Welcome to the Magic 2015 - Master Deck List. This is the place to find completed decks from some of the best builders on NGA. It is organized in two ways, first by builder, and then by color. I will be curating this list, and will work to keep it updated as often as possible. In order to have your decks added to this list, please post them bellow, and I will add them into their appropriate categories. Please do not post deck lists here, but rather within the right color in the Deck List Subforum, and then link to them in a reply to this thread using the format described below. Please try to use the deck planner as it looks best, and is easiest to read (if you can't, please at least use the autocard feature). Please try to limit your posts to decks that are already tested, and make sure to read the ranking descriptions before posting your deck ranks. If you are looking to get feedback on new ideas, this is not the place. If, however, you have builds that are tested, and successful (or at least fun), post them here.
Links for submission should be formatted as follows: colors link (description) #starsranking: name of builder ex: Raging Wilds (Aggro: Pump inconspicuous looking creatures for alpha strike wins.) ★★: djAMPnz
Rankings and Organization
Rankings and Organization
The decks are organized in three ways.
1) Each builder has been asked to rank their decks as follows: ★★★ = Top-Tier Spike Decks. ★★ = Can go off like crazy, but not perfectly consistent or META dominant. ★ = Typically more for fun, still very good decks, and well balanced, but for a more casual play style.
★ = Red Stars denote rankings for non-1v1 decks (Ex: 4 player Free For All), but follow the same system.
(If a builder does not provide ranks for their decks, they will be absent from this section of the list.)
2) By builder name. This listing is alphabetical and is the place to find all of the decks the builders have posted to this list. They are ordered first by color, and then by name.
3) By color. This listing is first order by color, and then alphabetically by name of each deck.
All three sections provide the same information and are simply intended to help people find things faster.
Useful Instructions
Instructions
To link exact posts use URL tags. To do this find your post and click on the title of it next to the words "Post subject" at the top of your post. Then copy the URL from your address bar and insert it in URL tags like so: [url=http://forum.nogoblinsallowed.com/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=4684&start=140#p183293]Raging Wilds[/url] becomes Raging Wilds.
To autocard cards use card tags, in case you don't use the Deck Planner. For example: [c]Bloodflow Connoisseur[/c] becomes Bloodflow Connoisseur.
To autocard entire deck lists use deck tags, in case you don't use the Deck Planner. For example: [deck]10 x Island 3 x Maritime Guard 2 x Bident of Thassa[/deck] becomes: 10 x Island 3 x Maritime Guard 2 x Bident of Thassa
When it comes to other formatting techniques, if you want to know how it is done the easiest way to do so is to quote a post where someone has done some formatting to see what it is they typed.
This is the replacement to the original deck list, which can be found here: Deck Builder's Consortium
Much of this text (above) and the ideas behind this thread came originally from djAMPnz.
Last edited by DJ0045 on Tue Apr 28, 2015 10:57 pm, edited 17 times in total.
Rabble Red (Aggro: Very fast aggressive deck, aims to win before turn 5) ★★★: Monk1410
Stoneblade (Card advantage and tempo deck powered by Stoneforge Mystic and Avarice Amulet) ★★★: Rosa Boros BombWhacker (Aggro: A lot of small creatures and tokens, getting boosted with Goblin Bushwhacker and Coordinated Assault, or doing direct damage with Raid Bombardment.) ★★★: DaRkStAr Boros Enchant (Cheap heroic creatures buffed up with cheap, powerful enchantments. Based off of a Hakeem creation, slight changes to compliment my playstyle. Meant to win early and can deal massive damage in the first few turns. Really good against decks without cheap removal.) ★★★: Kryder Boros Tokens (Aggro: Very fast token deck that plays all the powerful cards red and white has to offer) ★★★: Monk1410 Izzet Draw (Aggro: Pretty much standard Aggro Izzet, but with Chasm Skulker and a lot of card draw) ★★★: DaRkStAr Spiders Advance (Typical Spider Spawning deck. Uses Elder of Laurels and Craterhoof Behemoth to push massive damage through.) ★★★: Kryder
Total Control (Control: uses removal and counter spells to stop everything your opponent does) - in collaboration with Hakeem ★★★: Monk1410
Two Star Decks ★★
Two Star Decks
UW Artifacts (Midrange: uses the powerful artifact cards available in white and blue. In particular the combination of courier's capsule, sanctum gargoyle and esperzoa can easily overwhelm your opponent with card advantage) ★★: Monk1410
