I saw this list in a daily event. It was only six bucks to build and I've had a lot of fun playing it, owning the tournament practice room but failing in daily events. Was wondering if anybody had any suggested improvements.
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At first I didn't get it but now I do. Have you considered Snake Umbra? It protects your creatures from non-damage removal, and provides some much needed draw power. I'm not sure what I'd take out -- but my top candidates to replace would be Nantuko Vigilante and Seeds of Strength
Equipment such as Jitte makes any aggro deck better. Yes it's expensive, but a viable replacement for it would be Behemoth Sledge. I ran a green/white Alara block deck using it, Knight of New Alara, Bant Sureblade, Naya Husblade, Marisi's Twinclaws, etc. It was cheap And easy to build, not to mention actually fairly viable. Dauntless Escort as well as Path to Exile rounded it out.
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Equipment such as Jitte makes any aggro deck better. Yes it's expensive, but a viable replacement for it would be Behemoth Sledge. I ran a green/white Alara block deck using it, Knight of New Alara, Bant Sureblade, Naya Husblade, Marisi's Twinclaws, etc. It was cheap And easy to build, not to mention actually fairly viable. Dauntless Escort as well as Path to Exile rounded it out.
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Could be the matchups, could be the pilot behind the deck that has you losing in dailies. What are you playing against?
So far, I've only played a couple dailies, having lost against Affinity twice, Monoblack, and Infect. I've beat all those decks relatively easily in practice matches. It could very well just be small sample size, but in the dailies, I just felt like I had no chance.
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Having played against this deck a bit, I'd say the thing most missing from your list (apart from the Bant Sureblade/multicolour engine) is Shield of the Oversoul to be another must-answer threat. I also think the maindeck Llanowar Knight will give black fits, just as Order of Leitbur in WW does (though black decks should be and are moving more to edict effects to counter infect [protection/pump], Guardians, etc.).
I agree with the above poster on Snake Umbra. Draw power is pretty crucial in this format, and you don't really have much. If you run into a deck like mono-black Rats, you will get overwhelmed by all of their constant 2-for-1 cards (Phyrexian Rager, Chittering Rats, Liliana's Specter, etc) and eventually just run out of gas.
Having played against this deck a bit, I'd say the thing most missing from your list (apart from the Bant Sureblade/multicolour engine) is Shield of the Oversoul to be another must-answer threat. I also think the maindeck Llanowar Knight will give black fits, just as Order of Leitbur in WW does (though black decks should be and are moving more to edict effects to counter infect [protection/pump], Guardians, etc.).
I've been running this list with a slightly modified sideboard to great success so far in the practice room. Thanks
Any potential sideboard cards that could be brought in against monoblue? I have a lot of trouble against MUC
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9 Forest
7 Plains
4 Terramorphic Expanse
3 Selesnya Sanctuary
Creatures
4 Guardian of the Guildpact
4 Nantuko Vigilante
4 Phantom Tiger
4 Silhana Ledgewalker
3 Llanowar Elves
3 River Boa
2 Phantom Nomad
4 Armadillo Cloak
4 Journey to Nowhere
3 Seeds of Strength
2 Vulshok Morningstar
4 Thermokarst
4 Sandstorm
3 Dust to Dust
2 Circle of Protection: Black
2 Circle of Protection: Red
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So far, I've only played a couple dailies, having lost against Affinity twice, Monoblack, and Infect. I've beat all those decks relatively easily in practice matches. It could very well just be small sample size, but in the dailies, I just felt like I had no chance.
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7 Forest
8 Plains
4 Terramorphic Expanse
Creatures (22)
4 Bant Sureblade
4 Guardian of the Guildpact
3 Llanowar Knight
4 Qasali Pridemage
3 Safehold Elite
4 Steward of Valeron
4 Armadillo Cloak
3 Journey to Nowhere
1 Prismatic Strands
4 Shield of the Oversoul
4 Vines of Vastwood
3 Wildfield Borderpost
3 Circle of Protection: Red
4 Dust to Dust
3 Holy Light
1 Journey to Nowhere
2 Obsidian Acolyte
2 Prismatic Strands
Having played against this deck a bit, I'd say the thing most missing from your list (apart from the Bant Sureblade/multicolour engine) is Shield of the Oversoul to be another must-answer threat. I also think the maindeck Llanowar Knight will give black fits, just as Order of Leitbur in WW does (though black decks should be and are moving more to edict effects to counter infect [protection/pump], Guardians, etc.).
UW UW Gideon Control WU
UWR Loose Control RWU
GR Scapeshift RG
RU Storm UR
I've been running this list with a slightly modified sideboard to great success so far in the practice room. Thanks
Any potential sideboard cards that could be brought in against monoblue? I have a lot of trouble against MUC
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Winner of SCG Worcester Team Sealed Open with Gerard Fabiano and Curtis Sheu, September 28, 2013
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