I'll start by saying that I'm pretty new here. I read the rules, and I know it says for deck help, you're suppose to post in one of the two forums, but I don't have an actual deck list, just an idea that I need help with and opinions on.
I've always been a fan of such decks, and since this formal is almost strictly aggro, I was wondering how successful a mono-white control deck might be. Just a random shot here, please help me with suggestions for useful cards and let me know what you think about how viable this deck could be, especially against decks like RDWs. There are a lot of cards that interest me, especially Unmake, Archon of Justice, Oversoul of Dusk...but I don't know what to do for early plays. Most aggro decks have a first turn, second turn, etc. drops. I can tell that this deck will be expensive, so I'm wanting to figure out how viable it is before I waste the money. Here are the cards I was looking at:
GB Elves <-man I hate this deck, it has a 50/50 matchup against Tier 1/2 but loses to jank aggro most of the time. UB Faeries <-only reason it's good is because of all those people that's still playing 5CC. WB Tokens <-so boring, there's only 2 ways to play this deck. RB Blightning <-Autopilotting you to victory 0-2 drop.
???B Super Secret Tech <-dude, this thing is nuts! 90/10 against all matchups.
Kithkin is at T1 status, I think. I would hesitate on buying it though, the deck had a big surprise factor coming in, though it will stay at least at tier 3 and the main card is re-usable in RDW [though RDW stuff is cycling too ...]
Kithkin link @ competitive: http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=126058
You could go turbofog, but meh, that's boring. Definitely if you play Turbo-Fog you should go BW and run Batwing Brume [ftw!].
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Certainly mono-white aggro is playable. The problem for control decks is that white doesn't have card drawing. It does have ***. Probably some W/x control deck will be popular after rotation.
GB Elves <-man I hate this deck, it has a 50/50 matchup against Tier 1/2 but loses to jank aggro most of the time. UB Faeries <-only reason it's good is because of all those people that's still playing 5CC. WB Tokens <-so boring, there's only 2 ways to play this deck. RB Blightning <-Autopilotting you to victory 0-2 drop.
???B Super Secret Tech <-dude, this thing is nuts! 90/10 against all matchups.
I've always been a fan of such decks, and since this formal is almost strictly aggro, I was wondering how successful a mono-white control deck might be. Just a random shot here, please help me with suggestions for useful cards and let me know what you think about how viable this deck could be, especially against decks like RDWs. There are a lot of cards that interest me, especially Unmake, Archon of Justice, Oversoul of Dusk...but I don't know what to do for early plays. Most aggro decks have a first turn, second turn, etc. drops. I can tell that this deck will be expensive, so I'm wanting to figure out how viable it is before I waste the money. Here are the cards I was looking at:
archon of justice
Duegar Assailant
Godhead of Awe
Kitchen Finks
Oversoul of Dusk
Purity
Mirror Weave
Wrath of God
Unmake
Oblivion Ring
Prison Term
Anyone have any opions, thoughts, etc?
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Story Circle
Howling Mine
Hoofprints of the Stag
Crap load of Fog.
Done deal, expect long and boring games though.
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GB Elves <-man I hate this deck, it has a 50/50 matchup against Tier 1/2 but loses to jank aggro most of the time.
UB Faeries <-only reason it's good is because of all those people that's still playing 5CC.
WB Tokens <-so boring, there's only 2 ways to play this deck.
RB Blightning <-Autopilotting you to
victory0-2 drop.???B Super Secret Tech <-dude, this thing is nuts! 90/10 against all matchups.
Kithkin link @ competitive: http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=126058
You could go turbofog, but meh, that's boring. Definitely if you play Turbo-Fog you should go BW and run Batwing Brume [ftw!].
and eyes are full of death besides
but luckily the soul is wise -
it sees beyond my blindness and
forced failure makes a better guise,
so as i come again alive,
it feels like life's a decent plan
GB Elves <-man I hate this deck, it has a 50/50 matchup against Tier 1/2 but loses to jank aggro most of the time.
UB Faeries <-only reason it's good is because of all those people that's still playing 5CC.
WB Tokens <-so boring, there's only 2 ways to play this deck.
RB Blightning <-Autopilotting you to
victory0-2 drop.???B Super Secret Tech <-dude, this thing is nuts! 90/10 against all matchups.
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..which will rotate soon.
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Draft it on Cubetutor!
That doesnt make it less potent now, does it?
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well, if someone wants to spend some money on a deck which is not confirmed to be able to withstand the coming archetypes in alara, go ahead.
but some scrying sheets and there you have it. you just spend some money on a deck whose card advantage utilities will rotate in a matter of weeks.
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4 Scrying Sheets
4 Kitchen Finks
4 Martyr of Sands
2 Crovax, Ascendant Hero
3 Augury Adept
3 Oversoul of Dusk
4 Story Circle
4 Wrath of God
1 Austere Command
4 Oblivion Ring
4 Unmake
2 Endless Horizons
4 Condemn
4 Faerie Macabre
3 Prison Term
4 Burrenton Forge-Tender
I was thinking of adding Archon of Justice... but at the cost of what? Mana Tithe?
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