Is Grixis Still Viable?
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Posted on Aug. 19, 2013, 12:57 p.m. by MindAblaze
Hi Everybody!
Just wondering, is Grixis Control still a thing? I know KrazyCaley made it very interesting, but his series kind of disappeared.
Anyway, my take is Bolas' Fun House
+1's and constructive criticisms are more than welcome!
harrydemon117 says... #5
Oh Grixis is a thing...just got to be able to plan for post rotation. Some of the MAJOR players in the deck are rotating: Pillar of Flame , Searing Spear , Sever the Bloodline , Curse of Death's Hold , Olivia Voldaren , Dissipate , Liliana of the Veil
Hopefully there will be some good replacements for a lot of these. I personally am going to work on a "Grixis Midrange" deck that will use Master of Cruelties as a win con along with others
August 19, 2013 3:50 p.m.
MindAblaze says... #6
I'm just glad Doom Blade is back, and that Geist of Saint Traft is leaving. I'll probably start building something new come Theros anyway, but I'm taking this to a tournament tomorrow...
August 19, 2013 4:50 p.m.
The problem is that grixis control never really had quite the right answers for the popular decks. Having red instead of white denies it hard board wipes and Sphinx's Revelation
, which is a must in control decks. You can compensate for that by using red's global burn (Bonfire of the Damned
and Mizzium Mortars
, etc), however those don't quite fill white's shoes.
August 19, 2013 9:37 p.m.
MindAblaze says... #8
Yeah, and while Barter in Blood does a pretty good job of resetting it's not the be all and end all...
August 19, 2013 10:09 p.m.
harrydemon117 says... #9
It's true that it lacked board wipers, however it could still go one for one until it dropped a win con. Black is the best one for one removal and with things like Dissipate and Syncopate you could counter a Lingering Souls or Voice of Resurgence well enough to stay right in there with the opposing deck.
The biggest problem Grixis had was a turn 2 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben when they were on the play as it set us back a turn and gave them a HUGE advantage.
The Aristocrats could easily be dealt with using Curse of Death's Hold and Izzet Staticaster . Unburial Rites decks could be dealth with using Cremate and counterspells. Burning Earth was something I came across but didn't find a good answer for (other than hand disruption or a counterspell for it)
The "board wipe" I used was Ratchet Bomb recently as it came down early and could be used vs anything
DaggerV says... #2
I don't think it was ever not, just no body really runs with those colors.
August 19, 2013 1:35 p.m.