Answer For A Population Deck
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Posted on March 13, 2014, 4:27 p.m. by Headers13
I played someone's Selesnya population deck recently and none of my decks could put a dint in it. Once the population mechanic got going there was nothing I could do to stop it.
So I was wondering what is the best deck mechanic to play to take apart a population deck?
Servo_Token says... #3
Supreme Verdict , Planar Cleansing , Fated Retribution , Merciless Eviction
Or for non-standard:
March 13, 2014 4:29 p.m.
If they populate the same token over and over, Detention Sphere is awesome.
March 13, 2014 5 p.m.
Didgeridooda says... #6
What CrazyLittleGuy said. Ratchet Bomb is so simple for all that. Do not forget that the converted mana cost of tokens is 0. So you pay 2 to play it, tap, sac, your good. Surprised that it was not the first answer.
March 13, 2014 6:39 p.m.
Make a token deck to beat him at his own game? How strong are they as well, I've played a few of these.
Some Combos:Goblin Diplomats +AEtherize (Look up infinite combo decks)
Deck Ideas:
RW Aggro could be helpful here. You get the right deck you can Rush the opponent for a quick win. This applies to other colors but RW does it quite a bit.
BG Evolve could also work, as they increase their number of creatures, make yours stronger. Get 2 40/40 Cloudfin Raptor (and Master Biomancer and some others) on your side of the field and attack.
RG Mana Growth Use Mana Growth with cards like Xenegos, the reveler (or in a sliver deck,Manaweft Sliver ) boosting you then use cards like Cinder Elemental . If dealing with flying tokens, Gruul Charm should help.
General Helping Cards:
Red: Electrickery , Mindsparker , Anger of the Gods , Mark for Death
Blue: Cyclonic Rift (LITERALLY THE DOOM OF TOKEN DECKS), AEtherize
White: Congregate (Ought to have x4 for best effect :P),
Black: Erebos, God of the Dead (Prevent use of Congregate)
Green: Could have a shitton of Defend the Hearth , Fog , Druid's Deliverance for a green deck that takes a while but will win. A combo with Mana Growth mentioned above or Azor's Elocutors
Gold: Slaughter Games or Detention Sphere
Sorry would've done more, but was taking too long to look up all the card names I didn't remember. :/
gufymike says... #2
Drown in Sorrow , Bile Blight and Illness in the Ranks and similar cards. Not so much a mechanic but removal.
March 13, 2014 4:28 p.m.