I have this UW Landstill deck, but in looking at the internet, it seems the optimal Landstill build is UWb.
I don't really want to buy the additional cards needed to support black, so I have the following questions:
1) Is this build still viable as a Legacy deck?
2) If the answer to #1 is "No," then can this deck be improved while still remaining UW?
3) If the deck cannot be improved in #2 without a third color, then is there another viable UW-only deck? I figured I could sell/trade some of the cards in the Landstill deck to build another UW deck.
I looked at the CounterTop deck in "The Price of Legacy" thread, and even that uses black. Solidarity didn't look viable, so the only other alternative I saw in that thread was Merfolk, but that deck was monoblue. I am not sure I want to change this deck to monoblue.
EDIT: Bozo_x replied below that I should look into UW Tempo UW Tempo, but I failed to mention in my original post that I already have this deck.
UW Tempo is probably the best UW deck that only uses Blue and White
the only cards your missing that are worth anything big are
Aether Vial - 10$ ea
Windswept Heath - 15$ ea
Umezawa's Jitte - 25$ ea
from my understanding this deck does extremely well in the hands of a skilled player. In my opinion it has the highest learning curve. with the cards you have your not to far off from a tempo deck if you know how to trade pretty well then you should be able to get it in like a week depending on how often you go trade with people.
UW Tempo is probably the best UW deck that only uses Blue and White
the only cards your missing that are worth anything big are
Aether Vial - 10$ ea
Windswept Heath - 15$ ea
Umezawa's Jitte - 25$ ea
from my understanding this deck does extremely well in the hands of a skilled player. In my opinion it has the highest learning curve. with the cards you have your not to far off from a tempo deck if you know how to trade pretty well then you should be able to get it in like a week depending on how often you go trade with people.
Thanks for your reply. I failed to mention in my original post that I already have the UW Tempo deck that you pointed me to. Sorry about that.
If there isn't any other viable UW-only deck, I may just dismantle my Landstill deck for a Merfolk monoblue deck. At least the Merfolk deck uses cheaper cards overall.
This gives you more resilience and a faster clock.
"Enlightened Tutor Control" and "Dreadstill," both Proven Competitive decks, can be built as UW. Tempo UW looks fascinating, but it's totally different from the strategy you're playing right now; I'm not sure how easy - or enjoyable - the switch would be.
I'd ask the people in the UW Landstill thread (Proven Competitive) for advice. They're the experts on your first two questions.
I don't really want to buy the additional cards needed to support black, so I have the following questions:
1) Is this build still viable as a Legacy deck?
2) If the answer to #1 is "No," then can this deck be improved while still remaining UW?
3) If the deck cannot be improved in #2 without a third color, then is there another viable UW-only deck? I figured I could sell/trade some of the cards in the Landstill deck to build another UW deck.
I looked at the CounterTop deck in "The Price of Legacy" thread, and even that uses black. Solidarity didn't look viable, so the only other alternative I saw in that thread was Merfolk, but that deck was monoblue. I am not sure I want to change this deck to monoblue.
EDIT: Bozo_x replied below that I should look into UW Tempo UW Tempo, but I failed to mention in my original post that I already have this deck.
Thanks in advance!
1x Eternal Dragon
Instant: 20
4x Brainstorm
4x Force of Will
4x Counterspell
4x Swords to Plowshares
2x Daze
2x Fact or Fiction
Sorcery: 5
3x Wrath of God
2x Decree of Justice
Enchantment: 4
4x Standstill
Planeswalker: 2
2x Elspeth, Knight-Errant
2x Crucible of Worlds
2x Engineered Explosives
Land: 24
4x Flooded Strand
4x Tundra
4x Mishra's Factory
1x Academy Ruins
3x Wasteland
4x Island
1x Mutavault
1x Karakas
2x Plains
the only cards your missing that are worth anything big are
Aether Vial - 10$ ea
Windswept Heath - 15$ ea
Umezawa's Jitte - 25$ ea
from my understanding this deck does extremely well in the hands of a skilled player. In my opinion it has the highest learning curve. with the cards you have your not to far off from a tempo deck if you know how to trade pretty well then you should be able to get it in like a week depending on how often you go trade with people.
Thanks for your reply. I failed to mention in my original post that I already have the UW Tempo deck that you pointed me to. Sorry about that.
If there isn't any other viable UW-only deck, I may just dismantle my Landstill deck for a Merfolk monoblue deck. At least the Merfolk deck uses cheaper cards overall.
- 1 CoW
- 1 ED
- 2 Daze
- 1 ***
- 2 DoJ
-2 FOF
+ 2 Jace TMS
+ 3 Vendilion Clique
+ 2 SDT
+2 Humility
This gives you more resilience and a faster clock.
"Enlightened Tutor Control" and "Dreadstill," both Proven Competitive decks, can be built as UW. Tempo UW looks fascinating, but it's totally different from the strategy you're playing right now; I'm not sure how easy - or enjoyable - the switch would be.
I'd ask the people in the UW Landstill thread (Proven Competitive) for advice. They're the experts on your first two questions.