Bitterblossom has continuously been one of the strongest cards in the deck. So I have moved up to 4 copies and supplemented this with 2 sorins. This list feels the strongest of the iterations so far and my last league went 4-1 losing only to titanshift. I've cut all the card draw, apparently it isn't needed with value engines such as blossom and walkers in the deck.
The curve of discard --> blossom --> walker --> walker has been strong against almost every opposing deck.
I personally don't like the sorins as a card very much, but their role of lifegain + fast clock with blossom/souls tokens has given them a place to stay so far. The lifegain has been so relevant that even though I lost the titanshift matchup I actually won game 1 because sorin and lingering souls got me up to 38 life and scapeshift was unable to kill me.
I have also swapped my field of ruins into tec edges to hedge my tron matchups more and because with 4 drops being the upper limit it gives me a benefit during flooding out.
TL:DR Version -- My Opinions
23 lands = 4 drop maximum CMC
Bitterblossom must be at least 2 copies
Card draw doesn't seem neccessary
I agree 100% with what deaddrift said about the 2 mana draw spells and my new lists mirrors that.
This list went 3-2 but the last 3 games were 3-0 and felt strong, the first 2 losses I don't remember well they were over a week ago but I remember not getting good draws/openers. I like the new planeswalker suite because both 5's kill something or give you a strong advantage, I am starting to like Liliana the last hope as just a nice combo with fulminator out of the board and inevitability like deaddrift said. No thought about any changes going forward, obviously no decks perfect if anyone has any suggestions I'm open ears.
My 2 leagues have gone 4-1, and 1-4 in that order
major losses were to UW control, restore balance, eldrazi tron everything else seems pretty evenly matched so far
The cards in the deck im not happy with are elspeth and ob nix, definitely thinking about making them another 3 mana gideon and liliana. Also, making gideon jura into another gideon, ally of zendikar seems in my mind to be stronger as well.
The maindeck relics were very strong against the 2 storm decks i beat but i dont know if i still want 3 maindeck going forward. path to exiles would have been very nice to have against the tron decks i lost too.
My question is I dont really know where to go further with this deck atm, i dont like liliana last hope at all, she doesnt strike me as a card that wins the bad match ups. Cutting baneslayer angel is maybe why my eldrazi tron matchup felt weak as that card is probably very good until they all is dust. Im also thinking about dropping to 23 lands because even with the walls and nights whisper I was flooding out a lot.
If anyone has any suggestions to improve this current list let me know! Thanks
The curve of discard --> blossom --> walker --> walker has been strong against almost every opposing deck.
I personally don't like the sorins as a card very much, but their role of lifegain + fast clock with blossom/souls tokens has given them a place to stay so far. The lifegain has been so relevant that even though I lost the titanshift matchup I actually won game 1 because sorin and lingering souls got me up to 38 life and scapeshift was unable to kill me.
I have also swapped my field of ruins into tec edges to hedge my tron matchups more and because with 4 drops being the upper limit it gives me a benefit during flooding out.
TL:DR Version -- My Opinions
23 lands = 4 drop maximum CMC
Bitterblossom must be at least 2 copies
Card draw doesn't seem neccessary
My deck,
4 Concealed Courtyard
1 Isolated Chapel
1 Godless Shrine
4 Marsh Flats
3 Plains
3 Swamp
4 Shambling Vent
2 Tectonic Edge
1 Fetid Heath
Planeswalkers (11)
3 Gideon of the Trials
3 Liliana of the Veil
1 Liliana, the Last Hope
2 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
2 Sorin, Solemn Visitor
2 Wall of Omens
Spells (20)
4 Fatal Push
2 Path to Exile
3 Inquisition of Kozilek
3 Thoughtseize
1 Collective Brutality
4 Lingering Souls
2 Damnation
1 Wrath of God
Enchantments (4)
4 Bitterblossom
2 Surgical Extraction
1 Collective Brutality
3 Rest in Peace
3 Stony Silence
3 Fulminator Mage
1 Flaying Tendrils
2 Anguished Unmaking
This list went 3-2 but the last 3 games were 3-0 and felt strong, the first 2 losses I don't remember well they were over a week ago but I remember not getting good draws/openers. I like the new planeswalker suite because both 5's kill something or give you a strong advantage, I am starting to like Liliana the last hope as just a nice combo with fulminator out of the board and inevitability like deaddrift said. No thought about any changes going forward, obviously no decks perfect if anyone has any suggestions I'm open ears.
My deck,
4 Concealed Courtyard
1 Isolated Chapel
1 Godless Shrine
4 Marsh Flats
3 Plains
3 Swamp
4 Shambling Vent
2 Field of Ruin
1 Fetid Heath
Planeswalkers (11)
3 Gideon of the Trials
3 Liliana of the Veil
1 Liliana, the Last Hope
2 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
1 Gideon Jura
1 Ob Nixilis Reignited
3 Wall of Omens
Spells (22)
4 Fatal Push
2 Path to Exile
3 Inquisition of Kozilek
3 Thoughtseize
1 Collective Brutality
2 Night's Whisper
4 Lingering Souls
2 Damnation
1 Wrath of God
Artifacts (1)
1 Relic of Progenitus
1 Surgical Extraction
1 Disenchant
1 Collective Brutality
2 Rest in Peace
1 Runed Halo
3 Stony Silence
3 Fulminator Mage
1 Flaying Tendrils
1 Anguished Unmaking
1 Thoughtseize
My deck,
4 Concealed Courtyard
1 Godless Shrine
4 Marsh Flats
4 Plains
4 Swamp
4 Shambling Vent
3 Field of Ruin
Planeswalkers
2 Gideon of the Trials
2 Liliana of the Veil
1 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
1 Gideon Jura
1 Ob Nixilis Reignited
1 Elspeth, Sun's Champion
3 Wall of Omens
Spells
4 Fatal Push
3 Inquisition of Kozilek
3 Thoughtseize
1 Collective Brutality
4 Night's Whisper
4 Lingering Souls
2 Damnation
1 Wrath of God
Artifacts
3 Relic of Progenitus
1 Surgical Extraction
1 Celestial Purge
1 Collective Brutality
2 Kor Firewalker
1 Rest in Peace
2 Runed Halo
2 Stony Silence
3 Fulminator Mage
1 Timely Reinforcements
1 Fracturing Gust
My 2 leagues have gone 4-1, and 1-4 in that order
major losses were to UW control, restore balance, eldrazi tron everything else seems pretty evenly matched so far
The cards in the deck im not happy with are elspeth and ob nix, definitely thinking about making them another 3 mana gideon and liliana. Also, making gideon jura into another gideon, ally of zendikar seems in my mind to be stronger as well.
The maindeck relics were very strong against the 2 storm decks i beat but i dont know if i still want 3 maindeck going forward. path to exiles would have been very nice to have against the tron decks i lost too.
My question is I dont really know where to go further with this deck atm, i dont like liliana last hope at all, she doesnt strike me as a card that wins the bad match ups. Cutting baneslayer angel is maybe why my eldrazi tron matchup felt weak as that card is probably very good until they all is dust. Im also thinking about dropping to 23 lands because even with the walls and nights whisper I was flooding out a lot.
If anyone has any suggestions to improve this current list let me know! Thanks