Mindbreak Trap (and Containment Priest) are both meta calls. Obliterate, Boseiju and infinite combos involving
casting and bouncing palinchron are too common for my tastes in my meta.
What are your thoughts about Crawlspace? Also, what are your experiences with Mobilization?
My friend tried to convince me that it's a bad card that requires too much mana to be useful ever, but I've
seen it on the other side of table quite often and it always seems to be really good if it sticks...
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Mar 14, 2015Bur posted a message on EDH: Ertai the CorruptedI'd probably cut Prison/Propaganda first, since I'd prefer to have an option to protect my PW's.Posted in: Bur
Also, what are your thoughts about Oblivion Ring etc.?
And are 15 Scepter-able instants enough?
... I'm really having trouble with cutting stuff. I still kinda want to add few more counters and removals... -
Mar 14, 2015Bur posted a message on EDH: Ertai the CorruptedMore changes:Posted in: Bur
- Wall of Kelp
- Luminarch Ascension
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Mar 3, 2015Bur posted a message on EDH: Ertai the CorruptedFew changes:Posted in: Bur
- Norn's Annex. It was a artifact and not enchantment.
+ Ophiomancer. Since I'm an idiot.
+ Hero's Downfall. Removal for PW's (and that removal is needed in my meta.)
+ Return to Dust. Since 2-for-1 exile is good.
+ Torpor Orb. Since I don't like EtB-creatures.
Also, the thing that worries me a lot is that I have contamination but no way to play around it myself. I would need to have few more mana rocks that produce coloured mana.
EDIT: Removed Contamination.
Also, not cutting Crawlspace or Containment Priest anytime soon. Crawlspace only states about attacking me while Containment Priest is a meta-call.
Also, I don't like Seals since they let my opponents know that the removal is coming miles ahead... -
Feb 7, 2015Bur posted a message on EDH: Ertai the CorruptedI still left Containment Priest, since reanimation and stuff like Tooth and Nail, GSZ and Chord of Calling are quite common in my meta...Posted in: Bur
But, more suggestions what to cut and what to add? I think I'm little bit over 100 at the moment... -
Feb 7, 2015Bur posted a message on EDH: Ertai the CorruptedThanks.Posted in: Bur
What counterspells would you suggest besides those?
Also, what do you suggest I should cut? I need to cut still quite a few things, any suggestions? -
Oct 20, 2014Bur posted a message on EDH: Toshiro UmezawaPosted in: BurQuote from ISBPathfinder »Personally I went away from Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief a while back because she was just so mana intensive to really utilize. I think she is still decent but you might also test Sheoldred, Whispering One in her place. I was originally against utilizing her but she does some decent work especially when paired with some recursion. Against hexproof voltron is where she really shines but I think she is still a fairly good value engine all around.
Disciple of Bolas goes back and forth for me as well. I ended up cutting him from my list because I rarely had disposable creatures that would give me a good number of cards. Low creature counts + utility based creatures makes him a bit awkward.
Rescue from the Underworld was always awkward for me as well. It exiles itself so you can only use it once and it has a delay which can be incredibly awkward if someone does something on your turn to a creature you want to keep. I ended up cutting it myself due to just odd timing in general with it as well as needing two targets and it exiles itself when it resolves.
Rescue from the Underworld and Bone Dancer are the things I probably won't end up cutting, since they are in the decks just because I like them mechanically (and have a pretty foil of Rescue).
I'll keep Disciple and Drana in mind while I keep on testing. -
Oct 20, 2014Bur posted a message on EDH: Toshiro UmezawaPosted in: BurQuote from ISBPathfinder »It looks like it isn't isolated for me.... I am going to bring that one to Feyd.
Both of those options would be solid picks. Picking up another tutor could also be an option for you such as Diabolic Intent or Beseech the Queen. I don't see anything that looks like it has to make the list that is differing between our lists.
Yeah. I have hard time trying to figure out what to cut, since I haven't had enough chances to properly play test everything (there are some cards I haven't still seen a single time, like Oversold Cemetary and Withering Boon).
