doming them for 2 is irrelavent. if your playing a slower midrange deck and you lose because of two points of damage you probably weren't gonna win anyway. now sure the other modes are good I more or less meant the removal side. thing is command isn't always gonna be what you want sometimes you just need a flat out kill spell which is why i'd rather limit it to one or two copies rather than three
I think with the new manabases, Scaleguard Setinel is now playable. If you're playing 4 Thunderbreak, 2 Kloghan, and 2 Dragonlord Atarka, he's a 3/4 for 2 most of the time which is getting into goyf range. You can adjust a Jund Manabase to get GG on 2 without too much trouble now.
I'm not willing to stretch the mana as much. My base is Black/Red splashing Green. Having too many double colored spells early or just too many multicolored in general will lead to more losses than wins because of stumbles. Im just not trying to push the manabases that far even though its possible. But do what you want because that's what I'm doing.
That Radiant Flames thing is kind of another Anger of the Gods for us, except easier to cast. Might be antisyngeristic with the Deathmist/Den Protector synergy.
That Radiant Flames thing is kind of another Anger of the Gods for us, except easier to cast. Might be antisyngeristic with the Deathmist/Den Protector synergy.
It doesn't exile Raptor and you presumably already got the value from flipping Den Protector so not anti-synergistic enough to worry about.
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This is the list I've been testing and so far it's been doing quite good
This is very similar to a list I would run although I would switch an Ob Nixilis Reignited for a Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker to avoid the legendary rule and provide more diverse options for den protector. They both fill a similar role even though Ob Nix can hit a slightly wider set of cards but sometimes drawing cards is better and other times a flying threat is better. I also don't agree with the transgress mind. It sould definitly be a sideboard card (and even then I would play just play durress). You are better of with plain cheap removal that will let you hit jace vs control and early aggression vs aggro. Finally as sweet as Tasigur, the Golden Fang is dragon decks usually close out the game faster than his ability becomes relevant and his lack of evasion makes his body less than spectacular. A dragons will probably benefit you more. Maybe Harbinger of the Hunt, Dragonlord Kolaghan or possibly even another Dragonlord Atarka if you are feeling ambitious? The sideboard looks like it could use some work but I think that's true of all sideboards right now since we have no clue how the meta will actually settle out. Finally have you thought of a 1 of Beastcaller Savant for added chance of a turn 3 Thunderbreak Regent or turn 4 Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury? It's not the best card in the history of ever but it does fill a role.
This is the list I've been testing and so far it's been doing quite good
This is very similar to a list I would run although I would switch an Ob Nixilis Reignited for a Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker to avoid the legendary rule and provide more diverse options for den protector. They both fill a similar role even though Ob Nix can hit a slightly wider set of cards but sometimes drawing cards is better and other times a flying threat is better. I also don't agree with the transgress mind. It sould definitly be a sideboard card (and even then I would play just play durress). You are better of with plain cheap removal that will let you hit jace vs control and early aggression vs aggro. Finally as sweet as Tasigur, the Golden Fang is dragon decks usually close out the game faster than his ability becomes relevant and his lack of evasion makes his body less than spectacular. A dragons will probably benefit you more. Maybe Harbinger of the Hunt, Dragonlord Kolaghan or possibly even another Dragonlord Atarka if you are feeling ambitious? The sideboard looks like it could use some work but I think that's true of all sideboards right now since we have no clue how the meta will actually settle out. Finally have you thought of a 1 of Beastcaller Savant for added chance of a turn 3 Thunderbreak Regent or turn 4 Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury? It's not the best card in the history of ever but it does fill a role.
The main reason for 2 Ob Nixilis Reignited over Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker is that it can kill siege rhino, and with the number of abzan or 8 rhino decks I've been playing against I think it's the best option, however in an abzan light meta Sarkhan would be a good option. As far as Tasigur, the Golden Fang goes, I'm never dissapoonted when I draw him, a 4/5 body for 1 or 2 is just too good, and late game it allows me to play him and activate his ability or cast another spell the same turn. The deck has a very good late game that can keep up even quite well even with blue control decks. It can put on a lot of pressure with Thunderbreak Regent and Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury and generate card advantage with Nissa, Vastwood Seer and Ob Nixilis. I don't feel like the top priority of the deck is to get out a dragon as fast as possible, while the deck can be very fast and even race with Thunderbreak and Kolaghan swinging for 12 or more on one turn, it's often beneficial to sit back and react before dashing in Kolaghan for the kill. I do agree that the sideboard could be improved, I want to try to fit Feed the Clan in there and possibly some enchantment removal for all the G/W hardened scales decks that are floationg around, but I've brought all the sideboard cards in at some point and I'm just not sure what to take out.
