What if There's a Deck With No Bad Match Up?
Modern
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BurningPyres says... #2
I would suggest taking out 2 Thoughtseize for 2 Read the Bones Late game you wanna see read the bones not Thoughtseize most of the time..
January 27, 2014 7:13 p.m.
vincentgalbo says... #3
I disagree/agree with BurningPyres. Card draw is definitely lacking in this deck, even though it's pretty aggressive and may not need any. However, a late game Thoughtseize can be critical and win you the game. Maybe for help in late game and against heavy removal decks (Azorius Control and Monoblack) you could side in a Deadbridge Chant for that extra draw/inevitability. Underworld Connections would also perform pretty well in this deck.
January 27, 2014 9:41 p.m.
What about the possible idea of -1 Abrupt Decay and -1 Hero's Downfall for +2 Unflinching Courage ? Putting that on either your Fiendslayer Paladin or Witchstalker could get out of hand fast.
January 27, 2014 10:50 p.m.
ColeyPTrain says... #5
Mistcutter Hydra ? Really solid against blue. For atleast sideboard
January 27, 2014 11:11 p.m.
DodgeNDive says... #6
BurningPyres: You're right, card draw is important but I think I get more wins from a first turn Thoughtseize compared to losses due to late game Thoughtseize (usually if I lose, it won't be because of a late game Thoughtseize). So I think I will keep 4 seizes, but will definitely start watching moments when I need card draws and note down how often they occur.
vincentgalbo: I did originally have 2 Deadbridge Chants in the deck, I swapped them for Blood Baron to peak my curve at 5 instead of 6. The deadbridges required me to ramp a little, I think it will be possible to do if I choose to pick Sylvan Caryatid over the Voice of Resurgence like ChiefBell mentioned
psones1: Buff enchantment on any of the harder to get rid of creatures is certainly a great idea! I will toy around with it. My initial thought is to swap out my Barons, that way I could do the beat down earlier with say, a 5/5 witchstalker or 6/6 Loxodon... It would also peak me at 4 mana instead of 5 :) I will definitely look into it too!
ColeyPTrain: I considered Mistcutter previously, but without any ramps it's not as good as say, Skylasher vs mono blue. (Skylasher has reach that could pick out fliers)
My current thoughts are these:Swap Blood Baron of Vizkopa for something like Unflinching Courage Swap Reaper of the Wilds or Loxodon Smiter for Dreg Mangler
This would enable me to buff the specific cards that could carry the match for me (e.g. Fiendslayer vs Red, a monstrous Fleecemane, or Witchstalker in general). The downside is that I would lose scrying and deathtouch threat that reaper provides, or the absolute beatdown smiter gives when my control opponent is flooded by counter cards and no kill spells, or the general I win now statement that Blood Baron boasts.
I'm looking forward to your comments about this guys :)
January 28, 2014 12:20 p.m.
Yaay for Rock-style decks! Honestly, your deck is terrifying to me.... it looks so solid, especially since the mana's been working for you.
Looking at it again, there is one card I'd recommend that would be absurd here: Archetype of Courage . You can drop the Fiendslayers from the maindeck for them, even. Archetype would make this insane.
January 28, 2014 4:56 p.m.
DodgeNDive says... #8
Thank you Caedere! Having First strike for everyone is really great!There's definitely quite a few cards in BotG to consider, the hard part is figuring out the emerging top tier decks that BotG might consider and tweaking this deck to still be able to deal with them all!
So at the moment I am halting any radical changes until a while after the pre-release.
January 29, 2014 7:39 a.m.
Derkudominus says... #9
with MUD still being a thing I believe first strike won't be that important vs them because of the flying... but out of the 5 ... it's hard pressing to figure out ... what's important...
January 29, 2014 9:13 a.m.
DodgeNDive says... #10
MUD is definitely strong, I'm considering that 1W instant common which exiles artifacts+enchantments in place of the Decay. It shuts down thassa and bident, which are major ingredients for MUD, while still dealing with det sphere, etc.
January 29, 2014 9:34 a.m.
NixTheThird says... #11
Just a plus one for seeming to think of every possible angle. Just nice.
January 29, 2014 11:07 p.m.
DodgeNDive says... #12
Aw thank you Schwonga :)Let me know if there is any deck you want me to have a look at!
January 30, 2014 2:46 a.m.
Arorsthrar says... #14
Are you sure you don't want to atleast SB Blood Baron of Vizkopa ? Because of Bile Blight , Devour Flesh is becoming less popular in MBD, making it quite "anti-meta".
February 19, 2014 6:36 p.m.
DodgeNDive says... #15
I have been thinking of Bile Blight a lot... I'm just unsure of what to switch in the sideboard if I want to keep Baron. At the moment it would most likely be 2 Skylashers, but they are too good against MUD match up.
In a week or two I will have my verdict on it, haven't played against enough BotG-revised decks yet.
Thank you for the reminder though
February 19, 2014 6:49 p.m.
DodgeNDive says... #17
@valendras: it is Deadbridge Chant .
That card was originally in this deck, taken it out since, but it is such a cool art I decided to keep it :)
Thank you valendras!
February 20, 2014 6:29 p.m.
AndyReveler says... #18
just as a final thought, if you could fit it in as i've used it in my Junk and midrange decks with success, a single Rogue's Passage is quite fun and effective.
February 21, 2014 2:24 a.m.
DodgeNDive says... #19
I do wish I could fit it in, and I do wish I could fit Mutavault in as well. The only problem is that there's a lot of double colour costs in the mix.
It can certainly be an option if I run the Sylvan Caryatid though :)Thanks acousticcancer!
February 21, 2014 3:19 a.m.
BabyBuster says... #20
Beautiful deck I must say and plus one for the thorough explanations. :)
February 22, 2014 1:33 p.m.
RCMetalhead says... #22
Wow what an amazing deck! If I had to play up against this deck, unless my creatures have Hexproof I would be in a very difficult position! +1 from me and I love decks with a really good description and explain their strategies.
February 23, 2014 8:14 p.m.
DodgeNDive says... #23
Thank you RCMetalhead! :)
Yeah Hexproof would be more tricky for me to deal with, I think since Hexproof+Enchant is starting to make appearances in FNMs, I could start playtesting against it and update my sideboarding instructions against it :P
I'm thinking Lifebane Zombie in because most hexproof creatures are green, the peek at the hand will help me decide on which enchantment to keep my Abrupt Decay for
Any thoughts?
February 23, 2014 11:31 p.m.
RCMetalhead says... #24
You're welcome! You took the time to check out my deck so I wanted to repay the favor =)
Yes I would definitely mainboard 4x Lifebane Zombie in a Selesnya Hexproof/Enchantment deck because that card is one creature that every Selesnya deck hates to see. I also agree with saving the Abrupt Decay on an Unflinching Courage or Ethereal Armor , or even possibly Alpha Authority if they have any non-Hexproof creatures if you're tapped out and/or do not have any kill spells in hand.
February 24, 2014 12:26 a.m.
Great deck, I would love to run my list against it.
DodgeNDive says... #1
Thank you Lanyr47! I will be sure to playtest your deck and see how mine performs and if there is any tweaks I could do to help it :)
January 27, 2014 3:09 p.m.