifacts   

Coat of Arms   1
   
Lands   

Island   22
Faerie Conclave   2

[JJ]

Goblins

Creatures   

Gobline Balloon Brigade   2
Gobliln Bushwhacker   2
Goblin chieftan   2
Goblin Fireslinger   2
Goblin Lackey   2
Goblin Lookout   1
Goblin Ringleader   1
Goblin Vandal   1
Goblin Wardiver   2
Mogg Warmarshal   2
Siege Gang Commander   1
Raging Goblin   4
Stingscourger   2

Spells   

Goblin Grenade   2
Lightning Bolt   2
Boggart Shenanigans   1
Goblin Caves   1
Goblin offensive   1
Goblin warrens   2
Volcanic fallout   2

Artifacts   

Coat of Arms   1

Lands   

Mountains   24

[fatolaf]

I am going to build that squirrel deck...

Might put up my (if I remember it) great Cats/Bats and Rats deck from M13 and Innistrad days

[jackhoneysett]

Might of Oaks would be cool in that squirrel deck, just for the cute picture! (I'm thinking of the Urza's Legacy version!)

[JJ]

RATS!

Creatures   

Drainpipe Vermin   2
Muck Rats   4
Pack Rat   2
Rabid Rats   2
Rotting Rats   2
Swarm of Rats   2
Typhoid Rats   3
Dirty Wererat   2
Nezumi Graverobber   1
Ravenous Rats   2

Spells   

Lab Rats   2
Duress   2
Damnation   1
Doomblade   2
Sign in Blood   2
Mind Rot   2
Bad Moon   2

Artifacts   

Coat of Arms   1

Lands   

Swamp   22
Swarmyard   2