Still Holding the Line

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Posted on July 18, 2012, 2:48 a.m. by Dritz

Hey everyone,

I'm still trying to make my Hold the Line theme deck and would love some more input on what would be a flavorful addition or a competitive addition while not straying too far from the theme.

Hold the Line Theme Deck

The above is the link to the original forum post I had made. As usual, any suggestions or ideas are very much appreciated.

doinitwrong says... #2

I agree with comments on the previous post about it being a WR defender deck.

Some defender cards you should definitely run:

1. Vent Sentinel - A wincon since walls don't win by attacking very often.
2. Wall of Omens - Free draw, should be self-explanatory.
3. Stalwart Shield-Bearers - Pumps up your defenders.
4. Perimeter Captain - Life gain, plus it's a 0/4 for 1.
5. Wakestone Gargoyle - Defenders can attack.

Other defenders that could be good:

• AEther Membrane /Wall of Dust - Slow down the onslaught.
• Cathedral Membrane - Kills the creatures that kill it.
• Cinder Wall - 3/3 for 1, early game advantage.
• Guardian Zendikon - Make a land into a wall.
• Manor Gargoyle - Indestructible and it can attack.
• Rage Nimbus - Make your opponent's guys attack.
• Shield Sphere - Free early-game blocker.
• Steel Wall - 0/4 for 1.
• Wall of Essence /Wall of Hope - Life gain.
• Wall of Glare - Block any number of creatures if you're swarmed.
• Wall of Resistance - What doesn't kill it makes it stronger.

Some other cards that could be good:

• Sunblast Angel - Play it after your opponent attacks with everything, then beat him to death with it.
• card:Angel's Grace- In case anything goes wrong.
• Curse of the Nightly Hunt - Make your opponent attack before he's ready.

Good luck with the deck, man, seems like a cool theme.

July 18, 2012 2:26 p.m.

Dritz says... #3

@doinitwrong

Thank you very much for your well written post, having it all written out and with added reasoning makes a world of difference, very much appreciated!

July 18, 2012 3:02 p.m.

doinitwrong says... #4

No problem, it was fun to play around with the syntax.

Also, I forgot to mention Rolling Stones ; it's basically a Wakestone Gargoyle if most of your creatures actually have the "wall" subtype.

July 18, 2012 3:17 p.m.

Dritz says... #5

So, I've tossed a version together that I still need to playtest, not sure what will stay and go as of yet but this is what I've got so far: Hold the Line!

I've avoided Wakestone Gargoyle thus far but swapping around a few cards to make for another win-con is probably a good idea. Thoughts?

July 18, 2012 5:30 p.m.

doinitwrong says... #6

You should run Wakestone Gargoyle if you have ~12 defenders with power large enough (3 or higher) to make attacking a viable wincon. If most of your walls are power 2 or less, then you'd probably be better off finding alternate wincons, but I can't think of any alternates at the moment, except maybe using Gisela, Blade of Goldnight to amplify your Vent Sentinel s and card:Red Sun's Zenith 's.

July 18, 2012 8:47 p.m.