5 Color Toolbox (Use all that each color has to offer in a way that benefits you. Lots of board control and fatties to play with.) ★★: Empo
One Star Decks ★ - Fun
One Star Decks
Rakdos Sac&Steal (Combo: Steal the opponents creatures and sacrifice them to boost your creatures.) ★: DaRkStAr
The Undertaker (A recursion deck that is simply fun to play. Combines elements of The Necromancer and The Reanimator) ★: The Lockhammer Warp World (Combo: an infinite combo deck that will leave your opponent with no permanents) ★: Monk1410
Boros Enchant (Cheap heroic creatures buffed up with cheap, powerful enchantments. Based off of a Hakeem creation, slight changes to compliment my playstyle. Meant to win early and can deal massive damage in the first few turns. Really good against decks without cheap removal.) ★★★: Kryder Spiders Advance (Typical Spider Spawning deck. Uses Elder of Laurels and Craterhoof Behemoth to push massive damage through.) ★★★: Kryder
Monk1410 Platform: Xbox 360 Username: CraigJ1410
Monk1410's Deck Lists
Rabble Red (Aggro: Very fast aggressive deck, aims to win before turn 5) ★★★: Monk1410
UW Artifacts (Midrange: uses the powerful artifact cards available in white and blue. In particular the combination of courier's capsule, sanctum gargoyle and esperzoa can easily overwhelm your opponent with card advantage) ★★: Monk1410 Boros Tokens (Aggro: Very fast token deck that plays all the powerful cards red and white has to offer) ★★★: Monk1410
Jalira Control (Combo, Control: uses Jalira as card advantage to abuse satyr wayfinder and archaeomancer, also has an infinite turns combo) ★★: Monk1410
Total Control (Control: uses removal and counter spells to stop everything your opponent does) - in collaboration with Hakeem ★★★: Monk1410 Warp World (Combo: an infinite combo deck that will leave your opponent with no permanents) ★: Monk1410
Rosa Platform: ? Username: ?
Rosa's Deck Lists
Stoneblade (Card advantage and tempo deck powered by Stoneforge Mystic and Avarice Amulet) ★★★: Rosa
The Lockhammer Platform: XBox One Username: The Lockhammer
Rabble Red (Aggro: Very fast aggressive deck, aims to win before turn 5) ★★★: Monk1410
Dual-Color Decklists
Dual-Color Decklists
: Azorius Decklists
Azorius Decklists
Stoneblade (Card advantage and tempo deck powered by Stoneforge Mystic and Avarice Amulet) ★★★: Rosa UW Artifacts (Midrange: uses the powerful artifact cards available in white and blue. In particular the combination of courier's capsule, sanctum gargoyle and esperzoa can easily overwhelm your opponent with card advantage) ★★: Monk1410
: Boros Decklists
Boros Decklists
Boros BombWhacker (Aggro: A lot of small creatures and tokens, getting boosted with Goblin Bushwhacker and Coordinated Assault, or doing direct damage with Raid Bombardment.) ★★★: DaRkStAr Boros Enchant (Cheap heroic creatures buffed up with cheap, powerful enchantments. Based off of a Hakeem creation, slight changes to compliment my playstyle. Meant to win early and can deal massive damage in the first few turns. Really good against decks without cheap removal.) ★★★: Kryder Boros Tokens (Aggro: Very fast token deck that plays all the powerful cards red and white has to offer) ★★★: Monk1410
: Selesnya Decklists
Selesnya Decklists
Selesnya Ramp (Midrange/TIMMY : Gain life, draw cards, ramp to huge creatures. Overwhelm the opponent): Aranthys
: Izzet Decklists
Izzet Decklists
Izzet Draw (Aggro: Pretty much standard Aggro Izzet, but with Chasm Skulker and a lot of card draw) ★★★: DaRkStAr
: Rakdos Decklists
Rakdos Decklists
Rakdos Sac&Steal (Combo: Steal the opponents creatures and sacrifice them to boost your creatures.) ★: DaRkStAr
Jalira Control (Combo, Control: uses Jalira as card advantage to abuse satyr wayfinder and archaeomancer, also has an infinite turns combo) ★★: Monk1410
Rabble Red (Aggro: Very fast aggressive deck, aims to win before turn 5) ***
Total Control (Control: uses removal and counter spells to stop everything your opponent does) - in collaboration with Hakeem ***
Jalira Control (Combo, Control: uses Jalira as card advantage to abuse satyr wayfinder and archaeomancer, also has an infinite turns combo) **
Boris Tokens (Aggro: Very fast token deck that plays all the powerful cards red and white has to offer) ***
Warp World (Combo: an infinite combo deck that will leave your opponent with no permanents) *
UW Artifacts (Midrange: uses the powerful artifact cards available in white and blue. In particular the combination of courier's capsule, sanctum gargoyle and esperzoa can easily overwhelm your opponent with card advantage) **
Instead of adding every deck I have posted I have added the unique ones or the most powerful, I can dig up the rest if people want.
Last edited by Monk1410 on Mon Apr 27, 2015 1:36 pm, edited 7 times in total.
