I will play/test both as soon as I can, but it's not a cheap deck at all with mana base and snap/cryptic cards. I'm definitely going for this deck, Grixis has been the only control deck that I really enjoyed playing.
Was going to make a Grixis deck with the new card Tree of perdition along with Triskaidekaphobia.
The point is to control the opponent (like a Grixis control), trying to counter some early creatures with Inquisition of Kozilek and some counters, and then try to combo him/her with those cards, saving mana of course for our counter cards to protect the tree.
The deck I've been thinking is something like this:
Countersquall · Good choise against other control matches or some other combos that doesn't counts on creatures Vapor Snag · Good against aggro deck if we are going with Diminish card Geth's Verdict · Same as Vapor Snag, even it can fit main board, just to get rid of 1hp to get those 13 lifes.
I would like to know your thoughts about it, and of course, any improvements to mana base, that I'm pretty sure it can be improved.
I'll try to keep up-to-date this card lists with any you can advise, and also with decks you share with us.
I played today the FNM on my local store, and my slivers made a fantastic 3-1, loseing only against Tooth and Nail deck, and winning Titan (without bloom), emeria control and affinity.
This time, I added 2 Kataki, war's wage to sideboard. Affinity was blowed up 2-0, making first game: turn 3 Harmonic + Vial to galerider and so on, and second game Kataki on second turn and Harmonic on third. No chance at all for him today! I'm very proud of them!
today I played thed FNM on my local place, and did a 4-1! I finished 4th, and I liked how it went! Have to mention that I didn't play Cavern of Souls, a bit expensive, and control decks aren't in the meta where I play.
First match UR delver with the newest creature with Haste, Flying for UR 1/3 (don't remember the name) - won 2-1.I think I didn't sideboarded nothing, maybe just 1-2 darkheart sliver, but I don't remember well D:
Second match against Affinity - lost 0-2, no harmonic and late for stony. No luck.
Third match against Merfolks - won 2-0 fast and clean. Sideboarded darkheart for life gain and that gave me the win I need.
Fourth match against BGW - won 2-1. Sideboarded first strike and venom slivers. I think I sided also Darkheart, but I don't remember very well.
Fifth match against BRW burn - won 2-1. Third round he was with only 1 mana. Clear sideboard, leylines, and lifegain. Hivelord in thanks to indestructibility synergizes pretty well with leyline.
I really liked how it went, with Caverns I wouldn't had some mana issued I faced, but well, with time I will try to get them. Also, I'm thinking of adding a Temple Garden. I really needed some rounds the first turn that land.
Yes, it does like Veteran, but any ally having +1/+1 for each other ally, being unblockable, it can be really painful. I'll try it anyways, I see it, may I'm wrong, but this was built for tribal decks, and allies with protections and this...
I'm still thinking for some sideboard improvements, so, if someone knows something, I'll receive it with gratitude.
Also, was thinking of adding Lantern scout or Ondu cleric, Mark of asylum and/or Ghostway. What are your thoughts about it?
I played today again an Abzan Ally deck. It made a 3-1, playing agains Melira (won), Burn (lost), RG landfall (won) and merfolks (won very, very easily).
Kalastria healer it's a great card, making a gap with every ally entering the battlefield, gives you a lot of sustain. Later I'll post the decklist to let you know what I was playing!
I tried Akoum Battlesinger. I didn't expect to be that good at first, but, what the heck, 2 in game, CoCo, and 2 more, +16/+0 each creature, and both with haste.
I played it with 2 Boros Charm, because of it's options, that can be really good. Gonna test them a bit more! Was really fun.
Yesterday I played Allies on a gameday, and they did a 3-0-1, tying the last game, we pacted the final.
I really liked how they went. Was playing an abzan color deck, GWB allies. Later I'll post my deck, and the match ups. Really, first day with them and the results were awesome.
Update: So this is the deck I was playing actualy. I know that the sideboard needs some more work, but I didn't had time to work on it much.
I was thinking of adding (when I can) like 1-2 Abrupt Decay and 1-2 Ondu cleric, but I accept other suggestions to improve sideboard.
Match ups
1 - Junk (Won 2-1) Lost the first game because of mana stuck. The next two games I really owned the battlefield thanks to Kabira Evangel and Ghostway. My Hada freeblade went big as 5/6 and 6/7 with protection against green and white (white for the Lingering Souls tokens and finish him).
2 - Naya (Won 2-0) As junk, I really had the advantage of having more creatures with more power, and the protection always was there.
3 - Through the breach (Won 2-1) Well, this match actualy had a bit of luck. First game lost on turn 4-5 with damage of Valakut, the Molten Pinnaclex2. Second game I could manage to kill him the fast as I could, and when Anger of the gods came, Ghostway made the trick, and Kalastria Healer would give me more lifes. The decisive game, I won thanks he could not drop the fifth land, and Gideon, Ally of Zendikar on third turn made me win.
