I've been wracking my brain and trying a lot of decks fro GP Hartford this weekend. Can't decide on which is best positioned. I have access to most modern stuff and have it down to Tron (BG probably), Jeskai control or Jund. Which do you guys think is better positioned? I prefer midrange, control to aggro. Combo is a possibility, but I don't think I would have enough time to build storm. If anything, I would try abzan company, but not sure if that's a good idea with Jund and Jeskai removal everywhere.
I have a friend who's playing Turns in that tournament. Good luck to you. I would run Jund out of those, but I think Abzan Company can do well vs. Humans and Hollow One. It's what I'm playing right now with those 2 decks in mind. Jund is actually fairly 50/50 for Abzan Counters. Jeskai and Grixis are the 2 tough ones and I think that you can avoid those at GP Hartford, especially if you have 2 Byes for the first 2 rounds. Good luck!
Hmmm.. I may go with it. Pretty good at grinding and nice to have a combo finish...Thanks!!
I've been wracking my brain and trying a lot of decks fro GP Hartford this weekend. Can't decide on which is best positioned. I have access to most modern stuff and have it down to Tron (BG probably), Jeskai control or Jund. Which do you guys think is better positioned? I prefer midrange, control to aggro. Combo is a possibility, but I don't think I would have enough time to build storm. If anything, I would try abzan company, but not sure if that's a good idea with Jund and Jeskai removal everywhere.
Looks like some people have mentioned it in the past, but has anyone been testing as foretold? Seems pretty great with the blooms not being a dead draw. SB maybe can include a living end instead of Bontu's reckoning. Also nice to be able to AN with Unlife out and be able to survive an abrupt decay once in the negatives by angel's gracing for free...Thoughts?
Watched Nikolich play a few games with jeskai tempo on twitch and a few copies of Jace last night- looked a little underwhelming- spell queller is just a fragile card in a heavy bolt and heavy removal environment and I don't like how my entire gameplan can fall apart because of it. Anyway, I think Jace is excellent in the "big" azcanta jeskai lists more because it gives you a lot of card selection to help you dig for the answers that you need at any given moment. It makes more sense to me that I can brainstorm to find my supreme verdict or a counterspell when I really need it in various board states.
Anyway, here is where I've landed with the first edition of the list- I think 3 logic knots is a little sketchy- might need to find a replacement for one of them- maybe a negate or mana leak I guess? Not sure what's best in the current environment.
Basically ended up cutting cards like rev, gearhulk, and other walkers in favor of jace because it yields greater consistency in a larger amount of scenarios than those cards did. Left in a secure the wastes because it's an all star in big jeskai. Haven't worked on a sideboard yet.
Thoughts on the new GY hate card? A common anti-tron combo/strat is GQ+ surgical. This stops that and cantrips. Not sure if better than relic or cage...
Dude! I just looked at the list and realized you're not running dramatic reversal+isochron scepter! I was wary about adding it, but it's truly just nuts. Everytime I make a blue combo-is deck, I consider it and pass it up. I just threw it into my list and cut a dork for another rock and it's been overperforming. Would highly recommend it, as your commander is a perfect outlet. Cutting a dork and maybe another instant for two rocks could be something to think about. I'd highly recommend it.
I was also debating it as well but am not sure since it needs a little help from mana dorks or whatever to actually win. With adding more dorks in the next test I can see it coming in as well if I continue this way
It does....but dorks usually facilitate any gameplan. One of the best reasons to run green! I'd highly recommend Bloom Tender. Card is just nuts. Especially in a 4 color deck like yours, its super powerful
Dude! I just looked at the list and realized you're not running dramatic reversal+isochron scepter! I was wary about adding it, but it's truly just nuts. Everytime I make a blue combo-is deck, I consider it and pass it up. I just threw it into my list and cut a dork for another rock and it's been overperforming. Would highly recommend it, as your commander is a perfect outlet. Cutting a dork and maybe another instant for two rocks could be something to think about. I'd highly recommend it.
This is what I came down to. Obviously cut cards could come back if I decided to move this way. The average cmc BELOW 2 is always good
Plus with things like Intuition and Entomb in the deck it's far less likely to hit a fatty of Naseum as well. I'll be testing this build out next time. Lets see
Edit: Did the math and it comes to 1.41 life per card on Average. This is assuming no creatures are in the yard yet.
With the 4 big creatures in the yard it's down to 1.2
Looks good man. I just play tested it a bit and didn't seem like you were taking a ton of damage. I may have to try it out myself haha. Good luck with the testing dude!
Thought about it. I know for my reanimator deck, life is usually at a premium between fetch, painlands, library, cephalid coliseum, etc. I would also like to try AN, but getting domed off of a fatty would probably be unfun. My list is a little different than yours, but I'm still running Razeketh and PotoHulk (with Mike and Phyrexian Delver). Avg cmc is low (2.21), but I dunno. Probably worth a shot as the card is clearly bananas
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If I have a Riku of Two Reflections out and cast flash choosing protean hulk, it will ETB, die (if I don't pay) and at the same time trigger Riku correct? I would be able to make a copy of the Hulk and get creatures with the death ability to my understanding. I know no player gets priority between it ETB and dying but Riku's ability should still trigger right? Or am I looking at this incorrectly. Thanks!
Always loved Ambassador Laquatus. The flavor text is probably my favorite in all of magic. It fits well with a playstyle and his role in the books. Good stats and a fun ability that is flavorful with his control of others around him.
Hmmm.. I may go with it. Pretty good at grinding and nice to have a combo finish...Thanks!!
I've been wracking my brain and trying a lot of decks fro GP Hartford this weekend. Can't decide on which is best positioned. I have access to most modern stuff and have it down to Tron (BG probably), Jeskai control or Jund. Which do you guys think is better positioned? I prefer midrange, control to aggro. Combo is a possibility, but I don't think I would have enough time to build storm. If anything, I would try abzan company, but not sure if that's a good idea with Jund and Jeskai removal everywhere.
where were you watching him play?
http://mythicspoiler.com/rix/cards/silentgravestone.html
It does....but dorks usually facilitate any gameplan. One of the best reasons to run green! I'd highly recommend Bloom Tender. Card is just nuts. Especially in a 4 color deck like yours, its super powerful
Looks good man. I just play tested it a bit and didn't seem like you were taking a ton of damage. I may have to try it out myself haha. Good luck with the testing dude!
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If I have a Riku of Two Reflections out and cast flash choosing protean hulk, it will ETB, die (if I don't pay) and at the same time trigger Riku correct? I would be able to make a copy of the Hulk and get creatures with the death ability to my understanding. I know no player gets priority between it ETB and dying but Riku's ability should still trigger right? Or am I looking at this incorrectly. Thanks!