Phothoros (Lil' Help Please!)

Standard* Lokja

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AstroFalcon751 says... #1

I like the deck. One card I would recommend is Assemble the Legion . It's a great card that if left unchecked really only gets stopped by Jace, Architect of Thought .

December 5, 2013 4:43 p.m.

whodat0920 says... #2

Against 2 of the popular devotion decks (blue and black), you're probably gonna run into some problems.

Black - generally faster than your deck, with the ability to Thoughtseize key cards in your starting hand. That, and if they doom blade/hero's downfall something like boros reckoner or BTE, your purphoros basically doesn't do anything, since you have few other ways of getting creatures out. With the ability to outdraw a boros deck due to Underworld Connections , and creatures like Desecration Demon and Gray Merchant of Asphodel that not either give life or are just too big for your nukes, you're going to eventually run out of steam.

Blue - you'll probably fare better, assuming you survive long enough. Since Master of Waves has protection from red, you can't really get rid of him with your removal spells, though most of the other creatures in a mono blue will die to anger of the gods. The issue comes if they happen to have a [judge's familiar] out, which means you may end up having to wait till turn 4 before you get to play your Anger. By then, it's entirely possible your opponent has a Judge's familiar, tidebinder mage, thassa, and master of waves waiting to smack you for lethal. Again, since this is blue, they do also have the ability to gain card advantage over you with something like Bident of Thassa , and can always sideboard counters to your removal spells.

The last type of deck I see being popular is the Gruul/Green ramp deck, which usually runs lots of ramp that funnels into larger creatures later. You'll probably have the most luck with these, if you can take out their mana dorks early and slow them down. However, if they manage to get a Xenagos, The Reveler or Domri Rade , the card/mana advantage will quickly stack in their favor if you can't remove them.

December 5, 2013 7:08 p.m.

Lokja says... #3

Thanks for the pointers guys. As for Assemble the Legion I'm going to try and pick up a couple copies before I start tonight. It's a great midrange card that can still use Purphoros if my creatures get taken out. It counters Desecration Demon and provides an alternate win-con. Also, I might include Warleader's Helix for those beefier problems. Master of the Waves is definitely problematic but that's where Chained to the Rocks really shows its worth, and why I think a full play-set is required in a deck like this. Anyway, I decided to take out Aurelia's Fury and run 24 lands.

December 6, 2013 10:58 a.m.

quesobueno123 says... #4

+1 And I would stick to 24 seems like the right number for this deck.

December 8, 2013 11:31 a.m.

Lokja says... #5

Thanks quesobueno123

I agree 24 is the right number, and I dropped one Aurelia to reflect that.

December 9, 2013 3:54 p.m.

redben346 says... #6

Look up my deck: Orzhova Power and tell me what you think.

December 9, 2013 4:18 p.m.

DimirZer00 says... #7

Looks good. you should use Blind Obedience & Banisher Priest in another deck. and add Ash Zealot to your Sideboard. and Maybe, switch out Gods Willing or Soldier of the Pantheon +1

December 10, 2013 5:07 a.m.

Tupie_San says... #8

Hey nice deck! Just one thing: mainboard banisher priest is a must! I would actually sideboard the chained because the priest is never a dead card, you can att and block with it.

December 18, 2013 6:50 p.m.

SpaderAce says... #9

Why did you drop Aurelia, the Warleader ?

January 27, 2014 9:30 p.m.

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