Selesnya cards to combat mono black
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Posted on Jan. 24, 2014, 9:05 p.m. by PrimeEpoch
I'm playing selesnya, and I've been having some trouble with mono black. Any suggestions?
My deck is completed selesnya aggro
NerdPounder says... #3
Selesnya doesn't have good matchups with a lot of decks right now, mono-black especially. MBD has a really bad matchup with Pithing Needle though. Gods Willing would be really helpful with all of that removal to compliment your Brave the Elements . Arbor Colossus helps you deal with Desecration Demon and knocks down their devotion by killing a Nightveil Specter .
January 24, 2014 10:59 p.m.
Rest in Peace stops whip shenanigans. Also, Seraph of the Sword can tie up a demon and kill specter without going monstrous. Last Breath can kill packrat if you catch it quickly enough.
January 25, 2014 12:43 p.m.
AndyReveler says... #6
2 cards i use in my selesnya deck Without a Voice are Soul Tithe and Ratchet Bomb , both awesome cards against not just mono black, but anything really. Soul tithe is especially awesome cause it can get rid of just about anything, especially early game, late game you might have to double them up, but it works. I also run Spear of Heliod main which every now and then does get used as removal, especially against demons, specters and rats.
A cool thing to remember about the rats too...lets say the opponent has 3 Pack Rat and an un-activated Mutavault . I have a Loxodon Smiter two centaur tokens and an Experiment One , opponent attacks activating his mutivault making his rats 4/4's. Normally people freak out about this, but I say okay, block a rat with smiter, one rat with a centaur, mutavault with my last centaur and a rat with experiment one. a rat and the smiter trade and die, the centaur blocking the rat dies, mutavault running into my centaur dies, and experiment one dies blocking the last rat. After damage is done the rats go down in power, the surviving rats are now 2/2's, one of them took 3 damage from a centaur earlier and dies as a statebased action, the remaining one is now a 1/1 and took one damage from the experiment one, it also dies due to statebased actions. MBD players forget this is how rats work and math is a useful ally against them, hope my suggestions and tip help some.
January 29, 2014 1 a.m.
ChrisHansonBiomancin says... #7
I haven't played Selesnya in a tournament so I could be wrong, but I would guess that Gray Merchant of Asphodel is your biggest problem, specifically how his life gain can stabilize. Unfortunately, there's not much you can do about him in Selesnya besides keeping their Devotion down through combat and hitting them fast enough. The only removal that comes to mind that could be an effective SB option is Plummet .
But your creatures can outrace Pack Rat and Nightveil Specter , Selesnya Charm and Banisher Priest can handle Desecration Demon , and most of your guys are cheap enough that it's not a huge drawback when they use their spot removal. After looking at your deck, I might recommend maxing out Experiment One since he grows with your later creatures, meaning even after they hit your Loxodon Smiter with Hero's Downfall , there's still a regenerating 3/3 or 4/4 to deal with. You might also consider Ajani, Caller of the Pride , who could provide an unexpected source of huge damage when they think they are safely out of reach.
January 29, 2014 6:12 a.m.
thataddkid says... #8
I've had great experiences with Witchstalker against MBD.
saltyk says... #2
please post in right spot ull get chewed out
January 24, 2014 9:46 p.m.