I've been running a w/b control deck over the last couple of months that has been doing very very well.
the basic premise of the deck is to keep everything off the field, while i ramp up into my late game enders.. in testing, i have good matchups against just about every deck in the format, with exception to Vensur control... that is one damn tough matchup
Torpor orb, nevermore, and a foray of other cards can keep pod decks in check. That being said how bout we cut it out with the pissing contest. And give suggestions to the deck instead of trying to slam it
Testing so far i have defeated my fair share of pod decks. I will agree that snapcaster loves a home in here. However. Not as a 4 of.. 2-3 is more then enough
I'm liking the snapcaster interactions with ponder, and dismember etc. it has some fun combat tricks, and deck digging with sun titan he's just crazy
4 stalkers probably isn't needed. however i'm keeping it there for the time being until i get to play test more extensively. we might find ourselves cutting this down by 1 or 2 in favor of another creature, or spell.
my question for you.. would you put in snapcaster mage instead of phantasmal images? i see bringing back your instants and sorcery spells being pretty big.. effectively adding an additional 2 of anything you'd need at instant speed seems pretty huge. as much as i like the images, sun titan is already bringing back anything in the deck creature wise besides angelic destiny.
Destinies work on either geist or stalker or crusader...primary target is a geist tho. Maybe move off the images. Toss in 2 dismember. And add an extra sun titan.
the basic premise of the deck is to keep everything off the field, while i ramp up into my late game enders.. in testing, i have good matchups against just about every deck in the format, with exception to Vensur control... that is one damn tough matchup
the deck looks like the following
3 vault of the archangel
2 evolving wilds
4 isolated chapel
9 plains
6 swamps
Creatures: 4
2 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
2 Grave Titan
Spells: 26
2 Curse of Death's Hold
3 Day of Judgment
3 Terminus
3 Entreat the Angels
3 Oblivion Ring
4 Lingering Souls
4 Sphere of the Suns
4 Pristine Talisman
3 Gideon Jura
2 Elspeth Tirel
1 Karn Libertated
3 Devine Offering
3 Nihil Spellbomb
2 Go for the Throat
2 Tragic Slip
2 Norn's Annex
3 Timely Reinforcments
Norn's Annex was something i was messing around with against r/g aggro, and shockingly works pretty well.
as for my overall record, i'm sitting at 20-2, and for game day went undefeated taking top spot in the tournament.
overall i'm pretty happy with the deck.
as for my deck. i made some changes to the side... removing dismembers for an additional spellskites. wolf run tests last night showed very favorable.
tested against get're dungrove with the wolf run package and that tested favorable as well.
solar flare i completely man handled.
township tokens, and planeswalker control have been somewhat tough matchups as is mageblade.. but very doable.
4 mirran crusader
4 geist of saint traft
3 hero of bladehold
3 snapcaster mage
Spells
4 ponder
3 gitaxian probe
4 angelic destiny
3 sword of war and peace
3 mana leak
4 seachrome coast
4 glacial fortress
3 moorland haunt
8 plains
6 island
2 dismember
3 revoke existence
2 day of judgment
3 surgical extraction
2 spellskite
3 timely reinforcements
let me bounce the following off of you guys.
4 champion of the parish
3 snapcaster mage
4 mirran crusader
4 gesit of saint traft
3 grand abolisher
2 hero of bladehold
spells: 16
4 honor of the pure
4 midnight haunting
3 sword of war and peace
2 sword of feast and famine
3 angelic destiny
4 glacial fortress
4 seachrome coast
4 moorland haunt
8 plains
4 islands
2 dismemeber
4 revoke existence
2 stony silence
4 timely reinforcements
3 ??
let me know what you think...
it seems to have some nice potential on paper.
Testing so far i have defeated my fair share of pod decks. I will agree that snapcaster loves a home in here. However. Not as a 4 of.. 2-3 is more then enough
Yeah. Did well against puresteel, mono blue architect, mono green dungrove, and a rdw varient. Didnt see anyone with caw blade to test against
4 stalkers probably isn't needed. however i'm keeping it there for the time being until i get to play test more extensively. we might find ourselves cutting this down by 1 or 2 in favor of another creature, or spell.
so far i'm liking the feel of the deck a lot.
my question for you.. would you put in snapcaster mage instead of phantasmal images? i see bringing back your instants and sorcery spells being pretty big.. effectively adding an additional 2 of anything you'd need at instant speed seems pretty huge. as much as i like the images, sun titan is already bringing back anything in the deck creature wise besides angelic destiny.
updated list would look like the following
4 Invisible Stalker
2 Snapcaster Mage
3 Geist of Saint Traft
3 Mirran Crusader
2 Sun Titan
Spells: 21
4 Ponder
4 Mana Leak
2 Dismember
1 Negate
2 Sword of War and Peace
2 Sword of Feast and Famine
3 Angelic Destiny
2 Oblivion Ring
2 Gideon Jura
5 Island'
6 Plains
4 Seachrome Coast
4 Glacial Fortress
1 Moorland Haunt
4 Inkmoth Nexus
3 Revoke Existance
2 Oblivion Ring
1 Sword of Body and Mind
2 Nihil Spellbomb
2 Steel Sabotage
3 Timely Reinforcements
2 Torpor Orb
i think i'm almost finalized on this setup
3 geist of saint traft
3 mirran crusader
2 snapcaster mage
3 phantasmal image
1 sun titan
4 mana leak
2 negate
3 angelic destiny
2 curiosity
2 sword of war and peace
2 sword of feast and famine
4 gitaxian probe
6 plains
6 islands
4 glacial fortress
4 seachrome coast
4 inkmoth nexus
1 moorland haunt