Today we're gonna get really expensive. I don't mean decks costing $20 - $200, I mean EXPENSIVE. If this deck doesn't keep someone from going to college, it'll be my own fault. Why is this deck so expensive? Read on to find out.
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Hey Kevin,
 
 I have built a deck centered on the Dragon Legends of Invasion.  The fix has one rule: keep it Extended.
 
Creatures:  16
 
1 Treva, The Renewer
2 Dromar, The Banisher
2 Crosis, The Purger
1 Darigaaz, The Igniter
3 Rith, The Awakener
3 Birds of Paradise
3 Blastoderm
1 Sliver Queen
 
3 Fires of Yavimaya
3 Demonic Consultation
3 Fact or Fiction
3 Absorb
3 Yawgmoth's Agenda
3 Recoil
2 Tsabo's Decree
1 Necropotence                                                      
 
3 City of Brass
4 Adarkar Wastes
4 Brushland
3 Shivan Oasis
3 Urborg Volcano
2 Elfhame Palace
4 Underground River
 
Strategy: Less than a Sligh. Search out Phatty creature or Necro, Get more big creatures, make opponent discard all defense, attack, rinse and repeat. With Necro out, one Absorb=3 free cards, and Yawgmoth's Agenda to reuse them! Please make me a sideboard..

Sincerely,
Christopher
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Five colors. Dragon Legends. Extended. I would keep track of how much these cards actually cost, but I don't have the time. If you can find a price for all the cards, email me, and I'll send you the OFFICIAL Mana Man Award for Too Much Time on your hands

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Christopher, I can't make you a sideboard because I don't know your metagame. Here's a hint, don't use Light of Day, Chill or Perish or else you'll keep half your creatures from doing anything worthwhile.

First step, remove all commons. That was easy. Now, let's replace all the Invasion duals with true dual lands. Since there will still be some mana problems, how about using Grim Monolith and Mox Diamond to speed things up?

I like the idea of Necropotence and Absorb, and while it may be a near impossibility because of color screw, four of your behemoths are White, so Scent of Jasmine is a possibilitywait, that's common. Let's use Hero's Reunion then. Two mana, seven life. I pulled the Agendas; a deck can use only so much card abuse.

And, since Fact or Fiction is the only normally priced uncommon, let's use Coalition victory. You should be able to pull off an easy win that way, but Dragon beats is so much more fun.  Call it a back up plan.

2 Treva, The Renewer
1 Dromar, The Banisher
2 Crosis, The Purger
1 Sliver Queen
3 Darigaaz, The Igniter
3 Rith, The Awakener
4 Birds of Paradise

3 Grim Monolith
4 Mox Diamond

4 Demonic Consultation
3 Coalition Victory
4 Hero's Reunion
4 Necropotence                                                      
 
3 City of Brass
3 Plateau
4 Savannah
4 Scrubland
4 Badlands
4 Bayou
3 Underground Sea

All I have to say is:

Turn 1: Bayou, Birds of Paradise
Turn 2: Mox Diamond, Plateau, Grim Monolith
Turn 3: Anything.

Until the crew of the Weatherlight goes on strike demanding 20% fewer archenemies with unpronounceable names, Make Mine Magic.

Kevin Williams
Kevin@pojo.com



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