ManiacMike0643 says... #2
Also, you don't need 26 land, Old control decks ran that much land because they had cards like Sphinx's Revelation and Syncopate , you, have no X spells, so you don't need it, you're fine to run 24 land and put in the 3rd and 4th Crackling Doom
September 7, 2014 7:24 p.m.
swampertman8 says... #4
would it just be the bloodstained mires or would you suggest something else
September 7, 2014 7:54 p.m.
esperlorddd says... #5
your mana base is a little awkward. you should replace 2 of the temple of malice with a temple of silence and a caves of koilos. also basic plains are more relevant than basic mountainsand you also only need one urborg.
September 23, 2014 4:01 p.m.
swampertman8 says... #7
against what would i bring it in where they would not just take the damage
September 24, 2014 2:45 p.m.
Monsters after you play Anger of the Gods and take away their mana dorks they either have to take damage or remove their threats.
September 24, 2014 2:48 p.m.
swampertman8 says... #9
but why would they not take the damage i have no threats to play unless i am winning the game soon and then the 2 damage is irrelevent
September 24, 2014 2:50 p.m.
You need some more win conditions.
My call would be 3 copies of Stormbreath Dragon . He has protection from most of the metagame removals, and can monster for further damage. As a bonus, all the serious boardwipes and exile spells from the format depend on white, like Duneblast , End Hostilities and Banishing Light .
For the 3 slots you can drop 1 Bile Blight , 1 Hero's Downfall and a Utter End . They are expensive and/or double mana restricted spells. They are good, but you can live just fine with only 3 of each.
September 24, 2014 3:23 p.m.
swampertman8 says... #11
I was probably going to drop the Utter End 's for Sign in Blood s
September 24, 2014 5:26 p.m.
Read the Bones is better for you. Lower color restriction, and a scry to take out the useless crap.
You can pay that extra mana for it.
September 24, 2014 7:19 p.m.
swampertman8 says... #13
i'm a bigger fan of Sign in Blood then read the bones but thanks for the advice
September 24, 2014 7:28 p.m.
Honestly, Sign in Blood is a GREAT card BUT -- would not Read the Bones give you access to seeing more cards? Its been my observation that in a "controlish" type theme deck Read the Bones is simply better, though costing 1cmc more at the cost of seeing more cards of course.
September 28, 2014 12:17 p.m.
RottenPotato says... #16
Its pretty good check out my deck its mardu control, and has managed top 3 the last 5 times ive gone to fnm.
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ManiacMike0643 says... #1
Crackling Doom is too good to not be a 4 of
September 7, 2014 7:21 p.m.