Random Decklists: Blue Man Group and Goblin Grenade Launcher

Trying something new for a little while since my life's a little crazy just now. Gonna post some rapid-fire decklists every day or so, with minimal testing and maximum whatever happens to come to mind at the time.



Standard Human Fish

4 Grand Architect
4 Aether Adept
4 Delver of Secrets
4 Invisible Stalker
2 Snapcaster Mage
2 Adaptive Automaton
2 Cackling Counterpart

4 Mana Leak
2 Dissipate
2 Runechanter's Pike
4 Ponder
4 Vapor Snag

22 Island

This is a fun little aggro-controlly blue deck. An archetype that I have noooooo positive experience with. On the other hand, I wanted an excuse to use Grand Architect again, because I realllly like Grand Architect.

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Standard Chandra Brimstone Goblins, Uh... okay I am having some trouble classifying this one. TO THE DECKLIST!

2 Signal Pest
4 Goblin Arsonist
4 Spikeshot Elder
2 Perilous Myr
2 Hero of Oxid Ridge

4 Chandra, the Firebrand
4 Kuldotha Rebirth
4 Mortarpod
4 Brimstone Volley
2 Goblin Grenade
4 Infernal Plunge
2 Curse of Stalked Prey
2 Past in Flames

4 Inkmoth Nexus
16 Mountain

This one is a bit out there. Its primary focus is to get the most out of Chandra's copy ability. To some extent, I'm seeing how far it can go. In this case, it can double up on a Kuldotha Rebirth (6 goblins for 1 mana? sounds good) or drop a Goblin Grenade or Brimstone Volley for 10 if properly prepared. Infernal Plunge ties in with the sacrifice fodder and can set up a turn 2 Chandra if you're lucky. It also rolls nicely into a Past in Flames turn, much in the same way that real rituals do in real decks in real formats formats other than Standard.

Be back later this week! (really, this time)

One Year Later; or, Back to the Brink

What a long strang- no no no, we're not doing that old line. Let's start over at the beginning:

I started this blog a year ago in the wake of the Great Designer Search. At the time, I wasn't entirely sure what I wanted to write about, but I knew that I wanted to write. I wanted to be something. I wanted to build myself up, and at the time, I saw three ways to go about it - as a writer, as a player, or as a deckbuilder.

Playing was out of the question. I just didn't have the time or freedom. And as for deckbuilding, it remains something that I'm passionate about, and it's something that I enjoy sharing. What I hope to bring to the table in deckbuilding is the enthusiasm for innovation and fun that I think gets lost all too often in the drive for victory. But that is an essay for another time.

Which brings us to writing - I've not been particularly prolific, and I attribute that somewhat to not knowing where exactly I'm taking this blog. I did call it Journey to Nowhere, after all. But I'm proud of most of these posts, and excited to be starting a new year of them.

And to start that new year, I'd like to go way back to the very start of things - my world of the Great Designer Search, Atheram (which I am going to rename "Athera" because I like the sound of it better. No promises that it won't change again).
If you need a refresher, check out my GDS2 post-game from last year.

And with that, a destination (if only a temporary one), I'll begin what I hope is an interesting series of posts - this Journey to Athera!