Obviously Ponder and Preordian need to be replaced, but I think the deck is fairly competitive now. Korlash can enable a turn five Cruel Ultimatum in Magical Christmas Land, which is pretty cool.
I don't like dimir house guard in there, there are better 4 drops out there, and if you're going to use it for its transmute, there are way better cards out there, like perplexmerchant's scroll or even mystical teachings.
The more and more I play this deck, the more and more I miss a recurring source of card advantage. Hell, I'm half tempted to play Phyrexian Arena just to have extra cards.
Actually.... that's not a terrible sideboard card for the control mirror. Thoughts?
The main problem I have is with the finishers, I control the game until my opponent have some like 2 cards in hand and one or two little dudes. So we both start just drawing and passing the turn, until one of us drop some big dude (probabibly will get countered too).
What I want to say is, I don't have the wincon or the big dude on the RIGHT TIME. Of course being on late-game is good for me, but I could win the game before if I had the right finisher.
I'm finding myself in a similar situation as of late. It seems to be difficult sometimes to close out the game entirely. Having them on a hard lock is fine, but I just can't seem to capitalize on it.
The main problem I have is with the finishers, I control the game until my opponent have some like 2 cards in hand and one or two little dudes. So we both start just drawing and passing the turn, until one of us drop some big dude (probabibly will get countered too).
What I want to say is, I don't have the wincon or the big dude on the RIGHT TIME. Of course being on late-game is good for me, but I could win the game before if I had the right finisher.
Oh yeah, I play Cruel Control - 4cc, not grixis
Vendilion clique + more card draw will fix that problem
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Consacrated Sphinx maybe ?
Or for instants/sorceries, Tidings or Jace's Ingenuity ?
CS is ok, but no better than any other threats that we have. Tidings and J-I are way to expensive to really do much work. Vendilion clique has helped me a lot with 4 esper charm, and 2 mulldrifter. I also run 3 ultimatums.
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Whats going on your meta ? Here I have lots of aggro/combo creatures, elves, zoo, ts, etc. So because of that I run 3 Plumeveils, but I'm thinking of using their slots for Mulldrifters/CS/Draw/Tutor Engine.
Also, for mass-removal I run 1 Damnation + 1 Firespout + 1 Consume the Meek + 1 Black Zenith, thinking of adding +1 ***.
I think the deck would work alright. Not sure if I want inferno titans or the sphinxs in there. Thoughts?
Maybe some serum visions instead of something else?
I think the deck would work alright. Not sure if I want inferno titans or the sphinxs in there. Thoughts?
Maybe some serum visions instead of something else?
No, this deck will work far from alright. You are running way too much top end and way too few lands. You might be a control deck (which encourages strong top end), but you certainly don't need 6 6-drops, 2 7-drops, and 2 8-drops.
I think the deck would work alright. Not sure if I want inferno titans or the sphinxs in there. Thoughts?
Maybe some serum visions instead of something else?
I would do what dagarver said except I would also cut solemns.
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Why cut the solemns? It gets me a turn 5 titan / WCE or turn 6 cruel???
I agree with the above statements but im waiting for think twice from innistrad atm.
Because solemn is bad. Its a 4 mana rampant growth. I know it has upsides to rampant growth, but its not worth the mana. Plus taping out against some decks means you lose fyi.
Think twice is a reprint just so you know.
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2 Swamp
2 Island
1 Mountain
4 Marsh Flats
3 Watery Grave
3 Blood Crypt
1 Steam Vents
4 Drowned Catacomb
3 Dragonskull Summit
2 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
4 Korlash, Heir to Blackblade
3 Dimir House Guard
Sorceries:
4 Preordain
4 Rise // Fall
4 Thoughtseize
3 Cruel Ultimatum
2 Damnation
1 Concentrate
Instants:
4 Terminate
4 Remand
2 Tendrils of Corruption
3 Slagstorm
3 Wipe Away
3 Cryptic Command
1 Mindbreak Trap
1 Dimir House Guard
1 Leyline of the Void
1 Night of Souls' Betrayal
1 Sowing Salt
1 Ponder
Obviously Ponder and Preordian need to be replaced, but I think the deck is fairly competitive now. Korlash can enable a turn five Cruel Ultimatum in Magical Christmas Land, which is pretty cool.
What do you guys think of Korlash Kontrol? xP
Actually.... that's not a terrible sideboard card for the control mirror. Thoughts?
Legacy: UB(R/G) Storm UB(R/G)
Vintage: UBG Gush Storm UBG
What I want to say is, I don't have the wincon or the big dude on the RIGHT TIME. Of course being on late-game is good for me, but I could win the game before if I had the right finisher.
Oh yeah, I play Cruel Control - 4cc, not grixis
Legacy: UB(R/G) Storm UB(R/G)
Vintage: UBG Gush Storm UBG
Vendilion clique + more card draw will fix that problem
Albert Einstein
Thomas Jefferson
Or for instants/sorceries, Tidings or Jace's Ingenuity ?
CS is ok, but no better than any other threats that we have. Tidings and J-I are way to expensive to really do much work. Vendilion clique has helped me a lot with 4 esper charm, and 2 mulldrifter. I also run 3 ultimatums.
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Also, for mass-removal I run 1 Damnation + 1 Firespout + 1 Consume the Meek + 1 Black Zenith, thinking of adding +1 ***.
Legacy: UB(R/G) Storm UB(R/G)
Vintage: UBG Gush Storm UBG
Legacy: UB(R/G) Storm UB(R/G)
Vintage: UBG Gush Storm UBG
4x Dragonskull Summit
4x Drowned Catacombs
4x Scalding Tarn
4x Swamp
4x Island
4x Mountain
4x Solemn Simulacrum
2x Consecrated Sphinx
4x Sedraxis Specter
2x Grave Titan
2x Wurmcoil Engine
Spells [20]:
4x Doom Blade
4x Mana Leak
4x Jace's Ingenuity
4x Lightning Bolt
2x Pyroclasm
2x Cruel Ultimatum
2x Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
I think the deck would work alright. Not sure if I want inferno titans or the sphinxs in there. Thoughts?
Maybe some serum visions instead of something else?
No, this deck will work far from alright. You are running way too much top end and way too few lands. You might be a control deck (which encourages strong top end), but you certainly don't need 6 6-drops, 2 7-drops, and 2 8-drops.
First thing to do is make cuts: Jace's Ingenuity, Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker, and Pyroclasm are all either bad or subpar. Up your land total to 26 and add some spells like Think Twice, Cryptic Command, etc.
This is not Extended, this is Modern. Treat it as such. You have more cards to pull from, so use them.
Legacy: UB(R/G) Storm UB(R/G)
Vintage: UBG Gush Storm UBG
I would do what dagarver said except I would also cut solemns.
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Why cut the solemns? It gets me a turn 5 titan / WCE or turn 6 cruel???
I agree with the above statements but im waiting for think twice from innistrad atm.
Because tapping out for Solemn on turn 4 is generally bad. You really want Cryptic mana up on that turn.
Legacy: UB(R/G) Storm UB(R/G)
Vintage: UBG Gush Storm UBG
Because solemn is bad. Its a 4 mana rampant growth. I know it has upsides to rampant growth, but its not worth the mana. Plus taping out against some decks means you lose fyi.
Think twice is a reprint just so you know.
Albert Einstein
Thomas Jefferson