Would splashing white for Duneblast benefit a sultai control deck?
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Posted on Oct. 16, 2014, 3:49 a.m. by tyforthevenom
Just in general as sultai has not many strong board clears
tyforthevenom says... #3
End Hostilities has too heavy a colour identity for splashing white in a deck that already runs 3 colours, ie in my deck i'd replace 3 of my Temple of Malady with Sandsteppe Citadel for the splash giving my deck 6 white sources total in the deck 3 of which die to End Hostilities
October 16, 2014 4:14 a.m.
A 7 mana sorcery speed wipe is pretty meh, especially if you run Caryatid/Courser in your deck. Besides, if you're aiming to fill up the yard for dig, you might as well go with a few extra Jace's Ingenuity as well. Maybe don't run murderous cut then. I dunno. I'd have to see your list.
October 16, 2014 7:37 a.m.
tyforthevenom says... #8
Basically my deck runs empty the pits as its only delve card so that when i finally get it i have enough mana and gy cards to cast it for lethal (keeping back mana for dissolve/downfall incase of counterspells or bile blight)
October 16, 2014 8:31 a.m.
Nigeltastic says... #9
I think Extinguish All Hope is going to be an easier casting cost. If you are splashing white you might as well go in for the Siege Rhino and Banishing Light
October 16, 2014 12:44 p.m.
tyforthevenom says... #10
my plan was splash white replace my Villainous Wealth with Duneblast replace 1 of the 2 Sign in Blood with Ajani, Mentor of Heroes and the other with Elspeth, Sun's Champion but i'm not sure if having my only wincons being 2x Empty the Pits 2x Prognostic Sphinx and 1x Elspeth, Sun's Champion
October 16, 2014 1:06 p.m.
PreZchoICE1 says... #11
Extinguish All Hope is actually a viable play if you run it with something like Bile Blight or Drown in Sorrow . Could also run Death Frenzy but its not as good clearly.
October 16, 2014 1:12 p.m.
tyforthevenom says... #15
Also i need sollutions to hexproof/big things by game day so cards i dont own are not available (i.e. I own 7 fated restribution plus 3 foil copies)
October 16, 2014 2:19 p.m.
PreZchoICE1 says... #16
Dead Drop is a solution to hexproof/big things...
October 16, 2014 2:40 p.m.
tyforthevenom says... #17
except it takes away from Empty the Pits i currently running a singletone drop in my sideboard but that's due to lack of kherdz
October 16, 2014 2:43 p.m.
PreZchoICE1 says... #18
hmm. well in that case shouldn't empty the pits itself be a solution to hexproof/big things? If not, you might want to think about something else
To me if you're going to empty the pits for large you wouldnt need to worry about hexproof/big things anyway, especially with Disdainful Stroke to help out?
maybe you're overthinking things
October 16, 2014 2:46 p.m.
tyforthevenom says... #19
You'd think but Sagu Mauler is f***ing annoying as hell
October 16, 2014 2:53 p.m.
PreZchoICE1 says... #20
cant say I've run into him a bunch, but the fear is real.
October 16, 2014 3 p.m.
tyforthevenom says... #21
Prez, you clearly dont have 12 temur midrange decks at your fnm
October 16, 2014 6:03 p.m.
tyforthevenom says... #23
glistener, my deck only loses to midrange now.... control mirrored i outcontrol mostly with their own deck, aggro decks can't play creatures and burn decks can't cast spells... atleast they run out of juice before they can kill me
Arvail says... #2
Is End Hostilities somehow not good enough for you? I'd also rather go with Perilous Vault since it answers non-land permanents and its mana cost is split.
October 16, 2014 3:57 a.m.