Have you guys seen this article/list? http://www.channelfireball.com/articles/all-aboard-the-eldrazi-train/
I really like his list (I dropped warping wail after the splinter twin ban), though not sure about blinkmoth nexus and fulminator mage in the sideboard. I have issues with double colored spells in general.
I'm quite hesitant to go below 4 relic + 2 scrabbling claws. Are you sure 2 surgical and 2 flaying tendrils provide enough to replace the 2 scrabbling claws?
I cut my mind stones in favor of 3 warping wail (liking the card so far), not missing it. Warping wail can ramp if I need it to, and I currently have 1 sea gate wreckage to fetch if a game goes long.
@Colt47 I could see running a single wastes in the sideboard as an answer to blood moon to fetch it with expedition map, but I'm not sure whether there are enough blood moon decks to warrant it. Blight herder gives access to colorless mana.
What I'm wondering, what is the opinion on 1 or 2 Ulamog? I have been happy with 1, though rarely there will be a game where I would need 2. But on the other hand, opening a hand with 2 ulamog is a mulligan.
What are the opinions on the number of expedition maps? I like it at 4 and will stay there for a while (especially because I'm running a few singleton lands).
And how has slaughter pact been for everyone? I dropped it quite soon, dismember and warping wail has been fine but I might fit one copy back in.
With regards to anti burn sideboard stuff: I like 3 droplet and 1 ruin processor. Droplets do work early game, the single processor can be found with eye in topdeck mode/mid and late game.
I have been toying around with mono black and not sure how I want to fit the new cards in yet. I currently have the following core that I'm not changing up just yet:
23 lands: (4 temple, 3 eye, 3 urborg, 4 ghost quarter, 1 bojuka bog, 8 swamp)
Might switch 1 swamp for a single Sea Gate Wreckage.
13 creatures: (4 strangler, 4 blight herder, 4 sower, 1 ulamog)
17 spells: (4 relic of progenitus, 2 scrabbling claws, 4 expedition map, 5 discard spells, 2 dismember)
This leaves me with 7 slots (so far of which 4 have been mind stone, but I think I want to try Warping Wail instead)
2, maybe 3 warping wail (seems like a decent number for MD, with possible more copies in the board) I have also been toying around with Drown in Sorrow/the new version maindeck but I think I will move that to the sideboard as warping wail is good against most decks the card is good at with added versatility and easier casting cost.
And then my real dilemma is Thought-Knot Seer or Reality Crusher. I simply cannot decide because both seem very very strong, what do you guys think of this?
Hi guys! Any of you have been testing mono B a lot? I like the appeal of mono B because of 4 ghost quarter and 4 brain maggot but I'm debating on mind stone vs more removal.
I settled on this manabase: (23)
9 Swamp
4 Eldrazi Temple
3 Eye of Ugin
2 Ulamog, Tomb of Yawgmoth
4 Ghost Quarter
1 Bojuka Bog
These creatures: (17)
4 Brain Maggot
4 Wasteland Processor
4 Blight Herder
4 Oblivion Sower
1 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
These spells I don't want to play without: (14)
4 Relic of Progenitus
2 Nihil Spellbomb (Spellbomb over claws because of brain maggot)
1 All is Dust
3 Inquisition of Kozilek
2 Thoughtseize
1 Extirpate
1 Surgical Extraction
This leaves me with 6 slots. I see many lists running 4 expedition map and 3 (sometimes 4) mind stone, often at the expense of removal spells. How many maindeck discard spells do you run? I was running 3 inquisition 2 thoughtseize but I see some lists with just 4 inquisition (and some more discard in the SB). I'm wondering how good the expedition maps and mind stones are (at the expense of spot removal)? For example 2 expedition map, 2 go for the throat, 1 slaughter pact and 1 dismember or 3 expedition map and 3 mind stone?
Hi guys! I am currently working with this:
Lands 25(not sure to run 24 or 25, what's your opinion on this?)
4 Eldrazi Temple
3 Eye of Ugin
2 Ghost Quarter (I like 2, because I also like the surgical extraction/extirpate in the MD)
3 Caves of Koilos (Also slightly in preparation for the new set)
3 Plains
3 Swamp
2 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth (Feels too good to pass up on with 3 Eye's)
4/5 land slots left (split between marsh flats/godless shrine so far, how is Bojuka Bog and Miren, the Moaning Well working for you?)
Creatures 13(standard 4+4+4+1)
Spells 22
4 Lingering Souls
4 Relic of Progenitus
4 Path to Exile
3 Inquisition of Kozilek
2 Thoughtseize
1 All is Dust
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Extirpate
1 Surgical Extraction
1 open (going between Slaughter Pact or perhaps cut one land and run 2 expedition map with the bojuka bog and miren, the moaning well?)
