Orzhov in Gatecrash
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Posted on Jan. 16, 2013, 12:43 a.m. by Bigburlybill
What are you guys thinking of the Orzhov guild so far? Flavor-wise, I'm loving nearly everything. Play-wise, I'm still trying to figure up a deck-goal/ play style. lol
So far, I think that this guild is getting a lot of great cards for controlling and bleeding the opponent. Some of the best cards for Post Gatecrash Orzhov are:
1 drop: Thrull Parasite , Cloudshift , Deathrite Shaman
2 drop: High Priest of Penance , Orzhov Charm, Blind Obedience, Blood Artist
3 drop: Lingering Souls or card:Geralf's Messenger
4 drop: Restoration Angel or Crypt Ghast
5 drop: Obzedat, Ghost Council
6 drop: New 6 drop Final Judgment +
7 drop: Griselbrand , Lord of the Void, Angel of Serenity , etc. - easy ramp with Crypt Ghast
X spells: Killing Wave
Planeswalkers: Sorin, Lord of Innistrad and any of the various Lilliana's (I personally won't be using any Lilliana though).
It looks like early game field control with creature destruction followed by ramping, extorting, and bleeding mid and late game.
Do you guys think that Esper will be better? I personally think that B/W control is going to get pretty heavy. I mean, we've barely seen any of the support commons or the guildmage as of yet, and still we have quite a variety of threats. Not too mention that some flicker can be used with council or messenger. I'd love to hear what you guys think so far!
SwiftDeath says... #3
the control deck I currently use is Junk and I don't plan on changing that anytime soon but I have been looking forward to Orzhov's arrival for some time now and they haven't dissapointed.
January 16, 2013 1:24 a.m.
Um. Griselbrand costs 8.
You're missing a good deal of powerful spells, namely Doomed Traveler , Duress , and Oblivion Ring .
deck:zandls-orzhov-butt-
Done.
January 16, 2013 1:53 a.m.
Bigburlybill says... #5
Ah, That's my mistake. Nice deck idea. I'm personally hoping on making it more extort based though. Interesting idea for discard/destruction though. =)
January 16, 2013 1:56 a.m.
Bigburlybill says... #6
It's a little rough around the edges, but here's the deck style that I'm considering. It might need more kill spells as well.
Bigburlybill says... #2
Oh and of course Vault of the Archangel is a given. Alms Beast is also really good. Just give him first-strike and you have a great creature for offense or defense.
January 16, 2013 1:03 a.m.