I was passed a pretty odd pool this past weekend, built a sub-optimal Abzan deck and took it to a 2-3-1 record. There are obvious improvements to the original deck that revealed themselves to me over my matches. However, I took the pool home and tried building a few different decks out of it. I think a couple are viable, others less so. Take a look at the pool, and then the decks I built - also there may be a 5-colour deck in there, but I'm not sure how to even begin with that one.
UBw doesn't seem good to me, while UBr seems a bit better with more removal. WBr Aggro seems decent, but doesn't have much reach, and aggro is tough to pull off. WBrg Greedy seems inconsistent, but more powerful than straight Abzan perhaps. Jeskai seems decent though creature-light.
What are your thoughts on the pool and the different builds? What direction would you have taken it? Is there a 5-colour deck hiding in there?
Could you please post the whole pool here sorted into colours?
Edit: It's hard to tell precisely in the format they are displasyed in, but I'd probably start with the Abzan deck you built, then upgrade it by splashing red as well
So, your manabase says Azban, Jeskai or Mardu. Your gold cards say Jeskai or Abzan. I'd shoot for one of them, likely splashing into Mardu for free power.
I was passed a pretty odd pool this past weekend, built a sub-optimal Abzan deck and took it to a 2-3-1 record. There are obvious improvements to the original deck that revealed themselves to me over my matches. However, I took the pool home and tried building a few different decks out of it. I think a couple are viable, others less so. Take a look at the pool, and then the decks I built - also there may be a 5-colour deck in there, but I'm not sure how to even begin with that one.
The Original Abzan Deck and Full Pool: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/frf-pptq-sealed-2-3-1-abzan/
UBw Control: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/ubw-sealed-frfktk-potential-build/
UBr Control: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/ubr-control-sealed-potential/
Wbr Aggro: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/wbr-sealed-potential/
WBrg Greedy: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/wbrg-sealed-potential/
Jeskai: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/jeskai-sealed-potential/
UBw doesn't seem good to me, while UBr seems a bit better with more removal. WBr Aggro seems decent, but doesn't have much reach, and aggro is tough to pull off. WBrg Greedy seems inconsistent, but more powerful than straight Abzan perhaps. Jeskai seems decent though creature-light.
What are your thoughts on the pool and the different builds? What direction would you have taken it? Is there a 5-colour deck hiding in there?
Multiplayer:
MonoBlack
Mono-Red
Cycling
Crush of Wurms
Zoo
Immortal Coil
Control
Reanimator
Mono-G
Cruel Ascension
Landfall
Esper Spirits/Tokens
Phantom Vigor
Not Explicitly Multiplayer:
Allies
Bant
Artifacts
Edit: It's hard to tell precisely in the format they are displasyed in, but I'd probably start with the Abzan deck you built, then upgrade it by splashing red as well
1x Ponyback Brigade
1x Wild Slash
1x Bloodfell Caves
2x Wind-Scarred Crag
1x Gurmag Angler
1x Ugin's Construct
3x Swamp
1x Abzan Guide
1x Anafenza, the Foremost
1x Armament Corps
1x Winterflame
1x Ojutai, Soul of Winter
1x Ponyback Brigade
2x Ethereal Ambush
1x Master the Way
1x Mindswipe
1x Sultai Soothsayer
White:
1x Sandsteppe Outcast
1x Abzan Skycaptain
1x Ainok Bond-Kin
1x Dragonscale General
1x Mardu Hordechief
1x Sage-Eye Harrier
2x Abzan Advantage
1x Soul Summons
1x Aven Skirmisher
1x Great-Horn Krushok
1x Honor's Reward
Green:
1x Windstorm
1x Map the Wastes
1x Return to the Earth
1x Hunt the Weak
1x Tusked Colossodon
1x Savage Punch
1x Archers of Qarsi
1x Awaken the Bear
2x Formless Nurturing
1x Kin-Tree Warden
1x Disowned Ancestor
1x Gurmag Angler
1x Hooded Assassin
1x Noxious Dragon
1x Swarm of Bloodflies
1x Crux of Fate
1x Douse in Gloom
1x Throttle
1x Raiders' Spoils
1x Grave Strength
1x Despise
1x Molting Snakeskin
1x Rakshasa's Secret
1x Tasigur's Cruelty
Red:
1x Collateral Damage
1x Bloodfire Enforcers
1x Bloodfire Expert
1x Shatter
1x Smoldering Efreet
1x Act of Treason
1x Swift Kick
1x Arrow Storm
1x Hungering Yeti
1x Goblinslide
1x Mardu Runemark
1x Lightning Shrieker
1x Temur Battle Rage
1x Trumpet Blast
1x Wild Slash
1x Waterwhirl
1x Taigam's Scheming
1x Weave Fate
1x Cancel
1x Enhanced Awareness
1x Force Away
1x Jeskai Windscout
1x Lotus Path Djinn
1x Mindscour Dragon
2x Refocus
2x Will of the Naga
Colourless:
1x Ugin's Construct
1x Altar of the Brood
1x Goblin Boom Keg
1x Temur Banner
Land:
2x Jungle Hollow
1x Scoured Barrens
1x Bloodfell Caves
1x Swiftwater Cliffs
2x Wind-Scarred Crag
Multiplayer:
MonoBlack
Mono-Red
Cycling
Crush of Wurms
Zoo
Immortal Coil
Control
Reanimator
Mono-G
Cruel Ascension
Landfall
Esper Spirits/Tokens
Phantom Vigor
Not Explicitly Multiplayer:
Allies
Bant
Artifacts
Doing it from scratch:
1x Soul Summons
1x Ainok Bond-Kin
1x Mardu Hordechief
1x Hooded Assassin
1x Sage-Eye Harrier
1x Ponyback Brigade
1x Abzan Guide
1x Anafenza, the Foremost
1x Sandsteppe Outcast
1x Abzan Skycaptain
1x Dragonscale General
1x Armament Corps
1x Swarm of Bloodflies
1x Noxious Dragon
1x Savage Punch
1x Douse in Gloom
1x Raiders' Spoils
1x Hunt the Weak
1x Crux of Fate
1x Throttle
2x Jungle Hollow
1x Scoured Barrens
1x Bloodfell Caves
2x Wind-Scarred Crag
5 Plains
5 Swamp
2 Forest
W 3+5 for 8 cards
B 4+5 for 10 cards
G 2+2 for 4 cards
R 3+0 for 2 cards
Curve
1 cs
2 ccs
3 cccccccs
4 css
5 cccss
6 c
Compared to your 'greedy' build:
1x Trumpet Blast
1x Gurmag Angler
1x Ugin's Construct
1x Mountain
1x Forest
1x Raiders' Spoils
1x Swarm of Bloodflies
2 Swamp
1 Plains
Your early plays don't require red or green mana, while they absolutely require black and white.