I can see the appeal of Brain maggot (prefer this over sculler) but not sure how to make room for them. Sideboard has been changing a lot since I'm not sure about the meta in my area atm.
Gitaxian Probe
Cabal Therapy
Ponder
Rishadan Port
Deathrite Shaman
No:
Brainstorm
Scalding Tarn
Terminus
Jace, the Mind Sculptor
Young Pyromancer
I really like his list (I dropped warping wail after the splinter twin ban), though not sure about blinkmoth nexus and fulminator mage in the sideboard. I have issues with double colored spells in general.
@Colt47 I could see running a single wastes in the sideboard as an answer to blood moon to fetch it with expedition map, but I'm not sure whether there are enough blood moon decks to warrant it. Blight herder gives access to colorless mana.
What I'm wondering, what is the opinion on 1 or 2 Ulamog? I have been happy with 1, though rarely there will be a game where I would need 2. But on the other hand, opening a hand with 2 ulamog is a mulligan.
What are the opinions on the number of expedition maps? I like it at 4 and will stay there for a while (especially because I'm running a few singleton lands).
And how has slaughter pact been for everyone? I dropped it quite soon, dismember and warping wail has been fine but I might fit one copy back in.
Also full spoiler is up: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/card-image-gallery/oathofthegatewatch#
Couldn't find any new exciting stuff (as if we needed more...) but I will say that I think a lot of you are underestimating Thought-Knot Seer while overestimating Reality Crusher.
23 lands: (4 temple, 3 eye, 3 urborg, 4 ghost quarter, 1 bojuka bog, 8 swamp)
Might switch 1 swamp for a single Sea Gate Wreckage.
13 creatures: (4 strangler, 4 blight herder, 4 sower, 1 ulamog)
17 spells: (4 relic of progenitus, 2 scrabbling claws, 4 expedition map, 5 discard spells, 2 dismember)
This leaves me with 7 slots (so far of which 4 have been mind stone, but I think I want to try Warping Wail instead)
2, maybe 3 warping wail (seems like a decent number for MD, with possible more copies in the board) I have also been toying around with Drown in Sorrow/the new version maindeck but I think I will move that to the sideboard as warping wail is good against most decks the card is good at with added versatility and easier casting cost.
And then my real dilemma is Thought-Knot Seer or Reality Crusher. I simply cannot decide because both seem very very strong, what do you guys think of this?
I settled on this manabase: (23)
9 Swamp
4 Eldrazi Temple
3 Eye of Ugin
2 Ulamog, Tomb of Yawgmoth
4 Ghost Quarter
1 Bojuka Bog
These creatures: (17)
4 Brain Maggot
4 Wasteland Processor
4 Blight Herder
4 Oblivion Sower
1 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
These spells I don't want to play without: (14)
4 Relic of Progenitus
2 Nihil Spellbomb (Spellbomb over claws because of brain maggot)
1 All is Dust
3 Inquisition of Kozilek
2 Thoughtseize
1 Extirpate
1 Surgical Extraction
This leaves me with 6 slots. I see many lists running 4 expedition map and 3 (sometimes 4) mind stone, often at the expense of removal spells. How many maindeck discard spells do you run? I was running 3 inquisition 2 thoughtseize but I see some lists with just 4 inquisition (and some more discard in the SB). I'm wondering how good the expedition maps and mind stones are (at the expense of spot removal)? For example 2 expedition map, 2 go for the throat, 1 slaughter pact and 1 dismember or 3 expedition map and 3 mind stone?
Lands 25(not sure to run 24 or 25, what's your opinion on this?)
4 Eldrazi Temple
3 Eye of Ugin
2 Ghost Quarter (I like 2, because I also like the surgical extraction/extirpate in the MD)
3 Caves of Koilos (Also slightly in preparation for the new set)
3 Plains
3 Swamp
2 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth (Feels too good to pass up on with 3 Eye's)
4/5 land slots left (split between marsh flats/godless shrine so far, how is Bojuka Bog and Miren, the Moaning Well working for you?)
Creatures 13(standard 4+4+4+1)
Spells 22
4 Lingering Souls
4 Relic of Progenitus
4 Path to Exile
3 Inquisition of Kozilek
2 Thoughtseize
1 All is Dust
1 Oblivion Ring
1 Extirpate
1 Surgical Extraction
1 open (going between Slaughter Pact or perhaps cut one land and run 2 expedition map with the bojuka bog and miren, the moaning well?)
I can see the appeal of Brain maggot (prefer this over sculler) but not sure how to make room for them. Sideboard has been changing a lot since I'm not sure about the meta in my area atm.