Congrats on the 4-0. I have also been considering including a couple of 2 mana counter in main. I was thinking of mana leak instead if deprive because UU and bouncing a land can pretty rough at times.
My question is, would mana leak have achieved the same results as deprive everytime you casted it in the tournament? Around what percentage of times would deprive counter something that mana leak couldn't in your experience?
I want to try to play 2 copies of Death's Shadow in place of the Young Pyromancers. Do you guys think some number of Thoughtseize's are necessary in the main board in order to support the Death's Shadows. Or is the Fetch + Shock Lands is sufficient enough?
Hello everyone, first time poster here. I have been lurking around the UWR control thread because I decided to dive into the Jeskai archetype, more specifically the Resto-Kiki combo, after the Twin banning. (May Splinter Twin rest in peace ) Though it seems that many of the posters there want to keep the thread just focused on pure control, which is fine I guess.
Anyways, after testing this deck for about over a week at my LGS I think this type of deck has real potential. I played against a lot of different types of decks like; Burn, Jeskai Control, Jeskai Delver, Goblins, Elves, Abzan and etc. Did not play against Tron or Eldrazi yet so I am not sure how the match up is. I wouldn't say I am an expert at piloting this deck, but I did definitely learned a lot.
This is my deck list that I have testing and I think I am going to make some changes.
I think Wall of Omens is not that really good here. Yes, it cantrips and is a 0/4 blocker, but the thing is that it can only be a blocker. A lot of times when I was playing I cast wall of omens on turn 2 or 3 and then it just sits there doing nothing. There were so many instances where I wished Wall of Omens was something else just so that I can attack and progress the game or it can trade with a creature instead of just bouncing off each other. Cantripping is nice and blinking with Resto is nice too, but I think that its is just to slow and doesn't really progress the game.
So instead I think that maybe Kitchen Finks could replace Wall of Omens. Kitchen Finks does not cantrip, but it does gain you some life, which can be huge against aggressive decks, and its a resilient attacker and blocker that can put some pressure on the opponent. It also provides some nice synergy with Resto and/or Kiki. Though the double white could potentially be an issue.
Geist of Saint Traft is an option as well, since it can provide a fast clock, but I think Geist is more vulnerable than Kitchen Finks. It can easily be blocked by so many creatures and does not have an ETB effect, so it does not synergize well with Resto/Kiki. Because of this I think Kitchen Finks is the superior option.
Considering that I am going to lose some card draw without wall of omens I think I am going to cut Dispel and Sphinx and put in 2 Think Twice for some card advantage. Maybe cutting dispel is a mistake, but I seen a lot of successful lists without it so I am willing to try not playing it. Sphinx's Revelation is I think a fairly easy cut because it is such a late game card and often times it is just a dead card in my hand.
So, those are my thoughts about this deck after play testing for a short while. Any constructive criticism would be well appreciated. Thanks for reading.
My question is, would mana leak have achieved the same results as deprive everytime you casted it in the tournament? Around what percentage of times would deprive counter something that mana leak couldn't in your experience?
Anyways, after testing this deck for about over a week at my LGS I think this type of deck has real potential. I played against a lot of different types of decks like; Burn, Jeskai Control, Jeskai Delver, Goblins, Elves, Abzan and etc. Did not play against Tron or Eldrazi yet so I am not sure how the match up is. I wouldn't say I am an expert at piloting this deck, but I did definitely learned a lot.
This is my deck list that I have testing and I think I am going to make some changes.
2 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
4 Restoration Angel
4 Snapcaster Mage
1 Vendilion Clique
3 Wall of Omens
Spells: 22
1 Cryptic Command
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Path to Exile
2 Lightning Helix
2 Electrolyze
3 Mana Leak
2 Remand
2 Spell Snare
1 Sphinx's Revelation
1 Dispel
4 Flooded Strand
3 Scalding Tarns
1 Arid Mesa
2 Steam Vents
2 Sacred Foundry
1 Hallowed Fountain
3 Celestial Colonnade
1 Cascade Bluffs
1 Desolate Lighthouse
3 Island
1 Mountain
1 Plains
1 Sulfur Falls
1 Anger of the Gods
3 Crumble to Dust
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Negate
2 Timely Reinforcements
1 Rest in Peace
2 Stony Silence
1 Keranos, God of Storms
1 Supreme Verdict
1 Spellskite
1 Wear / Tear
I think Wall of Omens is not that really good here. Yes, it cantrips and is a 0/4 blocker, but the thing is that it can only be a blocker. A lot of times when I was playing I cast wall of omens on turn 2 or 3 and then it just sits there doing nothing. There were so many instances where I wished Wall of Omens was something else just so that I can attack and progress the game or it can trade with a creature instead of just bouncing off each other. Cantripping is nice and blinking with Resto is nice too, but I think that its is just to slow and doesn't really progress the game.
So instead I think that maybe Kitchen Finks could replace Wall of Omens. Kitchen Finks does not cantrip, but it does gain you some life, which can be huge against aggressive decks, and its a resilient attacker and blocker that can put some pressure on the opponent. It also provides some nice synergy with Resto and/or Kiki. Though the double white could potentially be an issue.
Geist of Saint Traft is an option as well, since it can provide a fast clock, but I think Geist is more vulnerable than Kitchen Finks. It can easily be blocked by so many creatures and does not have an ETB effect, so it does not synergize well with Resto/Kiki. Because of this I think Kitchen Finks is the superior option.
Considering that I am going to lose some card draw without wall of omens I think I am going to cut Dispel and Sphinx and put in 2 Think Twice for some card advantage. Maybe cutting dispel is a mistake, but I seen a lot of successful lists without it so I am willing to try not playing it. Sphinx's Revelation is I think a fairly easy cut because it is such a late game card and often times it is just a dead card in my hand.
So, those are my thoughts about this deck after play testing for a short while. Any constructive criticism would be well appreciated. Thanks for reading.