I like how the Crawler deals damage to all the opponents; this can be another win condition. I was looking for a replacement for Blatant Thievery, which has been underwhelming because of its high casting cost to reward lately.
So lately I've wanted to build a mono-blue deck, mostly because I play a lot of aggro and wanted to switch things up. I found Jon Finkel's list from the 1998 US Nationals where he placed 3rd, and fell in love with it.
I was wondering if there were better choices for some of the cards now. I know Force of Will and maybe Morphling would fit better, but I don't have them and it's a little out of my price range.
I was wondering what you thought about the new cards from Mirrodin Besieged, like Praetor's Counsel and Green Sun's Zenith. It seems like green is getting some strong stuff, I don't know if there would even be room in the deck.
@Lunar: Thanks for the info, I think I like your idea of the 2/2 split and cutting down the blazes for a couple Koths. My meta is pretty random but lately control has a major presence so Koth will help a lot.
Hey guys, this is the straightforward design I'm currently messing with, I'd like to include Plated Geopede and a couple of Koth's but I can't figure out what to take out. Any suggestions would be awesome.... thanks!
I'm in the process of putting together a Maga deck myself, and with very little EDH experience I was hoping to get a few pointers for the deck and things I absolutely have to know when playing mono black control, like what you tend to aggressively tutor for, or just an overall gameplan you have when playing the deck.
Good job on the deck man it looks really impressive!
The 1-of Jace 2.0 and BSA is due to me happening to own them, but so far in playtesting it seems solid. I recently switched to this deck from RDW, so if you guys could give me a few pointers that would be awesome. Thanks!
No problem. I'd also suggest Arcanis the Omnipotent, he can combo out with Mind over Matter and hey, he's a wizard.
Thanks for the information, the primer should help a lot.
I was wondering if there were better choices for some of the cards now. I know Force of Will and maybe Morphling would fit better, but I don't have them and it's a little out of my price range.
Here is Finkel's decklist for reference:
17 Island
4 Quicksand
Creatures
3 Man-O'-War
4 Ophidian
1 Silver Wyvern
3 Tradewind Rider
Spells
2 Capsize
4 Counterspell
3 Forbid
4 Impulse
4 Legacy's Allure
2 Mana Leak
4 Whisper's of the Muse
4 Sapphire Medallion
1 Disrupt
2 Hydroblast
2 Meekstone
2 Null Rod
3 Phyrexian Furnace
3 Suq'Ata Firewalker
I was wondering what you thought about the new cards from Mirrodin Besieged, like Praetor's Counsel and Green Sun's Zenith. It seems like green is getting some strong stuff, I don't know if there would even be room in the deck.
4 Figure of Destiny
4 Goblin Guide
4 Hellspark Elemental
4 Ball Lightning
4 Hell's Thunder
Spells
4 Lightning Bolt
4 Flame Javelin
4 Burst Lightning
4 Searing Blaze
4 Arid Mesa
4 Scalding Tarn
4 Teetering Peaks
12 Mountain
4 Volcanic Fallout
3 Leyline of Punishment
3 Goblin Ruinblaster
2 Manabarbs
2 Arc Trail
1 Mark of Mutiny
I'm in the process of putting together a Maga deck myself, and with very little EDH experience I was hoping to get a few pointers for the deck and things I absolutely have to know when playing mono black control, like what you tend to aggressively tutor for, or just an overall gameplan you have when playing the deck.
Good job on the deck man it looks really impressive!
4 Wall of Omens
3 Sun Titan
1 Baneslayer Angel
Spells
4 Jace Beleren
1 Jace, the Mind Sculptor
4 Mana Leak
3 Cancel
2 Negate
3 Spreading Seas
3 Path to Exile
3 Day of Judgment
3 Oblivion Ring
4 Celestial Colonnade
4 Glacial Fortress
4 Sejiri Refuge
4 Tectonic Edge
5 Island
5 Plains
1 Path to Exile
2 Luminarch Ascencion
2 Essence Scatter
4 Flashfreeze
3 Kor Firewalker
3 Celestial Purge
The 1-of Jace 2.0 and BSA is due to me happening to own them, but so far in playtesting it seems solid. I recently switched to this deck from RDW, so if you guys could give me a few pointers that would be awesome. Thanks!