I tested without vial and found myself wanting it. It may be my meta is heavy control so... I compromised and left two in and it seems to be the right number for me. Flashing in Brimaz is hilarious.
I'm having trouble with both. Just thinking that I'm not attacking it right. I've got both a R/g tron and a U/W build at my LGS, and can't seem to win even a game from either one.
Spells 8
3x AEther Vial
4x Path to Exile
1x Ajani, steadfast
Total 60
Side
2x kataki
2x guttural response
1x eidolon of rhetoric
2x choke
1x crucible of worlds
1x fracturing gust
2x stony silence
1x wheel of sun and moon
3x flex....
I also attended the GP, had a rather disappointing showing but played out all 9 rounds on Saturday just to get more reps with the deck as I only picked it up two months ago. I seem to have the hardest time winning what I've been told are favorable match ups (tron regardless of variant, and pod) I've pretty much attributed those losses to how I play the deck. I have been able to comfortably win matches vs the aggro decks(fish and affinity) which are supposed to be our hardest match ups. Can anyone give me some insight as to why this is happening to me?
With the amount of fetching and searching in the format dropping a mindcensor doesnt feel right.
I tested Ajani, Steadfast and was impressed at how well he did. His plus one kept me in a match that I should have lost against zoo. His gavony effect was great later in that game as i managed to get more bodies on the board.
I really would like to point out that crucible of worlds was an all star!
Here's the list i ran.
Land 20
2x Forest
2x Plains
1x Gavony Township
4x Ghost Quarter
4x Temple Garden
1x Stirring Wildwood
3x horizon canopy
1x tectonic edge
2x razorverge thicket
Creature 30
3x Aven Mindcensor
2x Hushwing Gryff
4x Leonin Arbiter
1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
3x Mirran Crusader
4x Noble Hierarch
2x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
1x Thrun, the Last Troll
3xVoice of Resurgence
2x Qasali Pridemage
2x wilt-leaf liege
2x spellskite
1x brimaz
Spells 10
3x AEther Vial
4x Path to Exile
1x Crucible of worlds
1x Ajani, steadfast
1x sword of light and shadow
Total 60
Side
2x kataki
2x guttural response
2x eidolon of rhetoric
2x choke
2x burrenton forge tender
1x creeping corrosion
2x stony silence
2x wheel of sun and moon
I found the storm match up fairly easy after sideboard but game one can be tricky. I was running Dryad Militant in my main as a way to try and keep the storm count down. They have fallen off in favor of timing my removal of PA or Electromancer so that it messes with the mana math.
Post board I bring in Eidelon of Rhetoric and Wheel of Sun and Moon. Eidelon shuts them down till it's gone, usually long enough to aggro them dead. Wheel only denies them the graveyard and flashback to attempt to limit the storm counts.
As for the flash matchup I found that denying the flashback on snapcaster to be a viable approach. Hence the reason I run dryad militant. Hushwing helps in this angle of attack as well.
My issue with resto angel is the anti synergy with Hushwing Gryff. I'm interested in the addition of okina and might give that a try. I'm currently on 21 lands and 4 dorks and I'm not having much issue with mana. Currently testing a second wild wood as opposed to 2 gavony
Creature
3x Aven Mindcensor
2x Hushwing Gryff
4x Leonin Arbiter
1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
3x Mirran Crusader
4x Noble Hierarch
2x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
1x Thrun, the Last Troll
3x Voice of Resurgence
2x Qasali Pridemage
2x dryad militant
2x spellskite
1x brimaz
Spells
3x AEther Vial
4x Path to Exile
1x Sword of Fire and Ice
1x Crucible of worlds
Side
2x kataki
2x guttural response
2x eidolon of rhetoric
2x choke
1x burrenton forge tender
1x creeping corrosion
2x stony silence
2x wheel of sun and moon
1x sword of light and shadow
Still can't win vs tron. Everything else is fine for me. I lost to two tron players last night before a 1–2 drop. Even had the turn 2 arbiter into GQ play in both matches and still lost.
Hushwing Gryff is bonkers vs merfolk. No triggers of silver gill or master of waves= win.
