With the new Sigarda's Aid card being printed (the 1cmc enchantment that makes equipment have flash and instant equip), it is probably still too slow for D&T, yea?
SFM has been talked to death. In that spirit, how about we unban Dread Return? Cabal Therapy and other tools are not accessible in Modern. Let Dredge have a go.
I would hope to find Leyline in opening hand. I agree, that casting cost is a little out of my hands otherwise. Would give me the time I need against burn and/or G/Bx decks hopefully.
My question is whether this mana base could support white sideboard cards:
4 Mutavault
4 Wanderwine Hub
4 Seachrome Coast
1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
1 Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
5 Islands
I would want the white sources for Kataki, RIP, Stony Silence, and maybe Leyline of Sanctity. I have no interest in changing the mono blue creature base or spells mainboard.
I'm aware that Bridge is a two-way street. My concern is my taxes can't match up to a goyf, tas, angler, etc. That being said, my air units, none higher attack power than 3, could chip away while my hand hovered around the 2-3 card range. Just a thought.
I know it causes shivers relating this deck to its Legacy version, but would it be terrible to incorporate Ensnaring Bridge in a deck not utilizing Wingmare+Thalia? Our creatures sit at 2-3 power as is and my hand is empty/low more often than not ha-ha. I always enjoy seeing a Bridge while Mirran is doing work.
To your point, what is the play against elves? They combo faster so I am curious as to the appropriate hate card, path to exile aside. Hope for Worship?
I included cavern of souls, set on "shaman", in case I want to prevent counters on cast Fauna Shaman, Fulminator Mage, Eternal Witness, or Kiki. As for Thalia, I keep her until the turn before I plan to chord and often suicide her when necessary. She is merely there to buy me time.
I have been working on a RB Goblins deck and was curious: Is Sensation Gorger an effective engine or is it too slow? (Engine as in enabling us to dump hands quickly and create board states with less concern.)
Also, would combining Frogtosser Banneret and/or Earwig Squad be efficient enablers for board building and/or opponent deck manipulation?
Would the new 1B Screeching Skaab from origins play well with Hedron Crab if we wanted to convert to a BUG makeup? Does it advance the deck's goals of filling the yard with an ETB?
So while considering the W/B list, would it be beneficial to vial in a Maralen of the mornsong while having an Arbiter or Mindcensor in place, backed by Thalia? I realize there are criteria to meet for this to be a successful play, but the chances of having these pieces in place are not outlandish, and an alternate means of speeding grindy match ups along may benefit.
Pair the limiting of draw with our land destruction plan, our value "hate-package" stands a chance of stabilizing. Worst comes to worst, each player is down three life and they lost a kill spell to remove the creature. Double points if you vial Maralen in at their end of turn, fetch your Arbiter or Mindcensor on your turn, or an additional Ghost Quarter if you've already been successful in land denial.
4 Mutavault
4 Wanderwine Hub
4 Seachrome Coast
1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
1 Oboro, Palace in the Clouds
5 Islands
I would want the white sources for Kataki, RIP, Stony Silence, and maybe Leyline of Sanctity. I have no interest in changing the mono blue creature base or spells mainboard.
Creature (30)
4x Birds of Paradise
2x Courser of Kruphix
2x Eternal Witness
2x Fauna Shaman
1x Fulminator Mage
2x Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
1x Pia and Kiran Nalaar
3x Restoration Angel
1x Scavenging Ooze
1x Spellskite
2x Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
4x Voice of Resurgence
2x Wall of Omens
3x Wall of Roots
Land (22)
1x Cavern of Souls
2x Fire-Lit Thicket
1x Forest
1x Mountain
1x Plains
2x Razorverge Thicket
2x Sacred Foundry
2x Stomping Ground
2x Temple Garden
4x Windswept Heath
4x Wooded Foothills
Instant (8)
4x Chord of Calling
4x Path to Exile
I included cavern of souls, set on "shaman", in case I want to prevent counters on cast Fauna Shaman, Fulminator Mage, Eternal Witness, or Kiki. As for Thalia, I keep her until the turn before I plan to chord and often suicide her when necessary. She is merely there to buy me time.
Also, would combining Frogtosser Banneret and/or Earwig Squad be efficient enablers for board building and/or opponent deck manipulation?
Pair the limiting of draw with our land destruction plan, our value "hate-package" stands a chance of stabilizing. Worst comes to worst, each player is down three life and they lost a kill spell to remove the creature. Double points if you vial Maralen in at their end of turn, fetch your Arbiter or Mindcensor on your turn, or an additional Ghost Quarter if you've already been successful in land denial.