Updated my list and added a sideboard.
Had a pretty long test against some kind of Jeskai Gearhulk control, where i wished an Emrakul as finisher in the main deck, but i think it is fine in the sideboard.
Pariah in the sideboard is for testing purposes.
I think i need some kind of artifact removal.
This variation went G/W/u splash for a full book set of Stubborn Denial - because a Crackling Doom while your Managorger Hydra is at 17 kinda sucks the life out of your counter-party.
I've considered splashing blue for the counter spell protection too. But anyone else notice an issue with that list? The lands have got to be listed incorrectly, he has no way to supply blue mana according to that list. He has 6 Forests, 2 Plains, 2 Canopy Vistas, and 12 fetches. It has to be listed incorrectly.
He registered a false decklist. That was noticed in the top 8, so he had the chance to correct himself (and get a game loss) or play the deck he registered with 2 plains.
I had some matches yesterday against Jeskai, RG Aggro and some kind of Esper Control homebrew.
The Jeskai matches were all really smooth because I was faster most of the time and had enough removal for his Mantis Riders.
The Aggro matches were close and I defenitely want some cheaper removal for his creatures. Because of my mana base I think that Radiant Flames will be a great sideboarcard card.
The Esper match was horrible. First game was fast for me but the second game he has so many exiling removal, that the Protector's have almost nothing to return and at the end he finishes me with Gideon.
Kokusho the Evening Star is my favorite since Kamigawa. I still have a deck around it for causual play.
Sadly it is not as powerful as it used to be before the legendary rule chenged again with M14.
This is the deck I used:
2 Skyship Plunderer
4 Slither Blade
4 Fretwork Colony
4 Glint-Sleeve Siphoner
4 Aether Hub
2 Sunken Hollow
5 Swamp
4 Island
2 Fetid Pools
4 Choked Estuary
4 Trial of Ambition
1 Trial of Knowledge
2 Wander in Death
1 Grasp of Darkness
4 Cartouche of Ambition
4 Cartouche of Knowledge
4 Fatal Push
2 Confiscation Coup
1 Dispel
2 Dispossess
1 Grasp of Darkness
2 Lost Legacy
1 Murder
4 Negate
2 Never // Return
There is potential in the trial/cartouche decks, but it also had some weaknesses back then, when I played it.
What about Greenwarden for one mana more?
Had a pretty long test against some kind of Jeskai Gearhulk control, where i wished an Emrakul as finisher in the main deck, but i think it is fine in the sideboard.
Pariah in the sideboard is for testing purposes.
I think i need some kind of artifact removal.
4 Sylvan Advocate
4 Filigree Familiar
1 Ishkana, Grafwidow
Enchantments
4 Oath of Nissa
3 Oath of Gideon
2 Oath of Liliana
Sorceries
1 Ruinous Path
Instants
2 Anguished Unmaking
Planeswalker
2 Liliana, the Last Hope
4 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
2 Ob Nixilis Reignited
3 Nissa, Vital Force
2 Sorin, Grim Nemesis
4 Shambling Vent
4 Hissing Quagmire
3 Canopy Vista
4 Evolving Wilds
3 Forest
2 Swamp
2 Plains
2 Blooming Marsh
2 Concealed Courtyard
1 Call the Bloodline
2 Descend upon the Sinful
1 Emrakul, the Promised End
2 Flaying Tendrils
1 Ishkanah, Grafwidow
1 Lost Legacy
2 Ruinous Path
1 Sigarda, Heron's Grace
2 Transgress the Mind
2 Voldaren Pariah
this is my first draft with the new Planeswalker Nissa, Vital Force.
I hadn't much time to test, but some games vs. the Visions deck went fine.
I think in the long game we can grind out many other decks.
Here is the decklist:
4 Sylvan Advocate
4 Filigree Familiar
Enchantments
4 Oath of Nissa
3 Oath of Gideon
2 Oath of Liliana
Sorceries
3 Ruinous Path
2 Liliana, the Last Hope
4 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
2 Ob Nixilis Reignited
4 Nissa, Vital Force
2 Sorin, Grim Nemesis
Lands
4 Shambling Vent
4 Hissing Quagmire
3 Canopy Vista
4 Evolving Wilds
3 Forest
2 Swamp
2 Plains
2 Blooming Marsh
2 Concealed Courtyard
I have to test a lot more.
I think some Clip Wings in the sideboard will do the job.
They are also great against Dragons like Ojutai.
2x Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit
4x Bygone Bishop
4x Deathmist Raptor
4x Den Protector
3x Hidden Dragonslayer
4x Knight of the White Orchid
1x Nissa, Vastwood Seer
4x Sylvan Advocate
4x Tireless Tracker
4x Collected Company
3x Dromoka's Command
Lands
4x Canopy Vista
6x Forest
4x Fortified Village
9x Plains
3x Declaration in Stone
1x Clip Wings
2x Duskwatch Recruiter
1x Eerie Interlude
2x Hallowed Moonlight
2x Hermit of the Natterknolls
2x Lantern Scout
2x Naturalize
He registered a false decklist. That was noticed in the top 8, so he had the chance to correct himself (and get a game loss) or play the deck he registered with 2 plains.
I like the idea of a GWru Scales Deck.
4 Warden of the First Tree
4 Hangarback Walker
3 Den Protector
2 Drana, Liberator of Malakir
4 Anafenza, the Foremost
4 Siege Rhino
Spells (13):
3 Dromoka's Command
1 Valorous Stance
4 Abzan Charm
2 Sorin, Solemn Visitor
3 Murderous Cut
Lands (26):
3 Forest
1 Plains
1 Swamp
2 Canopy Vista
1 Prairie Stream
1 Sunken Hollow
1 Smoldering Marsh
1 Mortuary Mire
2 Shambling Vent
4 Windswept Heath
4 Wooded Foothills
2 Flooded Strand
1 Polluted Delta
2 Llanowar Wastes
2 Ultimate Price
2 Duress
2 Utter End
2 Evolutionary Leap
2 Wingmate Roc
2 Tragic Arrogance
2 Self-Inflicted Wound
1 Complete Disregard
I had some matches yesterday against Jeskai, RG Aggro and some kind of Esper Control homebrew.
The Jeskai matches were all really smooth because I was faster most of the time and had enough removal for his Mantis Riders.
The Aggro matches were close and I defenitely want some cheaper removal for his creatures. Because of my mana base I think that Radiant Flames will be a great sideboarcard card.
The Esper match was horrible. First game was fast for me but the second game he has so many exiling removal, that the Protector's have almost nothing to return and at the end he finishes me with Gideon.
My suggestions for the main board
- 1 Sorin, Solemn Visitor
+ 1 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar I hope that I get this card soon, but I don't think it needs to be more than one or two times in this deck.
- 1 Murderous Cut
- 1 Valorus Stance
+ 2 Ultimate Price There aren't so many colorless creatures at the moment we need to handle, so that this will be good for the red matchup
- 2 Llanowar Wastes
+ 1 Smoldering Marsh
+ 1 Cinder Glade More black (and red mana) for Drana and the Flames that go to the sideboard.
And for my sideboard:
- 1 Evolutionary Leap
- 1 Tragic Arrogance
- 1 Ultimate Price
+ 3 Radiant Flames
I also consider more two drops like Avatar of the Resolute or Rakshasa Deathdealer, but I couldn't test those yet.
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