They should splash some blue maybe Temple of Deceit , or Temple of Epiphany and invite Keranos, God of Storms .
May 13, 2014 8:17 p.m.
Seantastic says... #4
Looks good. If it starts to feel too threat heavy and removal light I'd suggest Thoughtseize and Banishing Light
May 13, 2014 10:03 p.m.
BearTornado says... #5
Seantastic I've put both of those in the sideboard versus control and noncreature heavy builds. :) The last thing I need is to lose because Ratchet Bomb went off. I may end up switching Banishing Light and Fiendslayer Paladin between boards if I find that's the case.
Thanks man! :D
May 13, 2014 10:57 p.m.
stardustdragonlord says... #8
I just noticed your mana base is kinda funky, with it being heavily black, but red and white are your more predominate colors.
May 14, 2014 9:22 a.m.
Have you considered any 1 drops just to fill the hole? Rakdos Cackler , Boros Elite , or even Tormented Hero ... just off the top of my head.
May 14, 2014 10:48 a.m.
WomboCombo says... #10
+1, solid deck and awesome description.
Is there room in this party for some glowsticks aka Mana Confluence ? I'm sure your guests would love it.
May 15, 2014 12:40 a.m.
Bunch of 3 drops? Curve starts too high without removal. You will be run over by aggro. Only keep hands with boros reckoner? 1 banisher priest means you pretty much lose to that deck. 1 Lifebane zombie means your probably losing to that deck. Fun idea, but not competitive.
May 19, 2014 1:59 p.m.
Seantastic says... #13
I agree (not so much about the competitiveness part). It's like I said before the comment wipe, you need to pull out half your top end and either make it aggro with small creatures, or put in much more removal.
May 19, 2014 2:49 p.m.
BearTornado says... #14
Ah, yeah, I completely forgot to fix the tags on this. Thanks.
May 19, 2014 4:53 p.m.
Boros Reckoner is not something to use with 3 colors just saying...
May 19, 2014 11:35 p.m.
Also, I'd mainboard Anger of the Gods this is smart because this deck is so slow that you need something to wipe the board for the start of your creatures
May 19, 2014 11:36 p.m.
I laughed, awesome description. Why Fiendslayer over brimaz? The faux-hexproof? Also, think either the rakdos blood witch or rakdos himself would be good here as a one of just for devotion.
May 20, 2014 12:22 p.m.
JakeSaysAhoy says... #21
+1 because BearTornado is one of my best friends. Killer job, dude. Thanks for making me never want to play your standard deck <3
Seantastic says... #1
Alrighty now. So it seems to me you have a lot of big beater wincons, but they're spread out, almost like a grab bag of threats. I can't really decide if that's good or bad, but my gut tells me the latter. You may want to shore up your threats to the most powerful ones, say Stormbreath Dragon , Blood Baron of Vizkopa , and Elspeth, Sun's Champion . More copies of those, less or none of the other big guys (if you go with blood baron, I suggest having a threat in sideboard to switch him out for against black when they put in a bunch of Devour Flesh .
Now on to things I definitely know. Add at least one more Underworld Connections . In a midrange strategy it is imperative to have that card advantage reliable. If you didn't have Reckoner I'd suggest all four, but with him the mana gets tough. Thoughtseize is also a must in the main, maybe just three of as well. I feel as though Boros Charm is much more useful to you than Magma Jet due to its high versatility. Sure the scry is nice but sometimes you'd rather just have a card that does what you're searchign for instead of digging for it.
I've long been against dreadbore. Not because its bad, but because you have Hero's Downfall and you don't need more of those, you need cards that do what it can't. I'd load up instead on Devour Flesh and Bile Blight because they handle more, although with 2 Mizzium Mortars mainboard perhaps you don't need the Devours.
Instead of the Mountains, play Sacred Foundry , instead of the Plains, do the rest of the Isolated Chapel . Mana is crucial here, and you need as many duals as possible, though I'd load up on the shocks before the scry lands, after about 8 scry lands they begin to hinder more than help.
In your sideboard, 3 Anger of the Gods is plenty. You want Duress to battle control, possibly even Slaughter Games as a better deterrent for a wider range of matchups. Unless your meta is all dredge/reanimator you don't need Crypt Incursion . Banishing Light is a great catch-all that's easy on the mana, so easy you may want it in the main. High Priest of Penance isn't worth it, trust me I've tried. You should have one Erebos too. Drown in Sorrow is good against aggro, and Deicide could be amazing, depending on your meta.
That's all I can really think of, I hope you find it helpful. I know there are tons of SB options available so perhaps look at other decks like yours, and B/W or W/R or R/B lists and decide which SB cards really stand out for you. Best of luck at your FNM!
May 12, 2014 12:20 a.m.