I'm not really going to play this all the time, I'm just trying to make the pinnacle of a mono-blue control deck (minus power nine) to pull out when someone wants to challenge my best deck.
The rest of the cards are just islands. In what way is FoF/Accumulated Knowledge outdated? I like the fact that I can slap knowledge on a stick to draw multiple cards every turn.
Should I replace the Gargoyle castle with Stalking Stones? I know giving up a land isn't ideal, but by that point it's not like I need that single land anyway.
This deck is different because in Jeskai Ascendancy Storm, it bounces Dragon Mantle; In the artifact version, it bounces a 0 cost artifact. This could go either way.
I haven't found Nylea's Presence to be any useful. I replaced it with 3 Divination, and yes, I need to work on my mana base. Should I take out 2 Kiora's Follower for more twinflame?
I learned of this deck from a friend and was so amazed I had to build it.
The core combo of this deck is to use Jeskai Ascendancy and Tormod's Crypt(or any 0 cost artifact) with a retraction helix on a creature to find Altar of the Brood and mill them. If you have 2 Mana *****es, you can use a Crater's Claws to blast them for however much damage you need, and you can also attack when the +1+1 counters build up.
If you have anything to contribute please help and don't redirect me to the main Jeskai Ascendancy Storm forum. These are different decks.
I am thinking of putting in 2 or 3 more copies of Twinflame. What cards should I replace? I'm leaning towards Kiora's Follower.
I play casual and tabletop a lot, and I am on a budget. I'd like some help on improving my deck, and if anyone is willing to help, that would be great.
Here is the list:
Could you explain to me how it's become outdated, as well as other viable options?
Should I replace the Gargoyle castle with Stalking Stones? I know giving up a land isn't ideal, but by that point it's not like I need that single land anyway.
2x Vedalken Shackles
4x Faerie Conclaive
3x Gargoyle Castle
Counterspells:
4x Counterspell
3x Cryptic Command
4x Force of Will
3x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
4x Accumulated Knowledge
4x Brainstorm
3x Fact or Fiction
3x Nevinyrral's Disk
4x Cyclonic Rift
Being an ass:
2x Isochron Scepter
Sideboard hasn't been decided yet.
Few questions:
1. Would Arcanis the Omnipotent or Guile be good in this deck? If so, what should I remove to make room?
2. What should I have on hand to replace Jace or FOW in case people complain about overpowered cards in a casual setting?
3. Do I have too many draw spells?
I haven't found Nylea's Presence to be any useful. I replaced it with 3 Divination, and yes, I need to work on my mana base. Should I take out 2 Kiora's Follower for more twinflame?
2x Island
2x Plains
1x Forest
1x Yavimaya Coast
1x Battlefield Forge
2x Temple of Triumph
1x Temple of Mystery
1x Temple of Plenty
1x Frontier Bivouac
1x Mystic Monastary
1x Swiftwater Cliffs *
1x Thornwood Falls *
1x Blossoming Sands *
2x Rugged Highlands *
4x Sylvan Caryatid
4x Rattleclaw Mystic
4x Kiora's Follower
Cantrips
4x Dragon Mantle
3x Defiant Strike
Search
4x Taigam's Scheming
2x Treasure Cruise
2x Dig Through Time
3x Divination
Odds and Ends
1x Twinflame
Core:
4x Jeskai Ascendancy
3x Retraction Helix
2x Tormod's Crypt
Win Conditions
1x Crater's Claws
1x Altar of the Brood
4x Swan Song
2x Deflecting Palm
1x Crater's Claws
2x Magma Jet
2x Elixir of Immortality
I learned of this deck from a friend and was so amazed I had to build it.
The core combo of this deck is to use Jeskai Ascendancy and Tormod's Crypt(or any 0 cost artifact) with a retraction helix on a creature to find Altar of the Brood and mill them. If you have 2 Mana *****es, you can use a Crater's Claws to blast them for however much damage you need, and you can also attack when the +1+1 counters build up.
If you have anything to contribute please help and don't redirect me to the main Jeskai Ascendancy Storm forum. These are different decks.
I am thinking of putting in 2 or 3 more copies of Twinflame. What cards should I replace? I'm leaning towards Kiora's Follower.
Also I never said I had a mana screw issue, quite the opposite actually. I'll add a land just in case anyway.
For this deck should I put in like 2 oblivion rings?
Also I have a few Preordains. How many of those should I have?
For the extra card draw, should I use Gitaxian Probe or extra Divinations?
Here is the list:
1x Baneslayer Angel
1x Hero of Bladehold
2x Stormtide Leviathan
Sorceries:
2x Day of Judgement
1x Supreme Verdict
1x Temporal Mastery
1x Devestation Tide
1x Divination
1x Ponder
4x Counterspell
3x Mana leak
1x Think Twice
2x Boomerang
1x Vapor Snag
1x Brainstorm
4x Swords to Plowshares
Artifacts:
4x Lotus Petal
1x Gilded Lotus
1x Isochron Scepter
1x Elspeth, Knight-errant
2x Jace Beleren
1x Jace, Architect of Thought
1x Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Lands:
1x Glacial Fortress
8x Plains
14x Island
Cards i'm interested in adding:
Now these are just cards I opened in packs and a few that I traded. I would prefer to not have to spend much money.
I feel that I need more card draw and Counterspells(not the card)
In multiplayer I replace a Mana Leakand the Vapor snag with an Upheavaland Coercive Portal
Also I need a sideboard, anyone help?