I would add the one deck I made that dies kinda well but I feel like eon's version of the same deck was better then mine. maybe I'll get serious about building when orgins comes out and every possible deck hasn't been made already
I would add the one deck I made that dies kinda well but I feel like eon's version of the same deck was better then mine. maybe I'll get serious about building when orgins comes out and every possible deck hasn't been made already
Make a discard deck. It's the only one that I feel is viable that doesn't have a concrete list.
I would add the one deck I made that dies kinda well but I feel like eon's version of the same deck was better then mine. maybe I'll get serious about building when orgins comes out and every possible deck hasn't been made already
Make a discard deck. It's the only one that I feel is viable that doesn't have a concrete list.
I've already done it. ;-P
I haven't lost with it yet - although that is clearly luck, it's a lot of fun, and completely demoralizing to the opponent.
Btw, Please check and make sure your usernames are still correct, and complete. For example, some of you play on multiple platforms, please let me know if this information needs to be updated. For now, I'm just grabbing the info from the old thread.
Joined: Nov 10, 2013 Posts: 17748 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DJ, one thing I would find really useful is for the master deckbuilders to identify which of their decks they consider the best. If they know that one (or more) of their decks are God tier too, they could mention that.
I find that really useful since they have so much experience in playing the decks that they know what tends to run over stuff.
DJ, one thing I would find really useful is for the master deckbuilders to identify which of their decks they consider the best. If they know that one (or more) of their decks are God tier too, they could mention that.
I find that really useful since they have so much experience in playing the decks that they know what tends to run over stuff.
I'll ask in the main-board thread, and see what people think. I don't mind implementing it at all, it's not even an extra step so far as I'm concerned.
Joined: Nov 10, 2013 Posts: 17748 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
It's mostly because the finished product will have a TON of deck lists and it'll be tough to decipher which are the fun ones (Hakeem's Dimir), which are the God ones (Legend's Izzet or Jund decks), and which are the terrible ones (any Beast deck, kidding)
If deckbuilders can talk honestly about their builds, it gives a good indication of which builds to use if you want something fun, something to run people over with, or something gimmicky that can be cool if you pull it off
Like I can't speak for Monk but his decks would be something like:
Total Control - my most powerful deck in this meta = tier 1 Rabble Red - most explosive, capable of winning fast, but inconsistent and fragile - tier 1 Boros Tokens - probably the best archtype in this meta - tier 1 Warp World - a gimmick deck, fun. - tier 3 Jalira - infinite turn combo. Good for causing rage-quitters - tier 3 UW artifacts - new and fresh - tier ...2?
Last edited by Black Barney on Mon Apr 27, 2015 9:55 am, edited 1 time in total.
It's mostly because the finished product will have a TON of deck lists and it'll be tough to decipher which are the fun ones (Hakeem's Dimir), which are the God ones (Legend's Izzet or Jund decks), and which are the terrible ones (any Beast deck, kidding)
If deckbuilders can talk honestly about their builds, it gives a good indication of which builds to use if you want something fun, something to run people over with, or something gimmicky that can be cool if you pull it off
That echoes the rating system I'd propose actually. ***: Top-Tier Spike **: Can Go Off Like Crazy, but not perfectly consistent *: For fun, but lots of fun
I could even make a rating list right at the top to make them easiest to find. That way people can search quickly by rating (e.g.: kind of deck they want to play), builder (e.g.: whose deck they want to play), or color (e.g.: colors they want to build with).
Last edited by DJ0045 on Tue Apr 28, 2015 1:43 pm, edited 3 times in total.
Izzet and Rabble Red are ** Total Control, Boros Tokens and Jund Midrange are *** The rest of Monk's builds are *?
I probably agree, but I'd prefer to let him have the only vote on the subject.
Edit: although if Izzet Burn isn't *** I'm living in bizarro world. I had that deck in mind, before young pyromancer was even a thing, all the way back when Stevo and I started theory crafting prior to release.
Last edited by DJ0045 on Mon Apr 27, 2015 10:01 am, edited 1 time in total.
Joined: Nov 10, 2013 Posts: 17748 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
i agree completely. I was just showing how ratings could work but yeah Monk should be the only one classifying his decks.
All my decks are tier 16, by the way
Yeah, you're right. Izzet has to be tier 1. It can win out of nowhere. I just find it to be inconsistent. If I don't draw into Fiend, Pyro, Gutterprofessorsnape or even Talrand, you're going to die fast.
I'd say, the only build that's good enough is my good old Selesnya ramp deck.
Selesnya Ramp (Midrange/TIMMY : Gain life, draw cards, ramp to huge creatures. Overwhelm the opponent)
I can't use the deckbuilder right now, if someone was kind enough to recreate the deck using the deckbuilder and link it in the thread, I'll be very happy
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot post attachments in this forum