Yet another U/B control deck
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Posted on Aug. 22, 2011, 8:20 p.m. by gheridarigaaz
the deck is deck:psychic-surgeon. I also want to put in a sideboard, but im not sure how to do one or what to prepare for.
gheridarigaaz says... #3
dont have one. my brothers quit so im building a few decks before going to uni, which is considerably closer to a few mtg retailers. i hear valakut is pretty popular, same with birthing pod and vampires.
August 24, 2011 1:04 p.m.
Epochalyptik says... #4
card:Black Sun's Zenith is at the very least a UB sideboard card. I happen to mainboard it as mass-removal.
Flashfreeze is a good sideboard card if the meta has heavy red and/or green.
Into the Roil and Steel Sabotage are some of UB's only answers to artifacts. I personally think Steel Sabotage is too narrow in scope though.
August 24, 2011 2:01 p.m.
gheridarigaaz says... #5
yeah but its kinda nice to have the cantrip even though the cost is a lot higher. i was also kinda hoping for feedback on the deck itself as opposed to the sideboard.
Epochalyptik says... #2
Sideboards are basically tailored to two things:
1) What is dominating the local metagame.
2) What your deck has trouble with.
For example, my UB deck Kill Order has trouble with aggro decks, so I sideboard cards like Ratchet Bomb , which helps me shore up my weaknesses during that type of matchup. Valakut decks are somewhat common in my meta, so I added 2x Tectonic Edge to the mainboard and sided Evil Presence for some more anti-Vala options.
What is your local meta like?
August 22, 2011 8:29 p.m.