FYI Wizkids has made many 28mm figures for the Ravnica D&D book, one of which is the Arclight Phoenix. I made sure to pick some up so I can annoy people tonight with them. Ka-CAWWWWWW!
I'll probably try it out over the next few days, I've been grinding up rank in Arena, just hit the most epic of top decks to win out against UB Surveil. I can taste the salt from over the internet...
My favorite is when I do some start like T1 tapped Steam Vents, T2 Electromancer, T3 Chart, Chart, Shock, get 2 birds, attack. Then they just concede. The salt is palpable. Can't wait to play this in paper in Modern.
Let me know how Firemind's Research does for you, I've tried it only in Standard.
It seems like it would be nuts in control matchups or anything with heavy removal. It's unlikely anybody brings in artifact/enchantment hate, and it's likely going to stick around and gain counters unless they have incidental hate cards.
I'm not going to lie though, despite it also seeming super cool, I'm extra hyped for playing it because I have the alt art foil versions....
Pretty much all UW Control decks can deal with every kind of permanent thanks to maindeck Detention Spheres and Teferi, Hero of Dominaria. Besides that single copy of Spell Pierce in your sideboard there isn't actually anything you can do about those cards hitting the battlefield and removing your stuff. They will also 100% side in Celestial Purge since it also deals cleanly with your drakes and phoenixes.
Against the non-white Control decks it's pretty good though. They can't really remove enchantments.
I also don't think think it will be a haymaker against BG/x decks. They too have ways to deal with it which they are going to play anyways against you irregardless if they know about the Research or not. Keranos, God of Storms would be better suited against them and funnily enough with the drakes it's pretty easy to turn on devotion.
Good to know. Although pretty much every other UW player at my local store has moved on to something else, including myself. Those that still hold on to a semblance of control, usually do so with grixis, either as a control shell, or death shadow. But honestly most UR players are either on Phoenix or Wizards these days.
But you don't have to tell me twice to put in Keranos. That's one of my favorite cards.
Let me know how Firemind's Research does for you, I've tried it only in Standard.
It seems like it would be nuts in control matchups or anything with heavy removal. It's unlikely anybody brings in artifact/enchantment hate, and it's likely going to stick around and gain counters unless they have incidental hate cards.
I'm not going to lie though, despite it also seeming super cool, I'm extra hyped for playing it because I have the alt art foil versions....
I am running this list in paper tomorrow night. Wasn't able to play in FNM and don't play MTGO, but feels pretty solid when goldfishing (and going off memories of local meta when playing GDS).
1-2 Magma Spray seems like a good sideboard card. In addition to things like Burn, Spirits, Humans, Bloodghasts, and other small creature decks, it does wonders against opposing Phoenix.
Just got my Phoenixs in the mail the other day. Waiting for a few more things, but I'm looking to use Mirriam's list as a starting point and move from there. Looks like there have been several possible iterations on this deck, from more speed to better grind. Still trying to figure out how I want to build, but speed is never a bad idea.
UR ....... WUBR ........... WB ............. RGW ........ UBR ....... WUB .... BGU
Spells / Blink & Combo / Token Grind / Dino Tribal / Draw Cards / Zombies / Reanimate
UR ....... WUBR ........... WB ............. RGW ........ UBR ....... WUB .... BGU
Spells / Blink & Combo / Token Grind / Dino Tribal / Draw Cards / Zombies / Reanimate
But you don't have to tell me twice to put in Keranos. That's one of my favorite cards.
UR ....... WUBR ........... WB ............. RGW ........ UBR ....... WUB .... BGU
Spells / Blink & Combo / Token Grind / Dino Tribal / Draw Cards / Zombies / Reanimate
It seems like it would be nuts in control matchups or anything with heavy removal. It's unlikely anybody brings in artifact/enchantment hate, and it's likely going to stick around and gain counters unless they have incidental hate cards.
I'm not going to lie though, despite it also seeming super cool, I'm extra hyped for playing it because I have the alt art foil versions....
UR ....... WUBR ........... WB ............. RGW ........ UBR ....... WUB .... BGU
Spells / Blink & Combo / Token Grind / Dino Tribal / Draw Cards / Zombies / Reanimate
4x Arclight Phoenix
2x Crackling Drake
2x Monastery Swiftspear
4x Thing in the Ice
1x Bedlam Reveler
Sorcery (10)
1x Chart a Course
4x Faithless Looting
4x Serum Visions
1x Maximize Velocity
Instant (19)
2x Gut Shot
1x Izzet Charm
1x Lightning Axe
4x Lightning Bolt
4x Manamorphose
4x Opt
2x Thought Scour
1x Fiery Temper
3x Flooded Strand
4x Spirebluff Canal
3x Steam Vents
4x Scalding Tarn
2x Island
2x Mountain
2x Abrade
2x Dispel
1x Spell Pierce
1x Ral, Izzet Viceroy
2x Anger of the Gods
2x Firemind's Research
2x Magma Spray
1x Dragon's Claw
2x Surgical Extraction
UR ....... WUBR ........... WB ............. RGW ........ UBR ....... WUB .... BGU
Spells / Blink & Combo / Token Grind / Dino Tribal / Draw Cards / Zombies / Reanimate
UR ....... WUBR ........... WB ............. RGW ........ UBR ....... WUB .... BGU
Spells / Blink & Combo / Token Grind / Dino Tribal / Draw Cards / Zombies / Reanimate
UR ....... WUBR ........... WB ............. RGW ........ UBR ....... WUB .... BGU
Spells / Blink & Combo / Token Grind / Dino Tribal / Draw Cards / Zombies / Reanimate