so slow
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Posted on July 16, 2013, 10:01 a.m. by jaggthemiller
so my deck invisible threat i spent some money on it and now i think its way to slow, im thinking of changing it.. adding mana ramp and draw cards while keeping it the expensive side still. its a bant hexproof. can anyone help me on what cards to add
could we see a link to the deck? That makes easier to give feedback. But off the top of my head, there's obviously Invisible stalker and GoST, with M14 theres a few hexproof creatures like Witchstalker. Idk, need a deck list to know hat would actually be synergetic.
July 16, 2013 11:15 a.m.
Ok, nevermind, found the decklist. I think I see your problem. Bant Hexproof and Bant control are two entirely different decks, and you seem to be trying to meld them together. I would cut all of the high cost cards (Supreme Verdict , Advent of the Wurm , AEtherling , Ascended Lawmage , etc) While these are decent cards, they're control cards, not beatdown cards, which is what Bant Hexproof really needs. I would definitely add Avacyn's Pilgrim . Not only does he accelerate your mana into early Geist of Saint Traft , he also provides a free creature to avoid spells like Devour Flesh , which I've seen a lot of control decks running lately.
As well as these I'd add more buff for your creatures. +1 Spectral Flight , +4 Silverblade Paladin , possibly Fencing Ace (Double Strike is awesome). With these things, something like Simic Charm or Mizzium Skin could provide hexproof to keep them safe. Basically your trying to be beatdown and control, and it just won't work. Focus your deck more and it'll be faster (or slower if you'd rather go control, in which case, do the opposite of what I just suggested).
July 16, 2013 11:21 a.m.
jaggthemiller says... #6
thank you brennan i tried to do the link thing im still new at it idk what i did wrong. as far as bestach goes i see what you mean the higher stuff does seem to be whats slowing it down, though i never had that problem my MAIN problem is i never get enough enchantments as much anymore. in the past 10 games iv only gotten like 3 enchantments each games. and i have control because i usually only play my 1 friend (only one available really) so im trying to compete with him mostly
July 16, 2013 11:56 a.m.
You have a mish-mash of Bant Hexproof and Bant Control. I would cut:
3x Advent of the Wurm 2x Azorius Charm 2x AEtherling 2x Ascended Lawmage 3x Quirion Dryad 3x Supreme Verdict
and add:
4x Avacyn's Pilgrim 2x Geist of Saint Traft 4x Voice of Resurgence 4x Fencing Ace 1x land (whatever balances out your colors. Probably a Breeding Pool or Simic Guildgate ).
If you can't afford the extra copies of Geist of Saint Traft or the Voice of Resurgence , M14 brought Witchstalker . There's also the good ol' fashion Gladecover Scout . Silhana Ledgewalker , Slippery Bogle , and Troll Ascetic are good non-Standard alternatives.
July 16, 2013 12:50 p.m.
Oh right. I forgot Voice of Resurgence . I don't play green, so I always forget some of the options. Yeah, Voice is great.
July 16, 2013 4:54 p.m.
jaggthemiller says... #9
i dont have to much money so i cant spend much money on magic i got to take care of my family first. but i do have 2 geist saint traft and i have fixed my mana base i dont know about voice of res. its to much money for me. and as far as pilgrim iv added draw cards to speed it up alittle (ill post my updated deck now)
July 16, 2013 10:35 p.m.
Its alright if you can't afford all of those cards, but I agree that if you can then those changes are the ones you should make.
July 17, 2013 12:13 a.m.
jaggthemiller says... #11
i cant afford them atm, im going to a draft tonight maybe ill pull something lucky :P since i play casual what do you think of my maybe board
Angelic DestinyDaybreak Coronet Deft Duelist greater Auramancy Wall of Denial
July 17, 2013 2:58 p.m.
@jaggthemiller: If Voice of Resurgence and additional Geist of Saint Traft are out of your budget, then I'd go ahead and just use Gladecover Scout and Slippery Bogle in their place. Geist of Saint Traft is a definite four-of and your deck will feel the hit of not having the full playset, but either of the one-drop hexproof guys are just as hard to deal with as Voice of Resurgence .
July 17, 2013 6:43 p.m.
And also, use double square brackets around card names to link cards. Makes it much easier to know what your talking about. I play mostly Standard, so I don't really know those cards.
Bestach says... #2
Bant Hexproof is usually quite a fast deck. What do you have at the moment?
July 16, 2013 11:06 a.m.