We all know the basic truth of magic; U/W players are little *****es. I am completely prepared to admit this about myself while heavily nope-ing any sort of tactic you may try against me.
What started as a U/W trip into the realm of Auras and Bruna turned into an homage to turtling my way to victory when I realized that a deck focused on winning with a single card, Bruna, is a fragile thing indeed. Needing a new focus for all these EDH cards I had accrued in the proper colors, the obvious choice was to release the Arbiter.
So, insofar as I can see, these are the combo/big synergy cards I am running:
Power Artifact + Basalt Monolith = Infinite Colorless Mana
Rings of Brightheart + Basalt Monolith = Infinite Colorless Mana
Rings of Brightheart + Basalt Monolith + Sensei's Divining Top = Infinite Card Draw
Guile + Dovescape = Non-creature Spell Lockdown
Teferi + Knowledge Pool = Spell Lockdown
Enchanted Evening + Cleansing Meditation = Destroy All Permanents But Mine
Enchanted Evening + Aura Thief = Steal All Permanents
Condemn + Tunnel Vision = Sorcery 99% Mill
Infinite Mana + Blue Sun's Zenith = Instant 100% Mill
Infinite Mana + Entreat the Angels = Sorcery Infinite Army
There are, however, a multitude of cards I am lacking:
Spell Crumple
Hinder
Filigree Sages
Planar Portal
Gilded Lotus
Propoganda
Boseiju
Misc. Dual Lands
Please, for the love of god, please, tell me what I'm doing wrong if you see it. Am I running too many combo's? Not enough? Do I need more tutors? More defense? Are there any major holes in my strategy and card selection?
The casual meta I am playing in consists of:
Omnath -> Holy **** how'd you play a Pathrazor?
Sissay -> Holy **** legendary.
Sliver Overlord -> Holy **** zerglings.
Animar -> Holy **** I just died.
Wrexial -> Holy **** stop countering my spells.
Rafiq -> Holy **** that 1/1 just killed me in one swing.
I'll keep this thread updated as I make changes to the deck.
Changelog:
What started as a U/W trip into the realm of Auras and Bruna turned into an homage to turtling my way to victory when I realized that a deck focused on winning with a single card, Bruna, is a fragile thing indeed. Needing a new focus for all these EDH cards I had accrued in the proper colors, the obvious choice was to release the Arbiter.
Decklist:
1 Grand Arbiter Augustin IV
Because Basic Lands OP:
9 Island
9 Plains
But Sometimes You Need Moar:
1 Adarkar Wastes
1 Azorius Chancery
1 Nimbus Maze
1 Buried Ruin
1 Skycloud Expanse
1 Coastal Tower
1 Command Tower
1 Evolving Wilds
1 Gemstone Mine
1 Glacial Fortress
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Lonely Sandbar
1 Seachrome Coast
1 Sejiri Refuge
1 Strip Mine
1 Temple of the False God
1 Tolaria West
1 Transguild Promenade
1 Boseiju, Who Shelters All
Creatures With Effects Win Games:
1 Grand Abolisher
1 Aven Mindcensor
1 Trinket Mage
1 Aura Thief
1 Clone
1 Phyrexian Metamorph
1 Tidespout Tyrant
1 Isperia, Supreme Judge
1 Drogskol Reaver
1 Windborn Muse
1 Mulldrifter
1 Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir
1 Guile
1 Solemn Simulacrum
1 Consecrated Sphinx
1 Brainstorm
1 Condemn
1 Enlightened Tutor
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Mystical Tutor
1 Path to Exile
1 Cyclonic Rift
1 Counterspell
1 Negate
1 Redirect
1 Blue Sun's Zenith
1 Dissipate
1 Idyllic Tutor
1 Faerie Trickery
1 Rewind
1 Long-Term Plans
1 Fact or Fiction
Gotta Set-Up Big Plays:
1 Merchant Scroll
1 Call to Mind
1 Cleansing Meditation
1 Fabricate
1 Entreat the Angels
1 Acquire
1 Austere Command
1 Supreme Verdict
1 Recurring Insight
1 Terminus
1 Tunnel Vision
1 Sensei's Divining Top
1 Sol Ring
1 Voltaic Key
1 Lightning Greaves
1 Swiftfoot Boots
1 Basalt Monolith
1 Rings of Brighthearth
1 Lux Cannon
1 Knowledge Pool
Sometimes Things Need A Buff:
1 Rhystic Study
1 Land Tax
1 Power Artifact
1 Psychic Surgery
1 Control Magic
1 Propaganda
1 Enchanted Evening
Gotta Have Friends:
1 Jace, Architect of Thought
1 Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
1 Karn Liberated
So, insofar as I can see, these are the combo/big synergy cards I am running:
Power Artifact + Basalt Monolith = Infinite Colorless Mana
Rings of Brightheart + Basalt Monolith = Infinite Colorless Mana
Rings of Brightheart + Basalt Monolith + Sensei's Divining Top = Infinite Card Draw
Guile + Dovescape = Non-creature Spell Lockdown
Teferi + Knowledge Pool = Spell Lockdown
Enchanted Evening + Cleansing Meditation = Destroy All Permanents But Mine
Enchanted Evening + Aura Thief = Steal All Permanents
Condemn + Tunnel Vision = Sorcery 99% Mill
Infinite Mana + Blue Sun's Zenith = Instant 100% Mill
Infinite Mana + Entreat the Angels = Sorcery Infinite Army
There are, however, a multitude of cards I am lacking:
Spell Crumple
Hinder
Filigree Sages
Planar Portal
Gilded Lotus
Propoganda
Boseiju
Misc. Dual Lands
Here you can see the version of the deck I envision when I get all of my cards in: http://deckbox.org/sets/268527
Please, for the love of god, please, tell me what I'm doing wrong if you see it. Am I running too many combo's? Not enough? Do I need more tutors? More defense? Are there any major holes in my strategy and card selection?
The casual meta I am playing in consists of:
Omnath -> Holy **** how'd you play a Pathrazor?
Sissay -> Holy **** legendary.
Sliver Overlord -> Holy **** zerglings.
Animar -> Holy **** I just died.
Wrexial -> Holy **** stop countering my spells.
Rafiq -> Holy **** that 1/1 just killed me in one swing.
I'll keep this thread updated as I make changes to the deck.
Changelog:
11/30/2012:
-1 Dissipation Field / + 1 Propaganda
Padeem, Consul of Innovation - Artifact value/combo.
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant - Sultai zombie reanimator.