Unnatural Fish

[rkoelsch]

Yes I know I am obsessing on Unnatural selection but it just such a useless card it begs to be used.

4-Rootwater Thief
4-Galina's Knight
4-Lord of Atlantis
4-Shoreline Raider
2-Seahunter
2-Blind Seer

4-Brainstorm
4-Counterspell
4-Unnatural Selection
3-Foil
3-Dismantling Blow

4-Adarkar Wastes
4-Coastal Towers
2-Plains
12-Islands

nothing like a 5/5 Blind Seer and 2 4/4 Lord of Atlantis's attacking an island playing opponent

 

[Griffith_se]

Merfolk looter is just so good, you must include it.

So, your going to name Kavu and name your Lords Merfolk? If so there is a card that returns Kavu to hand (can't remember what it is).

Don't you want to use that fish that can change one of there lands to an island?

[Edit: Coastal Drake 2U Flying 2/1 1U,T: Return target Kavu to owners hand.]

You could even use it with U.S. to save one of your own.

 

[rkoelsch]

Well I can name opposing creatures kavu or turn them red. I can also change the lord to a merfolk so he gets his own bonus. To bad I can make cards in deck merfolk so I could fetch with seahunter. Maybe I should go blue black and include conspiracy. Then I could put arena in it and really screw myself up. I think I will stick with the original design

 

[Griffith_se]

Originally posted by Griffith_se
Don't you want to use that fish that can change one of there lands to an island?

Reef Shaman, that's the fish I was thinking of.

 

[rkoelsch]

4-Galina's Knight
4-Lord of Atlantis
4-Shoreline Raider
4-Costal Drake
2-Seahunter
2-Blind Seer

4-Brainstorm
4-Counterspell
4-Unnatural Selection
3-Foil
3-Dismantling Blow

4-Adarkar Wastes
4-Coastal Towers
2-Plains
12-Islands


Don't really want to use the shaman because he is a 0/2 and needs a lord to even attack. I do like the Coastal drakes maybe put the thiefs in the sideboard for use against control decks that have only a few win conditions. This is starting to look good.

 

[Griffith_se]

How about, Dream Thrush or Sea Snidd instead of Coastal Drake?

Gush, instead of Bainstorm maybe (synergy with Foil)?


4-Galina's Knight
4-Lord of Atlantis
4-Shoreline Raider
4-Dream Thrush
2-Seahunter
2-Blind Seer

4-Gush
4-Counterspell
4-Unnatural Selection
4-Foil
2-Dismantling Blow

4-Adarkar Wastes
4-Coastal Towers
2-Plains
12-Islands

Did you think about the Looters?

4-Galina's Knight
4-Lord of Atlantis
4-Shoreline Raider
3-Dream Thrush
3-Merfolk Looter
2-Blind Seer

4-Gush
4-Foil
2-Counterspell
2-Daze
2-Misdirection

4-Unnatural Selection

4-Adarkar Wastes
4-Coastal Towers
2-Plains
12-Islands

 

[rkoelsch]

I like the Drakes and I think the deck is to mana intensive for the gushs

3-Dream Thrush
4-Galina's Knight
4-Lord of Atlantis
3-Shoreline Raider
3-Coastal Drake
2-Seahunter
2-Blind Seer

4-Brainstorm
4-Counterspell
4-Unnatural Selection
3-Foil
2-Dismantling Blow

4-Adarkar Wastes
4-Coastal Towers
2-Plains
12-Islands

 

[superguy]

I think since you're running all four Unnatural Selections, a Misdirection or two should find its way into this deck. First of all, you can dump a useless card (ex.: second Unnatural Selection) for an effect that is rarely useless. Second of all, Rage is rather popular right now, so...

Anyways, good luck with the deck.

 

[rkoelsch]

Good suggestion superguy out 1 foil in 1 misdirection

Griffith-se maybe I could put the merfolk looter in instead of Brainstorm. how about this

-1 Galina's Knight
-4 Brainstorm
+3 Merfolk Looter
+2 Gush

Do you think this could be better than the unnatural reflection deck?

 

[Griffith_se]

How about this "Counter-Rebel" with "Unnatural Selection"/ "Rebel Informer".
I just threw the combo into one of Gizmo's Counter/Rebel posts.
You can have more than one Lin-Sivvi in play

Wha da ya think?


Creatures 10
3 Defiant Vanguard
3 Lin Sivvi
2 Ramosian SkyMarshall

2 Rebel Informer

Spells 25
4 Unnatural Selection

2 Force Spike
4 Counterspell
4 Absorb
2 Foil

4 Accumulated Knowledge
3 Fact Or Fiction

2 Dismantling Blow

Land 25
4 Coastal Tower
4 Adarkar Wastes
7 Plains
10 Island

 

[rkoelsch]

Doesn't the card just scream abuse me. Unfortunately the Lin Sivvi trick will only work til end of turn. But it allows you to get your Lin into play in a mirror match. I just traded my 2nd Rebel informer but I can use Mercenary informer for the same thing. I also like brainstorms with rebels instead of F or F just a personal preference I think.
Good ideas though.

 

[Griffith_se]

Here's another angle, wall creatures could attack if you name them something other than wall.

Don't know if there are enough good T2 walls for this to work though, just another idea.

Sunweb
Wall of Fire (T2 legal?)
Flowstone Wall
etc...

 

[Ephrils]

Unnatural Selection also works wonders against fish decks. Rabbits don't have islandwalk and a +1/+1 bonus after all. If anyone is playing a creature themed deck, guess what? So are you.

 

[Killer Joe]

Unatural Selection + Cowardice = "Suck-the-life-right-out-of-Magic"
You can use Blastoderm and Blurred Mongoose as the kill cards backed up with counter magic.
"Bill" Cowar(d)'s Selections:
3x Mystic Snake
3x Blastoderm
3x Blurred Mongoose
4x Cowardice
4x Unatural Selection
3x Sway of Illusion
4x Fact or Fiction
4x Brainstorm
4x Counterspell
2x Thwart
2x Foil
4x Yavimaya Coast
6x Forest
10x Island
4x Tower of the Magistrate

NO!? Oh well, I tried .

 

[Turtlewax Joe]

Splash red for Razorfin Hunter and Suffocating Blast.

 

[rkoelsch]

Yellowjacket I like the deck. It is an interesting concept.
The name is interesting too. Are you a Steelers fan? maybe splash white for elamdri call and fleetfoot panther. It okay if that isn't a good idea, I try to put white in every deck I make.

 

[Killer Joe]

The Team Objective:
4x Unatural Selection
4x Cowardice

The Players:
4x Blastoderm
4x Blurred Mongoose
2x Mystic Snake
2x Fleetfooted Panther

The Special Teams:
4x Eladamri's Call
4x Counterspell
4x Absorb
4x Fact or Fiction

The Fields:
8x Island
4x Forest
2x Plains
4x Yavimaya Coast
2x Elfhame Palace
2x Coastal Tower
3x Tower of the Magistrate

All I need now is Apollo to play the "Water Boy" and we're set <HIKE!> .

 

[rkoelsch]

One I get to play Magic again. but mostly football. I was watching Any Given Sunday this morning before work and then this deck and now I am really getting anxious.