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Nephew is brewing Bant Control with Dovin spice for his first Standard Tournament. He specifically sought out a BW deck with flying creatures, lifegain, counters, and Planeswalkers. I suggested G to take advantage of Hydroid Krasis , Growth Spiral , and Wilderness Reclamation . Deck seems to have promise but isn't all the way there yet. Thoughts and help are most welcome.

Update: Feels like this new list is much better (big thanks to Winden02 for the suggestions). Took out the artifact/Dovin engine and focused more on Simic/White cards.

  • Set the control-pace. Play Counter and Draw spells during your opponent's Main, Combat, and End Phases.

  • Maintain board control. remove your opponent's key cards with board wipes and jail cards.

  • Don't be afraid to chump block. Use your creatures, tokens, and even planeswalkers to take damage. We don't always need Teferi's Ultimate to win the game.

  • Learn to bluff. Keep mana open as much as possible. Your opponent will either play more cautiously (to build up their card advantage) or recklessly (to try and close out the game) when faced against a control player. Have all lands in hand? Not in your opponent's mind. Those lands could all be counter spells or Settle the Wreckage .

  • Learn when to close out the game. Getting to turns 6+ is where we really shine. Exhaust the opponent of their resources and out pace them for the win. Most opponent's will surrender after realizing they can't come back ahead. We will rarely have to rely on attacking or getting Tereri's Ultimate for the win. For example; dropping Wilderness Reclamation , Teferi, Hero of Dominaria , or even transforming Search for Azcanta   can be enough to make the opponent surrender.

These are my thoughts on the deck. Would love to hear yours or other control strategies. Think my nephew will love this deck (taught him how to play Chess when he was four years-old. Would love to see him top at an event).

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(5 years ago)

-1 Cleansing Nova main
-1 Ixalan's Binding main
+1 Search for Azcanta  Flip main
+1 Wilderness Reclamation main
Date added 5 years
Last updated 5 years
Legality

This deck is not Standard legal.

Rarity (main - side)

6 - 2 Mythic Rares

34 - 2 Rares

13 - 8 Uncommons

4 - 3 Commons

Cards 60
Avg. CMC 3.42
Tokens Emblem Teferi, Hero of Dominaria, Soldier 1/1 W w/ Lifelink
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