Scoutin' Your Face With My Ethereal Armor-ed Fist
Standard
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Sideboard Switch —Oct. 25, 2013
I've changed out the Gainsays and a Rootborn Defenses for 3x Mending Touch
Nice deck, honestly really well thought out, I don't often see decks that I don't immediately see suggestions to improve it. +1 from me and added to my folder of decks to watch. (BTW don't take out Fleecemane Lion , it soaks removal like a sponge and if you get its monstrous off it will win you the game every time)
October 22, 2013 9:45 a.m.
Freakofnatur says... #3
The deck needs more focus. Right now it's a gimped hexproof with some disruption because disruption is fun. I see that you're trying to mete out the best of the 3 colors, but maybe using cards like Warriors' Lesson or even Gods Willing would make the evasion and bypass much better. I don't see how protection spells wouldn't serve your purpose better with the prevalence of spells like Supreme Verdict , Detention Sphere . Protection from color is more than enough to shield from indirect, not to mention smoothing out the deck without giving too much color disruption.
With Ajani as a win-con I can see why you would want spell rupture instead, but do consider Gods Willing in place of Gift of Orzhova or even some of the lands. I won't worry too much about mana fixing. Your winners are green, so no need for the 4x Hallowed Fountain . Go 4x Plains if you're really worried, but Unknown Shores or Evolving Wilds would ease your worries with more versatility.
October 22, 2013 10 a.m.
Freakofnatur says... #4
Whoops, got confused with the rulings for protection. Regeneration is a cheaper option to stop destroy effects that are indirect. Protection still saves you from damage spells though.
October 22, 2013 10:05 a.m.
Deck placed fourth last night at its first ever Standard event (and my first with a deck that wasn't casual), so yay!
@xzavierx Thanks! I've looked at the Satyr, but I don't think it fits well in this deck. I rarely leave enough mana open for its flash ability to be worth it, and the bestow cost is just a little too high for how many lands I have.
@jias3333 Thanks a lot for the +1!
@Freakofnatur Could you be more specific on the focus part. I don't really feel like this is a gimped deck. I haven't really found that I run out of cards too often, so I don't feel like Warrior's Lesson is relevant. Given that the only major threat that Gods Willing stops for me is Anger of the Gods, I don't think it is worth it. And I was less worried about color consistency than running 22 lands. Regeneration is a good idea though, I may add some Mending Touch s to the sideboard.
October 22, 2013 8:39 p.m.
julianjmoss says... #6
I know you don't think Boon Satyr fits well but if you are hit with a Supreme Verdict you lose your entire board presence and a lot of enchantments. Boon Satyr ensures that you still have creatures on the board if you cast him as an enchantment.
xzavierx says... #1
honestly i realy like it, i havent seen to many bant hexproof builds yet in theros block!
only comment i'd have is that Hopeful Eidolon is good b/c it adds an enchantment but many of your enchantments add lifelink. Maybe 2 Boon Satyr s would work or you. especially since they will flash in
October 21, 2013 1:51 p.m.