What to replace Clash with?
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Posted on Sept. 17, 2016, 12:26 a.m. by ComradeJim270
My U/W Spirits deck is fun, and Clash of Wills feels like it may as well be Counterspell with how often I only pay two mana for it. Sadly, it's going away. I need to decide to replace it with one or more of the following:
- Void Shatter: Exile is relevant.
- Scatter to the Winds: Games do go long sometimes, so Awaken could come up.
- Convolute: Isn't hit by Ceremonious Rejection, but who's going to actually side that in for me?
- Spell Shrivel: Exile is nice. Easier to cast.
- Revolutionary Rebuff: Risky going into an unknown metagame, but otherwise pretty awesome!
So, thoughts?
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ComradeJim270 says... #3
True. Scatter to the Winds has been just fine, the only reason I'd consider the soft counters instead is because I can cast them for if I need to. I'd need to test and see if that's even likely to come up.
September 17, 2016 1:02 a.m.
ComradeJim270 says... #4
One thing I'm noticing IsThisWolfe: Your build is quite a bit different from mine. I don't run any Essence Flux or any anthem effects in my 75. No Declaration in Stone in the mainboard either. It's looking likely that I'll have to rearrange the whole suite of noncreature spells.
September 17, 2016 1:59 a.m.
Izu_Korasu says... #5
Take Down wrecks the bulk of your deck.
well you have options, conditional counters like Horribly Awry and Ceremonious Rejection have there place in the sideboard (rejection may be useful in the upcoming meta)
Revolutionary Rebuff may be your best bet as a clash replacement, but in most cases you may be better off with Unsubstantiate because while its more of a soft counter, it synergies better with your deck, and helps you push through damage.
IsThisWolfe says... #2
Having the same issue with my spirit deck though I feel that Void Shatter will be the strongest as the exile and hard counter is nice, but if artifacts don't become meta I would definitely run Revolutionary Rebuff at least as a 3-of.
September 17, 2016 12:49 a.m.