4x Den Protector
4x Rattleclaw Mystic
4x Thunderbreak Regent
3x Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury
2x Nissa, Vastwood Seer
1x Tasigur, the Golden Fang
Planeswalkers:
2x Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker
Instants/Sorceries:
4x Draconic Roar
3x Kolaghan's Command
3x Ruinous Path
2x Reave Soul
2x Roast
1x Outpost Siege
4x Bloodstained Mire
4x Llanowar Wastes
4x Smoldering Marsh
4x Wooded Foothills
3x Mountain
2x Forest
2x Cinder Glade
1x Haven of the Spirit Dragon
1x Swamp
1x Ainok Survivalist
4x Duress
2x Foul-Tongue Invocation
2x Painful Truths
3x Radiant Flames
2x Rending Volley
1x Virulent Plague
4 den Protector
3 Deathmist Raptor
4 Thunderbreak Regent
1 tasigur, the Golden Fang
2 sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker
1 ob Nixilis, Reignited
3 transgress the mind
4 abzan charm
3 crackling doom
2 utter end
4 forest
4 swamp
1 mountain
2 cinder glade
2 smoldering marsh
2 canopy vista
4 wooded Foothills
3 windswept heath
3 bloodstained mire
4 Den Protector
4 Deathmist Raptor
4 Thunderbreak Regent
2 Kolghan, Storm's Fury
2 Dragonlord Atarka
4 Draconic Roar
3 Foul-Toungue Invocation
3 Ruinous Path
2 Kolghan's Command
4 Wooded Foothills
4 Bloodstained Mire
2 Smouldering Marsh
4 Cinder Glade
4 Llanowar Wastes
2 Forest
2 Mountain
2 Swamp
2 Haven of the Spirit Dragon
Modern: UW Spirits
3 Nissa, Vastwood Seer
4 Rattleclaw Mystic
4 Thunderbreak Regent
2 Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury
1 Tasigur, the Golden Fang
1 Dragonlord Atarka
2 Ob Nixilis Reignited
3 Transgress the Mind
3 Ruinous Path
4 Draconic Roar
1 Murderous Cut
2 Kolaghan's Command
2 Crux of Fate
4 Wooded Foothills
3 Llanowar Wastes
3 Smoldering Marsh
2 Cinder Glade
4 Forest
2 Swamp
1 Mountain
2 Haven of the Spirit Dragon
2 Foul-Tongue Invocation
3 Duress
2 Radiant Flames
3 Roast
1 Rending Volley
1 Gaea's Revenge
2 Ultimate Price
1 Self-Inflicted Wound
This is the list I've been testing and so far it's been doing quite good
This is very similar to a list I would run although I would switch an Ob Nixilis Reignited for a Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker to avoid the legendary rule and provide more diverse options for den protector. They both fill a similar role even though Ob Nix can hit a slightly wider set of cards but sometimes drawing cards is better and other times a flying threat is better. I also don't agree with the transgress mind. It sould definitly be a sideboard card (and even then I would play just play durress). You are better of with plain cheap removal that will let you hit jace vs control and early aggression vs aggro. Finally as sweet as Tasigur, the Golden Fang is dragon decks usually close out the game faster than his ability becomes relevant and his lack of evasion makes his body less than spectacular. A dragons will probably benefit you more. Maybe Harbinger of the Hunt, Dragonlord Kolaghan or possibly even another Dragonlord Atarka if you are feeling ambitious? The sideboard looks like it could use some work but I think that's true of all sideboards right now since we have no clue how the meta will actually settle out. Finally have you thought of a 1 of Beastcaller Savant for added chance of a turn 3 Thunderbreak Regent or turn 4 Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury? It's not the best card in the history of ever but it does fill a role.
The main reason for 2 Ob Nixilis Reignited over Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker is that it can kill siege rhino, and with the number of abzan or 8 rhino decks I've been playing against I think it's the best option, however in an abzan light meta Sarkhan would be a good option. As far as Tasigur, the Golden Fang goes, I'm never dissapoonted when I draw him, a 4/5 body for 1 or 2 is just too good, and late game it allows me to play him and activate his ability or cast another spell the same turn. The deck has a very good late game that can keep up even quite well even with blue control decks. It can put on a lot of pressure with Thunderbreak Regent and Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury and generate card advantage with Nissa, Vastwood Seer and Ob Nixilis. I don't feel like the top priority of the deck is to get out a dragon as fast as possible, while the deck can be very fast and even race with Thunderbreak and Kolaghan swinging for 12 or more on one turn, it's often beneficial to sit back and react before dashing in Kolaghan for the kill. I do agree that the sideboard could be improved, I want to try to fit Feed the Clan in there and possibly some enchantment removal for all the G/W hardened scales decks that are floationg around, but I've brought all the sideboard cards in at some point and I'm just not sure what to take out.