what is a good guild to go against boros
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Posted on Oct. 16, 2013, 10:30 p.m. by bigsteve4203
my friend has a kick ass boros deck and i used to play simic but it was to slow it seemed so i want to focus on a guild and make it my own and own him
You either want to match him with more efficient creatures or control him with boardwipes and bouncebacks. Efficient creatures would be stuff like Loxodon Smiter and Fleecemane Lion , stuff that can match and be better than your opponents creatures. Or you could go more of a control route with Azorius Charm , Supreme Verdict , and stabilizing.
October 16, 2013 10:56 p.m.
bigsteve4203 says... #4
He always gets turn 3 battalion either with reckoner or field medic who gives industrability I dont how to spell lol
October 16, 2013 11:17 p.m.
just get a deck exactly like his and play him, that will irritate him as well as give you a stronger chance of winning, lol
Indestructible is not immune to exile, sacrifice, return to hand mechanics.
I've had success with golgari against boros, using predator ooze (also indestructable), lotleth troll (regen and trample), and for fun I splash in blue (B/U/G) to add zamek guildmage, who can turn any green creature with undying into an indestructible + card draw for 2 mana.
October 16, 2013 11:27 p.m.
oh. and add desecration demon as your 4 drop because he will have to sacrifice his creatures to stop you from flying a 6/6 over him.
October 16, 2013 11:29 p.m.
There really isn't a guild per say that's going to beat a boros deck. Or the better way to phrase it is that the solution isn't guild or color based so much as having a firm strategy for how you want to beat an aggro deck. Some decks use sweepers, others bury them in lots of spot removal, you could play bigger creatures, bring in creatures with protection from his colors or find good ways to gain life.
In general beating an aggro deck involves taking a slower route and weathering the early storm until the small creatures it plays becomes less relevant. A 2/1 on turn 1 is great, it's much less exciting on turn 6.
October 17, 2013 12:26 a.m.
bigsteve4203 says... #9
rather i should say i wanna pick a new guild cause im not a huge fan of it i am thinking of a new one that is more ownage i guess to say it
October 17, 2013 1:10 a.m.
Try this deck against his. I really don't have a lot of trouble against aggro while using it. -----> As the hope drains from their eyes
But in all seriousness. there are a lot of good options for dealing with really quick boros decks. It really depends on what specifically he is playing, how he plays it, what you have access to, and maybe a bit of your budget. Good ol' delver pike tempo decks are pretty effective. Delver of Secrets Flip , Geist of Saint Traft , Mana Leak , Runechanter's Pike and all the fun counter spells, board clears, and draw hasting cards could do the trick methinks.
Or like what was mentioned earlier you can try using really efficient creatures to simply deal with the beat down. Baneslayer Angel is a great example and can turn the game around right as she hits the field. Green cars like Leatherback Baloth and Predator Ooze can really help out.
If you post the deck you are using or the deck he is using it would make it a lot easier to help you out figuring out what you could try. But for for now there are thousands of things people could suggest and most of them most likely won't relate to your particular situation.
October 17, 2013 1:24 a.m.
Ultimaodin says... #11
Simic is great to beatdown aggro decks.Simic Manipulator for example. They can't really do much if they have no creatures to throw at you. Works especially well with Vorel of the Hull Clade . Increasing Savagery helps out this. Then just get some big heavies and some easy evolves like Cloudfin Raptor and Elusive Krasis and go aggro on your friend.
October 17, 2013 1:29 a.m.
bigsteve4203 says... #12
well idk how to post deck if you wanna pm me i can try and figure it out i cant remeber all his cars but a good chunk
October 17, 2013 2:19 a.m.
Just list some of his most troublesome cards and I will see if I can help suggest some things.
October 17, 2013 2:20 a.m.
Ultimaodin says... #14
To create a deck go up the top where it says Deck Builder. Click that then click Add MTG Deck. Then put it together. To post the deck here Just grab the part of the link after decks/ (will-look-something-like-this-deck) and past that in a double set of square brackets.
October 17, 2013 2:23 a.m.
bigsteve4203 says... #15
so it wont link for some reason i cant make it but if you go to my profile i made it
October 17, 2013 2:51 a.m.
Ok well that is something to work with. I will get back with you on making some suggestions.
October 17, 2013 3:16 a.m.
Ultimaodin says... #19
Play aggro zombies. Endless Ranks of the Dead get your zombie horde out faster than his battalion. Play 2x Mikaeus, the Unhallowed and 2x Zombie Apocalypse at the top end of your curve, totally derailing all those humans. Gravecrawler to go mass aggro with. Blood Artist get more out of all those dying. Unbreathing Horde is another good one. If you can get your hands on Noxious Ghoul or Undead Warchief that'll give you a mass advantage. Cemetery Reaper is good too. Diregraf Ghoul is another handy 1-drop. Doom Blade
bigsteve4203 says... #2
we just play casual no deck limits
October 16, 2013 10:39 p.m.