American Midrange Deck Help

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Posted on March 18, 2013, 6:56 p.m. by capriom85

deck:american-midrange-18-03-13-1/

This is my American Midrange build. I'm looking for mostly sideboard suggestions, but I am open to any advice you think can make the deck stronger. Also, point out the holes that seem to be in the build, maybe I missed something.

Eskimole says... #2

Hard to believe, but this deck is actually more aggressive-based than controlling, due to things like Geist of Saint Traft. This means that you want to maximize things like Boros Charm. I ran this deck type to a 4-0 finish in a local tournament recently. The list I used was essentially Joel Larrson's. In it, it had 4 Azorius Charms, Boros Charms, and 2 Blasphemous Acts. I found that the Blasphemous Acts were amazing. In addition to the 13 damage they take when you have a Reckoner out, against the Aggro matchup, I was able to clear their board, and against control, it was just good for the damage.

I would definitely recommend cutting the Dissipates and Cyclonic Rift as, while they ARE good, don't help with the overall plan of beating down the opponent can finishing them off with burn. They do have a place in the sideboard though, especially Dissipate against control. This allows you to run 2 more Boros Charms and 2 Blasphemous Acts. The rest is pretty much whatever you want.

I like the inclusion of Blind Obedience as it makes Geist harder to block, and can wear them down.

You can check out my/Larrson's list here if you want to see the sideboard:

http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/uwr-control-09-03-13-1/

March 18, 2013 10:43 p.m.

capriom85 says... #3

The rifts are insurance against big creatures I can't spear away. What do you suggest I do about those if I cut the rifts? I know Larrson used Unsummon in his build as a 1 of I think? I assume for the same purpose...

March 19, 2013 12:10 a.m.

Eskimole says... #4

The problem is that the most commonly played big guys at the moment are Thragtusk, Angel of Serenity, and to some extent Prime Speaker Zegana, and bouncing all of these guys is really bad for you. Especially Thragtusk. Sure, Cyclonic Rift can be god at times, but you want to be tapping out for things like Boros Reckoner, Geist of Saint Traft, and Blasphemous Act. And with decks like Naya Blitz on the rise, having 1 mana available instead of 2 is much better due to those deck's insanely quick starts.

March 19, 2013 1:31 a.m.