Beating Jeskai Wins
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Posted on Oct. 13, 2014, 5:06 p.m. by awphutt
So, my LGS is pretty small, and on a recent Facebook thread the numbers can back with quite a lot of Jeskai wins. So, I decided to come here to ask around if people have any decent tech for beating Jeskai wins. I'm playing abzan midrange, and so far basically my only thoughts are Nyx-Fleece Ram , Bile Blight , and maybe Arbor Colossus , depending on the number of Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker s hanging about. Also on my mind is Wingmate Roc , but I've been fairly underwhelmed with the Roc so far.
Any and all suggestions are welcome, and thanks for reading.
Nigeltastic says... #3
I'd like to think the Jeskai list will evolve so that rhinos don't instantly win
October 13, 2014 5:54 p.m.
Best card to beat Siege Rhino ? Hushwing Gryff . You're welcome. :)
October 13, 2014 6:20 p.m.
NobodyPicksBulbasaur says... #5
Siege Rhino isn't good just because of its ETB. It's good because it's a 4/5 in a format of 3/3's and 4-damage burn spells.
October 13, 2014 6:49 p.m.
As a Jeskai Tempo (I AM NOT CALLING IT JESKAI WINS... EVER!) player, I know that any amount of life just wins the game for the Abzan player. Also, its already a bad match-up for the Jeskai Player. So cards like Courser of Kruphix , Siege Rhino , Wingmate Roc , etc should just win the game.
October 13, 2014 6:57 p.m.
NobodyPicksBulbasaur - it's not just Siege Rhino
, Hushwing Gryff
stops the Raid trigger for Wingmate Roc
and the Enchantment package of Eidolon of Blossoms
& Doomwake Giant
if they have access to that. And while, yes, a 4/5 Big Dumb Dude is very powerful when people have Mantis Rider
and Stoke the Flames
, the removal suite is there to counter the Abzan midrange decks. Between Banishing Light
, Suspension Field
, Hero's Downfall
, Utter End
, and Silence the Believers
there are ways to get rid of the Abzan threats. And that isn't even counting Thoughtseize
or Despise
as "removal" for Dr. Seigeman Rhinoceros.
If you can't tell, I'm on a bit of a B/W Control kick :)
Servo_Token says... #2
2 Siege Rhino s usually does the trick.
Otherwise, Bile Blight , Hero's Downfall , and some well timed Thoughtseize do pretty good work.
October 13, 2014 5:28 p.m.