MUD Still Alive?
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Posted on Nov. 25, 2014, 1:53 a.m. by TheHroth
RTR block had all the good stuff to make Mono-Blue Devotion a thing.
With KTK, we have almost no good replacements but I still think the idea of an aggro deck in blue is viable, at least for FNM's.
It's dead right now because it has no devotion enablers for Master of Waves or Thassa, God of the Sea. There are two creatures with more than a single blue mana symbol right now that cost three or less.
Mindreaver which is honestly not that much better than Goblin Piker, and Wall of Frost which isn't winning any damage races without Doran, the Siege Tower and Wakestone Gargoyle along as well.
Maybe once the next set comes out which looks to see the return of hybrid mana.
November 25, 2014 2:12 a.m.
MUD is dead for now, but there have been a few blue aggro decks gloating around, which are Mono Blue Fliers and Mono Blue Artifact Aggro with Juggernaut and Ensoul Artifact
November 25, 2014 2:32 a.m.
JexInfinite says... #5
Viable indicates a deck that can be successful. I see no success in blue weenies. Cards like Thassa and Master of Waves are great cards, but Master is dead now, and Thassa can just go into other decks that have blue in them, but not ever be active.
November 25, 2014 2:37 a.m.
Gidgetimer says... #7
But Standard players know nothing of Mishra's Ultimate Domination so I am unsurprised. As a matter of fact this isn't the first time I've seen Mono-blue Devotion called "MUD" so I find it a weird place to see it pointed out for the first time.
November 25, 2014 7:37 a.m.
fluffybunnypants says... #8
I was so prepared to throw down the new MUD brew for Legacy. I was so confused and then sad.
November 25, 2014 7:44 a.m.
Gidgetimer says... #9
I was excited too. But I noticed this was in the standard forum slightly after I clicked the link, so I was prepared for blue devotion talk.
November 25, 2014 7:46 a.m.
lemmingllama says... #10
Mono Blue is pretty dead right now. I'd say to wait until Fate Reforged, with the hybrid mana symbols coming then devotion is going to be a whole new card game. I have high hopes for several good blue cards.
November 25, 2014 9:05 a.m.
I get confused when people talk about MUD as well, expecting legacy speak.
November 25, 2014 10 a.m.
RussischerZar says... #12
I'm not sure if people should get their hopes for hybrid mana up just yet. That there is hybrid mana in general doesn't mean that there is hybrid mana in casting costs.
@ Legacy players: which other abbreviation would you like people to use for Mono BlUe Devotion?
November 25, 2014 10:45 a.m.
julianjmoss says... #14
MONO BLUE DEVOTION IN STANDARD IS MBD BOT MUD OH MY GOD
November 25, 2014 11:36 a.m.
The. What do to call Mono Black Devotion if your calling Mono Blue Devotion MBD
November 25, 2014 12:03 p.m.
Servo_Token says... #16
I had thought that the legacy version was just called Mud, not MUD, because old artifacts are the color of, well, mud.
November 25, 2014 12:07 p.m.
TheAnnihilator says... #17
How about Mono-
and Mono-
? Is that so hard guys?
November 25, 2014 12:16 p.m.
TheAnnihilator says... #18
And to answer the question, yeah. Mono- is dead.
November 25, 2014 12:17 p.m.
julianjmoss - no, MBD was Mono Black Devotion which was a deck in its own right.
November 25, 2014 12:42 p.m.
Servo_Token says... #20
The problem with saying Mono- or Mono- is that that doesn't denote what kind of deck it is. How do you differentiate between Mono- Aggro and Mono- Devotion? Same case for blue should it present itself.
November 25, 2014 12:45 p.m.
I wasn't aware of the Legacy deck that shares the name. Sorry for the confusion guys!
While I certainly don't think any type of Mono- deck will be winning any tournaments right now, I think some version of it could do well at my DNM, provided it has a way of dealing with Abzan.
I've been testing with Mindreaver and it isn't all that bad. 2 devotion 2 power is decent.
Illusory Angel is quite good too.
November 25, 2014 12:52 p.m.
Gidgetimer says... #22
RussischerZar: UD works for me for a blue devotion deck. I'm unclear on why the "Mono" is necessary at all. Devotion as a mechanic encourages mono-color decks and as such the outlier would be multi-color.Other options could include:
Smurfs (little blue guys)
MoW (Naming it after Master of Waves seems fine.)
U Dev (for the lazy that don't want to type or say "devotion")
Blue Crush
And I'm not even good at creating names. Anything except something that already exists as a deck name.
ThatBlueMage: Nope the Legacy/Vintage deck is MUD which is an acronym for Mishra's Ultimate Domination.
November 25, 2014 1:28 p.m.
TheAnnihilator says... #23
Umm, ThatBlueMage, you kindof already made the distinction... "Mono- Devotion" and "Mono- Aggro". Or maybe MD and MA.
November 25, 2014 2:20 p.m.
trulychaos says... #24
I've been working on a mono blue control deck that I suppose you could say splashes devotion for master. It is for sure slower, and I Don't think I would call it top tier like most of my decks. I just really missed windmill slamming Master of Waves. With some work and possibly with some FRF additions it may climb the tower to be a more viable sleeper deck. Don't lose hope just be creative with your build and think outside the box even dropping a master for 3-4 devotion is value
Servo_Token says... #2
Hm. I'm not convinced. Any evidence to support this claim?
November 25, 2014 2:05 a.m.