Monday, August 17, 2009

PSH Comparisons!

PSH Comparisons!


White:1

JoeTheaJustin
Path to ExilePath to ExileRebuff the Wicked
Harm's WayHarm's WayCondemn
Akrasan SquireCondemnPath to Exile
Weathered WayfarerSunlanceWeathered Wayfarer
Ritual of RestorationGenju of the FieldsBlessed Breath


White:2

JoeTheaJustin
DisenchantDisenchantWhitemane Lion
Otherworldly JourneyOtherworldly JourneyJotun Grunt
Momentary BlinkMomentary BlinkKor Skyfisher
Jotun GruntHoofprints of the StagMomentary Blink
Ronom UnicornKami of Ancient LawKami of Ancient Law


White:3

JoeTheaJustin
Crib SwapCrib SwapStonecloaker
Oblivion RingOblivion RingParagon of the Amesha
Paragon of the AmeshaParagon of the AmeshaKor Sanctifiers
Sacred MesaSacred MesaShrieking Grotesque
Terashi's GraspAven TrailblazerAzorius Herald


White:4

JoeTheaJustin
Wrath of GodWrath of GodEmeria Angel
Guardian SeraphGuardian SeraphSanctum Gargoyle
Return to DustReturn to DustGuardian of the Guildpact
Resounding SilenceResounding SilenceResurrection
Seed SparkGuardian of the GuildpactSeedspark


White:5

JoeTheaJustin
Baneslayer AngelBaneslayer AngelCloudgoat Ranger
Battlegrace AngelBattlegrace AngelBaneslayer Angel
Aerie MysticsCloudgoat RangerReveillark
SaltblastSaltblastWorld Queller
EvangelizeSerra AngelArchon of Justice


White:6

JoeTheaJustin
Austere CommandAustere CommandYosei, the Morning Star
Final JudgementFinal JudgementFeudkiller's Verdict
Pristine AngelYosei, the Morning StarCaptain of the Watch
Adarkar ValkyrieTwilight ShepherdAdarkar Valkyrie
Yosei, the Morning StarMirror Sigil SergeantPristine Angel


Blue:1

JoeTheaJustin
PonderPonder
Sleight of HandUnsummon
UnsummonSerum Visions
Mystic SpeculationDrowned Rusulka
Serum VisionsSage of Epityr


Blue:2

JoeTheaJustin
Essence ScatterDreamscape Artist
Sejiri MerfolkWillbender
Telling TimePeel from Reality
WillbenderTrade Routes
Trade RoutesJushi Apprentice


Blue:3

JoeTheaJustin
Pulse of the GridWake Thrasher
ThoughtbindCourt Hussar
Kathari ScreecherCompulsive Research
Kira, the Great Glass SpinnerSilkwing Scout
Compulsive ResearchKira


Blue:4

JoeTheaJustin
ConcentrateAeon Chronicler
CloneSakashima
PlagiarizeThieving Magpie
Careful ConsiderationClone
Theiving MagpieNinja of the Deep Hours


Blue:5

JoeTheaJustin
Ethersworn AdjudicatorBody Double
Fathom TrawlVesuvan Shapeshifter
MulldrifterSphinx of Lost Truths
Meloku the Clouded MirrorEthersworn Adjudicator
TidingsMulldrifter


Blue:6

JoeTheaJustin
Keiga, the Tide StarJetting Glasskite
Draining WhelkSharding Sphinx
Govern the GuildlessKeiga, the Tide Star
Tomorrow, Azami's FamiliarTomorrow, Azami's Familiar
Brine ElementalSphinx of Jwar Isle


Black:1

JoeTheaJustin
Raise DeadRaise Dead
Executioner's CapsuleCremate
Ghost-Lit StalkerRag Dealer
CremateSoul Stair Expedition
Wretched BanquetGhost-Lit Stalker


Black:2

JoeTheaJustin
Doom BladePit Keeper
TerrorUndertaker
Grim HarvestMacabre Waltz
Night's WhisperNezumi Graverobber
Nezumi GraverobberGrim Harvest


Black:3

JoeTheaJustin
Dark BanishingPhrexian Rager
Rend FleshRecover
Drag DownFleshbag Marauder
Sudden DeathVampire Nighthawk
Phrexian ArenaCemetary Reaper


Black:4

JoeTheaJustin
DamnationHeartstabber Mosquito
GravediggerVigor Mortis
ZombifyNekrataal
Ambition's CostGravedigger
Barter in BloodZombify


