Im as excited as you about the newly spoiled cards, i've been hoping for a Steling Grove in MH1 and was dissapointed to don't see it, but NOW WE GOT IT! At this point i'm wondering whether to play Ideal at all, since running 4xSterling Grove will provide both protection and tutoring for our enchantments, maybe White-Green enchantress deck with Enchanted Evening + Primeval Light should be our new way to go?
I am not sure about Confinement as well. After playing a while with Nine Lives i see a huge downside over Phyrexian Unlife, and confinement shares that downside. Damage prevention can be useless against cards like Questing Beast, Shrieking Affliction, Skullcrack or Shaman of The Pack. I generally feel safer with unlife on board rather than with nine lives, although hexproof on the latter is a huge advantage. Confinement doesnt even has hexproof itself, and giving a player shroud is almost always useless with Ideal resolved.
A fresh spoiler from Strixhaven, which should be a big upgrade for our 1 card combo Enduring Ideal decks. Until recently there wasnt a good way to tutor for Ideal (at least without splashing black), but now we got one and it's only 3CMC. Now we should be able to win somehow constantly with T1 Lotus, T3 Solve the Equation and T4 Ideal.
I've been replacing Sphinx of the Final Word in my UW builds with Thryx, The Sudden Storm in my sideboards, and it's gotten to the point where I've almost maindecked one. It's a GREAT way to boost from 5 or 6 mana to a next turn uncounterable ideal in the control matchups, and the current meta is much slower. I like to get to 6 mana, pass, wait for my opponent to play something with about one counter open, then I bait the Thryx EOT and if they answer, I hope to draw into a land and win (or else all but guarantee the win, if Thryx resolves.) Or, in a pinch, often times they'll tap out for something (or put Teferi on the stack) and it feels half decent to respond with Thryx at 5 mana, and know if that top card is a 6th land you have an early uncounterable ideal. Plus, solid pressure in the air. If you're having trouble in the snow control or UW control matchup, it's a pretty solid card to consider to speed things up slightly, and give you something they absolutely must answer.
Sidenote: they often will take out their creature removal against UW Ideal, if you present enough enchantments and no creatures in game 1. This makes Thryx even better. Sphinx of the Final Wordis also a fine option but frankly, can feel a little "win-more" and expensive. Give Thryx a shot.
Would you mind posting your list? I havent play modern for quite a time and my EI deck is not updated with latest cards Thryx definitely seems like a nice addition to deck, since playing vs control is very tough. If only there was a constant way to deal with Tron :/
Are you guys thinking that it's possible to utilize Marit Lage's Slumber in EI deck? Running a few Flooded Strands and new Prismatic Vistas with a lot of snow-covered basics supported by Scrying Sheets would make one scry a lot. Having double white mana on t2 could be tough, but we can replace Runed Halo with On Thin Ice. Also note that if your Marit Lage is somehow dealt with you can return Slumber on top with Hall of Heliod's Generosity and sacrifice it once more.
Generous Gift is not bad, but i'm way more excited for this bad boy, i'm actually considering playing Emeria, some nice ETB creatures, some cycling and this. Also do you think we will get a Sterling Grove reprinted in horizons?
Anyone else exited for this new Teferi? Control is my top2 hated matchup (right after tron :P) and this would make an excelent answer in any WU ideal deck' sideboard.
Congratulations nal2! It's great to see this deck finally having some results I was trying your deck on cockatrice and i have a few questions:
-Why so many lands? Isnt 27 just too much? I often got mana flooded
-When you are siding in your angels? What kind of decks are they good answer to?
-Are you fine with having just one win-condition? If you side in RiP and draw Form then you cant basically win right?
Would you mind posting your list? I havent play modern for quite a time and my EI deck is not updated with latest cards Thryx definitely seems like a nice addition to deck, since playing vs control is very tough. If only there was a constant way to deal with Tron :/
1 Mistveil Plains
4 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7 Plains
1 Dovescape
1 Ghostly Prison
1 Greater Auramancy
4 Leyline of Sanctity
3 Phyrexian Unlife
4 Enduring Ideal
1 Oblivion Ring
4 Lotus Bloom
4 Temple of Enlightenment
2 Hallowed Fountain
1 Detention Sphere
1 Heliod, God of the Sun
2 Solemnity
3 Runed Halo
2 Sphere of Safety
1 Form of the Dragon
1 Copy Enchantment
1 Boseiju, Who Shelters All
1 Island
2 Hall of Heliod's Generosity
4 Flooded Strand
4 Spreading Seas
SB:
1 Nevermore
3 Stony Silence
2 Sacred Ground
1 Overwhelming Splendor
1 Rule of Law
1 Defense Grid
2 Grafdigger's Cage
1 Greater Auramancy
3 Silence
-Why so many lands? Isnt 27 just too much? I often got mana flooded
-When you are siding in your angels? What kind of decks are they good answer to?
-Are you fine with having just one win-condition? If you side in RiP and draw Form then you cant basically win right?