With all the new clerics running around I have been thinking about redoing my cleric deck. So I've looked into a bunch of cards and realized there is a great base of clerics already that I was under aware of. So, I am attempting to blend into the best crop of clerics I can. Here are the cards I'm wanting to use
Basically I want to be as disruptive as possible. If they drown threats I want to remove them with o ring/ black removal or make them worthless with mother of runes
If they want to use targeted removal I'll blank it with mother
If they want to sweep I'll pop a spirit
Eventually I want to go wide with Hanweir militia captain and either swing through or sac for the win with cabal archon. Basically I want to punish anyone who dares rase a hand to the clergy and begin an inquisition like Pope Gregory IX.
I'm really just looking for ideals on what to cut. I obviously have too many creatures lol
No Battletide Alchemist? It lets you ignore most aggressive creatures while you establish control. Also, soul warden is better than healer of the pride. Getting a few additional triggers early when you need them for a minimal investment is far more valuable than the long game potential that healer of the pride has. In addition, soul warden triggers off of your opponent's creatures and healer does not. It easily has the potential of gaining 4-6 life before healer would even hit the field.
I have 1 abbey in my lands currently. I may go to two.
This is what I have cut down to so far. Ill be redoing spells after I get the creatures where I want them. Ill probably throw in some Paths and some better removal.
I'd definitely run a copy of battletide. I'm not completely sold on bishop of rebirth. Even though its cheaper it feels like a bad sun titan because it has to survive till your next combat to get value, and even then having to attack puts it in more danger. The 3/4 body at that cost is underwhelming. I feel like Order of Whiteclay is similar enough at 3 cmc to be better, or you should just bite the bullet and pay a mana more for a sun titan. Keep in mind that if you play order of whiteclay, springleaf drum becomes a good card.
You do have a point about survivability. I'm order to rectiy this issue I could add something like Rush of Vitality or Supernatural Stamina instead of How from beyond. This would increase the chances my bishops survive and due to the more go wide strategy of this iteration it could be more effective.
Then again the arguement could be made to keep howl to pop on an unblocked cleric......
4x Cabal Archon
2x Doomed Necromancer
4x Fiend Hunter
4x Hanweir Militia Captain
4x Healer of the Pride
4x Mother of Runes
4x Rotlung Reanimator
4x Selfless Spirit
4x Skirsdag High Priest
4x Vile Deacon
4x Bishop of Rebirth
2x Doom Blade
2x Excise
3x Howl from Beyond
3x Misery Charm
2x Swords to Plowshares
Enchantments (6)
4x Oblivion Ring
2x Pacifism
4x Orzhov Guildgate
8x Plains
7x Swamp
1x Westvale Abbey
Basically I want to be as disruptive as possible. If they drown threats I want to remove them with o ring/ black removal or make them worthless with mother of runes
If they want to use targeted removal I'll blank it with mother
If they want to sweep I'll pop a spirit
Eventually I want to go wide with Hanweir militia captain and either swing through or sac for the win with cabal archon. Basically I want to punish anyone who dares rase a hand to the clergy and begin an inquisition like Pope Gregory IX.
I'm really just looking for ideals on what to cut. I obviously have too many creatures lol
This is what I have cut down to so far. Ill be redoing spells after I get the creatures where I want them. Ill probably throw in some Paths and some better removal.
4x Cabal Archon
4x Hanweir Militia Captain
4x Rotlung Reanimator
4x Selfless Spirit
4x Soul Warden
4x Vile Deacon
4x Bishop of Rebirth
2x Doom Blade
2x Excise
3x Howl from Beyond
3x Misery Charm
2x Swords to Plowshares
Enchantments (6)
4x Oblivion Ring
2x Pacifism
4x Orzhov Guildgate
8x Plains
7x Swamp
1x Westvale Abbey
Then again the arguement could be made to keep howl to pop on an unblocked cleric......