Simic: Blue devotion (TOP 5)

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I would probably try to pick either Green or Blue Devotion and stick to that. If you like the Green route, check out my deck- My Prophet, Your Loss (Top 4 FNM). Tons of mana dorks, Garruk, Caller of Beasts , Prime Speaker Zegana , etc.

If you like the Blue deck, definitely get Thassa, God of the Sea and guys like Frostburn Weird and Nightveil Specter (Overgrown Tomb can help pay the cost while having adequate Green sources), and replace the Bow with Bident of Thassa .

In either case, card advantage is key to making Simic competitive since the colors don't have an answer to Supreme Verdict and you have to play aggressively due to the synergy of the guild. Luckily, these colors have good options for that. Biomancer and Prophet can work in either build as well, and Simic Charm is a valuable tool no matter what.

January 11, 2014 10:40 p.m.

xStark27 says... #2

I see what you mean. After looking at your deck, the green mana ramp/blue devotion looks like what I'm going towards. I like the idea of the Elvish Mystic and switching the Bow for the Bident. thanks

January 12, 2014 12:26 p.m.

thewyzman says... #3

I like Triton Tactics in Simic since it typically really needs the board control, especially with plenty of beefy blockers like walls and such. It can save you from using your Simic Charm for bouncing guys so you can swing through.

I also like to use Rapid Hybridization in Simic since it's the easiest way to remove pretty much any creature in the game other than pro-blue guys like Skylasher and Mistcutter Hydra . You can also use it on your dying guys, if needed, and give yourself a one-drop 3/3 (or 5/5 with MBM).

January 27, 2014 10:30 a.m.

thewyzman says... #4

Also, Swan Song has its advantages, but you don't have many ways to deal with a 2/2 bird. It would kill your un-buffed Drakewing Krasis . With no removal, without using your Simic Charm to "bounce" it (or kill it since it is a token) our only defense would be an evolved Cloudfin Raptor . Personally, I prefer Syncopate for general countermagic, or Negate and Dispel against control.

January 27, 2014 10:47 a.m.

xStark27 says... #5

Ah... Very true points you bring up. I will definatly sideboard in the Rapid Hybridization and the Triton Tactics . Or maybe not, who knows. And the main reason i have the Swan Song in is to counter things that come after my wincons and all those stupid gods and such. Would Syncopate work on gods?

January 27, 2014 11:02 a.m.

thewyzman says... #6

Yes, and so would Annul .

January 27, 2014 11:52 a.m.

Where's pain seer?

February 2, 2014 10:37 a.m.

TheOnlyGrubski says... #8

Experiment One or Prime Speaker Zegana , otherwise I like the idea of this deck alot. Nice!

February 2, 2014 12:24 p.m.

xStark27 says... #9

Pain Seer is a black card?? And thanks TheOnlyGrubski, I have been considering swapping the Experiment One with the Elvish Mystic . What do you think?

February 2, 2014 12:29 p.m.

Yeah man, go for it. If it doesn't work out for you, you can always change it back later.

February 2, 2014 5:50 p.m.

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