Simic Ponza
Modern forum
Posted on May 13, 2020, 1:40 a.m. by StoryArcher
Morning, all.
I feel like I've been playing around with this concept forever and I might just have it now.
Sea-Green Tide (Simic Ponza)
Modern
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Basic idea is to ramp up while denying land by bouncing it back while slowing things down with Trinisphere and Jace. Simic Sky Swallower serves as the finisher.
I'm looking forward to trying it out in a competitive environment once things start to open up once more. Sideboard suggestions are welcome as are any constructive comments, particularly those from experienced ponza players.
Thanks in advance!
StoryArcher says... #3
Thanks for the input and I appreciate the response. I decided to go ahead and add a fourth Breeding Pool, bringing the deck to 61 cards and making the mana balance pretty much perfect.
Board wipes seem unlikely with this deck, (and I have ways of rescuing him if need be) but I went ahead and added in a second finisher (the suggested Frost Titan for now) because, honestly, I enjoy having a 'toolkit' of creatures in my sideboard that Primal Command can tutor for. ScOoze can just join his buddies in the sideboard.
I think that Mystic Sanctuary is a very intriguing option - and one I hadn't considered - but if I were to add one to the deck it would be in place of one of the islands, leaving only nine in the deck and worrying if the timing of the draw would leave me with nothing more than a tapped mana source. Definitely considering it though, especially considering all the 'bounce' I have already in the deck. Very cool suggestion.
I originally had Annex in the deck but, you guessed it, I replaced with with Bramblecrush to give me a little more flexibility against artifacts, enchantments and especially planeswalkers - without any creatures to really go after them, I needed some options.
May 13, 2020 4:44 p.m.
StoryArcher says... #4
Alright, I'm 'in' on Mystic Sanctuary - the ability to chain it with Primal Command or Cryptic Command is just too damned appealing. Just don't think I can find room for two.
May 13, 2020 4:47 p.m.
Flooremoji says... #5
Usually you can replace two islands with MS. Maybe you need more fetches for that to work more consistently, I don't really know.
It's really nice that it can turn Misty Rainforest into a command though. :)
May 13, 2020 4:53 p.m.
StoryArcher says... #6
And I'm correct in thinking that either Cryptic or Primal can target MS to bounce it back to my hand or to the top of my deck, setting up the loop, yes?
Flooremoji says... #2
Hmm. Your mana looks pretty akward, consider adding at least 1 more kind of dual land such as Botanical Sanctum or Flooded Grove.
If a boardwipe hits while you have your 1 finisher on the battlefield, it seems like you will be struggling to win from that point on, even with JTMS. Same goes for discard.
If you are playing CC, you need to be playing at least two Mystic Sanctuary, it's so free and wins the game in some scenarios.
Is Bramblecrush really that good? The Annex in your maybe board might be better if what your doing ost of the time is blowing up lands. However, if you are snagging planeswalkers then I guess it's probably better. I would reccomend adding in more high-end threats, just like ponza plays. Stuff like Frost Titan will work fine, but just because Your creature has hexproof and can't be countered doesn't mean it's invincible.
May 13, 2020 3:47 p.m.