Ready To Role
We Talk Tabletop
[Casual] Shark Week Deck
It’s Shark Week! As an exclusive treat chum for our Instagram and WordPress followers, here’s a shark-themed decklist! Unfortunately, shark isn’t its own creature subtype, so these Fishy… shark… mutations… will have to do. Doubly unfortunate is that sharks somehow caught Sea Serpent’s terrible drawback which requires your opponent to control Islands before the Shark can do, well, anything. Thankfully, there are thematic cards which can turn the tide and bah that’s enough Shark idioms/jokes for deck. Here it is:
Enjoy! Every card either is a shark, features a shark in the art, or combos with one of the sharks:
- Tidal Visionary and Man-o’-War from Portal both have sharks in their art.
- Hammerhead Shark, Shambleshark, Battering Krasis, Riptide Chimera, and Giant Shark are all sharks.
- Gravelgill Axeshark… might… have once been… a Mershark? Whatever. He has shark in his name so that’s counts.
- Rootwater Hunter is a Fish that combos with Giant Shark.
- Man-o’-War and Singing Bell Strike provide temporary removal. You can even move the Singing Bell Strike from one creature to another using Riptide Chimera’s upkeep cost.
- Rancor can be used as a one-mana upkeep cost for the Riptide Chimera.
- Don’t forget that you can also move Spreading Seas and Sea’s Claim from one land to another if your opponent plays a nonbasic land later in the game or if they are landscrewed.
- Cartouche of Knowledge and Spreading Seas can also be used as draw spells with Riptide Chimera. It’s really all about the chimera.
- If you have them, feel free to replace the Yavimaya Coasts with Breeding Pools and/or Botanical Sanctums, but I was trying to keep this casual deck budget as well.
- Also, if you can’t seem to find any of the never-been-reprinted Spreading Seas, try Convincing Mirage or Phantasmal Terrain.
Did you know that Noah Bradley snuck a shark into the art for Desert Twister?
Check out this video and this Tapped Out decklist for more ideas!
WRAP UP
If you appreciated this thematic decklist, consider joining our Discord so you can tell me what Sharks I forgot or why the Man-o’-War from Portal shouldn’t count! We also urge you to follow along on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and Patreon so that you don’t miss anything. At the very least, please take a moment to subscribe to our Twitch Affiliated channel for free with your Amazon/Twitch Prime account. It’s a great way to support our blog without costing you anything!
If you didn’t appreciate the decklist, let us know why! We strive to provide entertaining yet informative content and take into consideration all constructive feedback that we receive.
We are proudly sponsored by FlipSide Gaming. Enter the coupon code READYTOROLE at checkout for 10% off any order of $10 or more!
Ready To Role 