@Rotax94 welcome! I have played WB E&T, the Aggro Scourge/Serum Powder version, and this processors deck. I find that this deck is the most fun. Games are always feeling very competitive, tho E&T seems to post the better results. I honestly don't know if this is due to so many more people playing that version, but I feel E&T is better positioned. Hope you enjoy it.
I know the LGS - very good players and good sized events. Very competitive. Interesting to see a more controllish version using Blight Herder instead of Smasher.
@deathandcatmix I agree with the comment from SpinifexV regarding difficulty with Blight Herder with this deck, but I am thinking about giving it a try. I think even minimally, having the Scions to generate mana help with our LD strategy. I also play WB Eldrazi Processors. While there it is easier to get the exiled cards, I have still found that Smasher has been better in order to get damage through. Herder being blocked by a token is just painful!
Saw this list by Jason Lu placed 14th at SCG Charlotte yesterday, losing last match to the Simic Merfolk deck that would have gotten him into top 8. https://www.mtggoldfish.com/deck/794536#paper
I would really like to understand matchups and thinking around his play. I am particularly interested to hear when and how he used Chalice of the Void given the significant number of 1-drops in the deck and general curve.
I am into this deck, but have been very unhappy with results and not sure how much is me vs current general meta. I find almost every game is competitive, but just not enough to get the wins. So been playing WB Eldrazi & Taxes lately. Getting better results but find it less fun. Any thoughts welcome.
That Abzan version looks sweet! yes, need to see about the mana. Also think it could support a couple Stranglers given the synergy with the Scavenging Ooze...
I tested the deck last night with some friends. Played against Grixis DS, UW Control, WB Prowess, and Esper Gifts Vengeance. The deck did alright in a bunch of games, but I found it to not be as impactful overall as WB Processors. I used Displacer mostly to either tap opponent's creatures or remove tokens. Of course Scooze was great against the Vengeance deck, gobbling up all sorts of stuff in the graveyard, but is so weak to Fatal Push. Even Displacer took a beating on the Push front after blinking away an opponent's token - so not great value. Will test some more though, as I think Abrupt Decay is super right now and Smasher is unbelievable when attacking alone with 2 Hierarch's on the field.
That Abzan version looks sweet! yes, need to see about the mana. Also think it could support a couple Stranglers given the synergy with the Scavenging Ooze...
@schuppius, thanks for the write-up! I appreciate the frustration that a mid-range deck faces in the current meta. I too really enjoy playing the deck tho I too realize it is not as competitive as say, Eldrazi & Taxes or other Tier 1/2 decks. I have been following the Colorless Eldrazi Stompy thread to see exactly about bringing in a bit more aggro and have been toying with the idea of either Endless One or Eternal Scourge, or even Eldrazi Mimic. I don't play Copter and not sure what I would cut, though, besides the 2 Displacers I have MB. I can't really see upping the number of creatures so as to not dilute the hand disruption/removal elements..... Would welcome any other ideas.
@hanktheobesedog, I would trim both Stranglers or -1 Strangler & -1 Aven or Sin Collector. Depends on what you know about the opposition decks you will face.
Last week I went to a smallish tourney and decided on taking Processors with me after a long time without playing the deck.
Knowing most of the people there, I expected to find a couple of people on Tron (Eldrazi and/or Mono U) and Death Shadow, with a possible mix of R/G Ponza, Living End, D&T and Merfolk among the rest of the field. Of all of those, I ended not playing against them with the exception of the Merfolk and D&T players.
Round 2: Death & Taxes
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G2: I don't remember this game that well and my notes don't say much. I boarded the Wraths for his creatures and the Stony Silences for his vials, going down on Relics, and exchanged the Wastes for the Cavern of Souls.
Hi. Congratulations on the results and thanks for the comprehensive write-up, which is very helpful. I am not sure if there is a typo in your decklist given that you had a Wastes that you brought in during matches, but isn't listed in the deck list? On the sideboard, how much of what you included was based on your knowledge of the meta? Would you sideboard differently for an unknown meta or say a PPTQ or GP, or MTGO league? Also, I am on the fence about using Anguished Unmaking. When do you bring it in?
For WB Eldarzi Taxes version I am interested int he comments above (for mono-W) about using Phyrexian Revoker. Anyone trying it out in WB version in flex spot (instead of say Bob, Splicer, Mirran Crusader, Thraben Inspector, etc)?
http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=116775
http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=116777 (Same pilot took almost identical deck to top 16 in NJ Open in 2016)
I know the LGS - very good players and good sized events. Very competitive. Interesting to see a more controllish version using Blight Herder instead of Smasher.
Also saw this one: http://sales.starcitygames.com//deckdatabase/displaydeck.php?DeckID=116752.
4 Concealed Courtyard
4 Caves of Koilos
4 Eldrazi Temple
4 Ghost Quarter
1 Godless Shrine
2 Shambling Vent
1 Swamp
2 Plains
Creatures (29)
2 Dark Confidant
4 Leonin Arbiter
3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
4 Tidehollow Sculler
4 Eldrazi Displacer
4 Flickerwisp
4 Thought-Knot Seer
3 Wasteland Strangler
1 Reality Smasher
4 Path to Exile
4 Aether Vial
1 Fatal Push
2 Blessed Alliance
1 Leonin Relic-Warder
2 Burrenton Forge-Tender
3 Stony Silence
2 Rest in Peace
2 Orzhov Pontiff
2 Selfless Spirit
1 Grafdigger's Cage
@deathandcatmix I agree with the comment from SpinifexV regarding difficulty with Blight Herder with this deck, but I am thinking about giving it a try. I think even minimally, having the Scions to generate mana help with our LD strategy. I also play WB Eldrazi Processors. While there it is easier to get the exiled cards, I have still found that Smasher has been better in order to get damage through. Herder being blocked by a token is just painful!
I would really like to understand matchups and thinking around his play. I am particularly interested to hear when and how he used Chalice of the Void given the significant number of 1-drops in the deck and general curve.
I am into this deck, but have been very unhappy with results and not sure how much is me vs current general meta. I find almost every game is competitive, but just not enough to get the wins. So been playing WB Eldrazi & Taxes lately. Getting better results but find it less fun. Any thoughts welcome.
Hi. Congratulations on the results and thanks for the comprehensive write-up, which is very helpful. I am not sure if there is a typo in your decklist given that you had a Wastes that you brought in during matches, but isn't listed in the deck list? On the sideboard, how much of what you included was based on your knowledge of the meta? Would you sideboard differently for an unknown meta or say a PPTQ or GP, or MTGO league? Also, I am on the fence about using Anguished Unmaking. When do you bring it in?
thanks again!