Mana Base Tweaking
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Posted on July 6, 2015, 10:35 a.m. by APPLE01DOJ
So I'm going to cut Phyrexian Obliterator after I acquire a fourth Dark Confidant which means I'll have no need to run 4 basics. I'll scale back to the appropriate two, leaving 2 flex spots. I've narrowed them down to 2 options. A) 2x Tectonic Edge or B) 1x Misty Rainforest & a third Overgrown Tomb.
My additional flex spots are used on 1x Dryad Arbor & 1x Watery Grave (MB Spellskite)
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If I'm not mistaken, Dryad Arbor is there to protect his Thrun from Liliana of the veil.
July 6, 2015 11:58 a.m.
GlistenerAgent says... #4
But so is Bitterblossom and Treetop Village and Dark Confidant and Spellskite...
Liliana isn't generally good in the BG mirror anyway, so I don't think it's necessary. I'd rather have another LD land.
I'd like your explanation of Spellskite in the main. I don't think it's totally necessary by any means, and you're hurting your mana just to have it. Not sure if worth.
July 6, 2015 11:59 a.m. Edited.
It could be his metagame, but yeah. I'm interested too. :)
July 6, 2015 12:05 p.m.
APPLE01DOJ says... #6
Dryad Arbor is there for free a fetchable creature on the fly. I know a 1/1 seems useless but say it's game 1 vs Burn and they have Eidolon of the Great Revel down. I can grab the Arbor & swing with it in addition to Treetop Village to put the opponent on a quicker clock or I can use it to chump block a fully pumped Monastery Swiftspear out of nowhere in addition to protection from sac effects.
Spellskite MB may seem odd but it's paid off so many times. The Watery Grave is specifically to improve the Burn match up but both Combo & Infect are prevalent in my meta. ...in addition to ex-standard decks with bullshit like the card that lets them steal your creature and give it a +1/+1 (sorry forget the name). I'd honestly recommend giving Spellskite MB a spin in almost any deck.
GlistenerAgent says... #2
What is probably optimal:
3 Overgrown Tomb, 1 Watery Grave 2 Swamp, 1 Forest
4 Verdant Catacombs, 4 Marsh Flats
4 Treetop Village, 2 Twilight Mire, 2 Tectonic Edge, 1 Dryad Arbor
I have no idea what your Dryad Arbor is doing, so I'm inclined to just play the third Tectonic Edge or a Ghost Quarter.
July 6, 2015 11:51 a.m.