Rat Deck Wins!

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Limited

Guest
Ah rats!

Rats (24)
1x Ink-Eyes
2x Marrow-Gnawer
3x Nezumi Bone-Reader
4x Nezumi Cutthroat
3x Nezumi Graverobber
4x Nezumi Shadow-watcher (ninjutsu that mothafokka!)
2x Nezumi Shortfang
2x Okiba-Gang Shinobi
1x Patron of the Nezumi
2x Throat Slitter
Spells (13)
2x Night Dealings
2x Genju of the Fens
2x Eradicate
2x Distress / Waking Nightmare
3x Horobi’s Whisper
2x Soulless Revival
23x Swamp

What did I miss?
 
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Notepad

Guest
I speak on behalf of my legal client, train, when I inform you that you should include Coat. Lots and lots of Coat. How ever could you forget such a thing? It's in 8e, after all, and within casting range.

WHERE'S THE COAT!?!?!?! :eek:
 
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Limited

Guest
Yes the Coat. I'm really sorry for not including that broken-in-every-tribal-deck card.
It's probably because I don't have any and don't forsee owning them in the near or distant future.. coz they so oinking expensive.
What would you cut for the Coats?
 
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jorael

Guest
Not much, I guess. Looks good. I'd go for more Throat Slitters. That way you have more (potential) creature removal. But that is personal preference (as always, of course)
 
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Limited

Guest
I am currently conflicted about the discard spell.
The deck will be able to cast the Distress in turn two and Waking Nightmare on turn three, but the Waking Nightmare is arcane and can be spliced upon. What ratio splice onto/ other arcana should one play?
@jorael: Subbing one Whisper for a Throat Slitter.. Less whispering, more slitting!
 
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Notepad

Guest
I would cut anything that is not Coat to put in Coat. Except those things that make Coat fancy, like matching shoes and earrings...
 
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TheCasualOblivion

Guest
My experience playing rat decks has shown me that Marrow Gnawer and Nezumi Shortfang are bombs. You really can't have enough of either of them, both of them can easily win games alone(Marrow Gnawer just needs any two other rats), and tend to be the cards people target for elimination.

I haven't used them yet, but I have a feeling Ink Eyes and Throat Slitter might join them.

You also are leaving out some of the other good rats, most notably Swarm of Rats:
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8E
Uncommon
Swarm of Rats
1B
Swarm of rats' power is equal to the number of rats in play.
*/1

Marrow Gnawer and the Swarm or really good pals.

Here's the rat deck I've been playing for a while now. I've posted it here before. I went more control than you. Its a different deck, so it might give you some ideas:

Creatures:

4 Nezumi Shortfang
4 Swarm of Rats
4 Ravenous Rats
4 Chittering Rats
2 Nezumi Bone-Reader
3 Marrow Gnawer
4 Hypnotic Specter

Spells:
4 Dark Ritual
4 Hymn to Tourach
4 Diabolic Edict
3 Rend Flesh
2 Consume Spirit

Land
19 Swamp

I haven't factored in Betrayers yet into this. I'm already planning on subbing 4 Throat Slitters for the 4 Diabolic Edicts. I'm also somewhat planning on trying to get Ink-Eyes in there somehow or another.
 
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Mikeymike

Guest
Cabal Coffers is highly recommended, an alternative would be Lake of the Dead or Extraplanar Lens.

Also, I'd personally stick to the Rat-based utility creatures before direct spells myself, since more Rats adds to the synergy of the deck.
 
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Notepad

Guest
For speed, yeah, those lands are needed. And, Dark Ritual. How can you forget that card? A rat deck's biggest enemy is its slow start. Pump it up with Dark Ritual. :D

...and *never* forget the Coat.
 
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Force of Will Smith

Guest
If you plan on running any ninjitsu, i'd recommend 4 nezumi cutthroat. I'd cut the hyppies out. They're really amazing but you already have ridiculous discard and reanimation, plus its a rat deck right?
 
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