The list follows. I play g/w aggro in standard and have since time spiral. This may give you some insight as to my play style.
Modern hate bears
Land 21
2x Forest
2x Plains
1x Gavony Township
4x Ghost Quarter
4x Temple Garden
1x Stirring Wildwood
3x horizon canopy
1x tectonic edge
4x razorverge thicket
Creature 31
3x Aven Mindcensor
3x Hushwing Gryff
4x Leonin Arbiter
1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
2x Mirran Crusader
4x Noble Hierarch
2x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
1x Thrun, the Last Troll
4x Loxodon Smiter
2x Qasali Pridemage
2x wilt-leaf liege
2x spellskite
1x brimaz
Spells 8
3x AEther Vial
4x Path to Exile
1x Ajani, steadfast
Total 60
Side
2x kataki
2x guttural response
1x eidolon of rhetoric
2x choke
1x crucible of worlds
1x fracturing gust
2x stony silence
1x wheel of sun and moon
3x flex....
I tested Ajani, Steadfast and was impressed at how well he did. His plus one kept me in a match that I should have lost against zoo. His gavony effect was great later in that game as i managed to get more bodies on the board.
I really would like to point out that crucible of worlds was an all star!
Here's the list i ran.
Land 20
2x Forest
2x Plains
1x Gavony Township
4x Ghost Quarter
4x Temple Garden
1x Stirring Wildwood
3x horizon canopy
1x tectonic edge
2x razorverge thicket
Creature 30
3x Aven Mindcensor
2x Hushwing Gryff
4x Leonin Arbiter
1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
3x Mirran Crusader
4x Noble Hierarch
2x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
1x Thrun, the Last Troll
3xVoice of Resurgence
2x Qasali Pridemage
2x wilt-leaf liege
2x spellskite
1x brimaz
Spells 10
3x AEther Vial
4x Path to Exile
1x Crucible of worlds
1x Ajani, steadfast
1x sword of light and shadow
Total 60
Side
2x kataki
2x guttural response
2x eidolon of rhetoric
2x choke
2x burrenton forge tender
1x creeping corrosion
2x stony silence
2x wheel of sun and moon
Post board I bring in Eidelon of Rhetoric and Wheel of Sun and Moon. Eidelon shuts them down till it's gone, usually long enough to aggro them dead. Wheel only denies them the graveyard and flashback to attempt to limit the storm counts.
There's value there but I think it's too mana intensive. Let me know how it works for you.
Land
2x Forest
3x Plains
1x Gavony Township
4x Ghost Quarter
4x Temple Garden
2x Stirring Wildwood
3x horizon canopy
2x tectonic edge
Creature
3x Aven Mindcensor
2x Hushwing Gryff
4x Leonin Arbiter
1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
3x Mirran Crusader
4x Noble Hierarch
2x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
1x Thrun, the Last Troll
3x Voice of Resurgence
2x Qasali Pridemage
2x dryad militant
2x spellskite
1x brimaz
Spells
3x AEther Vial
4x Path to Exile
1x Sword of Fire and Ice
1x Crucible of worlds
Side
2x kataki
2x guttural response
2x eidolon of rhetoric
2x choke
1x burrenton forge tender
1x creeping corrosion
2x stony silence
2x wheel of sun and moon
1x sword of light and shadow
Hushwing Gryff is bonkers vs merfolk. No triggers of silver gill or master of waves= win.
Land
2x Forest
3x Plains
2x Gavony Township
4x Ghost Quarter
4x Temple Garden
1x Stirring Wildwood
3x horizon canopy
1x wooded bastion
Creature
3x Aven Mindcensor
2x Hushwing Gryff
4x Leonin Arbiter
1x Linvala, Keeper of Silence
3x Mirran Crusader
4x Noble Hierarch
2x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
1x Thrun, the Last Troll
4x Voice of Resurgence
2x Qasali Pridemage
3x dryad militant
2x spellskite
Spells
3x AEther Vial
4x Path to Exile
1x Sword of Fire and Ice
1x Sword of Light and Shadow
Side
2x kataki
2x guttural response
2x eidolon of rhetoric
2x choke
2x burrenton forge tender
1x creeping corrosion
2x suppression field
2x ??