Black:5

JoeTheaJustin
ShriekmawShriekmaw
Rise from the GraveOkiba Gang Shinobi
Incremental BlightWoebearer
Puppeteer CliqueKagemaro
Kagemaro, First to SufferRise from the Grave


Black:6

JoeTheaJustin
EnslaveSkeletal Vampire
Skeletal VampireExhumer Thrull
Vein DrinkerPhrexian Gargantua
Betrayal of FleshInk-Eyes, Servant of the Oni
Ink-Eyes, Servant of the OniGrixis Slavedriver


Red:1

JoeTheaJustin
Kird ApeKird Ape
Lightning BoltLightning Bolt
Bloodhall OozeBurst Lightning
ShockLightning Axe
Lightning AxeShattering Spree


Red:2

JoeTheaJustin
Slavering NullsPunishing Fire
Tin Street HooliganSqueeling Devil
Ancient GrudgeTin Street Hooligan
Magma JetHearth Kami
Ashling, the PilgrimAncient Grudge


Red:3

JoeTheaJustin
Jund BattlemageTorch Slinger
Dark TemperJund Battlemage
SmashDragonsoul Knight
Sedge SliverPain Kami
Dragonsoul KnightGoblin Assault


Red:4

JoeTheaJustin
Stalking YetiYuki-Onna
Yuki-OnnaWorldheart Phoenix
Worldheart PhoenixStalking Yeti
Rakka MarDesolation Giant
Grab the ReinsHenchfiend of Ukor


Red:5

JoeTheaJustin
Magma PhoenixCaldera Hellion
SkeletonizeAnarchist
Caldera HellionSiege-Gang Commander
Seige-Gang CommanderIn the Web of War
Arc-SloggerKumana, Master Yamabushi



Red:6

JoeTheaJustin
Flameblast DragonFlameblast Dragon
Capricious EfreetHellkite Charger
Ryusei, the Falling StarSkarrgan Firebird
Godo, Bandit WarlordOni of Wild Places
Patron of the AkkiIron Barbed Hellion


Green:1

JoeTheaJustin
Llanowar ElvesWild Nacatl
ReclaimReclaim
Birds of ParadiseScute Mob
OxidizeCommune with Nature
Wild NacatlGreenseeker


Green:2

JoeTheaJustin
Sakura-Tribe ElderTel-Jilad Justice
Into the NorthJoiner Adept
FarseekSakura-Tribe Elder
NaturalizeNaturalize
Elvish VisionaryTarmogoyf


Green:3

JoeTheaJustin
Eternal WitnessImperious Perfect
Krosan GripCivic Wayfinder
Troll AsceticOhran Viper
Kodama's ReachThornscape Battlemage
Thornscape BattlemageEternal Witness


Green:4

JoeTheaJustin
HarmonizeMold Shambler
Mystic MeltingPatagia Viper
Glissa SunseekerMaster of the Wild Hunt
Seek the HorizonOracle of Mul Daya
Shard ConvergenceLlanowar Empath


Green:5

JoeTheaJustin
Ant QueenThornling
Acidic SlimeGolgari Grave-Troll
Golgari Grave-TrollIndrik Stomphowler
Indrik StomphowlerAnt Queen
Jolrael, Empress of BeastsAcidic Slime


Green:6

JoeTheaJustin
Primordial SageDeadwood Treefolk
Tromp the DomainsLurking Predators
Deadwood TreefolkWild Pair
Wild PairVerdoloth the Ancient
Lurking PredatorsPrimordial Sage


Artifacts:1

JoeTheaJustin
Scrabbling ClawsScrabbling Claws
Wanderer's TwigVoyager Staff
Moratorium StoneSynod Sanctum
Sensei's Divining TopSensei's Divining Top
Wayfarer's BaubleExpedition Map


Artifacts:2

JoeTheaJustin
Armillary SphereCandles of Leng
Lightning GreavesArmillary Sphere
Empyrial PlateDarksteel Pendant
Journeyer's KiteLightning Greaves
Darksteel PendantMask of Memory


Artifacts:3

JoeTheaJustin
Sculpting SteelOblivion Stone
Darksteel IngotCrystal Shard
Loxodon WarhammerStaff of Domination
Crystal ShardLoxodon Warhammer
Pilgrim's EyeProteus Staff


Artifacts:4

JoeTheaJustin
Vedalken OrreryEtched Oracle
Solemn SimulacrumVedalken Orrery
Manaforce MaceIcy Manipulator
Icy ManipulatorSolemn Simulacrum
Etched OracleShield of Kaldra


