The Control Conundrum
Standard forum
Posted on Dec. 30, 2014, 5:46 p.m. by awphutt
So, I'm going to be heading to a PPTQ on the weekend, and I'm playing 4 -colour midrange. I really like the deck, I feel super comfortable with it, but my only bad matchup seems to be UB control. I'm just looking for stuff I can do to help the matchup.
Currently, my sideboard cards for the matchup are:
Read the Bones: More card draw is good.
Stain the Mind: Naming Dissolve or Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver. Or maybe even the ancient, it's flexible.
Underworld Cerberus: Get's all my stuff back. It's not great, since my best threats are Planeswalkers.
Hammer of Purphoros: This card does so much work. Haste is great, the 3/3 every turn is great. I might go up to 2, I'm no sure.
All suggestions other than Thoughtseize would be great, since I can't afford it and can't borrow it in time.
Anyone wants a decklist I can put it up, but I haven't got the deck on me at the moment so it'll have to wait a while.
And if they want to blow a Perilous Vault on my one Hammer of Purphoros they can go right ahead. And Underworld Cerberus is pretty weak.
But I would like some suggestions, if you have any...
December 30, 2014 6:32 p.m.
I probably should have mentioned that it's WBRG, so no blue.
December 30, 2014 6:33 p.m.
ZooGambler says... #7
I'd Stain the Mind the Perilous Vault. Be prepared to negate a counterspell.
December 30, 2014 6:37 p.m.
CommanderOfBolas says... #8
I think the best card in their deck against midrange is Perilous Vault, so consider either naming it with Stain the Mind, or have some artifact/enchantment hate in the sb for it.
December 30, 2014 6:46 p.m.
No-Blue Midrange Playtest
Standard
SCORE: 0 | 0 COMMENTS | 1 VIEWSThat's the full decklist. Any tips can go there or here or wherever.
December 30, 2014 6:47 p.m.
Nigeltastic says... #10
Control is very very very often a bad matchup for midrange, that's often just the way of it and you should be careful around warping things too hard to avoid one bad matchup that isn't horribly popular.
Arvail says... #2
UB lives on getting to 6 or 7 mana. If you play cards like Underworld Cerberus and Hammer of Purphoros, they'll just face Perilous Vault.
December 30, 2014 6:29 p.m.