T1 Aluren Gating Deck

[Ekaquinox]

Well I just want to post this deck don't know why.

Spells:
4 Aluren(Combo)
4 Furious Assault(Combo)
4 Urza's Bauble
4 Fact or Fiction
2 Replenish
2 Emerald Charm
1 Sylvan Libary
1 Wheel fo Fortune
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
1 Enlighted Tutor
1 Pandemonium(Combo)
1 Regrowth
Creatures:
4 Horned Kavu(Combo)
4 Birds of Paradise
3 Cavern Harpy(Combo)
3 Orcish Lumberjack
Mana:
4 Bayou
4 Tropical Island
4 Taiga
4 Savannah
2 Forest
1 Sol Ring


The Combo:
Aluren+Horned Kavu, Cavern Harpy etc+ Furiouse Assault

Not a new combo but I just want to post the deck.

 

[maraud234]

I would like to state that I was the first to vote. I like the fact that you've decided to used your spells to complement your creatures.

 

[Ekaquinox]

This deck have seriouse aginst decks with duress, hymns and erly mind twists. What to do.
Ops I don't have a sideboard but anyway help me!!!

 

[Mikeymike]

Horned Kavu, bounce a red or green critter. Molten Harpy, bounce a blue or black critter. Don't fret though, the deck can still work.

What can you do to protect against discard? Nothing except for play Force of Will or play a faster deck. Sideboard Spiritual Asylum maybe although your white count is kind of low.

I see your focus on gating but you could simplify the combo and run Man-O'-War for a 3 card instant kill. Keep bouncing itself and casting it for free. Drop the gaters altogether (sorry) and focus on getting the combo more consistent.

Think about adding Cities of Brass. Type 1 is so fast that 2 points of Brass damage are much more likely to do good than harm.

Add sterling Grove, they are a double-sided axe in this deck, searching for and/or protecting your combo pieces.

Last thing, think about dropping the black. By splashing 4 Bayous for 2 black cards you really hurt your mana consistency. Intuition (nice with Replenish) could make a nice replacement.

If interested, I can post a deck for you. Hope I helped.

 

[Ekaquinox]

Thanks I think that I will post a new version soon.
Oh and the kavus and the harpys don't bounce each other they bounce themselfes.
See:
Play Kavu. Bounce Kavu. Play Kavu. Etc...

 

[Ekaquinox]

Combo:
4 Aluren
4 Furious Assault
3 Man-O-War
2 Cavern Harpy
Searchers:
3 Fact or Fiction
3 Intuition
1 Sterling Grove
1 Enlighted Tutor
Counter Magic:
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Drain
2 Counterspell
Other:
3 Replanish
1 Disenchant
1 Wheel of Fortune
1 Regrowth
Mana:
3 Taiga
3 Savannah
4 Tropical Island
3 Volcanic Island
3 Tundra
1 Island
1 Forest
4 Birds of Paradise
1 Sol Ring

Ta da!!!
Here it is. Now including counter magic and some other new cards. The gating cards are not out any more and Man-O-War have replaced some of them. So please post your comments. Oh the decklist is updated again take a look.

 

[Mikeymike]

Sorry, I got stuck in the mechanics of an old Aluren/Equilibrium deck I used to have where you had to bounce a different creature back to your hand.

Wow, that was a quick rebuild, and a good one I might add. After hearing your explanation, the molten harpy is a great idea. Not only does it give you 8 chances to draw your kill creature, but it works very well with Man-o-war if you can't find your combo pieces. And with Aluren in play you can wipe away all of your opponents creatures. I can't figure out what to suggest to take out for it though.

This thing looks solid

 

[Ekaquinox]

I'm not completly sure but it is possible to responde on a comes into play effect with a bolt or incinerate. If so the cavern harpy is extremly awsome against sligh. But if I'm wrong please tell me. I haven't tested the deck with the Mana Drains yet I get them on thursday. But I think it will give the deck the mana boost it needs.

 

[Spiderman]

Yes, it's possible to respond to a CIP effect.

 

[Ekaquinox]

Combo:
4 Aluren
4 Furious Assault
2 Man-O-War
2 Cavern Harpy
Searchers:
3 Fact or Fiction
2 Intuition
1 Eladamri's Call
1 Sterling Grove
1 Enlighted Tutor
Counter Magic:
4 Force of Will
4 Mana Drain
2 Arcane Denial
Other:
3 Replanish
1 Academy Rector
1 Disenchant
1 Regrowth
Mana:
3 Taiga
3 Savannah
4 Tropical Island
4 Volcanic Island
4 Tundra
2 Undiscoverd Paradise
3 Birds of Paradise
1 Sol Ring
Sideboard:
3 CoP: Red
4 Pyroblast
2 Hydroblast
3 Spiritual Focus
3 Sacred Ground

The Wheel of Fortune wasen't good enough to play with so I replaced it with 1 Academy Rector. I also changed the counterspell for Arcane Denial wich is better in a combo deck. And I also added a temporary sideboard.

 

[Mikeymike]

Nice Signature Ekaquinox

 

[Ekaquinox]

Have you visited www.movezig.com/media/base.swf
It's fun. Promise.
Magic doesen't hate me, he he he.

 

[Spiderman]

One of our users, Chaos Turtle, already posted that link in Off-Topic a couple of weeks ago. Check out the thread there for some comments...

 

[Ekaquinox]

Yeah I know just wanted to do it again.
Please don't be mad...
Snorl

Snorl







Godbye

 

[Spiderman]

Just was letting you know in case you weren't aware...

 

[Ekaquinox]

Thanks it feels better now.
Snort. Hrmf.
Well thanks for making me aware of stuff like that see I'm new here. Well not that new but new etc.