Standard is like a LEGO competition
Standard forum
Posted on May 21, 2017, 4:05 p.m. by Argy
Here me out.
Standard is like a LEGO competition where you are shown bricks that are Red, Blue, Black, White, and Green, and then told that you can use them to build whatever you like.
Then you are shown a LEGO dog that has been made out of Red, Blue, and Green bricks, and a LEGO cat that has been made entirely out of Black bricks, and you are told that unless you make either of those you won't win the competition.
Off you go now and have fun building with your bricks. Too bad if you like White ones.
I'm tired.
It's 6:35 am here in Oz and I'm 49.
That's my excuse.
May 21, 2017 4:36 p.m.
pumpkinwavy says... #4
This is not true. There are at least 5 playable standard decks to chose from, and one of them (Mardu Vehicles) is heavily white based. If you really want to use those white bricks, build yourself an unbeatable curve of white threats like Toolcraft Exemplar, Gideon, Ally of Zendikar and Archangel Avacyn Flip.
May 24, 2017 4:58 p.m.
a) Mardu Vehicles is not as strong as it once was. I beat it easily tonight.
b) The thing about white bricks was not to be taken literally.
May 24, 2017 7:10 p.m. Edited.
pumpkinwavy says... #6
Ok, however Mardu Vehicles is still the second strongest deck in standard and the one I would recommend moving forward because there are few things more miserable than the Marvel mirror and few things more fun than the Mardu mirror.
May 24, 2017 10:13 p.m.
I have to disagree that Mardu Vehicles is the second strongest deck in Standard.
There are so many answers for it, now.
The guy who played it at our LGS Standard tourney last night came 7th in a field of 8 players.
It didn't have a prayer against the deck I was playing. Fatal Push and Grasp of Darkness, which were both in my deck, shut it right down.
May 25, 2017 9:06 a.m.
pumpkinwavy says... #8
We both agree that aetherworks marvel is the best standard deck. The other major players are mardu vehicles, zombies, ur control, and bg snake decks. Of these decks, Mardu vehicles put more into the top 8s of both GP Santiago and Montreal. The only close contender for second best deck is zombies, which is on the decline due to boardwipes and Chandra, Flamecaller. If you disagree that vehicles are #2, tell me a deck that is better.
Zhorus_The_Bauqret says... #2
This couldn't be any more true. Also did you mean to say 'Here me out', or did you mean 'Hear me out'. Or maybe i'm just over-exaggerating.
May 21, 2017 4:33 p.m.