Artifacts:5

JoeTheaJustin
Mind's EyeSkyreach Manta
Pewter GolemGilded Lotus
Gilded LotusMind's Eye
Stuffy DollStuffy Doll
Skyreach MantaPewter Golem


Artifacts:6

JoeTheaJustin
Mirror GolemDuplicant
Tatsumasa, the Dragon's FangObelisk of Alara
TriskelionTatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang
Obelisk of AlaraTriskelion
DuplicantMirror Golem


Lands

JoeTheaJustin
Enemy Ravnica Duals
Alara Fetch lands
Karoos
Snow Taplands
Taplands
Shard lands

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

8/7/09 Changes

M10 duals in for allied karoos

These have been great. The end. Also the art is pretty.

Deck update

Alright, so from now on when I update my psh deck I am just going to edit the list.

So now what you read down below is my current deck list.

One more thing. Thea, I was able to find a Pristine Angle but no Arena.


Sunday, August 9, 2009

Yet another psh update

Woo, got another two cards to go in!

Crib Swap in for Ghostway
Puppeteer Clique in for Sengir Nosferatu

less than 15 left to go, to bad that includes a Damnation and a Tarmogoyf and a Baneslayer Angel... thats like $60 worth of cards...

Another point that we have finally decided on is that just having no planeswalkers is the easiest and best way to solve that issue so that is what we are going with.

And Thea, when you get a chance, do you want to post the differences between our two psh decks? Would you also want to post all the proxies that are needed in both the cube and your psh deck?

Saturday, August 8, 2009

New additions to my psh deck

Alright, its time to add some more new cards to my psh deck:

Siege-Gang in for Word of Seizing
Austere Command in for Solar Tide
Caldera Hellion in for Anarchist
Ethersworn Adjudication in for Vesuvan Shapeshifter
Flameblast Dragon in for Oni of Wild Places
Ant Queen in for Seedborn Muse
Harms Way in for Condemn
Lurking Predators in for Primordial Sage

Some of these might be a little iffy, but I want to at least give these guys a try. It was also nice to finally have something to trade for again, boy its been a while.

Friday, August 7, 2009

So how about that Prismatic Stairwell Highlander?

Alright, so Thea and I have decided that we want to bring back psh. The reason for this is we have grown tired of standing around waiting for drafts to start, and this seams like a good answer. Revamping psh is going to be no small task as our group has not played in over two blocks. Seeing as how I am just updating mine deck, if you could call it that (adding about 60 cards) I am going to post my deck list mostly for Thea's benefit, but others are welcome to see what psh is all about.

For those who are new to psh, I will give a short breakdown of what makes up a psh deck, at least in our play group.
1. 5 cards for each casting cost from 1 through 6 in each color + artifacts
2. No gold/hybrid
3. No X spells
4. The sets that are available to use are Mirrodin block forward
5. Banned cards are as follows
Kokusho
Sword of fire and ice
Sword of light and shadow
Skullclamp
Overwhelming Intellect
Jitte
Mindslaver
All Suns Dawn
(could be more, but I think this is all of them)
6. Currently only one set of rare nonbasic lands is aloud. We are thinking about changing this.
7. Any amount of nonrare nonbasic lands can be run as long as they are in a set of 5 and have no nonmana abilities.
8. Thea and I are still trying to figure out what we want to do about Planeswalkers. We started out thinking that 5, one in each color, would be good, but than we agreed that would be to many. One per deck also didn't seam good, one player would get one and own with it. Right now it looks like we might go with 3 per deck but we might wait for Zendikar to give us more Planeswalkers to work with.

