OK so which should I run, Stoic Rebuttal or Glen Elendra Archmage? Both have their merits, but I think that Stoic is better as Archmage basically costs 5 CMC to use.
Also how do you feel about Force of Will? I know its card disadvantage, but in a pinch it can do serious work. I'm debating on running Rewind vs FoW.
OK guys to start things off I scrapped by mono blue Sakashima deck to build Ertai, the Corrupted(I also have Merieke so I can switch between generals, I may make her a permanent addition to the deck). The Sakashima deck was mostly a steal stuff deck. I would like to carry this over into Ertai. I just made this from what I had, so I am expecting alot of cards to improve it. I'd like to keep it budget, but if I have to spend on bigger stuff I can. I know I want more token generators and untap effects like Penmin's Aura. Also some cards are just filler and I plan on replacing them. If anyone has played Ertai before and can help me balance the counter ratio that wuld be great. May have too many fatties/win cons. I will be adding tutors once i get my hands on them. Bonus points for cards that work for both Merieke and Ertai. The lands I can figure out later.
Here is what I got so far. Once enough suggestions have come in I will update the list. Also, stuff with * is on the chopping block.
How do you feel about Cryptic Command as a counterspell? Its extremely versatile, but UUU may be hard to get to with a deck running so many lands that don't tap for U.
OK thanks buddy. I have made revisions to my list and I will make a couple more changes as well. I'll post the updated list soon and I hope you can give me feedback. =)
Are you allowed to judge a FNM event while playing in it? We were discussing this and were not sure. Someone brought up that if someone does this, then everyone who is playing at the event has to forfeit their planeswalker points for the event. Is this correct?
OK I have wondered this for a while and I'd like to know the answer. Say its my first main phase and I play a forest, but I wanna take it back. Can I do so? This is without tapping it or changing phases. In my playgroup I usually let it slide but I would like to know for tournaments.
I think that Lotus may be better because it basically defend itself. If it hits the board you can tap it for mana to pay for a counterspell to stop removal. Caged Sun can't do this, unless you have excess lands to tap.
Also how do you feel about Force of Will? I know its card disadvantage, but in a pinch it can do serious work. I'm debating on running Rewind vs FoW.
Here is what I got so far. Once enough suggestions have come in I will update the list. Also, stuff with * is on the chopping block.
1 Ertai, the Corrupted / Merieke Ri Berit
Creatures, 14
1 Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
1 Obzedat, Ghost Council
1 Magister Sphinx
1 Stormtide Leviathan
1 Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
1 Sun Titan *
1 Inkwell Leviathan
1 Sen Triplets
1 Luminate Primordial
1 Medomi the Ageless
1 Erebos, God of the Dead
1 Memnarch
1 Hex Parasite*
Ertai Fodder/Generators, 4
1 Heliod, God of the Sun
1 Reassembling Skeleton
1 Myr Turbine
1 Pestermite
Artifacts, 2
1 Sol Ring
1 Elixir of Immortality
1 Counterspell
1 Render Silent
1 Last Word
1 Hinder
1 Spell Crumple
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Desertion
1 Spelljack
1 Rewind
1 Dissipate
1 Glen Elendra Archmage
1 Stoic Rebuttal
Removal, 10
1 Balck Sun's Zenith
1 Return to Dust
1 Supreme Verdict
1 Wrath of God
1 Unmake
1 Path to Exile
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Capsize
1 Unsummon *
1 Cyclonic Rift
1 Freed from the Real
Draw/CA/Tutors, 5
1 Brainstorm
1 Staff of Nin
1 Jace's Ingenuity
1 Ancestral Vision
1 Esper Charm
Steal, 10
1 Animate Dead
1 Blatant Theivery
1 Legacy's Allure *
1 Gather Specimens
1 Dominate *
1 Grave Betrayal
1 Volition Reins
1 Control Magic
1 Treachery
1 Confiscate
Stuff I know I want to add/brainstorming
Penmin's Aura
Darksteel Plate
Bitterblossom
Lightning Greaves
Wispersilk Cloak
Sorin, Lord of Innistrad
Mobilization
Springjack Pasture
Elspeth Tirel
Kjeldoran Outpost
+ Sensei's Divining Top
EDIT: Also fixed a typo.
2. NM Judge Crucible of Worlds- 80
3. NM Book Promo Mana Crypt - 80(I think)
4. NM Judge Flooded Strand - 140
5. NM Foil Bloodstained Mire - 70
6-9. Playset of altered Sensei's Diving Tops 45-50 each
10. Full art altered Dralnu, Lich Lord - 25