*Feels really bad to not have a Painful Truths in a 3 color, grind oriented deck, especially without white for souls. What to cut for it is a lot less clear
I REALLY like the idea of Painful Truths in the 75 somewhere. Is there a reason it's not already? What could we cut? It seems like it does everything we want it too, gives us cards and pumps the shadow.
I am, and I've even considered running more to be honest. That's how bad I feel when he counters an important creature drop that I desperately need to stabilize. I'm going to move to running 2 kira MB as opposed to 2 clique to help with the issue.
Also, Vapor Snag, and Harbinger are just absolute trash in this match-up due to everything having some type of ETB effect. Spreading Sea's/Claim is also tough here because he's already on Islands so it virtually does nothing.
Hey there. The Bant deck isn't really a combo list, it uses Snapcaster mage to reuse counterspells/path of exile, goyf, resto angel, kitchen finks, & eternal witness to reuse cards in the 'yard, and just generally beat me down, while using things like mana leak, crpytic command, to stall my gameplan. It's basically bant midrange.
The jeskai list I'm not to sure on I have to see if my buddy has a list.
Hey guys. New Merfolk player here. Recently got into modern with 2 of my best friends and decided Fish was the deck for me! I've been watching a lot of Nikachu's videos to learn the deck and some of the more advanced plays, and it's been great so far. However I'm struggling against my friends who play Controlish type decks so I'm looking for some help there.
We haven't started going to tournaments yet, so I can't tell you what my meta will look like, (although through videos and research I have an idea sort of what to be on the lookout for), but right now I'm looking for MB/SB options just to beat my friends in kitchen table games. One of them plays a Bant list, relying on kitchen finks, restoration angel, and goyfs etc. The counterspells really hurt me here, and it's hard to answer his sticky creatures. My other friend plays a Jeskai list that is much more control oriented, and has a lot of sweepers/counter magic.
I'm extremely inexperienced still, but I'm wondering if anyone has some hard and fast tips or SB cards that really help against the control match-up.
Thanks!
Edit: Will post my list later when I am home from work.
I REALLY like the idea of Painful Truths in the 75 somewhere. Is there a reason it's not already? What could we cut? It seems like it does everything we want it too, gives us cards and pumps the shadow.
Edit: In reply to @oPoptartz
Also, Vapor Snag, and Harbinger are just absolute trash in this match-up due to everything having some type of ETB effect. Spreading Sea's/Claim is also tough here because he's already on Islands so it virtually does nothing.
The jeskai list I'm not to sure on I have to see if my buddy has a list.
We haven't started going to tournaments yet, so I can't tell you what my meta will look like, (although through videos and research I have an idea sort of what to be on the lookout for), but right now I'm looking for MB/SB options just to beat my friends in kitchen table games. One of them plays a Bant list, relying on kitchen finks, restoration angel, and goyfs etc. The counterspells really hurt me here, and it's hard to answer his sticky creatures. My other friend plays a Jeskai list that is much more control oriented, and has a lot of sweepers/counter magic.
I'm extremely inexperienced still, but I'm wondering if anyone has some hard and fast tips or SB cards that really help against the control match-up.
Thanks!
Edit: Will post my list later when I am home from work.