Which Bant is best?
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Posted on June 18, 2013, 9:55 p.m. by capriom85
Ok, so I have been running Wolf Run Bant and Prime Speaker Bant for quite a few months now. The only really bad matchups I have had are Gruul/Naya Aggro and there is a really strange Grixis brew in my LGS. Despite aggro being a good match for these Bant builds I keep losing to Gruul and Naya. What's. Bant player to do?
I am running Voices, Smiters, and I side in Centaur Healers. What else can I do against aggro?
I run the charms in Wolf Run...I also have Verdicts that I never seem to draw into at the right time. Also, I used the Rifts but they only seemed to help me out against mid-range match ups to clear the board for a lethal swing. What can I do specifically against this Gruul aggro? Is there any magic bullet I haven't mentioned?
June 18, 2013 11:01 p.m.
miracleHat says... #5
perhaps Blind Obedience , or is that too slow for the deck?
June 18, 2013 11:05 p.m.
Blind Obedience could help, and I do side it in. I haven't drawn it once yet, though, to actually see what good it does.
June 18, 2013 11:26 p.m.
SwiftDeath says... #7
there are several options but it will be easier to help you if we have a deck list to work with.
Also do you have any info on the Grixis deck because im trying to help my friend make his competitive so he can start going to tourneys with me and would like to see it to compare the two.
June 18, 2013 11:33 p.m.
I'll post both of my Bant lists sometime tomorrow.
SwiftDeath: I don't have the exact list for the Grixis but it runs Heartless Summoning
and Crypt Ghast
to flood the board quickly and efficiently with Olivia Voldaren
and Desecration Demon
. Also, the extra mana from Crypt Ghast
allows for deadly doses of Devil's Play
and Rakdos's Return
. Devour Flesh
and Far / Away
are decent removal to get around Hexproof. It is pretty efficient and can kill before you know what the deck is trying to do.
June 18, 2013 11:40 p.m.
SwiftDeath says... #9
ok ill check back tomorrow then.
thanks for the info on the deck i have a good idea of the list and how its played but its nothing like how im building my friends version.
June 18, 2013 11:55 p.m.
Ohthenoises says... #10
Live Long and Populate is my way of playing bant and beating aggro. Trostani puts you ahead of their rush turn after turn and can easily turn the tide of the game on turn 3.
My win %age against aggro is better than 90% and only a dedicated "no" control deck is really the only control that I've had a hard time with. It does take some getting used to not having board wipes but I generally prefer to just stabilize through life gain.
Play trostani, turtle for a while, then AoS or Cyc Rift and swing lethal.
June 19, 2013 12:14 a.m.
You could always switch to Bant Auras and kill them sooner and just ignore them.
June 22, 2013 1:27 p.m.
I played Bant Auras, but for some reason the deck doesn't feel right to me. It works, but I have a bit of a Johnny in me so I prefer to win using my own style. My style happens to embrace Thragtusk and AEtherling , both of which are very out of place in Bant Auras. I am a midrange player at heart because I like to play early control and then smash with larger threats later on.
Rewdog says... #2
Azorius Charm , Unsummon , AEtherize ?
June 18, 2013 10:08 p.m.