Strike Force
What are some changes that can be made to the Strike Force Magic the Gathering deck to make it better?
I want to make the strike force deck better so i can use it in a tournament.
This is a pretty generic question, so I'm not sure how best to answer you, but I'll give it a shot.
So I read the deck list (http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/262), and found that it was similar to a deck idea that I messed around with before constructing the current version of my 1.5 deck (Salvage-LED). I built a switch hit deck that went from a sandbox single spell library (vs counterspell or coutertop) and heavy creature abusing doublestrike (vs zoo or reddeckwins).
The idea is simple, equip sunforger to something and play a spell without casting vs counter spell, or smash face with a doublestriker for 8-14 damage a swing.
You'll have to change up the spell array a bit to meet the sunforger 'instant - 4 or less' requirements, but that's not tough.
Don't forget the Brightstone rituals (if you're gonna run goblins) or the Seething Songs (must)
And lastly correct the creature base to take advantage of cheap but efficient creatures, everyone should be a threat, ie. firststrike, doublestrike, and flying.
Swiftblade and Hearthfire Hobgoblin are you friends.
My early versions of this ran Heartless Hidetsugu and killed with Overblaze, so it was kind of clunky.
Combo decks get like that, but I'm a Johnny.
Hope you find something helpful in my ramblings.
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