RuG development and trading

[fearthefearless]

hey everyone its josh by the way. so i started to proxy out RuG because i didnt understand it and what better way to understand a net deck then to make it lol. here is the list taken from the SCG atlanta finalist John Winters:
sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=37552

i looked at several others and then made my own adjustments to ruin it lol

3 Inferno titan
1 Frost titan
1 Magma Phoenix (oh hells yeah!!!)
1 Wurmcoil Engine
1 Consecrated Sphinx (experiment)

4 Lotus Cobra
1 Oracle of Mul Daya
1 Cryptoplasm (experiment)

3 Jace, the Mindsculptor/ Beleren ($$)
1 Garruk, Wildspeaker

4 Mana Leak
3 Lightning Bolt
4 Explore

4 Preordain
1 Arc-Trail

1 Tectonic Edge
4 Misty rainforest
4 Scalding Tarn
4 Raging Ravine
2 Copperline gorge
1 Halimar Depths

5 Island
4 Forest
2 Mountain


now i put the experiments in just for now i doubt they will stick cause 3 people will come up for reasons why not lol but im trying it for now. the sideboard im going to copy someones probably Joes or Matts. the cards that i need for this to happen are:

3 Inferno Titan ? (i might have them)
4 Lotus Cobra
1/4 Misty Rainforest
2 Scalding Tarn
3 Jace ( the little ones to start lol)
4 Raging ravine
1 Copperline Gorge

i will trade for any of these so if u have them up for trade let me know.

comments and suggestions are always welcome.

[aaren]

hey josh seeing as i dont have the tezz's i need if u wanna borrow my jaces for sunday your more than welcome to, I also got the mistys and tarns if u want them. If I were you id drop the the Cryptoplasm for a 2nd Oracle. It fits the cobra ramp not to mention it can go with cobra nicely and help you draw better cards off of explore/jace etc. This also thins your deck for those one ofs you wanna see more.

Oh... and by the way. Magma Pheonix= HELZ YA!!!!!!

Id also drop the arc trail for the 4th bolt, instant speed is too good in this formatt (bolt hawk in response to equip, leaving 2 mana open for leak and bolting instead, stoneforge bolted so they cant put equip in for 2 mana etc.) i mean the list goes on for awhile, and arc trail is good but I feel like you would wanna side in for the 2 for one's depending on the deck, and I just strictly think slagstorm/pyroclasm are better than arc trail.

[fearthefearless]

yea there are builds that run 1 or 2 of oracle i wasnt sure what i like but i think ur right with the 2 oracles.

i saw the one of arc trail in the main on alot of builds and i like it because it kills two hawks and rapes boros.... but idk yet i gotta test it out.

as far as borrowing and everything that would be awesome but i wanna try to trade into the cards so i can build it for myself so if u have any of them that you could trade we can work something out.

what do u think of the sphinx?

[aaren]

its cool but i got an idea, give it some thought its called Conundrum Sphinx...

"Whenever Conundrum Sphinx attacks, each player names a card. Then each player reveals the top card of his or her library. If the card a player revealed is the card he or she named, that player puts it into his or her hand. If it's not, that player puts it on the bottom of his or her library."

With 2 orcle, preordain, halimar, and jace you will know alot of what is being played so its ability will work. Also most caw-go arent even playing body and mind anymore, they are so concerned with untapping lands they play 2 FnF. In this case the sphinx has one more power and toughness than the hawk and can stop an equipped hawk and mystic right away. Since he has 4 power he also forces jace to use fate seal allowing you to kill him and maybe even play ur jace. It just sounds cooler to me. I do like the sphinx though (the other one). I mean who in their right mind could hate all that card draw. The reason i like this other sphinx better is it only costs 4 and goes well with ur cobra to get it out turn 3. Which if your on the draw your stopping an ideal hand with equips. Where the other one can get countered easier

Conundrum Sphinx also allows you to know what is in their hand if they get the card draw. And then you can play around what they have in your hand.