Hi again Snowfox54119 and everyone else,snowfox54119 wrote: ↑3 years agoHere are my thoughts on some of the cards mentioned:
- Chainer, Nightmare Adept - I definitely wouldn't replace Olivia, Mobilized for War with him because Olivia's ability has a lot more versatility than being just a discard outlet that provides haste. As mentioned in previous posts, she can rebuff Grenzo if necessary as well as reset persist triggers. The other issue that's kept me from including Chainer is while his discard outlet is instant-speed, the following ability to cast from your graveyard isn't. Instant-speed is typically where the deck wins anyways. Casting cards also opens you up to more counter interaction which just means wasted mana that could've been utilized for uncounterable flips. If I were to add him, I'd probably replace Anger, but even then, he's a flimsier haste enabler. I'm willing to hear additional arguments for him (and anecdotal experiences), but I have yet to be convinced he deserves a spot from my limited experience with him.
Regarding Chainer i still stand by my point but maybe i need to explain a little more why i prefer him over Olivia:
I think giving our creatures haste is essential. We got important activated abilities that require a creature to get tapped. All the mana producers like Palladium Myr or Soldevi Adnate and also my beloved Goblin Engineer to fetch some nice Artifacts want to be activated before they get removed. Krenko, Mob Boss gets hated out quickly and just sometimes you flip Furystoke Giant on the field and can't tap a thing without your creatures having haste. I know he's got persist and can come back but it's a wasted opportunity. Whith Chainer on the board my gameplay has always been more flexible.
Usually i don't even cast a creature from the graveyard. But i don't always have an active digger loop and if my Welder or Engineer dies and i need to recur an artifact i won't mind casting them because they're cheap...oh and of course Dockside Extortionist.
Anger stays in the deck but i took out Olivia because while i like her ability to buff grenzo or Marionette Master she's just not any good if i am out of cards in hand which happens rugularly.
See ya in the dungeon!