**** Thrun, the Last Troll - Better Than Average, But There Is Nothing Earth Shaking About Thrun

4.0 out of 5 stars Better Than Average, But There Is Nothing Earth Shaking About Thrun, February 23, 2013 By Craig Nelson Hamilton "Craig Nelson Hamilton" (Sandwich, MA) - See all my reviews = Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars This review is from: Magic: the Gathering - Thrun, the Last Troll - Mirrodin Besieged First, Thrun can't be countered. However, Thrun really isn't a good enough card that anyone should think to counter him anyway. At least in that way, I would say he is borderline good enough that someone would think about countering him, but obviously such thoughts are futile, as the cards says he can't be countered. The hexproof and the regenerate that he has is pretty cool. I do believe that Thrun makes for being a good Commander. He is one of the cards like Silvos, Rogue Elemental, as a Commander that is excellent for wailing damage on an opponent. I do believe Silvos is better, especially since he costs 1 less mana to regenerate and that he is larger, and that he comes action packed, as a large creature with trample. Despite that, Thrun is very good for going into stealth mode, and going in undercover when mounting an attack on an opponent. Also, Thrun is very similar to Cudgel Troll, and neither card is necessarily better than the other. Both are very good defensive cards, both having regenerate. That Cudgel costs only 1 to regenerate, while Thrun costs 2 is one way Cudgel is better, but that Thrun has hexproof and can't be countered is to his credit.

1st Legacy Deck 4.1 Infect/Poison

1/2/2013 last update The Original Title Was: A Fairly Casual Poison Legacy Deck That Doubles as a Poison Pauper Deck The Legacy Deck Is as Follows:

Land: 22
4 Inkmoth Nexus
4 Breeding Pool
2 Verdant Catacombs
2 Watery Grave
1 Guilt-leaf Palace
1 Darkslick Shores
6 Forests
1 Island
1 Swamp

Green Cards: 24
4 Mutagenic Growth
4 Giant Growth
4 Groundswell
4 Rancor
4 Invigorate
4 Glistener Elf
4 Blight Mamba

Blue Cards: 4 In Legacy
4 Blighted Agent

Black Cards: 6 In Legacy
4 Plague Stinger
2 Virulent Swipe

Note1: Having 4 Melira, Sylvok Outcast is a good idea for a sideboard, especially since via the law of Legendary Creatures, one destroys another, such that if your opponent is playing poison, then you will have some really good defense.

Note2: Having more forests increases the likelyhood of pulling one such that you are able to play Invigorate.

This is an update of the following blogs:
http://craig-hamilton-mtg.blogspot.com/2012/10/improved-poison-legacy-deck-black-blue.html
http://craig-hamilton-mtg.blogspot.com/2012/10/poison-legacy-deck-green-black-and-blue.html
http://craig-hamilton-mtg.blogspot.com/2012/12/a-fairly-casual-poison-legacy-deck-that.html

1st Mono Green Pauper Infect Deck 3.1

The reason for this update is that when I played against a Red deck, an opponent of mine was able to make mince meat out of my creatures with kill spells because they were practically all 1 toughness.  Also, as fate would have it, I wasn’t pulling my Cystbearer, Blight Widow, and Blight Mamba cards as much as I would have liked to.  This should help fix that.

Also, another way this deck is optimized is that it is designed to win at a later turn date than before when I was trying for the kill on turn three.  That is, I figure if I put some more beef into my deck, it may be less easy to deal with in the long run.

Creature Cards (20, 18 With Infect)

4             4 Ichorclaw Myr

7             3 Blight Mamba

11           4 Glistener Elf

15           4 Cystbearer

15           0 Rot Wolf

18           3 Blight Widow

20           2 Elvish Herder

Boosters/Pump Cards (20)

4             4 Vines of Vastwood

8             4 Rancor

10           2 Gigantic Growth

14           4 Groundswell

16           2 Mutagenic Growth

18           2 Unnatural Predation

20           2 Sylvan Might

Land

20 Forests

The following are earlier versions of this deck.

http://craig-hamilton-mtg.blogspot.com/2013/02/updated-20-green-pauper-infect-deck.html

http://craig-hamilton-mtg.blogspot.com/2013/01/green-pauper-infect-deck.html

***** Rancor - This Card Is Good Enough Even For Legacy Format

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars

This review is from: Magic: the Gathering - Rancor (185) - Magic 2013

I just bought 4 of these for my pauper deck. This card is so good that I hope it doesn't get banned in Pauper format. I also use this card in my Legacy Infect deck, where I run 4 of them. That this card comes back to your hand makes it indisposable. Trample is better than making a creature have flying. Trample enchantments are usually awesome, and that is especially the case with Rancor.

***** Groundswell - Get Your Infect Deck Cookin' Quickly

Get Infect Deck Cookin' Quickly, February 4, 2013

By Craig Nelson Hamilton "Craig Nelson Hamilton" (Sandwich, MA)

= Durability: = Fun: = Educational:

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This review is from: Magic: the Gathering - Groundswell - Worldwake

Want to win on your second turn with an Infect deck? Get 4 of these for your deck and help make your dreams of domination come true. This card is nearly impossible to beat with Glistener Elf and other Infect cards that cost 2 mana to cast.

1st Green Pauper Infect Deck Version 2.1

Creature Cards (20, 18 With Infect)

4             4 Ichorclaw Myr

6             2 Blight Mamba

10           4 Glistener Elf

13           3 Cystbearer

16           3 Rot Wolf

18           2 Blight Widow

20           2 Elvish Herder

Boosters/Pump Cards (20)

4             4 Vines of Vastwood

8             4 Rancor

10           2 Gigantic Growth

14           4 Groundswell

16           2 Mutagenic Growth

18           2 Unnatural Predation

20           2 Sylvan Might

Land

20 Forests