Here is my deck list:
---White---
1) Akrasan Squire
Path to Exile
Ritual of Restoration
Condemn
Weathered Wayfarer
2) Disenchant
Momentary Blink
Ronom Unicorn
Jotun Grunt
Otherworldly Journey
3) Paragon of the Amesha
Crib Swap
Oblivion Ring
Terashi's Grasp
Sacred Mesa
4) Resounding Silence
Guardian Seraph
Return to Dust
Seed Spark
Wrath of God
5) Aerie Mystics
Battlegrace Angel
Baneslayer Angel
Salt blast
Evangelize
6) Austere Command
Yosei, The morning star
Adarkar Valerie
Final Judgement
Pristine Angel
---Green---
1) Reclaim
Might of Alara
Avoid Fate
Oxidize
Wild Nacatl
2) Cylian Sunsinger
Tarmogoyf
Naturalize
Tel-Jilad Justice
Farseek
3) Matca Rioters
Recollect
Kodama's Reach
Krosan Grip
Eternal Witness
4) Chameleon Colossus
Shard Convergence
Creeping Mold
Thelonite Hermit
Greater Mossdog
5) Acidic Slime
Thornling
Ant Queen
Indrik Stomphowler
Spike Tiller
6) Paleoloth
Lurking Predators
Phantom Wurm
One Dozen Eyes
Verdeloth the Ancient
---Red---
1) Lighting Bolt
Shock
Electrostatic Bolt
Lighting Axe
Shattering Spree
2) Ashling the Pilgrim
Pyroclasm
Ancient Grudge
Magma Jet
Tin Street Hooligan
3) Dragonsoul Knight
Resounding Thunder
Viashino Sandstalker
Sedge Sliver
Yamabushi's Flame
4) Magnivore
Rakka Mar
Changeling Berserker
Grab the Reins
Desolation Giant
5) Caldera Hellion
Siege-Gang
Magma Phoenix
Kumano, Master Yamabushi
Arc-Slogger
6) Godo, Bandit Warlord
Flash Conscription
Shivan Dragon
Flameblast Dragon
Fiery Fall
---Black---
1) Wretched Banquet
Bone Splinters
Cremate
Ghost-Lit Stalker
Rag Dealer
2) Terror
Cruel Edict
Macabre Waltz
Nights Whisper
Shred Memory
3) Drag Down
Eyeblight's Ending
Rend Flesh
Phyrexian Arena
Sudden Death
4) Damnation
Zombify
Nekrataal
Barter in Blood
Ambition's Cost
5) Incremental Blight
Puppeteer Clique
Rise from the Grave
Kagemaro, First to Suffer
Beacon of Unrest
6) Vein Drinker
Phyrexian Gargantua
Ink Eyes, Servant of the Oni
Betrayal of Flesh
Skeletal Vampire
---Blue---
1) Ponder
Sleight of Hand
Telepathy
Serum Visions
Annul
2) Telling Time
Trickbind
Muddle the Mixture
Willbender
Trade Routes
3) Kire, Great Glass-Spinner
Trinket Mage
Silkwing Scout
Compulsive Research
Drift of Phantasms
4) Sift
Plagiarize
Careful Consideration
Shifting Borders
Thieving Magpie
5) Covenant of Minds
Vesuvan Shapeshifter
Aeon Chronicler
Body Double
Ethersworn Adjudicator
6) Brine Elemental
Govern the Guildless
Tomorrow, Azami's Familiar
Confiscate
Draining Whelk
---Artifacts---
1) Wayfarer's Bauble
Moratorium Stone
Scrabbling Claws
Sensei's Divining Top
Wanderer's Twig
2) Journeyer's Kite
Darksteel Pendant
Mask of Memory
Lightling Greaves
Armillary Sphere
3) Crystal Shard
Darksteel Ingot
Staff of Domination
Spectral Searchlight
Oblivion Stone
4) Etched Oracle
Vedalken Orrery
Icy Manipulation
Solemn Simulacrum
Manaforce Mace
5) Mirari
Mind's Eye
Clockwork Hydra
Skyreach Manta
Cauldron of Souls
6) Obelisk of Alara
Duplicant
Phyrexian Snowcrusher
Triskelion
Mirror Golem
---Lands---
Allied Ravnica Duels
Invasion Duels
Ravnica karoos
Snow Duels
Alara Tri-lands
Alara Fetch lands

This is still changing as I get more cards to add, Im trying to keep as few proxies in my deck as possible, hence why some of these cards might be dated.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Moratorium

So, Treads and I were thinking that we should just not make any changes until Zendikar is out. Just kind of let stuff ferment for a bit. That seems to be good to me.

That said- I think there are a few cards that at least to me, are on some kind of short list:

The Karoos: I've defended the crap out of these guys, but I think that the M10 lands are great (often better than Ravnica duals == great) and fit better in an aggro or aggro-ish strategy.

Unsummon: I cut this a lot. I want it to hit permanents. I want blue to have another planeswalker answer. I want to whine about this card.

Glasskite: you know what you did.

And of course, the planewalker question. Namely, the how-many-planewalker question. Thoughts?

Sunday, August 2, 2009

8/1/09 Changes

Shimmering Glasskite in for Condescend

We decided that it was a mistake to put in Force of Will without taking out a counter- this might just be a placeholder, but we'll see.