Being a Johnny player more than anything else, I’ve been a big fan of Polymorph decks in the past. In fact, it was the first thing I tend to throw together in Standard whenever they announce a fun fatty creature.
Sadly, I realize that when October hits, we’ll be depending on Return to Ravnica to bring it back. So we better enjoy the one we have while it’s here.
Now, generally there’s three parts to the combo: The target, the spell, and the fatty. Let’s work backwards.
Speaking of Budget, I’ll be only using one Blightsteel Colossus. I advise against this, as drawing your only one without a way of emptying it from your hand rather sucks. Red helps with that.
Shaping Steel
—Land (24)—
4 Evolving Wilds
10 Island
10 Mountain
—Creatures (5)—
1 Blightsteel Colossus
4 Trinket Mage
—Spells (31)—
2 Apostle’s Blessing
1 Darksteel Relic
4 Faithless Looting
2 Forbidden Alchemy
4 Mana Leak
3 Pillar of Flame
4 Ponder
1 Red Sun’s Zenith
4 Shape Anew
3 Think Twice
3 Wild Guess
Like I said, lots of digging. And a few burning and counterspells to slow down the opposition. Ideally you want a turn 3 Trinket Mage, getting the Relic ready to drop/shaped on turn 4. If you’re wondering about the Apostle’s Blessings, they’re in to combat Vapor Snag/Oblivion Ring and to give us a quicker win against one-color boards. I’d have two more on Sideboard for sure.
As far as the mana base goes, I kept things even for the benefit of Wild Guess. As a Blightsteel discarder, it’s worth keeping around even if it doesn’t bode so well with a turn one Ponder. For those adding Sulfur Falls, I’d only take out one of the Islands.
Oh hey, how’s Andrew Jackson sound for a budget? Because as of this posting, the deck clocks in just under twenty dollars. Check it out.
Sadly, I realize that when October hits, we’ll be depending on Return to Ravnica to bring it back. So we better enjoy the one we have while it’s here.
Now, generally there’s three parts to the combo: The target, the spell, and the fatty. Let’s work backwards.
- Considering that Shape Anew works only with artifacts, I’ve only one one fatty in mind; Blightsteel Colossus.
- Shape Anew’s our Polymorph. Fairly straightforward.
- Well aware of the existence of Naturalize and it’s kin as well as the ever fun Oblivion Ring, I want something that can survive the former and can sneak in before the latter has a chance to hit it; Darksteel Relic. With Trinket Mage, we only need to run one copy, therefore avoiding hitting another when casting Shape Anew.
Speaking of Budget, I’ll be only using one Blightsteel Colossus. I advise against this, as drawing your only one without a way of emptying it from your hand rather sucks. Red helps with that.
Shaping Steel
—Land (24)—
4 Evolving Wilds
10 Island
10 Mountain
—Creatures (5)—
1 Blightsteel Colossus
4 Trinket Mage
—Spells (31)—
2 Apostle’s Blessing
1 Darksteel Relic
4 Faithless Looting
2 Forbidden Alchemy
4 Mana Leak
3 Pillar of Flame
4 Ponder
1 Red Sun’s Zenith
4 Shape Anew
3 Think Twice
3 Wild Guess
Like I said, lots of digging. And a few burning and counterspells to slow down the opposition. Ideally you want a turn 3 Trinket Mage, getting the Relic ready to drop/shaped on turn 4. If you’re wondering about the Apostle’s Blessings, they’re in to combat Vapor Snag/Oblivion Ring and to give us a quicker win against one-color boards. I’d have two more on Sideboard for sure.
As far as the mana base goes, I kept things even for the benefit of Wild Guess. As a Blightsteel discarder, it’s worth keeping around even if it doesn’t bode so well with a turn one Ponder. For those adding Sulfur Falls, I’d only take out one of the Islands.
Oh hey, how’s Andrew Jackson sound for a budget? Because as of this posting, the deck clocks in just under twenty dollars. Check it out.
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