4 - Grixis Control (Tied, but actualy 1-2) First game won thanks to that he didn't expect this deck. After that, Kolaghan's Command did a lot of pain breaking Aether Vial and discarting while killing my creatures. Not much about it.
So well, this is my experience with BGW Allies. Before the gameday started, I tested it, and the combination of Kalastria Healer + Drana's emissary became very useful, because may they have to waste some removal for them instead of bigger creatures.
I was forgetting Countersquall for sideboard against other control matches, and Vapor Snag/Geth's Verdict for more aggro decks if playing with Diminish.
I will play/test both as soon as I can, but it's not a cheap deck at all with mana base and snap/cryptic cards. I'm definitely going for this deck, Grixis has been the only control deck that I really enjoyed playing.
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Hello everyone.
Was going to make a Grixis deck with the new card Tree of perdition along with Triskaidekaphobia.
The point is to control the opponent (like a Grixis control), trying to counter some early creatures with Inquisition of Kozilek and some counters, and then try to combo him/her with those cards, saving mana of course for our counter cards to protect the tree.
The deck I've been thinking is something like this:
2 Blood Crypt
4 Bloodstained Mire
2 Creeping Tar Pit
2 Island
2 Lavaclaw Reaches
2 Mountain
2 Polluted Delta
3 Steam Vents
1 Swamp
3 Watery Grave
4 Delver of Secrets
4 Snapcaster Mage
3 Tree of Perdition
Other spells
2 Cryptic Command
2 Go for the Throat
3 Inquisition of Kozilek
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Mana Leak
4 Remand
4 Terminate
3 Triskaidekaphobia
Other possible cards to change:
Triskaidekaphobia -> Diminish
Spellskite -> Go for the Throat
Countersquall · Good choise against other control matches or some other combos that doesn't counts on creatures
Vapor Snag · Good against aggro deck if we are going with Diminish card
Geth's Verdict · Same as Vapor Snag, even it can fit main board, just to get rid of 1hp to get those 13 lifes.
I would like to know your thoughts about it, and of course, any improvements to mana base, that I'm pretty sure it can be improved.
I'll try to keep up-to-date this card lists with any you can advise, and also with decks you share with us.
4x Galerider Sliver
4x Predatory Sliver
4x Sedge Sliver
4x Sinew Sliver
2x Homing Sliver
2x Manaweft Sliver
2x Gemhide Sliver
2x Blur Sliver
1x Syphon Sliver
1x Sliver Hivelord
1x Necrotic Sliver
1x Harmonic Sliver
1x Bonescythe Sliver
Other spells
4x Aether Vial
4x Collected Company
3x Path to Exile
4x Sliver Hive
2x Reflecting Pool
2x Windswept Heath
1x Hallowed Fountain
1x Stomping Ground
1x Overgrown Tomb
1x Flooded Strand
1x Wooded Foothills
1x Mutavault
1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1x Blood crypt
1x Plains
1x Forest
1x Godless Shrine
1x Bloodstained Mire
1x Syphon Sliver
2x Darkheart Sliver
3x Leyline of Sanctity
1x Striking Sliver
1x Venom Sliver
2x Crumble to dust
1x Harmonic Sliver
2x Stony Silence
2x Kataki, war's wage
This time, I added 2 Kataki, war's wage to sideboard. Affinity was blowed up 2-0, making first game: turn 3 Harmonic + Vial to galerider and so on, and second game Kataki on second turn and Harmonic on third. No chance at all for him today! I'm very proud of them!
today I played thed FNM on my local place, and did a 4-1! I finished 4th, and I liked how it went! Have to mention that I didn't play Cavern of Souls, a bit expensive, and control decks aren't in the meta where I play.
Deck list:
4x Galerider Sliver
4x Predatory Sliver
4x Sedge Sliver
4x Sinew Sliver
2x Homing Sliver
2x Manaweft Sliver
2x Gemhide Sliver
2x Blur Sliver
1x Syphon Sliver
1x Sliver Hivelord
1x Necrotic Sliver
1x Harmonic Sliver
1x Bonescythe Sliver
Other spells
4x Aether Vial
4x Collected Company
3x Path to Exile
4x Sliver Hive
2x Reflecting Pool
2x Windswept Heath
1x Hallowed Fountain
1x Stomping Ground
1x Overgrown Tomb
1x Flooded Strand
1x Wooded Foothills
1x Mutavault
1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
1x Blood crypt
1x Plains
1x Forest
1x Godless Shrine
1x Bloodstained Mire
1x Syphon Sliver
2x Darkheart Sliver
3x Leyline of Sanctity
1x Striking Sliver
2x Venom Sliver
2x Crumble to dust
1x Harmonic Sliver
1x Ghostflame Sliver
2x Stony Silence
First match UR delver with the newest creature with Haste, Flying for UR 1/3 (don't remember the name) - won 2-1.I think I didn't sideboarded nothing, maybe just 1-2 darkheart sliver, but I don't remember well D:
Second match against Affinity - lost 0-2, no harmonic and late for stony. No luck.