But, if you think of something that might not be a good idea (or something that makes you think "why?"), let me know. -
Oct 20, 2014Bur posted a message on EDH: Toshiro UmezawaOkay, that's weird. I see normal deck list with no problems.Posted in: Bur
Also, I've been thinking of cutting Boon of Erebos and something else, but have hard times choosing what. (I'm planning to try Jet Medallion and Word of Command.) -
Oct 20, 2014Bur posted a message on EDH: Toshiro UmezawaWhat do you mean? I don't see anything weird here...Posted in: Bur
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Mar 6, 2014Bur posted a message on EDH: Toshiro UmezawaFirstly, the ISB's list can be found via the the link at the top of the page...Posted in: Bur
Argentum Armor: Even though it is expansive, it is one of the few ways to remove enchantments and artifacts in mono-B.
Burnished Hart: Since ramp is good and it counts as a creature, why not. I like this card more than many other cards that have been released in recent years.
Stinkweed Imp: He's a dredge-enabler (and a good one), but he's no way necessary.
Your suggestions:
Jet Medallion: I thought about it, but ended up cutting it, when I still had few too many cards...
Boseiju: I doubt he'd be that useful in this deck, since at my meta counter-based controls are quite rare (= there is exactly one + few decks with few counters).
Gauntlet/Caged Sun: I don't like Gauntlet, but Caged Sun is actually good... I wonder how that slipped my mind, considering that I run it almost every EDH I have...
Dark Ritual: Since I just don't like mana rituals in EDH. I like them in Legacy, but not in EDH.
Damnation: I considered it, but since the deck has already quite a lot removal, and mutilate usually removes indestructible things, I picked it over Damnation this time.
Grave Pact: I should actually play it in this... But firstly, I need to find 8th version of that, since I dislike the other arts.
Oh, and just so that you know, this deck is not exactly stax. It's more like... UB-control disguised as mono-B deck. - To post a comment, please login or register a new account.
In Finland, yes. (Though if I am not wrong, this apllies pretty much to whole europe...) I had easier time finding that Three Visits or my Chinese Beacon of Unrest. This pretty much applies to all Wal-Mart promos.
Also I recently noticed how my Sisters of Stone Death deck could really use something like Jarad as its commander with no problem, since the deck is quite Golgari-themed, revolving around my graveyard, EtB-abilities and recursion...
(I just made the deck a few years back prior Jarad was released, but if I made the deck now, I would've probably opted Jarad for commander.)
I usually like foils, but I also accept gratefully full-arts (player rewards), alters/extensions and foreign versions, if not avaible in foil in any language (especially foreign black borders).
Stuff you'll get only over my
deadexiled bodyI have cards in chinese, japanese, french (<3), italian, spanish, portuguase in EDH decks. (All of those besides italian are in this deck).
By the way, how do you opt the version of the card, if there are several avaible versions of the card, all in foil?
I usually use following criteria in the same order as listed:
1) Art
2) Wording (I just hate those over-complex wordings that no one understands)
3) Borders (Non-artifact: 8th/9th > Old > New)
(Artifact: Original Mirrodin/Kamigawa > 8th/9th > New >>>> Old)
Yeah, don't ask why, but foil artifacts in Kamigawa/Original Mirrodin just look ten times better than any others versions, at least in my opinion.
I don't own a car nor I have driver's licence and I am not even planning to get one though I could.
So, I would like to hear from you what kind of enchantments would be good to use in such a deck.
I have already been thinking of using Arrest & co, but is there anything else good that might be worth considering?
Only problem would be that since MtG has players worldwide, shipping stuff like boosters etc. to players round the world might turn a tad problematic. And the way they might solve the problem might turn out to be "Only in USA, you Asians/Europians/where ever you live get nothing!"
Suggestions and comments are welcome!
Oh, and creatures are guys and tokens are maggots (finnish "toukka"), and if we say "X to the head" it means "you take x damage".
Yeah, that's why I don't play any Sunrises in my deck, but 4 Faith's Reward and 2 Open the Vaults, besides the 2 Noxious Revivals.
Oh, and has anyone had any experience with Sylvok Replica in sideboard, as it is Reshape-able disenchant in this deck?
I mean... who wouldn't want to have a card in their EDH-deck signed by the creator of the format? (I mean, I would instantly put it in some deck, even if it were nothing more but a basic land.)