![]() Meanwhile, Renegade Freighter is a three-drop that can attack for five mana with trample, but unfortunately, it only has three toughness before it attacks, which leaves it open to a lot of removal like Harnessed Lightning and Fiery Temper.įinally, we actually have some solid two-drops, which are fine on their own and even better when crewing Vehicles. Ovalchase Dragster works well with our "deal some early damage and then finish the game with Flame Lash" plan, doing a good imitation of Ball Lightning and acting almost like a burn spell. Ovalchase Dragster and Renegade Freighter are close to being Standard playable but so far haven't broken through. While it's unfortunate that we only have one copy, when we happen to draw it, our odds of winning goes up. Fleetwheel Cruiser is a legitimate Standard staple and was recently seen wreaking havoc in Vintage. The second powerful part of our deck is the Vehicles. ![]() So, ideally, we'd get a fast start, deal some early damage with our creatures, and then finish our opponent off by throwing some Flame Lashes at their face. While we have some overcosted, clunky creatures, we do have a handful of aggressive on-curve creatures as well. The most likely way Planeswalker Deck Chandra can steal a game is by drawing multiple copies of Flame Lash. ![]() While a deck can get away with being a bit worse than the opponent's deck here and there, when this happens consistently at just about every point on the curve, winning becomes difficult. While it might seem like I'm trying to be funny, these cards illuminate one of the biggest challenges of playing a planeswalker deck against real Standard decks: at just about every point on the curve, our cards are just a little (or a lot) less efficient than our opponent's cards. Even better, Skyswirl Harrier is pretty much the Planeswalker Deck version of Archangel Avacyn, minus the flash, the ability to make things indestructible, and the ability to flip around and wrath the board, and with three power instead of four. While it might be lacking a point of power and the ability to loot, they are otherwise pretty much the same card (although when our opponent has a literal Smuggler's Copter, our Sky Skiff doesn't do much of anything). The good news is that we get our very own version of Smuggler's Copter in Sky Skiff. Sure, it costs five mana and is sorcery speed, but it at least gives our deck an out to creatures like Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet. ![]() Liberating Combustion, on the other hand, gives us a way to find our Chandra, Pyrogenius when we want it (which is rare) but, more importantly, kills just about anything in the format. While it can theoretically kill a creature (or even the opponent), costing six mana is a ton for a deck that really wants to be curving out with aggressive creatures. As such, instead of talking about individual card choices, we'll just have some general thoughts and impressions about the Chandra, Pyrogenius deck and some of the challenges that come with playing a Planeswalker Deck in Standard.įirst off, Chandra, Pyrogenius herself isn't very good, especially considering that the deck is built to be aggressive, similar to the RW Vehicles deck that's popular in Standard. Usually, this is where we talk about the brew and some of the choices in the deck, but that feels weird this week, since we are playing a preconstructed deck straight out of the box. Against the Odds: Planeswalker Deck in Standard (for Science) Deck Tech If you enjoy the Against the Odds series and the other video content here on MTGGoldfish, make sure to subscribe to the MTGGoldfish YouTube Channel. So, we're going to give the Chandra, Pyrogenius Planeswalker Deck the Against the Odds treatment and see if the straight-out-of-the-box deck has what it takes to compete in Standard, for the sake of science! If you miss the Against the Odds poll, don't worry-you'll find a new one at the end of the article, and rather than being all Kaladesh like the past few weeks, we'll get back to normal with a mixture of formats and cards!Īnyway, let's get to the videos, but first a quick reminder. Well, with Kaladesh, the intro product switched to Planeswalker Decks, featuring brand-new legal-in-Standard cards, including two new planeswalkers! Richard and I battled the Kaladesh Planeswalker Decks against each other, and it seemed clear that the Chandra, Pyrogenius decks was the more powerful of the two. Welcome to episode fifty-eight of Against the Odds! Last week, we didn't have an Against the Odds poll, and for good reason: today, we have a special episode! In the past, every set brought with it Intro Packs-preconstructed decks for new players.
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