orionwinterfire says... #2
Control is a chess match. It's actually mainboard Negate
Monastery Swiftspear & Goblin Rabblemaster are excellent. I try to soak up removal and counters and hold tokens until I'm ready to blow descent. There's a pretty narrow window to be disrupted at that point. Seems like the balance of aggro vs combo keeps the opponent off balance.
April 19, 2015 4:24 p.m.
orionwinterfire says... #5
My earlier comment was supposed to be "sometimes i mainboard Negate"; that's what i get for typing quickly on my phone.
If i mainboarded it now, it would prob be for 1 ea fodder and jet.
When it's being sided in, what i take out depends on what I'm facing of course, but also what i showed in game 1. Typically if I'm boarding in 4 Negate it's against black or red when i expect a lot of token hate, or against blue c ounterspells.
I'll take out some Dragon Fodder and Goblin Rabblemaster and play the hand conservatively, building my hand so i can drop tokens with a Negate in hand to protect them before dropping descent on them.
OR, I'll take out say, 1 each tempest & descent, then drop 1 or 2 token spells or threats on the field at a time, wait for hate, then drop more, burning blockers along the way.
Honestly all the scry and dig is the key I think- and making good decisions as far as when to hit the aggro gas pedal and when to sit back and build the combo.
April 20, 2015 12:24 p.m.
killermookie says... #6
Played this deck recently. Won the game against three others with Dragon Tempest, Descent of the Dragons, and 8 goblins.
Next game I became a threat before the start. They all ganged up on me. I'd say this was a successful deck.
itzpestilence says... #1
Sick deck. Seems like you have no control in your meta though which is the exact opposite for me. how does the deck perform against control?
April 19, 2015 3:46 p.m.