Third match against Merfolks - won 2-0 fast and clean. Sideboarded darkheart for life gain and that gave me the win I need.
Fourth match against BGW - won 2-1. Sideboarded first strike and venom slivers. I think I sided also Darkheart, but I don't remember very well.
Fifth match against BRW burn - won 2-1. Third round he was with only 1 mana. Clear sideboard, leylines, and lifegain. Hivelord in thanks to indestructibility synergizes pretty well with leyline.
I really liked how it went, with Caverns I wouldn't had some mana issued I faced, but well, with time I will try to get them. Also, I'm thinking of adding a Temple Garden. I really needed some rounds the first turn that land.
Yesterday I played against 2 affinities, Pili-Pala combo and Burn. Just lost against affinities, even having Harmonic Sliver, 2 Darksteel Citadel and 3 Etched Champions are impossible to take care without Ghostflame Sliver, that I think I will add, good card against 2 tier decks.
Also I played Darkheart Sliver for first time, and what a delightful card, didn't realized the potential of it.
Yes, it does like Veteran, but any ally having +1/+1 for each other ally, being unblockable, it can be really painful. I'll try it anyways, I see it, may I'm wrong, but this was built for tribal decks, and allies with protections and this...
With Kabira Evangel it can make you win in very few turns.
4x Aether Vial
3x Harabaz Druid
4x Collected Company
2x Drana, Liberator of Malakir
4x Kalastria healer
1x Mirror entity
2x Makindi patrol
3x Kabira evangel
4x Hada freeblade
4x Kazandu blademaster
2x Path to exile
1x Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
3x Veteran warleader
3x Plains
3x Forest
2x Swamp
2x Reflecting pool
4x Ally encampment
1x Godless shrine
1x Overgrown tomb
1x Temple garden
1x Flooded strand
1x Bloodstained mire
1x Wooded foothills
1x Batterskull
1x Path to exile
2x Combust
3x Leyline of sanctity
2x Rest in peace
2x Return to the ranks
2x Kor firewalker
2x Stony silence
I'm still thinking for some sideboard improvements, so, if someone knows something, I'll receive it with gratitude.
Also, was thinking of adding Lantern scout or Ondu cleric, Mark of asylum and/or Ghostway. What are your thoughts about it?
Kalastria healer it's a great card, making a gap with every ally entering the battlefield, gives you a lot of sustain. Later I'll post the decklist to let you know what I was playing!
I played it with 2 Boros Charm, because of it's options, that can be really good. Gonna test them a bit more! Was really fun.
Can see my deck at the last post of previous page
I really liked how they went. Was playing an abzan color deck, GWB allies. Later I'll post my deck, and the match ups. Really, first day with them and the results were awesome.
Update: So this is the deck I was playing actualy. I know that the sideboard needs some more work, but I didn't had time to work on it much.
3 Drana's Emissary
2 Drana, liberator of malakir
4 Hada Freeblade
3 Harabaz druid
3 kabira evangel
4 kalastria healer
4 kazandu blademaster
1 mirror entity
3 veteran warleader
Other spells
4 Aether Vial
3 Collected company
2 ghostway
1 gideon, ally of zendikar
2 path to exile
4 ally encampment
1 Wooded Foothills
3 Plains
3 Forest
2 Swamp
1 Temple garden
2 Reflecting Pool
1 Overgrown Tomb
1 Polluted delta
1 Godless Shrine
1 Flooded Strand
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Batterskull
2 Rally the ancestors
1 Path to exile
3 Kor firewalker
1 Wear/Tear
2 Stony silence
2 Rest in peace
1 Aven mindcensor
2 Duress
I was thinking of adding (when I can) like 1-2 Abrupt Decay and 1-2 Ondu cleric, but I accept other suggestions to improve sideboard.
Match ups
1 - Junk (Won 2-1) Lost the first game because of mana stuck. The next two games I really owned the battlefield thanks to Kabira Evangel and Ghostway. My Hada freeblade went big as 5/6 and 6/7 with protection against green and white (white for the Lingering Souls tokens and finish him).
2 - Naya (Won 2-0) As junk, I really had the advantage of having more creatures with more power, and the protection always was there.
3 - Through the breach (Won 2-1) Well, this match actualy had a bit of luck. First game lost on turn 4-5 with damage of Valakut, the Molten Pinnaclex2. Second game I could manage to kill him the fast as I could, and when Anger of the gods came, Ghostway made the trick, and Kalastria Healer would give me more lifes. The decisive game, I won thanks he could not drop the fifth land, and Gideon, Ally of Zendikar on third turn made me win.
4 - Grixis Control (Tied, but actualy 1-2) First game won thanks to that he didn't expect this deck. After that, Kolaghan's Command did a lot of pain breaking Aether Vial and discarting while killing my creatures. Not much about it.
So well, this is my experience with BGW Allies. Before the gameday started, I tested it, and the combination of Kalastria Healer + Drana's emissary became very useful, because may they have to waste some removal for them instead of bigger creatures.