This is a mill style variant based around Jace's Erasure. The reason the deck is running so many "cyclers" is because of their synergies with Jace's Erasure and their ability to keep the deck consistent and simple. Plus, it allows you to have somewhat of a late game if your plans fall through while "lessening" the amount of cards in your deck.
I know the list looks a little sketchy, but I feel it could really add something to the meta game. A control decks worst nightmare, and doesn't just auto-lose to aggro. I've been impressed how this deck has handled itself VS some of the craziness MWS players have to offer. I would like to see some growth as this deck, I feel, could be Tier 1. Any comments would be greatly appreciated!
not sure if it applies here or not but there is a black instant that lets you put creatures from your deck on top you library in whatever order you like. maybe play that and s.maws. evoke maw, cycle some and stack it to cycle somemore and then evoke maw again. repeat over and over again with erasure out ftw.
not sure if it applies here or not but there is a black instant that lets you put creatures from your deck on top you library in whatever order you like. maybe play that and s.maws. evoke maw, cycle some and stack it to cycle somemore and then evoke maw again. repeat over and over again with erasure out ftw.
Footbottom Feast. That is actually a pretty good idea. It would allow you to easily reset your cyclers.
How does this list survive to mill? You don't have any really relevant creatures as you intend to cycle all of them, and you have no removal/wrath or any other way to survive. You have a bunch of 5mana creatures that won't help you survive, and Hedron crabs which will get bolted/searing blazed/attacked through.
How does this list survive to mill? You don't have any really relevant creatures as you intend to cycle all of them, and you have no removal/wrath or any other way to survive. You have a bunch of 5mana creatures that won't help you survive, and Hedron crabs which will get bolted/searing blazed/attacked through.
Well, every deck has a bad matchup, I just so happens that Mill is its own worst matchup. And if I'm playing against mill, I will just NOT cycle any of my creatures(unless necesary) and play them and go on the offense. But luckily there aren't a lot of mill decks running rampant.
As far as board sweepers, that's why I've boarded harms way and soul manipulation against aggro matchups. I tend to think agony warp would just be better in board tho.
I'm not as worried about aggro, bc atleast 75% of my local meta is control or combo, which this deck handles. This is mainly a meta game choice
How does this list survive to mill? You don't have any really relevant creatures as you intend to cycle all of them, and you have no removal/wrath or any other way to survive. You have a bunch of 5mana creatures that won't help you survive, and Hedron crabs which will get bolted/searing blazed/attacked through.
Well, every deck has a bad matchup, I just so happens that Mill is its own worst matchup. And if I'm playing against mill, I will just NOT cycle any of my creatures(unless necesary) and play them and go on the offense. But luckily there aren't a lot of mill decks running rampant.
As far as board sweepers, that's why I've boarded harms way and soul manipulation against aggro matchups. I tend to think agony warp would just be better in board tho.
I'm not as worried about aggro, bc atleast 75% of my local meta is control or combo, which this deck handles. This is mainly a meta game choice
I know the list looks a little sketchy, but I feel it could really add something to the meta game. A control decks worst nightmare, and doesn't just auto-lose to aggro. I've been impressed how this deck has handled itself VS some of the craziness MWS players have to offer. I would like to see some growth as this deck, I feel, could be Tier 1. Any comments would be greatly appreciated!
MainDeck 60cards
4 Architects of Will
3 Deadshot Minotaur
4 Glassdusk Hulk
4 Hedron Crab
4 Monstrous Carabid
4 Grim Discovery or Angelsong
3 Mind Funeral
1 Mind Spring
4 Fieldmist Borderpost
1 Font of Mythos
4 Howling Mine
3 Mistvein Borderpost
2 Arid Mesa
1 Forest
4 Island
2 Marsh Flats
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Mountain
1 Plains
2 Scalding Tarn
3 Swamp
4 Harms Way
4 Leyline of the Void
4 Mana Leak
3 Soul Manipulation
Also, why aren't you playing Street Wraith or Edge of Autumn? They are both free cyclers.
You might want to be playing Cryptic Command or Infest to protect yourself.
Jace is a great idea! I'll continue to playtest and see where jace could fit best.
I'm not running Street Wraith or Edge of Autumn only so the deck could withstand the rotation in October.
I'll also see what I can do to protect the deck a lil better VS aggro via Infest or Cryptic Command.
Thanks for the help so far!
-ryan
Footbottom Feast. That is actually a pretty good idea. It would allow you to easily reset your cyclers.
MainDeck 60cards
4 Architects of Will
3 Deadshot Minotaur
4 Glassdusk Hulk
4 Hedron Crab
4 Monstrous Carabid
2 Footbottom Feast
1 Mind Spring
4 Fieldmist Borderpost
1 Font of Mythos
4 Howling Mine
3 Mistvein Borderpost
4 Jace, the Mindsculptor
2 Arid Mesa
1 Forest
5 Island
2 Marsh Flats
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Mountain
1 Plains
2 Scalding Tarn
3 Swamp
4 Harms Way
4 Leyline of the Void
4 Mana Leak
3 Soul Manipulation
Credit to DolZero for this awesome sig!
Well, every deck has a bad matchup, I just so happens that Mill is its own worst matchup. And if I'm playing against mill, I will just NOT cycle any of my creatures(unless necesary) and play them and go on the offense. But luckily there aren't a lot of mill decks running rampant.
As far as board sweepers, that's why I've boarded harms way and soul manipulation against aggro matchups. I tend to think agony warp would just be better in board tho.
I'm not as worried about aggro, bc atleast 75% of my local meta is control or combo, which this deck handles. This is mainly a meta game choice
Well, every deck has a bad matchup, I just so happens that Mill is its own worst matchup. And if I'm playing against mill, I will just NOT cycle any of my creatures(unless necesary) and play them and go on the offense. But luckily there aren't a lot of mill decks running rampant.
As far as board sweepers, that's why I've boarded harms way and soul manipulation against aggro matchups. I tend to think agony warp would just be better in board tho.
I'm not as worried about aggro, bc atleast 75% of my local meta is control or combo, which this deck handles. This is mainly a meta game choice
Something like this maybe?
3 Deadshot Minotaur
4 Monstrous Carabid
4 Hedron Crab
4 Shriekmaw
4 Mulldrifter
3 Footbottom Feast
1 Mind Spring
1 Font of Mythos
4 Howling Mine
4 Jace's Erasure
4 Reflecting Pool
4 Vivid Crag
4 Vivid Creek
4 Vivid Marsh
2 Island
1 Mountain
1 Swamp
4 ???
4 Leyline of the Void
4 Mana Leak
3 Soul Manipulation